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1333930

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date	14/06/2021
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	Babies: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve (1) the newborn screening programme, and (2) the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) regularly reviews over 100 conditions, including some rare diseases, to ensure that we continue to offer a world class screening programme. In the Newborn Screening Programme, the UK NSC has recently reviewed Adrenoleukodystrophy and is in the process of reviewing 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome to assess its suitability for a population-based screening programme. It is important that the addition of any new conditions to the newborn blood spot programme or any population screening programme, is supported by robust peer-reviewed evidence.</p><p>The UK Rare Diseases Framework provides the high-level direction for rare diseases including improving diagnosis rates. The Framework’s priorities will be implemented through nation-specific action plans which will outline the specific commitments from each UK nation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2021 11:32:20 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1329108

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had this year with the government of Zimbabwe about pension arrears owed to former Crown servants; and what was the outcome of those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>While we have received repeated assurances from the Government of Zimbabwe that they will resume payment of pensions when the economic situation allows, we remain concerned. The Government of Zimbabwe is facing an array of challenges economically, which have been exacerbated by COVID-19. Regrettably, we therefore do not see these pensions being paid in the near future. We will, however, continue to raise the matter with the Government of Zimbabwe and the UK's Ambassador to Harare raised the issue with senior Ministry of Finance officials on 2 June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2021 11:45:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1327201

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Legislation: Impact Assessments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the publication of impact assessments in relation to (1) primary legislation, and (2) secondary legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government publishes individual impact assessments in relation to both primary and secondary legislation for all measures where a significant impact on business has been identified and, where applicable, the RPC opinion, alongside either the relevant consultation document on GOV.UK or the relevant legislation on <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.legislation.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For regulatory measures without an impact assessment, the relevant explanatory memorandum should set out the key impacts and include the rationale for not providing an impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The current requirement for publication of impact assessments is part of the administrative process in the Better Regulation Framework as agreed across Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/06/2021 13:15:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1327202

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Bills: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which bills they intend to subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text The Government intends to subject three draft bills to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament: Downstream Oil Resilience, Victims, and Online Safety, and is in discussion with the Liaison Committees in both Houses regarding how the draft bills will be scrutinised. As in previous years, it is possible that additional draft bills will be added to the list and therefore this list is not exhaustive. answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 01/06/2021 10:46:34 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1315928

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Office: Public Inquiries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission a public inquiry into the Post Office.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry was set up in September 2020. My Hon. friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets announced to the House on 19 May that the government will put the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry to a statutory footing on 1 June. This will ensure that the Chair, Sir Wyn Williams, has all the powers he needs to get to the bottom of what happened.</p><p>Following the change to a statutory Inquiry, the final report will now be delivered by Autumn 2022, so that Sir Wyn will have more time to determine what went wrong at the Post Office during this period to ensure the right lessons have been learnt and avoid the situation being repeated in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 02/06/2021 15:36:04 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1308737

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the resources available to the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what has been their response.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL14870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice, set up by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice, has made recommendations regarding the funding of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).</p><p>The funding allocation the CCRC is reviewed each year internally within MoJ – and in consultation with the CCRC itself – as part of setting budgets. At each Spending Review the overall MoJ budget is reviewed with HM Treasury. Annual budgets for departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies are part of the Main Estimate, which is laid before Parliament each year by HM Treasury.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 27/04/2021 17:00:36 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1304487

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expedite the re-opening of Hammersmith Bridge.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL14439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>As owners of Hammersmith Bridge, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF) is responsible for the maintenance, repair and decision-making on its upkeep.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has ensured that £4 million is being spent on the stabilisation and repair of the bridge via the TfL Extraordinary Funding and Financing package agreed on 31 October 2020. This has funded mitigation works which will give us a better insight into the condition of the bridge and de-risk the overall works programme, helping expedite the long-term repairs. This is a vital step before any other engineering works can be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>We have commissioned engineering experts to assess the condition of the bridge and their reports suggested the logic keeping the bridge entirely closed could be revisited following the above works. We continue to explore this possibility with LBHF and their engineering consultants.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise there needs to be a temporary solution in place for residents to be able to cross the river whilst the bridge is closed. As part of the TfL bailout last October we provided funding to TfL to set up and run a ferry service.</p><p> </p><p>We have received outline financing options for the long-term bridge repair from LBHF but require much more detail before they can be properly assessed. We are working with the borough to develop these options further.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/03/2021 15:28:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1302697

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future funding of the Voluntary Service Overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL14221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The impact of the global pandemic on the UK economy has forced us to take the tough but necessary decision to temporarily reduce our aid budget.</p><p>We are now working through the implications of these changes for all individual programmes and partners, including Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).</p><p>Volunteers and volunteering organisations like VSO make an important contribution. We have offered VSO a short-term funding extension for the Volunteering for Development programme, while the review process continues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/03/2021 15:31:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1300475

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administrative Law Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL13962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government published the report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law on 18 March. At the same time, it published its response to the report in the form of a consultation document seeking views on a range of proposals for reforming Judicial Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 22/03/2021 17:52:03 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1278406

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fatal accidents per kilometre there have been on (1) smart motorways, and (2) regular motorways, in each of the last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The most recent data on fatalities published is for 2017 and 2018. For smart motorways (this includes All Lane Running, Dynamic Hard Shoulder and Controlled Motorways), there were 8 fatalities in 2017 and 19 in 2018. This is compared with 83 fatalities on Conventional Motorways in 2017 and 67 in 2018. While this metric for fatalities gives us an understanding about safety on different road types, it does not consider the volume of traffic on these roads and how intensely they are used. The fatal casualty rate, which are fatalities per hundred million vehicle miles travelled, accounts for the volume of traffic that roads carry.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data in the table below shows that fatal casualty rates on smart motorways are lower than on conventional motorways:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Motorway type </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fatal casualty rates per hundred million vehicle miles </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Controlled Motorways </strong></p></td><td><p>0.07 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dynamic Hard Shoulder </strong></p></td><td><p>0.07 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Lane Running </strong></p></td><td><p>0.11 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Conventional Motorways </strong></p></td><td><p>0.16 per hundred million vehicle miles</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Fatal casualty rates per hundred million vehicle miles, 2015-2018.</p><p> </p><p>Following concerns about smart motorway safety the Secretary of State asked the department to review the evidence and, if needed, bring forward recommendations. The conclusions were published in March 2020. Overall what the evidence in the <em>Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake and Action Plan</em> shows is that in most ways, smart motorways are as safe as, or safer than, the conventional ones. To ensure that smart motorways are as safe as they can be, alongside the safety evidence stocktake, we published an 18-point Action Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is implementing the Action Plan in full and has already completed work, including the provision of 10 additional emergency areas on the M25 and making all emergency areas more visible by introducing a bright orange surface and better, more frequent signs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL12284 question first answered 25/01/2021 17:28:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad