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1254271

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date	23/11/2020
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	Protective Clothing: 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 recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the adequacy of supplies of personal protective equipment in the NHS during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>‘Personal protective equipment (PPE) strategy: stabilise and build resilience’, published on 28 September sets out how the Government has moved beyond the emergency COVID-19 response by stabilising the supply for PPE and building resilience in the supply chain. It also includes details about how Government is preparing for and managing the ongoing response to the pandemic alongside the usual seasonal pressures. The strategy is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-strategy-stabilise-and-build-resilience" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-strategy-stabilise-and-build-resilience</a></p><p>We are confident we have secured enough supply for this winter period and that we have the processes and logistics in place to distribute PPE to where it is needed. We have around 32 billion PPE items on order and this month we will have a four-month stockpile of all COVID-19 critical PPE in place, with a tremendous contribution from United Kingdom manufacturers.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/11/2020 14:44:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1254462

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Abortion: Disability
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 publish a response to EDM 521 on UK law on disability-selective abortion tabled by the hon. Member for Upper Bann.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	119342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Parliament decided the circumstances under which abortion can legally be undertaken. It would be for Parliament to decide whether to make any changes to the law on abortion. As with other matters of conscience, abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance and allows hon. Members to vote according to their moral, ethical or religious beliefs.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/11/2020 14:40:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1254088

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
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	School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to include all primary school age children in the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	118550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme resumed in September when children returned to school. As before, all children in Key Stage 1 in state-funded primary schools receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable every school day.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to extend this scheme to all primary school pupils.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/11/2020 14:45:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1254179

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
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	Breast Cancer: Clinical Trials
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 support breast cancer clinical trial recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	118533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>In May 2020 the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) published a Restart Framework to support the restarting of research paused due to COVID-19. The framework provides a flexible structure for local decision-making. Our goal is to restore a fully active portfolio of NIHR research while continuing to support important COVID-19 studies as part of the Government’s response to the pandemic.</p><p>The majority of cancer clinical trials are open to recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/11/2020 13:15:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1254189

registered interest
date	20/11/2020
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	Hearing: 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 the average waiting time for an initial appointment with the NHS's adult hearing screening service was in the last six months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	118599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/11/2020 11:52:16 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1253749

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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	NHS: Finance
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 ensure the financial sustainability of the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan was backed by significant Government investment that would see funding rise to circa £33.9 billion per year by 2023-24. This gave the National Health Service the certainty they needed to deliver on the objectives of that plan, which included a financial regime that would see all organisations in the NHS return to financial balance by 2023/24. We had seen good progress in the first year of that plan, with around 50% fewer deficits reported in NHS trusts and foundation trusts in 2019-20.</p><p>Into 2020/21, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been clear from the outset that the NHS will get whatever it needs to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The response to COVID-19 has included suspension of the usual financial framework and replaced with a temporary regime that reduced burdens on the NHS allowing for focus on the COVID-19 response. The approach has been supported by significant funding packages that include:</p><p>- £31.9 billion for healthcare as set out in the summer Economic Update;</p><p>- a further circa £16.4 billion announced in September including a £3 billion package to support increased winter capacity initiatives; and</p><p>- a further £2.7 billion for NHS systems through the rest of the financial year.</p><p>Planning has started on creating a 2021/22 financial regime that builds on 2020/21, with any funding in addition to the Long Term Plan settlement subject to the current Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/11/2020 14:34:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1253794

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of face masks in controlling the transmission of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	117962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Face coverings are largely intended to protect others and not the wearer against the spread of infection. Evidence on the effectiveness of face coverings in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in community settings is constantly developing, and research is being conducted all over the world, leading to a variety of observations and suggested conclusions that vary in their degree of confidence.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/11/2020 15:36:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1253795

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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	Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies: Coronavirus
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 publish the scientific advice from SAGE on the potential need for a national covid-19 lockdown in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Jane Stevenson
uin	118105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has listened carefully to the views of the scientific community, the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and its sub-groups when taking decisions on the best way to tackle the pandemic. Data and scientific advice informing the fight against COVID-19 are published on GOV.UK and specific relevant findings are shared in presentations accompanying significant policy announcements.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 25/11/2020 12:32:22 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 64078 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4750 label Biography information for Jane Stevenson

1253803

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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	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, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees for (a) communications, (b) advertising and (c) marketing since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	118077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has spent £9,000 on consultancy fees since 1 March 2020 in respect of communications related activities. This cost reflects the consultancy spend recorded on the digital, engagement and content cost centre. It is possible further communications related consultancy costs have been incurred in other areas of Departmental business however these are not separately identifiable.</p><p>In terms of media buying, the Department has spent £10.7 million since 1 March 2020. For spend on communications, advertising and marketing, the information is not collected in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 118081 question first answered 24/11/2020 16:56:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1253808

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on (a) communications, (b) advertising, (c) marketing and (d) media buying since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	118081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has spent £9,000 on consultancy fees since 1 March 2020 in respect of communications related activities. This cost reflects the consultancy spend recorded on the digital, engagement and content cost centre. It is possible further communications related consultancy costs have been incurred in other areas of Departmental business however these are not separately identifiable.</p><p>In terms of media buying, the Department has spent £10.7 million since 1 March 2020. For spend on communications, advertising and marketing, the information is not collected in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 118077 question first answered 24/11/2020 16:56:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi