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785827

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date	07/11/2017
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their target for the percentage of mandatory reconsideration requests to be refused; what key performance indicators the Department for Work and Pensions has set for (1) Atos, and (2) Capita, in relation to that target; and what contractual penalties will apply to any failure to meet that target.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL2975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>There are no targets within the Department for Work and Pensions and none set for Atos and Capita for upholding applications for mandatory reconsiderations. Each application is considered on its merits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL2879 question first answered 20/11/2017 17:12:23 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

785833

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Isles of Scilly
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 need for a regular ferry service between St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly and the mainland; and what discussions have been held between ministers and ferry operators regarding the continuation of that service.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>At present a regular passenger service is provided commercially during the summer season, and a freight service all year round, subject to inevitable weather disruption on occasion.</p><p> </p><p>Previous Government contributions to port improvements at Penzance and St Mary's reflected an ongoing appreciation of the value of these services to the residents and the economy of the Isles of Scilly. My predecessor was in touch with the Steamship Group on these matters, and I understand that the company has indicated its intention to continue provision of services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 20/11/2017 13:00:28 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

785835

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit
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 report by the Financial Inclusion Commission, Credit where it’s due: Overcoming the barriers to mainstream credit with data, with respect to how new sources of data, including rental payment data, may help individuals access credit via mainstream and low-cost lenders.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL2983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of efforts to help borrowers access credit from mainstream lenders. The Government will introduce new Open Banking standards from January 2018, allowing consumers to share data directly from their payment accounts in a secure way. This will enable consumers to access cheaper and more competitive financial services, and quicker and more accurate credit reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The government also recognises the importance of financial inclusion, and has demonstrated leadership in this area by committing to the creation of a Financial Inclusion Policy Forum to support collaboration with industry in this area.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:50:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

785843

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
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 30 October (HL Deb, col 1160), when they anticipate that the Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health will be published; and what plans they have to ensure that that Green Paper assesses differences in mental health treatment resulting from geographical location.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL2991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We plan to publish the Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health by the end of this year.</p><p>The Green Paper will include specific proposals to improve provision and access to mental health services for all children who need them irrespective of geographical location.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/11/2017 15:59:59 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

785844

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Psychiatric Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the report of the Commission on Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Care.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL2992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England, working with other arm’s length bodies, has prepared a response to recommendations from the Commission on Adult Psychiatric Care in England. The response will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Inappropriate out-of-area placements are unacceptable and the Government has committed to eliminate these in non-specialist, acute mental health care by 2020/21.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/11/2017 15:32:59 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

785845

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Multiple Sclerosis: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve NHS patient access to the latest innovative cost-effective medicines for multiple sclerosis.
tabling member printed	Lord Dubs
uin	HL2993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Through its technology appraisal programme, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on the clinical and cost effective use of drugs and other treatments. Wherever possible, NICE aims to publish draft guidance on significant new drugs as soon as possible after licensing. NICE has recommended a number of drugs as treatments for multiple sclerosis.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners are legally required to fund drugs and treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal guidance within three months of its final guidance being issued. This is reflected in the NHS Constitution as a right to NICE approved drugs.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/11/2017 12:31:36 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	805 label Biography information for Lord Dubs

785846

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Multiple Sclerosis: Drugs
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) advances in treatments for multiple sclerosis for NHS patients, including the recently approved first short course oral treatment, cladribine tablets; and (2) the extent to which new treatments will help to reduce burdens on NHS services.
tabling member printed	Lord Dubs
uin	HL2994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Through its technology appraisal programme, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether selected drugs and treatments represent a clinically and cost effective use of National Health Service resources, taking into account the impact on the health service of a product.</p><p> </p><p>NICE is currently developing guidance on the use of cladribine for treating multiple sclerosis and expects to publish final guidance in December.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/11/2017 12:32:32 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	805 label Biography information for Lord Dubs

785847

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Airlines: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of agency pilots who consistently work for only one airline which holds a UK operating licence, who are (1) self-employed, and (2) employed, for tax purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold such an estimate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:51:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

785848

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Airlines: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HMRC has conducted, or is conducting, a review or inquiry into the practice of any airline which holds a UK operating licence that is supplied with pilots who are either agency workers or self-employed, but who only work for that airline.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has targeted compliance activity in the airline industry, but does not disclose details relating to specific taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/11/2017 11:53:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

785851

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Bracken
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to achieve a reduction in the amount of open countryside covered by bracken.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Through our agri-environment schemes we encourage farmers and land managers to look after and manage their local environments. These agreements support a number of management actions, including bracken control. Currently 881 agreements specifically include action that helps control bracken. This covers 16,527 hectares of land.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/11/2017 11:24:38 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves