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889831

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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 whether any data subjects will lose any abilities in respect of the sharing of personal data held by public bodies due to changes coming into force on 25 May under the General Data Protection Regulation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL7163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text Public authorities will need to comply with the fundamental principles relating to processing of of personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). That includes ensuring that personal data is processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner. The GDPR strengthens the rights of data subjects in several key areas. For example, they will be able to access their data more quickly than provided for by the current law. Public authorities will also need to appoint a 'data protection officer' to inform and advise the organisation on compliance with the GDPR, subject to the remaining stages in the House of Commons and House of Lords.<p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 08/05/2018 14:08:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

433383

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust deals effectively with the issues of racial discrimination and harassment identified by the Care Quality Commission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL4101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) is monitoring and working closely with Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust to support the Trust to address these issues.</p><br /><p>We are advised by the TDA that the Trust’s Race Equality Workforce Engagement Strategy involves multiple work streams led by area specific engagement groups to address specific issues and challenges across all areas and levels of the Trust. It was launched at the joint Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Network and Trust conference in October 2014.</p><br /><p>A programme board was established and the first meeting was in February 2015. Programme board meetings are co-chaired by the Chief Executive and the Chair of the BME Network in order to provide oversight, performance management and governance of the race equality action plans developed by the various engagement groups.</p><br /><p>We are assured by the TDA that the Trust followed procedures correctly in appointing the Chairman of the Trust to hear a right of appeal from nine BME members of staff against the decision of Henrietta Hill QC.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/12/2015 12:15:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

433384

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust followed its own procedures correctly in appointing the Chairman of the Trust to hear a right of appeal from nine BME members of staff against the decision of Henrietta Hill QC.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL4102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) is monitoring and working closely with Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust to support the Trust to address these issues.</p><br /><p>We are advised by the TDA that the Trust’s Race Equality Workforce Engagement Strategy involves multiple work streams led by area specific engagement groups to address specific issues and challenges across all areas and levels of the Trust. It was launched at the joint Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Network and Trust conference in October 2014.</p><br /><p>A programme board was established and the first meeting was in February 2015. Programme board meetings are co-chaired by the Chief Executive and the Chair of the BME Network in order to provide oversight, performance management and governance of the race equality action plans developed by the various engagement groups.</p><br /><p>We are assured by the TDA that the Trust followed procedures correctly in appointing the Chairman of the Trust to hear a right of appeal from nine BME members of staff against the decision of Henrietta Hill QC.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/12/2015 12:17:10 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

451115

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Low Income Scheme: Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many university students aged 19 to 25 use the NHS low-income scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL5981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>73,591 NHS low-income scheme applications were processed in 2015, for England, Scotland and Wales, where the claimant was a student aged between 19 and 25; determined by the age of the main claimant on the date the application was processed. The data may not include students aged 19 - 25 where their partner is the claimant. No distinction is made between a student attending further or higher education.</p><p> </p><p>It is possible that a claimant might submit more than one application annually. A breakdown of the numbers of these applications resulting in full Help with Help Cost support is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 22/02/2016 16:59:15 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

422456

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Agency Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the assessment by Monitor that the capping of agency staff rates could result in a shortage of staff working for the National Health Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p><em>Price caps for agency staff: proposed roles and consultation</em> was published by the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) and Monitor on 15 October 2015. A copy has been attached. The aim of the price caps is to reduce spending on agency staff and to bring the pay of agency workers in line with those of substantive staff employed in the NHS.</p><br /><p>The NHS TDA and Monitor are currently consulting on these proposals. Any decision on introducing price caps will be subject to the results of the consultation.</p><br /><p>The proposed price caps do include mechanisms that enable an overriding of the rules should there be any potential compromise to patient safety.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 29/10/2015 17:58:40 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Agency rules.pdf title Price caps for agency staff
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

423724

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Herbal Medicine: Regulation
	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 governance arrangements of the Herbal Medicines and Practitioners Working Group report on the regulation of herbal practitioners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>As an independent Working Group the governance arrangements were a matter for the Chair and members of the Herbal Medicines and Practitioners Working Group to determine. The Working Group agreed its terms of reference and membership.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 02/11/2015 16:55:54 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

438503

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Care Workers: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the training scheme to create a career ladder for care workers by developing the role of care practitioners has been cancelled.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL4599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government is spending significant sums this year (circa £130 million) to train and develop the adult social care workforce; this includes £12m for the Workforce Development Fund for training to develop the workforce.</p><br /><p>Whilst pre-contract discussions had taken place, no formal financial commitment was made to this specific project by UK Commission for Employment and Skills and the project has been informed that funding is not available.</p><br /><p>In order to prioritise funding on the adult skills participation budgets, savings are being made from supporting budgets such as the UKCES.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><p>The Government is working closely with its delivery partners, Skills for Care and National Skills Academy Social Care to improve the level of skills of the adult social care workforce.</p><br /><p>The adult social care workforce has a key role to play as service users experience of care depends heavily on the sensitivity and compassion of care workers. Better skills and training are an important part of raising standards overall.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/01/2016 15:20:00 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

419710

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Certification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many junior doctors have applied for a Certificate of Good Standing from the General Medical Council in each year since 2005.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>A Certificate of Good Standing is now called a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS).</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of junior doctors that have applied for a CCPS and is unable to estimate how many junior doctors will apply for a CCPS.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2414 question first answered 14/10/2015 12:53:41 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

419711

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Certification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of how many junior doctors will apply for Certificates of Good Standing from the General Medical Council in each year up to 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>A Certificate of Good Standing is now called a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS).</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of junior doctors that have applied for a CCPS and is unable to estimate how many junior doctors will apply for a CCPS.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2413 question first answered 14/10/2015 12:53:41 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

800440

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS employees in England were paying into the NHS Pension Scheme in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL3827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>A table showing the number of National Health Service employees in England and Wales paying into the NHS Pension Scheme in each year since 2010 is attached due to the size of the data.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/12/2017 16:59:51 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name HL3827 table formatted.docx title HL3827 NHS Pension Scheme table
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath