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date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 December 2013 (WA 36) and 3 December 2014 (HL3158), which were the relevant experts or international authorities with whom the Chief Medical Officer "had a lot of discussions"; which international authorities agreed with the Chief Medical Officer’s own assessment that no-one "has come up with a better definition"; how the new definition is being accordingly incorporated into the syllabus for biology students; and what are their views on the ontological propriety of the proposed redefinition of genetic modification on the basis that it "is not that that is what it is".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>As stated in my Written Answer of 3 December 2014 (<em>Official Report</em>, Column WA270), the development of a working definition for genetic modification in humans was undertaken in order to bring clarity to the discussion around mitochondrial donation and is solely intended to be used in this context. There is no universally agreed definition of genetic modification in humans and the working definition devised for the debate on mitochondrial donation did not aim to establish one. The Chief Medical Officer was clear in her evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee on 22 October 2014 that the definition’s purpose is to clarify discussion of this issue.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the discussions that took place in developing the working definition, in developing its position the Department, in consultation with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, also had discussions with the Wellcome Trust and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/12/2014 15:55:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

167906

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date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pensioners: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the latest year for which figures are available, how many registered United Kingdom state pensioners for whom the United Kingdom is responsible for health costs were living in each of the other European Economic Area countries, and vice versa; and how much was paid and received by and from each country.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Information about how many registered United Kingdom state pensioners for whom the UK is responsible for health costs were living in each of the other European Economic Area countries, and vice versa; and how much was paid and received by and from each country is provided in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014, <br> UK responsible for</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014,</p><p>Foreign authorities (FA) responsible for</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Registration UK</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Registration FA</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>France</p></td><td><p>43,421</p></td><td> </td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>2,987</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2,428</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>37,442*</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,323*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2,905</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2,646</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,668</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>73,028</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,029</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>12,236</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>184,638</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,475</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> MedBens system</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>*Based on the formula calculation for 2013</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>European Economic Area (EEA) Medical Costs</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Claims by EEA Member States Against UK (by Article)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Resource Outturn Totals: 2013-14 Pensioner Activity</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>£ Paid by UK</p></td><td><p>£ Paid to UK</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>1,814,008</p></td><td><p>180,715</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2,179,591</p></td><td><p>478,212</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>37,499</p></td><td><p>14,207</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>10,890,351</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>116,251</p></td><td><p>10,513</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark (Waiver)<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>112,221,440</p></td><td><p>340,119</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3,182,712</p></td><td><p>1,196,524</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>6,181,850</p></td><td><p>13,639</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>223,761,423</p></td><td><p>6,707,569</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>3,889,593</p></td><td><p>24,755</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>18,256</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>10,341</p></td><td><p>10,868</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>320,396</p></td><td><p>12,730</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,142,037</p></td><td><p>2,533,415</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>358,835</p></td><td><p>190,376</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,912,765</p></td><td><p>14,491</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2,048</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>9,212</p></td><td><p>3,321</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>57,255</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>208,654,883</p></td><td><p>72,172</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>422,315</p></td><td><p>321,365</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>1,308,223</p></td><td><p>65,812</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>580,491,287</p></td><td><p>12,190,802</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Resource Accounting and Budgeting exercise. Totals are based on estimates of the costs of EEA healthcare claims made annually for the purposes of provisions made in the Department accounts in accordance with Treasury resource accounting rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Denmark – Full Waiver</li><li>Estonia and Norway – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) and Article 55.1c (industrial injury) claims.</li><li>Finland, Hungary and Malta – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) claims.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to HL3094 and the extract from the letter of 11 July 2011 included in that reply. In that extract, it sets out that for the period of the current arrangement, 2010-2013, UK liability would fall by 1.13% a year, starting at 40% and resulting in a UK liability of 35.48% in 2013. The 1.13% reduction was agreed after both parties agreed this figure as the average downward trend in UK liability for pensioners since the start of the bilateral agreement in 1971.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Discussions on new arrangements to determine respective pensioner numbers for 2015-16 onwards are continuing. Subject to formal confirmation we expect that the previously agreed 1.13% reduction will continue to apply for 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK’s pensioner payments to Ireland for 2013 were €211 million. This represents a payment on account, which is 80% of the estimated total payment due and settled that will be finalised following publication of Ireland’s average costs for that year. The pensioner payments from Ireland to the UK for 2013 were £5.9 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3431 question first answered 16/12/2014 14:38:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167907

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pensioners: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the annual reduction in the United Kingdom payments to the Republic of Ireland of 1.13 per cent for pensioner healthcare costs will continue beyond 2013–14; if not, what new arrangements are being made; what were the most recent annual payments made and received from that state; and whether they will place the relevant correspondence on the current reduction process in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Information about how many registered United Kingdom state pensioners for whom the UK is responsible for health costs were living in each of the other European Economic Area countries, and vice versa; and how much was paid and received by and from each country is provided in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014, <br> UK responsible for</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>Live 5 December 2014,</p><p>Foreign authorities (FA) responsible for</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Registration UK</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Registration FA</p></td><td><p>S1 &amp; E121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>France</p></td><td><p>43,421</p></td><td> </td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>2,987</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2,428</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>37,442*</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,323*</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>2,905</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2,646</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,668</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>73,028</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,029</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>12,236</p></td><td> </td><td><p>The Rep of Cyprus</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>184,638</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3,475</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> MedBens system</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>*Based on the formula calculation for 2013</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>European Economic Area (EEA) Medical Costs</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Claims by EEA Member States Against UK (by Article)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Resource Outturn Totals: 2013-14 Pensioner Activity</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>£ Paid by UK</p></td><td><p>£ Paid to UK</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>1,814,008</p></td><td><p>180,715</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2,179,591</p></td><td><p>478,212</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>37,499</p></td><td><p>14,207</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>10,890,351</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>116,251</p></td><td><p>10,513</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark (Waiver)<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>112,221,440</p></td><td><p>340,119</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3,182,712</p></td><td><p>1,196,524</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>6,181,850</p></td><td><p>13,639</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>223,761,423</p></td><td><p>6,707,569</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>3,889,593</p></td><td><p>24,755</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>18,256</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>10,341</p></td><td><p>10,868</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>320,396</p></td><td><p>12,730</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta (Waiver)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1,142,037</p></td><td><p>2,533,415</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway (Waiver)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>358,835</p></td><td><p>190,376</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>3,912,765</p></td><td><p>14,491</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>2,048</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>9,212</p></td><td><p>3,321</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>57,255</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>208,654,883</p></td><td><p>72,172</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>422,315</p></td><td><p>321,365</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>1,308,223</p></td><td><p>65,812</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>580,491,287</p></td><td><p>12,190,802</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Resource Accounting and Budgeting exercise. Totals are based on estimates of the costs of EEA healthcare claims made annually for the purposes of provisions made in the Department accounts in accordance with Treasury resource accounting rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Denmark – Full Waiver</li><li>Estonia and Norway – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) and Article 55.1c (industrial injury) claims.</li><li>Finland, Hungary and Malta – Waiver, excepting former Article 22.1c (patient referral) claims.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to HL3094 and the extract from the letter of 11 July 2011 included in that reply. In that extract, it sets out that for the period of the current arrangement, 2010-2013, UK liability would fall by 1.13% a year, starting at 40% and resulting in a UK liability of 35.48% in 2013. The 1.13% reduction was agreed after both parties agreed this figure as the average downward trend in UK liability for pensioners since the start of the bilateral agreement in 1971.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Discussions on new arrangements to determine respective pensioner numbers for 2015-16 onwards are continuing. Subject to formal confirmation we expect that the previously agreed 1.13% reduction will continue to apply for 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK’s pensioner payments to Ireland for 2013 were €211 million. This represents a payment on account, which is 80% of the estimated total payment due and settled that will be finalised following publication of Ireland’s average costs for that year. The pensioner payments from Ireland to the UK for 2013 were £5.9 million.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3430 question first answered 16/12/2014 14:38:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

167920

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the results of the consultation on the standardised packaging of tobacco products.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>A consultation on the <em>introduction of regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products</em> closed on 7 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A summary report of this consultation will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 15:04:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167921

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products in other countries may have led to an increase in the consumption of cigarettes; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3446 HL3447 HL3448 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167922

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that the adult smoking rate in other countries may have increased following the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3445 HL3447 HL3448 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167923

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that youth smoking rates in other countries may have increased following the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3445 HL3446 HL3448 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

167924

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that there has been an increase in the consumption of illegal tobacco in countries which may have introduced plain packaging of tobacco products; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3445 HL3446 HL3447 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

168034

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of NHS medical practitioners at the latest date for which such figures are available identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number and proportion of National Health Service medical practitioners, staff in clinical leadership positions, staff in administrative or support roles and staff in administrative leadership roles by ethnicity. The data is from the latest provisional monthly workforce statistics for August 2014 and the provisional NHS staff earnings estimates, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some staff will be counted twice within this table due to the overlap between the specified staff groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 217279 217280 217283 question first answered 11/12/2014 16:42:43 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Number and proportion of staff by ethnicity.xlsx title Number and proportion of staff by ethnicity
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168035

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of staff in clinical leadership positions within the NHS at the latest date for which such figures are available identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number and proportion of National Health Service medical practitioners, staff in clinical leadership positions, staff in administrative or support roles and staff in administrative leadership roles by ethnicity. The data is from the latest provisional monthly workforce statistics for August 2014 and the provisional NHS staff earnings estimates, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some staff will be counted twice within this table due to the overlap between the specified staff groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 217278 217280 217283 question first answered 11/12/2014 16:42:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Number and proportion of staff by ethnicity.xlsx title Number and proportion of staff by ethnicity
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson