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1138280

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Anniversaries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what events they are planning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem in September.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL17077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Headquarters and The Association of The Parachute Regiment are closely engaged with our in-country staff in co-ordinating a series of events taking place in and around Arnhem over the period 20-22 September 2019. Both the Chief of the General Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff will be in attendance at the main Dutch event in Arnhem at the invitation of their respective opposite numbers within the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the commemorations, both the Mercian Regiment and the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment will be providing substantial representation; given their antecedent Regiments’ involvement in the form of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the Border Regiment, respectively, as glider-borne troops who made up the 1st Air Landing Brigade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/07/2019 15:33:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

748836

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D–Day in 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government's plans to formally commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in 2019 have yet to be decided. Elements of Defence routinely support annual local events both in the UK and in France.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/07/2017 14:21:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

583489

registered interest
date	14/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken any follow-up work as a result of the MoD study <i>Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region</i> published on 15 May 2006; and if so, what was the nature and status of such work, and what units were involved.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/09/2016 15:37:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

391965

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ministry of Defence currently outsources investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena to the private sector; and if so, which are the contracted agencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/07/2015 16:23:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

390610

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of claims of new evidence from Colonel Charles Halt, whether they will confirm that United Kingdom radar operators tracked unidentified flying objects over Rendlesham Forest in December 1980; whether the 18 Ministry of Defence unexplained flying object files that have yet to be released to the public contain information about these radar reports; and whether the original radar tapes will be released to the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>All 18 files have been examined by officials and I can confirm that Rendlesham Forest is mentioned. However, this is only in relation to replies to parliamentary questions and responses to enquiries from members of the public advising that the Ministry of Defence could not confirm Colonel Halt's account.</p><p>None of the files contain radar reports or any type of tapes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/07/2015 15:12:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

385313

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to the 18 Ministry of Defence files on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) that have yet to be released to the public, what is the originating division of the file reference M9/18; what is the remit of that division in relation to UAP; and what is their latest estimate of when the 18 files will be passed to the National Archives, and then released to the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The originating branch of file reference MO9/18 relates to ministers' private offices. The latest estimate of when the 18 files will be delivered to the National Archives is before March 2016. The National Archives will make the necessary judgement about when they release these files to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2015 15:48:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

228700

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent steps they have taken to improve the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published updated guidelines on the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), which covers the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of the condition. NICE is also developing AF Quality Standards which it expects to publish this summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the NHS Health Check programme’s best practice guidance recommends that a pulse check is carried out as part of the process of taking a blood pressure reading and that individuals who are found to have an irregular pulse rhythm should be referred to their general practitioner (GP) for further investigation.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS Improving Quality’s (NHS IQ) is also taking action on AF. It is promoting the use of GRASP-AF (Guidance on Risk Assessment and Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation) within GP practices in England. GRASP-AF is a simple and effective audit tool developed by and trialled in the National Health Service, which greatly simplifies the process of identifying patients with AF who are not receiving the right management to help reduce their risk of stroke. NHS IQ is currently collaborating with partner organisations, including charities, to support the nationwide roll-out of GRASP-AF.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support this work, NHS IQ recently published an analysis of the costs and benefits of using the anticoagulant drug warfarin to help prevent stroke in people with AF. A copy of this analysis is attached and can also be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/media/2566750/af_economic_analysis_final.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/media/2566750/af_economic_analysis_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/03/2015 12:28:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Warfarin analysis.pdf title Warfarin costs and benefits analysis
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

179246

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new diagnoses of HIV were made in 2014 among (1) heterosexual men and women, and (2) homosexual men and women; and whether they will categorise the figures by age group.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Data for 2014 is not available until October 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New HIV diagnoses in the United Kingdom in 2013, by probable exposure category and sex:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Probable exposure category</p></td><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>New HIV diagnoses</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Heterosexual contact</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>1,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,135</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Homosexual contact</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>2,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,947</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New HIV diagnoses in the United Kingdom in 2013 among those infected through heterosexual contact, by sex and age group:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>Age group</p></td><td><p>New HIV diagnoses</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Male</p></td><td><p>&lt;15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-24</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24-34</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-49</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50+</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>968</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Female</p></td><td><p>&lt;15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-24</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24-34</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-49</p></td><td><p>481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50+</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,167</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New HIV diagnoses in the United Kingdom in 2013 among those infected through homosexual contact, by sex and age group:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>Age group</p></td><td><p>New HIV diagnoses</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Male</p></td><td><p>&lt;15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-24</p></td><td><p>462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24-34</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-49</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50+</p></td><td><p>308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further data tables for 2013 are available from the Public Health England webpages:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hiv-surveillance-data-and-management" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hiv-surveillance-data-and-management</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. New HIV diagnoses data includes individuals who have an existing infection as well as those who have a newly acquired infection and therefore the data do not present incidence of infection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. Data will include some records of the same individuals which are unmatchable because of differences in the data supplied.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3. Numbers will rise as further reports are received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4. Per question, ‘homosexual men’ are men who report having had sex with men and ‘homosexual women’ are women who report having had sex with women.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/02/2015 13:32:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

179247

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prisoners: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new HIV diagnoses were made among prisoners in 2014 in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Data for 2014 is not available until October 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Latest data from the national human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance system shows that in 2013, of 5,594 adults (aged 15 years old or above) newly diagnosed with HIV in England and Wales, nine were newly diagnosed with HIV at a prison service. An additional 210 patients living with a diagnosed HIV infection (diagnosed before 2013) were resident in prison.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>The numbers are likely to be under-reported because prison status is not routinely collected. Prisoners were identified if the residential information provided related to a prison setting. Therefore the completeness and accuracy of the numbers depends on the clinicians’ reports. Furthermore, most prisoners have short custodial sentences and consequently may not be included in the national HIV surveillance system which collects information relating to a patients’ most recent attendance at an HIV service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/02/2015 13:33:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

179248

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent on HIV-related information campaign advertising in 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL4985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department holds a contract with the Terrence Higgins Trust to deliver targeted HIV prevention programmes for those groups most at risk of HIV which in the United Kingdom is men who have sex with men (MSM) and black African communities. The current contract delivers the <em>HIV Prevention England</em> programme. In 2014-15 the value of this contract was £2.450 million and of this £550,000 was spent on social marketing activity including advertising.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/02/2015 13:34:13 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood