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1608726

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s £800 million budget will be allocated to research into (a) antimicrobial resistance as a whole, (b) rapid diagnostics for antimicrobial resistance, and (c) vaccine technologies to mitigate antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	176684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>As set out in ARIA’s Framework Agreement, ARIA will have maximum autonomy over its research and project choice; its procedures; and its institutional culture. Decisions on the programme portfolio will be set by ARIA, not ministers, and allocation of funding to research projects will be decided by those with relevant technical expertise.</p><p> </p><p>Over the coming months, ARIA is recruiting its first cohort of Programme Directors, who will help to shape and inform the Agency’s first set of research programmes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/04/2023 10:12:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1608727

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of withdrawing £1.6 billion for research for antimicrobial resistance on the UK’s ability to lead the world in that area.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	176685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The £1.6bn returned to HM Treasury, was part of funding put aside in the Spending Review for association to Horizon Europe. As we have been unable to associate in the financial year 2022/23, the departmental underspend was returned to the Exchequer. Any funding required for association in future years will be made available once there is clarity on UK association to EU programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Regardless of whether we reach an agreement with the EU on association, or launch our proposed alternative, the Government will ensure that UK researchers and businesses continue to benefit from world-leading collaboration opportunities in Europe and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/04/2023 10:13:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1608728

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Developing Countries: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the increase in bacterial vaccine manufacturing capacity in Low to Middle Income Countries.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	176686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK supports the expansion of vaccine manufacturing in low- and middle-income countries and is working with international and regional partners (including Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM)), development banks and the private sector to catalyse strategic investments for vaccine manufacturing in these countries. The UK is the second largest funder of Gavi, who are developing a strategy to support regional manufacturing capacity in low- and middle-income countries. The strategy aims to address barriers to investment in regional manufacturing and support efficient market outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/04/2023 15:47:26 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1608729

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance budget on UK antimicrobial resistance research projects carried out (a) by the One Health Poultry Hub and (b) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	176687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed £1.5bn in additional resources to support people fleeing oppression in Ukraine and Afghanistan. Recognising these significant and unanticipated costs, the UK remains committed to the use of ODA to fund research that can provide new solutions to critical challenges in development, and. We have robust mechanisms in place to assess the impact and value-for-money of our ODA-funded research programmes, which along with the priorities established by UK International Development Strategy, such as global health, are used to inform spending decisions on projects such as those linked to Antimicrobial Resistance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/04/2023 10:13:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1599911

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, by what date successful Local Authorities should expect to receive their full allocation of UK Shared Prosperity Funding.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	155161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>The vast majority of local authorities have received their Year 1 UKSPF allocation. DLUHC is working with the remaining local authorities to ensure any validation conditions have been met so that payments can be made as soon as possible. Future payments for local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales will be made near the beginning of the Financial Year on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 03/03/2023 14:52:32 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1599442

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on What next for the National Lottery, HC 154, published on 22 November 2022 .
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	153839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>We are grateful to the DCMS Committee for its wide-ranging report on the future of the National Lottery and the lotteries sector. The Department and the Gambling Commission have now submitted responses to the Committee’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/03/2023 11:50:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1568078

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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	Influenza: Vaccination
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 estimate of the number and proportion of (a) children aged two and three years on 31 August 2022, (b) primary school-aged children and eligible secondary school-aged children, (c) people aged six months to 50 years in clinical risk groups, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged 50 to 64, (f) people aged 65 to 74, (g) people aged 75 and over, (h) people staying in long-stay residential care homes, (i) people who are carers, (j) people in receipt of carer’s allowance, (k) the main carer of an older or disabled person, (m) people who are in close contact with immunocompromised individuals and (n) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up a free seasonal flu vaccination by (i) 30 November 2021 and (ii) 31 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	126701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>We do not have all the information in the format requested.</p><p>Please see the attachment for the information provided.</p><p>Flu vaccine uptake is published at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fseasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary1%40ukhsa.gov.uk%7Ca49287e1a6b34700eafa08db02a74770%7Cee4e14994a354b2ead475f3cf9de8666%7C0%7C0%7C638106690009332763%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7rom1ziGM2TWayVbhS8jsgebBXN4JetxGsxE1OcuKy0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2021-to-2022</a></p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fseasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-children-of-school-age-monthly-data-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary1%40ukhsa.gov.uk%7Ca49287e1a6b34700eafa08db02a74770%7Cee4e14994a354b2ead475f3cf9de8666%7C0%7C0%7C638106690009332763%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2GZHsZFnRBMV745moKYw3naih%2B4r7DXpuPUOJcq%2F%2FJ8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-children-of-school-age-monthly-data-2021-to-2022</a><br></p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fseasonal-flu-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary1%40ukhsa.gov.uk%7Ca49287e1a6b34700eafa08db02a74770%7Cee4e14994a354b2ead475f3cf9de8666%7C0%7C0%7C638106690009332763%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ll%2FJ42ADYZiYgNrar7iqwRq%2FKnpTtOf4UO2E6z5y8Fw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2021-to-2022</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/02/2023 10:48:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield attachment 1 file name Number and proportion taking up flu vaccine.docx title Number and proportion taking up free flu vaccine previous answer version 49400 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1568079

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
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, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) people aged 50 to 64, (b) people aged 65 to 74, (c) people aged 75 and over, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged five and over at high risk from covid-19 due to a health condition or weakened immune system, (f) people aged five and over who live with someone who has a weakened immune system, (g) people aged 16 and over who are paid or unpaid carers, (h) people living or working in a care home for older people and (i) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up a free covid-19 booster vaccination by (i) 30 November 2021 and (ii) 31 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	126702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>We do not have all the information in the format requested.</p><p>Please see the attachment for the information provided.</p><p>This information is published at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2021-to-2022-season</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccinations-archive/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccinations-archive/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2021-to-2022</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/02/2023 10:54:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield attachment 1 file name Number and proportion taking up covid-19 booster.docx title Number and proportion taking up COVID-19 booster previous answer version 49402 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1565654

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Influenza: 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 percentage by cohort of (a) children aged 2 and 3 years on 31 August 2022, (b) school-aged children including all primary school aged children and eligible secondary school aged children, (c) people aged 6 months to under 50 years in clinical risk groups, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged 50 to 64, (f) people aged 65 to 74, (g) people aged 75 and over, (h) people staying in long-stay residential care homes, (i) people who are carers, (j) people in receipt of carer’s allowance, (k) the main carer of an older or disabled person, (m) people who are in close contact with immunocompromised individuals and (n) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up the offer of a free seasonal flu vaccination by (A) 30 November 2022 and (B) 31 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	120089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. However, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publish seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in general practitioner patients. The following table shows the provisional monthly data for 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022 for various cohorts and seasonal influenza vaccine uptake provisional data for all school aged primary school children in England given from the 1 September 2022 to the 30 November 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cohort</p></td><td><p>Uptake 30 November 2022 (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 years old and over</p></td><td><p>76.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 months old to under 65 years old at-risk</p></td><td><p>42.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pregnant women</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 years old to under 65 years old and not in a clinical risk group</p></td><td><p>35.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 years old to 65 years old and in a clinical risk group</p></td><td><p>56.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All 2 year olds (combined)</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All 3 year olds (combined)</p></td><td><p>36.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reception (age 4 years old to 5 years old)</p></td><td><p>47.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1 (age 5 years old to 6 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2 (age 6 years old to 7 years old)</p></td><td><p>49.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3 (age 7 years old to 8 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 4 (age 8-9 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5 (age 9-10 years old)</p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 6 (age 10-11 years old)</p></td><td><p>46.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All primary school age (age 4 years old to 11 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: monthly data, 2022 to 2023 and Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in children of school age: monthly data, 2022 to 2023, UKHSA</p><p>Data for December 2022 will be published at the end of January 2023 and data for secondary school aged children will be published on 26 January 2023.</p><p>UKHSA has published provisional data for Seasonal influenza uptake amongst frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in England 2022 to 2023 for the period 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022, it is 41.8%. The data for December 2022 will be published at the end of January 2023.</p><p>As of the week, ending 18 December 2022, the proportions who had received their flu vaccination for the 2022 to 2023 season were, 70.1% of total residents and 13.8% of total staff of older adult care homes:</p><p>Vaccine uptake for carers will be published in the 2022 to 2023 annual report</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/01/2023 17:33:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1565656

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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 and Influenza: 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 steps his Department is taking to promote the uptake of free (a) seasonal flu and (b) COVID-19 booster vaccinations to eligible cohorts in winter 2022/23..
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	120091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department together with the National Health Service and UK Health Security Agency are providing advice and information to support those getting the COVID-19 and flu vaccines and to anyone who might have questions about the vaccination process.</p><p> </p><p>Our communications include information and advice shared via television, radio and social media. This has been translated into 28 languages including Albanian, Arabic, Brazilian, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Tagalog and Urdu. A new country-wide marketing campaign urging millions of eligible people to get their flu and COVID-19 booster vaccines to top up their immunity was launched on 24 October 2022. This includes targeted communications for ethnic minority communities, with a particular focus on those with low vaccine confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Multicultural community activity is seeing teams of campaign ambassadors engage with a range of different ethnic groups who tend to be more vaccine hesitant. This is taking place across the country in high footfall places of worship and nearby community settings.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/01/2023 12:20:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup