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1235209

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	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	Statutory Sick Pay: 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 guidance his Department is providing to parents with children with covid-19 symptoms who have been required to self-isolate by schools and who are not entitled to statutory sick pay if they do not go to work.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	91171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2021 answer text <p>If a child is self-isolating because they have symptoms of COVID-19, other members of their household should also self-isolate. In this situation, parents and/or guardians should follow guidance and book a test for their child. They can do this through any of the main testing channels. In the event the child does test positive, they should continue to self-isolate for at least ten days from the onset of their symptoms, and only return to school after ten days if they do not have symptoms. All other members of the household should continue to self-isolate until 14 days after the onset of the child’s symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>If a child has tested positive, other members of their household who need to self-isolate may be eligible for the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment, if they are a low-income worker, unable to work from home and losing income as a result.</p><p> </p><p>If a parent or guardian needs support while a child is self-isolating, there is Government guidance on staying at home and self-isolating, accessing local support provided by their local authority and receiving assistance from NHS Volunteer Responders.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 06/01/2021 12:52:49 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1237825

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2020
	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 Act 2020
	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 assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of restrictions under the Coronavirus Act 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	95759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>As per section 97(1)(b) of the Coronavirus Act 2020, the Secretary of State will make a statement in the two month report about whether he considers the current status of non-devolved provisions to be appropriate. The first such statement was published on 29 May and this and subsequent reports can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-act-two-monthly-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-act-two-monthly-reports</a></p><p>An analysis of the provisions was published on 23 September, to inform the debate held on 30 September, and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-act-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-act-analysis</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/10/2020 09:03:03 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 51005 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1242924

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	Antenatal Care: 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 steps his Department is taking to support pregnant women facing restrictions on their partners accompanying them to antenatal appointments and scans.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	102948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>Restrictions on visitors are subject to the local discretion of trusts. The Department expects Trusts to use the ‘Framework to assist NHS trusts to reintroduce access for partners, visitors and other supporters of pregnant women in English maternity services’ and consider as a priority how access for partners, visitors and supporters of pregnant women can be reintroduced as soon as possible whilst maintaining the safety of all service users, staff and visitors.</p><p>The Chief Midwifery Officer, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (England), and the National Clinical Director for Maternity and Women's Health wrote to all NHS Directors of Nursing and Heads of Midwifery in England on 19 September to inform those that are still working through the guidance that this must happen now so that partners are able to attend maternity units for appointments.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 20/10/2020 08:42:30 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1220613

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	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: Leicester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether enforcing the local covid-19 lockdown in Leicester will require the introduction of additional legislation.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	68721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>With effect from 5 November until the start of December new national measures restrictions will be introduced. We hoped that by strong local action, and with strong local leadership, we could get the rates of infection down where the disease was surging. But it is now clear that we need to take action immediately to protect the National Health Service and to get ‘R’ decisively below 1. We must do this to curtail the exponential growth in hospitalisations and deaths. At the end of the period, we will look to return to a local and regional approach, based on the latest data.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 18/11/2020 17:26:52 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1237634

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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 Act 2020
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on where to publish the list of authorities using the powers in section 10 of Schedule 8 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 relating to temporary modification of mental health and mental capacity legislation in the event that the Government activated those powers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	95072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>These powers have not been commenced in England and therefore no authorities have used them. Throughout the pandemic, the Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement have been working very closely with National Health Service trusts and local systems to monitor pressure on services and any consequent need to commence these powers. On 30 September 2020, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced during the motion on the Coronavirus Act 2020, <em>Official Report</em>, 30 September, columns 392-393, that these provisions will be removed from the Act for England.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 06/10/2020 15:35:09 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1242879

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	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 to permit a person in a tier two covid-19 area to travel to a family wedding in a tier one area and stay overnight in a hotel.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	102789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>If you live in an area where the local COVID-19 alert level is high you can stay in a hotel outside of your area, but you must only do this with people in your household or support bubble.</p><p>Similarly, you are able to attend a wedding service and attend a wedding reception provided it takes place at a COVID-secure venue or in public outdoor space, unless specific exemptions apply. Up to 15 people can attend a wedding, or a wedding reception in a medium risk area. However, you should not mingle with anyone outside of your household or support bubble while you are there.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 20/10/2020 09:13:07 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1219914

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	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: 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, whether his Department has a policy on how many local lockdowns can take place concurrently in different cities before a decision on a further full lockdown of the UK is made in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	67751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The decision on restrictions is not purely one made on case numbers and rates. It is also important to look at the pattern of transmission, the geography involved and whether the local and national assessment is that the outbreak is under control. A variety of indicators are used in considering levels of risk, including but not limited to incidence rates, positivity rate, Public Health England exceedance data, outbreaks data, 111 referrals, hospital admissions and mortality rates. With effect from 5 November until the start of December new national measures restrictions will be introduced. We must do this to curtail the exponential growth in hospitalisations and deaths. At the end of the period, we will look to return to a local and regional approach, based on the latest data.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 18/11/2020 17:32:32 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1234526

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	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	General Practitioners: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) funding from the public purse he plans to allocate to and (b) support he plans to provide to GPs to manage potential increases in demand for their services as a result of the health effects of long-term covid-19 symptoms.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	90238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service and the wider scientific community are currently working to better understand the disease course of COVID-19 infection, including the prevalence, severity and duration of symptoms, and how best to support recovery. The National Institute for Health Research and UK Research and Innovation have invested £8.4 million in the Post-HOSPitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID), led by Christopher Brightling at the University of Leicester.</p><p>The NHS is working to expand access to COVID-19 rehabilitation treatments for those who have survived the virus but still have problems with breathing, mental health problems or other longer-term complications. As part of this, in July the NHS launched the ‘Your COVID Recovery’ service, a personalised programme to support the recovery of people who have been in hospital or suffered at home with the virus. The research currently underway will continue to inform future NHS service design and provision.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 06/10/2020 16:35:16 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1239284

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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	Mental Health Services: West Yorkshire
	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 he is providing to adults in West Yorkshire with mental health issues experienced while under local restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	97713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that during these uncertain and unusual times it is very normal to be experiencing distress or anxiety or to be feeling low.</p><p>We have released tailored guidance to help people manage the impact on their mental wellbeing. People can go to the ‘Every Mind Matters’ website and GOV.UK for advice and tailored, practical steps that they can take to support their wellbeing and manage their mental health during this pandemic.</p><p>National Health Service mental health services, including those in West Yorkshire, have remained open for business throughout this time, including delivering support digitally and over the phone where possible. For those with severe needs or in crisis, all NHS mental health providers, including those in West Yorkshire, have established 24 hours a day, seven days a week mental health crisis lines.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/10/2020 12:59:09 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1239413

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young 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 steps he is taking to ensure that children and young people who (a) do and (b) do not meet the thresholds for access to CAMHS are able to access timely mental health support.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	97755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We are introducing two waiting times for children and young people by the end of 2020/21: for 95% of children (up to 19 years old) with eating disorders to receive treatment within a week for urgent cases and four weeks for routine cases, and for 60% of patients of all ages experiencing a first episode of psychosis to receive treatment within two weeks of referral.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to an additional 345,000 children and young people in England accessing mental health support via National Health Service-funded mental health services and schools- and college-based mental health support teams each year by 2023/24</p><p>We are also piloting a four-week waiting time for children and young people’s mental health services in 12 areas to inform the development of a new national access and waiting times standard.</p><p>Where a local NHS children and young people’s specialist mental health service rejects a referral, the young person and/or their carers should be signposted to appropriate support elsewhere. On 8 September, the Government launched a mental wellbeing campaign for children and young people. This involves an extension of Public Health England’s Every Mind Matters webpage and signposts to a range of support available to children and young people and their parents and carers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 97735 question first answered 12/10/2020 13:44:40 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford