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1275151

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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: Travel Restrictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential merits of exempting travel for medical procedures from the international travel restrictions during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	136026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care works closely with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and other Cabinet colleagues on how best to protect the public from COVID-19.</p><p>The current lockdown restricts travel including international travel, however there is an exemption for travel for medical reasons.</p><p>An individual who had travelled abroad for medical reasons would, on arrival in England, be required to self-isolate for ten days. If eligible they may choose to pay for a private COVID-19 test under the Test to Release scheme after five days. If the result is negative, they would then be able to stop self-isolating.</p><p>Individuals arriving to attend pre-arranged treatment, when receiving that treatment in the United Kingdom, are exempt from the requirement to self-isolate whilst they are attending a place to receive that healthcare or travelling directly between that place and the place where they are self-isolating.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 14/01/2021 21:12:41 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 74016 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1275370

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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: Licensed Premises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason pubs cannot serve takeaway alcohol outside of their premises during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	136094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has listened carefully to the views of the scientific community, the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and its sub-groups when taking decisions on the best way to tackle the pandemic</p><p> </p><p>Allowing people to take alcohol purchases away from hospitality venues increases the risk that people will consume the alcohol nearby or congregate in public spaces. We have seen evidence where local authorities have taken enforcement action against pubs, therefore we are mitigating against this risk.</p><p>The Government has these restrictions constantly under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 14/01/2021 21:19:50 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 73996 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1274797

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much additional funding the Department has allocated to NHS mental health services in England to manage any additional demands as a result of the covid-19 outbreak in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	134597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>As part of the Spending Review 2020, we have announced that the National Health Service will receive around an additional £500 million next year, to address waiting times for mental health services, give more people the mental health support they need and invest in the workforce.</p><p>Our investment in mental health services in England is set to rise by an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 14/01/2021 12:48:12 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 73471 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

1274869

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Mental Health Services: 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 steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS mental health services remain open during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown in England.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	134599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>Children and young people’s mental health services will continue to remain open and accept new referrals, ensuring children, adults and parents can access appropriate support whether through face to face appointments where it is safe to do so, over the telephone or via digital means. Talking therapies delivered by Improved Access to Psychological therapies services will continue to be made available remotely so people can access help safely from home.</p><p> </p><p>The option of face-to-face support will be provided to people with severe mental illnesses across all ages, where care can be provided in COVID-19 secure settings. The National Health Service has made all-age urgent mental health helplines available 24 hours a day, seven days a week across the country. We are also raising awareness of the resources and guidance available to adults, children and parents and carers through our Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Plan for COVID-19 and the ‘Every Mind Matters’ platform.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 134600 question first answered 14/01/2021 12:31:32 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 73468 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

1274871

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
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 is taking to ensure referrals to (a) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and (b) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services are maintained during the 2021 covid-19 national lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	134600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>Children and young people’s mental health services will continue to remain open and accept new referrals, ensuring children, adults and parents can access appropriate support whether through face to face appointments where it is safe to do so, over the telephone or via digital means. Talking therapies delivered by Improved Access to Psychological therapies services will continue to be made available remotely so people can access help safely from home.</p><p> </p><p>The option of face-to-face support will be provided to people with severe mental illnesses across all ages, where care can be provided in COVID-19 secure settings. The National Health Service has made all-age urgent mental health helplines available 24 hours a day, seven days a week across the country. We are also raising awareness of the resources and guidance available to adults, children and parents and carers through our Wellbeing and Mental Health Support Plan for COVID-19 and the ‘Every Mind Matters’ platform.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 134599 question first answered 14/01/2021 12:31:32 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 73460 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

1273824

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: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there was a statutory basis for the restrictions on overseas travel in the Government's Tier 4: Stay at Home guidance published on 19 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Winchester
tabling member printed	Steve Brine
uin	133820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>You can only travel internationally or within the United Kingdom (UK) where you first have a legally permitted reason to leave home. In addition, you should consider the public health advice in the country you are visiting. If you do need to travel overseas and are legally permitted to do so, for example, because it is for work, even if you are returning to a place you’ve visited before, you should look at the rules in place at your destination at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice</a></p><p>UK residents currently abroad do not need to return home immediately. However, you should check with your airline or travel operator on arrangements for returning.</p><p>If you are visiting the UK, you may return home. You should check whether there are any restrictions in place at your destination.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/01/2021 11:24:23 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 72814 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine

1273835

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: Kidney Diseases
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 risk to patients that receive in-centre haemodialysis of contracting covid-19 while undergoing their treatment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	133852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) ‘COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery’ which was updated 11 September 2020, sets out guidance for clinicians to maximise the safety of patients on dialysis during the pandemic. It contains guidance on continuing, where safe and necessary, dialysis provision both at home and in dialysis units while making the best use of the National Health Service resources and matching the capacity of dialysis services to patient needs if these become limited, or the schedule is altered, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If changes to the dialysis schedule are needed decisions regarding the needs of individual patients should be made on a case by case basis. The guidance also contains additional recommendations to minimise risk of transmission to patients, including when travelling into the dialysis unit and minimising time spent in waiting rooms. The guidance is can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng160" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng160</a></p><p>The care of renal patients during the COVID-19 pandemic is supported by local Renal Clinical Networks and they have access to weekly data on COVID-19 infections to assist in overseeing access to dialysis in all settings.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/01/2021 16:05:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 72820 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

1273856

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	Genito-urinary Medicine
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 make it his policy to bring forward legislation to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services for women.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	134268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services. Ensuring equal access to sexual and reproductive health services for both men and women will be a key theme of the new sexual and reproductive health strategy.</p><p>Development of the strategy was paused at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However work is now underway and we plan to publish this in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/01/2021 09:40:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 72861 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1273857

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	Period Poverty
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 is taking to tackle period poverty.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	134269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has responsibility for the period poverty taskforce. The Department of Health and Social Care, along with other Government departments, is committed to tackling period poverty. To support this, NHS England announced in March 2019 that it will offer period products to every hospital patient who needs them.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/01/2021 17:40:54 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 72862 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1274018

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	Maternity Services: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 maternity wards there were in hospitals in the Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	133707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information requested.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/01/2021 17:37:34 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 72799 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett