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1353103

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 potential merits of waiving the fee for hotel quarantine for people arriving from Afghanistan (a) who worked for the UK's military and (b) as part of the Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	43709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>There is a cross-Government effort to design a package for arrivals from Afghanistan, including the support that is needed to help these families relocate to the United Kingdom. The cost of managed quarantine is being considered in these discussions and we are actively looking to provide support where the need is greatest.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 22/09/2021 13:48:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 19930 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1353316

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, how many Black and minority ethnic people are part of the UK's COP26 negotiating team.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	44440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>We have recently appointed a Diversity and Inclusion lead in the Campaigns and Engagement Team to lead on inclusivity and diversity for a successful and fully inclusive COP.</p><p>For additional wider information, the Government publishes statistics on Civil Service demographics annually on March 31st via the Office for National Statistics. This can be found on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/09/2021 11:46:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1353319

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Long Covid: 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 progress has been made in fulfilling the aims of the document entitled Long COVID: the NHS plan for 2021/22, published in June 2021.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	44281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2021 answer text <p>An additional £70 million has been allocated to expand ‘long’ COVID-19 services delivered through Post-COVID Assessment Clinics and integrated care systems have submitted their service expansion plans. £30 million has also been allocated for an enhanced service for general practice, with a specification published in June 2021 and a draft self-assessment template published in August.</p><p> </p><p>Fourteen paediatric hubs have been established across England to provide advice and help coordinate care for children and young people up to the age of 18 years old. The online Your Covid Recovery service is also being improved to enhance its accessibility and promote its use.</p><p> </p><p>The first monthly data publication on referrals and specialist assessments in post-COVID-19 services was published on 9 September and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-post-covid-assessment-service/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-post-covid-assessment-service/</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 30/09/2021 13:31:06 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1353329

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will put in place contractual arrangements to disapply accommodation fees and pay compensation to residents who have witnessed a rat in their room in a quarantine hotel in connection with covid-19 travel restrictions.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	44388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2021 answer text <p>A single complaint was reported in one managed quarantine facility. Following this incident, a full risk assessment was carried out by the hotel, including introduction of improved vermin controls and subsequently an environmental health officer upon inspection gave the facility a five-star rating, which is the highest rating that can be achieved. There has been no indication of vermin or further sightings reported by staff or guests in other managed quarantine hotels.</p><p>We work closely with the hospitality sector providing quarantine accommodation and continue to monitor the operation of the managed quarantine service to ensure it remains appropriate Our facilities team work directly with local environmental health teams to ensure that the accommodation offered meets the appropriate hygiene and cleanliness standards and is safe for all guests. In this specific instance, the guest and other occupants were not removed from the facility to prevent the risk to public health and potential transmission to other locations.</p><p>To ensure all our managed quarantine hotels are safe environments, we have standard operating procedures (SOPs), testing and infection prevention control processes for staff and guests. Each hotel has dedicated Departmental on-site liaison officers who monitor compliance with SOPs and report back compliance issues, breaches, opportunities to improve services and other matters including health and safety breaches.</p><p>Within the Managed Quarantine Service (MQS), we have introduced an assessed refund policy. All complaints are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Where appropriate we give guests full or partial refunds where it is evidentially proven that the service we offer has not met MQS facility standards.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 43572 43573 43575 question first answered 12/10/2021 09:41:10 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1353339

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Long Covid: 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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of long covid on workforce planning within the NHS; and what steps he is taking in response to that matter.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	44397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2021 answer text <p>The National Health Service will continue to monitor the impact of ‘long’ COVID-19 on staff as part of operational planning for service recovery and winter. For NHS staff suffering from ‘long’ COVID-19, the support offer includes a package of comprehensive support for health and wellbeing including mental health hubs, rapid referral to services, local occupational health and online wellbeing resources.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/10/2021 09:57:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1353346

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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: York
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 plans to take to ensure the accessibility of NHS dental services in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	44401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>National Health Service dental practices in York have been asked to maximise safe throughput to meet as many prioritised needs as possible, focussing first on urgent care and vulnerable groups followed by overdue appointments. NHS England and NHS Improvement have also issued guidance on flexible commissioning to share best practice on targeting the available capacity at those most in need.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement and Public Health England to increase access, including for routine care, as quickly as possible, taking into account the ongoing infection prevention and control and social distancing requirements.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/09/2021 13:32:13 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1353417

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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 Covid Pass: British Nationals Abroad
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 enable individuals who have received covid-19 vaccinations outside the UK to access the NHS vaccine pass; and what his timetable is for the implementation of this change.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	44335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>Currently, United Kingdom residents vaccinated in the United States of America, the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Australia and Canada with the Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna and Janssen vaccines can be certified using the NHS COVID Pass. A National Immunisation Management Service record is required, which can be obtained by calling 119 and will include attending a regional vaccination centre.</p><p>The service currently has seven sites capable of reviewing vaccination evidence with further expansion of the service planned in due course.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 44305 question first answered 06/12/2021 17:24:05 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1353419

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Sefton Central to the Minister for International Trade, dated 3 August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	44329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We replied to the hon. Member on 12 November 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/11/2021 10:46:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1353420

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NICE on the timeline for the publication of clinical guidelines on myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	44240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for developing its guidelines in line with its established methods and processes. NICE the Department regarding its publication of an updated guideline on chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). NICE now plans to host a roundtable event in October to determine how it can gain support for the guideline to ensure effective implementation.</p><p>Services for CFS/ME are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups to plan the provision of services subject to local prioritisation and funding. NICE’s existing guideline on CFS/ME provides guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition. Health and care professionals should continue to take this into account until the updated guideline is published.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 44241 question first answered 01/10/2021 09:26:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1353421

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people with myalgic encephomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome pending the publication of updated clinical guidelines for that condition.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	44241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for developing its guidelines in line with its established methods and processes. NICE the Department regarding its publication of an updated guideline on chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). NICE now plans to host a roundtable event in October to determine how it can gain support for the guideline to ensure effective implementation.</p><p>Services for CFS/ME are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups to plan the provision of services subject to local prioritisation and funding. NICE’s existing guideline on CFS/ME provides guidance on diagnosing and managing the condition. Health and care professionals should continue to take this into account until the updated guideline is published.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 44240 question first answered 01/10/2021 09:26:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy