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1217402

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date	24/06/2020
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 he has made of the disproportionate effect on BAME communities of covid-19 in (a) Newport West, (b) Wales and the (c) UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	64325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>As healthcare is devolved, the Welsh Government would be responsible for such an assessment in relation to Wales. The Office for National Statistics release ‘All data related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by ethnic group, England and Wales’ only provides the combined ethnic group breakdown for England and Wales combined. Unfortunately, the breakdown for this data is not available for comparison. This release is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/coronavirusrelateddeathsbyethnicgroupenglandandwales/2march2020to10april2020/relateddata" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/coronavirusrelateddeathsbyethnicgroupenglandandwales/2march2020to10april2020/relateddata</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/07/2020 12:28:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 33046 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1217403

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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: Pollution
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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the implications for Government policy of Queen Mary University's research on the biological link between air pollution and coronavirus.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	64044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the United Kingdom and there is emerging evidence suggesting an association between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality. However, many of the papers are, as yet, not peer-reviewed and are of variable quality.</p><p>In April, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ independent Air Quality Expert Group, with input from the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, launched a call for evidence to help with assessing the impact of the pandemic and air quality. This work will be published in due course.</p><p>The Department continues to have extensive discussions with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other departments on the relationship between health and air quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 64045 64055 question first answered 07/07/2020 15:27:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 33024 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1217404

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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: Air Pollution
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 Cabinet colleagues on the effects of air pollution on people contracting covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	64045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Poor air quality is the largest environmental risk to public health in the United Kingdom and there is emerging evidence suggesting an association between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality. However, many of the papers are, as yet, not peer-reviewed and are of variable quality.</p><p>In April, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ independent Air Quality Expert Group, with input from the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, launched a call for evidence to help with assessing the impact of the pandemic and air quality. This work will be published in due course.</p><p>The Department continues to have extensive discussions with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other departments on the relationship between health and air quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 64044 64055 question first answered 07/07/2020 15:27:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 33025 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1217416

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Dental Services: Training
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 providing free training in practice management to qualified dentists who are yet to run their own practice.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Health Education England is responsible for coordinating and quality assuring training places for postgraduate dental training.</p><p>Dental Foundation Training (DFT) consists of supervised practice in primary care and aims to prepare foundation dentists to be independent practitioners within general dental practice.</p><p>The DFT curriculum covers the principles of staff recruitment and employment legislation, risk assessment in the workplace, maintenance of patients’ information, records and of equipment for dental practice. This is an integral part of the DFT programme delivered through day sessions and education supervisor dedicated tutorials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/07/2020 10:42:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217417

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Age
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 Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to raise awareness of under age drinking.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is working with other Government departments to help prevent young people from developing alcohol and drug problems. This includes supporting investment in programmes which have a positive impact on young people, giving them the confidence, resilience and risk management skills to resist drug use.</p><p>PHE’s Rise Above, an online resilience building resource aimed at 11 to 16-year-olds, provides resources to help young people develop skills to make positive choices for their health, including alcohol use. The Rise Above website can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://riseabove.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://riseabove.org.uk/</a></p><p>PHE’s FRANK website and helpline provides impartial, reliable and confidential information and advice about drugs and provides resource for young people, parents and concerned others. The FRANK website can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.talktofrank.com/" target="_blank">https://www.talktofrank.com/</a></p><p>The Department for Education’s statutory guidance ‘Relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education’ will become mandatory in September 2020. Through this, education on drugs, alcohol and tobacco will become compulsory at state-funded primary and secondary schools. The statutory guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/relationships-education-relationships-and-sex-education-rse-and-health-education</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 15:46:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217418

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Hospitals: Alcoholic Drinks
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 reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement, with support from Public Health England (PHE), is helping acute hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol harm to establish or improve specialist alcohol care teams.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is supporting work to increase opportunities for the earlier detection of alcohol-related liver disease in people drinking at or above high-risk levels. This includes working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on a new commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) scheme to incentivise increased cirrhosis and fibrosis tests for alcohol dependent patients in acute and mental health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 15:49:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217419

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Pre-eclampsia: Diagnosis
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 diagnose earlier the symptoms of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	64190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Saving Babies’ Lives care bundle recommends the use of available algorithms to identify women at risk for pre-eclampsia. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, recommending treatment with aspirin from the first to the third trimester of pregnancy for women at risk of pre-eclampsia and associated preterm birth is in place.</p><p>In 2019, the Accelerated Access Collaborative (which brings together industry, Government, regulators, patients and the National Health Service to accelerate the introduction of ground-breaking new treatments and diagnostics) began supporting implementation of a new Placental Growth Factor Blood test which can indicate whether a woman has the disease and whether they will need delivery soon.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/06/2020 16:51:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1217424

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Protective Clothing: Contracts
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 bids to supply personal protective equipment were received during the procurement process that resulted in the award of contracts to (a) Pest Fix and (b) Crisp Websites Ltd; whether the total value of contract with those companies was paid as a lump sum; and how many items of personal protective equipment have been (i) sourced and (ii) delivered under contracts with those companies.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	64370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The award of this contract to PestFix (which is a trading name of <em>Crisp Websites Limited)</em> is the subject of a Judicial Review which has been brought against the Department. The Department is taking legal advice and considering its response. In these circumstances it would be inappropriate to respond to the issues and points raised in this question as this might prejudice the Department’s legal position.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 64371 question first answered 03/07/2020 10:20:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 33050 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1217425

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Protective Clothing: Contracts
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 reasons the full contracts awarded to (a) Pest Fix and (b) Crisp Websites Ltd for the supply of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 outbreak were not published within 20 days; and what plans he has to publish those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	64371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The award of this contract to PestFix (which is a trading name of <em>Crisp Websites Limited)</em> is the subject of a Judicial Review which has been brought against the Department. The Department is taking legal advice and considering its response. In these circumstances it would be inappropriate to respond to the issues and points raised in this question as this might prejudice the Department’s legal position.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 64370 question first answered 03/07/2020 10:20:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 33051 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1217426

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Baby Care Units: 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 has taken to ensure that parents with babies on neonatal units have urgent access to covid-19 testing.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	64381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, services have been working hard to support parents to care for their babies as much as possible while still ensuring that services are safe.</p><p>Testing is a key part of the United Kingdom’s response to COVID-19, and, following the publication of the Government’s Testing Strategy we have rapidly expanded our capacity.</p><p>We are now providing testing to anyone with symptoms (England and Northern Ireland; over fives in Wales and Scotland) Current clinical advice is that asymptomatic testing can be conducted where clinically appropriate, for outbreak investigation and infection control. These decisions are made by local decision makers based on patient and procedural risk.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 64109 question first answered 30/06/2020 16:43:05 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft