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1701967

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect updated NHS wait times to be published for 2022 and 2023.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL3882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS England publishes Referral to Treatment Waiting Times data for elective treatment monthly in an online-only format, including for 2022 and 2023. There are no plans to revise waiting times figures for these years.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 23/04/2024 11:39:06 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1701979

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Health Services: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the mental health and wellbeing of secondary care staff if their partnership with NHS Practitioner Health is ended after the 12-month review period.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL3894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>We recognise that the NHS Practitioner Health service is valued by many doctors. NHS England is reviewing the service as part of a wider review of its mental health and wellbeing offer to National Health Service staff. It was confirmed on 15 April 2024 that the service will continue to accept new patients from primary and secondary care whilst this review is undertaken over the next 12 months. NHS England will assess the impact and confirm future arrangements once the review has been completed.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 23/04/2024 16:06:17 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1701980

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Health Insurance: Private Sector
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL3895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 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> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/04/2024 11:43:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1701981

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Health Insurance: Private Sector
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what regulations are in place to ensure that the care and treatment provided by private medical insurers are the most appropriate for a specific patient.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL3896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Private medical insurers purchase services from independent sector providers who are responsible for delivering healthcare.</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> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 23/04/2024 16:04:59 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1701995

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK-based companies produce batteries for electric vehicles; and what is their collective capacity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL3910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 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> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 23/04/2024 16:03:57 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1701999

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in allocating the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2023 to 2024 for adult social care; and what are their plans for allocation in the financial year 2024–25.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL3914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund (MSIF) gives an overall profile of almost £2 billion over two years. Local authorities can choose to use the funding to increase fee rates paid to adult social care providers, increase adult social care workforce capacity and retention, and reduce adult social care waiting times.</p><p>In 2023/34, a total of £927 million was made available to local authorities via MSIF, with a further £1.05 billion being made available in 2024/25. The funding has been distributed using the adult social care relative needs formula. Full local authority allocations for 2024/25 are available in the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund Grant Determination 2024 to 2025 on GOV.UK in an online-only format.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 24/04/2024 11:45:14 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1701603

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank of England: Forecasts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the review of Bank of England forecasting led by Ben Bernanke.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL3834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Bank of England has operational independence from the government to carry out its statutory responsibilities for monetary policy and financial stability. The government’s commitment to this independence remains absolute.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/04/2024 11:40:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1701608

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Integrated Care Boards: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the financial position of each integrated care board at the end of financial year 2023–24.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL3839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The financial year-end reports for integrated care boards are still in progress and not yet finalised. We anticipate that final, audited reports will be completed and available in July 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 23/04/2024 16:23:48 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1701610

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Drugs: Prices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the proposed amendments to the Part IX of the Drug Tariff, including any impact assessments on the future provision of medical technologies in the UK; how these proposals meet the ambitions of the Life Sciences Vision; and what steps they are taking to ensure that there is sufficient patient choice following the outcome of the consultation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	uin	HL3841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The consultation response on the proposed amendments to Part IX and the final impact assessment is expected to be released in May 2024, and will outline the Government’s response.</p><p>The Department believes that it is currently difficult to identify which devices are broadly comparable, and whether more expensive devices provide added value. The proposed amendments that were consulted on intend to increase meaningful choice, not to decrease choice for clinicians and patients. Comparison between products can increase awareness of different brands amongst prescribers.</p><p>These proposals support the Life Sciences Vision, and are designed to increase innovation and alignment between partners in the health and care system. The enhanced assessment process will allow comparison between products based on their merits, increasing transparency and competition, and encouraging new products and small and medium sized businesses to enter the market. The proposed introduction of environmental attributes in social value scoring increases the vision to help the National Health Service meet Net Zero.</p><p>The Department is aware that there are some very good devices in use, relied upon by clinicians and patients. Part IX will remain a list of devices available to be prescribed in the community via the FP10 prescription route. Any amendments that are taken forward will happen gradually, with review points and engagement with stakeholders, including industry, patient representatives, clinicians, and NHS organisations. The Department will share a timeline of proposed changes taken forward, in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL3842 question first answered 22/04/2024 15:04:52 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1701611

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Drugs: Prices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to formally engage with the wider health sector and industry partners on the next stages in the development of proposed changes to Part IX of the Drug Tariff, following the conclusion of the consultation on these proposals.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	uin	HL3842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The consultation response on the proposed amendments to Part IX and the final impact assessment is expected to be released in May 2024, and will outline the Government’s response.</p><p>The Department believes that it is currently difficult to identify which devices are broadly comparable, and whether more expensive devices provide added value. The proposed amendments that were consulted on intend to increase meaningful choice, not to decrease choice for clinicians and patients. Comparison between products can increase awareness of different brands amongst prescribers.</p><p>These proposals support the Life Sciences Vision, and are designed to increase innovation and alignment between partners in the health and care system. The enhanced assessment process will allow comparison between products based on their merits, increasing transparency and competition, and encouraging new products and small and medium sized businesses to enter the market. The proposed introduction of environmental attributes in social value scoring increases the vision to help the National Health Service meet Net Zero.</p><p>The Department is aware that there are some very good devices in use, relied upon by clinicians and patients. Part IX will remain a list of devices available to be prescribed in the community via the FP10 prescription route. Any amendments that are taken forward will happen gradually, with review points and engagement with stakeholders, including industry, patient representatives, clinicians, and NHS organisations. The Department will share a timeline of proposed changes taken forward, in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL3841 question first answered 22/04/2024 15:04:52 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff