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1679235

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date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
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 electricity and gas tariffs for both residential and business customers throughout the UK; and whether these respective tariffs are contributing to a lack of competitiveness of the UK against its major international competitors.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>Gas prices for UK industrial users are among the cheapest in Europe. However, the UK’s industrial electricity prices are higher than those of comparable countries because the UK has spread electricity infrastructure costs more evenly between industry and households compared to other European countries.</p><p> </p><p>Some energy and trade intensive industries that are particularly exposed receive energy price support.</p><p> </p><p>For household customers, the price cap ensures that default tariffs in GB reflect the reasonable costs of supply.</p><p> </p><p>Government also provided unprecedented levels of support to households and businesses across the UK last winter in response to global energy price spikes.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/01/2024 14:18:36 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1679236

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity and Natural Gas: Regulation
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 effectiveness of regulatory frameworks for electricity and gas throughout the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s Smarter Regulation programme aims to reform existing regulations to minimise regulatory burden, ensure regulations are contemporary and forward looking, and make use of alternatives to regulation wherever beneficial, whilst ensuring a well-functioning regulatory landscape. Alongside this, the Government’s retail energy reform programme aims to ensure consumers receive good service, fair prices, that energy companies invest in innovative products and services, and consumer choice contributes towards a lowest-cost flexible energy system. In addition, the ongoing Review of Electricity Market Arrangements is conducting a widescale assessment of the current regulatory arrangements for the wholesale electricity market.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/01/2024 14:19:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1679244

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Wheelchairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to encourage NHS bodies and local authorities in each integrated care board area to pool budgets and integrate wheelchair services.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchairs services and the development of their local wheelchair service eligibility criteria based on the needs of their local population. ICBs may decide, based on local circumstances, to use a Section 75 agreement to pool wheelchair budgets with local authorities.</p><p>The Department is currently reviewing section 75 of the NHS Act 2006, which includes pooling of budgets and resources between National Health Service bodies and local authorities. Following the conclusion of the review, we will consider publishing guidance on pooled and aligned budgets in line with our commitments in the Integration White Paper in due course.</p><p>NHS England is taking steps to reduce regional variation in the quality and provision of NHS wheelchairs and to support ICBs to reduce delays in people receiving timely intervention and wheelchair equipment. For example, data for a national wheelchair dataset has been collected quarterly from clinical commissioning groups, now ICBs, since July 2015 and supports the drive for improvements in wheelchair services. This data looks at waiting times at the various stages across the pathway to enable targeted action if improvement is required.</p><p>NHS England is also developing wheelchair currencies; the currency model offers a structured way for providers, commissioners, and systems to understand the complexity of a patient population and support commissioning conversations using the currencies as an evidence base. The model also supports benchmarking across localities and on a national basis.</p><p>NHS England is also publishing a model wheelchair service specification; the specification sets out NHS England’s ambition for excellent wheelchair services and is a tool to enable ICBs to review and improve their wheelchair services. Lastly, NHS England is introducing personal wheelchair budgets and legal rights for people; this offers a clear framework to commission personalised wheelchair services which are outcomes focused and integrated.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 03/01/2024 14:15:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1679248

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Software
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 risk of being pressured into showing confidential medical records on the NHS App to third parties faced by (1) patients requesting covert contraception forbidden in their home or relationship, (2) patients who are suffering domestic abuse, and (3) other vulnerable groups including the elderly.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants people to be able to have access to their own records if they choose to do so. There is widespread international consensus about the benefits to patients and the effectiveness of the health system in providing digital on-demand access to personal health information.</p><p> </p><p>For most, online record access is beneficial, but for a minority, having access could cause harm or distress. NHS England is taking an active approach to ensuring safe and secure patient record access, seeking to identify and provide additional protections to vulnerable people if they request access to their medical records online.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has engaged extensively with at-risk groups, professional bodies, patient groups, charities and safeguarding leads to support general practice and patients in preparing for this change safely and effectively. Communication packs have been provided to over 50 charities that support at-risk individuals. NHS Digital has published guidance in an online-only format for organisations, Supporting victims and survivors of domestic or sexual abuse, to support people when accessing their personal health information online.</p><p> </p><p>Before viewing their record in the NHS App, users are advised what to do if they are being pressured to share their information. Patients can prevent access by disabling their National Health Service login with a simple online process or can ask their general practitioner (GP) for the details of specific consultations or treatment decisions to be redacted. When an individual first requests access, they cannot see information already recorded; they will only be able to access information recorded from that point onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The expert safeguarding group has identified theoretical risks, which have fed into NHS England’s patient and GP communications packs and advice, messaging on the NHS App and NHS.uk and improvements made by GP IT system suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>More than 23 million patients have viewed their records over nine million times, with no significant incidents relating to personal safety or security reported. Lower-level incidents, such as people finding out their diagnosis before being told by a clinician, have been reported, and some issues have been investigated and classed as low-risk and/or resolved.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to monitor this and would take action if an issue was identified or raised.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1351 HL1352 HL1353 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:17:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1679249

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Medical Records: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what advice is being provided to domestic abuse survivors and other at-risk groups about medical apps they have downloaded on their devices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants people to be able to have access to their own records if they choose to do so. There is widespread international consensus about the benefits to patients and the effectiveness of the health system in providing digital on-demand access to personal health information.</p><p> </p><p>For most, online record access is beneficial, but for a minority, having access could cause harm or distress. NHS England is taking an active approach to ensuring safe and secure patient record access, seeking to identify and provide additional protections to vulnerable people if they request access to their medical records online.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has engaged extensively with at-risk groups, professional bodies, patient groups, charities and safeguarding leads to support general practice and patients in preparing for this change safely and effectively. Communication packs have been provided to over 50 charities that support at-risk individuals. NHS Digital has published guidance in an online-only format for organisations, Supporting victims and survivors of domestic or sexual abuse, to support people when accessing their personal health information online.</p><p> </p><p>Before viewing their record in the NHS App, users are advised what to do if they are being pressured to share their information. Patients can prevent access by disabling their National Health Service login with a simple online process or can ask their general practitioner (GP) for the details of specific consultations or treatment decisions to be redacted. When an individual first requests access, they cannot see information already recorded; they will only be able to access information recorded from that point onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The expert safeguarding group has identified theoretical risks, which have fed into NHS England’s patient and GP communications packs and advice, messaging on the NHS App and NHS.uk and improvements made by GP IT system suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>More than 23 million patients have viewed their records over nine million times, with no significant incidents relating to personal safety or security reported. Lower-level incidents, such as people finding out their diagnosis before being told by a clinician, have been reported, and some issues have been investigated and classed as low-risk and/or resolved.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to monitor this and would take action if an issue was identified or raised.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1350 HL1352 HL1353 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:17:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1679250

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Software
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any concerns about risk to personal safety and security have been identified by the expert safeguarding group reviewing the implementation of NHS App.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants people to be able to have access to their own records if they choose to do so. There is widespread international consensus about the benefits to patients and the effectiveness of the health system in providing digital on-demand access to personal health information.</p><p> </p><p>For most, online record access is beneficial, but for a minority, having access could cause harm or distress. NHS England is taking an active approach to ensuring safe and secure patient record access, seeking to identify and provide additional protections to vulnerable people if they request access to their medical records online.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has engaged extensively with at-risk groups, professional bodies, patient groups, charities and safeguarding leads to support general practice and patients in preparing for this change safely and effectively. Communication packs have been provided to over 50 charities that support at-risk individuals. NHS Digital has published guidance in an online-only format for organisations, Supporting victims and survivors of domestic or sexual abuse, to support people when accessing their personal health information online.</p><p> </p><p>Before viewing their record in the NHS App, users are advised what to do if they are being pressured to share their information. Patients can prevent access by disabling their National Health Service login with a simple online process or can ask their general practitioner (GP) for the details of specific consultations or treatment decisions to be redacted. When an individual first requests access, they cannot see information already recorded; they will only be able to access information recorded from that point onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The expert safeguarding group has identified theoretical risks, which have fed into NHS England’s patient and GP communications packs and advice, messaging on the NHS App and NHS.uk and improvements made by GP IT system suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>More than 23 million patients have viewed their records over nine million times, with no significant incidents relating to personal safety or security reported. Lower-level incidents, such as people finding out their diagnosis before being told by a clinician, have been reported, and some issues have been investigated and classed as low-risk and/or resolved.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to monitor this and would take action if an issue was identified or raised.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1350 HL1351 HL1353 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:17:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1679251

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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: Software
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to making it simpler to switch off access to patient health records through the NHS app, particularly for vulnerable groups.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants people to be able to have access to their own records if they choose to do so. There is widespread international consensus about the benefits to patients and the effectiveness of the health system in providing digital on-demand access to personal health information.</p><p> </p><p>For most, online record access is beneficial, but for a minority, having access could cause harm or distress. NHS England is taking an active approach to ensuring safe and secure patient record access, seeking to identify and provide additional protections to vulnerable people if they request access to their medical records online.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has engaged extensively with at-risk groups, professional bodies, patient groups, charities and safeguarding leads to support general practice and patients in preparing for this change safely and effectively. Communication packs have been provided to over 50 charities that support at-risk individuals. NHS Digital has published guidance in an online-only format for organisations, Supporting victims and survivors of domestic or sexual abuse, to support people when accessing their personal health information online.</p><p> </p><p>Before viewing their record in the NHS App, users are advised what to do if they are being pressured to share their information. Patients can prevent access by disabling their National Health Service login with a simple online process or can ask their general practitioner (GP) for the details of specific consultations or treatment decisions to be redacted. When an individual first requests access, they cannot see information already recorded; they will only be able to access information recorded from that point onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The expert safeguarding group has identified theoretical risks, which have fed into NHS England’s patient and GP communications packs and advice, messaging on the NHS App and NHS.uk and improvements made by GP IT system suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>More than 23 million patients have viewed their records over nine million times, with no significant incidents relating to personal safety or security reported. Lower-level incidents, such as people finding out their diagnosis before being told by a clinician, have been reported, and some issues have been investigated and classed as low-risk and/or resolved.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England continues to monitor this and would take action if an issue was identified or raised.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1350 HL1351 HL1352 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:17:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1678697

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
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 adequacy of the responses by the University and College Union and relevant university authorities to complaints by students of anti-Semitism and violence perpetrated by fellow students and staff.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>The department is deeply concerned about the growth in antisemitic incidents on campus since the 7 October terrorist attacks against Israel and this government takes antisemitism extremely seriously. Departmental officials have assessed evidence of antisemitism and racial hatred linked to incidents at English universities. There is an online &quot;Reporting Extremism&quot; page from where members of the public can raise concerns to the department directly. Where concerns have arisen, officials have reached out to relevant universities to understand what actions they have taken, including reporting issues to the police where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also concerned to see antisemitic motions being passed at some universities. The department urges universities to crack down on inflammatory, politically motivated displays of support for a proscribed terrorist organisation, and on demonstrations which make Jewish staff and students feel unsafe.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, The Secretary of State for Education and my right hon. Friend, the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education (HE), wrote to all schools, colleges and universities on 11 October, urging them to respond swiftly to hate-related incidents and actively reassure Jewish students that they can study without fear of harassment or intimidation. Minister Halfon wrote again to Vice Chancellors on 16 November, further emphasising the use of disciplinary measures and the importance of police engagement, as well as the suspension of student visas where the student is a foreign national and requested that the universities review its policies and procedures to ensure that they remain fit for purpose at this challenging time. This was one of the key actions set out in the five-point plan for tackling antisemitism in HE, which was published on 5 November. A link to more information can be found here: <a href="https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/05/how-were-protecting-jewish-students-on-university-campuses/" target="_blank">https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/05/how-were-protecting-jewish-students-on-university-campuses/</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/01/2024 14:23:38 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1678718

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what public funds they have committed for the construction by EDF of nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point and Sizewell, respectively; and from what other sources, including a levy on consumers for sales of electricity, funding has been offered for each.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>In 2016, the Government negotiated the Contract for Difference for Hinkley Point C which fixes the cost of electricity provided by Hinkley Point C. There is no cost to the consumer until Hinkley Point C starts to produce electricity. The strike price is £92.50 per Megawatt-hour. The household bill impact depends on a variety of factors such as the future electricity generation mix, wholesale gas price, wholesale electricity price and decarbonisation pathway.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is a co-shareholder in the Sizewell C project company with EDF. The Government has committed to invest c.£1.2bn in Sizewell C’s development. The project has been designated to benefit from the new Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model for nuclear, which will entail a levy on all licensed electricity suppliers in Great Britain; suppliers may choose to pass those costs to their consumers. The RAB model will include incentives on cost and schedule control, with the exact details finalised at the project’s Final Investment Decision.</p><p> </p><p>The capital costs for Sizewell C are commercially sensitive, and subject to ongoing development and a live equity raise. We are therefore unable to discuss this further at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL1286 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:11:32 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1678736

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Sizewell C Power Station: Construction
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 projected cost of £20 billion for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power station; and what is the likelihood of that figure being exceeded.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>In 2016, the Government negotiated the Contract for Difference for Hinkley Point C which fixes the cost of electricity provided by Hinkley Point C. There is no cost to the consumer until Hinkley Point C starts to produce electricity. The strike price is £92.50 per Megawatt-hour. The household bill impact depends on a variety of factors such as the future electricity generation mix, wholesale gas price, wholesale electricity price and decarbonisation pathway.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is a co-shareholder in the Sizewell C project company with EDF. The Government has committed to invest c.£1.2bn in Sizewell C’s development. The project has been designated to benefit from the new Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model for nuclear, which will entail a levy on all licensed electricity suppliers in Great Britain; suppliers may choose to pass those costs to their consumers. The RAB model will include incentives on cost and schedule control, with the exact details finalised at the project’s Final Investment Decision.</p><p> </p><p>The capital costs for Sizewell C are commercially sensitive, and subject to ongoing development and a live equity raise. We are therefore unable to discuss this further at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL1284 question first answered 03/01/2024 14:11:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford