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1258200

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scottish Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what covid-19 testing sites have been made available in the Scottish Borders since the beginning of the outbreak; and how long those sites have been operational.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	124826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has worked with the Scottish Government to ensure that support is there to significantly increase testing capacity in Scotland to respond to Covid-19 in addition to NHS Scotland’s own capacity. This has included funding six drive through centres, 20 mobile testing units, 22 walk in sites and support for mass testing with one million lateral flow test kits so far.</p><p> </p><p>In the Scottish Borders, there has been a Mobile Testing Unit operating in the area since May 2020 where it regularly visits Galashiels and previously Hawick.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 09/12/2020 17:19:11 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1258201

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative estimate he has made of the number of driving tests taken between April and September at (a) Duns, (b) Hawick, (c) Peebles, (d) Galashiels, and (e) Kelso driving test centres, this year and in the previous three years.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	124827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Duns</p></td><td><p>Hawick</p></td><td><p>Peebles</p></td><td><p>Galashiels</p></td><td><p>Kelso</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - Sept 2017</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - Sept 2018</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - Sept 2019</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr - June 2020 *</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* TO NOTE:</p><p>No driving tests were conducted between April and June 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.</p><p>We cannot provide figures beyond 30 June 2020 as they have not yet been published officially and to release them externally would breach the Statistics and Registrations Service Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/12/2020 16:01:16 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1255969

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on rolling out the Kickstart Scheme; and what discussions he has with the devolved Administrations on that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	121332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>As of 20/11/2020, the DWP’s Kickstart scheme has received 4’783 total applications, 1’752 of these being from prospective gateway organisations (this includes bids made across a number of application forms from some organisations each containing different Kickstart placements). So far, applications from Gateways and employers covering 23’934 vacancies have been approved.</p><p> </p><p>Officials meet colleagues in the devolved administrations regularly to discuss Kickstart and to ensure that the benefits of the scheme can be maximised and can complement existing and planned local provision for young people.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/12/2020 16:30:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1255971

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in Scotland are in receipt of the Warm Home Discount.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	121333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>In 2018/19, the latest scheme year for which we have data, £341 million was spent on energy bills support for low income and vulnerable households across Great Britain.The scheme provided 2,220,194 rebates, worth £140, to Core Group and Broader Group recipients, and over £30 million worth of support through Industry Initiatives activities across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of scheme spend, as well as the report for the 2018/19 scheme year, can be found in the Ofgem scheme reports: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenvironmental-programmes%2Fsocial-programmes%2Fwarm-home-discount%2Fwarm-home-discount-reports-and-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CScott.Gibson%40beis.gov.uk%7Cfa6edee4832b458faa1408d89531b711%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637423388034192109%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2FyfttLK4pDYSLLtw2tKhwcqE2GTA7o%2FLRX31CuME41I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/social-programmes/warm-home-discount/warm-home-discount-reports-and-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 04/12/2020 14:56:46 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1252366

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Procurement: 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, whether covid-19 vaccine procurement has been carried out at a UK-wide level.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	115765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has secured early access to 355 million vaccines doses through agreements with seven separate vaccine developers, which have been purchased for the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/11/2020 17:39:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1252364

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	Coronavirus: Scotland
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 he is taking with the Scottish Government to develop plans for a coordinated rollout of covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	115763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The Vaccine Taskforce is procuring vaccines for the whole of the United Kingdom, including Scotland. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets weekly with counterparts in the devolved administrations for discussions of key COVID-19 issues across all four nations. Throughout, as health is a devolved matter, the UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations to ensure successful delivery across the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/02/2021 17:05:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1252365

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	Coronavirus: Scotland
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 with the Scottish Government to develop a communications campaign to promote the uptake of covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	115764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the devolved administrations to enable there to be an aligned approach to COVID-19 vaccine communications across the United Kingdom. We are developing communications campaigns to increase confidence in the safety of vaccines and the COVID-19 vaccine in particular and support the operational deployment when a vaccine is ready. We engage with communications teams from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland directly to coordinate this activity and agree communications coordination.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/12/2020 16:45:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1252367

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	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, whether each approved covid-19 vaccine will be distributed across the UK according to population.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	115766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>As health is a devolved matter, the United Kingdom Government is working closely with the devolved administrations to ensure successful deployment of a COVID-19 vaccine across the whole of the UK. This includes considerations of planning and key decisions which will need to be aligned across the devolved administrations. The Government will distribute available COVID-19 vaccines on an equitable basis across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/12/2020 16:43:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1252376

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	Coronavirus: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of covid-19 testing in Scotland is provided by the UK Government.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	115767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Testing capacity through the National Testing Programme is allocated to each nation of the United Kingdom on the basis of population share.</p><p>The Government is providing COVID-19 testing and test processing in support of NHS Scotland. This includes six regional test sites, more than 25 test sites in local communities, around 20 mobile testing units and the Glasgow Lighthouse Laboratory. In addition, the Government has provided a million lateral flow devices.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/01/2021 18:22:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1234978

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating people who were unable to claim child benefit due to delays in receiving their child's birth certificate as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	91128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 7 April 2020 that, as General Register Offices were closed or operating at a reduced capacity during the COVID-19 outbreak, HM Revenue and Customs would allow parents to claim Child Benefit for their newborns without having to register their child’s birth first, to ensure they did not miss out on Child Benefit payments. Child Benefit can be backdated for up to three months.</p><p>The press release announcing these measures is at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/dont-miss-out-claim-child-benefit-by-phone-or-post-hmrc-tells-new-parents" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/dont-miss-out-claim-child-benefit-by-phone-or-post-hmrc-tells-new-parents</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/09/2020 12:59:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont