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1241175

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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, if he will prioritise the (a) further development and (b) deployment of a coronavirus risk calculator through the NHS App.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	100376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The NHS COVID-19 App already includes several features that are designed to help identify and manage risk for individuals and communities.</p><p>For contact tracing, the app detects and logs other nearby app users using random unique identifiers. If any of those users later test positive for COVID-19, close contacts will receive an exposure alert with advice to self-isolate.</p><p>When a user first registers for the app they are asked for the first half of their postcode. They can check the app every day to see if where they live has become a high-risk area for COVID-19. If it has, they will also receive a notification. This will help them make daily decisions to protect themselves and those close to them.</p><p>The app was launched following positive trials and rigorous testing. It is accurate, responsive and has received positive feedback from users. We continue to work to optimise the app and will keep further improvements under review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/10/2020 09:07:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53704 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

1247401

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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
	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 has taken to validate epidemiological models of covid-19 (a) cases, (b) hospitalisations and (c) deaths against observed data throughout 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	109321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific advice to support the Government response to COVID-19. In fulfilling this role SAGE considers a wide range of infectious disease modelling.</p><p>Part of this advice includes consensus medium-term projections of hospitalisations and deaths produced by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling. These represent a scenario in which the trajectory of the epidemic continues to follow current trends. They do not account for the impact of future policy or behaviour changes, nor seasonal effects that may affect transmission.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/12/2020 18:00:52 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 58853 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

1247412

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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 recent steps he has taken to validate against observed data modelled effects of (a) lockdown on reducing covid-19 virus transmission and (b) lifting lockdown on subsequent covid-19 virus transmission; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	109324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its subgroup SPI-M-O regularly review modelling investigating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions. For example, after the current national restrictions were introduced on 5 January 2021, SAGE considered several different modelling scenarios to explore the potential impact of the new measures.</p><p>These scenarios investigated the number of hospital admissions, deaths and hospital bed occupancy under a range of different ‘R’ values. An overview of these scenarios and a comparison to the outturn data can found in SPI-M-O’s consensus statements from 13 January and 3 February 2021 which are available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spi-m-o-consensus-statement-on-covid-19-13-january-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spi-m-o-consensus-statement-on-covid-19-13-january-2021</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spi-m-o-consensus-statement-on-covid-19-3-february-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spi-m-o-consensus-statement-on-covid-19-3-february-2021</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 02/03/2021 11:54:45 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 58854 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

1247415

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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
	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 has taken to validate models of covid-19 impact on the NHS against observed data; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	109325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific advice to support the Government response to COVID-19. In fulfilling this role SAGE considers a wide range of infectious disease modelling.</p><p>Part of this advice includes consensus medium-term projections of hospitalisations and deaths produced by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M). These represent a scenario in which the trajectory of the epidemic continues to follow current trends. They do not account for the impact of future policy or behaviour changes, nor seasonal effects that may affect transmission.</p><p>The charts included in the medium-term projections explainer show the consensus medium-term projections SPI-M’s operational sub-group have produced for daily hospital admissions and deaths in England. These projections are plotted on a log scale to better display the large range of values. As these charts show, actual data from October consistently fitted the projections made earlier in the month. These charts are published on GOV.UK.SPI-M does not estimate or project the number of cases. Models are continually validated against outturn data.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/01/2021 16:09:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 58855 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

1249189

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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	Long Covid: Wycombe
	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 open a long covid clinic in Wycombe.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	112038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>On 7 October the National Health Service announced that £10 million funding will go towards designating specialist ‘long COVID-19’ assessment clinics that will be available to all patients in England.</p><p>Commissioning guidance to support the establishment of these clinics was published on 6 November and local health systems are currently developing plans to implement them as soon as possible. More information about the clinic locations and how to access them will be released in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 21:43:47 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 60406 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

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

1280784

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	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	Health Services: Coronavirus
	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 collate and publish covid-19 (a) nosocomial patient data and (b) subsequent deaths for (a) definite, (b) probable and (c) indeterminate healthcare-associated covid-19 infections; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	143749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide information on the estimated nosocomial infection rate for COVID-19 in England, based on data held.</p><p>Since October 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement have published data relating to hospital activity which includes the numbers of people diagnosed in hospital or admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Data relating to the number of patients diagnosed in the community and subsequently admitted to hospital or admitted to hospital and diagnosed with COVID-19 within eight days after admission is also published.</p><p>Given the incubation period of the virus and local differences in application of testing protocols, it is not possible to definitively determine the number of people who contracted COVID-19 while in hospital in England to date. Consequently, it is not possible to determine the number of deaths resulting from nosocomial COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/02/2021 09:34:19 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 78961 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

1286273

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Medical Records: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people's health data can be shared with non-health authorities without consent during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	153231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Data law provides a number of gateways that enable sharing of personal data, including personal health data, with a range of organisations without the individual's consent. These include where sharing is legally required or where it is in the public interest.</p><p>We have used existing powers to publish Control of Patient Information (COPI) notices to require organisations working for the health service, local authorities and the Department's arm’s length bodies to share data to support the response to COVID-19. An individual's confidential patient information can only be shared under the COPI notices where it is allowed under data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act and United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulations. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 also enable the disclosure of confidential patient information to a non-health authority during the management of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/04/2021 15:36:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 83909 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

1198358

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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 COVID-19 App Data Ethics Advisory Board
	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 ensure that members of the NHS Covid-19 App Data Ethics Advisory Board are given unrestricted access to all the information that they require.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	51917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The independent NHS COVID-19 App Ethics Advisory Board serves an important role in providing constructive challenge and advice. In order to fulfil its role, the board receives frequent, detailed briefings from those developing the app.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 11/06/2020 13:51:57 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 25905 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

1218597

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	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: Prosecutions
	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 the CPS's findings that 53 unlawful and no lawful prosecutions have been pursued in England and Wales under the powers provided by Schedule 21 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, what plans he has to revise his assessment of the necessity of Schedule 21 in his two month report on that Act.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	66042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>As per section 97(1)(b) of the Coronavirus Act 2020, the Secretary of State will make a statement in the two-monthly report about whether he considers the current status of non-devolved provisions to be appropriate. This is due to be published at the end of July. The first such statement was published on 29 May and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-act-report-may-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-act-report-may-2020</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 66043 question first answered 16/07/2020 20:28:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 34394 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