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1138545

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Social Prescribing: Yoga
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how yoga practitioners will be represented in the National Academy for Social Prescribing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL17103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>We are creating a National Academy for Social Prescribing, as part of the wider work on social prescribing, to ensure all general practitioners in England can refer patients to community activities and voluntary services including those covering sports and the arts. The aim of creating a National Academy is to build an evidence base and promote research into this important area, in order to help the National Health Service become a pioneer for social prescription.</p><p>Following a roundtable with a wide range of stakeholders held earlier this year, the Academy Management Board has been established to help shape the National Academy. The first meeting of the Board was held last month. A range of organisations are represented on the Board. This includes Sport England which represents, among a wide range of other sports, yoga through the British Wheel of Yoga.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17102 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:14:27 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1137371

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
	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 compatibility of the BBC's decision to change the TV licence concession for people over the age of 75 from June 2020 with the Government's strategy to combat loneliness.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL16978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The future of the over 75 licence fee concession is a matter for the BBC. Parliament transferred responsibility in passing the Digital Economy Act in 2017. On loneliness, the Government is taking steps to address the effects of isolation and loneliness on the elderly. These include appointing a minister to lead work on tackling loneliness; publishing the world’s first government strategy on loneliness; and securing £20 million of new grant-funding for projects run by charities and community groups to bring people together.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2019 10:45:46 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1138283

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Data Protection
	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 operation of sections 17A and B of the Data Protection Act 2018 as inserted by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; how many times the provisions contained within those Regulations have been exercised; and what plans they have, if any, to review the exercise of those powers once the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL17080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The EU Withdrawal Act 2018 will retain the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in domestic law when the UK leaves the EU. The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 use powers under that Act to correct deficiencies in the GDPR so that it remains operable in a purely domestic context. For example, the Regulations rename the GDPR as the ‘UK GDPR’, repatriate certain powers from the EU Commission to the Secretary of State and replace European terminology with UK equivalents.</p><p>Section 17A of the Data Protection Act 2018, as inserted by these Regulations, repatriates power from the EU Commission to the Secretary of State to make adequacy decisions for the purposes of Article 45 of the UK GDPR. Section 17B sets out the requirement for ongoing monitoring of adequate countries and for adequacy decisions to be reviewed at least every four years (maintaining the standards in Article 45 of the GDPR).</p><p>The EU Exit provisions of these Regulations have not yet been exercised because they only come into force on Exit Day.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2019 10:50:15 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1137409

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Asthma: Death
	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 report by the Royal College of Physicians The National Review of Asthma Deaths, published on 6 May 2014; and what plans they have to implement that report's recommendations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wheeler
	uin	HL17016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department collaborated with the Royal College of Physicians on the National Review of Asthma Deaths and welcomed this report. Since its publication, significant improvements have been made in asthma care.</p><p> </p><p>Respiratory disease, including asthma, is a clinical priority within the NHS Long Term Plan, which aims to improve outcomes for patients through earlier diagnosis and increased access to treatments. The Respiratory Delivery Board will take forward respiratory proposals set out in the Plan by working with key partners.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service is supporting the national asthma audit programme which provides data on a range of indicators to show improvements and opportunities in asthma outcomes. NHS RightCare will be publishing an asthma toolkit later this year to support local commissioners and systems in delivering quality care. A best practice tariff for asthma, which aims to reduce variation in asthma care, is also in development.</p><p> </p><p>The current quality outcomes framework indicators for asthma are in consultation and changes for the annual review indicators may include data on asthma control; exacerbations; and written personalised action plans.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Long Term Plan, pharmacies in primary care networks will undertake medicine reviews for asthma patients. This will include education on inhaler use and uptake of dry powder and smart inhalers where clinically appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 19/07/2019 09:14:58 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4157 label Biography information for Baroness Wheeler

1137938

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Personal Records
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria are used when reaching decisions on the monthly matching and handovers of school census data about children by the Department for Education (DfE) to the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes; what algorithms are used by the DfE to process such data; and what is the role of the Secretary of State for Education in making such decisions.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL17037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>Where the Home Office have clear evidence of criminal activity, including illegal immigration, limited data, including a pupil’s address and school details, may be requested from the Department for Education’s (DfE) National Pupil Database (NPD).</p><p>In such cases, the Home Office provide the DfE with the child’s name, gender, date of birth and address (including postcode). The DfE will match this data against the records held on the NPD and, if there is a clear match, they will provide the Home Office with information relating to those individuals.</p><p>This process, and the data shared, is fully documented in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Home Office and DfE. A copy of this agreement is available in the Libraries of both Houses and is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 19/07/2019 13:58:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL17037_Umbrella_Memorandum_of_Understanding.pdf title HL17037_PDF
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1137943

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors they will take into account when making data adequacy decisions after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
	uin	HL17042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has so far made a full finding of adequacy in respect of: Andorra, Argentina, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Israel, Jersey, New Zealand, Switzerland and Uruguay. The Commission has made partial findings of adequacy in respect of Japan, Canada and the USA. You can find more information about these decisions on the Information Commissioner’s website.</p><p> </p><p>When the UK leaves the EU the power to make adequacy decisions will be repatriated to the Secretary of State. In February 2019 Parliament passed a Statutory Instrument (SI) setting out the criteria and process. The SI recognises and effectively rolls over all existing adequacy decisions that have been made by the EU as well as recognising EU states themselves as adequate. The SI also replicates the EU adequacy regime in UK law with a number of technical changes to make it work properly. The factors that the Secretary of State would need to take into account in reaching an adequacy decision include the rule of law, respect for human rights, and other relevant legislation in the third country being assessed.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL17040 HL17041 question first answered 19/07/2019 10:49:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

1137406

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Shingles: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a GP-operated call/recall system to invite older people to receive the shingles vaccination.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Walmsley
	uin	HL17013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>As outlined in both the NHS Long Term Plan and <em>Investment and evolution: a five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan</em>, NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently undertaking a Review of vaccinations and immunisations. The Department would not wish to pre-empt the outcome of this Review. <em>Investment and evolution</em> sets out the purpose of the Review as being to:</p><p>- Ensure the system incentivises achievement of appropriate uptake rates for immunisations in line with national public health uptake rates;</p><p>- Reduce the administrative burden on general practices by simplifying the system if possible;</p><p>- Clarify what is expected on call/recall for immunisations delivered through the general practitioner (GP) contract;</p><p>- Address anomalies in the system that directly incentivise some vaccines but not others;</p><p>- Look at how we deal with outbreaks and catch-up programmes; and</p><p>- Consider whether we extend the list of chargeable travel vaccines.</p><p>Recommendations from the Review will be implemented through the 2020 and 2021 GP contracts.</p><p>A copy of <em>Investment and evolution: a five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan</em> is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 19/07/2019 09:14:02 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name gp-contract-2019.pdf title Five Year framework for GP contract reform
	tabling member	2547 label Biography information for Baroness Walmsley

1139104

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to change the pension arrangements for senior public servants, especially doctors in the NHS, as they approach retirement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL17189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The government keeps public sector pensions policy under constant review in the context of the wider public finances.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will shortly publish a consultation on proposals for a new flexibility for senior clinicians in the NHS pension scheme via the introduction of a 50:50 option.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 19/07/2019 11:07:28 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1137948

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Elections: Disinformation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to establish an official agency before the next general election to expose and refute lies and misinformation, spread through social media and other means from Russia or other countries; and whether they intend to discuss any such plans with other European states and the EU to urge them to take similar action.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with industry, civil society and international partners to do what is necessary to safeguard against the use of online disinformation to undermine our democratic values and processes. Ahead of the European Parliamentary elections, the Government worked to enhance coordination and information sharing across HMG to ensure an effective response in the event of a significant disinformation threat.</p><p>We have seen no evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes, but we are not complacent. We are at the forefront of a growing international consensus on the need to take action against disinformation, whatever its source or intent. We are working with international partners, including in the EU, to create a sustained platform for international cooperation among like-minded nations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/07/2019 10:49:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1138544

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Social Prescribing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing a National Academy for Social Prescribing.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL17102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>We are creating a National Academy for Social Prescribing, as part of the wider work on social prescribing, to ensure all general practitioners in England can refer patients to community activities and voluntary services including those covering sports and the arts. The aim of creating a National Academy is to build an evidence base and promote research into this important area, in order to help the National Health Service become a pioneer for social prescription.</p><p>Following a roundtable with a wide range of stakeholders held earlier this year, the Academy Management Board has been established to help shape the National Academy. The first meeting of the Board was held last month. A range of organisations are represented on the Board. This includes Sport England which represents, among a wide range of other sports, yoga through the British Wheel of Yoga.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17103 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:14:27 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe