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857584

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date	07/03/2018
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	Antidepressants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they classify SSRI drugs as dependence forming; and if so, what time frame constitutes dependence forming.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL6156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are authorised for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. A comprehensive assessment of all available data by the Expert Working Group of the Committee on Safety of Medicines in 2004 found that there was no clear evidence that SSRIs and related antidepressants have a significant dependence liability or show development of a dependence syndrome according to internationally accepted criteria. All SSRIs may be associated with withdrawal reactions on stopping or reducing treatment and product information for healthcare professionals and patients includes advice on gradual withdrawal of treatment and management of symptoms. The safety of SSRIs is continually monitored by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 14/03/2018 13:12:39 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

857600

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when expressions of interest closed for the new contract for supporting the development of the Free Schools Programme; what was the tender amount; and how many bidders expressed an interest.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The deadline for tenders for the grant to run a Support Service to the Free Schools Programme was Friday 19 January 2018. The invitation to bid (ITB) requested tenders in the range of £1.4 million to £1.7 million per annum. The ITB was published on the Contract Finder portal of GOV.UK in line with Public Contract Regulations. As the tender process is ongoing, the number of bids received remains commercially sensitive information at the present time. Once a preferred bidder is announced, and grant arrangements finalised, we will then be in a position to release this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 14/03/2018 13:44:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

857602

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU
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 European Council’s draft guidelines for the negotiation of the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The European Council guidelines are a draft text that has not been formally published, but has been circulated to the EU27 for comment. We look forward to seeing the final guidelines when published, and hope they will provide the flexibility to allow the EU to think creatively and imaginatively about our future economic partnership.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have repeatedly set out our vision for our future relationship with the EU which will see us remain the closest of friends and allies. The Prime Minister outlined the UK government’s vision for the broadest and deepest possible future economic partnership in her Mansion House speech, having provided detail on our vision for the future security partnership in Munich last month. These are in addition to a speech by the Secretary of State of Exiting the EU and speeches by a number of other cabinet ministers on the ‘road to Brexit’.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/03/2018 12:47:03 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

857604

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	EU Institutions
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 European Council’s announcement that the UK will not be allowed to participate in EU institutions, agencies or bodies after Brexit; and, in particular, what assessment they have made of the consequences for regulation of (1) medicines, (2) airlines, and (3) data.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Draft EU guidelines for the negotiation of the future framework have been circulated to the EU27 for comment. We expect final guidelines to be formally adopted at the March European Council, and we hope they will provide the flexibility to allow the EU to think creatively about our future economic partnership</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As the Prime Minister said in her speech in Mansion House on 2 March 2018, we will want to explore with the EU the terms on which we could remain part of EU agencies such as those that are critical for the chemicals, medicines and aerospace industries: the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). As the Prime Minister said in Munich in respect of data protection, we envisage an ongoing role for the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are other agencies, such as those related to our future security partnership, that the UK may seek to remain a part of. Where there is a demonstrable national interest in pursuing a continued relationship with an agency or other EU body the Government will carefully examine whether we should pursue this. Our future relationship with the EU's agencies will ultimately be a matter for the negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/03/2018 12:45:48 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

857608

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend officially to recognise the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Chain Home radar system later this year.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>This year will mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force and while the role of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain will be commemorated, there are no plans to recognise the specific role of the Chain Home radar system within it.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/03/2018 15:34:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

856289

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Iron and Steel: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of job losses in the UK that might result if the US were to impose the proposed 25 per cent tariff on steel imports.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL6081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Total US imports of steel from the UK in 2017 were 351 thousand tonnes with a value of £360m. This represents 5% of UK steel production in 2017, in tonnage. We are working closely with the steel and aluminium industries to assess the potential impact of these measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2018 17:03:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

856290

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Iron and Steel: USA
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 likely impact on the steel industry in the UK if the US were to impose the proposed 25 per cent tariff on steel imports.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL6082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Total US imports of steel from the UK in 2017 were 351 thousand tonnes with a value of £360m. This represents 5% of UK steel production in 2017, in tonnage. We are working closely with the steel and aluminium industries to assess the potential impact of these measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/03/2018 17:04:41 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

856291

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Hospitals: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of avoidable emergency admissions in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL6083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are implementing a number of national programmes to transform National Health Service services so that, where clinically appropriate, a patient’s care is managed without the need for a stay in hospital. This is being achieved through services becoming better integrated across health and social care as well as managing hospital care differently so that more patients are treated as same day emergency care or streamed to see a primary care professional.</p><p>Readmission rates are a complex issue and rates may not always be an indicator of poor care. In some cases patients who are seriously ill may require readmission to manage their condition and avoid worsening outcomes. Recent research has shown that improvements in survival rates may also account for an increase in emergency readmissions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6084 question first answered 14/03/2018 13:09:40 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

856293

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Hospitals: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the significant increase in emergency readmisssions identified by Healthwatch England.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL6084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are implementing a number of national programmes to transform National Health Service services so that, where clinically appropriate, a patient’s care is managed without the need for a stay in hospital. This is being achieved through services becoming better integrated across health and social care as well as managing hospital care differently so that more patients are treated as same day emergency care or streamed to see a primary care professional.</p><p>Readmission rates are a complex issue and rates may not always be an indicator of poor care. In some cases patients who are seriously ill may require readmission to manage their condition and avoid worsening outcomes. Recent research has shown that improvements in survival rates may also account for an increase in emergency readmissions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6083 question first answered 14/03/2018 13:09:40 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

856294

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	Iron and Steel: Trade
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 viability of the global steel market.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL6085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The steel industry has changed significantly in recent times. From the peak reached in 2011 to the start of 2016, the price of steel more than halved, driven by excess production capacity at a global level.</p><p> </p><p>Conditions have improved slightly in 2017 and there are signs of recovery in several markets. The World Steel Association forecasts 1.6% growth in global steel demand in 2018 and modest growth in the years to come as the market adjusts to new technologies and demographic changes.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent OECD estimate puts global steel capacity at 2,357 million tonnes, 657 million tonnes in excess of production in 2017. Changes in global capacity are slowly starting to take effect, as OECD data suggests a fall of 0.6% from 2016 to 2017, and an increase in capacity utilisation from 69% to 72% in the same period.</p><p> </p><p>The underlying causes of excess capacity remain, however. The UK is committed to finding a solution to this problem. We have worked though the G20 to agree policy principles to tackle the unfair state support that has led to excess capacity. We now need to see all member countries act swiftly on those proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/03/2018 12:24:12 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington