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1357233

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date	21/09/2021
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	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
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 Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 156324, if he will make it his policy to publish the data used to inform the Government's decisions on whether a country is on the red list including evidence of (a) variants of concern, (b) epidemiology, (c) imported cases and (d) traveller volumes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	52457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The decision to include countries on the ‘red list’ is informed by the latest scientific data and public health advice from a world-leading range of experts, including risk assessments from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency.</p><p>Data considered includes epidemiological metrics (such as case and testing rates), genomic surveillance capability, evidence of the presence of high risk variants and evidence of exported cases of variants to the UK and elsewhere. Travel connections with the United Kingdom and details of the in-country and territory vaccination profile are included as contextual information. You can find further information on the methodology for international travel risk assessments at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-risk-assessment-methodology-to-inform-international-travel-traffic-light-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-risk-assessment-methodology-to-inform-international-travel-traffic-light-system</a>.</p><p>Data informing international travel risk assessments is published every three week’s following the latest country allocations by Ministers. You can find this data at the following link; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-informing-international-travel-risk-assessments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-informing-international-travel-risk-assessments</a>.</p><p>The list of red list countries is kept under review</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 15/11/2021 14:37:16 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1357268

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) contributions by developed countries to the $100 billion climate finance commitment are delivered as grants and (b) 50 per cent of climate finance is allocated to adaptation.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	52462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2021 answer text <p>The OECD figures recently published showed that developed countries were still significantly short of the $100 billion goal in 2019, mobilising $79.6 billion. We have seen recent progress. President Biden’s recent announcement that the US is doubling their climate finance to $11.4 billion by 2024 is a major step towards the achievement of the $100 billion goal. However, we need all developed countries to step up with enhanced pledges, and the Presidency is continuing to encourage developed countries to increase their commitments, including to feed into the Germany-Canada led Delivery Plan.</p><p>The UK is ensuring a large majority of our international climate finance is grant-based. We are pressing other donor countries for similarly ambitious commitments. Under our G7 Presidency, the G7 committed to scaling up adaptation finance, and we have seen concrete new individual pledges from Canada, Japan, the US, and Denmark in recent months to this effect. The UK has committed to delivering a balance through our scaled up ICF and has joined the Champions Group on Adaptation Finance, composed of donors committed to delivering a balance of adaptation in their climate finance in response to calls from developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 52461 question first answered 06/10/2021 13:33:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1357276

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 41808 on Coronavirus: vaccination, tabled on 3 September by the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	52465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 11 October to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-03/41808" target="_blank">41808</a>.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/10/2021 10:03:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1356762

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he is requiring from hotels responsible for managed covid-19 quarantine provision on the handling of any (a) physical and (b) mental health emergencies for people quarantining; whether he is monitoring the handling of those emergencies; whether appropriate treatment and care is provided; if he will take steps to ensure that hotels know what to do in the event of a managed quarantine guest experiencing a mental health emergency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	51667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department’s Landside Operations team produces a report for each quarantine hotel describing all notable incidents occurring in the previous 24 hours, including the handling of mental and physical emergencies. Managed Quarantine hotels are required to provide daily contributions for this report.</p><p>If a hotel guest experiences a physical or mental emergency, medical care is accessed directly from the National Health Service. Landside Operations liaison officers are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can facilitate transition from the hotel for a mental or physical emergency.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 20/10/2021 16:47:35 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1354268

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Loans: Quarantine
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 it his policy to make available long-term zero interest loans to people who cannot afford the upfront costs of managed covid-19 hotel quarantine but need to travel to a red list country for the purposes of (a) seeing a terminally ill loved one, (b) attending a funeral and (c) other compassionate grounds to be assessed on a case by case basis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	45833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>For those who will suffer severe financial hardship as a result of paying for the full cost of managed quarantine before travel, hardship arrangements may be available if their travel has been for essential purposes. This includes repayment plans, where the cost of managed quarantine is paid for in monthly instalments and in exceptional circumstances, fee reductions or waivers may be granted. Individuals will not be charged interest on repayment plans.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 11/10/2021 13:14:27 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1352444

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Blood Tests: Bottles
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 to increase the number of blood collection tubes available to the NHS; if he will publish the total number of blood collection tubes that were (a) required and (b) available to (i) hospitals, (ii) GP surgeries and (iii) community testing facilities in the most recent period for which that information is available; when he plans for blood testing to resume at the levels previously undertaken prior to the recent shortages of blood collection tubes; what plans and systems he is putting in place to help avoid further future restrictions of blood tests in response to shortages of such diagnostic consumables; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2021 answer text <p>We have secured in excess of 15 million of additional blood tubes, by importing additional supplies from the European Union and the United States. During August and September, an average of 1.96 million tubes were supplied into hospitals each week against a pre-disruption weekly requirement of 2.04 million. Due to the multiple channels through which blood tubes are provided to different areas of the health and social care system, information on the supply into general practitioner and community testing facilities is not held centrally, as many will receive this via hospitals.</p><p>The additional stock secured combined with recovery of supply through normal channels has allowed for normal testing to resume from 20 September. The Department is working closely with suppliers, NHS England, the devolved administrations and the National Health Service to enhance future resilience through strategic planning, rebuilding local and national stockpiles, introduction and validation of supplier product and the adoption of best practice within the health system to make best use of the available resources.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/10/2021 11:29:25 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1352497

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Infectious Diseases: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 August 2021 to Question 16063 on Disease Control, for what reason he cannot reveal information that relates to the formulation or development of Government policy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department has robust plans for responding to disease outbreaks that are regularly tested through preparedness exercises and we recognise the public interest in making this information available. Exercise Alice tested preparedness for handling an outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV). As both MERS and COVID-19 are caused by coronaviruses, the Department assesses that the publication of further information related to Exercise Alice could lead to false parallels being drawn between the hypothetical response to the MERS outbreak scenario in Exercise Alice and the response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This could undermine faith in and support for the National Health Service, resulting in negative health impacts through a possible reduction in care-seeking behaviour.</p><p>The Department is currently reviewing its decision to withhold the Exercise Alice report. A number of factors will influence this decision, including the current stage of the COVID-19 pandemic response.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 41799 question first answered 11/10/2021 14:26:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1352499

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Infectious Diseases: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 August 2021 to Question 16063 on Disease Control, for what reason publication at the current time of further information on the pandemic preparedness Exercise Alice of 2016 would be likely to prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs; at what time and for what reasons publication would be less likely to prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department has robust plans for responding to disease outbreaks that are regularly tested through preparedness exercises and we recognise the public interest in making this information available. Exercise Alice tested preparedness for handling an outbreak of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV). As both MERS and COVID-19 are caused by coronaviruses, the Department assesses that the publication of further information related to Exercise Alice could lead to false parallels being drawn between the hypothetical response to the MERS outbreak scenario in Exercise Alice and the response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This could undermine faith in and support for the National Health Service, resulting in negative health impacts through a possible reduction in care-seeking behaviour.</p><p>The Department is currently reviewing its decision to withhold the Exercise Alice report. A number of factors will influence this decision, including the current stage of the COVID-19 pandemic response.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 41797 question first answered 11/10/2021 14:26:44 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1352526

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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: 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 he is taking to allow patients with primary care records of covid-19 vaccines received overseas to view their vaccine status in the NHS App where those vaccines have been recorded by a general practice with no access to a point of care system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>Vaccination events not recorded within one of the English vaccination programme point of care solutions do not appear in the national vaccination database. In line with the development of the overseas vaccination service, general practitioners (GPs) will be directed to refer patients to this service that will be available at a number of English vaccination sites from October. This will support those who have been vaccinated overseas and who require a NHS COVID Pass. There are currently no plans for GP foundation IT clinical systems to send data into the vaccination database. However, some of these private system suppliers are developing point of care systems that could in future be included in the national vaccination programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 11/10/2021 14:35:21 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas