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1547516

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date	01/12/2022
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	Royal Sussex County Hospital: Air Ambulance Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate the helipad located on top of the Royal Sussex County Hospital tower block will become operational.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL3929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The structure of the helideck has been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority. It has the capacity to receive all the types of helicopter regularly used by the emergency services and the military in the area to transfer patients. The patient care and transfer model for the helideck has been approved by the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust’s clinical experts and by partner organisations, including the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance service. The helideck is scheduled to open in the autumn of 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL3930 question first answered 09/12/2022 12:06:29 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1547517

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Royal Sussex County Hospital: Air Ambulance Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the safe landing and dispatch of critical patients from the helipad located on Royal Sussex County Hospital tower block.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL3930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The structure of the helideck has been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority. It has the capacity to receive all the types of helicopter regularly used by the emergency services and the military in the area to transfer patients. The patient care and transfer model for the helideck has been approved by the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust’s clinical experts and by partner organisations, including the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance service. The helideck is scheduled to open in the autumn of 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL3929 question first answered 09/12/2022 12:06:29 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1248518

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of (1) syringes, (2) vials, and (3) other medical equipment required for a national COVID-19 vaccination programme they have (a) purchased, and (b) ordered.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>Purchase orders have been raised for all required medical equipment to support a vaccination programme and further orders have been made to support the ongoing deployment. NHS England have published the Supply Service Inventory List online.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/12/2020 10:42:36 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1248519

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contingency plans they have made to alter a COVID-19 vaccination schedule if a booster dose is required.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>A COVID-19 vaccine will only be deployed once it has met robust standards on safety, efficacy and quality through clinical trials and approved for use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The Government has asked the National Health Service to be ready to deploy any safe and effective vaccines when available. All plans for deployment remain flexible as there are no certainties in the development, production, formulation and timing of any new vaccines. Information on vaccine characteristics, including potential requirements for a booster dose, is being factored into programme deployment planning.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/11/2020 12:47:47 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1248520

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what infrastructure they have place to ensure RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could remain frozen throughout the supply chain.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 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. The Vaccine Task Force has also conducted supply chain risk assessments and it is working with potential vaccine suppliers to understand the optimal logistics and timings. Plans are tailored by vaccine as the storage requirements are based on different requirements of the individual vaccine and will cover a wide range of timescales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/11/2020 12:09:54 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1248521

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff from (1) Deloitte, (2) the Boston Consulting Group, and (3) McKinsey, are currently employed within their COVID-19 testing system; and what experience in laboratory-based testing is required in order to be eligible for those roles.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p>Deloitte - 1,127</p><p>Boston Consulting Group - 27</p><p>McKinsey - 24</p><p>Consultants are not working in roles which require medical expertise such as laboratories or hospitals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/12/2020 16:58:17 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1248522

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Civil Servants: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants (1) were staffing, (2) joined, and (3) left, their COVID-19 testing programme in each calendar month from March to October.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS Test and Trace was launched on 28 May across England. The service helps identify, contain and control COVID-19, reducing its spread and saving lives.</p><p>Given the speed at which NHS Test and Trace was set up we do not have data by month as during the formulative months the organisation was reliant on secondees from across Government and movement was high. The current full time equivalent head count of NHS Test and Trace is 3,760. Due to the continuing need for flexible resourcing in the programme, this number includes contingent workers, which includes some contractors and employment agency staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/11/2020 12:38:17 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1248523

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to set out the relevant background of each of the current office-holders of the key decision-making roles within their COVID-19 testing programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows the NHS Test and Trace Executive Committee. The committee is comprised of existing civil servants and the public and private sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Dido Harding</p></td><td><p>Executive Chair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gareth Williams</p></td><td><p>Chief Operating Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Hewlett</p></td><td><p>Testing Chief Operating Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Steve McManus</p></td><td><p>Trace Divisional Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carolyn Wilkins</p></td><td><p>Contain Divisional Director</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clare Gardiner</p></td><td><p>Joint Biosecurity Council Director General</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Simon Bolton</p></td><td><p>Chief Information Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faran Johnson</p></td><td><p>Chief People Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Donald Shepherd</p></td><td><p>Chief Financial Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ben Dyson</p></td><td><p>Director of Policy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Susan Hopkins</p></td><td><p>Chief Medical Adviser</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jacqui Rock</p></td><td><p>Chief Commercial Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ben Stimson</p></td><td><p>Chief Customer Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Raghuv Bhasin</p></td><td><p>Chief of Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Michael Brodie</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Public Health England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jonathan Marron</p></td><td><p>Director General Public Health, Department of Health and Social Care and NHS Test and Trace Senior Sponsor</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/02/2021 12:18:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1246878

registered interest
date	28/10/2020
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: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell (HL5829) on 21 October, what was the cost of using laboratory facilities in the USA for processing the 66,648 tests; which company or companies were used in sending those tests to the USA; what percentage of tests processed in the USA yielded usable data; and what impact the additional time in sending tests to the USA had on NHS test and trace services.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 25/11/2020 11:51:18 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1246879

registered interest
date	28/10/2020
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: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell (HL5829) on 21 October, what is the cost of sending 150,000 tests under the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT-1) to German laboratories; what impact did the additional time taken to process these tests in Germany have on NHS test and trace services; which company or companies process the tests in Germany; whether the contract procurement process for the company or companies in Germany was completed in accordance with Cabinet Office rules and guidance; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any future trade deal with the EU on their ability to procure laboratory services in Germany.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The cost of sending tests to German laboratories as part of the REACT-1 study is variable subject to the volume of tests being completed per round. The testing process for this study has been expedient with it playing a vital role in supporting NHS Test and Trace with important surveillance information.</p><p>The tests for REACT-1 are processed in Germany by Eurofins Biomnis whose services have been procured in accordance with relevant legislation and guidance. The impact of using laboratory services within the European Union has been and continues to be considered. No undue impact has been identified of any future trade deal on the future of the REACT-1 study.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 04/02/2021 12:06:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton