Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1189034

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether training flights have been conducted from RAF Valley since 23 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	38430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Yes. Following the Prime Minister's announcement on 23 March there was a short pause in flying training to assess the impact of COVID-19. Essential flying training at RAF Valley on the Hawk aircraft recommenced on 31 March and on the Texan aircraft on 14 April. The delivery of all training will remain under constant review as the situation changes.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/04/2020 11:53:24 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1189035

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the use of army heavy goods vehicles to transport essential medical equipment across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	38431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to work across Government, including with the Department for Health and Social Care, to ensure that Defence is prepared to provide support to other Government Departments, civil authorities and devolved partners where requested and appropriate to do so.</p><p>Currently there are two Immediate Replenishment Groups, based in Aldershot and Salford, who can be tasked by the 'National Supply Disruption Response' crisis hotline, and are on three hours notice to move. These are comprised of 27 military vehicles and 66 military personnel. Other logistic assets are being held at varying states of readiness, which include approximately 139 vehicles and 518 personnel. In most circumstances, commercial options will be the most appropriate. Of course, the military stand by whenever required.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/04/2020 12:15:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1189036

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding of the FIFPro report published on 16 April 2020 that the covid-19 outbreak represents an existential threat to women's football.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	38579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>We want to see the popularity of women’s sport continue to thrive. We have seen record audiences tune in or turn up to watch international women’s events, for example over 28 million viewers watched the BBC coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup on television and online. Football is also a popular choice for women and girls to get active: it is the second most popular team sport in terms of participation for adult women in England, and the top ranked team sport in terms of participation for girls.</p><p> </p><p>Football clubs form an integral part of this country and it is important they are given as much support as possible during these difficult times. In light of this, the Government announced a comprehensive and sizable package of direct fiscal support for business through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support. Alongside this, Sport England has issued guidance to the sport and leisure sector as well as announcing £195 million of funding, including a £20 million Community Emergency Fund, to help the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also looking forward to the UK hosting the rescheduled women’s UEFA European Championships in 2022, and working to ensure this tournament builds on the fantastic momentum we have seen within the womens’ game in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to liaise closely with all the football authorities to further understand any difficulties clubs may be experiencing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 27/04/2020 08:55:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1189037

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	Hospitals: Coronavirus
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 covid-19-free hospital sites have been created for cancer care in England; and what plans there are to deliver additional such sites in the next four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	38580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance and supported the development of ‘hubs’ for cancer surgery. Hubs are being developed in all 21 Alliance areas across England and are already fully or partially operational in at least 18 areas. NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with all Cancer Alliances on plans for the next phases of service delivery.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/05/2020 15:22:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 17120 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1189038

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	Hospitals: Coronavirus
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 patients have visited covid-19-free hospital sites since the establishment of those sites; and how many of those patients were cancer patients.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	38581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The data requested is not currently available. The first published data covering the period of the COVID-19 outbreak for the month of March will be available through the Cancer Waiting Times system during May.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/05/2020 10:22:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 17121 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1189039

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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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 patients are on Patient Tracking Lists (a) in total and (b) by NHS trust.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	38582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>A Patient Tracking List is a forward-looking management tool used to help manage waiting lists and to achieve and sustain short waiting times.</p><p>The most recent available data (February 2020), shows that the number of incomplete pathways on the national waiting list total is 4,425,306. The number of incomplete pathways by trust, also for February 2020, is attached. The published data provided indicates the number of pathways, not individual patients.</p><p>Monthly data on referral to treatment times is published routinely by NHS England each month. The published data set includes data for all providers and all commissioners and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/</a></p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement monitor and manage performance against the waiting times requirements set out in the NHS Operational and Planning Guidance 2020/21. The NHS Standard Contract (which is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services) specifies the minimum expectations for providers’ delivery of operational plans, including waiting times. Local healthcare providers are ultimately responsible for monitoring their waiting lists and ensuring patient safety and follow up.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 38583 question first answered 27/04/2020 16:14:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Data for PQ38582.xlsx title PQ38582
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1189040

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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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 ensure that patients on Patient Tracking Lists are safely monitored and followed up.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	38583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>A Patient Tracking List is a forward-looking management tool used to help manage waiting lists and to achieve and sustain short waiting times.</p><p>The most recent available data (February 2020), shows that the number of incomplete pathways on the national waiting list total is 4,425,306. The number of incomplete pathways by trust, also for February 2020, is attached. The published data provided indicates the number of pathways, not individual patients.</p><p>Monthly data on referral to treatment times is published routinely by NHS England each month. The published data set includes data for all providers and all commissioners and can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/</a></p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement monitor and manage performance against the waiting times requirements set out in the NHS Operational and Planning Guidance 2020/21. The NHS Standard Contract (which is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services) specifies the minimum expectations for providers’ delivery of operational plans, including waiting times. Local healthcare providers are ultimately responsible for monitoring their waiting lists and ensuring patient safety and follow up.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 38582 question first answered 27/04/2020 16:14:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name Data for PQ38582.xlsx title PQ38582
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1189041

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: Coronavirus
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 oncologists (a) in total and (b) by NHS trust have been diverted to respond directly to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	38584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 14:00:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1189042

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: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19-related staff absence by (a) illness and (b) diversions on cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	38585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department is monitoring the rate of COVID-19 related staff absence.</p><p>Essential and urgent cancer treatments are continuing. The National Health Service is adapting how it runs its cancer services to ensure the safety of both patients and staff – this includes establishing dedicated cancer hubs for urgent treatment and diagnosis. Cancer specialist teams are discussing treatment and care with patients, including the potential risks to them, either through undergoing or to delay treatment at this time. Medical staff will always have the safety of patients at the centre of any decisions they make.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/05/2020 10:50:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1189043

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	Cancer: Clinical Trials
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 cancer-related clinical trials have been (a) cancelled and (b) suspended as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	38586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>During the COVID-19 outbreak, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) guidance requires trial sponsors to notify the MHRA of a temporary halt to a clinical trial when it involves a direct participant safety issue or a medicines supply issue. Trials which end prematurely are required to be notified to the regulator within 15 days of the decision to end the study.</p><p>From 1 March 2020 to 22 April 2020 the MHRA has been notified of 10 temporary halts to cancer-related trials of investigational medicinal products which specifically state COVID-19 as the reason for halting. No cancer-related trials of investigational medicinal products were prematurely ended as a result of COVID-19 during this time. It should be noted that end of trial notifications are only required to be submitted to the regulator if the trial has ended in all the territories it was running in.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 30/04/2020 14:07:27 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris