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registered interest true more like this
date less than 2020-12-09more like thismore than 2020-12-09
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Coronavirus: Disease Control more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the ONS surveys of 30 October and 4 December 2020, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the reasons for the ONS downgrade of its estimate of covid-19 in England from 9.52 per 10,000 on 17 October to 4.89 per 10,000 on 17 October 2020 and (b) the effect of that revision on the Government’s decision to enter into a second national lockdown in November 2020; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that future covid-19 data published by the ONS will not require significant revision at a later date. more like this
tabling member constituency Wycombe more like this
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Mr Steve Baker remove filter
uin 127537 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-03-11more like thismore than 2021-03-11
answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have published an extensive methodology document in relation to their COVID-19 Infection Survey, which states that:</p><p> </p><p>“All estimates presented in our bulletins are provisional results. As swabs are not necessarily analysed in date order by the laboratory, we have not yet received test results for all swabs taken on the dates included in this analysis. Estimates may therefore be revised as more test results are included”.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is one of the many data sources the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies include in their scientific advice to Government used to inform decisions on COVID-19 restrictions. Other data sources include the REACT STUDY, Test and Trace data and COVID-19 deaths and hospital admissions. Collectively this data highlighted the need to tighten restrictions in November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is a pilot study developed at pace to help monitor the situation as it evolves and is therefore undergoing continual quality improvement.</p>
answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent more like this
answering member printed Helen Whately more like this
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less than 2021-03-11T17:32:53.407Zmore like thismore than 2021-03-11T17:32:53.407Z
answering member
4527
label Biography information for Helen Whately more like this
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69153
answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries more like this
answering member 1481
tabling member
4064
label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker more like this