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1200701

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tolls: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any extension of the Central London Congestion Charge to Sundays on (1) the ability of people to attend places of worship in the zone, and (2) the financial sustainability of Churches in the zone.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London. The decision to temporarily extend the hours of the congestion charge was taken by the Mayor of London and it is a matter for him to confirm what assessment was made of impacts to churches and church goers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/06/2020 14:36:51 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1203476

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Special Advisers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what role the Cabinet Secretary plays in relation to supervising Special Advisors; and what guidance they have issued on the application of the Nolan Principles to Special Advisors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Seven Principles of Public Life apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder.</p><p>The Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, at paragraph 9, sets out that “The responsibility for the management and conduct of special advisers, including discipline, rests with the Minister who made the appointment. It is also the appointing Minister’s responsibility to ensure that their special adviser(s) adhere to this Code of Conduct.” It does not specify any such role for the Cabinet Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/06/2020 14:23:54 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1200702

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	HIV Infection: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide an update on plans to support HIV testing initiatives across England; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) supports HIV testing initiatives across England through its national programmes where appropriate.</p><p>PHE has committed to supporting the 56 Dean Street Breaking the Chain campaign via HIV Prevention England, the national HIV Prevention Programme and the national HIV self-sampling service. From 5 June 2020, residents of all local authorities in England can order a free self-sampling kit through the national HIV self-sampling service. PHE has committed to paying for 7,000 HIV tests, including syphilis opt-out testing, throughout the promotional period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/06/2020 13:58:03 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1285824

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Homelessness
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homeless people have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL13232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. NHS Digital collects data on an admission, not individual, basis therefore an individual may be recorded more than once.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/02/2021 11:40:08 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1243599

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	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	HIV Infection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new HIV infections have been recorded in each of the last ten years, broken down by age group; and what proportion of those infections were a clinical late diagnosis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL9178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The number of HIV diagnoses in the United Kingdom and the proportion made at late stage of infection by age group for the past 10 years are presented in the national HIV tables which are attached due to the size of the data.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/10/2020 11:59:16 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name FORMATTED HIV_National_Tables_2019 (1).xls title National HIV tables
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1405011

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	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	Blood: Donors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new donors who identify as MSM (men who have sex with men) have (1) registered to donate, or (2) donated, blood since the introduction of the current individualised risk-based policy of blood donation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected. The work of the For Assessment of Individualised Risk steering group and subsequent policy change was carried out to improve inclusivity in the blood donor selection criteria so that more people could be eligible to donate based on their health, travel and sexual behaviour.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 31/01/2022 16:09:38 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1419341

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pedestrians have been killed by dangerous riding by cyclists in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>The number of pedestrians killed in reported road collisions with a pedal cycle in each of the last 5 years is shown in the table. The Department’s reported road casualty statistics do not assign fault, so it is not possible to determine in how many of these cases the collision was caused by a cyclist riding dangerously. Conclusions on responsibility in each case are a matter for the courts.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pedestrian fatalities following collision with pedal cycle</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/02/2022 12:45:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1314151

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	AIDS: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have died from AIDS-related illnesses in the UK in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p><p /> <p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong> | National Statistician</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Black of Brentwood</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p> </p><p>18 May 2021</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Black,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people have died from AIDS-related illnesses in the UK in each of the last ten years for which figures are available <strong>(HL138)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for publishing the number of deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration.</p><p> </p><p>Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10). Deaths where the underlying cause was Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are defined by the ICD-10 codes B20 to B24.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 provides the number of deaths, in England and Wales, where HIV was either mentioned on the death certificate as a factor that contributed to the death or was the underlying cause of death. Figures are provided for deaths registered in 2010 to 2019, the latest available 10-year period of finalised mortality data.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that ONS mortality statistics are based on the cause of death that was reported by the doctor or coroner when they certified the death. More information on the process of death certification and cause of death coding is available in the <em>User guide to mortality statistics<strong>[1]</strong><sup>.</sup></em> Public Health England publish an alternative source of data on HIV deaths[2], which is based on a specialised database of HIV diagnosis, AIDS, and deaths data.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of deaths with ICD-10 codes related to</strong> <strong>Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) mentioned on the death certificate, England and Wales, deaths registered in 2010 to 2019<strong>[3]</strong><strong>[4]</strong><strong>[5]</strong><strong>[6]</strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deaths “involving” HIV</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>of which</em></strong><strong>, deaths “due to” HIV</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong>Source: <em>ONS</em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/methodologies/userguidetomortalitystatisticsjuly2017</p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables</a></p><p>[3]Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year.</p><p>[4]Deaths include non-residents.</p><p>[5]The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (B20-B24).</p><p>[6]Deaths &quot;involving&quot; a cause refer to deaths that had this cause mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as an underlying cause or not. Deaths &quot;due to&quot; a cause refer only to deaths that had this as the underlying cause of death.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 25/05/2021 16:49:51 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1504826

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	HIV Infection: Prisoners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners in England and Wales have tested positive for HIV while in prison in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL2070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 05/10/2022 11:14:24 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1314150

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	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	Cats: Tagging
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many responses were received to their consultation on the microchipping of cats.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The consultation on the microchipping of cats closed on 17 February 2021 and attracted 33,423 responses. Defra is currently analysing responses to the consultation and will publish a response and proposals later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 26/05/2021 13:03:08 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood