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1674192

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe of 28 November (HL 277), whether they will now answer the question put, namely to list the ministers and whips in the House of Lords alongside their respective salaries and allowances.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The ministers and whips in the House of Lords and their respective claimed salaries for financial year 2023-2024 are as follows:</p><table><thead><tr><th scope="col"><p>Minister</p></th><th scope="col"><p>Salary</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Cameron</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord True</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Neville-Rolfe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Vere of Norbiton</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Benyon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Sharpe of Epsom</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Minto</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Bellamy KC</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Camrose</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Scott of Bybrook</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Penn</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Markham</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbie Douglas-Miller</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Earl Howe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Johnson</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Offord of Garvel</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£70,969</del><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Callanan</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Younger of Leckie</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Barran</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Davies of Gower</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Caine</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC</p></td><td><p>£94,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Baroness Williams of Trafford</p></td><td><p>£81,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Courtown</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Gascoigne</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Harlech</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Evans of Rainow</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Roborough</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Baroness Swinburne</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with the Ministerial and Other Pensions Act 1991, Lords ministers are able to claim the Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA). There are two rates for LOHA: Lords ministers living in London can claim £4,435 for the financial year 2023-2024, and Lords ministers living outside of London can claim £36,366 per year.</p><p> </p><p>Lords ministers who are unpaid may choose between claiming either LOHA or the Lords Daily Allowance. Lords ministers who receive a salary are not permitted to claim the Lords Daily Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/12/2023 11:41:08 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2023 15:35:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 5576 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1674194

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Construction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 October (HL10766), how much money has been spent to date on the Crewe leg (Phase 2a) of HS2.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>This is set out in the latest Parliamentary Report on HS2. The Department will continue to work with HS2 Ltd to bring early / enabling site activities to a safe stop and conclude any land remediation activities for the handing back of sites.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 06/12/2023 15:37:02 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1674195

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Midlands and North of England
	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 Davies of Gower on 22 November (HL278), whether the Prime Minister's commitment to deliver new rail schemes "far more quickly" than the scrapped Manchester leg of HS2, as set out in their Network North published in October (CP 946), applies to the lines from (1) Burton to Leicester, and (2) Stoke to Leek.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Under the Network North announcement, the Government has committed to delivering both schemes, both of which could be delivered quicker than Phase 2b of HS2 which was due to complete in 2041.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 06/12/2023 15:26:52 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1674197

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fisheries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK is actively enforcing its fishing rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>As an independent coastal state, the UK has full responsibility over how it ensures compliance in its fisheries. All fishing vessels in UK waters are required to fish in accordance with UK laws and the conditions of their licences. As control and enforcement is a devolved matter, Defra, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive work together to share information and ensure a coordinated approach to monitoring, compliance and enforcement across UK waters.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 08/12/2023 14:07:48 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1674202

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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	Urology: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ask NHS England and the Health Quality Improvement Partnership to conduct a clinical audit of urology services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>We currently have no such plans. NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme has fulfilled an important function in terms of providing oversight of the quality and safety of urology services in England. The GIRFT programme delivered an in-depth review of every English provider and urology network in England and provided individual recommendations and recommendations at a network level.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 11/12/2023 13:05:11 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1674203

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Property: Management
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, since the Social Housing (Regulations) Act 2023 received Royal Assent, (1) what steps they have taken regarding the implementation of the requirement under the Act for property managing agents responsible for managing the common parts of private and mixed tenure tall buildings to obtain an appropriate housing management qualification, and (2) what discussions they have held with stakeholders regarding this requirement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Since the Act received Royal Assent, we have been working to develop our consultation on new competence and conduct regulatory standards, which will include qualification requirements for senior managers and executives in the social housing sector. As part of this we have had extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders including resident groups, landlords and qualifications providers. This stakeholder engagement has informed the proposals outlined within our consultation. The consultation will be published shortly.</p><p>The power within the Social Housing Regulation Act will be used to apply qualification requirements to housing managers within the social housing sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 06/12/2023 15:00:46 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1674204

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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	Blood
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maximise supply of plasma-derived products, including immunoglobulins and albumin, for medicines that have the potential to improve outcomes for patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>In February 2021, the Government lifted a ban on using plasma from donors in the United Kingdom for immunoglobulin medicines, following a review by the independent experts of the Commission on Human Medicines.</p><p>Now the ban has been lifted, plasma from UK donors can again be used to manufacture these life-saving immunoglobulin medicines for National Health Service patients, reducing the reliance on imports.</p><p>The Department, NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS England and the devolved administrations are working together to create a long-term domestic supply of plasma. Three plasma donor centres in Reading, Twickenham and Birmingham are now collecting plasma. A fractionator has been appointed to manufacture this plasma into medicines and we expect shipments to start to the fractionator in summer 2024 with the medicines being made available exclusively to NHS patients from early 2025. This will allow the UK to achieve 25% self-sufficiency with the ambition of further increasing to above 30% in subsequent years.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 11/12/2023 13:32:21 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1674205

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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	Blood
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with NHS England’s Commercial Medicines Unit on appropriately recognising the strategic importance of plasma-derived medicinal products.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department is routinely liaising with NHS England on this strategically important work. NHS England holds the budget for the provision of plasma-derived medicines and manage the supply framework. The introduction of medicines sourced in the United Kingdom is already part of the overall strategic direction and is aligned with the Commercial Medicines Unit.</p><p>NHS England has taken lead responsibility for the procurement of a fractionator to manufacture UK plasma into medicines. There are now contracts in place with the manufacturer and supplier that will provide England with 25% self-sufficiency in plasma-derived medicines, rising to 30% in the following years.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 11/12/2023 13:09:31 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1674206

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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	Blood
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of subjecting all blood and plasma-derived products to a lower payment percentage in the Statutory Scheme Consultation, below the 10 per cent that applies to older products.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The statutory scheme consultation proposed that all older blood and plasma derived products should be subject to the lower 10% payment percentage. This is because we considered it would be appropriate to treat blood and plasma derived products differently as they are a strategically important category that has consistently been subject to global supply constraint over an extended period of time. We are considering the consultation responses and will publish our response in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 11/12/2023 13:16:05 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1674208

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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	NHS: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Homecare Medicines Committee will consult publicly on future key performance indicators as part of their review of national homecare medicines.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>Homecare performance data is collected already. 27 key performance indicators (KPIs) were developed by the National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) and published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. The performance data is not published by the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Aligned to the NHMC consultation process, draft updated KPIs have been consulted on by members of the NHMC and the organisations they represent. Membership includes NHS trusts, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, pharmaceutical manufacturers, homecare providers and regulators. The NHMC project group is currently preparing the final draft of the updated KPIs for approval, with these being aimed for publication in the first quarter of 2024/25.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 11/12/2023 13:22:58 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron