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170834

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date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Eritrea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether human rights issues will remain a firm condition for the granting of development aid to the government of Eritrea.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not have a bilateral development programme in Eritrea, but makes a humanitarian contribution through UNICEF, until June 2015, for health, nutrition, water and sanitation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across our humanitarian programmes we consider key human rights issues including issues of impartiality, protection, principles of do no harm, conflict sensitivity, access to vulnerable groups and the needs of women and girls. In countries where DFID does have, or is planning to have, bilateral development programmes, the extent of partner governments’ commitment to respecting human rights and other international obligations is one of four Partnership Principles assessed by country offices. The Government has made representations to the Government of Eritrea to improve its observance of human rights, and works with European partners on the implementation of the Eritrea Country Programme under the Eleventh European Development Fund to help provide for greater economic growth and opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 23/12/2014 15:01:30 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170835

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Eritrea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether consideration has been given to changing European Union policies on Eritrea as part of an attempt to reduce the number of refugees from that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by increasing numbers of irregular migrants from Eritrea to Western Europe. The UK and EU partners will continue to work with Eritrea through the new EU - Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative (‘Khartoum Process’) to advance cooperation on human trafficking and irregular migration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/01/2015 13:26:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170836

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what examination they are giving to granting 16 and 17 year-olds votes in United Kingdom elections in the event of the Scottish Government reducing the voting age in Scotland to 16.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>There is no consensus within Government on the question of lowering the voting age for Westminster elections and therefore no plans to do so in this Parliament. However the Government welcomes the ongoing discussions and debates on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/01/2015 14:05:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170837

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Snow and Ice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to ensure that local authorities in South Yorkshire are fulfilling their statutory duty to grit local roads in the light of the increase in car accidents on stretches of roads that Sheffield City Council have stopped gritting this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safe passage along a highway is not endangered by snow or ice. Winter service planning is therefore the responsibility of the respective local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has undertaken a great deal of work with the transport sector to prepare for this winter season and all key transport operators, including local authorities, train operating companies, the Highways Agency, Network Rail and airports, have contingency plans in place to deal with any winter weather that may be encountered.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Department continues to liaise closely with salt producers and as in previous years has started to monitor road salt stock holdings being held across the country. Analysis from a recent stock survey highlights the Highways Agency and local highway authorities are holding over one million tonnes of road salt. The Government has also retained an emergency salt stockpile of around 400,000 tonnes for this winter season.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 17/12/2014 16:50:29 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170838

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Rare Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what prioritisation criteria are used by NHS England to commission approved treatments for rare diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2014 answer text <p>The Rare Diseases Advisory Group (RDAG) makes recommendations to NHS England and the devolved administrations of NHS Scotland, NHS Wales and NHS Northern Ireland on issues related to highly specialised services (HSS). These services are provided to a smaller number of patients compared to specialised services; usually no more than 500 patients per year. For this reason they are typically best delivered nationally through a very small number of centres of excellence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Examples of highly specialised services include liver transplant services, enzyme replacement therapy, and secure forensic mental health services for young people. It is also the role of RDAG to have an overview, across the four countries of the United Kingdom, on the development and implementation of the strategy for rare diseases and HSS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Group makes recommendations to the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) about how highly specialised services should be commissioned. This includes recommending which expert centres should be nominated (or should no longer be nominated) to deliver highly specialised services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The decision making framework published on the NHS England website guides CPAG in assessing and making a commissioning decision recommendation. A copy of the CPAG Decision-Making Framework is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, NHS England is now reviewing the appropriate approach to prioritising new treatments and interventions within specialised commissioning. At the NHS England Board meeting held on 17 December 2014 it was decided that a 90-day consultation will be carried out in early 2015 on the prioritisation framework and decision-making process that NHS England should use to make commissioning decisions on new treatments and interventions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 31/12/2014 11:10:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name CPAG Decision Making Framework.pdf title CPAG Decision Making Framework
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

170839

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the withdrawal of Personal Medical Services payments on practices with a large number of deprived patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made no such analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is in the process of reviewing Personal Medical Services (PMS) contracts to ensure fair funding for all general practices. Area teams will work with PMS practices to assess the impact of any reduction in payments on its registered patients.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 31/12/2014 11:10:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

170840

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Peterborough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have undertaken of the impact of the phasing out of Personal Medical Services payments on the viability of the Millfield Medical Centre, Peterborough.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is in the process of reviewing Personal Medical Services (PMS) contracts to ensure fair funding for all general practices and its East Anglia Area Team will be carrying out a full review of the Millfield Medical Centre’s PMS contract in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 31/12/2014 11:09:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

170841

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the proposed changes to the funding formula for general practices take account of the pressures on practices with a high level of deprivation amongst their patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2014 answer text <p>Typically, at least half of the money that a General Medical Services practice receives is in the form of 'Global Sum' derived through the Carr-Hill formula. The Carr-Hill formula, as agreed with the British Medical Association, is used to allocate the Global Sum and related payments on the basis of the practice population, weighted for factors that influence relative needs and costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, the Carr-Hill formula includes a weighting for deprivation factors. It includes adjustments for levels of chronic disease and premature mortality, both of which are highly correlated with social deprivation. This was based on academic research to establish which factors – in addition to age and sex – best predict variations in workload between GP practices. A national review of the Carr-Hill formula is ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 31/12/2014 11:09:37 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

170842

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	GP Practice Lists: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the account NHS England takes in its approach to the deregistering of "ghost" patients of those general practitioner practices which experience a high degree of mobility amongst their patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary medical services in England. NHS England issues guidance, <em>Tackling list inflation for primary medical services</em>, to help general practitioner practices manage their patient lists. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tack-infla.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tack-infla.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is good practice for NHS England to undertake regular ‘list cleansing’ exercises to ensure that their patient lists are up-to-date in order to promote fairness and efficiency.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/01/2015 12:44:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Tackling list inflation for primary medical services.pdf title Tackling list inflation
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

170843

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans are in place for the national HIV prevention programme beyond April 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2014 answer text <p>We are looking to be more ambitious and innovative in the way we deliver the HIV prevention programme in 2015-16 and beyond. This programme will be part of our longer-term strategy for sexual and reproductive health which we plan to announce in the New Year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 31/12/2014 11:07:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath