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date	05/02/2024
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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Medical Treatments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's plans to report on the impact of changes to the health technology evaluation manual introduced in 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) board considered a report on the implementation of the updated health technology evaluation manual, at its public meeting in December 2023. A copy of the report, Update on development, alignment and implementation of changes to NICE methods and processes, has been attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/02/2024 12:31:06 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name december-23-pbm-methods and processes (1) (1) (1) (2).docx title december-23-pbm-methods and processes
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1504873

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Business
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the VAT on business energy bills.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Most businesses that are VAT registered can normally reclaim any VAT incurred on energy, so a VAT cut would not benefit them. If a business is under the VAT registration threshold – the level at which they must register for VAT - they can choose to register for VAT voluntarily which would allow them to reclaim VAT on their supplies of energy, subject to the usual rules.</p><p> </p><p>Any businesses that use fuels for energy below a de minimis level are deemed to be in receipt of ‘domestic supplies’ and can therefore already benefit from the reduced rate of VAT for domestic fuel and power at 5%.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/09/2022 09:59:44 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1348871

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing and Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what due diligence they undertook to ensure that (1) lateral flow tests, and (2) personal protective equipment, imported from China were not made with the use of slave labour.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2021 answer text <p>A dedicated team within the Department’s Test and Trace programme has been responsible for overseeing a rigorous inspection and auditing process for all Lateral Flow Device (LFD) suppliers outside of the United Kingdom, which includes a Business Social Compliance Initiative Human Rights audit.</p><p>All three of these suppliers manufacture the devices in China and have been assessed as Acceptable (C) overall, with further improvement needed with regards to social management systems and working hours. No evidence of child labour, forced labour or unethical business behaviour were identified over the course of these audits, which are valid for 12 months from the date of issue at which point a further audit will take place.</p><p>The Department was aware that the direct, urgent sourcing and purchasing of Personal Protective Equipment in 2020 involved high-risk areas in terms of ethical and business practices and had a number of mitigations in place. To combat Modern Slavery concerns, the Department engaged widely with NHS Supply Chain, the Home Office (HO) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office regarding Modern Slavery issues in awarding contracts. Additional training and guidance was rapidly created and distributed to strengthen buying professionals knowledge of modern slavery risks specific to the pandemic. Working with HO colleagues, the Department participated in a cross-government project to increase the modern slavery awareness of procurement professionals which included supplier training and workshops.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 11/08/2021 14:57:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1182488

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Global High-level Conference on Road Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were represented at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, held in February; and if so, whether they signed the Stockholm Declaration on road safety.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>I attended the Global Ministerial Conference in Stockholm last month. The Stockholm Declaration was presented at the conference and the UK supports its aims on road safety. It was not signed by the attendees to the Conference.</p><p> </p><p>The Stockholm Declaration is expected to be presented at the UN General Assembly in April for debate. It may be amended from its current form, before being the basis for adoption as a resolution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 17/03/2020 14:50:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

772989

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made recent representations to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland concerning their budget allocation for the current and subsequent financial years; and how the current budget compares with the budget for 2015–16.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office keep the budget allocations for the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland under review and discuss funding at regular governance meetings to ensure that appropriate resources are available to enable the Chief Electoral Officer to carry out her statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p>The Noble Lord may wish to note that the Northern Ireland Office made additional funding available to EONI in 2016/17 to support a voluntary exit scheme and the procurement of a new computer system.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 01/11/2017 13:44:22 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

598882

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what surveys or analysis they have conducted since 2012 to assess the public’s knowledge or understanding of the state pension age, particularly among people over the age of 50.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has provided information in order for all individuals to be able to find out their State Pension age and conditions of their benefits.</p><p>Following the 2011 changes, which brought about faster equalisation of men’s and women’s State Pension ages and accelerated the timetable for the rise to 66, DWP wrote to all individuals directly affected to inform them of the change to their State Pension age, using the address details recorded by HMRC at the time. The 2012 Attitudes to Pensions survey included questions on awareness of State Pension age.</p><p>Information on State Pension age changes and who they affect is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, and the online State Pension age calculator gives individuals a quick and simple way to check when they will reach State Pension age. Between February 2016 and April 2016 the State Pension age calculator was used 2.3 million times.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2189 question first answered 25/10/2016 11:21:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

418598

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islam: Legal Systems
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the undertaking by the Home Secretary, made in a speech on 23 March, to set up an independent investigation into the application of Shari’a law in Britain will be fulfilled; and when that investigation is expected to report.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Sharia councils may be working in a discriminatory and unacceptable way. That is why, as part of the forthcoming Counter-Extremism Strategy, Government will commission a full, independent investigation to assess to what extent Sharia is being applied in a manner that is unacceptable. The review will commence following the appointment of an independent chair. The Terms of Reference for the review and its duration will be determined at that point. We will act on any evidence of it’s application which is outside of the law.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/09/2015 15:46:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

99975

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to specify limits in the rules on the numbers of people who can be accommodated in each of the Heathrow short-term holding facilities; and when the rules will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL2190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We are currently exploring a range of measures as part of the rules governing Short Term Holding Facilities to balance the welfare of those people being held, with effective management of the facilities and immigration control. I welcome the noble Lord’s continued interest in this area and his views on the final content of these Rules.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:14:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury