Written Question
Wednesday 25th November 2020
Asked by:
Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing registered NHS volunteer responders to assist with NHS Test and Trace.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The NHS Volunteer Responders programme, is available to help support people in England who need it. NHS Volunteer Responders carry out simple, one-off non-medical tasks to support people who need help, for instance in accessing essentials.
NHS Volunteer Responders provide a different but complementary service to the NHS Test and Trace service. They are part of the end-to-end service that helps identify, contain and control COVID-19, preventing the spread of the virus, protecting local communities and saving lives.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Update and Hospitality Curfew
"I recognise, of course, the value of simplicity on issues such as the curfew for the hospitality industry, but will my right hon. Friend accept that we should allow economic activity where it does not cut across public health objectives? Will he therefore apply an imaginative approach to doing that—for …..."Jeremy Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 May 2020
Covid-19 Response
"As my right hon. Friend has said, due to the hard work of the entire health and social care system we can now look beyond this crisis. As we do that, may I ask him to say more today, and in the coming days, about how we intend to balance …..."Jeremy Wright - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 18th May 2020
Asked by:
Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the Children’s Air Ambulance charity during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Edward Argar
On 8 April, the Chancellor announced a package of £750 million funding support for the charities sector. As part of this, £370 million in funding is to be provided through the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF). This funding will support front line charities providing vital services and helping vulnerable people affected by COVID-19.
The criteria for this funding have not yet been released but the Children’s Air Ambulance charity may be eligible to apply for the NLCF funding once this bidding process launches in the coming weeks.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Feb 2020
Paterson Inquiry
"If patients are to be kept safe, several things need to be true. First, as the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) said, medical professionals who have concerns about the practice of other medical professionals need to have their concerns properly listened to. Is it not therefore a matter …..."Jeremy Wright - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Sep 2019
Health Infrastructure Plan
"I welcome my hon. Friend to his new post and, of course, I welcome the investment he has announced, but he will recognise that, however new the hospital, being an in-patient can be a profoundly distressing experience for someone with dementia. Good design can help tremendously, so will he do …..."Jeremy Wright - View Speech
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