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1135713

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
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 Vere of Norbiton on 26 June (HL16465), what assessment they have made of the case for introducing a target time for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to (1) send out questionnaires to doctors to confirm the fitness of someone to drive after having received a request for a licence to be reinstated, and (2) make a decision once it has received a questionnaire back from a doctor, to ensure that the DVLA are delivering an efficient service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL16806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce additional target times for activities within the medical application process. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) dealt with around 750,000 medical cases in 2017/18 and aims to complete 90 per cent of these within 90 working days. In the financial year 2018-19 the DVLA completed 91.7% of cases within 90 working days.</p><p>The DVLA aims to deal with all cases as efficiently and as quickly as possible. The length of time taken to deal with an application depends on the medical condition involved and whether information is needed from medical professionals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/07/2019 10:42:58 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1135424

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
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 Vere of Norbiton on 26 June (HL16465), what was the (1) shortest, and (2) longest, time taken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in 2018 to send a questionnaire to a doctor after having received a request for a driving licence to be reinstated.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL16745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the information requested as it would require the interrogation of each medical driving licence case and would therefore result in a disproportionate cost to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA dealt with around 750,000 medical cases in 2017/18. It took an average of 32 working days after the receipt of an application to make a licensing decision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL16746 question first answered 03/07/2019 12:34:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1135425

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
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 Vere of Norbiton on 26 June (HL16465), how long, on average, it takes the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to reach a decision on whether to reinstate a driving licence to someone who had been deemed previously to be medically unfit to drive once it has received the necessary completed questionnaire from a doctor; and what was the (1) shortest, and (2) longest, time taken by the DVLA to reach such a decision after receiving such a questionnaire in 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL16746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the information requested as it would require the interrogation of each medical driving licence case and would therefore result in a disproportionate cost to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA dealt with around 750,000 medical cases in 2017/18. It took an average of 32 working days after the receipt of an application to make a licensing decision.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL16745 question first answered 03/07/2019 12:34:00 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1133046

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for the last year that complete records are held, what was the average number of days that people had to wait to have their driving licence reinstated after being certified medically fit to drive again; and what mechanisms are in place to allow people to inquire about the status of their application while it is being processed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL16464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is responsible for considering the medical evidence and then deciding whether the medical standards for driving can be met. There is no target number of days for reinstating a licence once the decision to issue the licence has been made. however, a licence would be sent immediately.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA sends confirmation to the applicant that a questionnaire has been sent to their doctor for completion. Applicants may also contact the DVLA in writing, by email or by telephone to make enquiries on the progress of their case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL16465 question first answered 26/06/2019 14:15:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1133047

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency has a target number of days for the processing of applications for driving licences to be reinstated between someone having been certified as medically fit to drive again and the licence being returned.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL16465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is responsible for considering the medical evidence and then deciding whether the medical standards for driving can be met. There is no target number of days for reinstating a licence once the decision to issue the licence has been made. however, a licence would be sent immediately.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA sends confirmation to the applicant that a questionnaire has been sent to their doctor for completion. Applicants may also contact the DVLA in writing, by email or by telephone to make enquiries on the progress of their case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL16464 question first answered 26/06/2019 14:15:44 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1133048

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what training is given to staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency on communicating with people who have had to surrender their driving licence on medical grounds.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL16466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>Staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) are trained to deal with customers professionally. Communication is tailored to the needs of the individual and all staff are expected to deal with customers with courtesy and sensitivity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/06/2019 13:54:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1126307

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	NHS: Civil Proceedings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS spent as part of legal settlements in each year from 2009 to 2018; and how much of each year's spend relates to legal fees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL15667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution has provided the following information:</p><p>NHS Resolution has provided tables which cover:</p><p>- total expenditure for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes from 2009 to 2018;</p><p>- the total legal costs per financial year; and</p><p>- the draft budget for legal fees/damages 2019 for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes.</p><p>The data is attached due to the size of the data.</p><p>National Health Service spend on legal fees for matters other than clinical/non-clinical negligence settlements since 2009 has been interpreted as spend relating to NHS providers and commissioners.</p><p>This includes NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and NHS England and clinical commissioning groups. NHS spend on legal fees for non-negligence matters is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total legal fees (£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>110,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>171,806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>162,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>172,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>160,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Prior to 2013-14, expenditure on legal fees was not separately classified by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities who both carried out NHS commissioning and NHS trusts. Therefore, comparable information pre 2013-14 is unavailable.</p><p>There is no specific category of expenditure that isolates spend relating to legal settlements in the NHS.</p><p>We have interpreted the request for data for the amounts set aside in 2019 as the value of said provisions as at the end of the financial year, 31 March 2019. This data is still subject to audit and will not be available until after publication of the Annual Report and Accounts in July 2019.</p><p>The budget totals for legal fees relating to NHS spend in 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL15668 question first answered 24/05/2019 11:47:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name HL15667 & HL15668 Data.docx title HL15667_HL15668_data
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1126308

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	NHS: Civil Proceedings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS has set aside for potential legal settlements in 2019; and how much they have budgeted for legal fees.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL15668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution has provided the following information:</p><p>NHS Resolution has provided tables which cover:</p><p>- total expenditure for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes from 2009 to 2018;</p><p>- the total legal costs per financial year; and</p><p>- the draft budget for legal fees/damages 2019 for NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Schemes and NHS Resolution non-clinical negligence schemes.</p><p>The data is attached due to the size of the data.</p><p>National Health Service spend on legal fees for matters other than clinical/non-clinical negligence settlements since 2009 has been interpreted as spend relating to NHS providers and commissioners.</p><p>This includes NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and NHS England and clinical commissioning groups. NHS spend on legal fees for non-negligence matters is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total legal fees (£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>110,747</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>171,806</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>162,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>172,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>160,140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Prior to 2013-14, expenditure on legal fees was not separately classified by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities who both carried out NHS commissioning and NHS trusts. Therefore, comparable information pre 2013-14 is unavailable.</p><p>There is no specific category of expenditure that isolates spend relating to legal settlements in the NHS.</p><p>We have interpreted the request for data for the amounts set aside in 2019 as the value of said provisions as at the end of the financial year, 31 March 2019. This data is still subject to audit and will not be available until after publication of the Annual Report and Accounts in July 2019.</p><p>The budget totals for legal fees relating to NHS spend in 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL15667 question first answered 24/05/2019 11:47:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name HL15667 & HL15668 Data.docx title HL15667_HL15668_data
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1022884

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about reports from Human Rights Watch that women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, sexually harassed and assaulted in prison.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL12148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is very concerned about the reports that women's rights activists have been subject to torture during pre-trial detention in Saudi Arabia. We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to combat this wherever and whenever it occurs. We have raised concerns about these cases at Ministerial level a number of times with the Saudi authorities and will do so again following these allegations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 15:43:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1017370

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
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	Perinatal Mortality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of NHS England's estimate that 600 stillbirths could be prevented annually as a result of implementation of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle; and whether any such assessment has taken account of the failure to include within the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle a specific element on twin and multiple births and the higher rates of mortality that occur in twin and multiple births.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the independent Saving Babies’ Lives Project Impact and Results Evaluation (SPiRE), published earlier this year and commissioned by NHS England.</p><p>The report found that maternity staff have helped save more than 160 babies’ lives across 19 maternity units where the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle had been implemented. The best practice guidance is now being introduced across the country and has the potential if these findings were replicated, to prevent an estimated 600 stillbirths.</p><p>In 2017, the Department funded the Twins and Multiple Births Association’s Maternity Engagement Project. The results from the interim report suggest that increased adherence to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance gave better outcomes for multiple births. This further reinforces the Department’s expectation that all health professionals working with multiple pregnancies adhere to the relevant NICE guidance.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to reviewing the final project report, which we understand is due for publication in mid-2019.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 10/12/2018 14:47:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger