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422446

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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	Health Services and Social Services: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received regarding the report <i>Unhealthy Attitudes </i>published in July by Stonewall, and what steps they propose to take to improve training for health and social care employees about LGBT rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Correspondence has been received by Department of Health Ministers accompanying copies of the report <em>Unhealthy Attitudes</em>.</p><p>On 20 October 2015, NHS Employers, the Lesbian and Gay Foundation and Stonewall presented a paper at NHS England’s Equality and Diversity Council, of which the Department are members, calling for positive and robust leadership to promote LGBT equality in the National Health Service.</p><br /><p>No other representations have been received about the report.</p><br /><p>Health Education England (HEE) currently hosts training on equality and diversity through the e-learning for healthcare (e-LfH) portal. A review of the content is scheduled to take place next year. The package is available free to all NHS employed staff and allows all users to run reports on the HEE e-LfH Hub demonstrating their use and providing evidence for their clinical professional development.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 28/10/2015 12:29:17 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

422447

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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
hansard heading	Pets: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent the sale of exotic animals as pets in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Existing legislation including the Pet Animals Act 1951, which regulates animals sold as pets, and the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which makes it an offence to fail to protect the welfare of animals, provide a number of important safeguards for exotic animals sold as pets. Defra is currently reviewing legislation on licensing animal activities, including the 1951 Act, and will shortly be consulting publicly on a set of proposals to make the licensing system more effective.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 28/10/2015 16:05:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

422450

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend the Climate Change Act 2008 to alleviate the costs of power for large energy users in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Climate Change Act does not impose specific costs on large energy users in and of itself. Instead, the Act sets up a long term target to reduce emissions across the whole economy. It is for the Government to decide the cost effective way of meeting that target and Government is mindful of the impact of policies on energy intensive users.</p><br /><p>For energy intensive sectors, voluntary Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) allow 90% reduction from the Climate Change Levy (CCL) for electricity in return for signing up to stretching energy efficiency improvement targets agreed with Government. Metallurgical and mineralogical sectors have been exempt from paying the CCL since April 2014. In addition, the Government has paid over £131m in compensation to eligible energy intensive industries, for the indirect impacts of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and Carbon Price Support mechanism on their electricity prices. Further relief measures are currently being considered by the European Commission.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 28/10/2015 14:18:53 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

422451

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 111
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current assessment of the effectiveness of the NHS 111 service.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has seen successes with the NHS 111 service since its launch, with over a million calls offered to the NHS 111 service in August, of which 93.6% were answered within 60 seconds.</p><br /><p>The Government expects all NHS 111 centres to be appropriately staffed to offer people safe care and advice and treatment at all times and has asked NHS England for assurances that the NHS 111 service is doing all it can to help patients. Furthermore the Care Quality Commission has announced it will inspect and rate NHS 111 services by September 2016 to give additional assurances that minimum levels of quality are attained.</p><p>New Commissioning Standards for Integrated Urgent Care were published last week by NHS England. Developed jointly with commissioners and providers, the Commissioning Standards will support the transformation of urgent care services; introducing the clinical hub employing a broader range of clinical skills, direct booking into general practitioner appointments, improved clinical governance and staff development amongst other developments. Commissioners will now complete their plans to achieve the Commissioning Standards. A copy is attached.</p><br /><p>The commissioning of NHS 111 services is led by local Clinical Commissioning Groups and the safety and effectiveness of NHS 111 services are subject to constant review by local commissioners, monitoring performance and investigating complaints and clinical incidents through existing clinical governance arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2777 HL2779 question first answered 28/10/2015 12:31:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name integrtd-urgnt-care-comms-standrds-oct15 (1).pdf title Commissioning Standards
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

422452

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 111
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the current performance of the NHS 111 service and take steps in order to ensure that more qualified nurses are used to handle calls from the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has seen successes with the NHS 111 service since its launch, with over a million calls offered to the NHS 111 service in August, of which 93.6% were answered within 60 seconds.</p><br /><p>The Government expects all NHS 111 centres to be appropriately staffed to offer people safe care and advice and treatment at all times and has asked NHS England for assurances that the NHS 111 service is doing all it can to help patients. Furthermore the Care Quality Commission has announced it will inspect and rate NHS 111 services by September 2016 to give additional assurances that minimum levels of quality are attained.</p><p>New Commissioning Standards for Integrated Urgent Care were published last week by NHS England. Developed jointly with commissioners and providers, the Commissioning Standards will support the transformation of urgent care services; introducing the clinical hub employing a broader range of clinical skills, direct booking into general practitioner appointments, improved clinical governance and staff development amongst other developments. Commissioners will now complete their plans to achieve the Commissioning Standards. A copy is attached.</p><br /><p>The commissioning of NHS 111 services is led by local Clinical Commissioning Groups and the safety and effectiveness of NHS 111 services are subject to constant review by local commissioners, monitoring performance and investigating complaints and clinical incidents through existing clinical governance arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2776 HL2779 question first answered 28/10/2015 12:31:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name integrtd-urgnt-care-comms-standrds-oct15 (1).pdf title Commissioning Standards
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

422453

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 111: East Midlands
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 safety of the NHS 111 service in the East Midlands.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The commissioning of NHS 111 services is led by local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The safety and effectiveness of NHS 111 services are subject to constant review by commissioners, who monitor performance and investigate complaints and clinical incidents through existing clinical governance arrangements. In addition the services are subject to inspection by the Care Quality Commission.</p><br /> <br /><p>NHS England advises that it has asked local CCGs to conduct a full investigation into recent serious allegations about the NHS 111 service in the East Midlands. This investigation is being coordinated by North Derbyshire CCG, and NHS England will continue to maintain oversight of progress. The investigation report is due at the beginning of December.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 28/10/2015 12:32:19 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

422454

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 111
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they and the NHS 111 service give to qualified nurses about the prioritisation of complex cases and more routine calls, in the light of the targets set for that service.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has seen successes with the NHS 111 service since its launch, with over a million calls offered to the NHS 111 service in August, of which 93.6% were answered within 60 seconds.</p><br /><p>The Government expects all NHS 111 centres to be appropriately staffed to offer people safe care and advice and treatment at all times and has asked NHS England for assurances that the NHS 111 service is doing all it can to help patients. Furthermore the Care Quality Commission has announced it will inspect and rate NHS 111 services by September 2016 to give additional assurances that minimum levels of quality are attained.</p><p>New Commissioning Standards for Integrated Urgent Care were published last week by NHS England. Developed jointly with commissioners and providers, the Commissioning Standards will support the transformation of urgent care services; introducing the clinical hub employing a broader range of clinical skills, direct booking into general practitioner appointments, improved clinical governance and staff development amongst other developments. Commissioners will now complete their plans to achieve the Commissioning Standards. A copy is attached.</p><br /><p>The commissioning of NHS 111 services is led by local Clinical Commissioning Groups and the safety and effectiveness of NHS 111 services are subject to constant review by local commissioners, monitoring performance and investigating complaints and clinical incidents through existing clinical governance arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2776 HL2777 question first answered 28/10/2015 12:31:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name integrtd-urgnt-care-comms-standrds-oct15 (1).pdf title Commissioning Standards
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

422457

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken, and to what effect, to secure the release of Andy Tsege from prison in Ethiopia; and what representations they have made to the government of Ethiopia about allowing Mr Tsege's lawyer to travel to that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Jay of Ewelme
uin	HL2782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The British Government remains deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national, Andargachew Tsege, in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has raised this case with Dr Tedros, the Ethiopian Foreign Minister, on 18 occasions. Most recently on 21 October. He welcomed the improvement in consular access to Mr Tsege, following the Government’s intervention, but noted it must be more regular and must include access to a lawyer. Mr Tsege should be given the ability to challenge his detention through due legal process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2015 16:17:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3818 label Biography information for Lord Jay of Ewelme

422467

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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Individual Funding Requests NHS England received in (1) 2013–14, (2) 2014–15, and (3) 2015–16 to date, and how many of those requests were accepted in each year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL2792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised the following:</p><br /><p>‒ In 2013-14, 1,283 Individual Funding Requests were received, of which 280 were accepted.</p><p>‒ In 2014-15, 1,436 Individual Funding Requests were received of which 535 were accepted.</p><p>‒ In 2015-16 (up to September 2015), 560 Individual Funding Requests were received of which 163 were accepted.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 28/10/2015 12:32:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

422468

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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many requests under the NHS England Standard Operating Procedures for funding requests for clinically critically urgent treatment outside established policy have been received so far in 2015–16, and how many of those requests have been approved.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL2793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it received 31 clinically critically urgent applications in 2015-16 (April 2015 to September 2015) of which 18 were approved.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 28/10/2015 12:33:18 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton