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1188875

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Exercise Cygnus
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 (a) list the recommendations made by Exercise Cygnus in 2016, (b) set out those recommendations that have been implemented by the Government and (c) provide the reasons for not implementing those remaining recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	38414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely publish reports on exercises.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 38614 question first answered 12/05/2020 09:58:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1188882

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Protective Clothing: Procurement
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 the contact details for a team in his Department that companies able to supply large quantities of PPE from abroad can use to explain what PPE products they are able to supply; and if he will take steps to ensure that those companies receive a timely response.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	38411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) plan was published on 10 April and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe-plan</a></p><p>As Strand 3 details, we have set up a cross-Government PPE sourcing unit to secure new supply lines from across the world and a call to industry has been issued to companies at home to manufacture and supply additional PPE at scale.</p><p>All offers to supply PPE must be made through the United Kingdom Government’s online portal:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-from-business" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-from-business</a></p><p>All offers will receive an immediate automated response and then follow up contact once the team have assessed the offer.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2020 10:42:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 17022 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1188885

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether officials in his Department have held discussions with representatives of Israeli medical technology companies on the (a) use and (b) importation of medical technologies developed in that country to tackle the covid-19 outbreak in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	38631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department is regularly in discussions with other countries on a wide range of issues of issues relating to COVID-19, including Israel. COVID-19 presents a global challenge which requires a collaborative response. The Department will continue to work with other countries throughout the crisis and beyond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/06/2020 14:36:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1188886

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Vaccination
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) funding and (b) other resources the Government is allocating to the search for (a) a vaccine and (b) different treatment options for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	38632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced a total of £42.5 million to support clinical trials of vaccines being developed at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. This funding is in addition to the £25 million committed through the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-Medical Research Council and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Covid-19 Rapid Response Research Call<sup>1</sup>. The NIHR and UKRI have also jointly launched a Rapid Response rolling call for proposals to address evidence gaps and needs on COVID-19, which builds on the earlier NIHR-UKRI COVID-19 research initiatives.</p><p>Building on existing trial capability, national platform trials have been expanded to test the most promising therapeutics candidates as large Phase III clinical trials. This currently includes the PRINCIPLE, RECOVERY and REMAP-CAP trials which cover primary, acute and intensive care settings.</p><p>A cross-Government Vaccines Taskforce has been established to coordinate and accelerate the development and manufacture of a COVID-19 vaccine, in partnership with academia and industry, and look at other therapeutic options.</p><p>The Government has also contributed £250 million of United Kingdom aid, the biggest donation of any country, to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to support ongoing work to rapidly develop a COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup> <a href="https://www.ukri.org/news/covid-19-research-boosted-by-new-projects/" target="_blank">https://www.ukri.org/news/covid-19-research-boosted-by-new-projects/</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/05/2020 12:49:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1188900

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Care Homes: 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 deaths from covid-19 in care homes are accurately recorded.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	38634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 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 will 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 Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/05/2020 10:54:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 17128 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1188906

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Surveys
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 collect sex-disaggregated data as part of the NHS coronavirus status checker.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	38456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service COVID-19 status checker collects only the minimum amount of data necessary to predict the likely demand on NHS services. NHSX plan to iterate the survey and may add gender to this collection, if it would help predict demand more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/04/2020 14:17:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1188909

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	NHS: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of assaults on NHS staff in England since the beginning of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	38465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>Data is not collected centrally on assaults on National Health Service staff in England. The 2019 NHS Staff Survey showed 15% of NHS staff experienced physical violence from members of the public and patients in the past year.</p><p>Any assault, physical or verbal, against NHS staff is unacceptable and should be reported and dealt with through the proper processes. The NHS has recently joined forces with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service in a Joint Agreement on Offences Against Emergency Workers. This provides a framework to ensure effective investigation and prosecution of cases where staff are the victim of a crime and sets out the standards victims of these crimes can expect.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/05/2020 11:05:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1188916

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Medical Equipment: Imports
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 allocate funding to reimburse medical companies that import medical equipment necessary for the treatment by the NHS of patients with covid-19 for the increased costs of shipping that equipment from North America, Europe and Asia to the UK to meet the needs of the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	38434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced a range of measures to assist industry and companies are able to draw on this unprecedented package of economic measures. These measures have been designed to ensure that companies of any size, including airports, airlines and the wider supply chain, receive the help they need to get through this difficult time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that air freight plays an important role in supply chains and the importance that essential goods can continue to be brought into and out of the United Kingdom without disruption. COVID-19 presents unique risks to the movement of goods.</p><p> </p><p>Because of this, the Department for Transport is working with different sectors to help ensure that essential goods can continue to be transported into the UK. This includes working closely with the aviation sector to support it to ensure there is sufficient capacity to protect global travel routes, continue freight and maintain vital connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with the Department for Transport, other Government Departments and industry to feed into this ongoing work as well as monitor the impact of COVID-19 on medical supply chains and manage identified risks. For example, the Department of Health and Social Care has mobilised an Express Freight Service to support the continuity of supply of medicines and medical products and ensure the continued prioritisation of critical products.</p><p> </p><p>This is complemented by the current work of the Civil Aviation Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority. The Civil Aviation Authority oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United Kingdom and is engaging airlines and airports to provide flexibility within the regulatory framework to help manage and mitigate COVID-19 impacts where appropriate. The Competition and Markets Authority, which has launched a COVID-19 pandemic taskforce to identify harmful pricing practices is advising the Government on the means of ensuring markets operate as well as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 38435 38436 38437 38438 38439 question first answered 28/04/2020 15:26:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 17108 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1188920

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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: Quarantine and Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, during the covid-19 outbreak, whether he plans to issue further guidance on (a) self-isolation and (b) testing to UK nationals returning from abroad.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	38423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government first issued guidance to the public on household isolation on 12 March 2020 and we have continued to iterate our advice as the science has evolved. Our most recent update to the stay at home guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection</a></p><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, the Government will introduce a series of measures and restrictions at the United Kingdom border, including requiring international arrivals to provide contact information and self-isolate.</p><p>On 13 May 2020, the Government updated its travel advice which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 21/05/2020 11:30:46 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 17106 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1188921

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Medical Equipment: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will (a) reimburse companies' increased air freight costs and (b) vary NHS (i) tenders and (ii) framework to cover the uplift in transport costs for products supplied to the NHS for the treatment of covid-19 patients.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	38435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced a range of measures to assist industry and companies are able to draw on this unprecedented package of economic measures. These measures have been designed to ensure that companies of any size, including airports, airlines and the wider supply chain, receive the help they need to get through this difficult time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that air freight plays an important role in supply chains and the importance that essential goods can continue to be brought into and out of the United Kingdom without disruption. COVID-19 presents unique risks to the movement of goods.</p><p> </p><p>Because of this, the Department for Transport is working with different sectors to help ensure that essential goods can continue to be transported into the UK. This includes working closely with the aviation sector to support it to ensure there is sufficient capacity to protect global travel routes, continue freight and maintain vital connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with the Department for Transport, other Government Departments and industry to feed into this ongoing work as well as monitor the impact of COVID-19 on medical supply chains and manage identified risks. For example, the Department of Health and Social Care has mobilised an Express Freight Service to support the continuity of supply of medicines and medical products and ensure the continued prioritisation of critical products.</p><p> </p><p>This is complemented by the current work of the Civil Aviation Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority. The Civil Aviation Authority oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United Kingdom and is engaging airlines and airports to provide flexibility within the regulatory framework to help manage and mitigate COVID-19 impacts where appropriate. The Competition and Markets Authority, which has launched a COVID-19 pandemic taskforce to identify harmful pricing practices is advising the Government on the means of ensuring markets operate as well as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 38434 38436 38437 38438 38439 question first answered 28/04/2020 15:26:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 17109 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway