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1064177

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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	General Practitioners: Pensions
	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 numbers of GPs who have left the NHS pension scheme aged between (1) 50 and 55, and (2) 55 and 59, years old in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, and (d) 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL13824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested and to obtain it would incur disproportionate cost. The NHS Pension Scheme is administered by the NHS Business Services Authority, who do not collect data on the number of retirements in the specific age groups requested.</p><p> </p><p>General practitioners (GPs) may leave the scheme for various reasons, such as claiming a pension on normal age grounds at or beyond normal pension age, claiming a pension early on ill-health grounds, claiming a pension on voluntary early retirement grounds, or opting out of the scheme. Information is not currently available on the number of GPs who have opted out of the scheme disaggregated from broader scheme membership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/03/2019 14:38:21 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1064576

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	NHS: Taxation
	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 senior NHS medical staff who have received tax demands for exceeding their Annual Allowance in tax years (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17 and (3) 2017–18; and what estimate they have made of the number of such staff who may receive such demands in the 2018–19 tax year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL13895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the number of senior medical staff who have received an annual allowance charge. For this reason, no estimate has been made of charges for members in 2018-19. The annual allowance takes into account all of an individual’s pension savings, excluding the State Pension, and NHS Pension Scheme members may have pension savings independent of the NHS Pension Scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 06/03/2019 16:02:58 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1050766

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Dental Services: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS dental practices are actively involved in the oral health Starting Well Core initiative.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL13193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The ‘Starting Well’ programme, was developed to reach out to families with young children in 13 high need areas who were not under the care of a dentist. The first schemes began in spring 2018.</p><p>Alongside this, NHS England has developed a complementary ‘Starting Well Core’ offer, supported by the Chief Dental Officer, which commissioners can use and fund locally based on their own assessment of need. This enables areas not involved in the original scheme to commission and fund similar approaches based on their assessment of local needs.</p><p> </p><p>‘Starting Well Core’ is in its initial roll-out phase. Information on the number of practices involved will be made available centrally in due course as the scheme is taken up. NHS England advises that the areas adopting this scheme include London, West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire, Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.</p><p>NHS England advises that central costs for this scheme have focussed on developing resources, including patient information, for local commissioners who wish to use the ‘Starting Well Core’ approach. NHS England advises that to date the central spend is estimated at around £212,000. Information is not held centrally on any additional local funding directed to this scheme, including funding to increase dental capacity through this scheme. As the scheme is still being rolled out, it is, therefore, too early to assess its impact on attracting children to National Health Service dental services for the first time and no estimate has been made of the number of children who have visited an NHS dentist because of the Starting Well Core scheme, who would not have otherwise accessed NHS dental services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL13194 HL13195 HL13196 HL13197 HL13198 question first answered 12/02/2019 17:12:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1050767

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Dental Services: Children
	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 children who have visited an NHS dentist who would not have otherwise accessed NHS dental services as a result of the Starting Well Core initiative.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL13194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The ‘Starting Well’ programme, was developed to reach out to families with young children in 13 high need areas who were not under the care of a dentist. The first schemes began in spring 2018.</p><p>Alongside this, NHS England has developed a complementary ‘Starting Well Core’ offer, supported by the Chief Dental Officer, which commissioners can use and fund locally based on their own assessment of need. This enables areas not involved in the original scheme to commission and fund similar approaches based on their assessment of local needs.</p><p> </p><p>‘Starting Well Core’ is in its initial roll-out phase. Information on the number of practices involved will be made available centrally in due course as the scheme is taken up. NHS England advises that the areas adopting this scheme include London, West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire, Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.</p><p>NHS England advises that central costs for this scheme have focussed on developing resources, including patient information, for local commissioners who wish to use the ‘Starting Well Core’ approach. NHS England advises that to date the central spend is estimated at around £212,000. Information is not held centrally on any additional local funding directed to this scheme, including funding to increase dental capacity through this scheme. As the scheme is still being rolled out, it is, therefore, too early to assess its impact on attracting children to National Health Service dental services for the first time and no estimate has been made of the number of children who have visited an NHS dentist because of the Starting Well Core scheme, who would not have otherwise accessed NHS dental services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL13193 HL13195 HL13196 HL13197 HL13198 question first answered 12/02/2019 17:12:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1050769

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Dental Services: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much additional funding has been committed to the oral health Starting Well Core initiative.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL13195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The ‘Starting Well’ programme, was developed to reach out to families with young children in 13 high need areas who were not under the care of a dentist. The first schemes began in spring 2018.</p><p>Alongside this, NHS England has developed a complementary ‘Starting Well Core’ offer, supported by the Chief Dental Officer, which commissioners can use and fund locally based on their own assessment of need. This enables areas not involved in the original scheme to commission and fund similar approaches based on their assessment of local needs.</p><p> </p><p>‘Starting Well Core’ is in its initial roll-out phase. Information on the number of practices involved will be made available centrally in due course as the scheme is taken up. NHS England advises that the areas adopting this scheme include London, West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire, Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.</p><p>NHS England advises that central costs for this scheme have focussed on developing resources, including patient information, for local commissioners who wish to use the ‘Starting Well Core’ approach. NHS England advises that to date the central spend is estimated at around £212,000. Information is not held centrally on any additional local funding directed to this scheme, including funding to increase dental capacity through this scheme. As the scheme is still being rolled out, it is, therefore, too early to assess its impact on attracting children to National Health Service dental services for the first time and no estimate has been made of the number of children who have visited an NHS dentist because of the Starting Well Core scheme, who would not have otherwise accessed NHS dental services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL13193 HL13194 HL13196 HL13197 HL13198 question first answered 12/02/2019 17:12:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1050770

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Dental Services: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent on (1) developing, and (2) distributing to dental practices, posters, leaflets and other resources as part of the Starting Well Core initiative.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL13196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The ‘Starting Well’ programme, was developed to reach out to families with young children in 13 high need areas who were not under the care of a dentist. The first schemes began in spring 2018.</p><p>Alongside this, NHS England has developed a complementary ‘Starting Well Core’ offer, supported by the Chief Dental Officer, which commissioners can use and fund locally based on their own assessment of need. This enables areas not involved in the original scheme to commission and fund similar approaches based on their assessment of local needs.</p><p> </p><p>‘Starting Well Core’ is in its initial roll-out phase. Information on the number of practices involved will be made available centrally in due course as the scheme is taken up. NHS England advises that the areas adopting this scheme include London, West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire, Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.</p><p>NHS England advises that central costs for this scheme have focussed on developing resources, including patient information, for local commissioners who wish to use the ‘Starting Well Core’ approach. NHS England advises that to date the central spend is estimated at around £212,000. Information is not held centrally on any additional local funding directed to this scheme, including funding to increase dental capacity through this scheme. As the scheme is still being rolled out, it is, therefore, too early to assess its impact on attracting children to National Health Service dental services for the first time and no estimate has been made of the number of children who have visited an NHS dentist because of the Starting Well Core scheme, who would not have otherwise accessed NHS dental services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL13193 HL13194 HL13195 HL13197 HL13198 question first answered 12/02/2019 17:12:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1050771

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Dental Services: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the oral health Starting Well Core initiative involved commissioning any additional NHS dentistry capacity.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL13197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The ‘Starting Well’ programme, was developed to reach out to families with young children in 13 high need areas who were not under the care of a dentist. The first schemes began in spring 2018.</p><p>Alongside this, NHS England has developed a complementary ‘Starting Well Core’ offer, supported by the Chief Dental Officer, which commissioners can use and fund locally based on their own assessment of need. This enables areas not involved in the original scheme to commission and fund similar approaches based on their assessment of local needs.</p><p> </p><p>‘Starting Well Core’ is in its initial roll-out phase. Information on the number of practices involved will be made available centrally in due course as the scheme is taken up. NHS England advises that the areas adopting this scheme include London, West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire, Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.</p><p>NHS England advises that central costs for this scheme have focussed on developing resources, including patient information, for local commissioners who wish to use the ‘Starting Well Core’ approach. NHS England advises that to date the central spend is estimated at around £212,000. Information is not held centrally on any additional local funding directed to this scheme, including funding to increase dental capacity through this scheme. As the scheme is still being rolled out, it is, therefore, too early to assess its impact on attracting children to National Health Service dental services for the first time and no estimate has been made of the number of children who have visited an NHS dentist because of the Starting Well Core scheme, who would not have otherwise accessed NHS dental services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL13193 HL13194 HL13195 HL13196 HL13198 question first answered 12/02/2019 17:12:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1050772

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Dental Services: Children
	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 effectiveness of the Starting Well Core initiative in getting hard-to-reach children to attend NHS dental services for the first time.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL13198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The ‘Starting Well’ programme, was developed to reach out to families with young children in 13 high need areas who were not under the care of a dentist. The first schemes began in spring 2018.</p><p>Alongside this, NHS England has developed a complementary ‘Starting Well Core’ offer, supported by the Chief Dental Officer, which commissioners can use and fund locally based on their own assessment of need. This enables areas not involved in the original scheme to commission and fund similar approaches based on their assessment of local needs.</p><p> </p><p>‘Starting Well Core’ is in its initial roll-out phase. Information on the number of practices involved will be made available centrally in due course as the scheme is taken up. NHS England advises that the areas adopting this scheme include London, West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire, Cheshire and Merseyside and Greater Manchester.</p><p>NHS England advises that central costs for this scheme have focussed on developing resources, including patient information, for local commissioners who wish to use the ‘Starting Well Core’ approach. NHS England advises that to date the central spend is estimated at around £212,000. Information is not held centrally on any additional local funding directed to this scheme, including funding to increase dental capacity through this scheme. As the scheme is still being rolled out, it is, therefore, too early to assess its impact on attracting children to National Health Service dental services for the first time and no estimate has been made of the number of children who have visited an NHS dentist because of the Starting Well Core scheme, who would not have otherwise accessed NHS dental services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL13193 HL13194 HL13195 HL13196 HL13197 question first answered 12/02/2019 17:12:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1064197

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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	Food: Advertising
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the results of the consultation announced in Childhood obesity: a plan for action chapter 2, published in June 2018, on the introduction of a watershed for TV advertising of High in Fat, Salt or Sugar (HFSS) products and similar protection for children viewing adverts for HFSS products online will be published.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
	uin	HL13844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We will shortly be launching the consultation on introducing a 9pm watershed for products high in fat, salt and sugar on TV and similar protection for children viewing adverts online. We will consider all responses to the consultation before setting out the next steps later in the year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/03/2019 14:51:18 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1064199

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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	Hospitals: Food
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average cost of a meal provided in a hospital in England to (1) patients, and (2) staff.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
	uin	HL13846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Data is not collected centrally on the average cost of staff meals, the number of hospitals which provide a cooked meal to staff during the night or how much vending machines providers pay for the right to be situated in hospital lobbies.</p><p>Information is not held on the number of hospitals which have food outlets and vending machine providers which sell junk food and there has not been any specific assessment of the impact of junk food sold in hospitals on patient or staff health.</p><p>The Department collects data from National Health Service trusts for the total ‘inpatient food service cost’ and ‘inpatient main meals requested’ which gives the national average of cost per patient main meal of £4.20 for 2017-18. The cost is inclusive of all pay and non-pay costs, including provisions, ward issues, disposables, equipment and its maintenance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL13847 HL13848 HL13849 question first answered 05/03/2019 14:36:50 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott