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1190532

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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 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 recent estimate his Department has made of the average time taken for health care workers and members of their households who are showing covid-19 symptoms to (a) book an appointment for a covid-19 test, (b) be so tested and (c) receive the results of that test.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	40752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>Healthcare workers were classified as ‘essential’ and were therefore prioritised for testing under the National Testing Programme. Trusts can also refer their staff for testing directl. All National Health Service staff can now register for tests whether or not they are symptomatic. Test results are received within 48 hours, or up to 72 hours for home testing.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/06/2020 18:03:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18683 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1190533

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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, what targets his Department has for providing covid-19 test results to people who have been in the community; and what proportion of those test results have been delivered within that target time to date.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	40753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>We set a target of performing 100,000 tests per day by the end of April. We met that target by expanding test capacity across the country. This includes the opening of 49 50 regional test sites, increasing the number of home test kits available for distribution and we currently have 96 mobile test units in operation as at 4 April 2020. Test results are received within 48 hours, and for home tests in up to 72 hours.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/06/2020 18:05:35 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18684 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1190554

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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, how the new COVID-19 tracing app being developed by NHSX complies with (a) purpose limitation (b) data minimisation (c) data privacy by design, (d) freedom from bias and other data principles.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	40770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The COVID-19 contact-tracing app will give the public a simple way to make a difference and to help keep themselves and their families safe. It will be one of a number of tools we use in the fight against COVID-19 but it will be voluntary. People will have the choice of whether or not to download the app and they will be able to delete it whenever they like. If users delete the app, all data stored on the phone and not shared with the National Health Service would be deleted. If users do not opt to share their data, it will be deleted on a continuous 28-day cycle within the app, on the phone. We intend to withdraw the app once the epidemic is over.</p><p>It is entirely possible for users to use the app without providing personally identifiable data or location data (unless they wish to request a test). We hope the public will opt-in to donate more data, which will help the NHS to understand and manage the pandemic.</p><p>We will always comply with the law around the use of data, including the relevant provisions of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p>We have been consulting on our plans with the Information Commissioner, the National Data Guardian’s Panel and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, as well as with representatives from Understanding Patient Data and volunteers who provided a patient and public perspective. We have established an ethics advisory board for the app, chaired by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery from University College London who previously headed the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. This expert input, and the rigorous design process will ensure the data is free from bias and meets the highest standards. We will be publishing a Data Protection Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 40771 40772 41173 question first answered 07/05/2020 15:22:27 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18685 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1190555

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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, what user or stakeholder consultation processes are in place for the new covid-19 tracing app being developed by NHSX.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	40771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The COVID-19 contact-tracing app will give the public a simple way to make a difference and to help keep themselves and their families safe. It will be one of a number of tools we use in the fight against COVID-19 but it will be voluntary. People will have the choice of whether or not to download the app and they will be able to delete it whenever they like. If users delete the app, all data stored on the phone and not shared with the National Health Service would be deleted. If users do not opt to share their data, it will be deleted on a continuous 28-day cycle within the app, on the phone. We intend to withdraw the app once the epidemic is over.</p><p>It is entirely possible for users to use the app without providing personally identifiable data or location data (unless they wish to request a test). We hope the public will opt-in to donate more data, which will help the NHS to understand and manage the pandemic.</p><p>We will always comply with the law around the use of data, including the relevant provisions of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p>We have been consulting on our plans with the Information Commissioner, the National Data Guardian’s Panel and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, as well as with representatives from Understanding Patient Data and volunteers who provided a patient and public perspective. We have established an ethics advisory board for the app, chaired by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery from University College London who previously headed the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. This expert input, and the rigorous design process will ensure the data is free from bias and meets the highest standards. We will be publishing a Data Protection Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 40770 40772 41173 question first answered 07/05/2020 15:22:27 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18686 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1190556

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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, what data risk assessment has been carried out for the new covid-19 tracing app being developed by NHSX.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	40772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The COVID-19 contact-tracing app will give the public a simple way to make a difference and to help keep themselves and their families safe. It will be one of a number of tools we use in the fight against COVID-19 but it will be voluntary. People will have the choice of whether or not to download the app and they will be able to delete it whenever they like. If users delete the app, all data stored on the phone and not shared with the National Health Service would be deleted. If users do not opt to share their data, it will be deleted on a continuous 28-day cycle within the app, on the phone. We intend to withdraw the app once the epidemic is over.</p><p>It is entirely possible for users to use the app without providing personally identifiable data or location data (unless they wish to request a test). We hope the public will opt-in to donate more data, which will help the NHS to understand and manage the pandemic.</p><p>We will always comply with the law around the use of data, including the relevant provisions of the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p>We have been consulting on our plans with the Information Commissioner, the National Data Guardian’s Panel and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, as well as with representatives from Understanding Patient Data and volunteers who provided a patient and public perspective. We have established an ethics advisory board for the app, chaired by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery from University College London who previously headed the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. This expert input, and the rigorous design process will ensure the data is free from bias and meets the highest standards. We will be publishing a Data Protection Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 40770 40771 41173 question first answered 07/05/2020 15:22:27 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 18687 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1190752

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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: Older People
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 Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 34934 on Coronavirus: Disease and Control, and the SAGE paper entitled Potential impact of behavioural and social interventions on an epidemic of Covid-19 in the UK, for what reason at its 10 March 2020 meeting SAGE agreed a change in the age at which people would be asked to socially distance from 65 to 70.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	40539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is an advisory group. At its 10 March 2020 meeting, SAGE provided advice on enhanced distancing measures for vulnerable groups, based on consideration of the likely effectiveness of different options. This advice draws upon a range of inputs including modelling, clinical expertise and behavioural science, amongst others.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/05/2020 10:36:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18676 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1190756

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date deaths outside hospital from covid-19 will be published daily.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	40506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>On 29 April 2020 the Government introduced a new daily death reporting protocol which includes deaths that have occurred in all settings where there has been a positive COVID-19 test such as hospitals, care homes and the wider community. More information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/daily-death-reporting-now-includes-all-positive-covid-19-deaths" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/daily-death-reporting-now-includes-all-positive-covid-19-deaths</a></p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is also publishing stats from deaths registered in a given week, which include deaths outside hospital such as care homes. From 28 April 2020, the ONS publish counts of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes, based on reporting from care home operators to the Care Quality Commission. These figures will put deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes in proper context, alongside the ONS’s more comprehensive figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/06/2020 19:04:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 18669 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1190814

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date he plans to publish on a daily basis non-hospital deaths with covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	40507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>From 29 April, figures for deaths include all cases where there is a positive confirmed test for COVID-19. The figures include deaths with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in all settings, not just those in hospital, and this provides us with a single figure on an equivalent basis for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>These UK figures are compiled from validated data provided by each of the four nations of the UK. Figures from Health Protection Scotland, Public Health Wales and the Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) have always included tested cases outside hospital. Figures for England from 29 April onwards are provided by Public Health England and draw together several different data sources, including data from NHS England and NHS Improvement, to produce this broader measure.</p><p>This approach allows us to compile deaths data on a daily basis using up-to-date figures across all settings.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/05/2020 10:10:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 18670 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1189956

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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, if he will publish a list of covid-19 symptom tracker online apps that have been approved by his Department; and what guidance his Department has published on downloading Government approved apps.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	39534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service has an existing approach to assessing apps for their clinical efficacy, data security and cyber security using the Digital Assessment Questionnaire which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-apps-library/guidance-for-health-app-developers-commissioners-and-assessors/how-we-assess-health-apps-and-digital-tools#preview-the-questions" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-apps-library/guidance-for-health-app-developers-commissioners-and-assessors/how-we-assess-health-apps-and-digital-tools#preview-the-questions</a></p><p>Apps can also be assessed against the NHS Digital Health Technology Standard that was introduced in February 2020. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/media/documents/NHS_Digital_Health_Technology_Standard_draft.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/media/documents/NHS_Digital_Health_Technology_Standard_draft.pdf</a></p><p>To date, three COVID-19 symptom tracker apps have been assessed using these approaches. More information is available about how we assess apps and other digital health technologies at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/blog/transformation-blog/2020/how-we-are-assessing-covid-19-apps" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/blog/transformation-blog/2020/how-we-are-assessing-covid-19-apps</a></p><p>NHSX, together with jHub, are working with the providers of third party COVID-19 symptom tracking apps and will publish details of those that meet our standards on the NHSX website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/04/2020 16:05:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 17797 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1189964

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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, what steps he is taking to (a) source clinically approved covid-19 tests from UK companies, (b) introduce a mechanism to allow those companies to apply for the covid-19 tests they produce to be clinically approved and introduced into circulation and (c) publish the requirements necessary for covid-19 tests to be clinically approved for use.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	39539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>We have established a web portal for manufacturers of tests from any country to register their interest in supplying COVID-19 tests to the United Kingdom. Through our work in Pillar 5 on the UK Industrial Strategy, we are supporting a number of earlier-stage UK-based companies to develop their clinical evidence bases, obtain regulatory approval, and commercialise their offers.</p><p>Once a company registers a test via the online portal, it is reviewed by a panel of clinical experts. The most promising tests are put forward for independent clinical evaluation.</p><p>We have published Target Product Profiles for Serology testing, which we continually update, to inform the market of our testing requirements. Through our web portal and crowd sourcing challenge platform, we also flag the types of innovation in Molecular testing that we are trying to identify.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 21/05/2020 10:32:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 17798 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron