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1472796

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Social Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the additional financial support announced by the Chancellor in the Economy Update of 26 May 2022 and set out in the Cost of living support factsheet: 26 May 2022 will be taken into account when individual contributions to social care costs are calculated.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	23733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department is currently determining the impact of the new cost of living payments on financial assessments for care costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 28/06/2022 14:27:20 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1472422

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits and Social Services: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral statement of 26 May 2022 on Economy Update, Official report, column 451, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of state for (a) Work and Pensions and (b) Health and Social Care on the impact of the cost of living payment on benefit entitlement and social care.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	23237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the challenge of global inflationary pressures on the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are providing over £15bn of additional support targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package builds on the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37bn this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting over 8 million households across the UK in receipt of means tested benefits with a one-off Cost of Living Payment of £650, paid in two instalments. In addition to this, the government is supporting disabled people with the particular extra costs they will face, with 6 million people who receive non-means tested disability benefits receiving a one-off disability Cost of Living Payment of £150. Over eight million pensioner households will receive an extra one-off £300 this year to help them cover the rising cost of energy this winter.</p><p> </p><p>These payments will be disregarded for tax and benefit purposes, so will not affect claimants’ benefit entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is currently undertaking work to determine the interaction between the new cost of living payments and financial assessments for care costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 27/06/2022 16:40:33 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1379490

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Disability: Candidates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she plans to reintroduce a fund to help disabled people seek elected office.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	76618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to see more disabled people become elected representatives.</p><p>Building on the experience of the Access to Elected Office fund and the EnAble fund, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will support a new scheme from April 2022 to support those seeking to become candidates and – as importantly – once they have been elected to public office.</p><p>Political parties have primary responsibility for supporting their own disabled candidates, in line with their duties under the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/11/2021 17:35:14 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1378850

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Coronavirus: 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, with reference to the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser's oral evidence to the Science and Technology Committee on 26 October 2021, what progress has been made by his Department on formulating a plan C for covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	75839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’ to sustain the progress made through the vaccination programme, avoiding the economic and social restrictions deployed in the past. However, in the event of unsustainable pressure on the National Health Service, we have set out a range of measures under ‘Plan B’. We will monitor the data closely, taking action to support and protect the NHS when necessary.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 19/11/2021 13:15:33 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1361714

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Mental Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to then Minister for Care's oral contribution of 10 June 2021, Official Report, Column 491WH, when his Department will publish the delivery plan setting out how a 50 per cent reduction in occupancy of in-patient beds by people with learning disabilities and autism will be met.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	59741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department is developing an action plan to achieve at least a 50% reduction in the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health hospitals by 2023/24. Once finalised, the action plan will set out the actions for the Department, other Government departments, the National Health Service, local government and other delivery partners to improve the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities and support them to live well in the community, with clear ownership and timescales for delivery. We intend to publish the action plan before the end of the year, once we have concluded our engagement with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 26/10/2021 10:47:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 27324 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1357417

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Public Health England document entitled Easy-read consent form for children, young people or parents and carers, what the evidential basis is for the statement that there is a small chance of catching covid-19 if you have been vaccinated; and how the Government defines small in that context.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	53196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The evidence is based on published literature. In a recent trial of 2,260 adolescents aged 12 to 15 years old three COVID-19 cases were noted within 11 days after dose one among Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recipients, as compared with 12 cases among those who had not received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. There were no cases more than seven days after two doses, which is the recommended course for at-risk children. The study, ‘Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine in Adolescents’, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2107456" target="_blank">https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2107456</a></p><p>In this context, the definition of ‘small’ means that although individuals could still be infected with the virus, they are less likely to develop symptoms of COVID-19 after vaccination.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 18/10/2021 09:02:53 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1357418

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Public Health England document entitled Easy-read consent form for children, young people or parents and carers, for what reason that document does not mention more serious side effects of covid-19 vaccines, including myocarditis and pericarditis.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	53197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England’s COVID-19 vaccination consent form for children and young people or parents and carers is part of a suite of materials designed to assist an individual in making their decision about acceptance of vaccination. It is intended that this should be completed once an individual has been supplied with the easy-read information leaflet on COVID-19 vaccination in children and young people, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-easy-read-resources-for-children-and-young-people/covid-19-vaccination-an-easy-read-guide-for-at-risk-children-and-young-people-aged-12-to-15-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-easy-read-resources-for-children-and-young-people/covid-19-vaccination-an-easy-read-guide-for-at-risk-children-and-young-people-aged-12-to-15-years</a></p><p>This contains the necessary information about potential side effects of COVID-19 vaccination, including myocarditis and pericarditis. These side effects are described in the patient information leaflet as ‘problems with their heart’; ‘pain in their chest’; and ‘breathing problems’.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 18/10/2021 09:04:18 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1356173

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disability: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s covid-19 communications and in particular for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	50631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government constantly monitors public awareness of its communication campaigns. We use regular evaluations to maximise the impact of our campaigns across the UK.</p><p>We are committed to supporting individuals with disabilities through every stage of this pandemic. Progress in this area means that COVID-19 guidance is available across multiple channels in a range of alternative formats. Many of our most crucial content assets come in alternative accessibility formats including Easy Read, large text formats, videos with British Sign Language interpretation, and audio. Important health communications, also, regarding COVID-19 symptoms, Stay Alert and NHS Test and Trace content, are available in alternative formats, including Easy Read, British Sign Language and Audio. COVID-19 statements and speeches from the Prime Minister are now also made available in transcript form on GOV.UK, aligning with accessibility standards.</p><p>We continuously engage with disability charities using polling and focus groups with hard-to-reach audiences to better understand how our communications are received and how this affects COVID-safe behaviours. We use these insights to improve government messaging, mitigate anxieties and challenge misinformation.</p><p>Examples of new guidance are discussed in regular sessions with disability charities and experts in accessibility; this provides an opportunity for these groups to review and make recommendations on how to better government communications. We will continue to work with these organisations to ensure COVID-19 communications are as accessible as possible.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 50632 question first answered 27/09/2021 07:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1356174

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to consult with local level self-advocacy groups on (a) covid-19 communication and (b) government guidance relating to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	50632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government constantly monitors public awareness of its communication campaigns. We use regular evaluations to maximise the impact of our campaigns across the UK.</p><p>We are committed to supporting individuals with disabilities through every stage of this pandemic. Progress in this area means that COVID-19 guidance is available across multiple channels in a range of alternative formats. Many of our most crucial content assets come in alternative accessibility formats including Easy Read, large text formats, videos with British Sign Language interpretation, and audio. Important health communications, also, regarding COVID-19 symptoms, Stay Alert and NHS Test and Trace content, are available in alternative formats, including Easy Read, British Sign Language and Audio. COVID-19 statements and speeches from the Prime Minister are now also made available in transcript form on GOV.UK, aligning with accessibility standards.</p><p>We continuously engage with disability charities using polling and focus groups with hard-to-reach audiences to better understand how our communications are received and how this affects COVID-safe behaviours. We use these insights to improve government messaging, mitigate anxieties and challenge misinformation.</p><p>Examples of new guidance are discussed in regular sessions with disability charities and experts in accessibility; this provides an opportunity for these groups to review and make recommendations on how to better government communications. We will continue to work with these organisations to ensure COVID-19 communications are as accessible as possible.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 50631 question first answered 27/09/2021 07:07:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1354344

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	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, if the requirement for a person entering a CQC registered care home to be vaccinated against covid-19 will apply to people entering a care home who (a) don’t have contact with residents and (b) all other people.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	45813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>The regulations will require all those who enter a care home to have received a complete course of their COVID-19 vaccination unless they are exempt. Any professionals visiting a care home will also be required to show they have been vaccinated before entering the home. The requirement does not apply to people who only work in the outdoor surrounding grounds of care home premises.</p><p>The condition also does not apply to service users and their visiting friends or relatives, under 18 year olds, members of the emergency services carrying out their duties, people who are providing emergency assistance, people undertaking urgent maintenance work or those visiting service users who are dying or experiencing bereavement. Individuals who should not be vaccinated for clinical reasons can secure an exemption from the requirement.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 28/09/2021 13:44:41 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 21772 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper