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1235134

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether decisions by clinical commissioning groups to decommission fertility services contravene the principle of equality of access to NHS services.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	91071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The level of provision of local health services available to patients, including fertility treatment is a matter for local healthcare commissioners. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a statutory responsibility to commission healthcare services including fertility services that meet the needs of their whole population. In respect of National Health Service fertility services, the Government have been consistently clear that we expect CCGs to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, so that there is equal access across England. The Government has also been consistently clear that not providing any routine fertility service for in vitro fertilisation is unacceptable.</p><p>Discussions are continuing with NHS England about how these equity issues can best be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/09/2020 09:07:37 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1234492

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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	IVF
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 he has made of the potential merits of reinstating the ability for sperm banks to deliver to residential addresses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	90211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which is the United Kingdom regulator for assisted conception treatments, has not made any recent assessment. Its Code of Practice on quality and safety requirements for the supply of cryopreserved sperm for home insemination is updated on a regular basis. The Code states that: ‘Sperm should be supplied for insemination at home (or another unlicensed site) only in exceptional circumstances’.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/09/2020 08:41:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1234639

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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	Care Homes: West Midlands
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 increase the availability of covid-19 testing for (a) care home staff and (b) care home residents in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	90058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Since the launch of whole care home testing, we have provided over 8 million test kits to over 17,000 care homes in the United Kingdom. We started rolling out regular retesting for residents and staff of care homes for over 65s and dementia from 6 July. This included weekly testing for staff, and every 28 days for residents. Each care home received enough test kits for a month. We are continuing to prioritise care home testing and we are issuing more than 100,000 tests a day to care homes across the country. We have met our 7 September target of providing testing kits to all care homes for older people and people with dementia who have registered for regular retesting kits. In addition, all other care homes have been able to place orders for test kits from 31 August. Since they were eligible to apply for regular repeat testing on 31 August, 4,576 specialist homes in England have applied for tests. Where an outbreak has been identified, we test all staff and residents as a priority, with all those who test negative being tested again four to seven days later.</p><p>We have continued to look for options that can reduce delays, such as encouraging care homes to carry out testing throughout the whole week, especially on weekends where this is possible. This will enable us to increase the amount of testing we can do and make full use of the available lab capacity.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/09/2020 13:04:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48752 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1234640

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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	Carers: Government Assistance
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 support working carers with assets above the £23,450 upper threshold who wish to provide care for a family member while also maintaining a career and other family commitments.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	90203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We published a cross-Government Carers Action Plan 2018-2020, which included a range of actions to increase identification, recognition and support for unpaid carers. It is an essential step towards realising the Government’s commitment to valuing, recognising and supporting unpaid carers to provide care in a way that protects their own health and wellbeing, employment and life chances.</p><p>We are committed to examining further actions that will help support working carers with balancing their employment and caring responsibilities. We recently consulted on proposals to introduce a new employment right to one week of additional leave for unpaid carers and have committed to further encouraging flexible working, which we know has benefits for employers and their employees, including those with caring responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/09/2020 13:00:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48779 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1233988

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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	Care Homes: Vacancies
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 contribution of 16 July 2020, Official Report, column 1795, what progress his Department has made on developing a support package for care homes with high rates of vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	89613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Following the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s statement of 16 July 2020 (<em>Official Report</em>, columns 1784-1786) outlining the Government’s ongoing work to support care homes with a high rate of vacancies, the Department has continued to review vacancy levels and the support on offer to care homes. As part of the Department’s continued commitment to supporting the social care sector during COVID-19 we will shortly be publishing our Adult Social Care Winter Plan. This plan sets out our strategy for providing national support to the sector over the winter period. Additionally, the Infection Control Fund is being extended until March 2021, providing a further £546 million for the care sector. This new investment underlines the Government’s commitment to ensuring that adult social care has the resources it needs over winter.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/09/2020 12:42:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48067 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

1234008

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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	NHS: Staff
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 NHS organisations completed and published risk assessments for high-risk staff within the four-week deadline of the NHS England and NHS Improvement letter dated 24 June 2020 requesting them to do so.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	89838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>All 217 National Health Service trusts submitted data on 31 July and 81% of known at risk staff and 92% of known black, Asian and minority ethnic staff had received risk assessments with mitigating steps agreed where necessary.</p><p>Also on 31 July, Sir Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive for NHS England and NHS Improvement, wrote to NHS organisations regarding the third phase of the NHS response to COVID-19 and supplementary material to support implementation was published on 7 August. This makes it clear to NHS systems that the continued deployment of risk assessments on an ongoing basis must remain a priority for the duration of the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/09/2020 15:28:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1234026

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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: Screening
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 contract with Serco for managing access to covid-19 testing, what penalties can be imposed under that contract in the event that people cannot secure a test; and who is responsible for monitoring the performance of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	89687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Serco is contracted to operate a proportion of the test locations. It is not responsible for the scheduling of access to COVID-19 tests.</p><p>Contractual penalties are generally unenforceable under English law and are therefore not included in this contract.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/09/2020 08:35:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48075 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1234027

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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: Screening
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 contract with Deloitte for managing access to covid-19 testing, what penalties can be imposed under that contract in the event that people cannot secure a test; and who is responsible for monitoring the performance of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	89688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The contract with Deloitte does not include managing access to COVID-19 testing.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/09/2020 08:37:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48076 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1234028

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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: Screening
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 contract with Randox for managing access to covid-19 testing, what penalties can be imposed under that contract in the event that people cannot secure a test; and who is responsible for monitoring the performance of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	89689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The contract with Randox relates to the performance of laboratory testing following receipt of test samples. It does not relate to the public being able to secure a test.</p><p>Contractual penalties are generally unenforceable under English law and are therefore not included in this contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/09/2020 08:39:32 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48077 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1234029

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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: Screening
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 contract with Lighthouse Labs for managing access to covid-19 testing, what penalties can be imposed under that contract in the event that people cannot secure a test; and who is responsible for monitoring the performance of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	89690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The contract with the Lighthouse Labs relates to the performance of laboratory testing following receipt of test samples. It does not relate to the public being able to secure a test.</p><p>Contractual penalties are generally unenforceable under English law and are therefore not included in this contract.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/09/2020 08:41:31 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48078 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy