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1126307

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date	13/05/2019
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	NHS: Civil Proceedings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS spent as part of legal settlements in each year from 2009 to 2018; and how much of each year's spend relates to legal fees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL15667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution has provided the following information:</p><p>NHS Resolution has provided tables which cover:</p><p>- total expenditure for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes from 2009 to 2018;</p><p>- the total legal costs per financial year; and</p><p>- the draft budget for legal fees/damages 2019 for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes.</p><p>The data is attached due to the size of the data.</p><p>National Health Service spend on legal fees for matters other than clinical/non-clinical negligence settlements since 2009 has been interpreted as spend relating to NHS providers and commissioners.</p><p>This includes NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and NHS England and clinical commissioning groups. NHS spend on legal fees for non-negligence matters is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total legal fees (£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>110,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>171,806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>162,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>172,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>160,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Prior to 2013-14, expenditure on legal fees was not separately classified by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities who both carried out NHS commissioning and NHS trusts. Therefore, comparable information pre 2013-14 is unavailable.</p><p>There is no specific category of expenditure that isolates spend relating to legal settlements in the NHS.</p><p>We have interpreted the request for data for the amounts set aside in 2019 as the value of said provisions as at the end of the financial year, 31 March 2019. This data is still subject to audit and will not be available until after publication of the Annual Report and Accounts in July 2019.</p><p>The budget totals for legal fees relating to NHS spend in 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL15668 question first answered 24/05/2019 11:47:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name HL15667 & HL15668 Data.docx title HL15667_HL15668_data
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1126308

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	NHS: Civil Proceedings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS has set aside for potential legal settlements in 2019; and how much they have budgeted for legal fees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL15668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution has provided the following information:</p><p>NHS Resolution has provided tables which cover:</p><p>- total expenditure for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes from 2009 to 2018;</p><p>- the total legal costs per financial year; and</p><p>- the draft budget for legal fees/damages 2019 for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes.</p><p>The data is attached due to the size of the data.</p><p>National Health Service spend on legal fees for matters other than clinical/non-clinical negligence settlements since 2009 has been interpreted as spend relating to NHS providers and commissioners.</p><p>This includes NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and NHS England and clinical commissioning groups. NHS spend on legal fees for non-negligence matters is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total legal fees (£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>110,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>171,806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>162,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>172,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>160,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Prior to 2013-14, expenditure on legal fees was not separately classified by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities who both carried out NHS commissioning and NHS trusts. Therefore, comparable information pre 2013-14 is unavailable.</p><p>There is no specific category of expenditure that isolates spend relating to legal settlements in the NHS.</p><p>We have interpreted the request for data for the amounts set aside in 2019 as the value of said provisions as at the end of the financial year, 31 March 2019. This data is still subject to audit and will not be available until after publication of the Annual Report and Accounts in July 2019.</p><p>The budget totals for legal fees relating to NHS spend in 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL15667 question first answered 24/05/2019 11:47:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name HL15667 & HL15668 Data.docx title HL15667_HL15668_data
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1109872

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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	Cattle: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many live calves under two months old were exported in each year from 2014 to 2018; and what percentage of the total amount of the calves exported went for slaughter in each of those years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL15064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) issues Export Health Certificates (EHC) for animals and products of animal origin. APHA does not record the age of animals when they are exported. The following information is taken from consignments of Bovine animals exported to the EU in 2016, 2017 and 2018 where a consignment included unweaned animals.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 a total of 3786 bovine animals were recorded as being exported on a Journey Log containing unweaned animals</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 a total of 6024 bovine animals were recorded as being exported on a Journey Log containing unweaned animals</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 a total of 5425 bovine animals were recorded as being exported on a Journey Log containing unweaned animals</p><p> </p><p>None of the animals were exported directly for slaughter.</p><p> </p><p>This data includes exports from holdings in England, Scotland and Wales. Movements between Northern Ireland (NI) and The Republic of Ireland (RoI) is a devolved matter, data for this can be requested from DAERA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/04/2019 13:57:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1109873

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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	Sheep: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many live sheep were exported in each year from 2014 to 2018; where those sheep were exported to; and what percentage of the total amount of sheep exported went for slaughter in each of those years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL15065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>The table for the total number of sheep exported in the years 2014 to 2018, including the destination country and the percentage of sheep exported for slaughter in each year is set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Country exported to</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Percentage of the total number of sheep exported went for slaughter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>52886</p></td><td><p>4.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>6216</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>26357</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1804</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guernsey</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>isle of Man</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>8171</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>8927</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40824</p></td><td><p>8.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2696</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>23858</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guernsey</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>7381</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>4994</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>66165</p></td><td><p>10.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>4319</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>20225</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>15028</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guernsey</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1079</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>3265</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>10085</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>11780</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>44781</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>7278</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>8719</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1781</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>5889</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>4944</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>11989</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>3872</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40626</p></td><td><p>9.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2347</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>12506</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Guernsey</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>11042</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>10711</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2364</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data includes exports from holdings in England, Scotland and Wales. Movements between Northern Ireland (NI) and The Republic of Ireland (RoI) is a devolved matter, data for this can be requested from DAERA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/04/2019 13:32:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1109874

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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	Cattle: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many live cattle were exported in each year from 2014 to 2018; and what percentage of the total amount of cattle exported went for slaughter in each of those years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL15066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2019 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of cattle exported from Great Britain and the percentage of cattle exported for slaughter from Great Britain from 2014 to 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of cattle exported</p></td><td><p>Percentage of cattle exported that went for slaughter</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7,539</p></td><td><p>45.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,212</p></td><td><p>39.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>11,070</p></td><td><p>23.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>17,960</p></td><td><p>36.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>15,183</p></td><td><p>33.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>56,964</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of the 56,964 animals exported from 2014 to 2018, 19,781 were exported directly for slaughter. Of this number, 18,629 were destined for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>This data includes exports from holdings in England, Scotland and Wales. Movements between Northern Ireland (NI) and The Republic of Ireland (RoI) is a devolved matter, data for this can be requested from DEARA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/04/2019 14:18:06 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1105665

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Orthopaedics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many amputations were performed by the NHS in each year from 2014 to 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL14854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The following table shows a count of finished consultant episodes (FCEs)<sup>1</sup> with a main or secondary procedures<sup>2</sup> of amputation for the years 2014/15 to 2017/18.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Total FCEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>20,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>20,968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>21,330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em>Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><ol><li>A FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Number of episodes with a main or secondary procedure:</li></ol><p>The number of episodes where the procedure (or intervention) was recorded in any of the 24 (12 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and four prior to 2002-03) procedure fields in a HES record. A record is only included once in each count, even if the procedure is recorded in more than one procedure field of the record. It should be noted that more procedures are carried out than episodes with a main or secondary procedure. For example, patients undergoing a ‘cataract operation’ would tend to have at least two procedures – removal of the faulty lens and the fitting of a new one – counted in a single episode.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:41:27 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1105667

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Thiomersal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which vaccines prescribed by the NHS contain thimerosal.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL14855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>None of the vaccines currently recommended for use as part of the United Kingdom routine immunisation programme contains the preservative thiomersal.</p><p>The safety of thiomersal-containing vaccines has been extensively evaluated in studies which have found no evidence to suggest thiomersal is associated with any serious or long-term risks. Such studies have mostly been in young children. The most recent assessment in the <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> was undertaken by the World Health Organization in 2012, which advised that the available evidence strongly supports the safety of the use of thiomersal in vaccines where required. A copy of the 2012 <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL14856 question first answered 05/04/2019 10:32:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name WHO report.pdf title 2012 Weekly epidemiological record
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1105668

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Thiomersal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when thimerosal was last tested for safety of use in patients (1) below 16, and (2) above 65, years old.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL14856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>None of the vaccines currently recommended for use as part of the United Kingdom routine immunisation programme contains the preservative thiomersal.</p><p>The safety of thiomersal-containing vaccines has been extensively evaluated in studies which have found no evidence to suggest thiomersal is associated with any serious or long-term risks. Such studies have mostly been in young children. The most recent assessment in the <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> was undertaken by the World Health Organization in 2012, which advised that the available evidence strongly supports the safety of the use of thiomersal in vaccines where required. A copy of the 2012 <em>Weekly epidemiological record</em> is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL14855 question first answered 05/04/2019 10:32:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name WHO report.pdf title 2012 Weekly epidemiological record
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1022884

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about reports from Human Rights Watch that women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, sexually harassed and assaulted in prison.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL12148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is very concerned about the reports that women's rights activists have been subject to torture during pre-trial detention in Saudi Arabia. We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to combat this wherever and whenever it occurs. We have raised concerns about these cases at Ministerial level a number of times with the Saudi authorities and will do so again following these allegations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 15:43:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1017370

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Perinatal Mortality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of NHS England's estimate that 600 stillbirths could be prevented annually as a result of implementation of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle; and whether any such assessment has taken account of the failure to include within the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle a specific element on twin and multiple births and the higher rates of mortality that occur in twin and multiple births.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the independent Saving Babies’ Lives Project Impact and Results Evaluation (SPiRE), published earlier this year and commissioned by NHS England.</p><p>The report found that maternity staff have helped save more than 160 babies’ lives across 19 maternity units where the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle had been implemented. The best practice guidance is now being introduced across the country and has the potential if these findings were replicated, to prevent an estimated 600 stillbirths.</p><p>In 2017, the Department funded the Twins and Multiple Births Association’s Maternity Engagement Project. The results from the interim report suggest that increased adherence to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance gave better outcomes for multiple births. This further reinforces the Department’s expectation that all health professionals working with multiple pregnancies adhere to the relevant NICE guidance.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to reviewing the final project report, which we understand is due for publication in mid-2019.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 10/12/2018 14:47:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger