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1144183

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Investment
	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 Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) model for forecasting business investment, in the light of business investment growth consistently falling below OBR forecasts and remaining “significantly weaker than expected” according to its Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published in March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL17671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) publishes an annual Forecast Evaluation Report, in which they compare their forecasts to subsequent published data, explain any forecast errors, and identify lessons for future forecasts. answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 15:37:41 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1330360

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bitcoin: Energy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the establishment of the Bitcoin Mining Council, what steps they will take (1) to encourage the use of renewable power and sustainable Bitcoin mining, and (2) to monitor the effectiveness of the Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text The Government has been monitoring developments within the cryptoasset industry, including rising energy usage.<p> </p><p>The Cryptoasset Taskforce, comprising HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England, considers the impact of cryptoassets and assesses what, if any, regulation is required in response. The Government stands ready to respond to emerging risks or changes in the market and will continue to monitor developments in cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2020, the Chancellor announced that the UK will implement a green taxonomy – a common framework for determining which activities can be defined as environmentally sustainable – which will improve understanding of the impact of firms’ activities and investments on the environment and support our transition to a sustainable economy. More details on the green taxonomy will be announced in due course.</p>The Government has already taken action to ensure the UK is the world-leading centre for green finance including through announcing an intention to make disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) fully mandatory across the economy by 2025, making the UK the first country to do so. answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL788 HL789 question first answered 16/06/2021 10:45:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1330361

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Environment Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) the Cryptoasset Taskforce, or (2) any government department, collects or collates data on the environmental impact of cryptocurrencies; and if so, when any such data will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text The Government has been monitoring developments within the cryptoasset industry, including rising energy usage.<p> </p><p>The Cryptoasset Taskforce, comprising HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England, considers the impact of cryptoassets and assesses what, if any, regulation is required in response. The Government stands ready to respond to emerging risks or changes in the market and will continue to monitor developments in cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2020, the Chancellor announced that the UK will implement a green taxonomy – a common framework for determining which activities can be defined as environmentally sustainable – which will improve understanding of the impact of firms’ activities and investments on the environment and support our transition to a sustainable economy. More details on the green taxonomy will be announced in due course.</p>The Government has already taken action to ensure the UK is the world-leading centre for green finance including through announcing an intention to make disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) fully mandatory across the economy by 2025, making the UK the first country to do so. answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL787 HL789 question first answered 16/06/2021 10:45:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1330362

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Environment Protection
	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 level of energy use in the mining of Bitcoin, as identified by the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index; and what steps they will take to address the environmental harms of cryptocurrencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text The Government has been monitoring developments within the cryptoasset industry, including rising energy usage.<p> </p><p>The Cryptoasset Taskforce, comprising HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England, considers the impact of cryptoassets and assesses what, if any, regulation is required in response. The Government stands ready to respond to emerging risks or changes in the market and will continue to monitor developments in cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2020, the Chancellor announced that the UK will implement a green taxonomy – a common framework for determining which activities can be defined as environmentally sustainable – which will improve understanding of the impact of firms’ activities and investments on the environment and support our transition to a sustainable economy. More details on the green taxonomy will be announced in due course.</p>The Government has already taken action to ensure the UK is the world-leading centre for green finance including through announcing an intention to make disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) fully mandatory across the economy by 2025, making the UK the first country to do so. answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL787 HL788 question first answered 16/06/2021 10:45:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1385194

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	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	Immunotherapy: Shortages
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what communications have been issued by the NHS in England about the immunoglobulin shortage to patient groups supporting people with immunodeficiency; and whether the NHS in England has communicated directly with patients to explain the situation and how it will affect them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL4726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>With the input of clinicians, professional bodies and patient groups, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the UK Primary Immunodeficiency Network have developed a patient information leaflet which was issued to National Health Service trusts on 8 November 2021, with a request to discuss and share with patients as part of individual clinical conversations. NHS England and NHS Improvement have also shared the leaflet with patient groups to circulate to affected members.</p><p>The patient information leaflet highlights that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer people have been able to donate blood, which has impacted the availability of immunoglobulin products both globally and in the United Kingdom. The patient information leaflet also explains what the impact of the global shortage of immunoglobulin products may mean for UK patients and how they can access support. A copy of the patient leaflet, <em>Immunoglobulin replacement therapy: Information for patients from the NHS and the UK Primary Immunodeficiency Network</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 20/12/2021 13:19:29 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name B0910_ii_Immunoglobulin - patient information leaflet_041121.docx title Immunoglobulin replacement therapy: Information fo
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1437285

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to work with charities that represent clinically extremely vulnerable people to ensure that these groups rapidly receive communications concerning their risk from COVID-19 as restrictions and mandatory isolation comes to an end on 1 April.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>We will continue to meet with charities and stakeholders representing those whose immune system means they are at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency, Dr Jenny Harries, is the clinical lead for the programmes supporting these patients and has met with charities at stakeholder engagement sessions.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 15/03/2022 12:07:32 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1462730

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	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	Evusheld
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not recognised the laboratory assay tests conducted in (1) the US, and (2) the EU, on Evusheld against Omicron subvariants.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>We understand that the United States of America has increased the suggested dose of Evusheld, in line with in vitro results showing that Evusheld has reduced efficacy against some Omicron subvariants. The Food and Drug Administration’s in vitro data was pseudovirus data, whereas the tests being conducted by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are based on live virus data. The European Medicines Agency has acknowledged the possibility that Evusheld has reduced efficacy against Omicron subvariants, based on laboratory studies. The data generated by the UKHSA will enhance our understanding of the effectiveness of Evusheld's neutralisation of Omicron subvariants, including BA.2.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 25/05/2022 11:30:45 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1464287

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 27 April (HL7561), what conclusions they have reached following meetings with groups representing the immunocompromised community on how they can be involved in (1) creating, and (2) disseminating, (a) communication, and (b) guidance, to people about how to safely manage their ongoing risk.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We regularly engage with charities and patient organisation representing and supporting immunocompromised and immunosuppressed people. Further to discussions with these groups, we are establishing an engagement forum for charities and patient organisations to discuss issues relating to the enhanced protection programme and to seek the views of these stakeholders in advance of any updates to guidance. We will continue to update these stakeholders on the enhanced protection programme through webinars, meetings and correspondence.</p><p> </p><p>The enhanced protection programme is a tripartite scheme administered by the Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Dame Jenny Harries, the Chief Executive of the UKHSA, is the senior responsible owner for the</p><p>programme. There is no formal process for designating patient organisations as stakeholders for the programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL348 HL349 question first answered 06/06/2022 10:59:57 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1464288

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) communicate, and (2) consult, with (a) charities, and (b) patient organisations, as part of the COVID-19 enhanced protection programme (EPP); and what format this will take.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We regularly engage with charities and patient organisation representing and supporting immunocompromised and immunosuppressed people. Further to discussions with these groups, we are establishing an engagement forum for charities and patient organisations to discuss issues relating to the enhanced protection programme and to seek the views of these stakeholders in advance of any updates to guidance. We will continue to update these stakeholders on the enhanced protection programme through webinars, meetings and correspondence.</p><p> </p><p>The enhanced protection programme is a tripartite scheme administered by the Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Dame Jenny Harries, the Chief Executive of the UKHSA, is the senior responsible owner for the</p><p>programme. There is no formal process for designating patient organisations as stakeholders for the programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL347 HL349 question first answered 06/06/2022 10:59:57 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1464289

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for leading the COVID-19 enhanced protection programme (EPP); and what is the process for (1) charities, and (2) patient organisations, to be designated as stakeholders for the programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We regularly engage with charities and patient organisation representing and supporting immunocompromised and immunosuppressed people. Further to discussions with these groups, we are establishing an engagement forum for charities and patient organisations to discuss issues relating to the enhanced protection programme and to seek the views of these stakeholders in advance of any updates to guidance. We will continue to update these stakeholders on the enhanced protection programme through webinars, meetings and correspondence.</p><p> </p><p>The enhanced protection programme is a tripartite scheme administered by the Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Dame Jenny Harries, the Chief Executive of the UKHSA, is the senior responsible owner for the</p><p>programme. There is no formal process for designating patient organisations as stakeholders for the programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL347 HL348 question first answered 06/06/2022 10:59:57 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1273645

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2021
	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: Social Distancing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effectiveness of their social distancing guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic; and what plans they have, if any, to change that guidance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL11759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise how hard the impact of COVID-19 pandemic has been on people's relationships with their loved ones. The current guidance on social distancing remains that people should stay at least two metres away from others outside their household, to control the spread of the virus and keeping people safe. This guidance is under constant review to reflect the latest advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and the latest evidence we have on the transmission of the virus, including new variants. We are also working across government to ensure that guidance relating to specific sectors on social distancing and non-pharmaceutical interventions takes into account the latest advice and information.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 14/01/2021 13:01:01 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1441625

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to undertake the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, announced in December 2021; and why that review has been delayed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We know there is concern that the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, part II, has not kept pace with today’s commercial property sector. <br> <br> Government announced <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-evictions-ban-extended-until-march" target="_blank">a review of the landlord and tenant legislation</a>  in December 2020. The review will develop proposals for a framework that helps support the efficient, flexible use of space and supports high streets and town centres. <br> <br> Over the last year, Government has prioritised developing an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-and-code-to-resolve-remaining-covid-19-commercial-rent-debts" target="_blank">exit strategy from the moratorium on commercial evictions</a> , and resolution of pandemic-related rent debt via the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act, which received Royal Assent on 24 March. Government recommitted to the review as part of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005041/Build_Back_Better_High_Streets.pdf" target="_blank">Build Back Better High Streets</a> strategy in July 2021, and officials are currently engaging across the sector to inform the scope and focus of the review; further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name HL6979 Exit strategy from the moratorium on commercial evictions.docx title Exit strategy from the moratorium on commercial ev 2 file name HL 6979 Build Back Better High Streets.pdf title Build Back Better High Streets 3 file name HL 6979 Review of the landlord and tenant legislation.docx title Review of the landlord and tenant legislation question first answered 29/03/2022 16:57:24 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1246715

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Business: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the results of the survey they published in September on extending the scope and powers of the Prompt Payment Code.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL9557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We have received over 400 responses to our survey on suggested reforms of the Prompt Payment Code and officials are currently analysing those responses.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to publish the new Code principles before the end of the year but only after the views of those who took the time to respond have been given the consideration they deserve.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/11/2020 17:27:15 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1313680

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Epidemiology: Research
	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 impact of the recent cuts to Overseas Development Assistance on research and preparedness for future pandemics; and how many grants for research into pandemics and global health have been affected by these cuts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL72
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>We have prioritised our aid to be more strategic and remain a force for good across the world. Following a thorough review, the FCDO's aid budget has been allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against a challenging financial climate of COVID. FCDO will now work through what this means for individual research programmes, in line with the priorities we have identified.</p><p>We will focus our research on the core priorities for poverty reduction, including COVID recovery, pandemic preparedness and other international health priorities. Overall, we have committed up to £1.3 billion of aid spending to counter the health, socio-economic and humanitarian impacts of the pandemic. Scientific and technological innovation runs through every one of the seven priority themes for our ODA spend. UK expertise in science, research and development has led to one of the first effective and affordable COVID-19 vaccines. We will remain a world-leading aid donor and across Her Majesty's Government we will spend more than £10 billion this year to address poverty, climate change and global health threats - including ensuring that developing countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/05/2021 13:19:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1249772

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
	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 proposal by the Association of Accounting Technicians that Bounce Back Loans for all small businesses should be written off.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>We have always been clear that businesses are responsible for repaying any finance they take out. However, we recognise that some borrowers will benefit from flexibility for their repayments. That is why we announced the Pay as you Grow measures.</p><p>Pay as You Grow will provide Bounce Back Loan borrowers more time and flexibility over their repayments by giving them the option to:</p><ul><li>Extend the length of the loan from six years to ten.</li><li>Make interest-only payments for six months, with the option to use this up to three times throughout the loan.</li><li>Once six payments have been made, have the option of a six-month repayment holiday.</li></ul><p>Businesses will be able to use these options either individually or in combination with each other. In addition they have the option to fully repay their loan early and will face no early repayment charges for doing so.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/11/2020 16:47:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1379168

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	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: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to evaluate AZD7442 for emergency use as a preventative treatment against COVID-19; and what are the timelines for its approval.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL4096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the emerging data for AstraZeneca’s long-acting antibody therapy, AZD7442. AstraZeneca are discussing potential approval for the therapy with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.</p><p>We anticipate that further neutralising monoclonal antibody treatments will be submitted for evaluation for a marketing authorisation by the MHRA in the next few months. These treatments could become available for community treatment or preventative use.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 01/12/2021 12:02:25 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1178528

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Business: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when full responsibility for the Prompt Payment Code will be moved to the Small Business Commissioner.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL1664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the Interim Small Business Commissioner to transfer the administration of the Code by the end of the financial year.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 26/02/2020 16:18:11 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1226095

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the publication of Our Plan to Rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Strategy in May, what plans they have to introduce the “more differentiated approach to risk” for people who are shielding if the COVID-19 infection rate increases.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>We are working with a consortium of leading academics and the National Health Service to develop a new risk assessment tool that will allow us to better judge the risk that individuals face from COVID-19. This means that if the shielding policy needs to be started again in the event of an increase in the COVID-19 infection rate or in local lockdowns, we will be able to better target interventions and have a much stronger scientific basis for our approach to risk management for those most at risk.</p><p> </p><p>There is no predetermined infection rate at which shielding may be reintroduced. Any decision to restart shielding would be based on clinical advice at the time taking into account the particular circumstances. We are keeping this under constant review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL6980 question first answered 06/08/2020 11:21:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1226096

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to what level the COVID-19 infection rate would need to rise for shielding to be re-introduced (1) locally, and (2) nationally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>We are working with a consortium of leading academics and the National Health Service to develop a new risk assessment tool that will allow us to better judge the risk that individuals face from COVID-19. This means that if the shielding policy needs to be started again in the event of an increase in the COVID-19 infection rate or in local lockdowns, we will be able to better target interventions and have a much stronger scientific basis for our approach to risk management for those most at risk.</p><p> </p><p>There is no predetermined infection rate at which shielding may be reintroduced. Any decision to restart shielding would be based on clinical advice at the time taking into account the particular circumstances. We are keeping this under constant review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL6979 question first answered 06/08/2020 11:21:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1358407

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2021
	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: Ronapreve
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the (1) existing stock levels, (2) planned order quantities, and (3) delivery dates, for the COVID-19 antibody drug Ronapreve; and what is the (a) current, and (b) planned, geographic distribution of Ronapreve across England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL2858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested on existing stock levels, planned order quantities and delivery of Ronapreve, as this is commercially sensitive. A contract is in place for stock held in the United Kingdom which is available to order across the four nations. However, information on the distribution of this stock is not held centrally. Hospitals are able to replenish their supplies of Ronapreve according to their admission rates, with the majority of hospitals in England providing acute care now registered to administer the drug.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 21/10/2021 11:26:21 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1379167

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	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: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to secure stocks of AstraZeneca's treatment AZD7442 as a prophylactic preventative therapy against COVID-19 infection.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL4095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as it is commercially sensitive.</p><p>The Department published a Prior information Notice in Find a Tender Service on 5 October 2021 inviting suppliers to submit an Expression of Interest on neutralising antibody treatments they are developing for treating and preventing COVID-19. The engagement enables the Department to monitor development of all neutralising monoclonal antibodies for treatment and prevention of COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 01/12/2021 11:59:59 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1456676

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Small Business Commissioner
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what conclusions they reached with the Small Business Commissioner regarding the implications of the results of the Increasing the scope and powers of the Small Business Commissioner consultation, which ran from 1 October 2020 to 24 December 2020; what proposals they intend to come up with as a result of this; and when such proposals will be implemented.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL7566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner to support small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>We are working through the impact of any new powers with the Commissioner to better understand resourcing implications of each option and also working through the impact on businesses.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/04/2022 15:02:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1456675

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve communication with immunocompromised patients who have not been informed about access to free COVID-19 PCR tests; and what steps they will take to ensure that those patients continue to get the latest information about treatments for COVID-19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL7565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Vulnerable patients who are clinically eligible for antiviral and antibody treatments have been identified digitally, where possible. These patients should have received a ‘pre-notification’ letter or email to advise them that they may be eligible to receive these treatments directly, should they test positive for COVID-19. Some potentially eligible patients are not centrally identifiable using national databases, such as those who are newly diagnosed and some cancer patients. Those patients are being contacted directly by their consultants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England circulated information to general practices and wrote to medical directors at National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups, to provide an update on patient access to treatments from COVID Medicine Delivery Units (CMDU) from 1 April 2022. This information has been cascaded to clinicians to advise their patients on accessing treatments from CMDUs. Consultants and specialists have been requested to contact eligible patients to provide further information.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 25/04/2022 16:41:46 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1433435

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what verification checks are conducted on the permitted US Homeland Security procedures at UK airports; who conducts these checks; in which department the people that conduct these checks are based; and when was the last time these checks were conducted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the US Immigration Advisory Program, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have operated in an advisory capacity at Heathrow airport, since 2007, to support airlines in identifying passengers who may be inadmissible to the US and should not board flights to the US. This reflects an established recommended practice of Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention).</p><p>The CBP officers hold no authority in the UK, conduct no formal checks and can only advise airline staff. The decision whether or not to board a passenger rests with the airline.</p><p>We do not publish the specific details of the arrangement with the Department of Homeland Security for operational reasons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6290 question first answered 07/03/2022 16:19:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1433436

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they have received from the US ambassador to the UK on the operation of the Homeland Security checks on UK territory; and when was the last time such checks were discussed by UK Ministers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the US Immigration Advisory Program, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have operated in an advisory capacity at Heathrow airport, since 2007, to support airlines in identifying passengers who may be inadmissible to the US and should not board flights to the US. This reflects an established recommended practice of Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the Chicago Convention).</p><p>The CBP officers hold no authority in the UK, conduct no formal checks and can only advise airline staff. The decision whether or not to board a passenger rests with the airline.</p><p>We do not publish the specific details of the arrangement with the Department of Homeland Security for operational reasons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6289 question first answered 07/03/2022 16:19:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn