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1287096

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cumulative total number of laboratory-confirmed cases of covid-19 is in each Middle Layer Super Output Area; and what the rate of those cases was relative to the population in those areas at the time that those cases were so confirmed.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	155376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/03/2021 16:06:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 84840 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1284042

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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: Contact Tracing
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 ensure contact tracing services are expanded ahead of a potential relaxation of covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	149296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>We are continually monitoring case numbers and reviewing what this means for NHS Test and Trace operations. We have the ability to increase or decrease contact tracer resource provision at speed in response to rising or falling numbers of cases. In addition, we continue to work with local authorities and other community partners to ensure a systematic approach to tracing and to support the targeting of local public health action.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/03/2021 13:08:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 81698 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1283602

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
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: Quarantine
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 extending the required period for self-isolation as a result of new variants of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	148758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>On the advice of the four United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers, the self-isolation period for all positive cases and contacts remains at 10 days. This decision is based on the scientific evidence. There is no evidence of a change in the incubation period or infectious period for any variant, therefore the advice regarding the isolation period remains unchanged.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/03/2021 13:13:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 81222 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1272164

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: Screening
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 8 December 2020 to Question 119973 on Coronavirus: Screening, what the (a) total number and (b) proportion of reinfections is to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	131165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not currently hold this data.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/02/2021 10:39:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 72747 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1271318

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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: Hospitality Industry
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 publish the (a) location, (b) terms of reference and (c) monitoring and evaluation indicators of the test and dine pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	130226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Test and dine was an idea submitted by Birmingham City Council in December 2020 as part of its Community Testing proposal. Community Testing plans need to adhere to current guidelines and restrictions. Due to the ongoing national lockdown proposals such as ‘test and dine’ are no longer being considered at this time.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/01/2021 18:20:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 72724 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1259689

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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: Disease Control
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 ONS surveys of 30 October and 4 December 2020, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the reasons for the ONS downgrade of its estimate of covid-19 in England from 9.52 per 10,000 on 17 October to 4.89 per 10,000 on 17 October 2020 and (b) the effect of that revision on the Government’s decision to enter into a second national lockdown in November 2020; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that future covid-19 data published by the ONS will not require significant revision at a later date.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	127537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have published an extensive methodology document in relation to their COVID-19 Infection Survey, which states that:</p><p> </p><p>“All estimates presented in our bulletins are provisional results. As swabs are not necessarily analysed in date order by the laboratory, we have not yet received test results for all swabs taken on the dates included in this analysis. Estimates may therefore be revised as more test results are included”.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is one of the many data sources the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies include in their scientific advice to Government used to inform decisions on COVID-19 restrictions. Other data sources include the REACT STUDY, Test and Trace data and COVID-19 deaths and hospital admissions. Collectively this data highlighted the need to tighten restrictions in November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is a pilot study developed at pace to help monitor the situation as it evolves and is therefore undergoing continual quality improvement.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/03/2021 17:32:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 69153 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1256009

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	Health Professions and Patients: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's policy is on the World Health Organization Charter on Health worker safety: a priority for patient safety, published on 17 September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	121167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Ensuring the safety of both health workers and patients is a priority for the Government, particularly during this unprecedented pandemic. The Secretary of State agreed on 21 September 2020 to sign up to the World Health Organization Charter on Health worker safety: a priority for patient safety. The charter is closely aligned with aims of the NHS People Plan 2020/21 published in July. The People Plan includes a specific commitment around looking after National Health Service staff in compassionate and inclusive environments and focuses on building resilience across the NHS workforce.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/12/2020 12:13:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 65803 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1256053

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: Herefordshire
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 case rate in Herefordshire being listed as 160.3 per 100,000 in his oral contribution of 26 November 2020, Official Report, Column 999 and that rate being given as 145.2 on gov.uk for the week leading up to 20 November 2020, for what reason the county's infection rate was described as falling in his oral contribution of 26 November 2020 and on the gov.uk website.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	121180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The data referenced from ‘Coronavirus cases in England: 26 November 2020’ shows Hereford’s case rate from 13 to 19 November 2020 as 160.3 per 100,000. This data also shows that for the previous week, 6 to 12 November 2020, the case rate was 163.4 per 100,000. This is a rate change or decrease of -3.1 from the previous week. The data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-cases-in-england-26-november-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-cases-in-england-26-november-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2021 15:54:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 65806 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1249739

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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: Educational Institutions
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 4 November 2020 to Question 91159, whether specific modelling was carried out on the potential effect of the return of students to (a) schools, (b) colleges and (c) universities on levels of demand for covid-19 testing.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	113234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>No specific modelling was carried out on the return to schools, colleges and universities. However, schools, colleges and universities did form part of the modelling carried out on the overall demand for testing.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/03/2021 10:06:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 61000 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1250015

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
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	Learning Disability and Mental Health Services: Nurses
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 (a) mental health and (b) learning disability nurses were employed in the NHS in each year from 2010 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	91856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the number of mental health and learning disability nurses, full time equivalent (FTE) employed in the National Health Service as at September each year along with the latest figure as of July 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mental health nurses (FTE)</p></td><td><p>Learning disabilities nurses (FTE)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>40,247</p></td><td><p>5,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>39,024</p></td><td><p>4,667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>38,135</p></td><td><p>4,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>37,397</p></td><td><p>4,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>36,581</p></td><td><p>3,776</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>35,671</p></td><td><p>3,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>35,488</p></td><td><p>3,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>35,390</p></td><td><p>3,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>35,835</p></td><td><p>3,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>36,696</p></td><td><p>3,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2020</p></td><td><p>37,421</p></td><td><p>3,217</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS HCHS monthly workforce statistics, NHS Digital - July 2020</p><p>Notes:</p><p>Mental health and learning disability service provision is also commissioned by the NHS from private sector providers. The figures do not reflect staffing in the private sector.</p><p>Further information, including on different methodologies for counting the mental health workforce, is published by NHS Digital at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics/december-2018" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics/december-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/12/2020 19:54:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 60652 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt