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61230

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
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 proposals for value-based assessments published by the National Institute for Healthand Care Excellence on 22 March 2014 on patients' access to new cancer medicines.
tabling member printed	Lord Walton of Detchant
uin	HL190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>A consultation on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) proposals for value assessment is ongoing and no decisions have yet been made about any potential changes to NICE's methods of technology appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation will close on 20 June and we would encourage all those with an interest, including patients, clinicians, the National Health Service, industry, researchers and academic experts, to make their views known as part of this process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL191 question first answered 16/06/2014 11:27:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1716 label Biography information for Lord Walton of Detchant

61231

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what effect the new proposals for value-based assessments published by the National Institute for Healthand Care Excellence on 22 March 2014 have had on the availability of treatments to patients with (1) those forms of cancer which are more frequent in older people, and (2) rare types of cancer.
tabling member printed	Lord Walton of Detchant
uin	HL191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>A consultation on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) proposals for value assessment is ongoing and no decisions have yet been made about any potential changes to NICE's methods of technology appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation will close on 20 June and we would encourage all those with an interest, including patients, clinicians, the National Health Service, industry, researchers and academic experts, to make their views known as part of this process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL190 question first answered 16/06/2014 11:27:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1716 label Biography information for Lord Walton of Detchant

61232

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thromboembolism
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 uptake of innovative anti-coagulant medicines in the management of venous thromboembolism in the National Health Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Walton of Detchant
uin	HL192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>Decisions on the prescribing of medicines are a matter for clinicians in discussion with their patients.</p><p> </p><p>Dabigatran (Pradaxa), apixaban (Eliquis) and rivaroxaban (Xarelto) are recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal guidance for use in reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)after hip or knee replacement surgery. Rivaroxaban is also recommended as a treatment option for adults with deep vein thrombosis and in the prevention of recurrent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. National Health Service commissioners are legally required by regulations to fund those treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has advised that it is working with the Health &amp; Social Care Information Centre as part of the National VTE Prevention Programme to analyse the uptake of medicines in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre's report on the <em>Use of NICE appraised medicines in the NHS in England 2012</em>, published on 21 January 2014, includes information on the usage of dabigatran etexilate, apixaban and rivaroxaban for prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee replacement surgery in secondary care.</p><p> </p><p>The report showed an increase in mean usage over time during 2010-2012 and an increase in the total use of the drugs over time, which had accelerated in 2012. The report is available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13413/use-nice-app-med-nhs-exp-stat-eng-12-rep.pdf</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/06/2014 11:54:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1716 label Biography information for Lord Walton of Detchant

61233

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thromboembolism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure access to innovative medicines in order to improve the management of venous thromboembolism in the National Health Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Walton of Detchant
uin	HL193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended a number of treatments for the prevention of venous thromboembolism. National Health Service commissioners are legally required by regulations to fund those treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that NHS England has established an Innovation Programme which ensures the commissioning system promotes and supports participation of the NHS in research, translating scientific developments into benefits for patients.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/06/2014 11:53:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1716 label Biography information for Lord Walton of Detchant

61235

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what current and future non-core funding they provide or plan to provide to (1) the United Nations Population Fund, (2) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (3) Marie Stopes International, and (4) Women and Children First UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Marie Stopes International (MSI) currently receives non-core funding of approximately £41.5m for 2014-15, with future non-core funding estimated at £37.5m for 2015-16. International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) does not currently receive non-core funding from DFID. Women and Children First UK currently receive non-core funding of £246,101 over three years from 2014 – 2016. Women and Children First UK have also been provisionally approved for a second grant worth £249,842 over three years from 2014 - 2017 through the Global Poverty Action Fund, pending successful completion of pre-grant assessment.</p><p>During financial year 2013-14, DFID provided non-core funding of £100m to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The non-core component was made up of 20 contributing programmes which will each undergo annual reviews to assess performance and determine future funding. Any proposals for new funding undergo a comprehensive business case process. Therefore it is not possible to give figures for future non-core payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/06/2014 15:46:22 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

61238

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposal to introduce contracts for difference auctioning has been reassessed following the European Commission's adoption of the final state aid guidelines for environmental protection and energy for 2014–2020; if so whether they specifically considered (1) the risk of the proposal failing to conform with the Commission's guidance that competitive bidding should be non-discriminatory due to the distinction the proposal makes between "established" and "less established" technologies, (2) the risk of the proposal failing to conform to the guidelines on the grounds of providing "asymmetric information" to the United Kingdom energy market, and (3) the risk of the proposal failing to conform with the Commission's guidance within General Conditions which stipulates that "the selection process should lead to the selection of beneficiaries that can address the environmental or energy objectives using the least amount of aid or in the most cost-effective way"; in each case, what conclusion they reached; and, in each case, what was the rationale forthe conclusion.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The move to competitive allocation of CfDs has been a long-standing feature of Electricity Market Reform. In early 2014, the Government consulted on proposals to move straight to competitive allocation for some technologies. EU ‘Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020' were adopted in principle on 9 April 2014. Prior to that adoption, the European Commission worked with member states on the development of the guidelines, including through draft versions and receiving comments.</p><p>Implementation of key EMR policies is subject to State Aid approval, and the Government has been in discussion with the European Commission for some time to ensure our policies comply. These conversations remain constructive and we are making the strongest possible case for our policies which we believe are consistent with the new guidelines. To maintain effective working relationships with the Commission, we do not comment publicly on the specifics of cases.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/06/2014 12:01:13 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

61242

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making in talks with Spain to prevent excessive delays at its border with Gibraltar.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), suggested ad hoc talks, involving all relevant parties, to address practical issues (including the delays at the border) to the Spanish government in April 2012. We are actively discussing this proposal with the Governments of Gibraltar and Spain and hope it will be possible to hold talks soon.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, we are maintaining strong diplomatic pressure on the Spanish government to end disproportionate and unlawful checks at the border. We have also asked the European Commission to continue to monitor the situation and urge Spain to return their checks at the border to proportionate levels.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 18/06/2014 11:37:51 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

61243

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Football: World Cup
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are making any representations concerning the choice of Qatar as the host of the World Cup in 2022 in the light of recent allegations of corruption.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>There is an investigation taking place into the bidding process and we should wait and see what this reports rather than prejudge it. We expect FIFA, and all other major sports organisations, to practise good governance and operate in a transparent manner.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/06/2014 15:51:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

61248

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as part of the technical upgrades for Class 142 Pacer Trains, any provision is being made to update the passenger experience at the same time.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government understands from the owner of the Class 142 fleet that a new final drive system is being fitted, which will require less maintenance and overhaul than to continue to maintain the old equipment. The operators of this fleet will see a benefit from fewer reliability issues and fewer out of course oil changes and wheelset changes due to final drive issues. No other work to this fleet is currently planned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/06/2014 13:04:04 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

61249

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Anniversaries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to recognise women's contribution during the Second World War as part of the 70th anniversary commemorations marking the end of the conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>Following the highly successful events to mark the 70th anniversary of D Day, planning to mark the end of the second world war will be progressed in the coming months. The crucial contribution that women made to the War, both at home and overseas, will be a significant element of these commemorations.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/06/2014 15:43:56 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton