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1599737

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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	Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 February (HL4942) which confirmed that the expert working group established specifically to review Evusheld pre-exposure prophylaxis only met twice, the last meeting being on 19 May 2022, why the parliamentary Written Answers provided from that date until 4 July 2022 refer to asking clinicians to advise on the most appropriate option; and what other advice was being received during this period.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>The National Expert Working Group is one of the sources of clinical opinion to develop clinical policies. During this period the RAPID C-19 cross-agency group was also set up to review COVID-19 therapies in response to the pandemic. They would consider evidence and analysis from a number of sources, including the Prophylaxis Oversight Group and the UK Health Security Agency. In addition, the Therapeutics Clinical Review Panel considered evidence for COVID-19 risk to help prioritise cohorts for prophylaxis. This informed thinking within the Department and was subsequently shared with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. These groups continued to consider emerging evidence, including published evidence from independent researchers and evidence from the company, after the last meeting of the Expert Working Group.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 05/04/2023 14:48:03 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1419756

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what long-term arrangements they will put in place to assist (1) low-income households, and (2) pensioners on fixed incomes, to alleviate their domestic energy costs.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises many households will need support to help deal with the rising cost of energy prices. Therefore, we are providing support worth £9.1bn in 2022-23 composed of:</p><ul><li>A £200 discount for households delivered via their energy bill this autumn, paid back automatically over the next 5 years, spreading the increased costs of global prices over time in a way that is more manageable for households.</li><li>A £150 non-repayable cash rebate to 80% of households to help with rising costs now, delivered as a payment from government to Local Authorities, for implementation from this April via a payment to all households in Council Tax Bands A-D.</li><li>£144 million of discretionary funding for Local Authorities to support households who need support but are not eligible for the Council Tax reduction.</li></ul><p> </p><p>There is also our £500m Household Support Fund which will help vulnerable households, including pensioners, with the costs of essentials this winter – local authorities will ensure it reaches those who need it most, and 50% of the funding is ringfenced for households with children.</p><p> </p><p>This is on top of wider support available for vulnerable households, elderly and low-income people this winter. These schemes include the Warm Home Discount, which is being expanded to 3m people and increased to £150, up to £300 Winter Fuel Payment for all households with at least one member above State Pension age and a £25 per week Cold Weather Payment. These measures will help ensure those most vulnerable are better able to heat their homes over the winter.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these measures, we’re also providing £3bn over this Parliament to help more than half a million lower income homes become more energy efficient, saving them £290 per year on average.</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term, the Government will look to reduce our reliance on global gas prices by moving to a cleaner, more resilient energy system and improve energy efficiency to help keep bills down.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 10/02/2022 16:43:47 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1205419

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that future lending terms for the Public Works Loan Board do not restrict councils' access to borrowing, in particular for projects to support economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in areas such as (1) housing, (2) infrastructure, and (3) regeneration.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Local government invests billions of pounds every year to advance local priorities including economic recovery, housing, infrastructure and regeneration. The Government supports this local investment, in part by offering low cost loans to local authorities through the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB).</p><p> </p><p>Local government borrowing has grown substantially in recent years, led by a minority of local authorities borrowing from the PWLB to buy investment assets primarily for yield. The Government is clear that this is not an appropriate use of PWLB loans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is therefore consulting on a limited intervention to stop this activity, while preserving the ongoing availability of PWLB loans to support economic recovery and other core local priorities such as housing, infrastructure and regeneration. The Government hopes to receive responses to this consultation from across the sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 02/07/2020 13:00:32 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

852453

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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 whether they plan to commit to the achievement of zero new HIV infections in England; and if so, by what date.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p><em>A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England</em> outlines our ambitions to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. Specifically the Government is committed to reducing risky behaviour through the promotion of condoms, needle exchange schemes as well as the prevention of HIV acquisition through the possible use of treatments, (such as pre-exposure prophylaxis) and improving early diagnosis through increasing HIV testing and treatment of HIV among persons diagnosed with the virus. There are currently no plans to update the Framework. A copy of the Framework is attached.</p><p>The United Kingdom is committed to meeting the United Nations targets by 2020 for stopping new HIV infections, ensuring that everyone living with HIV has access to HIV treatment, protecting and promoting human rights and producing data for decision makers.</p><p>England is close to achieving these targets. In 2016, 88% of the 89,360 estimated number of people living with HIV had been diagnosed. Of those diagnosed, 96% were receiving HIV treatment and of those receiving treatment, 97% had a suppressed viral load, fulfilling the second two metrics of the 90:90:90 targets. Overall in England, 82% of people living with HIV are estimated to have a suppressed viral load, surpassing the overall aim of the UNAIDS target (73%). The Public Health England report <em>Towards elimination of HIV transmission, AIDS and HIV related deaths in the UK </em>outlines progress achieved towards these targets. A copy of the report is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name 9287-2900714-TSO-SexualHealthPolicyNW_ACCESSIBLE.pdf title A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement 2 file name Towards_elimination_of_HIV_transmission_AIDS_and_HIV_related_deaths_in_the_UK.pdf title Towards elimination of HIV transmission grouped question UIN HL5935 question first answered 14/03/2018 12:20:49 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

709529

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Company Liquidations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when a private training provider goes into liquidation, students are refunded the fees that they paid for their training.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Where a private provider of Further Education goes into liquidation the Government will take steps to ensure that any government-funded learners who are affected by the liquidation are given an opportunity to transfer to another provider, with minimal disruption, so as to complete their study.</p><p>Learners with Advanced Learner Loans will have any scheduled loan payments frozen until such time as they are successfully placed at a new provider.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 14/03/2017 14:43:05 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

450635

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Game: Lead
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recommendations they have made about what is a safe level of consumption of lead-shot game for children.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has identified the particular risk to children who frequently consume lead shot game. The FSA has advised since 2012 that those consuming high levels of such game should reduce their intake, and that this is especially important for vulnerable consumers such as children and pregnant women.</p><p> </p><p>This advice was widely reported in the media and on special interest group websites when it was published. The FSA reissued this advice last year. This advice is part of wider food safety advice on NHS Choices. The FSA is considering what further action is required to raise awareness of their advice, particularly with vulnerable groups such as parents and carers of young children.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 15:01:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

228971

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they began the administrative review of the recovery decisions involving Traveller sites in the Green Belt; what criteria are being applied for the review; and when the review is likely to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government continues to attach great importance to safeguarding the Green Belt. It will address concerns about the harm caused when there is unauthorised development of land in advance of obtaining planning permission and there is no opportunity to appropriately limit or mitigate the harm that has already taken place. For these reasons, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government will introduce a new planning and recovery policy for the Green Belt early in the new Parliament to strength protection against unauthorised development. This new policy will apply to all development within the Green Belt. In the meantime he has also decided to de-recover those cases of appeals for Traveller development in the Green Belt on which a substantive decision has not been reached. These will be remitted back to the Planning Inspectorate and, where appropriate, we will re-assess them in light of the new recovery policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/03/2015 14:48:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury