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1276136

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date	13/01/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on mass lateral flow testing of university students; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	137198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care have worked in partnership with higher education (HE) institutions to deliver an asymptomatic mass testing programme to ensure that students could travel home from university in December and that students reading a subject listed within the guidance as essential in order to support the pipeline of future workers (as well as those with exemptions as outlined in guidance) can travel back to university safely and with confidence while protecting themselves, their friends, family and wider community.</p><p>Officials worked with the sector to ensure that almost all HE institutions were ready to provide 2 COVID-19 tests to students that returned in January 2021. I also wrote to Vice Chancellors on 21 January 2021, announcing that providers should commence regular ongoing lateral flow testing from 25 January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 28/01/2021 16:49:56 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274674

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buildings: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate on building refurbishment works to zero.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	134418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text The Government already maintains a reduced rate of VAT at five per cent, subject to certain conditions, for residential renovations.<p> </p><p>Introducing a zero rate of VAT would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, estimated at about £4 billion per year, which would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, higher borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere. While the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to change the VAT treatment of the repair and renovation of buildings.A</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 134445 question first answered 13/01/2021 15:43:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274675

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate to zero for existing dwellings when making energy efficient improvements as part of any climate change strategy.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	134419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The installation of various environmentally friendly home improvement materials, such as insulation and draft stripping, is already eligible for relief from VAT, subject to certain conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to change the VAT treatment of home improvements at present.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2021 14:36:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274692

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Music: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will publish revised guidance to allow amateur singing groups to resume rehearsing and performing in a covid-secure way.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	134420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>On 4 January the Prime Minister announced that new national restrictions would come into effect the following day in England to help stem the spread of coronavirus and the new variant strain of the virus. Guidance on the national restrictions advise that people should only leave home for a limited number of reasons and that people should travel to work only where it is unreasonable for you to do your job from home. We have updated the Performing Arts Guidance to be clear that during this period all amateur activity including amateur choirs and orchestras, cannot take place.</p><p>We are committed to moving to stage 5 of the performing arts roadmap, for both professional and amater activity, as soon as it is safe to do so. However we have always been clear that the activity permitted would be in line with the latest public health context.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/01/2021 13:55:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274693

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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: Licensed Premises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason takeaway alcohol sales from pubs and restaurants are not permitted in the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown on the same basis as the previous lockdown; and if he will permit those sales.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	134421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has listened carefully to the views of the scientific community, the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its sub-groups when taking decisions on the best way to tackle the pandemic.</p><p>In recognition of the importance of transparency in these unprecedented times, SAGE has been publishing the statements and the accompanying evidence it has reviewed to demonstrate how the scientific understanding of COVID-19 has continued to evolve as new data emerges and how SAGE’s advice has quickly adapted to new findings that reflect a changing situation. Hospitality venues such as cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars and social clubs must close, with the exception of providing food and non-alcoholic drinks for takeaway until 11pm, click-and-collect and drive-through. All food and drink including alcohol can continue to be provided by delivery.</p><p>The Government has these restrictions constantly under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/01/2021 14:33:34 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1271799

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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	China: Minority Groups
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 recent representations he has made to the (a) the Chinese Government, (b) the international community and (c) UK businesses on the treatment of Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	130707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading international role in holding China to account for its human rights violations in Xinjiang. Most recently, in October, alongside Germany we brought together a total of 39 countries to express grave concern at the situation in Xinjiang in a joint statement at the UN Third Committee. We have engaged more than 50 countries on this issue in recent months. The Foreign Secretary has raised our serious concerns directly with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi on a number of occasions this year. FCDO officials regularly engage business and other stakeholders including trade bodies to raise awareness of China's human rights violations, and underline our view that businesses must take steps to ensure their supply chains are free of forced labour. We continue to urge all UK businesses to conduct due diligence on their supply chains and are taking steps to strengthen supply chain transparency under the Modern Slavery Act.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 11/01/2021 13:44:39 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1259689

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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, with reference to the ONS surveys of 30 October and 4 December 2020, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the reasons for the ONS downgrade of its estimate of covid-19 in England from 9.52 per 10,000 on 17 October to 4.89 per 10,000 on 17 October 2020 and (b) the effect of that revision on the Government’s decision to enter into a second national lockdown in November 2020; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that future covid-19 data published by the ONS will not require significant revision at a later date.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	127537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have published an extensive methodology document in relation to their COVID-19 Infection Survey, which states that:</p><p> </p><p>“All estimates presented in our bulletins are provisional results. As swabs are not necessarily analysed in date order by the laboratory, we have not yet received test results for all swabs taken on the dates included in this analysis. Estimates may therefore be revised as more test results are included”.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is one of the many data sources the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies include in their scientific advice to Government used to inform decisions on COVID-19 restrictions. Other data sources include the REACT STUDY, Test and Trace data and COVID-19 deaths and hospital admissions. Collectively this data highlighted the need to tighten restrictions in November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is a pilot study developed at pace to help monitor the situation as it evolves and is therefore undergoing continual quality improvement.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/03/2021 17:32:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 69153 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1259692

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure peer review of the methods and independent verification of the results of ONS estimates of covid-19 cases.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	127538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2020 16:57:27 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ127538.pdf title UKSA response PQ127358
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1259175

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
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	Hospital Beds: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the article in Health Service Journal entitled, Leaks reveal two-thirds of private hospital capacity went unused by NHS, published on 1 December 2020, what percentage of private sector (a) day case, (b) diagnostics, and (c) outpatient's capacity that was block-purchased by the NHS was in use in (i) June, (ii) July, (iii) August and (iv) September.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	126848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/12/2020 17:43:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1259193

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
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: Patients
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November to Question 112041, if he will make it his policy to publish on a weekly basis the (a) number of (i) covid-19 hospital patients, (ii) covid-19 hospital patients who are in critical status, (iii) hospital patients with other conditions who are in critical status and (iv) covid-19 hospitals patients who have recovered from critical status but remain in hospital and (b) discharge rate from hospitals compared with the historical average rate.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	126849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2021 answer text <p>Specific datasets showing the number of COVID-19 hospital patients, COVID-19 patients who are in a critical status and hospital patients with other conditions who are in critical status are already published by NHS England and GOV.UK</p><p>Data showing the number of COVID-19 hospital patients who have recovered in critical status but remain in hospital and discharge rate from hospitals compared with the historical average rate are not published and there are no plans to publish additional information at this time.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/01/2021 16:29:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker