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1587990

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date	21/02/2023
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what categories of people are exempt from prescription charges; and what percentage of the population this represents.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Exemption from National Health Service prescription charges is available to those who:</p><p>- are in receipt of certain benefits;</p><p>- are pregnant or recently had a baby and hold a valid exemption certificate;</p><p>- are aged 60 years old and over;</p><p>- are aged under 16 years old, or 16,17 or 18 years old and in qualifying full-time education;</p><p>- get a War Pension and the prescription is for the accepted disablement; and</p><p>- have one of the listed medical conditions and hold a valid exemption certificate.</p><p>In addition, the NHS Low Income Scheme help with health costs on an income-related basis. Those who qualify for full help under this scheme will receive free prescriptions.</p><p>Approximately 60% of the population are exempt from prescription charges. Data on the breakdown by exemption type by population is not centrally held.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 07/03/2023 12:44:26 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1417558

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Interest Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact on the economy of a rise in interest rates of one per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England and this includes decisions on Bank Rate and quantitative easing. The separation of fiscal and monetary policy is a key feature of the UK’s economic framework, and essential for the effective delivery of monetary policy, so the Government does not comment on the conduct or effectiveness of monetary policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continually monitors economic developments, including any changes to the interest rate, to consider the impact of these developments on businesses and households.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 08/02/2022 16:35:21 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1204174

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that consumers’ future ability to access credit is not adversely impacted by any payment holidays taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brady
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role payment holidays play in providing temporary support to consumers through this period and continues to work closely with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to support consumers facing financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders must act responsibly when deciding whether and how much credit to issue. This includes assessing consumers’ ability to repay. The information on a consumer’s credit file is an important part of this assessment. FCA guidance makes clear that, during a payment holiday, accounts should be recorded to ensure the consumers’ current credit data position is maintained or frozen for the duration of the payment holiday period. The Government expects that this should not impact on a consumer’s credit file.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers should speak to their lender about their options when coming to the end of their payment holiday.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/06/2020 15:57:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4339 label Biography information for Baroness Brady

846701

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether statutory instruments have been used to introduce increased fines for criminal offences at any point in the last 30 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The standard scale of fines set down in the Criminal Justice Act 1982 for criminal offences in England and Wales was increased by primary legislation in the Criminal Justice Act 1991, and the Level 5 maximum was increased to an unlimited fine in the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The standard scale has not been amended by Order in the period specified. Regulations may be made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 provide alternative maximum penalties for some offences.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/03/2018 17:28:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

706903

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the effectiveness, (2) the operational performance, and (3) the achievements, of the Equality and Human Rights Commission; and whether they have given any consideration to its abolition or replacement.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Ministers, the Director of the Government Equalities Office (GEO) and officials in the GEO hold regular meetings with Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Board members and senior staff, which discuss current operational, spending and budgetary matters as specified by the EHRC’s Framework Document. In addition, GEO attends meetings of EHRC’s Audit and Risk Committee as an observer. The EHRC’s annual reports, which are laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State in accordance with the Equality Act 2006, detail its achievements and the performance of its functions for the relevant financial year.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Cabinet Office’s ongoing review of all Public Bodies, this Government expects to commence a tailored review of the EHRC in 2017-18. This will provide a further opportunity to consider the EHRC’s effectiveness and operational performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/03/2017 15:14:11 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

449674

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prescriptions, per year, are (1) made for adults aged 70–76, and (2) not collected by adults aged 70–76.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>We do not collect this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL5755 question first answered 11/02/2016 15:41:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

227435

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Employment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to increase the long-term employment of young ethnic minority people in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds in employment is at a near record high, with unemployment rates falling across all ethnic groups. Latest figures show that there are 129,000 more people from BME backgrounds in work compared to the same time last year, with the total number, at a near record high of more than 3 million. The employment rate has also risen by 0.7 percentage points over the last year. Unemployment has fallen for all ethnic minorities and is down by 2 percentage points (88,000) over the last year and down by 2.9 percentage points (103,000) since 2011.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The youth claimant count is at its lowest level since the 1970s. Work Coaches offer all claimants tailored support from day one of their claim. Under the Youth Contract, we are providing additional funding and Jobcentre Plus support for those who are still facing barriers to work including young people from Black and Ethnic Minority groups. We provide work experience and sector based work academy placements to give young people training and experience to help them to get into work. DWP employment programmes such as the Work Programme, Youth Contract and Mandatory Employment Programmes have been designed for all long-term claimants and are tailor made for the individual.</p><p> </p><p>One of the Government’s strategies for increasing ethnic minority employment and participation in the labour market is based around mainstreaming opportunity through locally delivered flexible provision. In addition, in October 2014 we introduced an intensive 3 month support package for 18-19 year olds from Day 1 of their claim in areas of high youth unemployment and the 8 highest concentrated areas of young claimants from Black and Ethnic Minority groups. This additional support will run until the end of March 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 25/03/2015 14:17:36 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick