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1108842

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date	01/04/2019
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	Incontinence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds incontinence pads provided through the NHS were changed from Attends to Tena; and what tests were carried out as to their relative effectiveness.
tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
uin	HL14949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain has not changed supply of incontinence pads from Attends to Tena. Both these and other brands are available for purchase from NHS Supply Chain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:36:22 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

1108849

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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	Human Remains: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 19 March (HL14296), what was the outcome of their discussions with the Human Tissues Authority about concerns around bodies imported for display.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had discussions with the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) about concerns around bodies imported for public display. We are assured by the HTA that it seeks every assurance that the use of imported bodies for public display is compliant with the legal requirements of their country of origin.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:32:52 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1108851

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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	Human Remains: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 19 March (HL14296), what concerns were raised in their discussions with the Human Tissue Authority; and whether they plan to seek to amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 as a result of those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government discussed with the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) the provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004, which requires that people who wish to be displayed in public after their death must give their written consent. These provisions do not apply to bodies imported from abroad. The Government is in further discussions with the HTA about any non-legislative activity which the Authority could pursue.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to review the Human Tissue Act 2004.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:35:47 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1105667

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Thiomersal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which vaccines prescribed by the NHS contain thimerosal.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL14855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>None of the vaccines currently recommended for use as part of the United Kingdom routine immunisation programme contains the preservative thiomersal.</p><p>The safety of thiomersal-containing vaccines has been extensively evaluated in studies which have found no evidence to suggest thiomersal is associated with any serious or long-term risks. Such studies have mostly been in young children. The most recent assessment in the <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> was undertaken by the World Health Organization in 2012, which advised that the available evidence strongly supports the safety of the use of thiomersal in vaccines where required. A copy of the 2012 <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL14856 question first answered 05/04/2019 10:32:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name WHO report.pdf title 2012 Weekly epidemiological record
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1105668

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Thiomersal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when thimerosal was last tested for safety of use in patients (1) below 16, and (2) above 65, years old.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL14856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>None of the vaccines currently recommended for use as part of the United Kingdom routine immunisation programme contains the preservative thiomersal.</p><p>The safety of thiomersal-containing vaccines has been extensively evaluated in studies which have found no evidence to suggest thiomersal is associated with any serious or long-term risks. Such studies have mostly been in young children. The most recent assessment in the <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> was undertaken by the World Health Organization in 2012, which advised that the available evidence strongly supports the safety of the use of thiomersal in vaccines where required. A copy of the 2012 <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL14855 question first answered 05/04/2019 10:32:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name WHO report.pdf title 2012 Weekly epidemiological record
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1105689

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Agriculture: Degrees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many agriculture degrees in England offer modules on agroecology.
tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
uin	HL14869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on UK higher education (HE).</p><p>Analysis of HESA’s ‘Student Record 2017/18’ shows that there were 2 HE institutions in England with one or more participants in agroecology[1] modules in the academic year 2017/18. These agroecology modules were all at postgraduate level at either Harper Adams University or Coventry University.</p><p>Module data for HE provided by further education colleges and alternative providers is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Relevant module titles identified in the HESA Student Record were ‘Fundamentals of Agroecology’, ‘Agroecological Techniques and Practices’ and ‘Agroecological Production Systems’.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/04/2019 10:40:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1105697

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply in recommending a Member of the House of Commons for award of a peerage or knighthood; and whether an individual MP's voting record on the withdrawal agreement proposed by Her Majesty's Government to Parliament forms part of these criteria.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL14874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Honours recognise long-standing contributions to civic society – this should include those who have made significant contributions to public life through their service to Parliament.</p><p><br>To place this in context, the most recent New Year's Honours List recognised over 1,100 people for their service from all walks of life and all backgrounds across the United Kingdom.</p><p><br>Nominations of political peers similarly reflect the contribution that individuals have made, but also the contribution that they will be able to make in the future as an active member of the Upper House.</p><p><br>Individual votes are not part of any such criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 05/04/2019 10:29:56 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch