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1243351

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	Cancer: Health Services
	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 merits of implementing covid-safe spaces for cancer services to ensure cancer diagnostic services are not interrupted during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	103633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear from the start of the pandemic that cancer services must continue; cancer treatments and other essential care should only be postponed if a clinician and patient agree it is in the patient’s best interests. As part of the phased response to COVID-19, local healthcare providers and cancer alliances have worked together to identify ring-fenced diagnostic and surgical capacity for cancer treatment, including using the additional capacity negotiated within the independent sector.</p><p>The newly formed Cancer Recovery Taskforce will oversee the development of the cancer recovery plan and review progress against objectives.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/10/2020 13:50:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 55290 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1243560

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of introducing targeted messages and advertising for people in clinically vulnerable categories as the UK enters a second wave of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	103634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce such targeted messages and advertising. At present, clinically vulnerable people in England are advised to follow the same advice as the rest of the population. Revised guidance for the clinically extremely vulnerable was published on 13 October.</p><p>This guidance, as with other Government guidance where appropriate, will shortly be available in a number of languages and in easy read format on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 14:25:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 55291 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1243617

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	Gambling: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an NHS-led and commissioned treatment system to treat gambling addiction.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan made a commitment to expand the geographical coverage of NHS services for people with serious gambling problems.</p><p>In addition to the existing National Problem Gambling Clinic in London, the National Health Service has committed to opening an additional 14 new problem gambling clinics by 2023/24. The NHS Northern Gambling Service in Leeds opened in 2019 and now has satellite sites in Manchester and Sunderland. The NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan has committed to spending a total of £6 million on gambling-related harms by 2023/24.</p><p>As part of the Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement are improving referral routes for mental health services in primary care, by focusing on the integration of services.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 21/10/2020 14:09:27 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1243342

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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: Contact Tracing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what use NHS Test and Trace is making of information from credit checking agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	103552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>In order to request a Home Test, a user must first verify their identity using a service provided by TransUnion. Identity verification is built into the process in order to minimise the risk of fraudulent ordering.</p><p>If an individual is not willing or able to undertake the identity verification provided by TransUnion, they should call 119 for further assistance, or seek to book an appointment at a regional test site or mobile testing unit, where a member of staff will confirm their identity in person.</p><p>TransUnion provides identity verification checks as part of the registration process for a home test kit. This is not a credit check and will not affect an individual’s credit score.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/11/2020 11:06:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1243420

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) covid-19 test QR codes have been scanned at covid-19 test centres and (b) test results have been issued per day since August 1 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	103496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>We do not publish data in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/12/2020 12:35:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 55282 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1243427

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	Aviation: Coronavirus
	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 number of British residents that have contracted covid-19 on a flight in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	103433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to systematically identify where infection occurs in individual positive cases of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/11/2020 16:01:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1243432

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
	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 that care homes are prepared for a second wave of covid-19 ahead of winter 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	103436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Adult Social Care Winter Plan published on 18 September sets out the actions we are taking at a national level to support those who provide and receive care. It also outlines the actions every local area (local authorities and National Health Service partners) and every care provider must be taking right now to protect residents and staff in care homes.</p><p>Our commitments in The Adult Social Care Winter Plan includes:</p><p>- Continuing to engage with local authorities, care providers, people with care and support needs, and their families and carers to understand their needs and provide support;</p><p>- Provide £546 million through the Infection Control Fund, set up in May, which has now been extended until March 2021, to help the care sector restrict the movement of staff between care homes to stop the spread of the virus;</p><p>- We will support care homes and domiciliary care providers by providing free PPE for their Covid-19 needs until March 2021;</p><p>- Making the flu vaccine available for free to all health and care staff, personal assistants, and unpaid carers; and</p><p>- Introducing tightened measures which will enable residents and their loved ones to have safe visits to care homes.</p><p>Working together will ensure that high-quality, safe and timely care is provided to everyone who needs it, whilst protecting people who need care especially those who are older or living with underlying health conditions who may be more vulnerable to the virus, their carers and the social care workforce from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/10/2020 15:02:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1243433

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	NHS: Medical Treatments
	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 monitor the (a) clinical performance and (b) delivery rate of NHS treatments not related to covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	103437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department uses data published on a monthly basis to monitor compliance against performance standards. There are robust processes in place to hold NHS England and NHS Improvement to account and action to ensure compliance with different performance standards is discussed in the course of this process.</p><p>Guidance issued by NHS England and NHS Improvement at the end of July set the ambition for providers to recover elective services in October to 90% of last year’s levels for admissions, and 100% for outpatients. The Department continues to monitor performance against these ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 20/10/2020 10:07:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1243434

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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: 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 his strategy is for administering a covid-19 vaccine once it has been approved by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	103438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>We are preparing for the delivery of any potential COVID-19 vaccination programme as quickly as possible. The scale of what is rolled out and when will depend on a safe, effective vaccine being available. Plans include ensuring there is adequate of provision of transport, storage, personal protective equipment, and the consideration of the settings and workforce required to vaccinate against COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 14:00:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1243466

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	Contact Tracing: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many downloads there were of the NHS covid-19 app on (a) 14 October 2020 and (b) the date the Secretary of State responds to this question.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
	uin	103631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service COVID-19 App has been widely available to download since 24 September and provides several tools to support testing and contact tracing in England and Wales including contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. As of 14 October, the app had been downloaded over 17.67 million times in England and Wales. By 28 October this had risen to 19.22 million.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/11/2020 14:15:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 55289 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen