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1348056

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Influenza: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of preventative measures other than vaccination that could be taken to mitigate a winter flu outbreak in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	35904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Non-pharmaceutical interventions in place for COVID-19 last winter such as mask-wearing, social-distancing and restricted international travel resulted in extremely low influenza activity globally. As restrictions are lifted, it is expected that winter 2021/2022 will be the first winter in the United Kingdom when seasonal influenza and other respiratory viruses will co-circulate alongside COVID-19. The National Health Service continues to recommend hand washing, using tissues to catch coughs and sneezes and disposing of them as quickly as possible. However, influenza vaccination remains a cost-effective measure to protect those at risk and reduce hospitalisations.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/07/2021 15:56:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1345916

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2021 to Question 28345 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK residents vaccinated against covid-19 whilst overseas with a (a) Pfizer, (b) Oxford-AstraZeneca and (c) Moderna vaccine are able to be certified as vaccinated by the UK.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	31551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>We currently undertaking work to agree which regulators from around the world have similar stringent standards as the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. This will be finalised in due course and will allow recognition of vaccines administered abroad. Once a decision has been made, NHSX will provide access to a NHS COVID Pass for those eligible.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/07/2021 10:18:55 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 14594 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1344110

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK residents vaccinated against covid-19 whilst abroad are able to be certified as so vaccinated in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	28345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to determine which non-United Kingdom vaccines can be recognised in this country.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/07/2021 14:17:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1343655

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people without an NHS number are able to be certified as vaccinated against covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	27330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>A National Health Service number is needed for individuals to demonstrate their COVID-19 vaccination status via the NHS App, through the NHS website or via letters from the NHS, which can be requested by calling 119. Anyone can register with a general practitioner (GP) practice to get an NHS number. It is free to register and proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number is not needed. A registration letter will arrive in the post containing an NHS number.</p><p>Individuals who do not have an NHS number or are not registered with a GP are still entitled to free COVID-19 vaccinations.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/07/2021 14:11:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 12663 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1327767

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to ensure covid-19 booster vaccinations keep up with potential new variants.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	7288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is taking a number of steps to ensure the UK is prepared to respond to current and emerging COVID-19 variants as quickly as possible. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Working closely with vaccine manufacturers and Public Health England (PHE) to understand the efficacy of our current vaccine portfolio against new variants. In order to support this, in May 2021 the Government announced £29.3 million funding to boost PHE/Porton Down’s vaccine efficacy testing capability, including against different virus variants;</li><li>Supporting vaccine manufacturers who have decided to develop variant vaccines; and</li><li>Commissioning the Centre for Process Innovation’s National Biologics Manufacturing Centre to create a ‘variant mRNA library’ to shorten the pathway to deployment of a licensed vaccine. In order to support this, at Budget 2021 the Government announced funding of an additional £5 million on top of a previous £9 million<p> </p></li></ul><p>The Government has confirmed we are planning for a booster programme to take place this autumn. The Vaccine Taskforce is working closely with the Department for Health and Social Care and the National Health Service on this booster programme. The Government will publish further details on the booster programme in due course and the final policy will be informed by advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/06/2021 11:37:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1316311

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure greater uptake of the covid-19 vaccine in (a) Luton North constituency and (b) other areas with lower take up of the vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	4047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>On 13 February 2021, the Government published the COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Plan, which aims to improve uptake across all communities in the United Kingdom. We have allocated £23.75 million for councils and voluntary groups through the Community Champions scheme. Through this scheme, Community Champions will use their local networks to provide advice about COVID-19 and the vaccine. Champions will also work with councils to identify the barriers to accessing accurate information about the vaccine and to provide tailored support, such as phone calls for people who are digitally excluded and linking to general practitioner surgeries.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation supports flexibility in delivery of the programme at a local level to ensure that every opportunity is utilised to offer the vaccine to groups with lower uptake. This can include offering vaccine in a wider range of settings. In Luton, additional vaccination centres, including a gym and a youth centre, have been set up by the local clinical commissioning group to maximise vaccine uptake.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/05/2021 15:45:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1316338

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to tackle covid-19 vaccine hesitancy related to (a) fertility and (b) pregnancy issues.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	4049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has produced a range of advice on pregnancy and fertility with regards to COVID-19 vaccination, which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-women-of-childbearing-age-currently-pregnant-planning-a-pregnancy-or-breastfeeding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-women-of-childbearing-age-currently-pregnant-planning-a-pregnancy-or-breastfeeding</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to help social media platforms identify and take action against false claims about COVID-19 vaccines in lines with their terms and conditions. This includes false narratives about the alleged impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on fertility. There is no evidence that the vaccine affects fertility.</p><p> </p><p>Our vaccine communications toolkits for stakeholders, partners and employers cover information around these concerns and we have been sourcing and sharing case stories of women of childbearing age who have had the vaccine before, during or after pregnancy to tackle vaccine hesitancy. At a local level webinars and engagement sessions have been focused to address women’s concerns around the vaccine and have also been tailored to specific demographic groups.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/05/2021 15:41:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1313805

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England publication titled COVID-19 Vaccinations of NHS Trust Health Care Workers in the NHS Electronic Staff Record, that is contained within the COVID-19 weekly announced vaccinations data series, if he will publish the same data broken down by NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>National Health Service staff vaccination data is currently published down to regional level. NHS England and NHS Improvement have no imminent plans to publish data on vaccinations by trust. The level of data published by NHS England and NHS Improvement is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/05/2021 09:35:05 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1305489

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Oral Statement on 18 March 2021, Official Report, col 517, what discussions his Department has had with the Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group regarding the suspension of first dose appointment bookings.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	174967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place. There has been no suspension of first doses available in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System although as the number of people who are due their second dose increases, the balance of appointments will change to reflect vaccine availability and the need to complete those second doses within 12 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/04/2021 15:36:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1299381

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure covid-19 vaccine acceptance by undocumented migrants.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	162706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Entitlement to free National Health Service treatment is generally based on ordinary residence in the United Kingdom. If individuals are not registered with a general practitioner NHS regional teams working with various appropriate local systems will contact unregistered people to ensure they are offered the vaccine. This includes those experiencing homelessness, people who may not live in a fixed location, refugees and those seeking asylum.</p><p> </p><p>Locally commissioned arrangements to reach these groups may include local NHS community and mental health trust providers, Primary Care Networks or partnership activity with statutory and voluntary services.  Because there is no charge for the vaccine for people living in the UK, the immigration status of a patient is not relevant, therefore no proof of residence is needed and there is no requirement to report anyone to the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/03/2021 16:58:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 88142 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen