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755110

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date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Secure Psychiatric Units: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, what data are collected regarding the number of BME patients in locked wards in England; and what plans they have to impose new requirements for the collection of such data.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL1118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of BME patients being treated in locked rehabilitation wards in England is not collected centrally, though we would expect trusts to pay close attention to such data.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the findings of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) report and shares its concerns about inappropriate use of locked rehabilitation wards. The department will consider the implications in discussion with NHS England, NHS Improvement and the CQC.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1119 HL1120 question first answered 31/07/2017 13:25:20 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

755111

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Secure Psychiatric Units: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many patients from BME backgrounds spent a period of their care in locked wards in England during each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL1119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of BME patients being treated in locked rehabilitation wards in England is not collected centrally, though we would expect trusts to pay close attention to such data.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the findings of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) report and shares its concerns about inappropriate use of locked rehabilitation wards. The department will consider the implications in discussion with NHS England, NHS Improvement and the CQC.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1118 HL1120 question first answered 31/07/2017 13:25:20 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

755112

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Secure Psychiatric Units: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what conclusions they have drawn from the Care Quality Commission review The state of care in mental health services 2014 to 2017, published on 20 July, as to the numbers and experience of BME patients in locked wards across England.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL1120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of BME patients being treated in locked rehabilitation wards in England is not collected centrally, though we would expect trusts to pay close attention to such data.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the findings of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) report and shares its concerns about inappropriate use of locked rehabilitation wards. The department will consider the implications in discussion with NHS England, NHS Improvement and the CQC.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1118 HL1119 question first answered 31/07/2017 13:25:20 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

755129

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the findings of the 2009 independent report by Lord Archer of Sandwell on NHS supplied contaminated blood and blood products will be taken into account by the contaminated blood inquiry announced on 11 July.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL1137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The focus of the inquiry will be on establishing the truth of what happened.</p><p> </p><p>Over the summer, the Government is consulting with those affected and key stakeholder groups to discuss the scope of the inquiry.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 13:25:47 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

755154

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Microplastics: Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to humans of microbeads and other plastics entering the human food chain.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>On the basis of current information, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) considers it is unlikely that the presence of the low levels of microplastic particles that have been reported to occur in certain types of seafood would cause harm to consumers. The FSA will continue to monitor and assess emerging information concerning microplastics in seafood.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 14:27:14 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

755157

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
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 19 July (HL914), what plans they have to reduce the costs to the NHS of the supply of drugs such as Apomorphine that are long out of patent and simple and cheap to manufacture; and what consideration they have given to increasing supplies of such drugs by seeking suppliers who will invest in regulatory approvals in exchange for a fixed-price, fixed-term contract.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL1165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost of branded medicines to the National Health Service is controlled by the voluntary pharmaceutical price regulation scheme or the statutory medicines price regulation scheme. Often when patents expire, generic versions enter the market and, as a result of competition, prices often go down.</p><p> </p><p>In primary care, the community pharmacy contractual framework provides an incentive for pharmacies to get the best medicines prices; in secondary care, a system of central tenders delivers similar levels of savings. In general, the system works well – the United Kingdom has the lowest generic prices across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 14:28:31 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

755158

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which public body is responsible for enforcing regulations concerning the retail prices of medicines; and what enforcement mechanisms are in place to sanction non-compliant retailers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Mobarik
uin	HL1167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The price of over-the-counter medicines charged by retailers is not subject to regulatory control. Competition between retailers acts to prevent excessive prices.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 14:29:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4335 label Biography information for Baroness Mobarik

755177

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Department of Health has monitored risks associated with overseas visitors seeking or receiving HIV treatment, as set out in that Department's guidance on HIV treatment for overseas visitors in England from 1 October 2012; if so, how many such visitors have been identified; and whether any of those visitors were refused treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Ryder of Wensum
uin	HL1185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>From 1 October 2012, an amendment to the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations meant that HIV treatment was no longer chargeable to any overseas visitors. This means that no-one should be charged for or refused HIV treatment based on residency.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England monitors the country of birth of persons reported in England who are living with HIV infection and whether or not they are receiving HIV treatment according to their level of HIV-related immunosuppression. Information on their residency or visitor status is not recorded routinely by treating clinicians and therefore is not available.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 14:27:56 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1250 label Biography information for Lord Ryder of Wensum

753910

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Mortality Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the findings by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise in its report, Comparator report on patient access to cancer medicines in Europe Revisited, that UK five-year survival outcomes for cancer lag behind the European average for nine out of ten cancers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Cancer survival rates are at a record high and around 7,000 more people are surviving cancer after successful treatment on the National Health Service compared to three years ago. However, there is more that we can do. NHS England is leading the implementation of the recommendations of the independent Cancer Taskforce to save a further 30,000 lives by 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/07/2017 13:27:52 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

753942

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Royal College of Nursing, (2) the Royal College of Midwives, and (3) UNISON, as a consequence of the fall since 2016 reported by UCAS in the number of applications to universities to study for nursing degrees.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers routinely meet nursing leaders and discuss a range of issues, including recruitment and retention of nurses and midwives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to reforming nursing, midwifery and allied health pre-registration education and increasing the number of places available for students so that two in three nursing applicants are no longer turned down for a place; at the same time ensuring these students have more money available to them while they study.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is confident that the National Health Service will have the required number of students it needs starting courses this year and will continue to work with the education sector to deliver these reforms successfully for the longer term.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1090 question first answered 31/07/2017 14:34:31 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein