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1745955

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Radioisotopes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the availability of medical radio-isotopes for the treatment of cancer patients in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The supply of radioisotopes has now returned to normal levels, and a Written Ministerial Statement was laid on 26 November to update Parliament. During the disruption to supply, the Department worked with industry, the devolved administrations, the National Health Service, members of the radiopharmaceutical community, and regulators to secure fair and equal access across the United Kingdom for patients, including for the treatment of cancer. Patients with the most critical needs were given priority.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/12/2024 12:06:04 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1745660

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	St Mary's Hospital Paddington
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their review of the New Hospital Programme on patients of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bailey of Paddington
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The new hospital scheme for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary’s Hospital is in the scope of the review into the New Hospital Programme.</p><p>We are finalising the outcome of the review so we can be honest and upfront with everyone on when we expect the new hospitals to be delivered. As is standard practice, a Public Sector Equality Duty impact assessment will also be completed as part of this process.</p><p>My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will set out further details on the outcome of the review, which will include a new and realistic delivery schedule for the programme, at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/12/2024 12:16:10 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4987 label Biography information for Lord Bailey of Paddington

1745664

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	Electronic Cigarettes: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with the vaping industry on curbing underage vaping.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>It is of great concern that approximately 25% of children aged between 11 and 15 years old have tried vaping. Evidence suggests vaping products are regularly promoted in a way that appeals to children, despite the risks of nicotine addiction.</p><p>That is why we announced strong measures in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to ban the advertisement and sponsorship of all vapes and nicotine products. It will also stop vapes from being deliberately targeted at children, providing new powers to limit flavours and packaging, and changing how and where they are displayed in shops.</p><p>The Department ran a public consultation in October 2023 which received responses from the vaping industry. The consultation informed the development of the current Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The bill contains a statutory duty to consult on the use of regulation-making powers related to vaping and other measures. We will consult with the vaping industry at the appropriate time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/12/2024 12:15:29 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1745666

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether goods manufactured in China that are moved by a company in Great Britain to a company in Northern Ireland for sale in Northern Ireland are subject to (1) any EU tax or duty, or (2) any compliance procedures, under the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>Goods manufactured outside the UK or EU that are in free circulation in Great Britain are only subject to duty when moved to Northern Ireland if they are considered to be ‘at risk’ of entering the EU. Goods that are subject to trade defence measures are treated as ‘at risk’.</p><p> </p><p>In these scenarios, the Windsor Framework provides a means to offset these costs. If goods do not subsequently enter the EU, the Duty Reimbursement Scheme can be used to claim back the full amount. The Customs Duty Waiver Scheme is also available for traders to waive the duties up to certain thresholds, regardless of the ultimate destination of the goods.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 05/12/2024 16:16:15 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1745671

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	Maternity Services: Surveys
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings in the Care Quality Commission's 2024 Maternity Survey; and what plans they have to address those areas where the survey reported an increase in poor maternity experiences.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission’s 2024 Maternity Survey indicates that women’s experiences of maternity services have mostly either remained similar to 2023, or have shown small levels of decline. Whilst there have been improvements to some areas of maternity and neonatal care provision, such as mental health support during pregnancy, we recognise that the survey shows that women are not always receiving the standard of care they should expect.</p><p>NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services continues to make progress in delivering important improvements for services. For example, all women who have given birth now receive a six-to-eight-week postnatal check-up, and Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services now have full population coverage to support women with, or at risk of, mental health issues, with a range of treatments including support clinics, talking therapies, and pre-conception advice.</p><p>The Government recognises the need to go further to ensure that women get the maternity care they deserve, and will use the results of this survey to help inform its next steps on improving maternity and neonatal care.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 04/12/2024 13:41:46 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

1745672

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	Drugs: Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to include information about the full cost of medications during prescription collections.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Rawlings
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to introduce measures that detail the actual cost of medicines, for instance by displaying this on the medicine label, to patients collecting their National Health Service prescriptions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/12/2024 12:15:50 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	3278 label Biography information for Baroness Rawlings

1745674

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	NHS: Innovation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the NHS report The Innovation Ecosystem Programme – how the UK can lead the way globally in health gains and life sciences powered growth, published on 28 November, that NHS staff "feel they do not have the capacity or the support to test, adopt and scale innovation"; and what steps they intend to take in response.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the publication of the Innovation Ecosystem Programme (IEP) report, and is encouraged to see the National Health Service continue to engage in how it can better utilise life sciences innovation.</p><p>The Department agrees with the fundamental thesis of the IEP, that innovation will be foundational to delivering an NHS fit for the future, and the United Kingdom’s £108 billion life sciences sector can be an engine for driving both this reform and economic growth. The Department also recognises that there are currently hurdles and barriers to the swift adoption and spread of innovation, and we must work to reduce and remove these.</p><p>Research demonstrates that NHS staff who are research and innovation active are more satisfied in their roles, and provide higher quality patient care. There will be further consideration of how the Government and NHS England can support the workforce to engage actively in testing, adopting, and scaling innovation in the upcoming 10-Year Health Plan and Life Sciences Sector Plan, both of which we plan to publish in the spring.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 04/12/2024 13:41:11 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1745677

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why there is an upper age limit of 79 years for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The policy for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) programme is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which is an independent expert advisory committee on vaccination and immunisation. This advice is provided to the Government to inform, develop, and make policy.</p><p>In the JCVI’s statement summarising the advice for the RSV programme, the committee stated that an extension to the initial programme would be considered when there is more certainty about the protection provided by the vaccination in the very elderly and evidence of the real-world impact of the programme in the 75 to 80-year-old cohort.</p><p>Following an assessment of specific individual clinical situations, a doctor such as a general practitioner or hospital consultant may choose to prescribe vaccines outside of the national programme, under clinical discretion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/12/2024 11:45:29 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

1745304

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Registration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are funding or part-funding the General Medical Council's defence against the legal challenge to the registration of anaesthetist and physician associates; and if so, why.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The Government is funding the General Medical Council (GMC) to undertake the work required to introduce regulation for Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) and Physician Associates (PAs), to avoid doctors paying for this through their registrant fees.</p><p>A longstanding principle underpinning the introduction of statutory regulation for new professions is that all related-costs, including legal challenges to that work, should be funded by the Government, to avoid other professions cross-subsidising the work involved.</p><p>Once regulation of AAs and PAs becomes self-funding, the Government will cease funding the GMC.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 06/12/2024 12:06:38 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1745315

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	East-West Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government further to Written Answer from Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 26 November (HL2612), what budget has been allocated to the East–West Council; who was invited to attend its first meeting and who actually attended in March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2024 answer text <p>The inaugural meeting of the East-West Council took place in Dover House, London in March 2024 and was chaired by the then Secretary of State for Levelling Up and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations.</p><p>It was attended by the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister of State for Northern Ireland and the Cabinet Office, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up. It was also attended by the Northern Ireland First Minister, deputy First Minister, Minister for the Economy and Communities Minister. As with all intergovernmental bodies, the East-West Council will be resourced appropriately.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 03/12/2024 14:17:29 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey