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1108819

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Asbestos: Industrial Diseases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what response they are making to the announcement by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health that diseases as a result of exposure to asbestos are killing 5,000 people a year and that more than 130 companies or individuals have been ordered to stop work activities over the past year after being found to be non-compliant.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the efforts by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to raise awareness of the health risks arising from workplace exposure to asbestos. The announcement by IOSH highlights the need for employers and employees to remain vigilant when undertaking work which may disturb asbestos. The Health and Safety Executive and Local Authority inspectors will continue to take action in cases of non-compliance with the law, as indicated in the IOSH announcement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 04/04/2019 16:17:38 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1108820

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Hospitals: Human Remains
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of data from the Human Tissue Authority that over the past three years there were 253 "serious incidents" in hospital morgues where corpses were accidentally damaged, bereaved relatives shown the wrong body, or the remains of unborn babies incinerated against the wishes of the family.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government assesses data from the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) on serious incidents at quarterly accountability meetings.</p><p>When these incidents occur they are upsetting for the families of those involved; although they are rare, when they do happen we are assured that the HTA work with establishments to ensure that a thorough investigation takes place, and that improvements are made to reduce the risk of similar incidents happening again.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:42:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1108823

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Solar Events
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they have put in place to protect against geomagnetic disturbances; and whether they have published, or intend to publish, the details of any such measures.
	tabling member printed	Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has assessed the risk of geomagnetic disturbances from Space Weather and identified actions to manage the risks, these are set out in the National Risk Register (2017 edition) on Gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 04/04/2019 11:38:26 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name UK_National_Risk_Register_2017.pdf title National Risk Register Of Civil Emergencies 2017
	tabling member	56 label Biography information for Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom

1108841

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Patients: Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 4 April 2017 (HL Deb, col 940), what improvements have been made in the waiting time for hospital patient transport; and what is the average waiting time.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Patient transport service waiting time data is not collected centrally.</p><p>The provision of non-emergency patient transport services is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners, including setting performance standards, monitoring performance and taking improvement action where needed. This ensures that services are best adapted to local conditions, and where services fall short we expect commissioners to take swift action.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:42:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

1108842

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Incontinence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds incontinence pads provided through the NHS were changed from Attends to Tena; and what tests were carried out as to their relative effectiveness.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain has not changed supply of incontinence pads from Attends to Tena. Both these and other brands are available for purchase from NHS Supply Chain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:36:22 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

1108849

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Human Remains: Imports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 19 March (HL14296), what was the outcome of their discussions with the Human Tissues Authority about concerns around bodies imported for display.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had discussions with the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) about concerns around bodies imported for public display. We are assured by the HTA that it seeks every assurance that the use of imported bodies for public display is compliant with the legal requirements of their country of origin.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:32:52 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1108851

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Human Remains: Imports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 19 March (HL14296), what concerns were raised in their discussions with the Human Tissue Authority; and whether they plan to seek to amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 as a result of those discussions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government discussed with the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) the provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004, which requires that people who wish to be displayed in public after their death must give their written consent. These provisions do not apply to bodies imported from abroad. The Government is in further discussions with the HTA about any non-legislative activity which the Authority could pursue.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to review the Human Tissue Act 2004.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/04/2019 10:35:47 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1105811

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Urban Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they conducted an equality impact assessment when preparing their Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy, published on 19 March; and what account they (1) took when preparing, and (2) plan to take when implementing, that strategy of disabled people and wheelchair users.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>No equality impact assessment was carried out for the Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy. The Strategy sets out the Government's high level thinking on future technologies and trends, many of which are subject to uncertainty. As such it would have been too early to conduct a meaningful equality impact assessment at this stage.</p><p>However, in the preparation of the Strategy the Department consulted with a wide range of stakeholders including those representing disabled people and wheelchair users. This included a written Call for Evidence and a roundtable with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/04/2019 11:37:19 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1105812

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Road Traffic Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to undertake a consultation on increasing penalties for cyclists who (1) ride through zebra crossings when pedestrians are on them, (2) ride through red traffic lights, (3) ride without lights at night, (4) ride on pavements, (5) cause death or serious injury by dangerous cycling, (6) ride aggressively, and (7) are a danger to pedestrians.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport consulted on new cycling offences last year. The consultation period closed on 5 November and the Department is currently analysing the responses.</p><p> </p><p>The specific purpose of the consultation was to consider the case for new offences of causing death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling, bringing such cycling behaviour more in line with those for driving.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/04/2019 14:34:23 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1105815

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Careers and Enterprise Company: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether future funding for the Careers and Enterprise Company has been assured; and, if so, why that funding decision was taken before the Comprehensive Spending Review.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL14901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Funding for the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company for the financial year 2020-21 onwards will be agreed once the government’s next Spending Review has concluded and details of the department’s budget are confirmed.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education said in 2014 that the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company would sustain itself in the longer term. Since then, the government has asked the company to take on an expanded role to help deliver the government’s careers strategy. The company is supporting schools and colleges to improve their careers provision in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance. We will shortly publish a revised sustainability plan alongside the 2019-20 Grant Funding Agreement on the company’s website at: <a href="https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/</a>.</p><p>Funding for all staff salaries at the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company comes from the overall grant funding agreement. The total grant for 2018-19 was £30.2 million. The company recently advertised for a Parliamentary and Government Relations Manager at £40,000 to £50,000 and a Communications Manager at £42,000 to £48,000. Salaries are benchmarked against civil service roles and are on a par with similar organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14902 HL14903 question first answered 03/04/2019 14:41:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie