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710020

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many people in England are infected with hepatitis C but have not yet been diagnosed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Most recent estimates suggest that around 160,000 people in England are living with hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Precise figures of the number who remain undiagnosed are not available, however, an estimate of the proportion of people who inject drugs who are diagnosed can be obtained from the Unlinked Anonymous monitoring survey. In this survey, only around one half of people injecting psychoactive drugs sampled are aware of their HCV antibody positive status (53% in 2015), and this figure has remained relatively stable at this level (averaging 52%) over the past decade.</p><p> </p><p>The precise number of people diagnosed since reporting began is not available. However, over nearly two decades there has been a steady increase in the number of laboratory confirmed reports of HCV (ever-infected) in England, with a more than fivefold increase between 1996 and 2015. In 2015, 11,605 laboratory reports of individuals testing positive for antibodies to HCV were reported.</p><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has been undertaken of the effectiveness of peer support in increasing the number of people engaged in HCV care pathways.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has a specification for 22 HCV Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) to develop local partnerships with a range of stakeholders in order to maximise appropriate uptake and completion of HCV treatment and to cure more people of infection.</p><p> </p><p>One requirement of the ODN is to develop links to third sector services to support adherence, peer support and self-management programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5976 HL5977 question first answered 22/03/2017 12:19:32 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

710021

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in England (1) have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, and (2) are engaged with specialist hepatitis C services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Most recent estimates suggest that around 160,000 people in England are living with hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Precise figures of the number who remain undiagnosed are not available, however, an estimate of the proportion of people who inject drugs who are diagnosed can be obtained from the Unlinked Anonymous monitoring survey. In this survey, only around one half of people injecting psychoactive drugs sampled are aware of their HCV antibody positive status (53% in 2015), and this figure has remained relatively stable at this level (averaging 52%) over the past decade.</p><p> </p><p>The precise number of people diagnosed since reporting began is not available. However, over nearly two decades there has been a steady increase in the number of laboratory confirmed reports of HCV (ever-infected) in England, with a more than fivefold increase between 1996 and 2015. In 2015, 11,605 laboratory reports of individuals testing positive for antibodies to HCV were reported.</p><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has been undertaken of the effectiveness of peer support in increasing the number of people engaged in HCV care pathways.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has a specification for 22 HCV Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) to develop local partnerships with a range of stakeholders in order to maximise appropriate uptake and completion of HCV treatment and to cure more people of infection.</p><p> </p><p>One requirement of the ODN is to develop links to third sector services to support adherence, peer support and self-management programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5975 HL5977 question first answered 22/03/2017 12:19:32 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

710022

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
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 effectiveness of peer support in increasing the number of people engaged in hepatitis C care pathways.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Most recent estimates suggest that around 160,000 people in England are living with hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Precise figures of the number who remain undiagnosed are not available, however, an estimate of the proportion of people who inject drugs who are diagnosed can be obtained from the Unlinked Anonymous monitoring survey. In this survey, only around one half of people injecting psychoactive drugs sampled are aware of their HCV antibody positive status (53% in 2015), and this figure has remained relatively stable at this level (averaging 52%) over the past decade.</p><p> </p><p>The precise number of people diagnosed since reporting began is not available. However, over nearly two decades there has been a steady increase in the number of laboratory confirmed reports of HCV (ever-infected) in England, with a more than fivefold increase between 1996 and 2015. In 2015, 11,605 laboratory reports of individuals testing positive for antibodies to HCV were reported.</p><p> </p><p>No specific assessment has been undertaken of the effectiveness of peer support in increasing the number of people engaged in HCV care pathways.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has a specification for 22 HCV Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) to develop local partnerships with a range of stakeholders in order to maximise appropriate uptake and completion of HCV treatment and to cure more people of infection.</p><p> </p><p>One requirement of the ODN is to develop links to third sector services to support adherence, peer support and self-management programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5975 HL5976 question first answered 22/03/2017 12:19:32 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

710023

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
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 danger of unlicensed pedicabs operating on London roads for (1) users of pedicabs, (2) other road users, and (3) pedestrians.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has made no detailed assessment of this matter, but is aware that it is an area of concern to many stakeholders, and has had regular discussions with Transport for London and others about it. The Government is committed to legislating at the earliest opportunity to enable the Mayor of London to regulate the pedicab trade in the capital. This should help reduce the risks associated with unlicensed pedicabs on the capital’s streets.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:17:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

710024

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what data they hold on the level of pedicab-related accidents in London in the last year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Road safety on London’s streets is a matter for the Mayor and the London boroughs. Transport for London has some data on incidents relating to pedicab activity, including that in the three years to March 2013 pedicabs were involved in 20 reported collisions which resulted in injury. Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police also report a series of ongoing incidents involving pedicabs, including traffic offences and antisocial behaviour.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:17:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

710025

registered interest
date	10/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gospel Oak-Barking Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect Network Rail to publish its review into the delayed completion of upgrade work on the Barking to Gospel Oak train line; and whether they intend to investigate the impact of skills retention on Network Rail's capacity to deliver future upgrade work.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail has carried out a series of internal reviews and has now commissioned an independent audit of the project. The review is due for completion in late spring 2017 and will be communicated to the Department for Transport and Transport for London.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:22:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

708732

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Alternative Fuels: Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have submitted their plans for the implementation of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive; and if not, when they intend to do so.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on options to implement in full the requirements of EU Directive 2014/94/EU, known as the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive‎. We are now considering the responses and expect to introduce the necessary legislation for a complete and enforceable transposition during this Parliamentary session, which will then be submitted to the Commission.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:05:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

708733

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to reconsider the criteria for eligibility for their scheme for compensation for Southern Rail Passengers of one month's free travel so that users of Oyster Cards and contactless payment methods can also benefit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The one-off compensation package for Southern passengers recognises the extraordinary disruption passengers experienced over a period of time, which is why the scheme applies to season ticket holders.</p><p> </p><p>Annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly season ticket holders are able to claim a refund for the equivalent of a month’s (4 weeks) travel. This includes customers with an annual, quarterly, monthly or weekly season ticket on their Oyster card.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to reconsider the eligibility criteria for the enhanced compensation scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:06:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

708734

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the stages and timescales for the planning and construction of Crossrail 2; and what is the level of Government commitment to each stage of the project.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Government is currently reviewing the Strategic Outline Business Case it has received from Transport for London and is carefully considering it to ensure it is robust and includes a fair, sustainable and deliverable funding plan. The next steps and timescales for the project will therefore be decided as part of our consideration of this business case.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2017 12:07:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

708735

registered interest
date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for the reduction in the Modal Shift Revenue Support grant for rail freight.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The reduction in funding for Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) and the parallel Waterborne Freight Grant (WFG) scheme is as a result of 2015 Spending Review decisions to improve efficiency in the use of public expenditure. Since implementation of these reductions was due to begin in 2016/17, but delayed by a year to give industry time to adjust, they include the planned reductions for that year also.</p><p> </p><p>Following the final bid round of 2016/17, the maximum number of lorry journeys that MSRS support would help to remove from Britain’s roads and on to rail is 983,162 for that year. However, awards may not be delivered in full and the current year end forecast is for about 70,000 below that maximum.</p><p> </p><p>While there are some further bid rounds to come, which may increase the figures or alter what is covered by the two schemes, funding allocated at the first bid round for 2017/18 and 2018/19 will help to remove up to 796,854 and 776,497 lorry journeys respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL5867 question first answered 16/03/2017 12:09:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson