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1587135

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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, with reference to the independent report entitled JCVI statement on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for 2023, updated on 27 January 2023, on what evidential basis the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has proposed including children over the age of (a) 12 who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression and (b) 16 who are carers in the targeted primary course covid-19 vaccination programme in 2023, in the context of the effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing transmission.
tabling member constituency	Devizes
tabling member printed	Danny Kruger
uin	148774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The advice within the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) interim statement of 25 January 2023 is that primary course COVID-19 vaccination should move, over the course of 2023, towards a more targeted offer to protect those persons at higher risk of severe COVID-19. As this advice is interim, further work will be done to finalise the eligible cohorts in due course.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Current COVID-19 vaccines may provide some short term protection against infection and onwards transmission and this may reduce the risk of transmission from household contacts to immunosuppressed individuals who are at high risk of complications, and who may not directly benefit from vaccination.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The vaccination of household contacts and carers may provide some short term protection against infection and may reduce the risk of onwards transmission to those at higher risk. It will also reduce the risk of serious disease in carers, which, if they were to fall ill, may compromise the welfare of those they care for. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) report does not contain any evidential basis for proposed cohorts, as it was interim advice. The considerations for any future decisions will be part of future JCVI reports and meeting minutes.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Current COVID-19 vaccines may provide some short-term protection against infection and onwards transmission, weekly surveillance reports can be found at the following link:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-vaccine-weekly-surveillance-reports&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlexandra.Goodwin%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Cf8c258e161da49d54a9708db34fe209b%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638162038286550978%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UMm7q%2BBQ5yF7CqxrlOoxJFV6k6uFvpjUcfzQesawX20%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-surveillance-reports</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This may reduce the risk of transmission from household contacts to immunosuppressed individuals who are at high risk of complications, and who may not directly benefit from vaccination. It will also reduce the risk of serious disease in carers, which, if they were to fall ill, may compromise the welfare of those they care for.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The advice within the JCVI interim statement of 25 January 2023 is that primary course COVID-19 vaccination should move, over the course of 2023, towards a more targeted offer to protect those persons at higher risk of severe COVID-19. The vaccination programme can be found at the following link:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-vaccination-programme-for-2023-jcvi-interim-advice-8-november-2022%2520&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlexandra.Goodwin%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Cf8c258e161da49d54a9708db34fe209b%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638162038286550978%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D2Ue3qeAtDcN%2BbbCGjwLm%2FQYj6CbSG99KdR%2FNDXY0xA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-programme-for-2023-jcvi-interim-advice-8-november-2022 </a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Since the JCVI interim statement of 25 January 2023, the JCVI published a statement on 7 March 2023, which contained detail of the spring 2023 booster programme which can be found at the following link:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fspring-2023-covid-19-vaccination-programme-jcvi-advice-22-february-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlexandra.Goodwin%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Cf8c258e161da49d54a9708db34fe209b%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638162038286550978%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ok9GK%2FsGRq2wiZry5v4uP0YLec0hs5M39XQe38PvYAY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-2023-covid-19-vaccination-programme-jcvi-advice-22-february-2023</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The JCVI advice for the spring 2023 booster programme does not include primary or booster vaccinations for the groups referred to in this question.</ins></p></ins></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/04/2023 09:05:16 question first ministerially corrected 11/04/2023 10:48:43 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 66976 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4858 label Biography information for Danny Kruger

1586233

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the quantity of food provided to asylum seekers in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	146817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers in contingency accommodation are provided breakfast, lunch and evening meals, with a choice of at least one hot and one cold selection, at least one vegetarian option<del class="ministerial">, a beverage service</del> with each main meal and a food service for babies and small children with the appropriate foodstuffs. Food is provided in a location easily accessible to all. <del class="ministerial">Additional foodstuffs or meals are also provided as required to meet the nutritional needs of Service Users for whom three daily meals may be insufficient.</del></p><p> </p><p>We continuously look at ways to improve our procedures to ensure we address concerns quickly and effectively, and one of the tools we use to achieve this is through our targeted <del class="ministerial">customer experience</del> surveys. These are 100% anonymous and available 24/7 in a variety of languages. The Initial Accommodation (IA) survey in particular is aimed at all those who reside in all forms of contingency accommodation and seeks insight <del class="ministerial">directly from service users</del> on the<del class="ministerial">ir experience of</del> fundamental aspects of the provision. This includes questions on the accommodation standards and suitability, food offering, information <ins class="ministerial">provided.</ins><del class="ministerial">provided and overall service. </del></p><p> </p><p>The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration also conducted a thorough review of contingency accommodation. Their findings were published in May 2022 and the Home Office has accepted all of the recommendations made. The food service at hotels meets appropriate nutritional standards for each<del class="ministerial"> varied</del> menu and satisfies cultural, religious, health or other specific requirements.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2023 17:57:21 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2023 11:09:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 56896 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1586279

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Fenwick Hospital
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 hold back the proposed sale by the NHS of the site and buildings of the Fenwick Hospital, Lyndhurst until (a) documentation is produced specifying (i) who owns the title and (ii) what the terms were under which the original gift of ownership to the Lyndhurst community came under control of the NHS in 1948 and (b) sufficient time has been given to the League of Friends of the Fenwick Hospital further to develop plans for its future and assemble financial support to implement them.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	146747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The future use of Fenwick Community Hospital is subject to the plans set out by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board <del class="ministerial">who are the legal owners of the land and buildings. It</del> <ins class="ministerial">and NHS England and </ins>is not a matter for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.</p><p>Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board and NHS England have offered a meeting to League of Friends and Julian Lewis MP, in order that all information relating to the legal title of the Fenwick Hospital, Lyndhurst can be shared and discussed. Following this meeting, date to be confirmed, a decision relating to the auction sale of the site and its timing can be made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince previous answer version 56928 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince 57380 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2023 11:50:44 question first ministerially corrected 21/03/2023 16:06:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1585955

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Universal Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overpayments of Universal Credit have been attributed to Official Error in each of the last three years; and what the total value of those overpayments.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	143682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt, because it is all recoverable in law.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£700m) in 2021/22.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law. </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£270m) in 2021/22.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%. </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2023 11:43:36 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2023 16:11:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 56681 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1585957

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Universal Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of overpayments within Universal Credit attributed to Official Error recovered In each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	143683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt (in this way) because it is all recoverable in law.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£700m) in 2021/22.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (£250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (£330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (£270m) in 2021/22.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2021-to-2022-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan. </ins></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/02/2023 12:10:37 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2023 16:11:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 56691 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck