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1643601

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
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 Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Adult Social Care Omicron Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	188955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>In recognition of the increased pressures on existing funding sources caused by the Omicron variant, the Government made available £60 million of additional funding for January 2022 through the Omicron Support Fund.</p><p>As this funding was made available in January 2022, it was not included in the Government grants statistics publication for 2020 to 2021. However, it was included in the publication for 2021 to 2022, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/government-grants-statistics-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/government-grants-statistics-2021-to-2022</a>.</p><p>This fund was unringfenced, meaning that local authorities could prioritise the use of their allocations based on local resource and need. Local authorities submitted spending reports as part of our monitoring, showing use of their funding on the key measures outlined in the grant conditions, which were confirmed as the appropriate activities at that time. No assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Omicron Support Fund.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/07/2023 16:11:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1609837

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Care Homes: 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 many care homes received transfers from NHS hospitals in April 2020; and how many of those patients were tested for Covid before transfer.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	179970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 19/04/2023 16:35:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1550089

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to remove the requirement for care homes to recommend residents undergo PCR testing where more than two covid-19 cases inside a care setting have been confirmed.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	106351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s guidance on outbreak testing, where more than two COVID-19 cases inside a care setting have been confirmed, is informed by public health advice. This aims to ensure that positive cases of COVID-19 can be identified and to prevent transmission. We continue to keep this guidance under review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/12/2022 10:48:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1540007

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
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 his Department is taking to support care homes dealing with covid-19 outbreaks over the winter 2022-23 period.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	80647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>In the event of a suspected outbreak, the Government’s guidance states that the care home should inform the local health protection team or other relevant partner to provide advice and support on the clinical situation. Testing should be undertaken to prevent further transmission and the guidance offers flexibility on further temporary measures which may be taken to manage the outbreak, subject to a risk assessment. We are working with local partners and the care sector to ensure the guidance can be deployed proportionately during the winter.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2022 15:02:48 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1520981

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to take steps to end the requirement for staff working in care homes to wear face masks.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>At present, adult social care guidance continues to recommend that all care home staff and visitors wear masks to provide protection for residents from COVID-19. The guidance allows for masks to not be used if, as part of a risk assessment, they are considered particularly challenging for the resident. We continue to keep this under review. Further personal protective equipment may also be recommended to carry out specific tasks.</p><p>The Department continues to work with the UK Health Security Agency to review relevant guidance to ensure it reflects the latest available evidence and safe and proportionate infection prevention and control principles.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/11/2022 16:51:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1346756

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
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 will take to facilitate supported conversations with unvaccinated staff in care homes before those staff are required to have a covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	33267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>We are delivering a programme of work to support vaccine uptake among social care staff, including communications to address the concerns of those who may be hesitant to receive the vaccine. The Department has developed a toolkit for the adult social care sector which includes resources addressing common concerns about the vaccines and advice on how to reassure people about taking the vaccine. The Department has also talked directly to managers of care homes for older adults with low vaccine uptake among their staff, signposting managers to resources they can use when speaking to staff to enable them to feel confident about the vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/07/2021 16:32:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1346761

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons it is mandatory for care home staff to receive a covid-19 vaccine and not domiciliary care staff.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	33272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>The independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies Social Care Working Group has highlighted that people living in care homes have been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Without high uptake among staff in care homes, there is a significant risk of the virus spreading further and causing harm to residents and those who cannot take the vaccine for medical reasons.</p><p>The responses to the consultation made a case for extending this policy beyond care homes to other settings where people vulnerable to COVID-19 receive care. Therefore, a consultation on vaccination as condition of deployment in NHS and wider social care settings will be launched in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/07/2021 11:56:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1344168

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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
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 will take to monitor the effect of the lifting of biosecure systems on covid-19 infection rates in care homes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	28258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Care home infections and vaccination rates are monitored on a daily basis, using testing data and information provided by care providers using the capacity tracker tool. Data is shared with local authorities via a dashboard to monitor outbreaks and infection rates at local level.</p><p>We will maintain a testing regime within care homes and offer booster vaccinations, subject to the final advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, to ensure the care home population and workforce are protected as we progressively ease restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/07/2021 09:57:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1343813

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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
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 his Department plans to take to help protect people from covid-19 infection in care home settings in the event that further easing of covid-19 restrictions is announced for the 19 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	27059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2021 answer text <p>On 27 June 2021, we announced a further £251 million of adult social care COVID-19 support through and extension of the Infection Control and Rapid Testing Fund. To prevent infections entering care homes, anyone who is likely to be infectious should continue to be discharged to a setting that meets a set of agreed standards to provide safe care for COVID-19 positive residents. The Government has extended the supply of free personal protective equipment for the adult social care sector until the end of March 2022.</p><p>Our guidance is kept under continuous review based on the emerging international and domestic evidence and we will continue to update our policies accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/07/2021 11:16:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 12662 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1341376

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
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	Care Homes: 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 the data his Department holds on the number of covid-19 infections in care homes that have been contracted as a result of an infection from (a) care home staff, (b) visitors coming into care homes and (c) care home residents making visits out of care homes comprising (i) a day-time only visit and (ii) an overnight stay.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	23035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/07/2021 16:26:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman