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1245655

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date	21/10/2020
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	Pesticides
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of adverse health impacts from exposure to pesticides have been reported to the National Poisons Information Service by (1) trained operatives, and (2) members of the public, in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL9420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) provides advice to health professionals across the United Kingdom on the management of poisoned patients. Since 2004, the NPIS has conducted a pesticide surveillance study, collecting data on all pesticide exposures for which they are notified in the UK. NPIS annual reports describe the incidence and character of pesticide exposures in the UK that result in contact with health professionals. Enquiries are not reported directly by members of the public or trained operatives.</p><p>During the financial year 2019/2020 the NPIS were notified of 282 exposures where adverse health effects were reported, 272 reported minor symptoms and 10 reported moderate or severe symptoms.</p><p>In 2018/2019, 311 exposures reported adverse health effects, 303 of these reported minor symptoms, seven moderate or severe symptoms and the NPIS was notified of one fatality.</p><p>During 2017/2018, 320 exposures reported adverse health effects, 301 reported minor symptoms, 16 reported moderate or severe and there were three fatalities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 16/11/2020 13:16:11 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1245663

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Senior Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME civil servants there are in the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons at (1) SCS1, (2) SCS2, (3) SCS3, and (4) SCS4, grade.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL9428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer given to PQs HL8861 and HL8862 as below -</p><p>Cross civil service information can be found at the Diversity and Inclusion dashboard at: <a href="https://public.tableau.com/profile/cabinet.office.diversity.and.inclusion#!/vizhome/CivilServiceDiversityandInclusiondashboard/Introduction?publish=yes" target="_blank">https://public.tableau.com/profile/cabinet.office.diversity.and.inclusion#!/vizhome/CivilServiceDiversityandInclusiondashboard/Introduction?publish=yes</a></p><p>As the dashboard’s data tables show 7% of Cabinet Office Senior Civil Servants declared that they were from an ethinic minority.</p><p>18% of Cabinet Office overall civil servants declare that they are from an ethnic minority. Details of individual grades will not be disclosed to avoid identifying individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 05/11/2020 16:53:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1245668

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths in England had COVID-19 listed as the primary cause of death on the death certificate in 2020 in the months of (1) March, (2) April, (3) May, (4) June, (5) July, (6) August, and (7) September.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL9433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 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><p>Dear Lord Naseby,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many deaths in England had COVID-19 listed as the primary cause of death on the death certificate in 2020 in the months of (1) March, (2) April, (3) May, (4) June, (5) July, (6) August, and (7) September (HL9433).</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on deaths in England and Wales and produces a weekly report[1] on provisional numbers of deaths involving COVID-19. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. National Records for Scotland[2] and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency[3] are responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.</p><p>Table 1 provides the number of deaths registered with COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death between 1 March 2020 and 30 September 2020, in England, by month.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of deaths registered where COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death, 1 March 2020 to 30 September 2020, England, by month[4][5][6][7]</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of deaths</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>1,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>28,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>11,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>3,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>572</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: ONS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest</a></p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.nisra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nisra.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[4]Figures include deaths of non-residents.</p><p>[5]Based on date a death was registered rather than occurred.</p><p>[6]All figures for 2020 are provisional.</p><p>[7]The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U07.1 and U07.2).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 04/11/2020 17:59:36 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1245677

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, or plan to make, of the use of (1) tunnel, and (2) pod, disinfection systems to protect against COVID-19.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
uin	HL9443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government’s assessment is that disinfectants (that may be used in tunnel and pod disinfection systems) which are used to control/kill harmful organisms such as bacteria and viruses etc. can pose risks to humans, animals and the environment due to their intrinsic properties and associated use patterns, and as such are strictly regulated under the Biocidal Products Regulation 528/2012 (EU BPR).</p><p> </p><p>In respect of Covid-19, Her Majesty’s Government’s position on the use of tunnel and pod disinfection systems, formed and based upon a report produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on cleaning and disinfecting of environmental surfaces (Covid-19 Situation Report 115), is that it is not recommended for individuals to be sprayed with disinfectant under any circumstances. WHO Situation Report 115 concludes that spraying individuals with disinfectant could be physically and psychologically harmful and would not reduce an infected person’s ability to spread SARS-CoV-2 through droplets or contact.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL9444 question first answered 06/11/2020 12:26:00 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury

1245678

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 substances used in (1) tunnel, and (2) pod, disinfection systems; and what were the results of any such assessment.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
uin	HL9444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government’s assessment is that disinfectants (that may be used in tunnel and pod disinfection systems) which are used to control/kill harmful organisms such as bacteria and viruses etc. can pose risks to humans, animals and the environment due to their intrinsic properties and associated use patterns, and as such are strictly regulated under the Biocidal Products Regulation 528/2012 (EU BPR).</p><p> </p><p>In respect of Covid-19, Her Majesty’s Government’s position on the use of tunnel and pod disinfection systems, formed and based upon a report produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on cleaning and disinfecting of environmental surfaces (Covid-19 Situation Report 115), is that it is not recommended for individuals to be sprayed with disinfectant under any circumstances. WHO Situation Report 115 concludes that spraying individuals with disinfectant could be physically and psychologically harmful and would not reduce an infected person’s ability to spread SARS-CoV-2 through droplets or contact.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL9443 question first answered 06/11/2020 12:26:00 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury

1245690

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
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	Speech and Language Disorders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to mark International Stammering Awareness Day on 22 October, and (2) to develop technology across the NHS which ensures equal access to specialist speech and language therapy for people who stammer.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL9456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>While there were no specific events to mark World Stammering Day on 22 October, we acknowledge the unique role that speech and language therapists play in the identification and assessment of children and adults with fluency disorders which affect their communication, including stammering. Their skills allow the diagnosis of specific fluency disorders, the associated consequences, as well as retained communication abilities.</p><p>NHS England provides assessment and treatment for children and adults with a stammer. There are different treatments available for stammering, depending on a person’s age and their circumstances. These include direct and indirect therapy, and other treatment options such as psychological therapies and the use of feedback devices which alter the way an individual hears their voice.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 21/12/2020 10:56:55 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker