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1255927

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, where in the UK each of the 58 fridges is located.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	121367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has secured 58 specialised ultra-low temperature freezers for the storage of potential COVID-19 vaccines which require ultra-low temperature storage. The ultra-low temperature freezers are located in two national storage facilities in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland, in readiness for the commencement of a COVID-19 immunisation programme that will support activity across the United Kingdom. This does not include any ultra-low temperature freezers previously announced by the Scottish Government.</p><p>At a regional level, the National Health Service has made preparations, including sourcing ultra-low temperature storage to support local delivery.</p><p>The location of the facilities is not being disclosed publicly in order to maintain the integrity of the sites.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121368 121369 121370 question first answered 22/12/2020 12:12:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 65828 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1255928

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, how many fridges are located in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	121368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has secured 58 specialised ultra-low temperature freezers for the storage of potential COVID-19 vaccines which require ultra-low temperature storage. The ultra-low temperature freezers are located in two national storage facilities in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland, in readiness for the commencement of a COVID-19 immunisation programme that will support activity across the United Kingdom. This does not include any ultra-low temperature freezers previously announced by the Scottish Government.</p><p>At a regional level, the National Health Service has made preparations, including sourcing ultra-low temperature storage to support local delivery.</p><p>The location of the facilities is not being disclosed publicly in order to maintain the integrity of the sites.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121367 121369 121370 question first answered 22/12/2020 12:12:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 65829 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1255929

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, how many fridges are located in each English region.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	121369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has secured 58 specialised ultra-low temperature freezers for the storage of potential COVID-19 vaccines which require ultra-low temperature storage. The ultra-low temperature freezers are located in two national storage facilities in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland, in readiness for the commencement of a COVID-19 immunisation programme that will support activity across the United Kingdom. This does not include any ultra-low temperature freezers previously announced by the Scottish Government.</p><p>At a regional level, the National Health Service has made preparations, including sourcing ultra-low temperature storage to support local delivery.</p><p>The location of the facilities is not being disclosed publicly in order to maintain the integrity of the sites.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121367 121368 121370 question first answered 22/12/2020 12:12:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 65830 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1255930

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 116658 on coronavirus: vaccination, whether the 58 fridges includes the 20 previously announced by the Scottish Government on 10 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	121370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has secured 58 specialised ultra-low temperature freezers for the storage of potential COVID-19 vaccines which require ultra-low temperature storage. The ultra-low temperature freezers are located in two national storage facilities in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland, in readiness for the commencement of a COVID-19 immunisation programme that will support activity across the United Kingdom. This does not include any ultra-low temperature freezers previously announced by the Scottish Government.</p><p>At a regional level, the National Health Service has made preparations, including sourcing ultra-low temperature storage to support local delivery.</p><p>The location of the facilities is not being disclosed publicly in order to maintain the integrity of the sites.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 121367 121368 121369 question first answered 22/12/2020 12:12:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 65831 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1254433

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	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 definition of care home applies in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's interim advice on priority groups for covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has based its advice on the data it has reviewed from a number of sources including the Office for National Statistics and Public Health England. For the purposes of COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation, the definition of care homes as all care home premises licensed and registered with the Care Quality Commission, applies.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 13:58:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1254434

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	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, whether hospices will be included within the definition of care home in the interim advice on priority groups for covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee and Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has based its advice on the data it has reviewed from a number of sources including the Office for National Statistics and Public Health England. For the purposes of COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation, the definition of care homes as all care home premises licensed and registered with the Care Quality Commission, applies. This definition does not include hospices.</p><p>Hospices are included in the JCVI’s advice as part of their prioritisation of frontline health and social care workers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 13:55:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1254435

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Hospices: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether hospice staff will be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The COVID-19 vaccination programme is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI is an independent expert advisory committee to the Government.</p><p>For the first phase, the JVCI have advised that the vaccine be given to care home residents and staff, followed by frontline health and social care workers, including hospice staff and staff working in neurological and other specialist care homes, then to the rest of the population in order of age and clinical risk factors, including underlying health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 119367 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:16:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1252694

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	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 prepare for the roll out of a potential covid-19 vaccine among (a) social care workers, (b) residents of care homes and (c) people in receipt of in home care; and if he will publish the outcomes of discussions he is having with (i) the care sector, (ii) the NHS and (iii) local authorities on access to covid-19 vaccines for care providers.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	116585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) consists of independent experts who advise the Government on which vaccine(s) the United Kingdom should use and provide advice on prioritisation at a population level. The JCVI has advised that the first priorities for any COVID-19 vaccination programme should be the prevention of COVID-19 mortality and the protection of health and social care staff and systems.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, in line with the recommendations of the JCVI, the vaccine will be initially rolled out to these priority groups, including care home residents and staff, people over 80 years old, and health and care workers. The vaccine will then be prioritised amongst the rest of the population in order of age and risk, including those who are clinically extremely vulnerable and all individuals aged 16-64 years old with underlying health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We have engaged regularly with the care sector, the National Health Service, and local authorities in planning for and rolling out the vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/12/2020 12:00:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 63531 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1252922

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	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, how many and what proportion of primary care networks have applied to deliver the direct enhanced scheme for the covid-19 vaccine rollout.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	116542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement commissioned the general practice COVID-19 vaccination service in line with agreed national terms and conditions, as an enhanced service (ES). Individual general practices, rather than Primary Care Networks (PCNs), have applied to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations, coming together in groupings to administer the vaccine. Some of these groupings mirror existing PCN configurations but others do not.</p><p>The number of practices that have opted into the ES is not held centrally. Hundreds of PCN sites have already been mobilised; further PCN sites are due to mobilise over the coming weeks so coverage will continue to increase. These groupings can vaccinate both unregistered patients and patients registered with practices that have not signed up to deliver the vaccine.</p><p>Where there are gaps in provision, NHS England will commission additional providers, such as community pharmacy, to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, with 200 community pharmacies due to be online next week. and that process has commenced. As more vaccines become available, there will be increased flexibility in local delivery.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 116543 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:07:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 63522 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1252923

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	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, how many primary care networks have not applied to deliver the covid-19 vaccine; and what plans are in place to deliver the vaccine in areas covered by those networks.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	116543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement commissioned the general practice COVID-19 vaccination service in line with agreed national terms and conditions, as an enhanced service (ES). Individual general practices, rather than Primary Care Networks (PCNs), have applied to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations, coming together in groupings to administer the vaccine. Some of these groupings mirror existing PCN configurations but others do not.</p><p>The number of practices that have opted into the ES is not held centrally. Hundreds of PCN sites have already been mobilised; further PCN sites are due to mobilise over the coming weeks so coverage will continue to increase. These groupings can vaccinate both unregistered patients and patients registered with practices that have not signed up to deliver the vaccine.</p><p>Where there are gaps in provision, NHS England will commission additional providers, such as community pharmacy, to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, with 200 community pharmacies due to be online next week. and that process has commenced. As more vaccines become available, there will be increased flexibility in local delivery.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 116542 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:07:23 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 63523 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders