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date	17/07/2019
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	Food: Hygiene
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to mandating the display of food hygiene ratings on online food delivery services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL17243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p>Food businesses covered by the scheme are provided with stickers showing their rating. Those in Wales and Northern Ireland are already required by law to display the stickers at their premises, while those in England are encouraged to do so.</p><p>The case for extending mandatory display to England is being finalised by the FSA for ministerial consideration and ultimately cross-Government approval.</p><p>For businesses offering online ordering of food, legislation requiring provision of the rating at the point of choice is expected to be introduced in Northern Ireland once the Assembly is back in operation.</p><p>In Wales, the FSA and Welsh Government are working to address a FSA recommendation to the National Assembly for Wales to explore the introduction of a similar requirement for businesses in Wales that use online food ordering platforms. Proposals will be presented to Welsh Ministers in due course.</p><p>For England, provision of food hygiene ratings online will be considered in the case being finalised for ministers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 31/07/2019 15:39:33 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1140032

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date	17/07/2019
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	NHS: Occupational Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deciding what number of occupational health staff are needed by the NHS in England to implement their proposals to facilitate the retention or return to work of those employees with long-term health conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL17267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government launched a consultation on 15 July 2019, <em>Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss</em>, which includes proposals for actions to improve occupational health access for workers. One aspect of this proposal is for Government action to contribute to the development of a sustainable occupational health workforce.</p><p>A copy of the consultation is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/07/2019 16:50:29 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name health-is-everyones-business-proposals-to-reduce-ill-health-related-job-loss.pdf title health-is-everyones-business
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1140038

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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	Medical Equipment: Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps have been taken to regulate AI technology which can be implanted within the human body.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Implanted technology, that meets the definition of a medical device, is regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which ensures that such devices meet applicable standards for safety, quality and efficacy.</p><p>The Department, the MHRA and other national health and care bodies are engaging with partners across Government to ensure that our system of regulation keeps pace with new developments in technology.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/07/2019 11:14:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick