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1234711

	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	NHS: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to fill staff vacancies in the NHS; and from where they expect to recruit such staff (1) now, and (2) in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p><em>We are the NHS: People Plan 2020-2021</em> sets out actions to expand and develop our workforce by retaining staff for longer and building on the renewed interest in National Health Service careers. A copy is attached. The next phase of the NHS People Plan will focus on workforce growth and ensuring it has the right skills mix in place for a flexible and modern NHS.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/10/2020 13:42:48 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name We_Are_The_NHS_Action_For_All_Of_Us_FINAL_24_08_20.pdf title NHS People Plan 2020-21
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

1189883

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2020
	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: Prisons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the testing for COVID-19 of (1) prison staff, and (2) prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 testing has been extended to cover prison staff, probation staff and those working in approved premises. Hundreds of staff have now been tested and Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service is working with the Department testing teams to roll-out a COVID-19 testing plan for prison staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 04/05/2020 16:16:57 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1191975

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2020
	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	Hospices: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional (1) funds, and (2) equipment, they intend to provide for the hospice movement to deal with the rising death rate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>To support the hospice movement in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 8 April 2020 additional funding of up to £200 million for hospices as part of a wider package of £750 million for the wider voluntary and charity sector. This funding is supporting hospices by securing capacity to relieve pressure on the National Health Service as the Government manages its response to COVID-19.</p><p>The Department is also actively taking steps to ensure that staff operating in the hospice sector have access to the proper equipment, including adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), to continue to provide palliative and end of life care during this challenging period.</p><p>To address continuity of supply concerns, central delivery points provided by hospices, including children’s hospices, to the Department will get weekly drops of PPE until they can be added to the PPE e-commerce ordering portal. The Department will continue to work with the hospice sector to ensure they have the support they need during this challenging period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/05/2020 15:19:09 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1203544

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	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	Disease Control: International Cooperation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the degree and effectiveness of international scientific collaboration on pandemics such as SARS and COVID-19; and what proposals they have for enhancing collaboration in regard to causation and responses, particularly, testing and vaccines.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Whilst we have made no specific assessment, the Government is committed to ensure that the United Kingdom continues to be one of the best places in the world for research and innovation and is at the forefront of health and social care research internationally and specifically, global research on pandemics.</p><p>The UK has pledged £388 million in aid funding for research into vaccines, tests and treatments which is part of a larger £744 million existing commitment to help end the pandemic and support the global economy. This also includes £250 million for global Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop vaccines against coronaviruses. The UK will also provide £330 million a year for the next five years to the Global Vaccine Alliance, readying it to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine in developing countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/07/2020 16:54:28 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1203545

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	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: International Cooperation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to sponsor virtual meetings of international foreign and health ministers to coordinate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of international cooperation in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The United Kingdom convened a wide range of international leaders, Foreign and Health Ministers at the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June. Ministers participate in regular dialogue including through the G7, G20, World Health Assembly and in ad hoc groupings convened by other partners – as well as initiating our own calls as required with specific partners.</p><p>COVID-19 presents a global challenge which requires a collaborative response. The UK Government will continue to work with other countries throughout the crisis and beyond.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/06/2020 10:28:39 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1231996

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	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: South Korea
	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 actions taken by the government of South Korea to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic; and what plans they have to use any lessons learned to guide future policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, the Department is regularly in discussions with other countries, including South Korea, on a wide range of issues relating to COVID-19 and has been throughout the pandemic. The Department will continue to work with other countries to defeat the virus.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/11/2020 16:54:20 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1241964

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the implications for the response to COVID-19 in the UK of the open letter from medical doctors and health professionals to Belgian authorities and media on 5 September concerning global COVID-19 public health measures.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made no specific assessment of the letter referred to.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/10/2020 15:19:21 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1301014

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to prioritise prison staff for receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>For phase two of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s (JCVI) interim advice sets out that the most effective way to minimise hospitalisations and deaths is to continue to prioritise people by age, as it is assessed to be the strongest factor linked to mortality, morbidity and hospitalisation.</p><p> </p><p>Prison staff will not therefore be prioritised in phase two of the COVID-19 vaccine programme. However, in order to minimise vaccine wastage in delivery of the programme, the JCVI has advised that where vaccines remain unused following an offer of vaccination to those in detained settings, such vaccine it could reasonably be offered to prison officers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/03/2021 11:39:33 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1347562

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2021
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will classify the crews of merchant ships coming to British ports as vital workers with priority for vaccination.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2021 answer text <p>Merchant ship crews coming into British ports have not been prioritised for vaccination based on their occupation. However, everyone aged 18 and over in the United Kingdom can now receive their vaccination; this includes all seafarers calling in UK ports.</p><p>The Government encourages all eligible seafarers and cruise ship employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in line with advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The Department is working closely with the Department for Transport, the Devolved Administrations and NHS England and Improvement to ensure that operational challenges in vaccinating these groups are mitigated so all those who are eligible can access the vaccine in an efficient and convenient way.</p><p>For phase one of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the JCVI considered evidence on the risk of exposure and risk of mortality from COVID-19, and subsequently provided advice that only health and social care workers should be prioritised for vaccination. The objective of this prioritisation was to protect workers at high risk of exposure, who, should they become infected, may also expose vulnerable individuals to COVID-19 whilst providing care. The Government accepted the JCVI advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/08/2021 11:33:01 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton