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1301569

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to suspend without pay any NHS front line staff, and (2) to dismiss any administrative NHS staff, who refuse a COVID-19 vaccination.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL14082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to do so. Whilst COVID-19 vaccines are not currently mandated for any groups, the Government strongly encourages healthcare and social care workers to be vaccinated in order to protect those that they care for.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/03/2021 13:29:09 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1289351

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to allow dismissal of any NHS staff who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL13654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans under consideration at present to allow for the dismissal of National Health Service staff who refuse to be vaccinated.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/03/2021 16:37:49 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1289352

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Coronavirous: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the underlying health conditions which would make it unsafe for a person to have any of the currently approved COVID-19 vaccinations; and how many people have these conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL13655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Each vaccine has specific contraindications which will outline those in whom the vaccine could potentially be considered unsafe. To date this has only been those with known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in the individual vaccine information. Administration of a vaccine for anyone with any other underlying health condition should be on an individual basis and following discussion between the subject and their physician, with consideration for their individual risk-benefit.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/04/2021 09:40:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1285384

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	NHS: Civil Proceedings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many legal claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic are currently being pursued against the Department of Health and Social Care; and how much money any such claims are for.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL13158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>There are currently 23 issued judicial review claims relating to COVID-19 which name the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care as a defendant. At present, the majority of claims for judicial review seek public law remedies that are not damages. Only two claims seek damages, one for up to £20,000 and one for an unspecified sum for ‘just satisfaction’ under Section 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p>There is currently one private law claim that has been issued against the Secretary of State and is seeking damages. The value of the losses being disputed is estimated to be up to £29 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/03/2021 16:20:26 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1275478

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the number of COVID-19 (1) cases, and (2) deaths, since April 2020 of the "engaging, explaining, encouraging and enforcing" strategy introduced by police forces in England and Wales in relation to the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL11964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The Government will continue to monitor and assess the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions of all types in curbing the spread of COVID-19 and consider what further actions are needed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/02/2021 14:05:09 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1258354

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Gender Dysphoria: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the High Court judgment in R (on the application of) Quincy Bell and A -v- Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and others [2020] EWHC 3274, issued on 1 December, what plans they have, if any, (1) to close the Tavistock Clinic, and (2) to instigate a criminal inquiry into its practices.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL11063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to close the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust’s gender identity service for children and young people and we are not aware of any plans to instigate criminal proceedings.</p><p>NHS England has previously announced that Dr Hilary Cass will undertake an independent external review of the gender identity development service and make recommendations to NHS England on how the service should operate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/12/2020 14:31:49 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1258355

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Gender Dysphoria: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the High Court judgment in R (on the application of) Quincy Bell and A -v- Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and others [2020] EWHC 3274, issued on 1 December, what plans they have to instruct the (1) University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and (2) Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, (a) to stop any treatments of those under 16 relating to gender reassignment, and (b) to publish a report on the steps to be taken in response to any such treatments carried out before 1 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL11064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2021 answer text <p>All trusts who work with the Gender Identity Development Service have been issued the amended service specification halting all future referrals to endocrinology services for under 16 year olds. A copy of <em>Amendments to Service Specification for Gender Identity Development Service for Children and Adolescent (E13/S(HSS)/e)</em> is attached.</p><p>A review of the service is being undertaken under the chairmanship of Dr Hillary Cass which will cover a number of different aspects of the service including treatment pathways.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/01/2021 13:39:07 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name HL11064-Amendment-to-Gender-Identity-Development-Service-Specification-for-Children-and-Adolescents.pdf title Service Specification
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1235826

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Protective Clothing: Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether retail workers have to wear facemasks in the shops in which they are employed; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL8270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>From 24 September, it will be compulsory for workers in retail, leisure and hospitality settings to wear a face covering in areas which are open to the public and where they either come or are likely to come into contact with members of the public.</p><p>This is in addition to existing legal obligations that require businesses to provide a safe working environment, which may include providing face coverings where appropriate, alongside other mitigation measures such as perspex screens to separate workers from the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/10/2020 13:45:56 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1228098

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
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	Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a definition of “junk food” for the purposes of policy making; and if so, what that definition is.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL7431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published its intention to restrict the promotion and advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS). The consultations on these policies set out proposals for the definitions of HFSS products. We have listened carefully to the feedback and will be setting out final definitions for the products these policies apply to when we publish the responses to the consultations. We will do this as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/08/2020 11:41:30 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1228099

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
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	Obesity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they maintain records of how many people employed by NHS England are assessed as obese; what percentage of the total staff complement of NHS England this constitutes; and what steps, if any, they plan to take to encourage NHS England staff to lose weight.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL7432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the weight of National Health Service staff.</p><p> </p><p>Through our new obesity strategy, <em>Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives</em> published on 27 July, we are doing more than ever to support people living with obesity, including those employed in the NHS, to lose weight including through the free NHS 12-week weight loss plan app for those who want more support. We will also expand weight management services to help more people get the support they need and through incentives with general practitioners will make conversations about weight in primary care the norm.</p><p> </p><p>These measures add to the wide range of actions already in place including the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and wider calorie reformulation programme which will improve our eating habits and reduce the amount of sugar and calories we consume.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of <em>Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/09/2020 15:27:03 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Tackling obesity. Empowering adults and children to live healthier lives 27 7 20.pdf title Tackling obesity
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra