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1197853

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date	21/05/2020
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	Organs: Donors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the policy that deemed consent should not apply to transplants used to create Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) are an exciting technology with new therapies being developed all the time. Current ATMPs use tissues and cells taken from living donors. However, it is also becoming possible to use material from deceased donors. Such ATMPs would be novel and the Government wants to ensure that under the new deemed consent arrangements for organ donation, donation of cells for ATMPs cannot happen without express consent being in place.</p><p>The list of organs, tissues and cells excluded from deemed consent are set out in the Human Tissue (Permitted Material: Exceptions) (England) Regulations 2020. Any changes to the regulations would need to balance evidence, public acceptability and clinical need. Before making any changes, the Government will be guided by recommendations from NHS Blood and Transplant’s Research and Innovation in Transplant Advisory Group with advice from the Human Tissue Authority.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 01/06/2020 11:00:34 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1197864

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the protocols in relation to whistle-blowing in the NHS; and what plans they have to issue new guidance to prevent the victimisation of employees in the health and care sectors, including those employed by private companies, who highlight any unsafe, inadequate, inefficient or potentially corrupt practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Speaking up is vital for ensuring patient safety and quality services and should be routine business in the National Health Service. As set out in the NHS Freedom to Speak Up policy, anyone in the NHS who wishes to raise a concern can do so through their line management, or lead clinician. If they do not feel comfortable doing so, they can raise concerns through their Freedom to Speak Up Guardian or outside their organisation, for example through the Care Quality Commission. Those seeking guidance on how to raise a concern can call the Speak Up Direct helpline.</p><p>More broadly, whistle-blowers play an important role in bringing to light wrongdoing in the workplace. The Employment Rights Act 1996, amended by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, gives legal protection to workers who speak up. The legislation is intended to build openness and trust by ensuring that workers who hold their employers to account are treated fairly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/06/2020 15:46:47 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1197896

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will implement their strategy for individual contact tracing in respect of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL4861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s new NHS Test and Trace service was launched across England on 28 May. It brings together testing, contact tracing and outbreak management into an end-to-end service. The primary objective of NHS Test and Trace is to control the rate of reproduction (R), reduce the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 01/06/2020 11:01:09 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1197897

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in the development of a vaccine for COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL4862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Developing a vaccine is a complex process that can take many months and has no guarantees of success. We have pledged £250 million to the international effort to find a vaccine – the largest international contribution of any country – and are backing two of the global front-runners in the United Kingdom, at the University of Oxford and Imperial College, London. The Government recently announced £84 million of new funding to support Oxford and Imperial, bringing the total Government investment in these institutions to over £130 million.</p><p>The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have recently announced a partnership to support the further development, large-scale manufacture and potential distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine currently being trialled by the University.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/06/2020 15:23:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1197907

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the R number, the reproduction index for the COVID-19 virus, for each region of the UK. [T]
tabling member printed	Baroness Thornton
uin	HL4872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government Office for Science currently publishes the latest estimate of the United Kingdom-wide range for R on a weekly basis. The current range is estimated to be 0.7-1.0 and is based on the latest data available to determine infection and transmission rates.</p><p>The Government is committed to publishing the scientific evidence that has informed the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) advice. These papers are being published in batches. The latest batches were released on 20 May and 22 May and the next batch will be published in due course. The full list of papers reviewed to date is available in an online only format on the GOV.UK page, ‘The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE): Coronavirus (COVID-19) response’. This list will be updated to reflect papers considered at recent and future meetings.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 01/06/2020 11:01:53 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1782 label Biography information for Baroness Thornton

1197419

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for launching the NHSX Covid Tracking App throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	49675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service COVID-19 app is one element of a wider programme and will work alongside online and phone-based contact tracing services. The app is important in reaching contacts the individuals may not know or recall, and in getting notifications out faster than would otherwise be possible. Roll out of the app will take place in the coming weeks, as part of the launch and roll out of the wider programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 02/06/2020 10:27:58 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1197429

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of consultants advising his Department in each financial year from 2017-18 to 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	49815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s expenditure on consultancy services, for each of the available financial years is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Consultancy Services (£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>12,402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>19,829</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for 2019-20 are not available as they are still subject to audit. Figures for 2020-21 will be available in July 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/06/2020 10:16:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1197439

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time was for Ministers of his Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	49732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>In line with Cabinet Office guidance, the Department has a target of responding to correspondence within 18 working days, where a response is required.</p><p>The Department is currently dealing with unprecedented volumes of correspondence due to COVID-19. The Department ensures that urgent cases raised by hon. Members are prioritised and is taking steps to provide substantive responses in as short a time as possible.</p><p>All correspondence received from hon. Members is being reviewed and will be responded to as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/06/2020 10:15:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1197482

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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 Workers: Life Insurance
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 extend the life assurance scheme to care workers in privately funded care homes.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	49616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has launched a life assurance scheme for frontline National Health Service and social care staff. The scheme is non-contributory and pays a £60,000 lump sum where staff who had been recently working where personal care is provided to individuals who have contracted COVID-19 die as a result of the virus.</p><p>Care workers are eligible, providing that their work requires them to be present in frontline settings where COVID-19 is present. Employees of all care homes registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are eligible, regardless of how they are funded.</p><p>Any social care staff working in non-CQC registered settings are also eligible, if their employer receives public funding.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/06/2020 17:24:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1197516

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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: 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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of co-operation between Public Health England and the Care Quality Commission on (a) delivering monitoring procedures over care homes in respect of the spread of covid-19 and (b) mitigating cases of covid-19; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	49642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) holds regular meetings with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to discuss the spread of COVID-19 in care homes and management of outbreaks. PHE has shared a care home situation report which provides data on outbreaks with the CQC on a daily basis since 1 April 2020. The CQC and PHE continue to work closely to ensure an effective and joined up response in relation to the spread and mitigation of COVID-19. PHE and the CQC along with other national and local organisations are contributing to the care home support package announced on 14 May. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/885214/14_May_2020_-_MSC_letter_-_support_for_care_homes_1.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/885214/14_May_2020_-_MSC_letter_-_support_for_care_homes_1.pdf</a></p><p>PHE data on care home outbreaks, published weekly, indicates that the reported number of outbreaks in care homes has been decreasing since 6 April 2020. The latest report can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/covid-19-number-of-outbreaks-in-care-homes-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/covid-19-number-of-outbreaks-in-care-homes-management-information</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/06/2020 13:24:31 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas