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Written Question
Coronavirus: Southend
Thursday 12th November 2020

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tests the Southend covid-19 testing centres at (a) Short Street and (b) Southend Airport (i) have the capacity to carry out and (ii) are carrying out.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The information is not held in the format requested.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2020
Covid-19

"Like most other people, I was absolutely horrified when a lockdown was called at the weekend. There I was at mass on Sunday, and with no warning at all the priest called me to the altar to present me with a giant poppy that had been made by the children. …..."
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Written Question
Coronavirus: Manchester University
Thursday 8th October 2020

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of students attending Manchester University who have been admitted to hospital with covid-19 symptoms since the start of the 2020-21 academic year.

Answered by Edward Argar

The data requested is not centrally collected.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Covid-19

"It is a real pleasure to be called so early in this debate. There are so many points I can speak about that no one else has mentioned.

We fought the general election on 12 December on the issue of Brexit, not on how any political party would handle the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Sep 2020
Covid-19 Update

"I am absolutely delighted with the £9.7 million upgrade of Southend A&E, which is entirely appropriate as we move towards city status. Does my right hon. Friend agree that if Southend is to avoid a lockdown, we cannot have a repetition of the scenes at Short Street testing station yesterday …..."
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Written Question
Abortion: Drugs
Thursday 17th September 2020

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister in his Department has responsibility to make an assessment of the effect of the temporary measure to approve both sets of medication for early medical abortion to be taken at home during the covid-19 outbreak; when such information with be made available; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Responsibility for abortion policy within the Department falls within my Ministerial portfolio.

The Department continues to closely monitor the impact of the temporary approval for women’s homes to be classed as a place where both sets of medication for early medical abortion can be taken up to 10 weeks gestation.

The Government has committed to undertake a public consultation on making permanent the COVID-19 measure allowing for home use of both pills for early medical abortion up to 10 weeks gestation for all eligible women. Further details on the consultation will be available in due course.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What steps his Department is taking to improve public health protection. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Everyone accepts that my right hon. Friend’s priority at the moment is fighting the invisible enemy, but with winter approaching many people will be worried about the threat of flu, so will he tell the House if there are any special arrangements for those people who want the vaccine? Does …..."
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Written Question
Midwives: Coronavirus
Tuesday 7th July 2020

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) home birth services and (b) midwifery units temporarily closed after 1 March 2020; and on what date each of those units reopened.

Answered by Nadine Dorries

This information is not currently held in the format requested.

Written Question
NHS Trusts: Maternity Services
Tuesday 7th July 2020

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Trusts have provided standard-of-care access to all four birthing options during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Nadine Dorries

This information is not currently held in the format requested.