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1252489

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Vitamin D: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to encourage the consumption of vitamin D supplements during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	908882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>As we move into the winter months, it is more important than ever to following existing Government advice on vitamin D supplements.</p><p>At this time, the evidence is insufficient to prove that vitamin D helps people respond to COVID-19.</p><p>Public Health England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently re-reviewing the evidence, which will be published in mid-December.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/11/2020 16:12:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1252490

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will publish a timescale for the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report, published in July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	908883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the report and we are considering Baroness Cumberlege’s recommendations carefully.</p><p>There are currently no plans to publish a timescale for the implementation of the recommendations.</p><p>The report took over two years to compile and we therefore consider it vitally important – for the sake of patients and especially those who have suffered greatly – that we give this independent report the full consideration it deserves.</p><p>We will update hon. Members before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 16:11:55 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1252491

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the second wave of covid-19 infections on the (a) recovery of cancer services in (i) Stockport and (ii) Greater Manchester and (b) waiting times for cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	908884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We are pleased that September data shows, for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, that general practitioner referrals for first consultant appointment were 135% higher than in April, and similarly, at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, they were nearly 120% higher than in April.</p><p>We are all working hard to see the restoration of services continue, including stepping up COVID-19 protected hubs for cancer surgery and diagnostics and, maximising use of independent sector capacity.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/11/2020 16:10:23 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1252493

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Out-patients: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of hospital patients diagnosed with covid-19 in October 2020 who contracted that virus while in hospital.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	908888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS England data shows that, in October, there were 3,934 new hospital admissions where the patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 in hospital from a test taken eight or more days after admission.</p><p>However, we know that the incubation period of COVID-19 can be as long as 14 days, so it possible that some of these patients may have contracted the virus before admission.</p><p>We continue to work to reduce hospital transmission as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/11/2020 16:09:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1252494

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Test and Trace service.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	908897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We continue to make significant strides in our Test and Trace service, which forms a central part of the country’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. The service helps identify, contain and control coronavirus, reduce the spread of the virus and save lives. We continue to increase national testing capacity and two million people have now been reached by the service since it was launched.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 16:07:00 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1252495

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Test and Trace service.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	908898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We continue to make significant strides in our Test and Trace service, which forms a central part of the country’s COVID-19 recovery strategy. The service helps identify, contain and control coronavirus, reduce the spread of the virus and save lives. We continue to increase national testing capacity and two million people have now been reached by the service since it was launched.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 16:07:26 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1251289

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food Supply: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the London School of Economics report, Vulnerabilities of Supply Chains Post-Brexit, published in September 2020, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendation in that report which advocates full recognition by the EU and the UK at customs borders of their respective agreed food safety systems and veterinary certifications to minimise frictions in supply chains for UK food and dairy producers.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	114764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>I welcome the London School of Economics report. It is important that we are able to minimise friction in our supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear any future agreement will be made in respect of the decision-making autonomy of the European Union and with respect for British sovereignty.</p><p> </p><p>The UK must retain the ability to set its own laws and regulations, and so in the ongoing negotiations with the EU, we will always look to agree the best deal for British producers and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 January 2021 the UK will have the autonomy to introduce its own approach to goods imported to Great Britain from the EU. However, we recognise the impact Covid-19 has had on businesses and therefore we have taken the decision to introduce border controls in three stages up until 1 July 2021. This flexible and pragmatic approach will give industry extra time to make necessary arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to engaging closely with businesses to ensure that delivery of any new administrative requirements works for everyone. This included a warning already given to stakeholders that they need to prepare to trade on different terms once the UK has left the Single Market.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/11/2020 13:22:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1251290

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dairy Products: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the London School of Economics report, Vulnerabilities of Supply Chains Post-Brexit, published in September 2020,what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the estimate in that report that predicts a 55 per cent increase on the price of 99 per cent of dairy product imports after the end of the transition period in the event that no deal is agreed.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	114765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it seeks a free trade agreement with the EU, based on friendly cooperation and maintaining tariff and quota free access. The UK is a significant importer of food and other goods, and avoiding tariffs should be beneficial to both sides, given our shared commitment to high regulatory standards.</p><p> </p><p>However, in the event that we have a trading relationship with the EU along the same lines as Australia, without a free trade agreement, and the UK Global Tariff applies, we have a highly resilient food supply chain. Consumers in the UK have access to a range of sources of food, including countless domestic food producers. This will continue to be the case after December 2020. As part of the UK Global Tariff, the Government has sought a balance between the interests of consumers and producers to benefit the UK economy as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>There are many factors that impact the cost of food, including commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. This will not change at the end of the Transition Period. The UK Government does not directly control these factors but we work closely with industry to promote transparency for consumers and internationally to promote open global markets.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, the UK's new independent trade policy enables us to take control of more levers to facilitate competitive trade and to forge new trading relationships around the world in the interests of UK agri-food businesses and consumers.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/11/2020 17:26:40 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1251300

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the Which? report entitled National Trade Conversation, published 11 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	114846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government engages with all evidence and we are committed to ensuring the voice of the consumer is represented in trade policy. We have committed to maintaining the consumer standards that the UK public currently enjoys.</p><p>The Department has worked with Which? as they have undertaken the National Trade Conversation, including sitting on the Advisory Group established as part of the programme and my personal involvement in the launch event for the Research Report.</p><p>The work of Which? represents a valuable addition to our understanding of how consumers engage on trade and their core interests and values.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/11/2020 15:28:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1251301

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Saudi Air Force pilot Mahna al-Biz received training from armed forces personnel in (a) the UK and (b) Saudi Arabia before 13 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	115042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The hon. Member's question is assumed to refer to Lt Col Muhanna Al-Baiz, who completed Typhoon conversion training in the UK, delivered by RAF personnel, in 2011 - 2012.</p><p>Lt Col Al-Baiz would have received routine continuation training in Saudi Arabia, some of which will likely have been from BAE Systems pilots, including RAF personnel on secondment to the company.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/11/2020 09:39:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle