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registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access: Life Sciences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department of Health and Social Care’s ongoing Voluntary Price and Access Scheme (VPAS) pre-negotiation workshops, what assessment they have made of the (1) the impact of VPAS 2019 on the UK life science sector, and (2) the implications for their negotiations on VPAS 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working to better understand the impacts of the operation of the current voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) on the United Kingdom life sciences industry. We are in direct conversations with pharmaceutical companies, including in the recent pre-negotiation workshops, as well as with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade about the business environment for life sciences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is open to ideas about how a successor to VPAS should operate from 2024 onwards. We are working with industry to agree a mutually beneficial successor that supports better patient outcomes; ensures the sustainability of National Health Service spend on branded medicines; and enables a strong UK life sciences industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 20/03/2023 17:13:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1421511

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Secondary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which state secondary schools have been selected to take part in the Department for Education pilot scheme to extend the teaching of Latin.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The department intends to run a Latin Excellence Programme, commencing in September 2022 with the objective of improving pupils’ attainment via increased access to, and uptake of, GCSE in Latin, whilst contributing to pupils’ broader Classics education. State-funded schools in England teaching key stage 3 and key stage 4 pupils rated either Good or Outstanding by Ofsted and with an EBacc entry of or above the national entry rate (40%) will be eligible to apply for the programme. The procurement process for this programme is still ongoing, therefore no state secondary schools have yet been able to apply to take part in the programme. The application process to join the programme is expected to be announced soon.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 23/02/2022 11:25:55 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1217770

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Nutrition: Children
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 increased intake of artificial sweeteners by infants and children, and (2) levels of intake of fruit and vegetables by infants and children.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Sweeteners permitted for use in the United Kingdom, are strictly regulated and undergo a mandatory robust safety assessment prior to being authorised for the market. Maximum use levels are set to help ensure that consumers do not exceed the acceptable intake levels which apply to all population groups over 12 weeks of age.</p><p>Latest data on fruit and vegetable intakes for children aged 18 months upwards are available from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2014/15 to 2015/16) and for infants and young children aged 4-18 months available from the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children 2011. Mean intake by age group ranges from 170 grams per day at 12-18 months old to 168 grams per day at 11-18 year olds. The <em>National Diet and Nutrition Survey </em><em>Results from Years 7 and 8 (combined) of the Rolling Programme (2014/2015 to 2015/2016)</em> report and the <em>Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children, 2011</em> are attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name National Diet and Nutrition Survey results from years 7 and 8 of the Rolling Programme 2014-15 to 2015-16.pdf title National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2 file name DNSIYC UK 2011.pdf title Diet aNutrition Survey of Infants Young Childre question first answered 17/07/2020 10:17:38 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

856324

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a place where only religious matters are taught to children who do not reside there is required to register as a school; and if not, to what extent the teaching of general subjects, such as English and maths, is necessary before such a place is required to register as a school.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>To be registered as an independent school, an institution must meet the definition of a school in Section 4 of the Education Act 1996, which requires it to provide primary and/or secondary education. The provision of a single discipline, such as religious education alone, does not meet this requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Registered independent schools are expected to provide the full range of subjects specified in the attached independent school standards as prescribed in regulations - which include linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technological, human and social, physical, and aesthetic and creative education.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/03/2018 17:25:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Revised_independent_school_standards.pdf title Independent School Standards
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

711607

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: New Businesses
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 Keen of Elie on 8 March (HL5604), how many ex-prisoners have undertaken enterprise courses.
tabling member printed	Lord Watts
uin	HL6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/03/2017 11:15:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	489 label Biography information for Lord Watts

452166

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Action on Smoking and Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the grant awarded to the organisation Action on Smoking and Health in the current financial year in the light of the announcement by the Cabinet Office on 6 February in relation to charity funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The conditions applicable to grants awarded to Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) are set out in the grant award letters, including a specific clause in the grant award letter which makes explicit that the award has been made under the provisions of Section 64 and may not be used for lobbying.</p><p> </p><p>ASH’s compliance with the conditions of the grant is assessed at the grant monitoring meetings held between the Deputy Director of tobacco control and representatives from ASH as well as in the final full year grant monitoring and governance reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/02/2016 13:09:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

43620

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the countries of origin of the refugees accepted by the United Kingdom through the United Nations Gateway Protection Programme in (1) 2012, and (2) 2013.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The countries of origin of refugees resettled through the Gateway Protection <br />Programme are as follows:<br /><br />2012 – Bhutan, Democratic Republic of Congo. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Somalia, <br />Sudan.<br /><br />2013 – Bhutan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Somalia, <br />Sudan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge