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1642410

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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 Records: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in light of the guidance on the NHS website under "Using linked profiles to access services for someone else", they are of the opinion that an 11-year-old child is able in all instances to deny their parents access to their medical records; and, if not, (1) what tests they expect a GP to apply in determining what information to withhold from parents, (2) whether this includes a test of Gillick competence, and (3) why these tests are not specified in the above notice so as to ensure that the process is transparent.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL8247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The guidance states that when a child is aged between 11 and 16, they may be able to deny their parents proxy access to their online if the GP surgery agrees that is appropriate, and it is not intended that in all instances that would be appropriate. A GP surgery should have processes in place for determining whether a child aged between 11 and 16 years is competent to make this decision.</p><p>Specific tests are not described in the above guidance as each case must be considered individually with the interests of the child being paramount. There are no set questions to assess Gillick competency, but the professional bodies have guidance on this and the Frazer Guidelines.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 12/06/2023 12:26:27 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1585181

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is Ofsted's policy regarding its expectation of the duties and actions of Local Authority Elective Home Education Officers.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL5521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>When inspecting Local Authority children’s social care services, Ofsted looks at the arrangements for children’s welfare and protection while they are being electively home educated.</p><p>Ofsted will look at the ways in which Local Authorities identify children who are not receiving suitable education and what steps the Local Authority takes to deal with that, particularly those children who are either on a child protection plan, education, health and care plan, or are a child in need as part of its children’s social care remit. They may also request a report on children for whom the local authority is responsible who are of school age and who are not in receipt of full-time school education at the time of inspection.</p><p>The ‘Evaluating the educational progress of children in care and care leavers’ section of the Ofsted framework for inspections states that Her Majesty’s Inspectors will analyse data and information on elective home educated children and children missing education, as part of these inspections.</p><p>Inspectors do not have powers to evaluate or comment on the quality of home education, only the way Local Authorities deal with it as part of their statutory responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/02/2023 15:28:35 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1583124

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sustainable Farming Incentive
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether all farmers piloting the Sustainable Farming Incentive are members of their local farmer cluster; and if not, what plans they have to require such farmers to join.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL5326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The SFI pilot is testing a version of SFI with 840 farmers across the country for three years and commenced in November 2021. Those taking part in the pilot represent a broad range of farmers that include owner occupiers and tenants; large and smaller scale businesses; and arable, livestock and mixed farming enterprises. The pilot is testing the end to end operational side of the scheme as well as the delivery and effect of the environmental Actions. Learning from the SFI pilot is feeding back into our policy teams in Defra to help develop and iterate the full schemes. Whilst some farmers within the SFI pilot may already be part of their local farm cluster group, land in the SFI pilot is not subject to any existing additional agri-environment scheme. This is so we can ensure the learning we gain from our farmers taking part in the pilot is directly related to the elements of the scheme we are testing and learning from.</p><p> </p><p>As we evolve our existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme, this will pay for more locally-targeted actions relating to specific habitats and features that can be done alongside food production. Through CS Plus we plan to increase the impact of the scheme by adding in more ways to incentivise and reward those who work together across multiple holdings to deliver specific environmental outcomes relevant to the locality, and join up connecting habitats across local areas.</p><p> </p><p>Both SFI and CS will be available to all eligible farmers that wish to take part and as we develop these schemes, we will continue to refine the actions with farmers and land managers to make sure they work on the ground, are good value for money, and deliver the intended outcomes for sustainable domestic food production and the environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 09/02/2023 16:52:59 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1544710

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
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	Energy Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further the publication of Updated energy and emissions projections 2021 to 2040 on 18 October, what are the projected (1) sources of, and (2) uses for, electrical energy in 2024 (a) on average, and (b) on a cold winter evening with no wind; and what are the uses to which gas is being put in 2040.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL3658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Annex J of BEIS Energy and Emissions Projections 2021-2040 provides a breakdown of electricity supply by source. The breakdown for 2024 is shown overleaf. More detailed breakdowns by use, time of day or weather pattern are not available for electricity supply, electricity consumption or gas consumption.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Total electricity generation by source 2024 (EEP 2021-2040 reference case)</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Source</p></td><td><p>Electricity supplied 2024 (TWh)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Natural gas</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewables</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pumped storage output</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Battery storage output</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pumped storage input</p></td><td><p>-5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Battery storage input</p></td><td><p>-2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net imports</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total supplied (net of storage &amp; imports)</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/12/2022 17:58:41 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1504664

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Meat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many farmed animals have been slaughtered for human consumption for each of the last 10 years, broken down by broad species group.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Statistics for the total amount of species slaughtered for human consumption in the last 10 years are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Cattle – 20.7 million</li><li>Sheep – 127.2 million</li><li>Pigs – 105.8 million</li><li>Chickens – 10 billion</li><li>Turkeys – 159.2 million</li></ul><p> </p><p>Year by Year Breakdown:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cattle</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sheep</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pigs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Chickens</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turkeys</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>2,038,900</p></td><td><p>11,899,100</p></td><td><p>10,034,500</p></td><td><p>873,788,600</p></td><td><p>18,420,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2,018,200</p></td><td><p>12,447,800</p></td><td><p>10,049,700</p></td><td><p>902,247,700</p></td><td><p>17,518,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>2,071,800</p></td><td><p>12,814,500</p></td><td><p>10,227,200</p></td><td><p>900,382,000</p></td><td><p>15,411,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>2,030,300</p></td><td><p>13,188,400</p></td><td><p>10,627,000</p></td><td><p>953,111,200</p></td><td><p>16,952,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2,099,100</p></td><td><p>12,844,500</p></td><td><p>10,733,100</p></td><td><p>992,639,100</p></td><td><p>15,568,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>2,092,200</p></td><td><p>13,297,600</p></td><td><p>10,420,200</p></td><td><p>1,036,679,600</p></td><td><p>14,923,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>2,115,200</p></td><td><p>12,817,100</p></td><td><p>10,667,100</p></td><td><p>1,083,094,200</p></td><td><p>16,154,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>2,140,900</p></td><td><p>13,154,700</p></td><td><p>10,862,100</p></td><td><p>1,049,761,000</p></td><td><p>16,093,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>2,137,000</p></td><td><p>13,059,400</p></td><td><p>10,923,400</p></td><td><p>1,096,698,900</p></td><td><p>16,224,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>2,019,000</p></td><td><p>11,774,300</p></td><td><p>11,264,200</p></td><td><p>1,123,196,600</p></td><td><p>11,982,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 22/09/2022 13:17:21 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1483326

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Heating
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 True on 28 April (HL7750), whether they will now answer the question with the details requested, namely, in respect of the principal offices of each government department located in central London, (1) what temperature the offices are heated to during working hours in winter, and (2) what assessment they have made of the advantages and disadvantages of reducing that temperature by 2°C.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL1278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>With respect to part 1 of the question, Government Property Agency (GPA) managed offices located in central London are heated to 22°C with a ± 2°C tolerance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>With respect to buildings which GPA does not manage, the individual departments are responsible and it would be for them to respond.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 set requirements for most aspects of the working environment. Regulation 7 deals specifically with the temperature in indoor workplaces and states “during working hours, the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable”. The reasonableness of the temperature is dependent on the work activity being conducted.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) approved code of practice and guidance (L24) advises the minimum temperature for a workplace should normally be at least 16°C</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>With respect to part 2 of the question, the temperature of an office floor plate is not uniform. There will be areas which when heated to 22°C with a ± 2°C tolerance will be at the lower end of the spectrum. In naturally ventilated buildings, ventilation is provided by the controlled opening of windows by the occupants. This means that from time to time temperatures are likely to dip lower than the noted threshold.</p><p>Reducing nominal temperatures by 2°C moves GPA into an operational band of 18-22°C, which, if windows are open could risk falling close to the lower threshold of 16°C.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 11/07/2022 16:27:27 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1468737

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Government Departments: Heating
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 True on 28 April (HL7750), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what steps they are taking to promote energy efficiency in the public sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>We aim to reduce direct emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037. To that end we are supporting the public sector to decarbonise heat and improve the energy efficiency of their estates by:</p><ul><li>Committing £2.5 billion until 2024/25 to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.</li><li>Enabling the public sector to access the skills and expertise needed to plan heat decarbonisation/energy efficiency projects through the Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund.</li><li>Producing guidance such as that published through the Modern Energy Partners programme.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/06/2022 11:19:00 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1467948

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether their policy of housing of transgender women prisoners in female prisons takes sufficient account of the interests of female prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The interests of other prisoners are considered in every decision about where to allocate transgender prisoners. As set out in the ‘Care and management of individuals who are transgender’ Policy Framework, any decision must include a rigorous assessment of any risk of harm which the transgender individual may present to others, as well as any risk to the transgender individual of self-harm and/or harm from others.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing this framework currently, and as part of this process have consulted with various groups to assess the effectiveness of its implementation. We will be updating on the outcomes of this review once it has concluded later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/06/2022 16:35:02 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1456967

registered interest
date	06/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Heating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in respect of the principal offices of each government department located in central London, (1) what temperature the offices are heated to during working hours in winter, and (2) what assessment they have made of the advantages and disadvantages of reducing that temperature by 2°C.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL7750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The government must meet the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, which place a legal obligation on employers to provide a 'reasonable' temperature in the workplace. The current operational temperatures in open plan offices vary across government.</p><p>We are following, and closely monitoring, industry and HSE guidance in terms of the advantages and disadvantages of reducing the operational temperature setpoint by 2°C.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 28/04/2022 11:10:48 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1456968

registered interest
date	06/04/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Heating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what temperature (1) the Palace of Westminster, and (2) the other offices used by the House of Lords, are heated to during working hours in winter; and what assessment has been made of the advantages and disadvantages of reducing that temperature by 2°C.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL7751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>During working hours in winter, the main heating flow temperature supplied by the boilers in the Palace of Westminster is varied depending on the outside air temperature and so a definitive answer cannot be provided. Offices used by the House of Lords in Millbank House and Old Palace Yard are monitored and are heated to 21°C during working hours in winter</p><p><br>Reducing the temperature by 2°C across all offices would reduce the energy demand from space heating by approximately 15%. However, due consideration must be given to the outside air temperature, activities being carried out within the offices, and the individual circumstances of people within the offices. Reducing the temperature by 2°C may also encourage the use of portable electric heaters which use more energy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/04/2022 12:51:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas