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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

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

1006655

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Software
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether Members are no longer offered OneDrive; if so, on whose authority; and why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL11435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to remove OneDrive from Members. A configuration change made to the OneDrive service designed to enhance parliamentary information security had an unintended impact on the ability of Members to use OneDrive. This change has now been reversed and we are grateful to the noble Lord and others for drawing this to our attention.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL11436 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:31:59 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

1006656

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers: Software
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker why Members were not informed that OneDrive would no longer be available at the same time that those working in the Parliamentary Digital Service were informed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL11436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to remove OneDrive from Members. A configuration change made to the OneDrive service designed to enhance parliamentary information security had an unintended impact on the ability of Members to use OneDrive. This change has now been reversed and we are grateful to the noble Lord and others for drawing this to our attention.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith grouped question UIN HL11435 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:31:59 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

972718

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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, following their decision to review 1.6 million Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims as a result of the court ruling in January CP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2018] UKUT 5 (AAC), how many of those in receipt of PIP who have been further re-assessed since February have been informed of the outcome.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL10302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018 (HLWS767) my Department is 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 and RJ judgments.</p><p>The Upper Tribunal judgment of CP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2018] UKUT 5 (AAC) was heard after RJ and the Tribunal therefore considered RJ when it made its decision.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants will be notified if we have reviewed their case. Claimants whose PIP award increases will receive backdated payments. This will either be from the date of the judgement(s) or the start of their PIP award, if this was after the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Decision makers will consider the MH judgment for all PIP decisions made since 28th November 2016. They will also consider the RJ judgment for all PIP decisions made since 9th March 2017. This will include claims which have been disallowed after the date of the judgment(s).</p><p> </p><p>As additionally outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018, I am committed to updating the House regularly and a statement on progress of this exercise will be tabled in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>In regard to timing this is a very complex exercise and of substantial scale. We absolutely understand the urgency of this work, but we are also committed to carrying it out safely and correctly to ensure claimants receive the payments they are entitled to<strong>. </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL10303 HL10304 question first answered 26/09/2018 15:31:38 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

972719

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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, following their decision to review 1.6 million Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims as a result of the court ruling in January CP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2018] UKUT 5 (AAC), how many individuals in receipt of PIP who had been re-assessed for continued eligibility have been further re-assessed; how many remain to be further re-assessed; and when the process will be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL10303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018 (HLWS767) my Department is 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 and RJ judgments.</p><p>The Upper Tribunal judgment of CP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2018] UKUT 5 (AAC) was heard after RJ and the Tribunal therefore considered RJ when it made its decision.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants will be notified if we have reviewed their case. Claimants whose PIP award increases will receive backdated payments. This will either be from the date of the judgement(s) or the start of their PIP award, if this was after the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Decision makers will consider the MH judgment for all PIP decisions made since 28th November 2016. They will also consider the RJ judgment for all PIP decisions made since 9th March 2017. This will include claims which have been disallowed after the date of the judgment(s).</p><p> </p><p>As additionally outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018, I am committed to updating the House regularly and a statement on progress of this exercise will be tabled in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>In regard to timing this is a very complex exercise and of substantial scale. We absolutely understand the urgency of this work, but we are also committed to carrying it out safely and correctly to ensure claimants receive the payments they are entitled to<strong>. </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL10302 HL10304 question first answered 26/09/2018 15:31:38 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

972720

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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, following their decision to review 1.6 million Personal Independence Payments (PIP) claims as a result of the court ruling in January CP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2018] UKUT 5 (AAC), whether all those who had been reviewed for continued eligibility of PIP in 2016 and 2017 will be informed if they will be further re-assessed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL10304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018 (HLWS767) my Department is 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 and RJ judgments.</p><p>The Upper Tribunal judgment of CP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (PIP): [2018] UKUT 5 (AAC) was heard after RJ and the Tribunal therefore considered RJ when it made its decision.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants will be notified if we have reviewed their case. Claimants whose PIP award increases will receive backdated payments. This will either be from the date of the judgement(s) or the start of their PIP award, if this was after the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Decision makers will consider the MH judgment for all PIP decisions made since 28th November 2016. They will also consider the RJ judgment for all PIP decisions made since 9th March 2017. This will include claims which have been disallowed after the date of the judgment(s).</p><p> </p><p>As additionally outlined in the Written Statement of 25 June 2018, I am committed to updating the House regularly and a statement on progress of this exercise will be tabled in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>In regard to timing this is a very complex exercise and of substantial scale. We absolutely understand the urgency of this work, but we are also committed to carrying it out safely and correctly to ensure claimants receive the payments they are entitled to<strong>. </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL10302 HL10303 question first answered 26/09/2018 15:31:38 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

944399

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	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	Tree Felling: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many felling licences have been issued by Forestry Commission England in each quarter since 2015; and how many hectares those licences cover.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL9640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission’s record of the number of felling licences granted and the area of land these covered from 2015 to date is reproduced in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Number of Licences granted</p></td><td><p>Area of land covered (hectares)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Jan - March)</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>5083</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (April - June)</p></td><td><p>523</p></td><td><p>4990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (July - Sept)</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>6384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Oct - Dec)</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td><p>7398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Jan - March)</p></td><td><p>574</p></td><td><p>17040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (April - June)</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>13036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (July - Sept)</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>13329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Oct - Dec)</p></td><td><p>681</p></td><td><p>14795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Jan - March)</p></td><td><p>942</p></td><td><p>19665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (April - June)</p></td><td><p>787</p></td><td><p>15132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (July - Sept)</p></td><td><p>799</p></td><td><p>23448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Oct - Dec)</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>13898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Jan - March)</p></td><td><p>694</p></td><td><p>14526</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (April - June)</p></td><td><p>669</p></td><td><p>13043</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The above table does not include felling approved on the Public Forest Estate which is exempt from the requirement for a licence or felling approved in legacy English Woodland Grant Schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/07/2018 13:12:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

938062

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of House of Lords staff are paid more than the Prime Minister.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL9369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>One member of House of Lords staff, the Clerk of the Parliaments, is paid more than the Prime Minister. The Clerk of the Parliaments’ salary is linked to the Judicial Salary Group, as published each year by the Government. In 2017-18, the relevant salary group, JG4, was set at £181,566.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of the salaries of all House of Lords Management Board members are published in the remuneration report in each year’s Annual Report and Resource Accounts, which is available on the website: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-lords-administration/how-the-lords-is-run/business-and-financial-information/business-plans-annual-reports-and-accounts/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-lords-administration/how-the-lords-is-run/business-and-financial-information/business-plans-annual-reports-and-accounts/</a></p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 19/07/2018 11:42:23 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

938063

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Abingdon Green
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what representations, if any, he has made to Westminster City Council about ensuring members of the House have access to the footpath across College Green.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
	uin	HL9370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>College Green is owned by the House of Commons, with access to it controlled by Black Rod, or the Yeoman Usher acting as Black Rod’s deputy, on behalf of the House of Commons. I have not therefore made any representations to Westminster City Council about ensuring members of the House of Lords have access to the footpath across College Green.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 19/07/2018 11:37:44 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere