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1203893

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the decision was made, and by which Minister, to remove responses from the stakeholder and community engagement consultation process from Public Health England's Disparities in the risk and outcomes of covid-19 report.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	59535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 July 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-15/59534/" target="_blank">59534</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/08/2020 14:14:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1200036

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
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	Disability: Equality
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 he is taking to help ensure that people born with a cleft lip, cleft palate, or clubfoot are valued equally in society.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	54278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants all children to lead happy and healthy lives to reach their full potential and is committed to improving everyone’s health. The <em>Equality Act 2010</em> legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/07/2020 09:53:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1216756

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Doctors: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend or amend the training of doctors as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	63369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) is leading the Future Doctor Programme to support the ambitions of the NHS People Plan and establish a clear view of what the National Health Service, patients and the public require from future doctors. The Programme will identify requirements for reform of medical education and training and will incorporate lessons from the response to COVID-19.</p><p>Through the ongoing Annual Review of Competency Progression, HEE is reviewing junior doctor training progress and the impact of COVID-19, to ensure programmes can be amended or extended and any gaps in training addressed where necessary. HEE has also worked with the General Medical Council and Royal Medical Colleges to minimise the need for training extensions due to the impact of cancelled exams.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/07/2020 13:33:59 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1216766

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Epilepsy: Drugs
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 his Department is taking to ensure the continued supply of epilepsy medication in the event that the UK exits the transition period without a trade agreement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	63371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January and is now in a Transition Period until 31 December 2020. During this time, it remains our objective to negotiate a future relationship with the EU and in our respective published negotiating documents, we have both stated objectives to reach an agreement on trade in goods. The UK’s published approach sets out how we want to facilitate trade in medicinal products and support high levels of patient safety.</p><p>The Department has well-established procedures to deal with medicine shortages, whatever their cause, and will always work closely with the pharmaceutical industry and National Health Service to help ensure patients continue to have access to the medicines and treatments they need, including epilepsy medication, under all scenarios.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 08/07/2020 16:22:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1216771

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Disability: 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 steps he has taken to ensure that patients who are blind and deaf can access a covid-19 test.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	63319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/08/2020 answer text <p>All test centres are supported by the 119 call centre, which uses Language Line interpreter service. A person can be connected to the call centre at a test centre where a Language Line interpreter can then facilitate any issues.</p><p>The 119 call centre is also supported by BSL Health Access. A British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter relays information over a video telephone call between a BSL user and the hearing person receiving or making the call. The Department, in collaboration with the Royal National Institute of Blind People, is currently undertaking pilots that aim to better understand the testing requirements for people with visual impairments and how we can accommodate their testing needs. The findings from these pilots will be used to improve the end-to-end user experience, from booking through to taking a test and receiving a result.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/08/2020 20:47:37 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1216776

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason track and trace staff do not always have cases to follow up when they are logged on to the system.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	63418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>NHS Test and Trace is a brand, new service which has been launched at incredible speed and scale and is already identifying thousands of contacts of positive cases and preventing transmission of the virus. We have recruited 27,000 contact tracing staff in England to support the Test and Trace service who have all been trained and are fully supported in their work by public health experts.</p><p>We are working hard to identify and follow up with the contacts of all people who have a positive test result. Over 132,000 potential contacts have now been reached and asked to self-isolate.</p><p>With rates of infection relatively low it is entirely right that some call handlers have spare capacity. As restrictions lift and people return to a more normal way of life, the role of contact tracers and social distancing measures will be even more vital.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 14/07/2020 14:37:09 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1216798

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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 progress has been made on developing a vaccine for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed over a quarter of a billion pounds to support finding and manufacturing a vaccine in the United Kingdom and, as well as the two leading candidates, is exploring other vaccines with promise both in the UK and internationally. The UK is now the biggest contributor to the international coalition, raising $600 million for the new Gavi COVID-19 Advanced Market Commitment.</p><p>Domestically, the Vaccines Taskforce is working closely with the BioIndustry Association (BIA) to ensure that the UK has the manufacturing capability to support mass vaccine production at pace and the Government has invested heavily to ensure the UK’s first dedicated Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre will open in summer 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2020 13:49:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1216799

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Fentanyl: Misuse
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 fentanyl abuse have been recorded in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Information on the number of cases of fentanyl abuse is not collected centrally. The Government closely monitors risk around the misuse of fentanyl. In 2018, Public Health England produced guidance on incident planning for fentanyl or other potent opioids arriving into the illicit drug market. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fentanyl-preparing-for-a-future-threat" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fentanyl-preparing-for-a-future-threat</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 15:17:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1216800

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Alzheimer's Disease: Tea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential effect of drinking tea on reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with stakeholders on any potential effect of drinking tea on reducing the risk of dementia.</p><p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 commitments included action on risk reduction, and messaging has been incorporated in the NHS Health Check for all eligible adults in England aged 40-74 to increase dementia awareness and motivate people in midlife to make positive changes to reduce the risks.</p><p>To reduce the risk of dementia the Government recommends:</p><p>- eating a healthy diet as depicted in the Eatwell Guide;</p><p>- maintaining a healthy weight;</p><p>- exercising regularly;</p><p>- not drinking too much alcohol;</p><p>- stopping smoking; and</p><p>- keeping blood pressure at a healthy level.</p><p> </p><p>The Eatwell Guide is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/07/2020 11:18:45 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1216801

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	General Practitioners: Training
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 introduce a bursary scheme for people who train to be GP's and commit to a five year tenure in local surgeries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	63344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>We are considering a number of measures to increase the recruitment and retention of general practitioners (GPs) to deliver ourcommitment of 6,000 more doctors in general practice, but there are no current plans to introduce a bursary scheme for all people who train as GPs to commit to a five-year tenure in general practice.</p><p>The Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme (TERS) is an initiative that offers a one-off, salary supplement of £20,000 to GP trainees committed to working in a select number of training places in England that have been hard to recruit to for the past three years.</p><p>Trainees receive the TERS payment once they have signed an agreement to complete the three-year placement, with no relocation option. Should a trainee leave training before completing the three-year placement, they are required to make a pro-rata repayment of the supplement.</p><p>Further schemes that will support retention of early career GPs include the two-year Primary Care Fellowship Programme and the New to Partnership Payment, which will launch later in the year after a brief pause due to COVID-19. The New to Partnership Payment will offer new partners a £3,000 business training allowance and one-off payment of £20,000 to support their establishment as a new partner. NHS England and NHS Improvement envisage this loan will convert to a permanent payment after a minimum number of years of service. Further guidance will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/07/2020 14:54:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon