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1029091

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in reviewing Personal Independence Payment claims following the High Court judgment on 21 December 2017; whether they will automatically review the cases of all individuals assessed prior to that judgment; and if so, whether those individuals will be informed that their cases are being reviewed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL12439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The High Court judgment on 21 December 2017 refers to the successful challenge by judicial review of the 2017 amending regulation which had reversed the effect of the MH Upper Tribunal (UT) decision. This decision, handed down on 28 November 2016 related to how overwhelming psychological distress should be considered when assessing a claimant’s ability to plan and follow a journey under PIP mobility activity 1.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018 (HLWS767) my Department is currently carrying out an administrative exercise to identify anyone who may be entitled to more support under Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as a result of the MH UT decision. At the same time, case managers will be considering the RJ decision, which concerns the way the Department assesses whether claimants can complete a PIP activity safely and if supervision is required.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the written statement of 20 December 2018 (HCWS1224), as at 23 November 2018, 140,000 cases had been reviewed and cleared and around 1,000 claimants had received payments. Given the complexity of the exercise we have started at a relatively small scale to test our processes to ensure they are effective before ramping up.</p><p> </p><p>Under this administrative exercise we are reviewing decisions made by the Department where the claimant was in receipt of PIP at the date of the Upper Tribunal decisions (MH, 28th November 2016 and RJ, 9th March 2017) and those who have had a decision made on their PIP claim since those dates. We will also be reviewing claims disallowed after these decisions.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants will be notified if we have reviewed their case. Claimants do not need to contact the Department at this stage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 17:52:20 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

1037592

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Hospitals: Nurses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a legal limit on the ratio of nurses to patients on wards in NHS hospitals in England; and if so, what are those limits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL12650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service does not have a legal ratio of nurses to patients.</p><p>Appropriate staffing levels are the responsibility of commissioners and trusts. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 include a requirement for the deployment of sufficient numbers of suitably qualified, competent, skilled and experienced persons at all times.</p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 22/01/2019 16:02:02 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

1110122

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Skin Diseases: Diagnosis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve GPs' diagnostic skills for skin conditions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL15090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Royal College of General Practitioners’ curriculum includes a module on the care of people with skin problems. This sets out the knowledge and skills a general practitioner should have in the diagnosis and management of skin conditions relevant to their role as generalist, community-based doctors, including the diagnostic investigations, such as blood and immunological testing to needed to support a diagnosis.</p><p>Once fully qualified, clinicians are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include taking account of new research and developments in guidance, such as that produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE has published a clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of number of common skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema. The guidance is routinely reviewed to ensure it reflects the latest available, including around diagnostic approaches.</p><p>The British Association of Dermatologists also continues to produce a range toolkits and guidance for health professionals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 24/04/2019 11:35:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

1110123

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Dermatology: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Health Education England on increasing the number of training places for dermatology students.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL15091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of medical specialty training places that are available each year in England is set by Health Education England (HEE) and is based on their assessment of service gaps and predicted workforce needs.</p><p>There are programmes of work underway as part of the development of a workforce implementation plan, which the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned Baroness Dido Harding, Chair of NHS Improvement, working closely with Sir David Behan, Chair of Health Education England, to oversee. These programmes will consider detailed proposals to grow the workforce, including consideration of additional staff in speciality fields, build a supportive working culture in the NHS and ensure first rate leadership for National Health Service staff. Baroness Harding will present initial recommendations to the Department in spring 2019.</p><p>The Department has not held specific discussions with HEE on increasing the number of training places for dermatology students. There has been a 100% fill rate in dermatology training in England for the past six years.</p><p>Dermatologist education and training and recruitment in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland is a matter for the devolved administrations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 24/04/2019 11:34:24 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

1121576

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Sunbeds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review sunbed regulations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL15227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Sunbeds Regulation Act 2010 was implemented to prohibit under-18s from using sunbeds based on the recommendations by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment.</p><p>The Department, with expert advisers, is considering whether the current legislation and associated guidance, produced by the Department, the Health and Safety Executive and Public Health England to support the enforcement of the regulations by local authorities and the safe use of sunbeds, are effective for protecting sunbed users.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 25/04/2019 12:40:32 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

1128067

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Emergency Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals have been charged with offences under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018; and how many of those incidents occurred in connection with the provision of services by the NHS.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL15916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of individuals charged under The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act, which came into effect on 13 November 2018. However, police forces in England and Wales provide the Home Office with data on the number of offences recorded of Assault or assault by beating of a constable or emergency worker that resulted in a charge.</p><p>Between 13 November 2018 to 31 December 2018, there were 947 offences recorded under the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 that resulted in a charge. However, this provides an incomplete count of all individuals charged under this Act because some offences will result in more than one offender being charged and more serious incidents may result in a higher charge such as Grievous Bodily Harm.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on whether or not the incident occurred in connection with the services provided by the NHS.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/06/2019 13:57:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

155358

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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	Imperial War Museum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to assist the Imperial War Museum in continuing to provide its library services to meet the extra demand during the commemorations of the First World War.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL2816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>DCMS continues to work closely and positively with IWM. The IWM remain fully committed to maintaining IWMs presence in Manchester, London and Cambridgeshire. The IWM are considering changes to how core collections including books are accessed at IWM London, and a programme of digitisation of these core collections is in train so that those across the UK and further afield who are not able to visit the museum sites in person, can engage with IWMs subject matter.</p><p>All accessioned collection items, and some (non-accessioned) books, ephemera, etc. will remain at or under the museum’s direct management and will continue to be accessible by appointment. However, IWM is also looking at a number of options, including possible transfer to other institutions for the materials currently held in IWMs library that are not part of its core (accessioned) collection, so that these might still be accessible to the public.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/11/2014 16:33:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

170863

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Logos
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they provide to Members of Parliament regarding the use of the United Kingdom Armed Forces logos in political literature.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL3810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence (MOD) does not permit the use of United Kingdom Armed Forces logos in political literature. Information on MOD copyright licensing is attached and is available on the Department's website at the following link:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311992/20140515_MOD_Copyright_Licensing_Information.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/311992/20140515_MOD_Copyright_Licensing_Information.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 06/01/2015 17:18:24 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name 20140515_MOD_Copyright_Licensing_Information.pdf title MOD Copyright Licensing Information
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

385291

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Skin Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidelines are issued to Clinical Commissioning Groups regarding patients with high-risk skin cancers such as melanoma.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has published a service specification for adult skin cancer services that sets out what the National Health Service must have in place to offer high quality skin cancer treatment, care and support. Embedded in this is the current best practice guidance on skin cancer published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE is developing a guideline on the assessment and management of melanoma. NICE currently expects to publish its final guidance in July 2015. Further information is available at the following link and a copy of the webpage has been attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-cgwave0674" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-cgwave0674</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, NICE is currently in the process of updating its Public Health guidance on skin cancer prevention: information, resources and environmental changes (PH32).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/07/2015 13:52:29 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name NICE webpage.pdf title NICE webpage
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

432547

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Political Activities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what restrictions there are on army officers being selected by a political party as a candidate for an elected post, such as police and crime commissioner.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL3956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>Members of the regular Armed Forces of the Crown are disqualified from membership of the House of Commons by the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and from election to the European Parliament by the European Parliamentary Act 1978. Such personnel must therefore apply for permission to retire voluntarily or resign or be granted a free discharge from the Service before their formal adoption as a Parliamentary candidate or prospective candidate. Such personnel must complete their last day of service before their formal adoption as a candidate or prospective candidate.</p><br /><p>No regular Service personnel or members of the Reserve Forces when serving on a full time Service commitment or additional duties commitment shall issue an address to electors or in any other manner publicly announce themselves or allow themselves to be publicly announced as a candidate or a prospective candidate for election to:</p><br /><p>UK Parliament, European Parliament, Scottish Parliament or Parliament of the Irish Republic for any Parliamentary constituency;</p><br /><p>the Northern Ireland Assembly or the National Assembly for Wales for any Assembly constituency;</p><p>any legislative assembly of the Commonwealth; or as a</p><br /><p>Police and Crime Commissioner.</p><p>Any person to whom this applies and who desires to stand as a candidate or who seeks election as described above must make an application through normal Service channels to retire voluntarily or to resign or to be granted a free discharge. Such an application should be made as early as possible. Approval of an application will depend on the exigencies of the Service. On leaving the Service, an unsuccessful candidate will have no right to reinstatement. A candidate or prospective candidate must take all steps within his power to ensure that no public announcement of his candidature is made before he has retired, resigned or been discharged.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/12/2015 16:59:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere