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1257408

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date	01/12/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the findings of the report by the Alcohol Health Alliance UK Small change: alcohol at pocket money prices, published in November, what steps they are taking to limit the sale of cheap, strong alcohol.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL10967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has taken measures to tackle alcohol consumption through pricing interventions including banning sales of alcohol below the level of duty plus VAT which set an important regulatory precedent.</p><p>HM Treasury introduced a higher duty band on cider at 6.9% and 7.5% alcohol by volume in February 2019. This targeted measure is to tackle cheap high strength ‘white’ ciders to encourage reformulation to lower alcohol levels and discourage consumption so as to help to reduce the harm associated with these drinks.</p><p>The Department wants to increase the general drinking population towards lower strength alternatives to moderate drinking habits. We will work with industry to create more consumer choice and availability in the low and no alcohol sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 10/12/2020 14:33:47 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1218525

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Ventilators
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many mechanical ventilators are currently available to the NHS.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>At the start of the crisis in March the National Health Service across the United Kingdom had access to over 9,000 mechanical ventilators including 7,484 in England and 1,655 in the devolved administrations.</p><p>Today, there are around 30,400 (current total 30,382) mechanical ventilators available to patients across the UK. The additional stock comprises 6,089 from established suppliers (118 manufactured in UK, the rest overseas) and 15,154 from new suppliers, through the Prime Minister’s ventilator challenge, mostly made in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL6220 question first answered 07/09/2020 12:56:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1218526

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ventilators
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ventilators have been made available as a result of the Ventilator Challenge; and how many of those are currently in use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>At the start of the crisis in March the National Health Service across the United Kingdom had access to over 9,000 mechanical ventilators including 7,484 in England and 1,655 in the devolved administrations.</p><p>Today, there are around 30,400 (current total 30,382) mechanical ventilators available to patients across the UK. The additional stock comprises 6,089 from established suppliers (118 manufactured in UK, the rest overseas) and 15,154 from new suppliers, through the Prime Minister’s ventilator challenge, mostly made in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL6219 question first answered 07/09/2020 12:56:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1185968

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving, further to their advice on COVID-19, to industries where social interaction is a key element of the role of a business, in particular property sales, letting and management.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>On 27 March, the Government published new guidance for those who are buying, selling or letting properties during the pandemic. This guidance includes advice to both the public and industry.</p><p>Buyers who are due to move into an empty property are being advised to go ahead, but others have been told to delay their transaction.</p><p>The Government stressed that while there was no need to pull out of a purchase, people must currently stay at home to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/04/2020 11:13:42 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1185971

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to participate in any future meetings or discussions with EU health ministers about COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 is a global public health emergency. The United Kingdom is playing a leading role in the global response and we will continue to work closely with the G7, the World Health Organization, the European Union and other international partners at both Ministerial and official level.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/04/2020 13:50:57 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1182464

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are planning to take to ensure that health inequalities due to alcohol-related harm do not widen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling health harms from alcohol and supporting the most vulnerable at risk from alcohol misuse. We continue to support and deliver programmes at both national and local levels to address harms including establishing Alcohol Care Teams in the hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol related admissions and a commitment in the Prevention Green paper to encourage drinking habits towards low and no alcohol products. The Department of Health and Social Care is working jointly with the Department for Work and Pensions investing £6 million on a programme of work which started in 2018/19, to improve outcomes and support for children whose parents are alcohol dependent. This includes nine local areas which are testing innovative and collaborative working; funding for voluntary sector organisations to develop new resources and training; a helpline and contact services for children, and funding several projects in the voluntary sector over 2020/21 to support those living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and to reduce the number of alcohol exposed pregnancies to prevent new cases of FASD.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL2167 question first answered 17/03/2020 13:01:28 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1182465

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that dependent drinkers who are not in treatment receive the support they require.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling health harms from alcohol and supporting the most vulnerable at risk from alcohol misuse. We continue to support and deliver programmes at both national and local levels to address harms including establishing Alcohol Care Teams in the hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol related admissions and a commitment in the Prevention Green paper to encourage drinking habits towards low and no alcohol products. The Department of Health and Social Care is working jointly with the Department for Work and Pensions investing £6 million on a programme of work which started in 2018/19, to improve outcomes and support for children whose parents are alcohol dependent. This includes nine local areas which are testing innovative and collaborative working; funding for voluntary sector organisations to develop new resources and training; a helpline and contact services for children, and funding several projects in the voluntary sector over 2020/21 to support those living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and to reduce the number of alcohol exposed pregnancies to prevent new cases of FASD.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL2166 question first answered 17/03/2020 13:01:28 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1150621

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Pregnancy, Fertility, Breastfeeding, and Alcohol Consumption: An Analysis of Framing and Completeness of Information Disseminated by Alcohol Industry–Funded Organizations, published on 13 October, which found that the information provided by alcohol industry-funded organisations is misleading about the risks to pregnant women of consuming alcohol, what steps they intend to take to ensure that pregnant women are given accurate information about such risks.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is very clear about the dangers that alcohol poses to the unborn child and reflects this in the advice it gives. The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines published in 2016 provide clear advice to women not to drink alcohol if they are planning for a pregnancy or are pregnant. The National Health Service online information also reflects this advice.</p><p>Additionally, the Government has been clear that the alcohol industry must reflect the UK Chief Medical Officers' alcohol guidelines on the labels of their products which includes a no drinking in pregnancy logo.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England, NHS England and local commissioners are already undertaking awareness and education on the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL198 question first answered 31/10/2019 14:15:18 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1150622

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Pregnancy, Fertility, Breastfeeding, and Alcohol Consumption: An Analysis of Framing and Completeness of Information Disseminated by Alcohol Industry–Funded Organizations, published on 13 October, what plans they have to make warnings of the risks of consuming alcohol in pregnancy mandatory.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is very clear about the dangers that alcohol poses to the unborn child and reflects this in the advice it gives. The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines published in 2016 provide clear advice to women not to drink alcohol if they are planning for a pregnancy or are pregnant. The National Health Service online information also reflects this advice.</p><p>Additionally, the Government has been clear that the alcohol industry must reflect the UK Chief Medical Officers' alcohol guidelines on the labels of their products which includes a no drinking in pregnancy logo.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England, NHS England and local commissioners are already undertaking awareness and education on the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL197 question first answered 31/10/2019 14:15:18 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1150623

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that they meet the deadline to remove the out-of-date Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines from alcohol product labels.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has worked with industry to ensure that alcohol labels reflect the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officer’s Low Risk Drinking Guidelines for drinks produced after 1 September 2019. The industry has committed to comply with this requirement. Local trading standards have powers to remove products manufactured after 1 September 2019, where those products have labels which include the old guidelines. Stock produced before 1 September 2019 can be sold through.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 31/10/2019 14:15:53 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town