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1245668

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date	21/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths in England had COVID-19 listed as the primary cause of death on the death certificate in 2020 in the months of (1) March, (2) April, (3) May, (4) June, (5) July, (6) August, and (7) September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Naseby,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many deaths in England had COVID-19 listed as the primary cause of death on the death certificate in 2020 in the months of (1) March, (2) April, (3) May, (4) June, (5) July, (6) August, and (7) September (HL9433).</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on deaths in England and Wales and produces a weekly report[1] on provisional numbers of deaths involving COVID-19. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. National Records for Scotland[2] and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency[3] are responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.</p><p>Table 1 provides the number of deaths registered with COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death between 1 March 2020 and 30 September 2020, in England, by month.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of deaths registered where COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death, 1 March 2020 to 30 September 2020, England, by month[4][5][6][7]</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of deaths</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>1,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>28,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>11,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>3,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>572</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: ONS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest</a></p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.nisra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nisra.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[4]Figures include deaths of non-residents.</p><p>[5]Based on date a death was registered rather than occurred.</p><p>[6]All figures for 2020 are provisional.</p><p>[7]The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U07.1 and U07.2).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 04/11/2020 17:59:36 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1230918

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport staff based in central London were working from their office desks on 2 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL7689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>We had office desk capacity for 749 staff in our central London office prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. This has been reduced to 155 staff capacity in line with the Government's Covid-secure workplace guidance. On 2 September we had 62 members of staff in - 40% of current capacity, and 8% of our pre-Covid capacity. We expect full Covid-secure capacity to be reached this month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/09/2020 15:20:36 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1230919

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Department for Education staff based in central London were working from their office desks on 2 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL7690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>Staff in the department have been working remotely since the middle of March and have been focused on dealing with the challenges posed by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>In recent months, the Department for Education has been working to ensure all our buildings are Covid-secure and putting in place plans to welcome staff safely back to the office.</p><p> </p><p>Phase 1 saw a small number of volunteer staff return to the larger offices in August. Phase 2 started on 1 September, opening up to 20% capacity across our 7 largest offices. Phase 3 is being planned and will enable 30-40% of capacity to be opened up, including at the department’s smaller sites.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to see an increase in number of staff returning and on Wednesday 2 September, a total of 4% of staff who are contracted as London based worked in Sanctuary Buildings, Westminster.</p><p> </p><p>As of Wednesday 9 September, 5.5% of London based staff were working from Sanctuary Buildings, Westminster.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 17/09/2020 16:01:17 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1230920

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Offfice: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Home Office staff based in central London were working from their office desks on 2 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL7691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is only able to provide this information for 2 Marsham St where it is recorded.</p><p>On 2 September 2020, 173 members of Home Office staff were working in 2 Marsham Street office, which is 30 % of Covid compliant occupancy.</p><p>*Note: available desks is currently 577 due to social distancing. Desk numbers for Home Office staff in 2 Marsham Street total 2072 but due to social distancing this has been reduced to 577.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/09/2020 16:47:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1230921

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Her Majesty's Treasury staff based in central London were working from their office desks on 2 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL7692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/09/2020 15:33:01 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1230922

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Department of Health and Social Care staff based in central London were working from their office desks on 2 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL7693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>On 2 September the Department had 1,370 staff registered as working in central London. The building pass system show that 310 staff worked in the Department’s London headquarters on that date.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/09/2020 13:48:44 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1230923

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office staff based in central London were working from their office desks on 2 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL7694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>We continue to make our workplaces safe and accessible in line with the latest public health advice in England and Scotland and have taken a phased approach to increasing the number of desks available. Those who are able and willing to return are being encouraged to make full use of the available desks. The FCDO operates a set of desk-booking systems that allows it to track and trace which members of staff attended on any given day.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/09/2020 16:28:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1228246

registered interest
date	29/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cricket: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of the trials of County Cricket games; and when they estimate they will evaluate (1) how, and (2) when, to allow spectators to be physically present at live cricket games.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL7543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>Evaluation of the cricket fixtures that have taken place to date are underway. As the Prime Minister set out in his roadmap on 17 July, our ambition is to have fans return to all sports who chose to admit them, with social distancing restrictions in place, by October 1st. We will look to expand and phase pilots to build up to and prepare for, a full Covid Secure return in October.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/08/2020 11:23:16 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1225397

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cricket: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will allow county cricket grounds to open to members only in the light of their ability to provide track and trace information through membership controls and to manage their grounds to ensure social distancing.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL6899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the sector, including the England and Wales Cricket Board, to facilitate the return of spectators to elite sport. A multidisciplinary working group, including medical directors from a number of sports, has begun to develop guidance around the return of spectators to stadia. Guidance will incorporate medical, sports, and venue expertise as well as the experience of other sectors that will reopen to audiences. Compliance with track and trace policies would be expected of any ticket holders.</p><p>We will continue to be led by wider public health guidance such as the “one metre plus” concept and the working group will reflect on all emerging best practice, both domestically and internationally, in their work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 27/07/2020 12:36:01 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1218539

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish an air bridge for tourists to use between the UK and Sri Lanka. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL6240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published a list of travel corridors - countries and territories from which passengers arriving to the UK will be exempt from the current 14-day self-isolation requirements.</p><p> </p><p>In deciding which countries to include in this initial list, we have been guided by the science. We will continue to take an objective, evidence-based approach.</p><p> </p><p>Although Sri Lanka is not included in the first list of country-based exemptions to the current requirement, the Government recognises how important tourism is between our two countries.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work closely with international partners around the world to discuss arrangements for travellers arriving from the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep the requirements, countries and exemptions set out in the Regulations under review. The next review of the Regulations will be carried out by 27 July 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/07/2020 16:25:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby