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1241822

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when data will be available to enable an assessment of the effectiveness in suppressing the transmission of covid-19 with the rule of six and mandated table service conditions imposed on hospitality businesses.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	100977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies will continue to publish minutes from its meetings and the supporting scientific papers on the GOV.UK website, as has been the case since the start of the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 20/10/2020 09:20:33 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1240702

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pesticides: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Health and Safety Executive has made in their review of regulations on the use of pesticides by voluntary conservation groups for environmental conservation purposes.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	99604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Pesticides regulations do not prohibit voluntary conservation groups from using glyphosate and other pesticides in environmental conservation work. Volunteers may use products that are authorised for amateur use; they may also use products that are authorised for professional use providing they are trained and hold a recognised certificate in the application of pesticides. Untrained conservation volunteers may apply pesticides that are authorised for professional use but only if they are under the supervision of a trained certificated user and are working towards gaining a recognised certificate in the application of pesticides.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of Defra, the Health and Safety Executive reviewed this aspect of the pesticide regulations and the options identified are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 99605 question first answered 13/10/2020 12:54:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1240703

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Glyphosate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the natural environment in the event that voluntary conservation groups are prohibited from using glyphosate in environmental conservation work.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	99605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Pesticides regulations do not prohibit voluntary conservation groups from using glyphosate and other pesticides in environmental conservation work. Volunteers may use products that are authorised for amateur use; they may also use products that are authorised for professional use providing they are trained and hold a recognised certificate in the application of pesticides. Untrained conservation volunteers may apply pesticides that are authorised for professional use but only if they are under the supervision of a trained certificated user and are working towards gaining a recognised certificate in the application of pesticides.</p><p> </p><p>At the request of Defra, the Health and Safety Executive reviewed this aspect of the pesticide regulations and the options identified are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 99604 question first answered 13/10/2020 12:54:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1240491

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Enzalutamide
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 ensure the supply to UK patients of the Dutch-made medicine Enzalutamide after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	98956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>It remains our objective to negotiate a future relationship with the European Union to ensure that patients across the United Kingdom continue to have unfettered access to the medicines and medical products they need at the end of the transition period.</p><p>In consultation with the devolved administrations and crown dependencies, we are working with trade bodies, suppliers and the health and care system to implement detailed plans to help ensure the continued supply of medicines and medical products, including Enzalutamide, in all scenarios. In the Department’s letter to industry of 3 August, we asked suppliers to get trader ready, consider alternative routes away from potential disruption and stockpile medicines that come from or via the EU on UK soil to a target level of six weeks where this is possible. The letter is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 98957 question first answered 23/10/2020 08:42:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1240492

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Enzalutamide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the supply of the Dutch-made medicine Enzalutamide to UK patients of the UK and EU being unable to conclude a free trade agreement by the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	98957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>It remains our objective to negotiate a future relationship with the European Union to ensure that patients across the United Kingdom continue to have unfettered access to the medicines and medical products they need at the end of the transition period.</p><p>In consultation with the devolved administrations and crown dependencies, we are working with trade bodies, suppliers and the health and care system to implement detailed plans to help ensure the continued supply of medicines and medical products, including Enzalutamide, in all scenarios. In the Department’s letter to industry of 3 August, we asked suppliers to get trader ready, consider alternative routes away from potential disruption and stockpile medicines that come from or via the EU on UK soil to a target level of six weeks where this is possible. The letter is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-3-august-2020/letter-to-medicine-suppliers-3-august-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 98956 question first answered 23/10/2020 08:42:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1239657

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
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: City of York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential increase of coronavirus testing capacity for the residents of the City of York in October.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	98216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>We increased our testing capacity to 500,000 tests a day by the end of October, expanding our network of testing sites. For the residents of York, there is a local testing centre at Wentworth Way Car Park at the University of York and a regional testing centre at Poppleton Bar Park and Ride.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/01/2021 13:06:32 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1239659

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
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: City of York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the creation of the covid-19 testing lab in Newcastle will deliver an increase in the number of available lab slots for tests from residents of the City of York.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	98217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>Our laboratories are already processing more than a million tests a week and we recently announced new facilities and technology to process results more quickly. Due to unprecedented demand, we continue to target testing capacity at the areas that need it most, including those where there is an outbreak and prioritising at-risk groups.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/01/2021 13:11:37 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1239288

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what process his Department is reviewing the effectiveness of each covid-19 protective measure enacted by the Government.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	97567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>Where the Department has used secondary legislation to put in place measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, those Regulations stipulate that a review of these measures must take place within 28 days. In making a decision on how to proceed, we comply with our legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 (particularly the Public Sector Equality Duty) and the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, Part 1 of the National Health Service Act 2006 and the Family Test. We keep the situation under continuous review, to consider whether the measures contained in the Regulations are still a necessary component of an effective response.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 21/10/2020 07:32:44 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1239290

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Coronavirus: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department sought behavioural science guidance before implementing (a) the 10pm curfew on the hospitality industry and (b) the rule of six.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	97568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government receives a range of inputs in order to make all its decisions relating to COVID-19 restrictions - including monitoring the impact of restrictions in local areas via the Joint Biosecurity Centre and monitoring international experience.</p><p>We have also seen in Belgium that the package of measures introduced, including early closures in some regions, was effective in controlling transmission rates</p><p>The Government keeps all its COVID-19 restriction measures under review and will closely monitor the impact of this policy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/10/2020 14:27:30 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1239291

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
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	Coronavirus: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the 10pm curfew on the hospitality industry.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	97569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>Early data suggests that a significant proportion of exposure to the virus is seen in the hospitality sector, which is even more pronounced in younger age groups.</p><p>10pm closure seeks to strike the balance of allowing people to continue to socialise while reducing social contact and minimising negative impact on the economy. This relies on us ensuring that businesses remain COVID-secure.</p><p>We have put in place an unprecedented package of support to support impacted businesses, including over £11 billion already been paid out through the Small Business Grants Fund and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Grants Fund to over 897,000 businesses across the country, with a further £617 million available to councils to use at their discretion to support small businesses which are not eligible for the main grant scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 97582 question first answered 19/10/2020 08:05:41 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy