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1713721

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2024
	date	24/04/2024
	date tabled	24/04/2024
	ddp created	24/04/2024 20:41:56
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 12:05:14 30/04/2024 11:57:15
	hansard heading	Aviation: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4071
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/04/2024 11:25:28
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of operation of law in relation to the provision of adrenaline auto-injectors on commercial aircraft.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL4071
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4071
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713722

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2024
	date	24/04/2024
	date tabled	24/04/2024
	ddp created	24/04/2024 20:41:58
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	25/04/2024 15:35:12 30/04/2024 11:57:14
	hansard heading	Adrenaline: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4072
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/04/2024 11:25:28
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of operation of law in relation to the provision of adrenaline auto-injectors on trains.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL4072
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4072
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713723

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2024
	date	24/04/2024
	date tabled	24/04/2024
	ddp created	24/04/2024 20:42:02
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 12:05:18 30/04/2024 11:57:06
	hansard heading	Aviation: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4073
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/04/2024 11:25:28
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements there are for airlines to ensure adrenaline auto-injectors are available on commercial flights.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL4073
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4073
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713724

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2024
	date	24/04/2024
	date tabled	24/04/2024
	ddp created	24/04/2024 20:42:06
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 12:05:22 30/04/2024 11:57:04
	hansard heading	Airports: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4074
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/04/2024 11:25:28
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements there are for airports to ensure adrenaline auto-injectors are available on their premises.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL4074
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4074
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1702319

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2024
	date	18/04/2024
	date tabled	18/04/2024
	ddp created	18/04/2024 18:16:48
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	19/04/2024 13:45:09 26/04/2024 11:38:04
	hansard heading	Food: Waste
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3930
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/04/2024 11:06:48
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of high levels of pollutants in food produced near waste incinerators in Europe; and whether they have any plans to conduct similar assessments in the UK.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3930
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3930
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) has not made any assessment of reports on this subject and does not plan to conduct any such assessments in England.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on food produced in proximity to waste incinerators is considered as part of environmental permitting regulations. The EA is responsible for deciding whether new incinerators in England should get a permit to operate. For each permit application it receives, the EA uses the results of air quality modelling and a human health risk assessment (HHRA) to determine the impact of the proposed incinerator.</p><p> </p><p>The HHRA assesses impacts on the food chain. Impact assessments are very conservative and permit decisions are based on worst-case scenario impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The EA also consults the UK Health Security Agency and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on every permit application it receives and will not issue a permit if the proposed plant could cause significant pollution or harm to human health, including via the food chain.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA is responsible for the management of public health risks in relation to food. In general, the FSA considers that if incinerator facilities are correctly operated and monitored, with the appropriate level of emissions abatement, there should be no impact on the local area in terms of elevated levels of contaminants in soil and locally produced food. Measures are in place to manage the risk from chemical contaminants and keep levels as low as reasonably achievable through good practices and regulatory controls.</p> question first answered 26/04/2024 11:06:48 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	creator	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1701971

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	17/04/2024
	date tabled	17/04/2024
	ddp created	17/04/2024 20:41:14
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	22/04/2024 22:55:21 29/04/2024 14:55:15
	hansard heading	Disadvantaged: Coastal Areas and North of England
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3886
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	29/04/2024 14:24:06
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following research by the University of Manchester showing that local authorities with higher unemployment rates have more deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide, how they intend to tackle the socioeconomic factors that underpin deaths of despair, particularly in northern and coastal regions of England.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3886
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3886
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Good physical and mental health are underpinned by many socioeconomic factors beyond the health service. That is why we are working across the Government to improve air quality, ensure decent homes, and support disabled people and those with health conditions to work. The Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper sets out the Government’s ambition to improve living standards and wellbeing across the United Kingdom, invest in communities, and improve public services. It sets mutually reinforcing levelling up missions to focus the Government’s action, including a health mission to narrow the gap in healthy life expectancy by 2030, and increase Healthy Life Expectancy by five years by 2035. The Government also provides a range of support, specifically to benefit claimants with a drug or alcohol dependency, to overcome their addiction and move into work.</p> question first answered 29/04/2024 14:24:06 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1701980

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	17/04/2024
	date tabled	17/04/2024
	ddp created	17/04/2024 20:41:32
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	18/04/2024 22:05:06 24/04/2024 12:15:09
	hansard heading	Health Insurance: Private Sector
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3895
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/04/2024 11:43:25
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess and mitigate the impact of private medical insurance fees on the quality and suitability of care provided to patients with private medical insurance.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3895
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3895
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is determined that all insurers, including private medical insurers, treat consumers fairly and firms are required to do so under the Financial Conduct Authority’s rules.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA requires insurers to ensure their products offer fair value, meaning the price a consumer pays for a product or service must be reasonable compared to the overall benefits they can expect to receive. The FCA has been clear that it will be monitoring firms to make sure they comply with this rule and will take action where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>All providers of healthcare are regulated by the Care Quality Commission and follow a set of fundamental standards of safety and quality below which care should never fall, while the General Medical Council is responsible for regulating doctors in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> question first answered 24/04/2024 11:43:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	creator	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1701995

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	17/04/2024
	date tabled	17/04/2024
	ddp created	17/04/2024 20:41:59
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	ddp modified	18/04/2024 22:15:16 23/04/2024 16:04:04
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3910
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/04/2024 16:03:57
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK-based companies produce batteries for electric vehicles; and what is their collective capacity.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3910
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3910
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>AESC currently has a 1.9GWh facility operational in Sunderland. The UK has a further 52GWh per annum battery capacity committed – 12GWh from the AESC Gigafactory under construction in Sunderland and a further 40GWh from the planned Agratas Gigafactory. This is over half the capacity needed to meet industry demand forecasts of around 90GWh by 2030.</p> question first answered 23/04/2024 16:03:57 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	creator	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1700673

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2024
	date	15/04/2024
	date tabled	15/04/2024
	ddp created	15/04/2024 20:26:05
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 22:45:06 24/04/2024 16:01:15
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Risk Management
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3731
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/04/2024 16:00:52
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will update statutory guidance on climate risk management, as part of their review of climate risk reporting requirements which was due to take place in the second half of 2023 or otherwise; and in particular whether any updated guidance will take account of the report of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the University of Exeter Climate Scorpion – the sting is in the tail published in March.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Brixton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3731
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3731
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>My Lords, we are undertaking a post-implementation review of the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations 2021. We aim to conclude the review this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We recognise that recent reports, including “Climate Scorpion-the sting is in the tail” have shown the limitations of the models currently available for scenario analysis. Therefore, we welcome work within the industry to ensure that scenario analysis models are decision useful and will look to acknowledge the issue in the review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, we do not believe that the Government should mandate which models should be used by Pension Schemes. It is important that modelling which takes into account of ESG is allowed to develop and evolve as data availability increases.</p> question first answered 24/04/2024 16:00:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	creator	4893 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Brixton
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4893 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Brixton

1700693

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/04/2024
	date	15/04/2024
	date tabled	15/04/2024
	ddp created	15/04/2024 20:26:43
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	17/04/2024 14:15:08 25/04/2024 14:51:11
	hansard heading	Food Data Transparency Partnership
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3757
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	25/04/2024 14:20:13
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Food Data Transparency Partnership’s decision not to make reporting on health data mandatory, what steps they are taking to ensure enforcement of and consistency in the voluntary scheme.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL3757
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3757
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Food Data Transparency Partnership’s (FDTP) Health Working Group (HWG) has been testing the effectiveness and quality of potential standardised metrics that food and drink companies can use to report on the healthiness of their sales. This is an important part of government’s strategy to address poor diet and reduce obesity and was restated in the Major Conditions Strategy interim report August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Once a recommended set of metrics and reporting guidance has been produced and approved by Ministers, the expectation is that businesses who voluntarily report will all follow this standardised approach.</p><p>A key commitment of the HWG is timely and transparent communication so that wider food sector stakeholders can input into each stage of the process in order to ensure recommendations around comparability and enforcement will be as viable and effective as possible. Alongside engagement with industry, the FDTP also regularly engages civil society organisations and investor groups to gather and integrate wider feedback into discussions. Summaries of these HWG discussions are published online on the FDTP GOV.UK page.</p> question first answered 25/04/2024 14:20:13 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	creator	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington