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date	21/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Sepsis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 related deaths in the UK resulted from a secondary bacterial infection leading to sepsis.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Empey,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many COVID-19 related deaths in the UK resulted from a secondary bacterial infection leading to sepsis <strong>(HL3127)</strong>.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing weekly numbers of deaths registered in England and Wales. The most recent figures published are for deaths registered in 2018[1], however, we do publish provisional weekly deaths registrations which are currently published for deaths registered up to 10 April 2020[2]. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for publishing the number of deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.</p><p>Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10). Deaths involving COVID-19 are identified by the ICD-10 codes U07.1 and U07.2 and deaths involving sepsis are identified by the ICD-10 codes A40 and A41. Sepsis is likely to be caused by a bacterial infection, therefore we have assumed that all deaths involving sepsis would involve a bacterial infection and have therefore not searched for this separately.</p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of deaths occurring in March 2020 and registered by 10 April 2020 where the death involved both COVID-19 and sepsis, where COVID-19 caused the sepsis. The data covers deaths registered in Great Britain, as data for Northern Ireland is not yet fully coded.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: </strong>Number of deaths occurring in March 2020 involving COVID-19 and sepsis, where COVID-19 caused the sepsis, Great Britain[3][4]</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Geography</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: <em>Office for National Statistics, </em><em>National Records Scotland</em></p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables</a></p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending10april2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending10april2020</a></p><p>[3]Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes U07.1, U07.2, A40 and A41.</p><p>[4]Figures are based on deaths occurring in March 2020, registered up until 10 April 2020</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/05/2020 12:01:24 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

788335

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
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 Henley on 10 November (HL2703), what is their estimated increase in prosecutions that will result from current and planned activity to raise awareness and improve compliance with the National Minimum Wage legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not set a target for the number of criminal prosecutions relating to National Minimum Wage non-compliance.</p><p>The specific circumstances of each case will determine whether it is suitable for referral for prosecution and it is therefore not possible to forecast how many cases will result in prosecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 20/11/2017 15:15:52 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

632461

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date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Screening
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 Prior of Brampton on 23 March (HL 7087), why, prior to the decision to introduce non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), they did not (1) meet people with Down’s syndrome and their families to discuss their concerns, (2) conduct an assessment of the impact of the introduction of NIPT on people with Down’s syndrome and their families and communities, (3) conclude an ethical review of NIPT, and (4) meet obligations arising under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has recommended that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes should be introduced as an additional test into the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme as part of an evaluation. NIPT presents a more accurate and safer screen for Down’s syndrome and reduces the need for diagnostic invasive prenatal testing, which carries a risk of miscarriage. Modelling suggests that NIPT, as an additional test in the current screening pathway will result in the number of women offered invasive prenatal diagnosis (IPD) tests reducing from 7,910 to 1,434, leading to a reduction in IPD-related miscarriage of pregnancies from 46 to 3 per year. The new test will be offered to pregnant women whose chance of having a baby with Down’s, Edwards’ or Patau’s syndromes is greater than 1 in 150.</p><p> </p><p>As is standard UK NSC procedure, a three month public consultation was held on the UK NSC’s review of NIPT for Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes. 30 stakeholders responded to the consultation, including organisations representing the interests of people with Down’s syndrome and their families and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The core aim of the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme is to provide information and choice. The cost analysis considered by the UK NSC related solely to providing choice and did not take into account the lifetime costs of caring for children and adults with Down’s syndrome.</p><p> </p><p>In forming its advice, the UK NSC did give consideration to its ethical implications, in addition to the ethical issues raised in consultation, and formally considered the write up of the roundtable discussion, which was held by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics in January 2016. The roundtable discussions examined the ethical issues relating to the use of NIPT; a note of the meeting held on 18 January 2016 is attached. The UK NSC also sought expert input from its members in obstetrics, midwifery, paediatrics, genetics, patient and public voice alongside advice from the Department and was satisfied that the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme is compliant with obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and that the Programme is compliant with any obligations under the Equality Act.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3129 question first answered 22/11/2016 16:22:51 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name 20161122 - HL3127 - Library Doc - Nuffield Council on Bioethics.pdf title Nuffield Council on Bioethics minutes
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

424784

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people serving (1) life sentences, and (2) imprisonment for public protection sentences, were transferred from closed to open prison conditions following authorisation by the Parole Board in each month since January 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives a breakdown of the number of indeterminate sentence prisoners who were recommended by the Parole Board for transfer to open conditions.</p><br /><p>The data covers the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2015, broken down by month, and distinguish between those serving a life sentence and those serving an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection.</p><br /><p>These figures have been drawn from a live administrative IT system which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Open Recommendations made by PB:</p></td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Lifer</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved for Transfer:</p></td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Lifer</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Open Recommendations made by PB:</p></td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Lifer</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved for Transfer:</p></td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Lifer</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Open Recommendations made by PB:</p></td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Lifer</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approved for Transfer:</p></td><td><p>IPP</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Lifer</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL3126 question first answered 19/11/2015 14:37:45 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

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registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the level of equipment available to British military personnel who served in Afghanistan to enable them to detect or neutralise improvised explosive devices.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
uin	HL3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>During the Afghanistan campaign the capability of our counter-Improvised Explosive Device equipment evolved significantly. It is now amongst the best available of its type in the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 08/12/2014 16:37:38 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4214 label Biography information for Lord Palmer of Childs Hill