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804741

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date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the personal liability of the board members of the Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust for their financial management of the Trust following that Trust having been put into special measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Individual foundation trust board members do not have personal legal liability for the financial management of their trust, whether or not the trust is placed in Special Measures for Finance.</p><p> </p><p>Accountability arrangements are however in place.</p><p> </p><p>- Executive directors are accountable to the Chair and non-executive directors, and may be subject to action for poor performance or misconduct, including removal in appropriate cases, and the Chief Executive has specific responsibilities in their capacity as accounting officer;</p><p> </p><p>- Chair and non-executive directors are accountable to the council of governors, who have powers of removal in appropriate cases;</p><p> </p><p>- NHS Improvement has powers to require removal of board members where there are serious governance failings at a foundation trust, including financial governance; and</p><p> </p><p>- Board members who are registered professionals may also be liable to action by their professional regulatory body if they fail to comply with relevant professional standards.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2017 13:48:02 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

804742

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Accountancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the qualified accountants who have served on the Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust over the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The qualified accountants who have served on the King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust Board between 2012 and 2017 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Executives:</p><p> </p><p>Colin Gentile, Director of Finance</p><p>Alan Goldsman, Strategic Development and Interim Director of Finance</p><p>Simon Taylor, Director of Finance</p><p> </p><p>Non-executives:</p><p> </p><p>Lord Kerslake, Chair</p><p>Christopher Stooke, Non-Executive Director</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 21/12/2017 12:13:40 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

771208

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in view of the requirement from NHS England for health and social care organisations to collect information on patients' sexual orientation in order to comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, whether they intend to introduce a requirement to ask patients whether they consider themselves disabled; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>All health bodies and local authorities with responsibility for adult social care are required under the Equality Act (2010) to ensure that no patient is discriminated against. The sexual orientation information standard is designed to help NHS bodies be compliant with the law by collecting, only where relevant, personal details of patients such as race, sex and sexual orientation.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to other protected characteristics under the Equality Act (2010), a scoping exercise is currently underway to consider the feasibility of a Unified Information Standard which would also cover disability as a protected characteristic.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 25/10/2017 15:01:50 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

767892

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Meat: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they have made any assessment of the relative risks to human health of (1) horse meat in particular from the EU which has had illegal penicillin treatment, (2) pig meat from the Netherlands and Germany infected with Hepatitis E, (3) eggs from the Netherlands contaminated with fripronil, (4) chicken meat past its use by date which has fallen on a slaughterhouse floor, and (5) chlorine-washed chicken.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised that no assessment of the relative risks to human health has been undertaken on these five topics. However, risk assessments are undertaken on individual issues as they arise. The protection of public health from risks which may arise in connection with the consumption of food is paramount to the FSA and comprehensive legislation exists to ensure that food sold in the United Kingdom is safe to eat.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 23/10/2017 14:22:49 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

757234

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Retail Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the effectiveness of the Scottish Tobacco Retailer Licensing Scheme; and whether they have any plans to replicate that scheme in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has carried out a consultation on the impact of licensing the supply chain for the sale of tobacco products. This was for the purpose of tackling the illicit trade in line with the requirements of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Illicit Trade Protocol. A response document for the consultation will be published later this year. The Government has no plans at present to introduce a licensing scheme in England. The Government recognises that Scotland has implemented a registration scheme and will continue to observe the impact of this scheme on tobacco control.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/09/2017 13:37:45 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

757237

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis: Pigmeat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the EU Food Safety Agency first became aware that Hepatitis E was present in pig meat from the Netherlands and Germany; and when that information was first communicated to authorities in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) does not hold information on when the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) first became aware of hepatitis E in pig meat from the Netherlands and Germany. This is outside of the FSA remit as EFSA does not fall within the United Kingdom’s jurisdiction.</p><p> </p><p>As far as we are aware, the EFSA has not informed the FSA of any concerns regarding the presence of hepatitis E virus in pig meat from Germany or the Netherlands. The UK did, however, present a report on viruses in the food chain at the 55<sup>th</sup> EFSA Advisory Forum meeting in March 2015, which included a review of hepatitis E. European member states took this opportunity to share information and experience on hepatitis E in pork products, identifying possible opportunities for further collaboration to support risk assessments in this area.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 14/09/2017 13:39:59 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

757238

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis: Pigmeat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when Public Health England first became aware that pig meat from the Netherlands and Germany was infected with Hepatitis E; and why steps were not taken to ban imports of infected meat.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) knows of no published data that shows either German or Dutch pig meat contains the hepatitis E virus (HEV). Detecting the presence of HEV in foods to prove causation is technically extremely difficult.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s role is advisory. The Food Standards Agency is the regulatory body responsible for determining any necessary steps to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to estimate the number of people who may die as a result of HEV. PHE is aware of a small number of cases, on average between one and two a year, where coincident HEV infection is included in the death certificate.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1224 question first answered 19/09/2017 15:18:43 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

757239

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis: Pigmeat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people who may die as a result of contracting Hepatitis E from infected pig meat imported from other EU member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) knows of no published data that shows either German or Dutch pig meat contains the hepatitis E virus (HEV). Detecting the presence of HEV in foods to prove causation is technically extremely difficult.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s role is advisory. The Food Standards Agency is the regulatory body responsible for determining any necessary steps to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to estimate the number of people who may die as a result of HEV. PHE is aware of a small number of cases, on average between one and two a year, where coincident HEV infection is included in the death certificate.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1223 question first answered 19/09/2017 15:18:43 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

747967

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether civil servants in the Department of Health are permitted to use the term “hard Brexit” in official briefing papers.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to seizing the opportunities arising from exiting the European Union, and to ensuring that we exit smoothly on the best possible terms. The terms 'hard' and 'soft' are commonly used outside the Civil Service and within discussions around EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The role of the Civil Service is to provide impartial advice and to deliver Government policy, and is focused on delivering this Government’s commitment to leave the EU and get the very best deal for the United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 17/07/2017 11:52:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

708687

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wines: Testing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 28 February (HL5553), what were the risk factors and intelligence received which led the Food Standards Agency to sample (1) in 2015, 100 bottles of Italian wine and 12 bottles of UK wine, and (2) in 2016, 72 bottles of Italian wine and 6 bottles of UK wine; which wines were sampled; and what were the results of the sampling.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The information on the risk factors and intelligence received by the Food Standards Agency on each of the wines sampled in 2015 and 2016 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The information on wines sampled in 2015 and 2016 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/03/2017 12:22:20 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra