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731086

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they have ensured since the 2015 general election that Special Advisers employed in 10 Downing Street do not do anything which is inconsistent with their obligations under the Civil Service Code and Code of Conduct of Special Advisers or behave in a way which is inconsistent with standards set by their employing department.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL94
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The standards of conduct expected of all civil servants, including Special Advisers are set out in the relevant Codes of Conduct. These Codes make clear what Special Advisers can and cannot do in their roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL95 HL97 HL99 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:26:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

731087

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they have ensured that Special Advisers employed in 10 Downing Street behave in a way which is professional and which deserves and retains the confidence of all those with whom they have dealings.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL95
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The standards of conduct expected of all civil servants, including Special Advisers are set out in the relevant Codes of Conduct. These Codes make clear what Special Advisers can and cannot do in their roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL94 HL97 HL99 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:26:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

731089

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Civil Service Code and Code of Conduct for Special Advisers permits Special Advisers to restrict access by senior civil servants to the Prime Minister.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL97
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The standards of conduct expected of all civil servants, including Special Advisers are set out in the relevant Codes of Conduct. These Codes make clear what Special Advisers can and cannot do in their roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL94 HL95 HL99 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:26:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

731091

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have any evidence that any Special Advisers employed in 10 Downing Street unduly influenced the appointment, removal and replacement of civil servants in breach of the Code of Conduct of Special Advisers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL99
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The standards of conduct expected of all civil servants, including Special Advisers are set out in the relevant Codes of Conduct. These Codes make clear what Special Advisers can and cannot do in their roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL94 HL95 HL97 question first answered 29/06/2017 16:26:34 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

707559

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hearing Aids
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 potential risk of disruption and interference to Bluetooth hearing devices from overcrowding on the free ISM band.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom is the independent spectrum regulator accountable to parliament for such matters. They inform me that the band is a licence exempt band which means it is free to use, without licence, but also that all users operate on the basis that they must not cause interference to others and that they can expect no additional protection themselves. However, we recognise that assisted listening devices are important and hence Ofcom have taken steps to undertake additional testing to determine if the band is likely to face any interference from adjacent bands. Results of this testing are due shortly. With regard to your question about overcrowding in the band, Ofcom has been moving to make additional spectrum available in other bands for Wi-Fi as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5783 HL5784 question first answered 14/03/2017 14:49:33 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

707560

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hearing Aids
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to protect the use of Bluetooth technology in hearing devices from overcrowding of the ISM band 2.4GHz.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom is the independent spectrum regulator accountable to parliament for such matters. They inform me that the band is a licence exempt band which means it is free to use, without licence, but also that all users operate on the basis that they must not cause interference to others and that they can expect no additional protection themselves. However, we recognise that assisted listening devices are important and hence Ofcom have taken steps to undertake additional testing to determine if the band is likely to face any interference from adjacent bands. Results of this testing are due shortly. With regard to your question about overcrowding in the band, Ofcom has been moving to make additional spectrum available in other bands for Wi-Fi as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5782 HL5784 question first answered 14/03/2017 14:49:33 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

707561

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hearing Aids
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being considered to ensure a guard band of 20MHz as a buffer to protect the Bluetooth application in hearing devices.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom is the independent spectrum regulator accountable to parliament for such matters. They inform me that the band is a licence exempt band which means it is free to use, without licence, but also that all users operate on the basis that they must not cause interference to others and that they can expect no additional protection themselves. However, we recognise that assisted listening devices are important and hence Ofcom have taken steps to undertake additional testing to determine if the band is likely to face any interference from adjacent bands. Results of this testing are due shortly. With regard to your question about overcrowding in the band, Ofcom has been moving to make additional spectrum available in other bands for Wi-Fi as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL5782 HL5783 question first answered 14/03/2017 14:49:33 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

707562

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Prior of Brampton on 4 July 2016 (HL Deb, col 1828) giving a commitment "to commissioning Public Health England to update its evidence report on e-cigarettes annually until the end of this Parliament", when the updated evidence report will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England’s (PHE) next updated evidence report on e-cigarettes is expected to be published before the end of the 2017.</p><p>In addition to the publication of an evidence review, PHE have partnered with Cancer Research UK and the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies to develop a forum that brings together policy makers, researchers, practitioners and the non-governmental organisation representatives to discuss the emerging evidence, identify research priorities and generate ideas for new research projects, thereby enhancing collaboration between forum participants.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority will continue to undertake market surveillance of e-cigarettes as part of their role as the Competent Authority, feeding back any intelligence to the Department and PHE.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/03/2017 12:15:53 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

707563

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Prior of Brampton on 14 September 2016 (HL Deb, col 1537) stating that the Government would continue to monitor and develop the evidence base for the regulation of e-cigarettes, what steps (1) Public Health England, and (2) the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, are taking to encourage research on e-cigarettes.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England’s (PHE) next updated evidence report on e-cigarettes is expected to be published before the end of the 2017.</p><p>In addition to the publication of an evidence review, PHE have partnered with Cancer Research UK and the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies to develop a forum that brings together policy makers, researchers, practitioners and the non-governmental organisation representatives to discuss the emerging evidence, identify research priorities and generate ideas for new research projects, thereby enhancing collaboration between forum participants.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority will continue to undertake market surveillance of e-cigarettes as part of their role as the Competent Authority, feeding back any intelligence to the Department and PHE.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/03/2017 13:15:09 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

706894

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Property Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to replace NHS Property Services Ltd; and if so, whether they are considering a private sector model for its future ownership, and whether an external consultant has been appointed to identify ownership options.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department is developing plans to establish a new National Health Service property organisation, in response to early recommendations made by Sir Robert Naylor’s ongoing review of the NHS estate. We are committed to ensuring that the new organisation fully supports and reflects the needs and priorities of the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>A key function of the new organisation will be to provide a single strengthened source of strategic estates planning expertise for the NHS. This will build on the support that existing teams in NHS Property Services and Community Health Partnerships have been providing to the NHS locally, including in the development of estates proposals as part of sustainability and transformation plans. An external consultant has been appointed to support us in this work.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the proposed new organisation, including its organisational form and models for its future ownership, will be set out in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5748 question first answered 14/03/2017 15:38:51 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath