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731081

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 how many NHS staff members are from (1) EU member states other than the UK, and (2) countries outside the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL89
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes data on the nationality of staff working in the National Health Service in England. Nationality is self-reported within the NHS human resources and payroll system, the electronic staff record.</p><p>As of 31 March 2017, latest data available, there are now 61,934 (headcount) European Union nationals (excluding the United Kingdom), or 5.2% employed in the NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups. There are 75,450 other overseas nationals, or 6.4% employed in the NHS. 80,822 NHS staff records do not contain nationality data, with people either choosing not to specify their nationality or not asked to.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 15:50:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

731063

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales; what proportion of the prison population have mental illnesses; and what proposals they have to increase the number of beds in specialist hospitals for mentally ill patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL71
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information on how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales is not collected centrally. NHS England is currently carrying out a service review across all adult high, medium and low secure services in order to improve access, egress and throughput.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:19:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

732080

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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 how many vacancies exist in the social care sector in England; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those vacancies on the services being provided to elderly and disabled people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Skills for Care workforce data shows that there were 90,335 vacant posts in the adult social care sector. This equates to a vacancy rate of 6.8%. This data is as at March 2016 for the independent sector and September 2015 for statutory local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Current vacancies, in addition to demographic changes in the population and raised expectations mean there will be an increasing demand on care services in the future, including from the elderly and disabled. Skills for Care, an employer-led workforce development organisation for adult social care, is looking to address this through their recruitment and retention strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:18:53 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

731068

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 change in funding in England for continued professional development for Registered Nurses took place in 2016/17; and what steps they are taking to address the situation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Watkins of Tavistock
	uin	HL76
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Responsibility for ongoing post registration Professional Development lies with individual employers.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 15:10:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4566 label Biography information for Baroness Watkins of Tavistock

731058

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 when they intend to bring forward proposals for a consultation on social care.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
	uin	HL66
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to listening to people’s views on how to reform the social care system, to ensure it is sustainable for current and future generations and that the quality of care improves.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/07/2017 11:42:12 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4290 label Biography information for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon

731070

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 when they intend to introduce legislation to reform professional healthcare regulation as proposed by the Law Commission in their report Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals published in April 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL78
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering options on how to take forward the reform and rationalisation of professional regulation.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:36 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

731067

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 they plan to convert EU Regulation 536/2014 into UK law; and, if so, whether the UK will continue to notify the EU Clinical Trial Portal of applications for clinical trials for medicinal products for human use, and retain full access to the Portal.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL75
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear that a key priority through the negotiations will be to ensure that the United Kingdom remains one of the best places in the world for science and innovation. As part of exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the European Union and Member States how best to continue cooperation in the field of clinical trials, including access to the EU portal and database.</p><p> </p><p>The UK applied sustained pressure to successfully reform the current Clinical Trials Directive in the best interests of patients and business and is planning for the new Clinical Trials Regulation to be brought onto our statute book. The timing of the application date of the new regulation is yet to be determined by the European Commission.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/06/2017 11:38:11 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

731066

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to convert EU Regulation 658/2014 into UK law; and, if so, which UK body will assume the role of the European Medicines Agency for the setting and charging of fees to UK-based marketing authorisation holders.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL74
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency sets and charges fees for marketing authorisations in the United Kingdom which are granted nationally and not approved centrally by the European Medicines Agency. The extent to which European Medicines Agency procedures will apply in the UK after we have exited the European Union will be subject to negotiations. The Government will ensure that the UK’s full approval regime is ready and operational as soon as the UK has formally departed the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/06/2017 11:37:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

731071

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 they still intend to produce consultation proposals for the reform of social care by the end of 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL79
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support. We are committed to listening to people’s views on how to reform the social care system, to ensure it is sustainable for current and future generations and that the quality of care improves.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the overall package of reform, we will consult on detailed proposals which will include a capital floor and an absolute limit on the amount people can be asked to pay.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL80 question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

731072

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 they will implement the provisions in the Care Act 2014 to cap individual liability for adult social care costs on or before April 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL80
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support. We are committed to listening to people’s views on how to reform the social care system, to ensure it is sustainable for current and future generations and that the quality of care improves.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the overall package of reform, we will consult on detailed proposals which will include a capital floor and an absolute limit on the amount people can be asked to pay.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL79 question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner