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1253310

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
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: Quarantine
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 people have accessed the isolation note service via the NHS 111 online service.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	117202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Data is not collected on the number of people accessing the isolation notice via the NHS 111 online service.</p><p>The isolation note service can be accessed from multiple originating sources - the NHS 111 online service, the National Health Service website and GOV.UK, which all link to the same landing page. By 23 November, 2,015,017 isolation notes have been issued in total.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/12/2020 17:16:18 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1253312

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
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: Quarantine
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 make an assessment of the effectiveness of public information campaigns on the process for obtaining a covid-19 isolation note via NHS 111's online form.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	117203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Public information and guidance about the isolation note service has been published on NHS.UK and GOV.UK websites as part of the wider Government guidance for COVID-19. The guidance for the isolation note service has been regularly reviewed to ensure that it is in line with the Government’s public health advice during the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Data is collected on the number of times an isolation note is issued. By 23 November, over two million isolation notes had been issued by the service.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/11/2020 14:43:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1253313

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
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: Quarantine
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 bring forward proposals to help people without internet access or technological literacy to access a covid-19 isolation note.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	117204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>People who do not have internet access or who need support to access the isolation note service can ask family, friends or a trusted third party to obtain an isolation note on their behalf. The service includes the ability to send a copy of the note directly to their employer.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/11/2020 14:41:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1253314

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
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	Medical Certificates: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether GPs or NHS 111 are responsible for issuing covid-19 sick notes to patients; what guidance his Department has issued to the (a) NHS and (b) GPs on that matter; and what assessment he has made of consistency of advice given to patients by the (i) NHS and (ii) GPs on that matter.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	117205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>A fit note can only be provided by a registered medical practitioner, usually a general practitioner (GP) or hospital doctor. GPs have been advised that they should continue to issue fit notes for health conditions that impact on a person’s ability to work.</p><p> </p><p>The isolation note is a temporary service delivered online by NHS 111 to provide people with evidence for their employer of their need to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care have worked collaboratively throughout the pandemic with the British Medical Association (BMA) to provide advice to GPs and to ensure that the isolation note guidance is updated in line with Government advice. The role of both the fit note and the isolation note service has been clarified and is also included in the guidance on the NHS.UK and GOV.UK websites. Specific advice for GPs has been published on the BMA website as part of their response to coronavirus, which was developed with input from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions continue to work with the BMA, employers and GPs to understand the issues being faced during the pandemic and to offer support that enable people to access the services they require.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/01/2021 17:04:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1253416

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to support people in the workplace who have increased vulnerability to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	117206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was involved in cross-government work, Safer Workplaces, coordinated by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which produced guidance on the safety measures businesses will need to adopt. This includes advice for Vulnerable workers.</p><p>HSE guidance on practical steps to support workers in higher-risk groups, including those who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable and pregnant workers, can be found at <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/11/2020 14:33:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1253417

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recourse people have who are extremely vulnerable to covid-19 in the event that they feel pressured into work by their employer.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	117207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>Government guidance on shielding and protecting those who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 states that this group of people are strongly advised to work from home. If they are unable to do so they should not attend work for this period of restrictions. The full guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s safer working guidance makes clear what employers should do to support clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable workers. In all instances, employers must carry out a workplace risk assessment and take action, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employees. The Government’s safer working guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p> </p><p>If a worker has a concern about the safety of their workplace, they can raise this through their employee representative, trade union or directly to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or their local authority. Where HSE identifies employers who are not taking action to comply with the relevant public health legislation and guidance to control public health risks, they will consider taking a range of actions to improve control of workplace risks.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals can seek impartial advice on their specific situation from ACAS (or the Labour Relations Agency in Northern Ireland). ACAS have also provided detailed guidance for those who are clinically vulnerable or extremely clinically vulnerable from COVID-19, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus/vulnerable-people-and-high-risk" target="_blank">https://www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus/vulnerable-people-and-high-risk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/11/2020 13:51:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1253418

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support is available to people who are extremely vulnerable to covid-19 who cannot work from home and choose to shield themselves.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	117208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Those who are clinically extremely vulnerable will previously have received a letter from the NHS or their GP informing them of this and may have been advised to shield in the past. Individuals who receive a new notification that they need to shield should work from home where possible and if not possible follow their respective Government’s advice on not going to work.</p><p> </p><p>Employees who are clinically extremely vulnerable can be furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Where they are not furloughed, and they are unable to work, for example where they cannot work from home, they may be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from their employer.</p><p> </p><p>Employees who are not eligible for SSP and the self-employed, may be eligible for New Style Employment and Support Allowance, subject to the wider eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual’s income is reduced while off work sick and they require further financial support, they may be able to receive Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/11/2020 13:58:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1252425

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Members: Correspondence
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 take steps to ensure that the Chief Dental Officer at NHS England responds to the letter of 7 September 2020 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on dental procedures, reference ZA52357.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	115534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department has been notified that the Chief Dental Officer responded to the hon. Member’s letter on 20 November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/01/2021 13:52:35 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 62800 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1251165

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to implement the recommendations of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	908710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the ISC’s report on Russia. The Government's response to the report was published on the same day as its release.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 908687 question first answered 12/11/2020 15:55:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1251302

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Incontinence: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) stakeholders his Department consulted on and (b) what plans his Department has to publish a revised version of the Excellence in Continence Care Guidelines.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	114801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Excellence in Continence Care: Practical guidance for commissioners, and leaders in health and social care is available for all Integrated Care Systems and Primary Care Networks. No recent assessment has been made of adherence to this guidance.</p><p>There has been no recent review and there are no plans at this stage to publish a revised version of the Excellence in Continence Care guideline. The current guideline has already been rolled out to Integrated Care Systems and Primary Care Networks.</p><p>The National Bladder and Bowel Project was set up to improve continence care across the whole public health and care system following feedback from the July 2018 publication.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 114102 114802 question first answered 19/11/2020 20:57:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper