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1251578

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Strokes: Health Services
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 help maintain support for stroke survivors during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	114894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have ensured that stroke services across England continue to provide rehabilitation and post-acute services to stroke survivors and their families and carers during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have funded the Stroke Association over the last six months to provide Stroke Connect, which was developed in direct response to COVID-19 to ensure stroke survivors and their carers had support when discharged from hospital.</p><p>The Department has also funded the Stroke Association over the last six months for them to continue to provide frontline support to stroke survivors and others connected to stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 114895 question first answered 24/11/2020 21:06:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1251579

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Strokes: Health Services
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 Government plans to continue delivering its commitments for stroke during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	114895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have ensured that stroke services across England continue to provide rehabilitation and post-acute services to stroke survivors and their families and carers during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have funded the Stroke Association over the last six months to provide Stroke Connect, which was developed in direct response to COVID-19 to ensure stroke survivors and their carers had support when discharged from hospital.</p><p>The Department has also funded the Stroke Association over the last six months for them to continue to provide frontline support to stroke survivors and others connected to stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 114894 question first answered 24/11/2020 21:06:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1249627

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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 plans the Government has to ensure the rapid distribution of a covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	113101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>An enormous amount of work has taken place to ensure we have the logistical expertise, transport and workforce to roll out a vaccine according to clinical priority, at the speed at which it can be manufactured. Over 6.5 million people across the UK have now received their first dose of a COVID vaccine and nearly half a million have received their second dose. There are now over 2700 sites across the UK already offering vaccines to those at risk by age and clinical priority.</p><p> </p><p>Daily updates on vaccine doses are available here: <a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare" target="_blank">https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Vaccine delivery plan was published on 11 January 2021 and can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/951928/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/951928/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan-final.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/951928/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan-final.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/01/2021 16:10:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1249629

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Drugs: Storage
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 refrigerators for the storage of pharmaceutical products the Government has access to.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	113102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to quantify the total volume of refrigerated space for the storage of medicines that the Government has access to as some of its stockpiles are held by suppliers and wholesalers on its behalf.</p><p>The Government holds stockpiles of a range of different medicines, including crucial medicines used to treat COVID-19 patients, vaccines, and the Essential Medicines Buffer Stock, to help ensure there is uninterrupted supply over the coming months. Some of those stockpiled products are held by Public Health England (PHE), and also by suppliers, in refrigerated storage.</p><p>PHE currently has access to around 6,000 chill (2-8 degrees Celsius) storage pallet spaces. This will be increasing in 2021 in line with anticipated storage requirements.</p><p>PHE has also secured 58 ultra-low temperature freezers which provide sufficient storage for approximately five million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines which require ultra-low temperature storage.</p><p>As part of our end of European Union Exit Transition Period contingency plans we have requested suppliers to stockpile to a target level of six week’s total stock on United Kingdom soil by 31 December 2020, where possible. Supplier stockpiles, which continue to be built, will also make use of refrigerated storage.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/11/2020 17:04:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1249630

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Drugs: Storage
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 refrigerators for the storage of pharmaceutical products with temperatures below minus 80 degrees the Government has access to.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	113103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong>It is not possible to quantify the total volume of refrigerated space for the storage of medicines that the Government has access to as some of its stockpiles are held by suppliers and wholesalers on its behalf.</p><p>The Government holds stockpiles of a range of different medicines, including crucial medicines used to treat COVID-19 patients, vaccines, and the Essential Medicines Buffer Stock, to help ensure there is uninterrupted supply over the coming months. Some of those stockpiled products are held by Public Health England (PHE), and also by suppliers, in refrigerated storage.</p><p>PHE currently has access to around 6,000 chill (2-8 degrees Celsius) storage pallet spaces. This will be increasing in 2021 in line with anticipated storage requirements.</p><p>PHE has also secured 58 ultra-low temperature freezers which provide sufficient storage for approximately five million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines which require ultra-low temperature storage.</p><p>As part of our end of European Union Exit Transition Period contingency plans we have requested suppliers to stockpile to a target level of six week’s total stock on United Kingdom soil by 31 December 2020, where possible. Supplier stockpiles, which continue to be built, will also make use of refrigerated storage.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/11/2020 17:06:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1249631

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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, how many validated cool boxes for the covid-19 vaccine the Government has.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	113104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The National Health Service is working with all stakeholders, including the Department, Public Health England and manufacturers to ensure the NHS has access to equipment with the right specifications based on the latest vaccine characteristics information. This includes balancing the amount of equipment needed based on forecasted vaccine supply and the delivery approaches.</p><p>Over 4,500 cool boxes have been purchased to date, with more available from suppliers. These are available on a short lead-time.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/03/2021 17:22:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1238876

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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
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 and what proportion of dental practices are offering routine NHS dental services.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	96905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>Routine face-to-face National Health Service dental services resumed from 8 June with the aim of increasing levels of service in line with infection control procedures and personal protective equipment requirements. All dental practices are able to offer routine face to face treatment that is clinically necessary. Over 600 Urgent Dental Care Centres set up at the height of the pandemic also remain open to ensure that dental treatment needed urgently can be accessed while practices expand their services as safely as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/11/2020 13:16:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1237194

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
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: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a plan to ensure that the NHS is able to receive sufficient supplies of personal protective equipment for use in winter 2020-21 as recommended by the Public Accounts Committee in July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	94431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>‘Personal protective equipment (PPE) strategy: stabilise and build resilience’, published on 28 September, sets out how the Government has moved beyond the emergency COVID-19 response by stabilising the supply for PPE and build resilience. It also includes details about how Government is preparing for and managing the ongoing response to the pandemic alongside the usual seasonal pressures. We are confident we have secured enough supply for this winter period and that we have the processes and logistics in place to distribute PPE to where it is needed. The strategy is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-strategy-stabilise-and-build-resilience" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-protective-equipment-ppe-strategy-stabilise-and-build-resilience</a></p><p>We have around 32 billion PPE items on order and this month we will have a four month stockpile of all COVID-19-critical PPE in place, with a tremendous contribution from United Kingdom manufacturers.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/11/2020 13:59:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 50385 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1233487

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
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, whether his Department has made an assessment of regional demand for covid-19 tests ordered through the online booking system, and if he will publish that data by postcode area.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	88318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE), the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) and NHS Test and Trace are monitoring infection levels across the country so higher volumes of testing are targeted where they are needed most</p><p>We do allocate more testing to higher prevalence areas in line with JBC reporting (devolved administrations manage their own allocations on a geographic basis). Allocation decisions are frequently and systematically reviewed to ensure we are using our testing where it can be most effective. We are working with PHE and others to develop more sophisticated approaches, based on the latest evidence to manage the prioritisation process to ensure that we can provide appropriate testing for both outbreak management and surveillance purposes.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/11/2020 11:48:36 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 47422 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1194179

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of testing and chemical supply to support 200,000 covid-19 tests a day.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	45225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Since NHS Test and Trace launched on 28 May, we have exceeded the 200,000 testing capacity target, with current capacity standing at 309,921 as of 12 October 2020.</p><p>Along with home-testing and satellite kits, we have established a large network of testing sites across the United Kingdom with 77 regional test sites, 172 local test services (walk through), 21 satellite testing centres and 258 mobile testing units. We will look to increase this in the coming months to meet our needs.</p><p>In addition to the five Lighthouse laboratories operating currently, we have announced the addition of new Lighthouse laboratories in Newport, Newcastle, Bracknell and Charnwood to the national laboratory network. We are also using additional ‘surge’ laboratory capacity to process more tests in the short-term. We are working to ensure that we continue to support scaling capacity, allowing more people to be tested daily.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2020 13:47:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth