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1197021

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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: Mental Health
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 funding proposals on the effects of the covid-19 outbreak on mental health have been (a) granted and (b) rejected by (i) UK Research and Innovation and (b) the National Institute of Health Research.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	49127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government has committed £24.6 million for COVID-19 research through a joint rapid research call from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). This included one mental health study awarded £400,000.</p><p>In addition to this, as of 21 May, UKRI has identified eight grants already receiving funding, totalling £2.4 million, that are looking at mental health in the context of COVID-19.</p><p>Calls for research into impacts of COVID-19 on mental health are still open and receiving large numbers of applications, it would therefore be inappropriate to report on success rates by research area and the numbers above will not represent the full scale of NIHR and UKRI activities.</p><p>The NIHR has established an expert mental health panel as part of the prioritisation process for Urgent Public Health Research. Prioritised mental health studies will have access to NIHR Clinical Research Network resources to support study delivery.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/06/2020 14:10:11 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 25128 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1197040

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	Taitusi Ratucaucau
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 accuracy of recent media reports that the Commonwealth-born, British Army veteran, Taitusi Ratucaucau is facing a medical bill for treatment after being found ineligible for free NHS care; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>Within England, free National Health Service hospital treatment is provided on the basis of someone being ‘ordinarily resident’. There are several groups of people who are exempt from charging. This includes:</p><p>- United Kingdom armed forces members, plus their spouse/civil partner and children under 18; and</p><p>- Those receiving war pensions, war widows’ pensions or armed forces compensation scheme payments, plus their spouse/civil partner and children under 18.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with the provider concerned and the Department to ensure the veteran continues to receive the best possible treatment and care from the NHS whilst the issue of his eligibility for free NHS care is resolved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/06/2020 17:39:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 25120 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1196019

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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: 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 (a) instructions and (b) guidance (i) he and (ii) NHS England has issued to recruiters of staff to temporary roles in the test, trace, isolate phase of virus control on the recruitment of people on furlough from private sector jobs.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	47328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is recruiting contact tracers to support enhanced contact tracing as part of the new NHS Test and Trace Service. Recruitment could include staff who are currently furloughed and would be subject to approval from their employers.</p><p>The Department is contracting with a number of organisations to provide the contact tracing outbound calling workforce. NHS England is not co-ordinating this service.</p><p>NHS Employers has issued a FAQ on the recruitment of furloughed workers from the private sector at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2020/04/staff-terms-and-conditions-covid19-faqs" target="_blank">https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2020/04/staff-terms-and-conditions-covid19-faqs</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/05/2020 12:15:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 23140 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1196113

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people who have been tested positive for covid-19 are BAME.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	47451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2020 answer text <p>Data on the proportion of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in England by ethnicity is publicly available in the weekly national surveillance reports. These can be accessed on the GOV.UK site at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports</a></p><p>The last report, based on week 19 (reflecting data up to 10 May 2020 and where available up to 13 May 2020) showed 17.8% of cases who are from a Black, Asian, and minority ethnic group.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/05/2020 17:32:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 23148 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1196162

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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: Ethnic Groups
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 his Department has made of the risk of catchin covid-19 by BME women in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	47392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit are using the United Kingdom Obstetric Surveillance System to determine the incidence of hospitalisation with pandemic COVID-19 infection in pregnancy and assess the outcomes of pandemic COVID-19 in pregnancy for mother and infant.</p><p>The initial analysis of the study found that there was a strong association between admission with infection and black or minority ethnicity. Consequently, The Royal College of Midwives has launched a targeted campaign to raise awareness of the increased risk to Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women and reassure pregnant mothers that help is available. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is also updating its guidance to reflect the increased risks for BAME women so that health professionals can pass on relevant advice and support to the women in their care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 27/05/2020 13:51:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 23146 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1196219

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the number of new covid-19 infections recorded each day since 1 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	47375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England publishes the daily number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in England from 6 February to present, at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2020 18:48:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 23145 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1196239

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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: North of England
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 trends in the level of (a) registered deaths involving covid-19 and (b) hospital admission rates from covid-19 in the (i) North of England and (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iii) Sheffield City Region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	47289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England publishes weekly surveillance reports on GOV.UK with hospitalisations and deaths in all settings.</p><p>A summary of hospital admission rates and deaths by NHS England regions (including North West, North East and Yorkshire) can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-covid-19-surveillance-reports</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2020 18:45:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 23132 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1196286

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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: 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 his Department has taken to engage with local authorities on the use of their staff for the purposes of covid-19 contact tracing.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	47299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>Local authority staff will be a key part of contact tracing as the NHS Test and Trace service focusing on local outbreak management and this element of the service is being developed jointly between Public Health England and representatives from local government sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 27/05/2020 14:02:35 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 23135 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1194909

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Software
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 7 May 2020 to Question 41449 on NHS: Computer Software, whether data that will remain under the control of the NHS will remain (a) on NHS infrastructure and (b) in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	46060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>If users choose to share their information with the Department and the National Health Service, it will remain under the control of the Department and the NHS throughout. Companies working with the NHS are bound by robust contract and data processing agreements that specify how and when the data must be stored, secured, used and destroyed.</p><p>The data that app users have chosen to share with the NHS may be retained for research in the public interest, or by the NHS for planning and delivering services, in line with the law and on the basis of the necessary approvals required by law.</p><p>Data will be stored securely and processed in the United Kingdom. Information that does not, and cannot, identify a user may be stored and processed outside of the UK (for example, information purely about the number of proximity alerts issued, or the number of outcomes from tests).</p><p>The Data Protection Impact Assessment and Privacy Notice for the app set out how the data voluntarily provided by a user is stored and used.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 21/05/2020 11:59:26 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 22351 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1194963

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Travel Restrictions: 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 a 14 day quarantine period will be required for people travelling to the UK for medical procedures.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	46046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>As the level of infection in the United Kingdom reduces, it will be important to manage the risk of transmissions being reintroduced from abroad. As set out in the COVID-19 recovery strategy, we will introduce a series of measures and restrictions at the UK border, including requiring international arrivals to provide contact information and self-isolate. Further details and guidance for self-isolation measures for incoming travelers will be set out shortly, including the list of exemptions. More information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy/our-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy#our-roadmap-to-lift-restrictions-step-by-step" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy/our-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy#our-roadmap-to-lift-restrictions-step-by-step</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/06/2020 17:46:35 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 22348 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy