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381048

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of (1) the number of people who have received compensation under the terms of the Mesothelioma Act 2014 since the Act came into effect, and (2) the number of people projected to receive compensation in each of the next three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is available from the attached Impact Assessment for the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme which was published in March 2014 and sets out the anticipated levels of claims over the first 10 years of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme has now been running since April 2014 with payments being made from July 2014. We will publish statistics on the number of claims made in 2014/15 in due course, and consider a review of the estimates made in the Impact Assessment in light of this data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 23/06/2015 16:07:28 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann attachment 1 file name mesothelioma-payment-scheme-ia-mar-2014.pdf title Impact Assessment for Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

428908

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Mesothelioma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their most recent assessment of the annual cost of mesothelioma to the welfare budget.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The information is not recorded centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 01/12/2015 12:07:39 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

428909

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Mesothelioma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the occupations most at risk from mesothelioma.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) maintains a register of all death certificates in Great Britain which mention mesothelioma within the cause of death. Analyses of the occupations recorded on such death certificates show that former construction workers, including carpenters, plumbers and electricians, and those who worked in shipbuilding are those most at risk of developing mesothelioma today.</p><br /><p>A research study to look in more detail at the sources of mesothelioma risk in Britain carried out by Professor Julian Peto supported these conclusions, and estimated that nearly half of male mesothelioma deaths were attributed to building-related jobs including carpenters, plumbers and electricians. These risks are a result of high past asbestos exposures during the period when asbestos was being very widely used within the building industry.</p><br /><p>Workers today who are potentially at higher risk of mesothelioma in the future – and who are now the focus of strict control measures – are those most likely to come across asbestos during their work, including building maintenance and asbestos removal workers.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 01/12/2015 12:07:27 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

458846

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to conduct public awareness-raising activity funded by the taxpayer during the EU referendum period starting on 15 April, and if so, what activities they plan to undertake.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL6880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear that this referendum is an important decision for the future of the UK. We are committed to ensuring the public are well informed before making a crucial choice about whether the UK should remain in or leave the EU, within the parameters of section 125 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 covering the 28 days ending with the referendum.</p><p>The Government believes that the UK is stronger, safer and better off in a reformed EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/03/2016 16:58:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1175286

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	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	Cancer: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how the NHS Long Term Plan intends to improve the quality of life for survivors of cancer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Following cancer treatment, patients will move to a Personalised Stratified Follow-Up pathway that suits their needs and ensures they can get rapid access to clinical support if they are worried that their cancer may have recurred. This stratified follow-up approach is expected to be established in all trusts for breast cancer in 2019, for prostate and colorectal cancers in 2020 and for other cancers where clinically appropriate by 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/02/2020 16:22:55 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

423753

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Graduates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates who were not in education or employment one year after graduation, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on the destinations of leavers from UK Higher Education Institutions six months after graduation. The information requested is provided in the table.</p><p>UK Domiciled full-time first degree leavers from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Subjects (STEM)[1] not in employment or further study 6 months after graduation[2][3][4]</p><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12[5]</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage not in employment or further study</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Base Population</p></td><td><p>81,290</p></td><td><p>85,595</p></td><td><p>87,910</p></td><td><p>95,390</p></td><td><p>101,465</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>[1] STEM subjects are defined by HESA as Subject Groups A to K under the JACS3 classification. Further information can be located at this link <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/component/content/article?id=1787" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/component/content/article?id=1787</a>.</p><p>[2] Figures are taken from Supplementary Table SE1 of HESA's Performance Indicators (<a href="https://hesa.ac.uk/pis/emp" target="_blank">https://hesa.ac.uk/pis/emp</a>)</p><p>[3] Statistics are expressed as a percentage of UK domiciled graduates who were working, studying or seeking work.</p><p>[4] In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5.</p><p>[5] Due to changes on the DLHE questionnaire in 2011/12 and hence changes to the derivation of the activity categories, the employment indicator for 2011/12 onwards is not strictly comparable with the indicator prior to 2011/12.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 12/11/2015 16:32:18 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

423754

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Graduates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates who will not be in education or employment one year after graduation, in each of the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Estimates for future years are not available.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 09/11/2015 16:25:20 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

423755

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Graduates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics graduates in education or employment one year after graduation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL3019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to the supply of science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills and the value that they bring to all sectors of our economy. It has commissioned two independent reviews into graduate employment and accreditation in STEM which aim to explore some of the issues around the employment outcomes of graduates from STEM disciplines.</p><br /><p>Sir William Wakeham is leading the review into STEM disciplines. A second, separate review is being led by Sir Nigel Shadbolt and is considering the specific concerns related to graduates of Computer Science. [HL3019]. The reviews are due to report to Ministers in Winter 2015/16. (Note: further information can be found at <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/kess/gradstemreview/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/kess/gradstemreview/</a>)</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 09/11/2015 16:26:25 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

625832

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Companies House
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Companies House intends to launch a public consultation on the proposal to reduce the amount of time that records of dissolved companies are retained from 20 years to six; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL2851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to bring forward proposals to reduce the period of time that Companies House retains records of dissolved companies.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to keep the retention period under review. Any future proposal to change the retention period would be subject to public consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/11/2016 11:30:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

453581

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Software
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have  considered tackling in-built obsolescence in computer software, equivalent to legislation in France under decree 1482, and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wills
	uin	HL6283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Decree 1482 concerns obsolescence in appliances rather than computer software. The Government is not specifically considering obsolescence in computer software but has protected consumers in a different way. Since October 2015 consumers have had new rights under the Consumer Rights Act in relation to digital content including software. Software must be of satisfactory quality which includes remaining functional for the period a consumer can reasonably expect.</p><p>Decree 1482 does not cover internet search engines and the concept of in-built obsolescence in relation to internet search engines is unclear so the Government has no plans to address this issue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/03/2016 17:18:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills