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Search Pack MS74
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Parliamentary questions
Parliamentary questions from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on all aspects of coronavirus
(COVID-19). Includes records on pregnancy, labour and birth, the postnatal period, infancy, the effects of
coronavirus on the midwife and other health care professionals, and the provision of maternal health services.

Updated 26 April 2021

2021-02396
Pregnancy: Mental Health Services [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 179613, 12
April 2021
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Zarah Sultana to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care, regarding whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a minimum standard
of mental healthcare and support for (a) pregnant women and (b) mothers of young infants. (LDO)
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179613
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179613

2021-02395
Pregnancy: Mental Health Services [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 179612, 12
April 2021
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from Zarah Sultana to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what assessment he has made of the need for perinatal mental health services with reference to the
covid-19 outbreak. (JSM)
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179612
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179612

2021-02394
Pregnancy: Mental Health Services [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 179612, 12
April 2021
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Zarah Sultana to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care, regarding what assessment he has made of the need for perinatal mental health services with reference
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
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Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
to the COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179612
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179612

2021-02393
Maternity Services [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 181274, 15 April 2021
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Dan Jarvis to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the effect on
women’s well-being of not having a partner attend due to public health restrictions on (a) maternity, (b) neonatal and
(c) post-natal appointments for women in the UK. (LDO)
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-15/181274
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-15/181274

2021-02372
Employment: Pregnancy [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 180417, 13 April 2021
Mims Davies responds to a written question from Kevin Brennan to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
regarding what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Health and Safety Executive holds employers to
account on the protection of pregnant workers. (JSM)
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-13/180417
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-13/180417

2021-02331
Employment: Pregnancy [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 180416, 13 April 2021
Mims Davies responds to a written question from Kevin Brennan, to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
regarding what steps she plans to take to ensure that employers are aware of their responsibilities in relation to the
protection of pregnant workers. (JSM)
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-13/180416
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-13/180416

2021-02323
Employment: Pregnancy [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 180419, 13 April 2021
Mims Davies responds to a written question from Kevin Brennan to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
regarding what steps she plans to take to ensure that all employers adhere to (a) the Management of Health and
Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and (b) guidance issued by the Government on pregnant workers during the covid-19
outbreak. (JSM)
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-13/180419
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-13/180419

2021-02218
Antenatal Care: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 174208, 23 March
2021
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from Catherine West to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the delivery of
perinatal services; and what precautionary and remedial steps his Department has taken to help reduce the (a)
practical difficulties arising from the disruption caused by the covid-19 outbreak and (b) mental health consequences
of that disruption for users of perinatal services. (Author, edited)
Available from:           https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-23/174208
Full URL:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-23/174208
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
2021-02215
Sierra Leone: Family Planning [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 174936, 24
March 2021
James Duddridge responds to a written question from Preet Kaur Gill to the Secretary of State for Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence of the Prime Minister at the Liaison
Committee on the 24 of March 2021, whether the budget for the IRC family planning programme in Sierra Leone will
be reduced in the 2021-22 financial year. (Author, edited)
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-24/174936
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-24/174936

2021-01499
NHS: Staff [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 166514, 10 March 2021
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Liz Twist to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
regarding the information his Department holds on the (a) amount of overtime worked by NHS staff during the
COVID-19 outbreak to date and (b) expenditure on overtime worked by NHS staff during that timescale. (LDO)
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-10/166514
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-10/166514

20210126-6*
Nursing and Midwifery Students [written answer]. Northern Ireland Assembly (2020), Hansard Written question AQW
12934/17-22, 30 December 2020
Available from:         http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/search.aspx
Full URL:       http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/search.aspx
The Minister of Health responds to a written question asked by Mr Pat Sheehan regarding whether he will offer final
year nursing and midwifery students the opportunity to complete their clinical placements as paid members of staff,
as set out in the emergency standards reintroduced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, in response to the ongoing
COVID-19 crisis in our hospitals. (MB)

20210126-5*
Maternity Leave [written answer]. Northern Ireland Assembly (2021), Hansard Written question AQW 12967/17-22, 19
January 2021
Available from:        http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/search.aspx
Full URL:      http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/search.aspx
The Minister for the Economy responds to a written question asked by Dr Caoimhe Archibald regarding whether
women due to return from maternity leave since the restrictions were introduced will be able to access the
Coronavirus Restrictions Business Support Scheme with appropriate supporting evidence, other than the bank
statement and receipts for the month prior to the restrictions being introduced, as is detailed in the scheme guidance.
(MB)

20210126-4*
Paternity Leave [written answer]. Northern Ireland Assembly (2021), Hansard Written question AQW 13074/17-22, 20
January 2021
Available from:        http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/search.aspx
Full URL:     http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/questions/search.aspx
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
The Minister for the Economy responds to a written question asked by Ms Sinead McLaughlin regarding whether
whether businesses owned by a parent returning from maternity or paternity leave can be eligible for assistance from
the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme; and, if so, what evidence the owner needs to provide in support of
their claim. (MB)

20210126-2*
Maternity Services: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written answer 140832, 20
January 2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-20/140832
Full URL:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-20/140832
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Justin Madders to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care regarding how many and what proportion of women who (a) presented in labour, (b) attended an
antenatal appointment and (c) were admitted to a postnatal ward (i) had already been confirmed as positive for
covid-19 or (ii) received a positive result for a covid-19 test carried out as a part of their care in each region of England
in the most recent period for which figures are available. (MB)

20210125-15*
Coronavirus: Employment [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 138491, 15 January
2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-15/138491
Full URL:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-15/138491
Ms. Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from Emma Hardy to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what his Department categorises as essential work during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown period;
 and if he will publish guidance on that matter. (Author)

20210125-14*
Vaccination: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 137333, 13 January
2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-13/137333
Full URL:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-13/137333
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from Marco Longhi to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of covid-19 vaccines on
fertility. (JSM)

20210125-12*
Baby Care Units: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 126072, 7
December 2020
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-07/126072
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-07/126072
Helen Whately responds to a written question from Vicky Foxcroft to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
regarding pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2020 to Question 94484 on Baby Care Units: Coronavirus, what steps
he is taking to ensure that covid-19 testing is made available to parents of babies in neonatal care. (Author, edited)

             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
20210122-2*
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Pregnancy [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question
137303, 13 January 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-13/137303
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-13/137303
Jesse Norman responds to a written question asked by Marsha De Cordova to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with
reference to (a) reports of pregnant women being unlawfully sent home on statutory sick pay or unpaid leave during
the COVID-19 lockdown announced in March 2020 rather than being suspended on full pay or furloughed and (b)
guidance published by the Department for Health and Social Care and the Health and Safety Executive on 23
December 2020 stating that women in their third trimester are at greater risk of severe illness if they catch COVID-19,
for what reason HMRC's guidance, Claim for wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, updated
December 2020, does not provide guidance on pregnant women. (LDO)

20210121-5*
Coronavirus and Pregnancy Tests: Waste [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question
138055, 14
January 2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138055
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138055
Rebecca Pow responds to a written question asked by Luke Pollard to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs, regarding what the (a) waste handling and (b) treatment requirements are for (a) used COVID-19
lateral flow test kits and (b) used pregnancy test kits. (LDO)

20210121-3*
NHS: Staff [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 113132, 9 November 2020
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-09/113132
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-09/113132
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Justin Madders to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding how many previously retired NHS staff have worked in the NHS in each month since March 2020. (LDO)

20210121-2*
Health Professions: Pay [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 113498, 10 November
2020
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-10/113498
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-10/113498
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Sir Mark Hendrick to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care, regarding if he will provide funding from the public purse for (a) a one-off bonus and (b) an annual pay
increase to health care workers in recognition of their efforts in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)

20210121-11*
Dental Services: Mothers [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 138005, 14 January
2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138005
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138005
Jo Churchill responds to a written question asked by Sarah Olney to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
regarding what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the entitlements granted
under the Maternity Exemption Certificate by six months to enable new mothers to access NHS dental treatment
missed during the COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)

20210121-10*
Pregnancy: Employment [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 138088, 14 January
2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138088
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138088
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Sarah Owen to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what assessment he has made of the effect on the safety of pregnant women of attending work when
they cannot do their job from home during the COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)

20210115-9*
Coronavirus: Disease Control [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 131353, 17
December 2020
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-17/131353
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-17/131353
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from Tulip Siddiq to the Secretray of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what steps his Department is taking to provide secure indoor spaces for new mothers outside of
private dwellings in areas of Tier 3 covid-19 restrictions. (JSM)

20210114-6*
Health Professions: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 88317, 10
September 2020
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-10/88317
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-10/88317
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Jeremy Hunt to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding the number of (a) NHS and (b) social care workers that have died from COVID-19. (LDO)

20210114-5*
Health Professions: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 88276, 10
September 2020
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-10/88276
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-10/88276
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Jeremy Hunt to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding the number of health care workers that have died from COVID-19 to date. (LDO)

20210114-4*
Health Professions: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 110055, 2
November 2020
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-02/110055
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-02/110055

             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Jon Trickett to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding the number of NHS workers that have died from COVID-19 (a) in total and (b) since 1 August 2020.
(LDO)

2021-01081
Coronavirus: Protective clothing. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 169065, 15 March 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-15/169065
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-15/169065
Paul Scully responds to a written question from Fleur Anderson to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, regarding whether he has plans to classify scrubs as personal protective equipment. (JSM)

20210107-2*
Maternity Services: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 114319, 11
November 2020
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-11/114319
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-11/114319
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Luke Pollard to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding the resources he has made available to support fathers or birthing partners unable to support mothers
through the maternity process as a result of the new national COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. (LDO)

2021-01072
NHS: Incentives [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 164510, 8 March 2021
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164510
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164510
Helen Whately responds to a written question from Julian Knight to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
regarding what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a one-off bonus for NHS frontline staff who have
worked during the covid-19 outbreak. (JSM)

20210107-1*
Maternity Services: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 114318, 11
November 2020
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-11/114318
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-11/114318
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Luke Pollard to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding the resources he has made available to support women unable to go through the maternity process
with their birthing partner as a result of the new national COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. (LDO)

20210105-6*
Maternity Services: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 127680,
9 December
2020
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127680
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127680

Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Navendu Mishra to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care, regarding the number and proportion of NHS trusts that had COVID-19 restrictions in place for birth
partners attending maternity appointments and scans as of 1 December 2020. (LDO)

             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
20210104-22*
Coronavirus: Vaccination [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 126063, 7 December
2020
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-07/126063
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-07/126063
Nadhim Zahawi responds to a written question from Alison Thewliss the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
regarding what the Government's official advice is on covid-19 vaccination for people who are (a) pregnant and (b)
lactating. (JSM)

20210104-21*
Coronavirus: Vaccination [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 124187, 2 December
2020
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-02/124187
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-02/124187
Nadhim Zahawi responds to a written question from Jim Shannon to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
whether it is his policy that (a) the elderly and (b) pregnant women will receive the covid-19 vaccine first. (JSM)

20210104-18*
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Pregnancy [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question
127591, 9 December 2020
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127591
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127591
Jesse Norman responds to a written question from Alison Thewliss to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, regarding
whether he will extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to enable employers to reclaim 100 per cent of the cost
of a maternity suspension on full pay of a woman (a) who is 28 weeks pregnant or beyond and (b) pregnant and
clinically extremely vulnerable or otherwise medically advised to shield. (JSM)

20210104-16*
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Mothers [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question
127588, 9 December 2020
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127588
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127588
Paul Scully responds to a written question from Alison Thewlis to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the appropriateness of the eight week notice period mothers on
maternity leave must give employers before returning to work and being placed on the Job Retention Scheme. (JSM)

20210104-15*
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Mothers [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question
127590, 9 December 2020
Available from:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127590

Paul Scullly responds to a written question from Alison Thewliss to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, regarding what assessment his Department has made of the implications of the accrual of annual
leave by mothers on maternity leave for women who have been furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention
Scheme. (JSM)
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                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
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10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
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Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
20210104-14*
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Mothers [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question
127589, 9 December 2020
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127589
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-09/127589
Paul Scully responds to a written question from Alison Thewlis to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, regarding whether mothers returning from maternity leave before 31 October 2020 and who were
made redundant due to the original end date of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, will be eligible to be rehired
over winter 2020-21. (JSM)

20210104-13*
Pregnancy: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Lords (2020), Hansard Written question HL11361, 10 December
2020
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-10/HL11361
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-10/HL11361
Lord Bethell responds to a written question from Baroness Manzoor to Her Majesty's Government, regarding what
research they have undertaken on the impact of the COVID-19 (1) virus, and (2) vaccines, on the development of
embryos in the (a) first, (b) second, and (c) third, trimesters of pregnancy. (JSM)

2021-01026
In Vitro Fertilisation [written answer]. House of Lords (2021), Hansard Written question HL13066, 8 February 2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/HL13066
Full URL:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/HL13066
Lord Bethell responds to a written question from Baroness Deech to Her Majesty's Government, regarding what plans
they have to renew their extension of the storage limit for frozen eggs, sperm and embryos, announced in April 2020,
so that the limit covers the duration for which the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic are in place.
(Author, edited)

2021-01022
Developing Countries: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 164504, 8
March 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164504
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164504
Wendy Morton responds to a written question from Stuart C McDonald to the Secretary of State for Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, regarding what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19
pandemic on maternal and child health services in developing countries; and what steps he is taken to help mitigate
that effect. (JSM)

2021-00967
Hospitals: Children [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 164356, 8 March 2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164356
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164356
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from Sir Mark Hendrick to the Secretary of State for Health and
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
Social Care, regarding what guidance his Department has issued to help ensure that parents of (a) newborn babies and
(b) young children in need of in-patient care are able to visit their children in hospital during the covid-19 outbreak.
(MB)

2021-00964
Coronavirus: Screening [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 164355, 8 March 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164355
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164355
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from Sir Mark Hendrick to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care, regarding whether newborns can be discharged to the care of (a) fathers, (b) partners and (c) family
members in the event that a mother is awaiting test results for covid-19 after birth. (MB)

2021-00956
Coronavirus: Babies and Parents [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 163644, 5
March 2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-05/163644
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-05/163644
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, regarding
what steps his Department has taken to ensure the health and safety of (a) newborn babies and (b) new parents who
have been diagnosed with covid-19. (JSM)

2021-00859
Baby Care Units: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2020), Hansard Written question 126073, 7
December 2020
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-07/126073
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-12-07/126073
Nadhim Zahawi responds to a written question asked by Vicky Foxcroft to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding whether parents of babies in neonatal units will be given priority access to a COVID-19 vaccination.
(LDO)

2021-00854
Prisoners: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 161665, 2 March 2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-02/161665
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-02/161665
Alex Chalk responds to a written question asked by Ms Harriet Harman to the Secretary of State for Justice, regarding
what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the January 2021 COVID-19 restrictions on the mental and
emotional wellbeing of (a) new fathers in the prison system, (b) new mothers in the prison system and (c) and the
prison population. (LDO)

2021-00853
Prisoners: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 161666, 2 March 2021
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-02/161666
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-02/161666
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
Alex Chalk responds to a written question asked by Ms Harriet Harman to the Secretary of State for Justice, regarding
what assessment he has made of the effect of the January 2021 COVID-19 restrictions on the mental and emotional
wellbeing of children with (a) mothers and (b) fathers in the prison system. (LDO)

2021-00831
Coronavirus: Screening [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 138031, 14 January
2021
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138031
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-14/138031
Helen Whately responds to a written question from Matt Rodda to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
regarding what the planned timescale is for providing regular covid-19 testing for asymptomatic NHS staff working in
community hospitals in (a) Berkshire and (b) England. (JSM)

2021-00647
In Vitro Fertilisation: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 158954, 25
February 2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-25/158954
Full URL:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-25/158954
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Colleen Fletcher to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what assessment he has made of the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the provision of IVF services
in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England. (LDO)

2021-00645
Public Sector: Pay [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 159033, 25 February 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-25/159033
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-25/159033
Steve Barclay responds to a written question asked by Bell Ribeiro-Addy to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, regarding
if he will announce a pay rise for NHS staff and other public sector workers in Budget 2021. (LDO)

2021-00624
In Vitro Fertilisation: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 153311, 11
February 2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-11/153311
Full URL:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-11/153311
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Tulip Siddiq to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding the steps he is taking to ensure that people who have returned to the UK after starting IVF treatment
overseas can continue to access treatment during the period of national COVID-19 restrictions commencing 5 January
2020. (LDO)

2021-00560
Employment: Pregnancy [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 158234,
24 February 2021
 Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-24/158234
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-24/158234
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
Paul Scully responds to a written question asked by Alex Davies-Jones to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Government’s response to the Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
consultation published in July 2019, regarding what progress the Government has made on establishing a taskforce on
that matter. (MB)

2021-00508
Coronavirus: Disease Control [Written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 153104, 11
February 2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-11/153104
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-11/153104
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Geraint Davies to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, with reference to NHS staffing data published on 11 February 2021 stating that there are 41,175 COVID-19 related
absences of staff, what assessment he has made of the reasons why NHS staff are being infected with COVID-19; and
what plans he has to mitigate against the infection of staff. (LDO)

2021-00507
Health Services and Social Services: Coronavirus [Written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written
question 155433, 19 February 2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-19/155433
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-19/155433
Helen Whately responds to a written question asked by Darren Henry to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding what further support he plans to make available to the health and social care workforce during the
COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)

2021-00504
Prison: Health visiting [written answer]. Scottish Government (2021), Official Report Written question S5W-35169, 11
February 2021
Available from:
https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5W-
 35169
Jeane Freeman responds to a written question from Alex Cole-Hamilton to the Scottish Government, regarding what
guidance it has published for health visitors regarding in-person visits to see new babies under the current COVID-19
restrictions, and what its response is to reports that there is a variance across the country in the number of home visits
that are being made. (JSM)

2021-00422
Dental Services: Mothers [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 151794, 9 February
2021
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-09/151794
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-09/151794

Jo Churchill responds to a written question asked by Sarah Olney to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 138005, on Dental Services: Mothers, regarding what estimate
his Department has made of the number of new mothers that have missed out on receiving dental services exempt
from charge during the covid-19 outbreak. (MB)
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
2021-00418
Pregnancy: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 151865, 9 February
2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-09/151865
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-09/151865
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Munira Wilson, to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care regarding what steps his Department has taken to monitor the number of confirmed covid-19 cases in
women who are pregnant. (MB)

2021-00306
Coronavirus: Maternity Leave [ written answer]. Scottish Parliament (2021), Official Report Written question
S5W-34631, 18 January 2021
Available from:
https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5W-
 34631
Maree Todd responds to a written question from Oliver Mundell to the Scottish Government, regarding what support
is available to young mothers on maternity leave during the COVID-19 pandemic who are not (a) entitled to access
paid childcare and (b) part of an extended household. (JSM)

2021-00303
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Pregnancy [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question
145832, 29 January 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-29/145832
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-29/145832
Jesse Norman responds to a written question from Wera Hobhouse to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference
to the letter of 12 January 2021 from Maternity Action, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the
Royal College of Midwives recommending that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme be amended to enable
employers to recover the full cost of a maternity suspension on full pay of a woman who is 28 weeks pregnant or
more, what estimate his Department has made of the monthly cost to the Exchequer of implementing that proposal.
(Author, edited)

2021-00300
Coronavirus: Working in Pregnancy [written answer]. Scottish Parliament (2021), Official Report Written question
S5W-34619, 18 January 2021
Available from:
https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5W-
34619&ResultsPerPage=10
Mairi Gougeon responds to a written question from Alex Cole-Hamilton to the Scottish Government, regarding what
guidance is available for pregnant dentists who are working during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what support it will
provide to them if they have to stop working because of the risk that they face. (JSM)

             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
2021-00286
Midwives and Nurses: Students [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 148012, 2
February 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-02/148012
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-02/148012
Helen Whately responds to a written question from Bell Ribeiro-Addy to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, with reference to the emergency standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Council to reintroduce emergency
education standards to enable final year nursing students to opt-in to support the response to the covid-19 pandemic
through extended clinical placement, if he will ensure the same health and safety provisions under those standards
are applied to (a) student midwives and (b) student nurses. (Author, edited)

2021-00221
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 150874, 8
February 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/150874
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/150874
Jo Churchill responds to a written question from Peter Kyle to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with
reference to February 2021 research into the risks of aerosolisation of SARS-CoV-2 from oxygen delivery systems and
coughing, regarding whether he will review the NHS infection prevention and control guidance and expand the
situations in which an FFP3 mask should be used by workers. (MB)

2021-00220
NHS: Protective Clothing [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 150880, 8 February
2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/150880
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/150880
Tulip Siddiq responds to a written question from Jo Churchill to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,
regarding whether the personal protective equipment currently provided to NHS staff provides effective protection
against new variants of covid-19. (MB)

2021-00219
NHS: Protective Clothing [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 150814, 8 February
2021
Available from:          https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/150814
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-08/150814
Jo Churchill responds to a written question from Anne Marie Morris to the Secretary of State for Health and Social
Care, regarding whether he has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) feasibility of providing FFP3
face masks to all front line NHS staff. (MB)

2021-00216
Maternity Services: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 146741, 1
February 2021
Available from:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-01/146741
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-01/146741
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Ms Harriet Harman to the Secretary of State for Health and
             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
Social Care, regarding the steps he is taking to ensure that the normal standard of pregnancy care continues during the
COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)

2021-00215
Childbirth: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 146742, 1 February
2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-01/146742
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-01/146742
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Ms Harriet Harman to the Secretary of State for Health and
Social Care, regarding what estimate has been made of the number of women who have gone through labour without
a support partner present due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in (a) Camberwell and Peckham, (b) Southwark, (c)
London and (d) England. (LDO)

2021-00214
Coronavirus: Babies and Parents [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 148815, 3
February 2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-03/148815
Full URL:      https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-03/148815
Ms Nadine Dorries responds to a written question asked by Rebecca Long Bailey to the Secretary of State for Health
and Social Care, regarding whether parent and baby groups are permitted to meet during the January 2021 COVID-19
lockdown restrictions; and what guidance his Department has published on such groups meeting. (LDO)

2021-00213
Pregnancy: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 910500, 13 January
2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-13/910500
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-13/910500
Kemi Badenoch responds to a written question asked by Kevin Brennan, regarding what representations she has
received on the effect of Government policy on pregnant women during the COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)

2021-00212
Pregnancy: Coronavirus [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 912147, 10 February
2021
Available from:        https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-10/912147
Full URL:     https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-10/912147
Kemi Badenoch responds to a written question asked by Kevin Brennan, regarding what representations she has
received on the effect of Government policies on pregnant women during the COVID-19 outbreak. (LDO)

2021-00209
Parental Leave [written answer]. House of Commons (2021), Hansard Written question 149262, 4 February 2021
Available from:         https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-04/149262
Full URL:       https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-04/149262
Paul Scully responds to a written question from Chris Stephens to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy, regarding what steps he has taken to (a) identify the main challenges that new parents face during
parental leave and (b) make an assessment of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on parental leave. (Author)

             MIDIRS is part of RCM Information Services Limited which is a company incorporated in England and Wales under company no.11914882
                                                   with registered office at 10-18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ
                                         RCM Information Services Limited is a subsidiary of The Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives    T: 0300 303 0444 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
10-18 Union Street                F: +44 20 7312 3536
London                            E: info@rcm.org.uk
SE1 1SZ                           W: www.rcm.org.uk
Chief Executive: Gill Walton, MA, PGDip, BSc Hons, RM. President: Kathryn Gutteridge, RGN, RM MSc Dip Psychotherapy.
Patron: HRH The Princess Royal. The Royal College of Midwives Trust: A company limited by guarantee. Registered No. 01345335.
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