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1047575

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 18 January (HL Deb, col 453), when the details of their consultation exercise on civil partnerships will be announced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL13068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Our consultation on civil partnerships will issue later this year. It will relate to issues concerning opposite-sex civil partnerships for intimate partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/02/2019 12:40:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1047589

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with businesses based in other European countries to minimise disruption to supply chains in the event of a disorderly Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL13082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>In December 2018 the Government agreed to ramp up its no deal preparations. In line with this, the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) teams in Europe have increased their preparations for a no deal exit from the EU and have recommended that businesses enact their own no deal plans to ensure they are similarly prepared. DIT is also engaged with national and local governments, port authorities and other key stakeholders in Europe to minimise any disruption to supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the DIT teams in Europe have been reassuring European businesses that the UK remains open for business; that we remain an advocate for free trade and open markets; and that the UK will continue to be an important trading partner for European businesses after we leave the EU. DIT teams have also been working with Governments, businesses, trade associations and other business service providers to ensure that European businesses prepare for the UK’s exit from the European Union so they can continue to play an important part in UK supply chains.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 07/02/2019 11:48:34 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1047813

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	NHS: Crimes of Violence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many assaults by mental health patients on NHS staff were reported in each of the last five years for which records are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL13091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of assaults by mental health patients on National Health Service staff reported in each of the last five years is not available in the format requested. However, the following table shows the number of physical assaults where the perpetrator did not know what they were doing, or did not know what they were doing was wrong due to medical illness, mental ill health, severe learning disabilities or treatment administration from 2011/12 to 2015/16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>52,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>51,372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>53,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>48,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>46,265</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Physical assaults data has not been collected centrally since 2015/16. On 31 October 2018, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced a new NHS National Violence Reduction strategy which will include a new central physical assaults data collection. These data will help NHS organisations benchmark their progress in protecting their staff against physical assaults and support the spread of good practice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 07/02/2019 17:36:12 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1047817

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Casualties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths of serving on-duty military personnel have occurred in Scotland since 1990; and what investigations the Ministry of Defence has conducted into such deaths.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL13095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>From 1 January 1990 to 27 January 2019, 98 UK Armed Forces personnel have died whilst on duty in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>A detailed breakdown of the causes of UK Armed Forces Deaths whilst on duty in Scotland by Service and Cause of Death from 1 January 1990 to 27 January 2019 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>The investigation of deaths, whether they are military or civilian lies with the Scottish Government and the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit. The decision to conduct Fatal Accident Investigations is for the Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal in conjunction with the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit. The Ministry of Defence will always support the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit in its investigations in an open and honest manner.</p><p> </p><p>An internal Ministry of Defence investigation is carried out following any death, very serious injury or serious injury of a Service Person, including natural causes whether they are on or off duty. The internal investigation includes an overview of the event, what happened, to whom, when and why. These accounts are conducted expeditiously after the event (within five days if possible) and are designed to be a swift capture of the events and aimed to identify any immediate lessons that may have been found. The internal investigations also present recommendations to prevent any recurrence of a similar incident where possible. These investigations are always shared with the Crown Office/Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 07/02/2019 16:22:54 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL13095 - Lord Foulkes of Cumnock.docx title UK Armed Forces Deaths whilst on duty in Scotland
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1047820

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Trains
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many class 172 diesel trains operating on the Gospel Oak to Barking line have already been transferred to West Midlands Trains.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL13098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Three of the Class 172 trains used on the Gospel Oak to Barking line have been transferred to their leaseholder, West Midlands Trains. The trains are currently undergoing modifications to allow them to run on the West Midlands Trains’ routes, including vital adaptations to install accessible toilets. The modification of these units will then be followed by a schedule of driver training.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/02/2019 14:11:30 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1047821

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Midlands Trains
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the contract to transfer eight class 172 diesel trains from the Gospel Oak to Barking line to West Midlands Trains will be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	uin	HL13099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>West Midlands Trains (WMT) is the leaseholder of the Class 172 trains and is currently subleasing five of them to London Overground for Gospel Oak to Barking services. WMT will be calling trains back from this sublease to allow for the required modifications and driver training prior to entry into service in May 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/02/2019 14:25:37 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1047824

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	Anguilla: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what development funding they intend to provide to Anguilla after 2020 to substitute for the support currently provided by the European Development Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
	uin	HL13102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>Future funding and programming arrangements for the Overseas Territories post-2020 will be considered as part of the next Spending Review which is expected to take place in 2019. When reviewing future options careful consideration will be given to any loss of European Union funding the Overseas Territories may experience as a result of the UK leaving the European Union. Any future funding arrangements will need to demonstrate value for money and adopt a consistent approach across all government departments that manage such funds. No decisions have yet been taken on this matter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/02/2019 13:10:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

1047826

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	NHS: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are providing to (1) UK residents, and (2) medical organisations about how to access medicines from the EU in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL13104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>It is a priority of the Department to ensure patients continue to have access to medicines as we leave the European Union, in all exit scenarios.</p><p>While a Withdrawal Agreement has been agreed between Government and the European Commission, as a responsible Government, we continue to prepare proportionately for all scenarios, including the outcome that we leave the European Union without a deal in March 2019.</p><p>The Department has issued guidance on 7 December 2018 to all National Health Service trusts, pharmacies and general practices informing them of our plans for ensuring continuity of supply of medicines and advising them that they can expect to be able to continue accessing medicines through their existing supply routes in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit on 29 March 2019. This guidance explained how hospitals, general practitioners and community pharmacies throughout the UK do not need to take any steps to stockpile additional medicines, beyond their business as usual stock levels. There is also no need for clinicians to write longer NHS prescriptions. A copy of the Department’s letter of 7 December to the NHS in England is attached.</p><p>NHS England and the devolved administrations have also communicated similar messages to the front line and patients have also been advised not to stockpile medicines. Unnecessary local stockpiling would increase pressure on the medicines supply chain and could lead to avoidable shortages and subsequent risks to patients.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 07/02/2019 14:44:39 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name government_preparations_update_for_march_2019.pdf title 7 December letter to the NHS
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

1047847

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	Obesity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering taking steps to reduce differences in levels of obesity between more and less deprived areas; and if so, what steps.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
	uin	HL13125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>In <em>Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 2</em>, published in June 2018, we have set a bold ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030 and significantly reduce the gap in obesity between children from the most and least deprived areas by 2030. We want to achieve this by ensuring that we are supporting parents, particularly in the most deprived families, to help their children have the best start in life. We have reiterated this ambition in our vision document <em>Prevention is better than cure</em>, published on 5 November 2018, and in the <em>NHS Long Term Plan</em> published on 8 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The childhood obesity plan delivers school based interventions including revenue from the soft drinks industry levy being invested in programmes targeted at disadvantaged children including up to £26 million to fund a breakfast club programme between 2017-18 and 2019-20 and £22 million in an Essential Life Skills programme in 12 Opportunity Areas to enable disadvantaged children aged 5-18 to participate in regular extra-curricular activities, including sporting activities, to develop essential life skills.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Healthy Food Schemes, the Government provides a nutritional safety net to those who need it the most. The three schemes that make up this programme, Healthy Start, Nursery Milk and School Fruit and Vegetables, help to support children, babies and women through pregnancy, when they are at home, in childcare and in early years at school.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 07/02/2019 14:47:48 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1047854

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend access to the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis pill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL13132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>On 30 January, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that the Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact trial would be expanded to 26,000 people. Work is underway with partners to take this forward. The PrEP Oversight Board has requested information on local capacity to make the additional places available, and will review this later in February.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 07/02/2019 15:52:20 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey