Written Question
Monday 25th October 2021
Asked by:
John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the rate of drug related deaths in Scotland.
Answered by Maggie Throup
Discussions on the rate of drug related deaths in Scotland have taken place at two United Kingdom Drugs Ministerial meetings held on 17 September 2020 and 11 October 2021.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 19 Jul 2021
Cervical Screening
"It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard.
I am pleased to speak in today’s important date, which has attracted so much support from my constituents in the Scottish borders, with almost 3,000 signatures coming from Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk—the highest number across the United …..."John Lamont - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Jul 2021
Motor Neurone Disease (Research)
"It is a pleasure, Ms Cummins, to serve with you in the Chair this afternoon.
I am pleased to take part in the debate on this petition, which has attracted so much support from my own constituents in the Scottish borders, with my constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk ranking …..."John Lamont - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
A Plan for the NHS and Social Care
"I welcome the measures set out in the Gracious Address to deliver the national recovery from the pandemic, which will make all the United Kingdom stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before. I welcome the fact that this Government are pursuing an agenda that will be for all parts of …..."John Lamont - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Apr 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" Last week we had the fantastic news that the Moderna vaccine had arrived in the United Kingdom. Can the Secretary of State tell the House how many vaccine doses, across all three vaccines currently being rolled out, have been allocated to Scotland so far?..."John Lamont - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Asked by:
John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Scottish Government to develop plans for a coordinated rollout of covid-19 vaccines.
Answered by Jo Churchill
The Vaccine Taskforce is procuring vaccines for the whole of the United Kingdom, including Scotland. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets weekly with counterparts in the devolved administrations for discussions of key COVID-19 issues across all four nations. Throughout, as health is a devolved matter, the UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations to ensure successful delivery across the whole of the UK.
Written Question
Thursday 21st January 2021
Asked by:
John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of covid-19 testing in Scotland is provided by the UK Government.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Testing capacity through the National Testing Programme is allocated to each nation of the United Kingdom on the basis of population share.
The Government is providing COVID-19 testing and test processing in support of NHS Scotland. This includes six regional test sites, more than 25 test sites in local communities, around 20 mobile testing units and the Glasgow Lighthouse Laboratory. In addition, the Government has provided a million lateral flow devices.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What progress his Department has made on rolling out covid-19 vaccines. ..."John Lamont - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"I very much welcome the great work by my Government colleagues to secure the vaccine supplies for all parts of the United Kingdom and the amazing work of NHS staff to ensure that the vaccines are being delivered into people’s arms as quickly as possible. Will the Secretary of State …..."John Lamont - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Asked by:
John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
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 with the Scottish Government to develop a communications campaign to promote the uptake of covid-19 vaccines.
Answered by Jo Churchill
We are working closely with the devolved administrations to enable there to be an aligned approach to COVID-19 vaccine communications across the United Kingdom. We are developing communications campaigns to increase confidence in the safety of vaccines and the COVID-19 vaccine in particular and support the operational deployment when a vaccine is ready. We engage with communications teams from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland directly to coordinate this activity and agree communications coordination.