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1258711

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, if he will implement scheme for fast-track access to covid-19 vaccination for personnel who are critical to UK exports overseas.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	125931
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 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>Therefore, in line with the recommendations of the JCVI, the vaccine is being rolled out to the priority groups including care home residents and staff, people over 80 years old and health and care workers, then to 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>Following vaccinations across the priority groups, Phase 2 of deployment, may include the targeted vaccination of those at high risk of exposure and/or those delivering key public services.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/01/2021 12:52:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 68435 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

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

1258754

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, with reference to the Covid-19 priority vaccination list published on 2 December 2020, whether people classed as frontline health and social care workers includes those currently studying who are working on the frontline during educational placements.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	125992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2021 answer text <p>The Green Book chapter on COVID-19 states that all staff who have frequent face-to-face clinical contact with patients and who are directly involved in patient care, in either secondary or primary care/community settings, are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This includes temporary staff, such as those working in the COVID-19 vaccination programme, students, trainees and volunteers who are working with patients.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/01/2021 16:23:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 68444 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1258760

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 plans he has to categorise teaching staff as a priority group for the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	126041
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>As the first phase of the programme is rolled out in the UK, additional data will become available on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. This will provide the basis for consideration of vaccination in groups that are at lower risk of mortality from COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/12/2020 12:42:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 68449 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1258763

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, when NHS and care staff will receive the BioNTech/Pfizer covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	125945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The National Health Service (NHS) began vaccinating patients and NHS workers against COVID-19 at hospital hubs on 8 December 2020, in the biggest immunisation programme in the UK’s history. The majority of the vaccines so far have been administered to over 80 year olds, care home workers and NHS staff, through more than 730 vaccination sites across the UK; hundreds more are opening this week to take the running total to over 1,000.. Vaccination sites are also working with care home providers to book their staff in to vaccination clinics.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 16:41:52 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1258767

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 steps he is taking to (a) identify and (b) reach people who are homeless and eligible to be on the priority list for the covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	125982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with voluntary community and social enterprise partners, inclusion health providers and others to develop an accessible model for delivery of the vaccine to people from inclusion health populations. We are considering a number of options and will co-design these with partners.</p><p> </p><p>In the immediate period we are asking partners to support their clients and service users to register with a general practice, where they are not already and if they have health conditions that would make them clinically vulnerable/clinically extremely vulnerable, that this is recorded to ensure they receive the vaccine in line with the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation’s advice on prioritisation.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 131333 question first answered 26/01/2021 16:11:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1258785

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, whether it is his policy to immunise every adult who wants a covid-19 vaccination by the end of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	126141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government met its target of offering a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in the top four priority cohorts, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), by 15 February. The Government and the National Health Service are on course to meet the targets to offer a first dose of vaccination to the top nine priority cohorts by mid-April and all adults by the end of July 2021.</p><p>On 26 February, the JCVI published its interim advice for phase two of the COVID-19 vaccination programme covering adults aged 18-49 years old, setting out that the most effective way to minimise hospitalisations and deaths is to continue to prioritise people by age. The Government is planning to follow the recommended approach, subject to the final advice given by the JCVI.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 126142 question first answered 16/03/2021 16:19:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 68458 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

1258786

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, whether it is his policy to immunise every person aged from 18 to 49 who comes forward for a vaccine in phase 3 of the covid-19 vaccination programme.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	126142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government met its target of offering a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in the top four priority cohorts, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), by 15 February. The Government and the National Health Service are on course to meet the targets to offer a first dose of vaccination to the top nine priority cohorts by mid-April and all adults by the end of July 2021.</p><p>On 26 February, the JCVI published its interim advice for phase two of the COVID-19 vaccination programme covering adults aged 18-49 years old, setting out that the most effective way to minimise hospitalisations and deaths is to continue to prioritise people by age. The Government is planning to follow the recommended approach, subject to the final advice given by the JCVI.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 126141 question first answered 16/03/2021 16:19:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 68459 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

1258805

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 recent discussions he has had with representatives of the dentistry profession on the potential involvement of that profession covid-19 vaccine delivery.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	126024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>An enormous amount of work has already taken place to ensure we have the required workforce to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine to the United Kingdom population at the pace and scale required.</p><p>To enable this, the Department made changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 in Oct 2020 (The Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2020). This allows additional health care professionals and those who have passed a programme of extensive training developed by Public Health England and Health Education England to safely administer a licensed or temporarily authorised influenza or COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>Staff working in dental services – particularly those who are registered with relevant professional groups – have been encouraged to consider applying for temporary roles to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including as vaccinators. Information has been provided to dental staff groups on how they might apply for these opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 15:59:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 69815 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1258815

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, how his Department plans to contact frontline health and social care workers who do not work in an NHS setting in order for them to receive a covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	126123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Local vaccination providers, including hospital trusts and Primary Care Networks, are working with employers of eligible health and social care staff, as well as other frontline occupations specified in the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations’ guidance, to arrange vaccinations. Nationally the Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement are also working with staff groups and representative bodies to ensure that both employers and staff receive accurate information about the delivery mechanisms and the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/01/2021 10:42:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 68456 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel