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1421025

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date	08/02/2022
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	Health Services: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all Departmental documents, evidence and research in relation to NHS staff who have already left their positions as a result of the Government’s mandatory covid-19 vaccination policy, prior to recent changes to that policy.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	120776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes quarterly statistics on the reason National Health Service (NHS) trust staff left their roles, however, the reported reasons for leaving do not include a category related to COVID-19 vaccination. The most recently published data covers the second quarter of 2021/2022 and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://files.digital.nhs.uk/27/2BF87D/NHS%20Workforce%20Statistics%2C%20September%202021%20Reasons%20for%20Leaving.xlsx" target="_blank">https://files.digital.nhs.uk/27/2BF87D/NHS%20Workforce%20Statistics%2C%20September%202021%20Reasons%20for%20Leaving.xlsx</a>.</p><p>The Department published an Impact Assessment (IA) relating to vaccination as a condition of deployment in health and wider social care settings. This estimated that 73,000 workers would remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 at the end of the 12-week grace period who are not otherwise medically exempt. The IA is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039988/making-vaccination-a-condition-of-deployment-in-the-health-and-wider-social-care-sector-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039988/making-vaccination-a-condition-of-deployment-in-the-health-and-wider-social-care-sector-impact-assessment.pdf</a>.</p><p>The latest NHS England data (published on 3 March) shows there are now more vaccinated NHS trust healthcare workers (1.48 million with at least one dose) than there were total NHS trust healthcare workers when the consultation on vaccination requirements in the health and wider social care sector was launched in early September 2021 (1.43 million).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/03/2022 13:03:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 52048 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1404495

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
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, if he will publish all Departmental documents, evidence and research in relation to the Government's mandatory covid-19 vaccination policy for (a) NHS staff and (b) social care staff.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	107595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Following consideration of the changes in the pandemic a result of the Omicron variant and the continued success of the vaccination programme, the Government confirmed on 1 March 2022 that vaccination will no longer be a condition of deployment for health and social care staff.</p><p>The clinical rationale and evidence for revoking these requirements was set out in the published consultation document, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revoking-vaccination-as-a-condition-of-deployment-across-all-health-and-social-care/revoking-vaccination-as-a-condition-of-deployment-across-all-health-and-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/revoking-vaccination-as-a-condition-of-deployment-across-all-health-and-social-care/revoking-vaccination-as-a-condition-of-deployment-across-all-health-and-social-care</a></p><p>The Government also assessed vaccine efficacy data from the UK Health Security Agency, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/monitoring-reports-of-the-effectiveness-of-covid-19-vaccination" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/monitoring-reports-of-the-effectiveness-of-covid-19-vaccination</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/03/2022 12:34:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 45799 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1203653

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Hospitals: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the contractors involved in building each NHS Nightingale hospital; and how much each contractor was awarded for that construction work.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	59480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/08/2020 answer text <p>Current estimates provided by NHS England and NHS Improvement to the Department indicate that the total set up costs for all seven Nightingale hospital sites equates to approximately £220 million.</p><p>Contracts in the form of licences to occupy have been entered into for the Nightingale hospital sites by the National Health Service. However, disclosure of these contracts is likely to harm the legitimate commercial interests of the site owners. Information contained in the contracts has been provided in confidence and in circumstances where disclosure would amount to an actionable breach of confidence. These contracts will not be published.</p><p>Each Nightingale hospital has a host trust to provide healthcare services. Host trusts put in place contracts for necessary works/facilities and management matters and contract award notices should be published in accordance with applicable requirements.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 59228 59481 question first answered 29/08/2020 17:07:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 30375 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1203754

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Hospitals: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which contractors participated in building each (a) Nightingale and (b) field hospital; and how much funding each contractor was awarded for that work.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	59481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/08/2020 answer text <p>Current estimates provided by NHS England and NHS Improvement to the Department indicate that the total set up costs for all seven Nightingale hospital sites equates to approximately £220 million.</p><p>Contracts in the form of licences to occupy have been entered into for the Nightingale hospital sites by the National Health Service. However, disclosure of these contracts is likely to harm the legitimate commercial interests of the site owners. Information contained in the contracts has been provided in confidence and in circumstances where disclosure would amount to an actionable breach of confidence. These contracts will not be published.</p><p>Each Nightingale hospital has a host trust to provide healthcare services. Host trusts put in place contracts for necessary works/facilities and management matters and contract award notices should be published in accordance with applicable requirements.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 59228 59480 question first answered 29/08/2020 17:07:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 30376 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1203350

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
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	Hospitals: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much each of the NHS Nightingale hospitals cost to construct; and what estimate he has made of the running costs of each of those hospitals.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	59228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/08/2020 answer text <p>Current estimates provided by NHS England and NHS Improvement to the Department indicate that the total set up costs for all seven Nightingale hospital sites equates to approximately £220 million.</p><p>Contracts in the form of licences to occupy have been entered into for the Nightingale hospital sites by the National Health Service. However, disclosure of these contracts is likely to harm the legitimate commercial interests of the site owners. Information contained in the contracts has been provided in confidence and in circumstances where disclosure would amount to an actionable breach of confidence. These contracts will not be published.</p><p>Each Nightingale hospital has a host trust to provide healthcare services. Host trusts put in place contracts for necessary works/facilities and management matters and contract award notices should be published in accordance with applicable requirements.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 59480 59481 question first answered 29/08/2020 17:07:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 29947 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1198691

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	South Tyneside Hospital: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to review the Path to Excellence in respect of South Tyneside Hospital as announced in December 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	52024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for the Secretary of State to review the Path to Excellence in respect of South Tyneside Hospital.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/06/2020 11:17:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 25919 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1198937

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: Hospitals
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 29 May 2020 to Question 43030 on Coronavirus: Hospitals, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) admissions and (b) deaths in (i) all and (ii) each Nightingale hospital.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	52035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>NHS England collects and publishes information on the deaths of patients who have died in hospitals in England and had tested positive for COVID-19 or where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. This data is currently available for two of the Nightingale hospitals (NHS Nightingale Hospital London and NHS Nightingale Hospital North West).</p><p>Data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2020 13:00:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 25920 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1192620

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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: Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many admissions have there been to Nightingale hospitals; and how many deaths have occurred within them.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	43030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2020 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/05/2020 12:41:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 20388 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1123256

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking in response to the findings and recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s investigation into child custodial institutions.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	247716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The findings in the Inquiry’s report are shocking. The safety and welfare of children across all aspects of the youth justice system is a priority for government. We are already conducting an urgent review into safeguarding in the youth custodial estate and we have commissioned an independent review of pain inducing restraint techniques. We are also rolling out new specialist training and a specific qualification for staff working in the secure estate as part of a wide programme of reform, but we recognise further action is needed. We will carefully consider all the report’s recommendations and respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/05/2019 10:15:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 115888 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1023308

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average number of prison officers in each of the under-18 young offender institutions in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	201205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.</p><p> </p><p>All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.</p><p> </p><p>We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/12/2018 17:32:52 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2018 14:57:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ201205-8 v2.xlsx title Table previous answer version 92612 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck