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732744

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date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health, on 24 April (HC70973), when and how the Commission on Human Medicines "thoroughly review the data" on human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine adverse reactions.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) is the Government’s scientific advisory committee, from which the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeks independent scientific advice.</p><p> </p><p>The CHM considered a thorough review of the safety of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at its meeting on 16 July 2015. Prior to 2015, the CHM considered reviews of HPV vaccine at meetings in September 2012, September 2010, September 2009, June 2009 and February 2009. These reviews included evaluation of United Kingdom Yellow Card reports, analysis of data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), published safety studies and safety data from other countries.</p><p>Most recently, the CHM considered the safety of HPV vaccine at its meeting on 15 October 2015. At this meeting, the MHRA sought advice from the CHM on the (Co)-Rapporteurs’ assessment reports prepared for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) review into reports of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome following HPV vaccine, in order to inform the UK position in the review.</p><p><strong> </strong>As with all vaccines and medicines, the safety of HPV vaccine remains under continual review by the MHRA.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 16:04:46 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

732746

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government who advised the Commission on Human Medicines that the available evidence does not support a causal association between HPV vaccination and development of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) according to the Commission's minutes of 15–16 October 2015; and why this statement was made before the European Medicines Agency Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) reported on 21 October 2015.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) is the Government’s scientific advisory committee, from which the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeks independent scientific advice.</p><p> </p><p>Following a review of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine safety on 16 July 2015, the CHM advised the MHRA that the available evidence does not support a causal association between HPV vaccination and development of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), as well as other chronic illnesses. The public minutes of this meeting were made available online on 18 November 2015.</p><p> </p><p>At its meeting on 15 October 2015, the MHRA sought advice from the CHM on the (Co)-Rapporteurs’ assessment reports prepared for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) review into reports of POTS and CRPS following HPV vaccine, in order to inform the United Kingdom position in the review. The public minutes of this meeting were made available online on 21 December 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The CHM did not make a statement in October in advance of the EMA’s Scientific Advisory Group meeting. The CHM’s minutes were published on the above dates in line with usual practice and have informed the MHRA’s responses to enquiries about the safety of HPV vaccine.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 16:05:33 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

732080

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many vacancies exist in the social care sector in England; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those vacancies on the services being provided to elderly and disabled people.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Skills for Care workforce data shows that there were 90,335 vacant posts in the adult social care sector. This equates to a vacancy rate of 6.8%. This data is as at March 2016 for the independent sector and September 2015 for statutory local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Current vacancies, in addition to demographic changes in the population and raised expectations mean there will be an increasing demand on care services in the future, including from the elderly and disabled. Skills for Care, an employer-led workforce development organisation for adult social care, is looking to address this through their recruitment and retention strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:18:53 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

730989

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	GP Surgeries: Opening Hours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 3 February (HL4841), what was the average number of days that GP surgeries were open in the period 27–30 December 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL14
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Core hours for general practices are defined in the General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services regulations, The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, SI 2016 No.875.</p><p> </p><p>Core hours are 8am – 6:30pm Monday to Friday, except Good Friday, Christmas Day and bank holidays.</p><p> </p><p>The 2015-16 GP Patient Survey showed that 74.6% of patients reported that their general practitioner surgery was open at convenient times and that 75.9% were satisfied with the hours that their surgery opened.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/07/2017 16:46:14 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

731063

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales; what proportion of the prison population have mental illnesses; and what proposals they have to increase the number of beds in specialist hospitals for mentally ill patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL71
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information on how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales is not collected centrally. NHS England is currently carrying out a service review across all adult high, medium and low secure services in order to improve access, egress and throughput.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:19:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

731068

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what change in funding in England for continued professional development for Registered Nurses took place in 2016/17; and what steps they are taking to address the situation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Watkins of Tavistock
uin	HL76
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Responsibility for ongoing post registration Professional Development lies with individual employers.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 15:10:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4566 label Biography information for Baroness Watkins of Tavistock

731070

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce legislation to reform professional healthcare regulation as proposed by the Law Commission in their report Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals published in April 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL78
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering options on how to take forward the reform and rationalisation of professional regulation.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:36 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

731071

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they still intend to produce consultation proposals for the reform of social care by the end of 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL79
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support. We are committed to listening to people’s views on how to reform the social care system, to ensure it is sustainable for current and future generations and that the quality of care improves.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the overall package of reform, we will consult on detailed proposals which will include a capital floor and an absolute limit on the amount people can be asked to pay.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL80 question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

731072

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will implement the provisions in the Care Act 2014 to cap individual liability for adult social care costs on or before April 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL80
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work to address the challenges of social care for our ageing population, bringing forward proposals for consultation to build widespread support. We are committed to listening to people’s views on how to reform the social care system, to ensure it is sustainable for current and future generations and that the quality of care improves.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the overall package of reform, we will consult on detailed proposals which will include a capital floor and an absolute limit on the amount people can be asked to pay.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL79 question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:15 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

731081

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many NHS staff members are from (1) EU member states other than the UK, and (2) countries outside the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL89
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes data on the nationality of staff working in the National Health Service in England. Nationality is self-reported within the NHS human resources and payroll system, the electronic staff record.</p><p>As of 31 March 2017, latest data available, there are now 61,934 (headcount) European Union nationals (excluding the United Kingdom), or 5.2% employed in the NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups. There are 75,450 other overseas nationals, or 6.4% employed in the NHS. 80,822 NHS staff records do not contain nationality data, with people either choosing not to specify their nationality or not asked to.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 04/07/2017 15:50:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno