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1235754

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
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 discussions his Department has had with advisory bodies on identifying the type of businesses which require different types of covid-19 support in the live events industry.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	91790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <ul><li><p>We recognise that the live events industry and its supply chain has been severely impacted by Covid-19. The ministerially-chaired Events and Entertainment Working Group ensures we understand the issues facing all our Creative Industries sectors and that we are helping them as effectively as possible. The membership of the Working Group includes live events industry trade bodies such as the Production Services Association, the Music Venue Trust, the Concert Promoters Association and the National Arenas Association.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>In addition, officials are in regular contact with live events industry stakeholders, ensuring that the needs of the industry are fully understood.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>We will continue to work with the representatives of the live events industry to understand the difficulties the different parts of the sector faces and support the industry through these challenging times.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/10/2020 14:30:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1235762

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions has she had with the Department for Work and Pensions on the equality impact of the current statutory sick pay rate.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	91777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The responsibility for equalities impact assessments lies with departments, who take this responsibility very seriously. Impact assessments are kept under review and my colleagues are fully aware of their equality duties.</p><p>In this particular instance, the Department for Work and Pensions published a consultation Health is everyone’s business in July 2019 in which they sought views on the rate of statutory sick pay. A response will be published later this year (2020).</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 19/10/2020 18:19:01 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1235780

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the Government's guidance on Admission and care of residents in care homes during Covid-19 does not include guidance for emergency respite care providers.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	91774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of respite provision. The ‘Admission and care of residents in care homes during COVID-19’ guidance is aimed at care homes. There are different respite care provisions to suit different needs, including short stays in care homes. Where care homes provide respite services, they should continue to follow the advice set out in the ‘Admission and care of residents in care homes during COVID-19’ guidance.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/11/2020 13:11:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1235785

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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, what information his Department holds on the average distance of a covid test site from home that people have been offered in each of the last four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	91812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not publish data in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/11/2020 22:30:11 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1235786

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Urinary Tract Infections
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 provides to people with an urology condition.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	91752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have established the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project to improve continence care across the whole public health and care system. It has also published ‘Excellence in Continence Care’ a practical guide for leaders and commissioners.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have published ‘Transforming elective care services Urology’ a handbook that describes what local health and care systems can do to improve urology elective care services and ensure that patients receive appropriate care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 91753 question first answered 04/11/2020 12:59:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1235787

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Urology: 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 ensure good standards of urology care in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	91753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have established the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project to improve continence care across the whole public health and care system. It has also published ‘Excellence in Continence Care’ a practical guide for leaders and commissioners.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have published ‘Transforming elective care services Urology’ a handbook that describes what local health and care systems can do to improve urology elective care services and ensure that patients receive appropriate care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 91752 question first answered 04/11/2020 12:59:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1235788

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Blood Cancer: 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 his Department has made of the increased (a) risk and (b) effect of a second wave of covid-19 on (a) people with blood cancer and (b) older people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	91754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2021 answer text <p>Blood cancer patients have a higher chance of severe disease if they contract COVID-19 compared to other cancers, which is why they were placed on the extremely clinically vulnerable list and were advised to shield. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, some treatments were delayed when the risk of contracting COVID-19 was higher than the risk of delaying treatment.</p><p>The newly formed Cancer Recovery Taskforce brings together experts from across the cancer community and is overseeing the development of the cancer recovery plan, including taking into account any impact of a second wave of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/01/2021 13:00:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1235789

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Leukaemia: Older People
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 appropriateness of virtual consultations for older people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	91755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, face to face appointments are being offered if required. All personalised care and support have continued by telephone, video, online or by post if face-to-face appointments and group sessions have not been possible, and in the first instance these are often the appropriate starting point. As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, these interventions will be implemented where appropriate for every person diagnosed with cancer by 2021.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently carrying out an evaluation of online and video consultations in general practice to understand their impact.</p><p>This evaluation and other research work into the significant innovations in how general practitioner practices offer care is an opportunity for the Government, NHS England and NHS Improvement and professional representatives to ensure innovations can be adapted into a sustainable model into the future, to better meet patient needs and provide the best quality of care and ease of access for patients.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/02/2021 16:27:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1235790

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Blood Cancer: Nurses
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 the NHS is taking to ensure that blood cancer patients have access to a named Cancer Nurse Specialist.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	91756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service in England is continuing to grow the Cancer Nurse Specialist (CNS) workforce. The 2020/21 People Plan outlined Health Education England’s commitment to provide training grants for an additional 350 nurses to become CNSs and chemotherapy nurses. The People Plan also commits to extending cancer support-worker training which will further increase the capacity of Clinical Nurse Specialists already in post.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/10/2020 13:45:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1235791

registered interest
date	18/09/2020
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	Blood Cancer: 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 he will meet with a representative of the blood cancer community to discuss the effect of covid-19 on patient care and treatment; and what plans he has to ensure that improvements in patient care across the health sector made during the covid-19 outbreak are maintained.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	91757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement want to ensure innovations can be adapted into a sustainable model into the future, to better meets patient needs and provide the best quality of care and ease of access for patients. The new Cancer Recovery Taskforce is overseeing the development of a national cancer recovery plan, which will consider how best to consolidate innovations developed as a result of the pandemic. The Blood Cancer Alliance are represented on the Taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/10/2020 09:29:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon