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1186706

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date	19/03/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to produce an estimate of the actual number of new COVID-19 cases in the UK each day, to compare against reported cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government relies on modelling work undertaken by several academic groups, who report to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) through its various subgroups. SAGE will continue to publish the evidence that it considers.</p><p>From modelling and current data on the outbreak, it is likely that the number of confirmed United Kingdom cases will rise. The number of COVID-19 cases will depend on the implementation of and adherence to public health measures, and the success of those measures in suppressing transmission of the virus and the numbers of cases of infection.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/04/2020 12:46:48 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1186707

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage teachers who are no longer required to work in schools because of the COVID-19 pandemic to undertake other activities in their community.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2020 answer text <p>The department anticipates that teachers who are no longer required to be physically present in schools would focus on developing educational resources or supporting home-education wherever possible. It is for schools to understand and decide how to deploy their teachers in the most effective way possible. We would encourage all teachers who are not attending school to consider and act in accordance with the latest guidance from Public Health England.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 02/04/2020 14:52:49 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1186708

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving to live music venues, retailers and recording studios on whether they should close due to COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>On 23 March the Government stepped up measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. To reduce social contact, the Government has ordered businesses and venues to close, except those with exemptions. With regard to music venue exemptions, small group performances for the purposes of live streaming could be permissible where Public Health England guidelines are observed, and no audience members attend the venue.</p><p>Further social distancing measures have also been enacted with the banning of all mass gatherings.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 27/04/2020 10:53:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1186709

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Music: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the self-employed working in the music sector in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has announced measures to protect the self-employed. So long as they fulfil the criteria for these measures, freelancers and the self employed in the music industry benefit from these measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2,500 per month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC will use the average profits from tax returns in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 to calculate the size of the grant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Individuals should not contact HMRC now. HMRC will use existing information to check potential eligibility and invite applications once the scheme is operational. HMRC will then pay the grant directly to eligible claimants’ bank account. HMRC is urgently working to deliver the scheme; grants are expected to start to be paid out by beginning of June 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 30/03/2020 10:23:44 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1186710

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Music: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving to (1) festivals, (2) recording studios, and (3) nightclubs, on whether they will be covered by the Government's proposed support to the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors during, and after, the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced additional measures to support businesses and organisations that have been impacted by the pandemic. So long as they fulfil the criteria for these measures, businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors will benefit from these measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes the Government stepping in to help pay people’s wages – a scheme which is one of the most generous of any in the world – and paying grants to support as many jobs as necessary. Any employer in the country who promises to retain their staff can apply for a grant to cover most of the cost of paying people’s wages. Government grants will cover 80 per cent of the salary of retained workers up to a total of £2,500 a month, with this limit set well above the median income. The cost of wages will be backdated to 1st March and will be open for at least three months. The Government will consider extending the scheme for longer if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>We are also deferring the next three months of VAT, a direct injection of £33 billion of cash to employers which means no business will pay any VAT in March, April or May; and they will have until the end of the financial year to repay those bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme will now be interest free for twelve months, an extension from the initial announcement of six months. We have already introduced and announced an extension to the Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which is for small and medium-sized businesses. On 17 March, the Chancellor expanded the amount that can be borrowed from £1.2 million to £5 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Chancellor has also announced measures to protect the self-employed. As long as they fulfil the necessary criteria, freelancers and the self-employed in the sectors in question will benefit from these measures. The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The scheme will provide a grant to self-employed individuals or partnerships, worth 80% of their profits up to a cap of £2,500 per month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/04/2020 15:40:23 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1186711

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the named GP policy, whether a general practice is allowed to consider that the role of the named GP is for administrative purposes only with the responsibilities being delegated more widely between doctors within that general practice.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The legal responsibilities of the named accountable general practitioner (GP), since the introduction of the named GP scheme in April 2014, do not allow general practices to consider such a role to be for administrative purposes only. This is because patients can request to see a particular GP, although they may have to wait longer for an appointment if they do so.</p><p>In addition, further guidance published in March 2015 for the 2015/16 General Medical Services Contract provides further information on named accountable GPs for all patients. It makes clear that “Where the patient expresses a preference as to which GP they have been assigned, the practice must make reasonable efforts to accommodate this request”.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/04/2020 12:55:37 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1186712

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Ethical considerations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, published on 17 March; and what discussions they have had with National Health Service leaders about that report.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been guided by the advice of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) with the sole purpose of minimising loss of life. The Government has published the scientific evidence relied on by SAGE which can be found online via GOV.UK.</p><p>The report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Ethical considerations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has not been formally considered or assessed by SAGE. However, individual contributors to SAGE may consider a range of evidence for their own work.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/04/2020 15:27:28 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1186713

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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	Hospital Beds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Health Service about sourcing additional beds for patients, including in non-hospital settings.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working in partnership with the health and care sector to ensure the supply of National Health Service beds matches demand during this unprecedented global emergency. For example, community health providers and social care providers have been asked to free up community hospital and intermediate care beds that could be used flexibly. These measures together could free up to 10,000 beds.</p><p>Other measures include the refitting and opening of seven Nightingale Hospitals in England in the next few weeks.</p><p>This extra capacity is on top of 33,000 additional beds freed up across NHS hospitals by postponing all non-urgent elective operations, urgently discharge all hospital in-patients who are medically fit to leave and block-buying capacity in independent hospitals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 21/04/2020 12:13:30 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1186714

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with insurance companies about whether independent schools, particularly small independent schools, are able to obtain compensation for business interruption as a result of the COVID-19 emergency measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is in continual dialogue with the insurance sector about its contribution to handling this unprecedented situation. It is also working closely with these educational institutions to understand the financial implications of COVID-19 and to provide financial support where it is needed and is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>For those businesses and charities which have an appropriate policy that covers pandemics and unspecified notifiable diseases, including independent schools, the Government’s social distancing advice of both 16 and 20 March is sufficient to allow them to make a claim against their insurance, provided the other terms and conditions in their policy are met.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed.</p><p> </p><p>Insurance policies differ significantly, so businesses are encouraged to check the terms and conditions of their specific policy and contact their providers. However, most businesses and charities have not purchased insurance that covers losses from COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that businesses and charities who do not have appropriate insurance cover will require support from elsewhere. As such, they should explore the full package of support set out by the Chancellor in the Budget, on 17 March, and on 20 March.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor announced on Tuesday 17 March, the Government will do whatever it takes to get our nation through the impacts of COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/03/2020 10:21:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1186715

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide healthcare and support services to people in immigration removal centres during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of London
uin	HL2780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to follow national guidance issued by Public Health England (PHE), Health Protection Scotland and the National Health Service. In addition, all immigration removal centres have communicable disease contingency plans, based on PHE advice. Measures such as protective isolation and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being used to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading to vulnerable groups in immigration removal centres.</p><p>Basic hygiene is a key part of tackling COVID-19. Handwashing facilities are available in all immigration removal centres and we are working closely with suppliers to ensure adequate supply of soap and cleaning materials.</p><p>All immigration removal centres have dedicated health facilities run by doctors and nurses which are managed by the NHS or appropriate providers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/04/2020 10:39:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4696 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of London