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1288795

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications of the cost differential of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the UK and Uganda in achieving the Prime Minister's aim of making sure everybody gets the vaccines that they need so that the whole world can come through this pandemic together.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	157240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is taking a strong global leadership role in collaborating with other countries in the development and distribution of a successful vaccine and we are encouraging other high-income countries to do the same. The UK is one of the largest bilateral donors to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which will give lower and middle-income countries equitable access to vaccines that are developed. The UK has committed £548 million to the COVAX AMC.</p><p> </p><p>Pricing of COVID-19 vaccines between pharmaceutical companies and other countries is a matter for those parties involved.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/03/2021 15:53:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1274323

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of recruiting and training (a) trainee dental and veterinary students and (b) beauticians who perform botox/fillers to assist with the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	134051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Those administering the vaccines are either existing healthcare staff or those recruited specifically for the programme– including those who signed up to the NHS Bring Back scheme.   There are a number of roles within the vaccination programme and these will require different levels of qualifications and experience.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently changed legislation to allow a wider group of people to administer vaccines, including more health care professionals as well as others who have passed a programme of training developed by Public Health England and Health Education England. New vaccinators will be assessed in person and closely supervised to ensure their and patients’ safety.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/02/2021 09:52:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1273160

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, what steps he is taking to promote the uptake of the covid-19 vaccine among social care staff; and if he will publish figures on the number of care workers who have (a) received and (b) refused to have the vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	133107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>A five-week consultation was launched on 14 April to inform decision-making to make vaccination a condition of staff deployment in older adult care home providers. We have also introduced a minimum four-visit schedule to ensure as many care home staff and residents can be vaccinated on-site as possible. For those workers who may not have been present when the vaccination team visited the specific care home, access via other vaccination services has been available. Care home workers who would like to be vaccinated can now also arrange vaccination directly through their general practitioner.</p><p>Additionally, a significant programme of work is underway to help boost uptake in all communities, including for care workers and social care staff, as set out in the UK COVID-19 Uptake Plan which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-uptake-plan/uk-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-uptake-plan/uk-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-plan</a></p><p>NHS England publish weekly data on the number of vaccines doses administered to National Health Service trust and social care staff in England, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/</a></p><p>Data on those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 138889 question first answered 26/04/2021 09:16:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 72778 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1258739

registered interest
date	07/12/2020
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, what assessment he has made of prioritising for covid-19 vaccination unpaid carers who care for a person who is too frail to receive the vaccine themselves.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	126097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 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 vaccine should be given to care home residents and staff, followed by people over 80 years old and health and social care workers.</p><p>We recognise the vital role unpaid carers play in caring for vulnerable individuals. The JCVI recommends that carers who are in receipt of Carer’s Allowance or are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer contracted COVID-19, should be included in Priority group 6 alongside people with underlying health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 126059 question first answered 15/01/2021 11:23:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226418

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much Official Development Assistance his Department has disbursed in (a) Least Developed, (b) Other Low Income, (c) Lower Middle Income and (d) Upper Middle Income countries in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	76834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was formed in July 2016. The data provided here shows the combined BEIS Official Development Assistance (ODA) cash spend position for both Climate ODA and R&amp;D ODA, on a calendar year basis.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) LDCs</p></td><td><p>21,754,998</p></td><td><p>47,625,316</p></td><td><p>50,249,793</p></td><td><p>55,334,226</p></td><td><p><strong>174,964,333</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) Other LICs</p></td><td><p>1,516,915</p></td><td><p>9,053,023</p></td><td><p>870,122</p></td><td><p>1,690,737</p></td><td><p><strong>13,130,797</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c) LMICs</p></td><td><p>30,574,472</p></td><td><p>47,217,944</p></td><td><p>76,697,348</p></td><td><p>93,034,109</p></td><td><p><strong>247,523,872</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d) UMICs</p></td><td><p>66,782,481</p></td><td><p>185,059,596</p></td><td><p>164,686,185</p></td><td><p>142,735,916</p></td><td><p><strong>559,264,178</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>601,816,475</p></td><td><p>476,361,051</p></td><td><p>557,209,148</p></td><td><p>667,036,187</p></td><td><p><strong>2,302,422,861</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>722,445,342</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>765,316,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>849,712,595</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>959,831,174</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,297,306,042</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the above table, ”Other” covers spend that is categorised as regional / global / multi-country or spend that is unable to be categorised by country. Some of this “Other” spend would likely have been disbursed to the country categories listed in a) – d), but it is not possible to quantify the amount.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/09/2020 15:07:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203625

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the criteria his Department plans to use for prioritising Official Development Assistance spending in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>In order to tackle climate change and advance our Global Britain objectives, the Department takes evidence-based spending decisions and maintains high standards of programme delivery that are consistent with the Government’s best practice.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/06/2020 15:06:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203626

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department's share of the Official Development Assistance budget will be reduced in the event of a decrease in GNI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) each year on Official Development Assistance (ODA). HM Treasury allocates ODA budgets to Departments and is responsible for decisions on changes to these budgets.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/06/2020 10:33:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1203627

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is signing new funding agreements for projects funded by Official Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	59559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>In the short term, we are agreeing our future work in close cooperation with other Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending Departments, such as Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, to ensure the best value for money and that decisions are taken in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/06/2020 10:38:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1194584

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Prime Minister's covid-19 announcement on 10 May 2020 and pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 35028 on Companies: Coronavirus, whether the guidance for workers concerned about health and safety referred to in that Answer remains Government policy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	45380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The advice provided in the response to Question 35028 is still correct.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working closely with business bodies, trade unions, Public Health England, and workplace safety experts to agree clear guidance on how individuals can return to work safely.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 May, we published further guidance on how businesses should introduce reasonably practicable measures, such as risk assessments, to mitigate the risks of Covid-19. This guidance includes details of how to raise concerns.</p><p> </p><p>If a business is not operating in line with the Government’s guidance, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or relevant local authority can take enforcement action. Actions include providing specific advice to employers, through to issuing enforcement notices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/05/2020 15:33:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187817

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Companies: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will set up a hotline for members of the public to report organisations and companies that do not comply with Government policy on closing of premises and working from home in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	35028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>We would urge employers to take socially responsible decisions and listen to the concerns of their workforce. Employers and employees should come to a pragmatic agreement about these arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Where a worker has a concern about health and safety which cannot be resolved through speaking with their employer or trade union, they can contact the relevant enforcement agency – either their local authority or the Health and Safety Executive. Where the Health and Safety Executive are made aware of an employer not complying with the relevant Public Health England guidance (including enabling social distancing where it is practical to do so), HSE will consider a range of action, from providing specific advice to employers through to issuing enforcement notices.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/04/2020 10:42:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill