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1272264

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2020
	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: 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 polling from the Royal Society for Public Health, published 17 December 2020, which found 57 per cent of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people would likely accept the covid-19 vaccine, what additional steps his Department is taking to increase take up among the BAME community of the covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	131475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The COVID-19 vaccine uptake plan is helping improve uptake including across black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities by removing barriers to access, providing comprehensive data and information and engaging people locally. The Plan takes a community-led approach, with support provided from the Government, NHS England and NHS Improvement and local authorities to coordinate and enable action.</p><p>A new Vaccination Equalities Committee, led by NHS England and NHS Improvement, will bring together Government departments with national representatives from the Association of Directors of Public Health, local authorities, Fire and Police services and third sector organisations to advise and guide the vaccine deployment programme on addressing inequalities and helping improve uptake rates including in BAME communities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/03/2021 16:39:28 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 72761 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1347817

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2021
	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	Pregnancy: 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 number of pregnant women yet to receive a single dose of the covid-19 vaccine, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pregnant women are kept safe as covid-19 (a) infection rates increase and (b) restrictions lift.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	34581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>On 19 April the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated their advice regarding pregnant women to reflect that they should be offered vaccination at the same time as non-pregnant women, based on their age and clinical risk group.</p><p>Our vaccine toolkits for local services, stakeholders, partners and employers cover information around any concerns pregnant women may have in order to reduce hesitancy. We have also sourced and shared case stories of women of childbearing age who have been vaccinated before, during or after pregnancy to reassure women. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Chief Midwifery Officer and ‘media medics’ have made appearances on consumer and lifestyle media. And at a local level we have supported webinars and engagement sessions specifically focused on women’s vaccines concerns.</p><p>Women can also discuss any concerns with their general practitioner practice, maternity service or a healthcare professional at their vaccination appointment.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/07/2021 15:43:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1257767

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	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: 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 need for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be stored below minus 70 degrees celsius, what steps his Department is taking to ensure care home residents and staff are able to access covid-19 vaccines promptly.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	124317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>We have worked to ensure that we have the logistical expertise, transport, and workforce in place to rollout a vaccine at the speed at which it can be manufactured. In line with the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the vaccine will initially be rolled out to 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>The JCVI appreciates that operational considerations, such as minimising wastage, may require deviation from the prioritisation order as outlined in the statement, where decisions are taken in consultation with national or local public health advice. We will follow the advice of the JCVI on clinical prioritisation which supports vaccinating those most at risk of death from COVID-19. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine involves some logistical challenges and we are working hard to ensure that it is available to those most at risk.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 124264 question first answered 22/12/2020 12:26:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 67390 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1339388

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2021
	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, with reference to the mandatory covid-19 vaccination program for social care workers announced on 16 June 2021, whether he plans to exempt employees who are shown to already have covid-19 antibodies in their system from mandatory vaccination; and if he will publish the advice to support that decision.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>The regulations to make vaccination a condition of deployment, laid on the 22 June, require care home providers to deploy only those staff and volunteers who have received a complete course of their COVID-19 vaccination, unless they are medically exempt.</p><p>There will be a small number of people where the clinical advice is that the COVID-19 vaccination is not suitable for them. Further details on this will be outlined in guidance, which we will provide in due course. This guidance will give more detail about exemptions, which will reflect the Green Book on Immunisation against infectious disease and clinical advice from the Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/06/2021 13:36:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1273207

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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: 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 letter sent to pharmacists by NHS England on 27 November 2020, when pharmacists will be given contracts to administer the covid-19 vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
	tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	133225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Following NHS England and NHS Improvement’s letter on 27 November 2020 all pharmacies that had applied to become a designated vaccination site received letters regarding their application on 18 December 2020 as planned.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/02/2021 16:12:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1273079

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	Baby Care Units: Nurses
	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 findings of the National Neonatal Audit Programme, published November 2020, that 37 per cent of neonatal intensive care unit shifts met the qualified in speciality (QIS) specification for neonatal nurses in 2019, how many QIS trained neonatal nurses have been redeployed to the covid-19 vaccine programme; and what steps he plans to take to support units to backfill those specialist roles while vaccine rollout is ongoing.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	133067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Data on the number of qualified in specialty trained nurses redeployed to the COVID-19 vaccine programme is not held centrally. To avoid the need for specialist roles to be backfilled, NHS England and NHS Improvement set out the expectation that local units take into account safe staffing levels when releasing members of staff to assist in the vaccination programme.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/04/2021 10:33:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1271033

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2020
	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: 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 findings of YouGov's survey for Queen Mary University of London that 39 per cent of ethnic minority and 70 per cent of white people living in London said they were likely to have the covid-19 vaccination, how the Government’s vaccination public information campaign plans to target Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	129106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department is working with Public Health England, NHS England and NHS Improvement and key stakeholders to encourage uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. The Department is also working with community press, TV and radio stations to deliver information on vaccination in over a dozen languages.</p><p> </p><p>Activity is also focusing on working with trusted voices such as healthcare personnel, faith leaders, community influencers and community organisations for priority multicultural audiences, with a particular focus on Muslim, Polish, black African and Caribbean and Jewish communities. The Department is building on pre-existing relationships and established channels as well as reaching out to more influencers through virtual sessions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 131468 131494 question first answered 16/02/2021 12:45:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 70179 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1352544

	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, with reference to the findings of (a) the ONS that chronic lower respiratory disease is the third most common underlying condition with death as a result of covid-19 in quarter 2 of 2021 and (b) of the British Lung Foundation, in its 2012 survey, that 81 per cent of chronic lower respiratory disease is asthma, if he will make it his policy that people with asthma who receive a free annual flu vaccination will be included in any covid-19 booster vaccination programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	42174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) interim advice is that COVID-19 booster vaccinations should first be offered to the most vulnerable. The JCVI advises a two stage approach, with individuals in stage one offered a booster vaccine and flu vaccine, as soon as possible from September. Individuals in stage two would be offered a booster vaccine as soon as practicable after stage one, with equal emphasis on deployment of the flu vaccine where eligible. The JCVI suggests those aged 16 to 49 years old who are in an influenza or COVID-19 at risk group, including some patients with chronic respiratory disease and asthma are currently included in stage two.</p><p>Final decisions on the timing and scope and cohort eligibility, booster programme will be confirmed once the JCVI has provided their final advice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 41664 question first answered 08/09/2021 15:14:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1296773

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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, with reference to the finding that there is variation between local authorities on the provision of covid-19 vaccines to special school staff in the School's Week article of 29 January 2021 entitled Councils cease initiative to give Covid-19 vaccine to special school staff, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the variations in provision of that vaccine; and if he will ensure that all special school staff throughout England have priority access to covid-19 vaccines in line with social care workers as set out by the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
	tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	161883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccination (JCVI) is the independent body of scientists and clinical experts who advise the Government on prioritisation of vaccines at a population level. The JCVI recommended that frontline social care workers were prioritised for vaccination in phase one where they are at increased risk of transmitting that infection to multiple patients who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19. This is with the underlying aim of ‘the prevention of COVID-19 mortality and the protection of health and social care systems’.</p><p>The JCVI’s assessment of special school staff during phase one was that they were not prioritised as frontline care workers as there are very few cases where children and young people are considered to be clinically vulnerable to COVID-19. Public Health England’s Greenbook states that “children under 16 years of age, even if they are clinically extremely vulnerable, are at low risk of serious morbidity and mortality” from COVID-19. The JCVI advises that only children with severe neurodisabilities that require frequent residential care are considered to be clinically vulnerable to COVID-19. As such, special school staff are not considered to be at increased risk of transmitting that infection to individuals who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19.</p><p>Local authority Directors of Adult Social Services should have ultimate responsibility for identifying social care workers eligible for vaccine prioritisation and some local authorities may have identified specific staff who work closely and regularly with children who are clinically extremely vulnerable and are therefore eligible in phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination programme’s.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/04/2021 10:42:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 88250 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1288182

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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	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 finding of Public Health England published in COVID-19: deaths of people with learning disabilities on 12 November 2020, whether younger adults with learning disabilities have appropriate vaccine priority when they are 30 times more likely to die of covid-19 than young adults in the general population.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	156544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2021 answer text <p>On 24 February 2021, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published a clarification of their advice on vaccinating people with a learning disability. They confirmed their view that priority should be given to those with a severe and profound learning disability and supported a practical approach of inviting everyone on the general practice Learning Disability Register for vaccination in cohort six.</p><p>The JCVI also supported the planned approach to work with local authorities to identify those in residential and nursing care and those who required support, for example as part of assisted living in the community and those in shared accommodation with multiple occupancy, to ensure this population could be offered vaccination.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 154591 question first answered 09/04/2021 12:31:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova