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date	13/10/2022
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	EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to engage with the devolved administrations in relation to (1) the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, and (2) the proposed sunsetting of all remaining EU regulations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to proactively engaging with devolved administrations at official and Ministerial level on the reviews into retained EU law and sunsetting of EU regulations.</p><p> </p><p>To date, there have been regular official level discussions with the devolved administrations and we will continue to engage in areas of interest as the Bill progresses through Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/10/2022 16:14:51 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

1354422

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) when, and (2) by whom, the extremely vulnerable in England were notified that they were eligible for COVID-19 booster vaccines.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2021 answer text <p>On 14 September 2021, the Government accepted advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) that individuals who received vaccination in phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in priority groups one to nine should be offered a booster vaccine. The JCVI advise that the booster vaccine dose is offered no earlier than six months after completion of the primary vaccine course and as far as possible be deployed in the same order as phase one. The first booster vaccine was administered on 16 September 2021 and in the week commencing 20 September 2021 over 1.5 million people were invited for their vaccine.</p><p>The National Health Service will contact those who are eligible, including those with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe COVID-19.</p><p>On 1 September 2021, the Government also accepted the JCVI’s advice to offer a third primary dose to those with severe immunosuppression at or around the time of their first or second primary dose of COVID-19 vaccination as a precautionary measure. The JCVI will review at a later date whether such persons require a further booster dose following completion of their three-dose primary vaccine course.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 15/10/2021 10:10:37 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1185001

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international counterparts on the administration of trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has agreed arrangements which avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland in a Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>We are considering the best way to implement the Protocol and we will continue to engage with the EU. In developing our policy, alongside WTO rules, we are also taking into consideration a broader set of international obligations, including those under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This work will inform communications with international counterparts, where relevant.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/03/2020 14:51:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

778044

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how cures and treatments in the NHS are being developed to reduce the danger in hospitals of anti-microbial resistance.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy published in 2013 set out the key actions needed to tackle AMR: preventing infections, making appropriate use of the treatments available, and promoting the development of new treatments. In 2016 the government announced ambitions to halve healthcare-associated Gram-negative bloodstream infections and inappropriate prescribing of antimicrobials by 2020-2021. To promote the development of new drugs, diagnostics and alternative treatments we have established unprecedented levels of research collaboration, together with increased investment, including the £50 million Global AMR Innovation Fund. The Government is committed to working with the global finance and health community to develop a global system that rewards companies that develop new, successful antibiotics and make them available to all who need them.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 07/11/2017 16:14:16 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

619484

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the total energy costs of the NHS in England for electricity and heating; what steps they are taking to reduce those costs; and what targets they have for such efficiencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The total cost of all energy supplies, including electricity, gas, oil and coal, to the National Health Service in 2015-16 was reported by the NHS as £570 million. This data is provided as reported by the NHS and has not been amended centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering energy efficiency and generating financial savings for re-investment is the responsibility of NHS trusts locally. Savings can be made through a variety of approaches including better energy management and capital investment in more energy efficient infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>However, Lord Carter’s Final Report <em>Operational productivity and performance in English NHS acute hospitals: Unwarranted variations</em> published in February 2016 estimated that £36 million could be saved from energy costs by acute NHS trusts through improved efficiency. A copy of Lord Carter’s Final Report is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with the NHS to identify the potential for energy savings and providing support where necessary to deliver them. This includes encouraging the NHS to make energy savings through invest to save schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 03/11/2016 13:07:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Lord Carter Final Report.pdf title Lord Carter Report
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

420904

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Albatrosses: Tristan da Cunha
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are giving any assistance to Tristan da Cunha to save the critically endangered Tristan albatross.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>UK Overseas Territory (OT) Governments are constitutionally responsible for the protection and conservation of their natural environments. The UK Government cherishes the environmental assets of the OTs and we work in partnership with OT Governments to identify where our support can be most effective, including through access to expertise, technical advice and training and through the Overseas Territory Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus). Through Darwin Plus, the UK Government has committed approximately £5.2 million since 2012 to help protect the natural environment in the OTs.</p><p>House mice predation on chicks of the Tristan albatross is the main threat to the species. Before the launch of Darwin Plus, the UK Government had already committed over £500,000 to help eradicate mice from Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha. Through Darwin Plus, we are providing over £82,000 to assess the conservation status of the endangered Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross on Tristan da Cunha.</p><p>Joint UK Government and South Atlantic OTs funding also supports a co-ordinating post based in the Falkland Islands to help meet obligations arising from the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels and to assist with the planning and implementation of albatross and petrel conservation work.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2015 16:00:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

105776

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to complete their review of the Muslim Brotherhood; and whether they intend to publish the review’s findings in full.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 13 October 2014, Official Report, Column WA13.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2591 HL2592 question first answered 10/11/2014 18:04:48 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool