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577010

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Zika Virus: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what warnings they are giving to prospective UK visitors to the USA about the dangers of contracting Zika virus, and whether they will highlight the most dangerous areas in the USA.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) introduced a risk-based approach for countries reporting Zika infection ahead of cases reported from Florida in the United States of America. PHE and NaTHNaC issued travel guidance about Florida as soon as cases were announced. A copy of this guidance is attached. The first locally acquired cases of Zika were reported from Florida on 29 July 2016. The guidance advised pregnant women to consider postponing non-essential travel to Florida. Links to NaTHNaC’s detailed, site-specific advice allowed clinicians to have in-depth discussions of the transmission risks in Florida with potential travellers.</p><p>A high risk alert was issued as more information became available stating: “The risk in Miami-Dade county is considered high and pregnant women are advised to postpone non-essential travel to Miami-Dade county until after their pregnancy.” Advice on reducing the risk of sexual transmission of Zika infection was also issued, which is included within the attached guidance.</p><p>The situation is constantly under review and assessment, and travel and sexual transmission guidance is updated regularly as new information emerges from Florida.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/09/2016 11:05:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name PQ Zika Virus advice on NaTHNaC website HL1607.pdf title Zika advice
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

693066

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Wines: Testing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many bottles of wine were sampled by the Food Standards Agency from each EU country in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) samples wine on risk basis and based on intelligence received from other Government departments or authorities in member states.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA takes two bottles of a particular wine during sampling exercises. The information of number of bottles sampled from European Union countries is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 28/02/2017 16:57:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

708687

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Wines: Testing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 28 February (HL5553), what were the risk factors and intelligence received which led the Food Standards Agency to sample (1) in 2015, 100 bottles of Italian wine and 12 bottles of UK wine, and (2) in 2016, 72 bottles of Italian wine and 6 bottles of UK wine; which wines were sampled; and what were the results of the sampling.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The information on the risk factors and intelligence received by the Food Standards Agency on each of the wines sampled in 2015 and 2016 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The information on wines sampled in 2015 and 2016 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/03/2017 12:22:20 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

693065

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Wines: Labelling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 13 February (HL5188), whether the Food Standards Agency has identified any increased perceived risk of wrongly labelled French and Spanish wine in the light of widespread reports of wine fraud in the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Wine sampling is conducted by the Government on a random and risk led basis. It therefore remains fully adaptable to respond to actual and perceived risks faced by the wine sector and consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 28/02/2017 16:59:23 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178254

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	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 whether they intend to respond to the opinions lodged by other European Union member states with the European Commission regarding the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products in the United Kingdom; and whether they will place a copy of each response in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government will be responding to the detailed opinions issued by European Union Member States to the notification of the draft regulations for Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government does not routinely publish its responses to detailed opinions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The notification and information about which Member States responded can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/02/2015 09:17:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178255

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	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 whether they will provide details of any contact they have had with the government of Australia regarding the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet a range of organisations and stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss tobacco control. The Department does not keep a central diary of the engagements that every departmental official has had.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the Gov.UK website. A copy of these has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4722 HL4724 question first answered 20/02/2015 09:18:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178256

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	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 meetings they have had since January 2013 in respect of the proposal for the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco; and, for each meeting, what were the dates and the names of individuals present including the names of any external organisations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet a range of organisations and stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss tobacco control. The Department does not keep a central diary of the engagements that every departmental official has had.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the Gov.UK website. A copy of these has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4721 HL4724 question first answered 20/02/2015 09:18:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178257

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	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 representations they have received from any police force or enforcement agency regarding the proposed introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco; and in each case whether they will publish a summary of each representation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department ran a public consultation between 26 June and 7 August 2014. Responses were received from a range of organisations, including some enforcement agencies. A summary report of the consultation will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/02/2015 09:16:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

178258

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many meetings have taken place since 1 January 2013 between the Department of Health's tobacco control team and external individuals or organisations; and, for each meeting, what were the job titles of those present and whether they will publish a summary of each meeting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL4724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet a range of organisations and stakeholders on a regular basis to discuss tobacco control. The Department does not keep a central diary of the engagements that every departmental official has had.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external stakeholders are published quarterly in arrears on the Gov.UK website. A copy of these has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4721 HL4722 question first answered 20/02/2015 09:18:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

429203

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take steps to ensure that all grants awarded by the tobacco policy team in the Department of Health are awarded on a competitive basis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL3687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>All grants awarded to Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in the last five years have been awarded under Section 64 powers. There are a range of different circumstances under which it would not be appropriate or represent best value for money to run a competed scheme. The grants awarded to ASH have been assessed as most appropriate for the non-competed route.</p><br /><p>The assessment of any grant application for funding from ASH is undertaken by members of the Tobacco Control policy team. Following this assessment, the Grants Hub makes a decision regarding whether or not to approve the application. These policy assessments contain policy advice to Ministers and so are not made public. Approvals are required from Ministers and from HM Treasury or are subject to a Departmental approval process that has been agreed with HM Treasury.</p><br /><p>To identify relevant representations the Department has received would result in disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3688 HL3689 HL3690 HL3691 question first answered 02/12/2015 15:28:16 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra