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1225924

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date	17/07/2020
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the NHS People Plan.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	76054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/08/2020 answer text <p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/we-are-the-nhs-people-plan-for-2020-21-action-for-us-all/" target="_blank">We are the NHS: People Plan 2020/21</a>, published on 30 July, sets out actions to support transformation across the whole NHS. It builds on the creativity and drive shown by the NHS workforce in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to embed those innovations. It focusses on ensuring staff have the mental and physical wellbeing support they need.</p><p>Further action for 2021/22 and beyond is expected to be set out later in the year, once funding arrangements for future years have been confirmed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/08/2020 16:03:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 40838 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1225926

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new apprenticeships that will be taken up by (a) SMEs and (b) large employers benefiting from the £2,000 incentive announced in the summer economic update on 8 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	76056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>As part of the government’s Plan for Jobs, apprenticeships will be more important than ever in helping businesses to recruit the right people and develop the skills they need to recover post COVID-19. Apprenticeships also present excellent opportunities to young people seeking to start and build careers.</p><p> </p><p>The number of new apprenticeships that will be taken up by employers benefiting from the incentive payments announced in the summer economic update on 8 July 2020 will depend on a wide range of factors that will impact on the recruitment decisions of those employers in difficult economic circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The new incentive payments are there to encourage employers to take on new apprenticeship recruits. They are designed to help as many employers as possible in responding to the pressures of the first six months of the economic recovery, in enabling flexibility to create the apprenticeship opportunities which will benefit their business.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 30/07/2020 15:54:09 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1225928

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding of the Social Mobility Commission’s Report on Apprenticeships and Social Mobility, published 24 June 2020, that disadvantage gaps exist at every stage of the apprenticeship journey; and what steps he is taking to reduce those gaps.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	76058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>As the Social Mobility Commission found, apprenticeships help boost employment and reduce the gap in earnings between people from disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged backgrounds. I met recently with the Social Mobility Commission to discuss the report, the importance of quality in the apprenticeship system, and our commitment to working closely with the Commission in future.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to levelling up opportunity across the country, and think apprenticeships will be key to the recovery, especially in providing high-quality employment opportunities for young people. We recognise that employers, at the moment, face increased challenges with hiring new apprentices and so we will introduce a new payment of £2,000 to employers in England for each new apprentice they hire aged under 25, and a £1,500 payment for each new apprentice they hire aged 25 and over, from 1 August 2020 to 31 January 2021. Employers can choose how best to spend this payment to support their apprentices; this could include supporting with uniform and travel costs. The new payment is on top of the additional payments we make to cover costs associated with apprentices who may need extra support, including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. We are also investing £111 million to triple the number of traineeships to support those further from the labour market into employment and training. Details can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with some of the country’s most influential employers through our Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network to promote best practice at each stage of the apprenticeship journey – from outreach and recruitment, to supporting apprentices from diverse backgrounds achieve their apprenticeship and progress. Our Apprenticeships Support and Knowledge programme supports schools across England to provide disadvantaged students with information on apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to listen to employers, providers and apprentices, to see how we can build on our reforms so that they continue to support people from all backgrounds and the economy more broadly.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 30/07/2020 16:06:02 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1225929

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
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	Continuing Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy that clinical commissioning groups follow the emergency discharge guidance for funding people who have a new or enhanced care package; and whether under the emergency discharge guidance funding lasts for the duration of the emergency period.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	76034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2020 answer text <p>On 19 March the Department published Hospital Discharge Service Requirements, in partnership with NHS England, which applies to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-hospital-discharge-service-requirements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-hospital-discharge-service-requirements</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/08/2020 15:27:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 40836 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1225933

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
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: 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 progress he has made in providing genomic testing for cancer patients who could benefit from treatment with histology independent therapies.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	76045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/08/2020 answer text <p>The first candidate histology independent therapy, larotrectinib, for treating advanced solid tumours with NTRK gene fusions has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) through the Cancer Drugs Fund, and final appraisal documentation was published by NICE on 21 April 2020. In line with the publication of the final appraisal documentation, NHS England and NHS Improvement put in place genomic testing for NTRK gene fusions, delivered by the NHS Genomics Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). NHS England and NHS Improvement is continuing to work with the GLHs to ramp up the capacity of NTRK gene fusion testing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/08/2020 11:27:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1225940

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
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: Shops
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 (a) studies and (b) other research reports that his Department holds on the presence of viable covid-19 virus in the air in (i) supermarkets and (ii) other large retail settings.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	75983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and is the largest public funder of health research in the United Kingdom. Companies and research institutes are welcome to submit proposals to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and NIHR research calls. Government support is available to prioritise, coordinate and deliver studies which qualify as urgent public health research.</p><p>As part of the NIHR-UKRI rolling call for rapid research proposals research, a £0.3 million project has been commissioned to investigate how long SARS-CoV-2 can survive in air and on different surfaces, which is being led by Public Health England. In addition, a highlight notice was issued in May inviting COVID-19 research proposals on transmission. Whilst the research is not specific to supermarkets and other large-scale retail settings it is hoped that the research is applicable to these and many other scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/09/2020 14:19:59 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Lord Brady of Altrincham

1225941

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
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: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of routinely available, non-clinical face masks in preventing aerosol spread of viruses.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	75984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>In June 2020 Public Health England conducted a rapid evidence review on the efficacy of different types of face coverings designed for use in community settings, and the effectiveness of face coverings to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV2 in the community.</p><p>The review found evidence from eight laboratory studies that materials commonly used in non-medical masks such as cotton and polyester may block droplets with a filtering efficiency similar to medical masks when folded in two or three layers. This evidence was limited by variations in materials, study design and testing methods, and judged to be weak.</p><p>The review identified evidence from epidemiological and modelling studies that mask wearing in the community may contribute to reducing the spread of COVID-19, but again the evidence was limited by study design and quality.</p><p>‘Face coverings in the community and COVID-19: a rapid review’ is available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://phe.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=5f043ca658db1188ffae74827fa650d9" target="_blank">https://phe.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=5f043ca658db1188ffae74827fa650d9</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/08/2020 10:00:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Lord Brady of Altrincham

1225942

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
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	Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the R value of (a) covid-19, (b) seasonal influenza and (c) measles.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	75985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2020 answer text <p>The latest value of ‘R’ for COVID-19 is estimated each week and published by the Government Office for Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-r-number-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-r-number-in-the-uk</a></p><p> </p><p>The ‘R’ value for seasonal influenza and measles are not assessed regularly as rates of infection and are measured in a different way. A variety of data sources are collated to provide information on circulating influenza strains. In-season and end-of-season monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccine uptake and vaccine effectiveness is undertaken. Public Health England’s (PHE) ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/895233/Surveillance_Influenza_and_other_respiratory_viruses_in_the_UK_2019_to_2020_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Flu annual report: winter 2019 to 2020</a>’ is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-flu-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-flu-reports</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE have published the ‘Measles and rubella elimination UK strategy’ which includes information on transmission of measles and how to reduce transmission rates. This report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-and-rubella-elimination-uk-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-and-rubella-elimination-uk-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/09/2020 17:05:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Lord Brady of Altrincham

1225943

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
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: Food
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 his Department has made of the role of food hygiene in spreading covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	75986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has carried out a detailed risk assessment which considered the probability of food or food contact materials and surfaces being a source or transmission route for SARS-CoV-2. Their advice is that the overall probability that United Kingdom consumers will receive potentially infectious exposures of SARS-CoV-2 via the consumption of food or the handling of food contact materials or packaging is Very Low (“very rare but cannot be excluded”). Further risk assessments will be carried out as needed to inform FSA policy.</p><p> </p><p>Food businesses should continue to follow good food hygiene standards.</p><p> </p><p>The full qualitative risk assessment has been published on the FSA’s website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/research/research-projects/qualitative-risk-assessment-on-the-risk-of-food-or-food-contact-materials-as-a-transmission-route-for-sars-cov-2" target="_blank">https://www.food.gov.uk/research/research-projects/qualitative-risk-assessment-on-the-risk-of-food-or-food-contact-materials-as-a-transmission-route-for-sars-cov-2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/08/2020 10:46:31 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Lord Brady of Altrincham

1225944

registered interest
date	17/07/2020
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: Shops
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 criteria according to which the legal requirement to wear face masks in retail settings will be ended; and how frequently a review of that policy will take place.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	75987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>As of Friday 24 July, members of the public must wear a face covering when visiting a shop or supermarket in England.</p><p>In addition, the Government is running a major proactive communications campaign on face coverings to alert the public where they are now required to wear face coverings and educate the public on how to correctly wear one.</p><p>The Government will keep the regulations under review and will continue assessing if measures need to be put in place for other settings going forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/08/2020 09:55:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 40833 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Lord Brady of Altrincham