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1713721

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Aviation: Medical Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of operation of law in relation to the provision of adrenaline auto-injectors on commercial aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4072 HL4073 HL4074 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713722

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Adrenaline: Medical Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of operation of law in relation to the provision of adrenaline auto-injectors on trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4071 HL4073 HL4074 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713723

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Aviation: Medical Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements there are for airlines to ensure adrenaline auto-injectors are available on commercial flights.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4071 HL4072 HL4074 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713724

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Airports: Medical Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements there are for airports to ensure adrenaline auto-injectors are available on their premises.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Following their review, the Adrenaline Auto-injector Expert Working Group (AAI EWG) recommended in principle that adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) should be made available in public locations, for use in treating anaphylaxis in unforeseen and critical circumstances, provided suitable safeguards can be implemented to ensure their effective and safe use. Challenges lie in ensuring correct and secure storage of AAIs, to ensure that the adrenaline does not deteriorate, and the device remains functional. Cinemas offering food for sale and other food outlets were identified as examples of locations where emergency AAIs might have particular potential to save lives.</p><p>The legislative change will therefore concern AAI supply, to specify or define individuals or organisations with the necessary competence to obtain and store AAIs for use in the event of an anaphylactic emergency. The AAI EWG advised the need for access to AAIs in a broad range of settings such as restaurants, gyms, cinemas, childcare facilities, youth groups, and music festivals. To support such wide-ranging access, the scope of legal supply will need to be linked to a requirement for training, to support safe use.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4071 HL4072 HL4073 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:25:28 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713725

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	First Aid: Adrenaline
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued on the administering of adrenaline auto-injectors by minors in medical emergencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools, and there is provision in this guidance for the use of an adrenaline auto-injector on someone to whom it was not prescribed, in a medical emergency. However, regulation 238 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 provides an exemption from certain requirements related to the administration of medicines. Specifically, it allows for parenteral, rather than injected or absorbed, administration of specified medicines in emergency situations, where the purpose is to save a life. For instance, adrenaline prescribed for a specific person, or even to an unknown person, can be administered under this regulation, if it is necessary to save a life during an emergency. The use in emergencies is covered by schedule 19 and regulation 238, where age is not specified.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the MHRA, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4076 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:36:16 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1713726

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	First Aid: Adrenaline
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued regarding the use of an adrenaline auto-injector on someone to whom it was not prescribed in a medical emergency.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL4076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools, and there is provision in this guidance for the use of an adrenaline auto-injector on someone to whom it was not prescribed, in a medical emergency. However, regulation 238 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 provides an exemption from certain requirements related to the administration of medicines. Specifically, it allows for parenteral, rather than injected or absorbed, administration of specified medicines in emergency situations, where the purpose is to save a life. For instance, adrenaline prescribed for a specific person, or even to an unknown person, can be administered under this regulation, if it is necessary to save a life during an emergency. The use in emergencies is covered by schedule 19 and regulation 238, where age is not specified.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy was established in 2023, across the Government and clinical organisations, and chaired by the National Allergy Strategy Group and the Department, to recommend further action by the MHRA, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and the National Health Service. The Department of Health and Social Care and the MHRA are currently considering updates to the 2017 guidance, to ensure that any updated clarifications are supported by evidence, and that any open questions are answered.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4075 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:36:16 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1688731

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Leasehold: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 11 January (HL Deb col 100), what assessment they have made of the success of abolition leasehold in Scotland following the passing of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>Property law and housing policy are devolved matters for the Scottish Government.</p><p>The circumstances in Scotland are different to England and Wales, where historically there were many fewer leasehold properties.</p><p>The UK Government agrees that the benefits of freehold ownership should be extended to more homeowners.</p><p>Through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill we will make it easier for existing leaseholders in England and Wales to buy their freeholds or to take on the management of their buildings through exercising the Right to Manage. Through the passage of the Bill we will introduce measures to ban the use of leasehold for new houses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 22/02/2024 15:44:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1687671

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how leaseholders wishing to hold a 'right to manage' ballot can acquire the data to communicate with the other leaseholders prior to the ballot being held.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Right to Manage is a statutory process requiring all qualifying non-participating leaseholders to be invited to become a member of the Right to Manage company using a prescribed “notice inviting participation”. The company serves these notices on the leaseholders with no input from the freeholder.</p><p>Leaseholders wishing to take forward a claim will need to obtain the title documents for their building from His Majesty’s Land Registry to determine if they qualify and to provide the required details of their leases in the claim notice. The title documents will contain the names and addresses of the owners of the other flats in the building.</p><p>In order to qualify for the Right to Manage, no ballot is held, leaseholders who have setup a Right to Manage company invite other leaseholders to participate and the claim can go forward if the qualifying criteria is met. The criteria is as follows: two-thirds of the flats in the building must be held on long residential leases and leaseholders representing not less than 50% of the total number of flats in the building must participate in the claim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL2195 HL2197 question first answered 20/02/2024 12:38:33 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1687672

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of leases that have a lease term of 125 years when first sold.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>According to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2021-to-2022-leasehold-households/english-housing-survey-2021-to-2022-leasehold-households" target="_blank">English Housing Survey 2021-22</a>, 536,000 leasehold dwellings had a lease of between 99 and 125 years at the time of purchase (Annex Table 3.5).</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 20/02/2024 12:44:28 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name English Housing Survey HL2194.pdf title English Housing Survey 2021-22
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1687673

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the threshold that needs to be passed for a ‘right to manage’ ballot is a majority of (1) all the leasehold properties, or (2) those ballots returned from the leaseholders.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Right to Manage is a statutory process requiring all qualifying non-participating leaseholders to be invited to become a member of the Right to Manage company using a prescribed “notice inviting participation”. The company serves these notices on the leaseholders with no input from the freeholder.</p><p>Leaseholders wishing to take forward a claim will need to obtain the title documents for their building from His Majesty’s Land Registry to determine if they qualify and to provide the required details of their leases in the claim notice. The title documents will contain the names and addresses of the owners of the other flats in the building.</p><p>In order to qualify for the Right to Manage, no ballot is held, leaseholders who have setup a Right to Manage company invite other leaseholders to participate and the claim can go forward if the qualifying criteria is met. The criteria is as follows: two-thirds of the flats in the building must be held on long residential leases and leaseholders representing not less than 50% of the total number of flats in the building must participate in the claim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL2193 HL2197 question first answered 20/02/2024 12:38:33 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark