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1273800

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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	Nurses: Registration
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 nurses are on the temporary register created by the Nursing and Midwifery Council; and how many of those nurses have been employed to date.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	133635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>As of 4 January 2021, there are 11,983 nurses on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s COVID-19 emergency register. Data on the numbers of those on the temporary register who are employed is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/01/2021 17:27:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 72798 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1270842

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has undertaken to enable the early detection of superspreaders of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	128866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).</p><p>The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have partnered to fund a comprehensive programme of research on COVID-19 to understand, prevent, treat and manage COVID-19. As part of this, there is no specific research commissioned on early detection of super spreaders of COVID-19.</p><p>The NIHR and UKRI are, however, funding relevant work looking at the transmission and epidemiology of the disease such as the Virus Watch study which is looking at household transmission; and the TraCK study looking at transmission between children, and between children and adults.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/12/2020 10:37:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1260297

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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: 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, for what reason what (a) Birmingham and (b) Sandwell are excluded from the first wave of covid-19 vaccinations.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	128052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Initially there was a complex and difficult logistical challenge to deliver from the manufacturers Pfizer and it was important that hospital hubs were fully prepared with the appropriate plans in place to administer that vaccine. The first phase of delivery went to 50 hospital hubs across the United Kingdom, which is just one part of the range of vaccination services which will cover the entire country.</p><p> </p><p>Due in part to the recent authorisation of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, this capacity has now increased. Alongside University Hospitals Birmingham, 29 other hospital hubs in the region are administering vaccinations, as well as 148 local vaccination services across the Midlands, including 20 in Birmingham and Solihull. Millennium Point in Birmingham also began administering vaccines on 11 January 2021 meaning a greater proportion of the at-risk population in the Midlands will have access to the vaccines.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/01/2021 10:46:53 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 69533 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1246496

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) advice and (b) evidence informed his decision to propose a 10 pm curfew on hospitality venues.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	108205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies highlighted that alcohol consumption may increase risk of non-compliance with social distancing and that gatherings in hospitality are higher risk of transmission. This was highlighted also in Public Health England’s Weekly Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveillance report which stated 13% of positive COVID-19 cases reported eating out in the time before symptom onset, when there is a high risk of transmission. The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/923668/Weekly_COVID19_Surveillance_Report_week_40.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/923668/Weekly_COVID19_Surveillance_Report_week_40.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 11/12/2020 13:04:50 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1239915

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's updated estimate is of the number of daily new covid-19 cases during the peak week in March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	98663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The following table shows the estimated number of new COVID-19 infections each day between 20 March and 26 March 2020, which is considered to be the peak of the epidemic in England.</p><p>Estimated number of COVID-19 cases between 20 March and 26 March 2020 in England, shown in thousands</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Upper Confidence Interval</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Lower Confidence Interval</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 March 2020</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 March 2020</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 March 2020</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23 March 2020</p></td><td><p>542</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 March 2020</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 March 2020</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26 March 2020</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Source: Latest Report on Nowcasting and Forecasting – 12 October 2020, available to view at the following link:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/tackling-covid-19/nowcasting-and-forecasting-of-covid-19/" target="_blank">https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/tackling-covid-19/nowcasting-and-forecasting-of-covid-19/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol start="2"><li>Note that modelled estimates of daily incidence are liable to change as data accrue.</li></ol> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 09:15:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1235999

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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, how many cases of acute respiratory infections which resulted in at least one positive test for covid-19 there were in the most recent week for which figures are available; and what proportion of those cases occurred in (a) care homes, (b) the workplace, (c) education settings and (d) pubs and food outlets.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	92626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England publishes the number of acute respiratory infections reported each week in the national COVID-19 surveillance reports.</p><p>729 new incidents of acute respiratory infection were reported in week 37 (Week commencing 7 August 2020).</p><p>Of these, 313 incidents were from care homes where 228 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 110 incidents were from workplace settings where 92 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 193 incidents were from educational settings where 110 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 34 incidents were from food outlet/restaurant settings where 25 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; four incidents were from prisons where three had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; 18 incidents were from hospitals where 13 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2; and 57 incidents were from other settings where 39 had at least one linked case that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.</p><p>The most recent weekly COVID-19 surveillance report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/10/2020 11:06:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 50058 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236009

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supplies of reagents for covid-19 testing; and what steps he is taking to secure supplies of those reagents.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	92627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Thanks to our world-leading scientists and clinicians, we have now been able to fast-track a new biological reagent to help the United Kingdom and countries across the globe carry out even more tests and develop ever more accurate ways of diagnosing the virus.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/11/2020 10:56:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236010

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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: 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 is he taking to ensure adequate refrigeration capacity for a vaccination programme to tackle covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	92628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>National preparations for storage of COVID-19 vaccines at the required temperatures are being made by Public Health England to support a national COVID-19 vaccination programme. This includes both the central storage of vaccines and distribution capability across the United Kingdom to the National Health Service.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working to ensure that appropriate freezer and refrigeration capacity is in place to maintain the required cold-chain for COVID-19 vaccination deployment across England. NHS England and NHS Improvement are using the latest available COVID-19 vaccination characteristic and supply information to model the required capacity and working with suppliers to secure additional freezer and fridge as needed. NHS England and NHS Improvement have taken early steps, and are continuing to work to secure these resources, recognising the likely global competing demand for items.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 15:15:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236654

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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: Laboratories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospital laboratories in the West Midlands have been commissioned by NHS Test and Trace to process covid-19 samples.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	93520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>Processing of COVID-19 samples has taken place in laboratories belonging to the following National Health Service trusts in the West Midlands:</p><p>- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust;</p><p>- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust;</p><p>- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust;</p><p>- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust;</p><p>- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust;</p><p>- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; and</p><p>- Wye Valley NHS Trust.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/01/2021 13:45:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 50066 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236655

registered interest
date	22/09/2020
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: Laboratories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which university and college laboratories in the West Midlands have been commissioned by NHS Test and Trace to process covid-19 samples.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	93521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2020 answer text <p>In the West Midlands, the University of Birmingham has joined the effort in increasing capacity to over 500,000 tests a day.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/12/2020 15:22:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 50067 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar