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746643

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many cases of (1) Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, and (2) fabricated or induced illness, have been prosecuted against parents of children diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome in each year since 2010 for which figures are available; how many of those cases were successful; how many were withdrawn; and how many resulted in an acquittal.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and fabricated or induced illness are not of themselves criminal offences so cannot be prosecuted as such. They may, however, be of relevance to criminal offences which can be prosecuted.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of prosecutions where Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy or fabricated or induced illnesses may have been relevant. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 10/07/2017 14:14:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

747427

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government why products are not required to carry labels which indicate exactly what flame retardant materials they contain, including those materials which were permitted at the time of production but have since been banned, in order to (1) enable people to avoid those products if they so wish, and (2) ensure that people are aware that it may not be possible to recycle or sell on those products.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Product safety legislation requires products to be safe when they are placed on the market. It does not specifically require products to be labelled with information about fire retardant material used in the products.</p><p>The Government is currently reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988. One of the proposals under consideration is specific labelling to show the presence of fire retardant chemicals to help inform consumers and to aid consumer choice. A consultation on this issue was held in late 2016. The responses to the consultation will help to inform our decisions on this question and will be included in the Government response, to be issued in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/07/2017 13:49:38 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

44218

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children and young people with a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis who are subject to child protection investigation have been recorded as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 by local authority education and social services departments since the Act came into force.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL6167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

45736

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	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 Nash on 26 March (WA 121), whether local education authorities are required to record details of children with disabilities as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL6385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to open and maintain a register of disabled children and young people under section 17 (part 1 schedule 2) of the Children Act 1989. This duty uses the Children Act definition of disability which differs from the Equality Act definition.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

45737

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether social services departments are required to maintain a record of children with disabilities who are subject to child protection investigation under the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL6386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011, local authorities are required to publish information demonstrating compliance with the public sector equalities duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Whilst this information must include “information relating to persons who share a relevant protected characteristic who are affected by its policies and practices”, this does not specifically require the publication of information about children with disabilities who are subject to child protection investigations.</p><p>Local authorities are, however, required to report annually on the numbers of children in need who have a disability (as defined by section 6 of the Equality Act 2010) as part of the Children in Need Census data collection. This data is collected under section 83 of the Children Act 1989. As part of this collection, local authorities report on the number of children with disabilities who are subject to child protection investigations under section 47 of the Children Act 1989.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

732744

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health, on 24 April (HC70973), when and how the Commission on Human Medicines "thoroughly review the data" on human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine adverse reactions.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) is the Government’s scientific advisory committee, from which the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeks independent scientific advice.</p><p> </p><p>The CHM considered a thorough review of the safety of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at its meeting on 16 July 2015. Prior to 2015, the CHM considered reviews of HPV vaccine at meetings in September 2012, September 2010, September 2009, June 2009 and February 2009. These reviews included evaluation of United Kingdom Yellow Card reports, analysis of data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), published safety studies and safety data from other countries.</p><p>Most recently, the CHM considered the safety of HPV vaccine at its meeting on 15 October 2015. At this meeting, the MHRA sought advice from the CHM on the (Co)-Rapporteurs’ assessment reports prepared for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) review into reports of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome following HPV vaccine, in order to inform the UK position in the review.</p><p><strong> </strong>As with all vaccines and medicines, the safety of HPV vaccine remains under continual review by the MHRA.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 16:04:46 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

732745

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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, in the light of the significant increase in the number of cases of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) reported as an adverse reaction to HPV vaccination since July 2015, they will ask the European Medicines Agency to review the safety signal.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded a thorough review of reports of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) following human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in November 2015, which found that the evidence did not support a causal association between HPV vaccination and POTS.</p><p> </p><p>As of 26 June 2017, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received 60 reports of POTS following HPV vaccine via the Yellow Card Scheme. More than three million girls have been vaccinated against HPV since 2008 across the United Kingdom, and the MHRA’s evaluation remains that the number of reports does not exceed what would be expected to occur in the absence of HPV vaccine and that the evidence does not suggest a causal association with the vaccine.</p><p> </p><p>The MHRA does not currently propose to ask the EMA to conduct a further review. As with the safety of all vaccines and medicines, this issue will remain under review.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/07/2017 16:44:42 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

732746

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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 who advised the Commission on Human Medicines that the available evidence does not support a causal association between HPV vaccination and development of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) according to the Commission's minutes of 15–16 October 2015; and why this statement was made before the European Medicines Agency Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) reported on 21 October 2015.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) is the Government’s scientific advisory committee, from which the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeks independent scientific advice.</p><p> </p><p>Following a review of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine safety on 16 July 2015, the CHM advised the MHRA that the available evidence does not support a causal association between HPV vaccination and development of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), as well as other chronic illnesses. The public minutes of this meeting were made available online on 18 November 2015.</p><p> </p><p>At its meeting on 15 October 2015, the MHRA sought advice from the CHM on the (Co)-Rapporteurs’ assessment reports prepared for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) review into reports of POTS and CRPS following HPV vaccine, in order to inform the United Kingdom position in the review. The public minutes of this meeting were made available online on 21 December 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The CHM did not make a statement in October in advance of the EMA’s Scientific Advisory Group meeting. The CHM’s minutes were published on the above dates in line with usual practice and have informed the MHRA’s responses to enquiries about the safety of HPV vaccine.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 16:05:33 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

732747

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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 what assessment they have made of the implications that the European Court of Justice's decision in Case C–621/15 will have for UK claims for vaccine damage.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Court of Justice’s decision on this case does not impact on the United Kingdom. This case relates to specific circumstances and law in France.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 06/07/2017 15:54:04 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

746633

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that flame retardant materials used in homes, offices and public spaces both (1) prevent fires, and (2) are non-toxic, (a) in normal use, (b) during fires, and (c) for disposal or recycling at the end of life of items, such as furniture, foam mattresses, electronic goods and building insulation which contain such materials.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Public safety is a priority for Government. There are a range of measures in place across a number of Government departments to ensure the effectiveness and safety of flame retardant materials.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is responsible for product safety legislation, which requires products to be safe when they are placed on the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has responsibility for ensuring the safety of chemicals, including those used as flame retardants.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive oversees the EU regulations concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (known as REACH). This has several aims, including providing a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals.</p><p> </p><p>Lead responsibility for the safety and effectiveness of flame retardant chemicals will rest with the Department responsible for any legislation specifying their usage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL265 question first answered 13/07/2017 14:40:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar