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715514

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment
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 cumulative effect of changes to laws and regulations relating to employment on (1) small and medium-sized enterprises, (2) charities, and (3) churches.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL6475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>All such legislation and its associated impacts can be found on the Legislation.gov.uk website. Individual impact assessments will detail the expected impacts including, where relevant, those accruing to charities and churches. A Small and Micro Business Assessment is also mandatory within an impact assessment for most domestic measures that regulate business and come into force after 31 March 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 07/04/2017 13:30:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

679334

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Sizewell C Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to make a decision as to whether to proceed with the second nuclear power station in a generation at Sizewell.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL5048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The timetable for the development of Sizewell C is a matter for the developer EDF Energy. EDF Energy is currently consulting publicly on its proposals for this site.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/02/2017 14:51:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

654720

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish a full evidence base, including any supporting research, for each measure contained in their forthcoming tobacco control strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We have a long track record in this country of implementing tobacco control measures which are supported by a strong evidence base, and the new tobacco control plan will build on this approach. As part of our development of the tobacco control plan, stakeholders were invited to give views during the initial stages. This included representatives of the independent retail sector. We will continue to consult with our stakeholders before introducing any new tobacco control measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3967 question first answered 20/12/2016 15:23:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

654721

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and how, they will ensure that the views of the independent retail sector will be taken into account when putting together their forthcoming tobacco control strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>We have a long track record in this country of implementing tobacco control measures which are supported by a strong evidence base, and the new tobacco control plan will build on this approach. As part of our development of the tobacco control plan, stakeholders were invited to give views during the initial stages. This included representatives of the independent retail sector. We will continue to consult with our stakeholders before introducing any new tobacco control measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3966 question first answered 20/12/2016 15:23:59 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

654277

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce new innovative technologies into the NHS and to assess laser technologies and the impact which they can have on cataract waiting times, efficiency, and capacity management as part of a national cataract strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not stipulate what surgical techniques should be used. In the absence of positive National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal guidance on a particular treatment, it is for National Health Service commissioners to make funding decisions based on an assessment of the available evidence and on the basis of an individual patient’s clinical circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The commissioning of cataract surgery is the responsibility of clinical commissioning groups, and decisions on the use of particular techniques are made locally on the basis of evidence to inform commissioning decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health Research is funding a clinical trial comparing standard cataract surgery with femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery. The report is expected to be published in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In light of concerns about lengthy waits for treatment and unacceptable variations in care, the Secretary of State has asked NICE to bring forward its guidance on cataracts from 2018 to 2017. This will provide NHS commissioners with evidence based guidance from NICE and help to ensure patients have access to the most effective treatment as early as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/12/2016 13:18:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

650396

registered interest
date	02/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Hygiene
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to strengthen the requirements and penalties relating to the meeting of hygiene standards by food businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) does not have any immediate plans to increase requirements or penalties for hygiene standards.</p><p> </p><p>However, though the FSA’s ‘Regulating Our Future’ programme it is working to reform and improve the current regulatory system, thus making sure that people have safe food, food they can trust, and that it is what it says it is.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/12/2016 12:50:20 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

649389

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
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 of giving priority to new patients over return patients, as proposed in the consultation on the 2017–18 and 2018–19 National Tariff Payment System, by transferring up to 30 per cent of the current payment for follow-up appointments to new appointments.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The proposals in the consultation that relate to reducing the outpatient follow-up price to increase the first attendance are aimed at incentivising the reduction of clinically inappropriate follow-up appointments. It is recognised that not all services are run in the same way and this is why not all follow-up prices were subject to a 30% reduction. Based on an assessment of the specialties, a 10% or 20% percent reduction was applied where appropriate. The services in the 30% category are in the main, surgical, where follow-up rates vary considerably and some may be inappropriately high. In response to sector feedback NHS Improvement (NHSI) made changes to the categorisations before publishing the consultation. If there are pathways within specialities that may be adversely affected, NHSI will consider further guidance to providers and commissioners on the basis of responses to the consultation which closed on 6 December.</p><p> </p><p>If providers and commissioners believe that the funding as described in the national tariff is not sufficient to support a service, and the commissioner does not have adequate community provision in place, then the national tariff allows providers and commissioners to agree variations that will allow for the correct provision of care. This could involve agreeing changes to prices, or the way that care is funded. NHSI and NHS England will look at new patient-centred ways of contracting healthcare and are working closely with providers and commissioners to ensure that they allow for care to be delivered in a more joined up way between healthcare providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3753 question first answered 15/12/2016 12:34:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

649390

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
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 patients with chronic diseases of the proposal in the consultation on the 2017–18 and 2018–19 National Tariff Payment System to give priority to new patients over return patients; and what mechanisms are proposed if appropriate services to manage such patients in the community are not put in place.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The proposals in the consultation that relate to reducing the outpatient follow-up price to increase the first attendance are aimed at incentivising the reduction of clinically inappropriate follow-up appointments. It is recognised that not all services are run in the same way and this is why not all follow-up prices were subject to a 30% reduction. Based on an assessment of the specialties, a 10% or 20% percent reduction was applied where appropriate. The services in the 30% category are in the main, surgical, where follow-up rates vary considerably and some may be inappropriately high. In response to sector feedback NHS Improvement (NHSI) made changes to the categorisations before publishing the consultation. If there are pathways within specialities that may be adversely affected, NHSI will consider further guidance to providers and commissioners on the basis of responses to the consultation which closed on 6 December.</p><p> </p><p>If providers and commissioners believe that the funding as described in the national tariff is not sufficient to support a service, and the commissioner does not have adequate community provision in place, then the national tariff allows providers and commissioners to agree variations that will allow for the correct provision of care. This could involve agreeing changes to prices, or the way that care is funded. NHSI and NHS England will look at new patient-centred ways of contracting healthcare and are working closely with providers and commissioners to ensure that they allow for care to be delivered in a more joined up way between healthcare providers.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3752 question first answered 15/12/2016 12:34:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

646602

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they intend to take following publication of the decisions from the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention of Tobacco Control.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a world leader in tobacco control and is well advanced in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). In the Autumn Statement, the Government announced legislation to require the licensing of tobacco manufacturing equipment which also takes the UK a further step forward towards ratifying the FCTC’s Illicit Trade Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>In November, the seventh Conference of the Parties considered a report on e-cigarettes by the World Health Organisation and concluded that further monitoring of market developments, emerging research, development of emission testing methodology and regulatory response is required, but that Parties should be invited to regulate these products “as appropriate to their national laws and public health objectives.” The Government has already introduced a regulatory framework for these products in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and The Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015. The implementation and effect of these regulations will be monitored and the Government will examine all opportunities to maximise the health benefits of these products for smokers whilst minimising their uptake by children and non-smokers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also shortly publish a new Plan which will set out a framework for future action on tobacco control.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3621 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:49:27 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

646603

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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 decisions of the seventh session of the Conference of Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in regard to non-nicotine delivery systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a world leader in tobacco control and is well advanced in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). In the Autumn Statement, the Government announced legislation to require the licensing of tobacco manufacturing equipment which also takes the UK a further step forward towards ratifying the FCTC’s Illicit Trade Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>In November, the seventh Conference of the Parties considered a report on e-cigarettes by the World Health Organisation and concluded that further monitoring of market developments, emerging research, development of emission testing methodology and regulatory response is required, but that Parties should be invited to regulate these products “as appropriate to their national laws and public health objectives.” The Government has already introduced a regulatory framework for these products in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and The Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015. The implementation and effect of these regulations will be monitored and the Government will examine all opportunities to maximise the health benefits of these products for smokers whilst minimising their uptake by children and non-smokers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also shortly publish a new Plan which will set out a framework for future action on tobacco control.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3620 question first answered 06/12/2016 15:49:27 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer