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100076

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Free Movement of People: Republic of Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the free movement of people between the United Kingdom and Ireland, however defined, plays in the Anglo-Irish agreement and in the documents which underpin it.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL2282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Free movement of people between the United Kingdom and Ireland within the Common Travel Area has existed since 1923 and therefore predates both the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the subsequent British-Irish Agreement. The free movement of people between the two jurisdictions is not provided for by either Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/10/2014 15:18:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

105764

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sugar
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 11 August (HL1282), whether they consider that supermarkets currently offer sufficient levels of sugar-free and sugar-reduced items; what impact they consider an increase in the availability of such items would have on obesity levels in the United Kingdom; whether they have any plans to intervene more strongly than the current voluntary arrangements in order to increase the availability of such items; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL2579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Through the Government’s voluntary partnership with industry, eight supermarket chains are currently signed up to the calorie reduction pledge and are taking actions to enable their customers to consume fewer calories. Five of these supermarkets are taking direct action to either cut sugar or provide sugar-free or sugar-reduced products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ten supermarket chains have committed to provide clear information on the front of food and drink products, including sugar content.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reducing overweight and obesity through a range of actions involving consumers and a wide range of stakeholders. The role of industry in continuing to reduce calories, including sugar, through the voluntary partnership is a key component of the Government’s approach.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The final report of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on Carbohydrates and Health and Public Health England evidence and advice on sugar reduction, both due in Spring 2015, will inform the Government’s next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2014 12:13:39 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

142584

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the change in the Treasury Block Grant to the Northern Ireland Executive should the Executive reduce corporation tax to 12.5 per cent from the existing United Kingdom level of corporation tax.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL2695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not yet agreed with the Northern Ireland Executive how the block grant adjustment will be calculated if corporation tax rate-setting powers are devolved</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 20/11/2014 17:04:30 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

168514

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nutrition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 November (HL2579), which eight supermarkets are currently signed up to the calorie reduction pledge.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL3544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The voluntary approach of working with industry is achieving real reductions in calories, including sugar. Examples include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group taking out added sugar from its high juices, removing 1.5 billion kcals per year;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco removing two billion calories from its juices, following on from the one billion removed in 2012; and</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s reducing sugar in its Own Brand chilled juices by 83.5 tonnes a year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The eight supermarkets currently signed up to the calorie reduction pledge are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Aldi Stores;</p><p> </p><p>- ASDA;</p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group;</p><p> </p><p>- Marks and Spencer;</p><p> </p><p>- Morrisons;</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco; and</p><p> </p><p>- Waitrose.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies signed up to the calorie reduction pledge have committed to support and enable their customers to eat and drink fewer calories through a range of actions, including product/menu reformulation, reviewing portion sizes, education and information, and actions to shift the marketing mix towards lower calorie options. The emphasis of the pledge is on overall calorie reduction; however, cutting sugar forms an important part of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies report each year on their activities to reduce calories, including sugar, and these returns are published on the Responsibility Deal website along with their Delivery Plans. An independent evaluation of the Responsibility Deal is under way and due to report early 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3545 HL3546 HL3547 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:58:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

168515

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nutrition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 November (HL2579), what is the calorie reduction pledge signed up to by eight supermarket chains; whether they have a sugar reduction goal in mind in reference to the pledge; and if so, what it is.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL3545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The voluntary approach of working with industry is achieving real reductions in calories, including sugar. Examples include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group taking out added sugar from its high juices, removing 1.5 billion kcals per year;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco removing two billion calories from its juices, following on from the one billion removed in 2012; and</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s reducing sugar in its Own Brand chilled juices by 83.5 tonnes a year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The eight supermarkets currently signed up to the calorie reduction pledge are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Aldi Stores;</p><p> </p><p>- ASDA;</p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group;</p><p> </p><p>- Marks and Spencer;</p><p> </p><p>- Morrisons;</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco; and</p><p> </p><p>- Waitrose.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies signed up to the calorie reduction pledge have committed to support and enable their customers to eat and drink fewer calories through a range of actions, including product/menu reformulation, reviewing portion sizes, education and information, and actions to shift the marketing mix towards lower calorie options. The emphasis of the pledge is on overall calorie reduction; however, cutting sugar forms an important part of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies report each year on their activities to reduce calories, including sugar, and these returns are published on the Responsibility Deal website along with their Delivery Plans. An independent evaluation of the Responsibility Deal is under way and due to report early 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3544 HL3546 HL3547 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:59:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

168516

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nutrition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 November (HL2579), who is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the supermarkets’ action either to cut sugar or to provide sugar-free or sugar-reduced products.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL3546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The voluntary approach of working with industry is achieving real reductions in calories, including sugar. Examples include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group taking out added sugar from its high juices, removing 1.5 billion kcals per year;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco removing two billion calories from its juices, following on from the one billion removed in 2012; and</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s reducing sugar in its Own Brand chilled juices by 83.5 tonnes a year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The eight supermarkets currently signed up to the calorie reduction pledge are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Aldi Stores;</p><p> </p><p>- ASDA;</p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group;</p><p> </p><p>- Marks and Spencer;</p><p> </p><p>- Morrisons;</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco; and</p><p> </p><p>- Waitrose.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies signed up to the calorie reduction pledge have committed to support and enable their customers to eat and drink fewer calories through a range of actions, including product/menu reformulation, reviewing portion sizes, education and information, and actions to shift the marketing mix towards lower calorie options. The emphasis of the pledge is on overall calorie reduction; however, cutting sugar forms an important part of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies report each year on their activities to reduce calories, including sugar, and these returns are published on the Responsibility Deal website along with their Delivery Plans. An independent evaluation of the Responsibility Deal is under way and due to report early 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3544 HL3545 HL3547 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:59:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

168517

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Nutrition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 November (HL2579), in the light of their commitment to reducing obesity, why the partnership with supermarkets in relation to their provision of sugar-free or sugar-reduced products is voluntary and not mandatory.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL3547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The voluntary approach of working with industry is achieving real reductions in calories, including sugar. Examples include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group taking out added sugar from its high juices, removing 1.5 billion kcals per year;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco removing two billion calories from its juices, following on from the one billion removed in 2012; and</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s reducing sugar in its Own Brand chilled juices by 83.5 tonnes a year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The eight supermarkets currently signed up to the calorie reduction pledge are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Aldi Stores;</p><p> </p><p>- ASDA;</p><p> </p><p>- the Co-operative Group;</p><p> </p><p>- Marks and Spencer;</p><p> </p><p>- Morrisons;</p><p> </p><p>- Sainsbury’s;</p><p> </p><p>- Tesco; and</p><p> </p><p>- Waitrose.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies signed up to the calorie reduction pledge have committed to support and enable their customers to eat and drink fewer calories through a range of actions, including product/menu reformulation, reviewing portion sizes, education and information, and actions to shift the marketing mix towards lower calorie options. The emphasis of the pledge is on overall calorie reduction; however, cutting sugar forms an important part of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Companies report each year on their activities to reduce calories, including sugar, and these returns are published on the Responsibility Deal website along with their Delivery Plans. An independent evaluation of the Responsibility Deal is under way and due to report early 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3544 HL3545 HL3546 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:59:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

172635

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list the National Health Service hospitals which declared major incidents in the period 1 December 2014 to 7 January 2015 inclusive; and in each case how long the incidents lasted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL3969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have advised that this information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the context of hospitals currently declaring major incidents, this refers to an emergency situation where particular facilities or resources are under pressure and special arrangements are required to maintain the delivery of some services. It would be for the organisation that had declared the emergency to de-escalate it, in line with its incident response plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The use of major incidents has been part of the National Health Service planning process since 2005, and they have been declared in every year since then.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no central definition but a major incident in a hospital might be called in:</p><p> </p><p>- times of severe pressure such as winter periods or an infectious disease outbreak; and</p><p> </p><p>- a period of particular local pressure such as dealing with a road traffic accident.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3970 HL3971 question first answered 14/01/2015 14:39:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

172636

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each National Health Service hospital which declared a major incident in the period 1 December 2014 to 7 January 2015 inclusive, how much money was spent per year in the preceding two years on the fees and costs of agencies which were contracted to supply (1) doctors, (2) nurses, and (3) other National Health Service staff, to the hospital concerned.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL3970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have advised that this information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the context of hospitals currently declaring major incidents, this refers to an emergency situation where particular facilities or resources are under pressure and special arrangements are required to maintain the delivery of some services. It would be for the organisation that had declared the emergency to de-escalate it, in line with its incident response plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The use of major incidents has been part of the National Health Service planning process since 2005, and they have been declared in every year since then.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no central definition but a major incident in a hospital might be called in:</p><p> </p><p>- times of severe pressure such as winter periods or an infectious disease outbreak; and</p><p> </p><p>- a period of particular local pressure such as dealing with a road traffic accident.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3969 HL3971 question first answered 14/01/2015 14:39:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

172637

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each National Health Service hospital which declared a major incident in the period 1 December 2014 to 7 January 2015 inclusive, how many beds were occupied by patients whose treatment had been completed but who remained in hospital because alternative health care or treatment were not available for them outside hospital at the time that the major incident was brought into effect.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL3971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have advised that this information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the context of hospitals currently declaring major incidents, this refers to an emergency situation where particular facilities or resources are under pressure and special arrangements are required to maintain the delivery of some services. It would be for the organisation that had declared the emergency to de-escalate it, in line with its incident response plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The use of major incidents has been part of the National Health Service planning process since 2005, and they have been declared in every year since then.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no central definition but a major incident in a hospital might be called in:</p><p> </p><p>- times of severe pressure such as winter periods or an infectious disease outbreak; and</p><p> </p><p>- a period of particular local pressure such as dealing with a road traffic accident.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3969 HL3970 question first answered 14/01/2015 14:39:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney