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732093

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Marine Conservation Areas there are in UK waters; and whether they have a target for the number of those areas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>There are a total of 297 Marine Protected Areas in UK waters. This includes 87 Marine Conservation Zones (Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas in Scotland) and 210 Marine Protected Areas set up under the Birds and Habitats Directives.</p><p>We aim to consult on the third tranche of Marine Conservation Zones in English waters in Spring 2018, with designations in Spring 2019. There is no target number of sites. The objective is to complete our contribution to the international ecologically-coherent network of Marine Protected Areas in the North East Atlantic by including a representative range of the species and habitats in our seas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/07/2017 13:35:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1314158

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in which areas (1) the European Parliament, or (2) the European Council, are co-legislators for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government do not recognise the concept of a co-legislator. The legislatures for Northern Ireland are the Assembly and the Houses of Parliament. The Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol gives effect to a limited group of technical EU legal rules considered necessary to facilitate trade and the movement of agrifoods.</p><p> </p><p>The Protocol provides for forums in which forthcoming legislation can be discussed, including whether new areas of law should be applied. New pieces of EU legislation that amend or replace acts referred to in the Protocol are notified to the Joint Consultative Working Group. New EU legislation that is within the scope of the Protocol but does not amend or replace acts listed in the Annexes of the Protocol, does not apply unless there is a Joint Committee decision to add the new act.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/05/2021 14:19:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1462238

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Standards
	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 (1) impact on technology appraisals, and (2) timely access to medicines, of current capacity issues experienced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) commits to publishing draft recommendations on new medicines approximately at the time of licensing, with final guidance within three months of licensing wherever possible. In 2021/22, guidance was issued within three months of a licence for 100% of new medicines where NICE proceeded to appraisal and 98 technology appraisals were published, meeting the target in its business plan.</p><p>The Department holds regular accountability meetings with NICE to discuss a range of issues, including the delivery of its commitments. NICE is prioritising the flexibility and capacity of its technology appraisal programme through a more proportionate approach to assessments. From April 2023, NICE aims to expand its capacity for technology appraisals by 20% to respond to the increasing numbers of topics referred for appraisal.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL147 HL148 question first answered 17/05/2022 13:38:21 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

60557

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	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 impact on the European Union's balance of trade with the United Kingdom of any United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the impact on the European Union's balance of trade with the United Kingdom of any withdrawal from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The EU represents a market of over 500 million people with a combined GDP of around £10.5 trillion. It is the largest single market in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The EU is the UK's most important trading partner; 45% of our exports are destined for the EU and seven of the UK's top ten individual trading partners are EU member states.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 19/06/2014 15:15:15 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

1149935

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Essential Tremor: Magnetic Resonance Imagers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the funding of MRI treatment of essential tremor following the recommendation by NICE for its use.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Golding
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published interventional procedure (IP) guidance on the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound as a treatment for essential tremor in June 2018. A copy of <em>Unilateral MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment-resistant essential tremor</em> is attached.</p><p>NICE concluded that the evidence on the safety of unilateral MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment-resistant essential tremor raises no major safety concerns. However, current evidence on its efficacy is limited in quantity. Therefore, this procedure should not be used unless there are special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or research.</p><p>IP guidance looks at procedures used for diagnosis or treatment. It considers if they are safe and work well enough for wider use in the National Health Service. Whilst compliance with IP guidance is not mandatory, it is considered best clinical practice for the NHS to take it into account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/10/2019 10:19:11 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name MRI-essential-tremor.pdf title MRI-essential-tremor
	tabling member	281 label Biography information for Baroness Golding

1169290

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the government of Iran about the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe; when the Prime Minister last did so directly; whether they have done so since 3 January; and in all such cases, what response they received.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns about dual national detentions with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on 6 January. The Prime Minister raised his concerns with Iranian President Rouhani on 9 January. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa called for their release in his call with Deputy Foreign Minister Araghchi on 12 January. We remain extremely concerned about the welfare of all British-Iranian dual nationals detained in Iran, including Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe. We have made clear to Iran that we expect them to ensure she is treated humanely and in line with international standards. We continue to request immediate consular access.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/01/2020 11:51:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

519581

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they intend to make to ensure that decisions on follow-up and review of the World Health Organization’s report <i>Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development</i> are fully integrated into the work of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum when following-up and reviewing the United Nations 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is fully engaged in the development of the follow up and review mechanisms for the United Nations High-Level Political Forum.</p><p>As these mechanisms become clearer we will promote alignment with the accountability processes for specific goals and themes in the 2030 Agenda, including the World Health Organization’s report: Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 10:41:01 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

347602

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, by October 2015, how much money will have been committed to replacing Trident.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer my predecessor the noble Lord Astor of Hever gave on 4 November 2014 to Question number HL2404.</p><p>Figures for the end of the Financial Year 2014-15 will not be available until the Ministry of Defence's Annual Reports and Accounts have been published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/06/2015 15:35:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 4 November 2014.doc title Trident Submarines
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1668717

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	Construction: Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what additional steps they are taking to address increasing borrowing costs which are impacting the construction sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>High inflation is bad for growth, so returning inflation to the 2% target is the right priority to tackle inflation and help the economy grow. The independent Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England is responsible for monetary policy. It continues to have the Government's full support, as it takes action to return inflation to the 2% target. This action will support the construction sector, through reducing the cost of finance, including mortgages, that provide the funding for commercial and domestic construction projects.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 22/11/2023 17:11:09 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1722219

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to undertake a review of the Public Duty Costs Allowance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA) has a limit of £115,000 per year. The limit is reviewed annually and at the start of each Parliament; the government is currently in the process of reviewing the limit and will publish the outcome in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are no current plans to review the PDCA more widely.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 01/08/2024 11:58:43 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard