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1198036

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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, whether he plans to consider the conclusions of Public Health England’s review into the effect of covid-19 on black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities to be taken into account when easing covid-10 lockdown measures.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	51804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s response to COVID-19 is are underpinned by scientific advice informed by a number of infectious disease models. Each of these is overseen by world-leading academic and public health institutions, who come together in the UK Government’s Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (SPI-M).</p><p>At each review point, impacts on black, Asian and minority ethnic groups have been carefully considered, in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty requirement for public bodies to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activities.</p><p>The Government will continue to review the measures, assessing them to ensure that they continue to be necessary and proportionate based on available scientific evidence, which includes up to date data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/07/2020 17:14:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1198057

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when covid-19 testing will be made available to all children under the age of five who have symptoms of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	52284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2020 answer text <p>Since 22 July, anyone with symptoms can ask for a test through the National Health Service website, whatever their age. Testing was extended to include symptomatic children under the age of five in England and Wales on 28 May, followed by Northern Ireland on 16 July and Scotland on 22 July.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 27/08/2020 14:01:44 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1198067

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Alcoholism: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the number of alcohol inpatient detoxification and inpatient rehabilitation beds available in England has decreased as a result of reallocation to covid-19 patients.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	52041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/06/2020 11:23:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1198068

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: Death
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 the Government is taking to support (a) people bereaved by covid-19 and (b) people who have turned to harmful alcohol use as a result of that bereavement.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	52042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>A number of charities and voluntary organisations provide a range of valued services for people experiencing bereavement. The Government is taking a cross-Government approach to address bereavement support, and what is needed to ensure that families and friends of those deceased get the support they need - particularly during this very difficult time. On 22 May, the Government announced £22 million funding to life-saving health charities, £4.2 million of which will be used to support mental health charities and charities providing bereavement support. This funding is part of an overall £750 million package for the voluntary sector announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in April.</p><p>Local alcohol services and virtual support groups continue to operate during the pandemic, to ensure people receive the support they need. Public Health England continues to maintain the FRANK website and helpline, which provides a service for people who are concerned about their own or others’ drugs and alcohol consumption. 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><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/06/2020 14:31:32 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1198096

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Obesity: Coronavirus
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 page 34 of Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy, published in May 2020, what preventative and personalised solutions his Department plans to implement for people with obesity; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	51970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government will invest in preventative and personalised solutions to ill-health, empowering individuals to live healthier and more active lives. This will involve expanding the infrastructure for active travel, for example cycling and walking, and expanding health screening services, especially through the NHS Health Check programme, which is currently under review.</p><p>Public Health England led a rapid review to better understand how different factors can impact on how people are affected by COVID-19. This includes analysis of age, deprivation and obesity, where data was available. The review’s findings were published on 2 June and are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-review-of-disparities-in-risks-and-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-review-of-disparities-in-risks-and-outcomes</a></p><p>Many of the measures in the three chapters of the childhood obesity plan will have an impact on tackling obesity across all age groups. These include the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and wider calorie reformulation programme, restricting promotions and calorie labelling in restaurants which will improve our eating habits and reduce the amount of sugar we consume.</p><p>There are ongoing discussions between Ministers and officials as part of developing and delivering the obesity programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 51971 51972 question first answered 08/06/2020 17:34:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1198097

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Obesity: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the risks of covid-19 infection to children with obesity living in deprived communities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	51971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government will invest in preventative and personalised solutions to ill-health, empowering individuals to live healthier and more active lives. This will involve expanding the infrastructure for active travel, for example cycling and walking, and expanding health screening services, especially through the NHS Health Check programme, which is currently under review.</p><p>Public Health England led a rapid review to better understand how different factors can impact on how people are affected by COVID-19. This includes analysis of age, deprivation and obesity, where data was available. The review’s findings were published on 2 June and are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-review-of-disparities-in-risks-and-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-review-of-disparities-in-risks-and-outcomes</a></p><p>Many of the measures in the three chapters of the childhood obesity plan will have an impact on tackling obesity across all age groups. These include the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and wider calorie reformulation programme, restricting promotions and calorie labelling in restaurants which will improve our eating habits and reduce the amount of sugar we consume.</p><p>There are ongoing discussions between Ministers and officials as part of developing and delivering the obesity programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 51970 51972 question first answered 08/06/2020 17:34:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1198099

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Obesity: 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 plans his Department has to introduce an obesity strategy for adults in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had on that matter since March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	51972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government will invest in preventative and personalised solutions to ill-health, empowering individuals to live healthier and more active lives. This will involve expanding the infrastructure for active travel, for example cycling and walking, and expanding health screening services, especially through the NHS Health Check programme, which is currently under review.</p><p>Public Health England led a rapid review to better understand how different factors can impact on how people are affected by COVID-19. This includes analysis of age, deprivation and obesity, where data was available. The review’s findings were published on 2 June and are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-review-of-disparities-in-risks-and-outcomes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-review-of-disparities-in-risks-and-outcomes</a></p><p>Many of the measures in the three chapters of the childhood obesity plan will have an impact on tackling obesity across all age groups. These include the soft drinks industry levy, sugar reduction and wider calorie reformulation programme, restricting promotions and calorie labelling in restaurants which will improve our eating habits and reduce the amount of sugar we consume.</p><p>There are ongoing discussions between Ministers and officials as part of developing and delivering the obesity programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 51970 51971 question first answered 08/06/2020 17:34:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1198114

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to set out a timetable for the resumption of routine dental services.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	51920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>To meet the Government social distancing measures and to contain the spread of COVID-19 all routine dentistry was suspended at the start of the pandemic.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement announced on 28 May that National Health Service dentistry outside urgent care centres will begin to gradually restart from 8 June where practices assess that they have the necessary personal protective equipment and infection prevention and control. The aim is to increase levels of service as fast as is compatible with maximising safety.</p><p>A copy of the letter that was published can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Urgent-dental-care-letter-28-May.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/Urgent-dental-care-letter-28-May.pdf</a></p><p>We still expect all NHS dental practices to provide urgent telephone advice and triage. Dentists are giving urgent advice remotely and, if needed, prescriptions for painkillers or antibiotics. All urgent face to face treatment that is clinically necessary will still be available for patients who are triaged by their dentist or NHS 111 into one of over 600 urgent dental care centres set up by NHS England and NHS Improvement.</p><p>To ensure the safety of all dental care professionals and patients NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Chief Dental Officer have published the latest standard operating procedure guidance.</p><p>This can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/dental-standard-operating-procedure-transition-to-recovery/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/dental-standard-operating-procedure-transition-to-recovery/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/07/2020 14:05:36 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1198115

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: 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 that all dental practices can access the (a) personal protective and (b) other equipment they require to safely resume routine dental services when covid-19 lockdown measures are eased.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	51921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement announced on 28 May that National Health Service dentistry outside urgent care centres will begin to restart from 8 June with the aim of increasing levels of service as fast as is compatible with maximising safety. The letter outlines that practices need to consider the Public Health England guidance on infection control protocols and personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to deliver care in a way that is safe, operationally deliverable and allows dental practices flexibility to do what is best for patients and their teams.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/06/2020 09:50:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1198121

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Movianto UK: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Movianto has claimed and received payment from the NHS for the cost of the rent for the new Haydock Green premises.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	51735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>The contract with Movianto regarding the maintenance of the United Kingdom pandemic supplies has costs associated with an appropriate portion of building service charges, and these currently relate to the Haydock Green premises.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/06/2020 12:41:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper