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79462

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date	22/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet: Aberdeen
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to the Exchequer of holding the Cabinet meeting in Aberdeen on 24 February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Seccombe
uin	HL1361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The central cost of holding Cabinet in Aberdeen was £1,800. This is a considerable reduction from the cost of regional Cabinet meetings under the previous administration, which were reported through Parliamentary Questions to have cost between £50,000 and £100,000.</p><p>As was the case under previous administrations, Departments and agencies may also have incurred costs in terms of travel, staff time and other support. The cost of police security is a matter for the relevant police force.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 11:41:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2097 label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe

79463

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cycling
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 Kramer on 18 July (WA 147) what are the powers available to police officers to establish the correct identity of cyclists who decline to co-operate or who give false identity information.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 sets out the general powers available to the police, including in circumstances when an individual’s identity needs to be established or when false identity information has been provided. Similarly, powers exist under Section 168 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 where the person is suspected of having committed an offence under Sections 28 and 29 of the same Act. The application of any such powers is an operational matter for the police.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 28/07/2014 13:21:22 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

79464

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any information, either from Eurocontrol or elsewhere, regarding the primary and secondary radar returns from flight MH17 before and immediately after its destruction.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The Dutch Safety Board is leading the investigation into the MH17 incident. It would be inappropriate for the UK Government to share or discuss information relevant to the investigation while this is continuing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/07/2014 11:32:31 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

79465

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what Notices to Airmen were in force relating to flights over and through Ukrainian airspace at the time of the destruction of flight MH17.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) were in force over two areas of Ukrainian airspace on Thursday 17 July. One related to the disputed Crimean airspace, which has been in place for several months. A second was in place over Eastern Ukraine (the Dnipropetrovsk Flight Information Region), closing airspace below 32,000 feet.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 30/07/2014 11:12:43 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

79466

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	McKinsey and Company
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contracts the Ministry of Defence has outstanding with McKinsey and Company consultants; with what objectives; and with what fee and expenses structures.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has one outstanding contract with McKinsey and Company. This is for supporting the MOD in ensuring that Equipment Support Plan (ESP) resource is spent in the most efficient manner possible. In summary, the work is to:</p><p>• Conduct detailed analysis to enable the MOD to achieve the best output from planned spend on ESP, including meeting savings and efficiency targets;</p><p>• Identify specific choices for optimising ESP expenditure.</p><p>The contract has a total value of £23 million and is due to end in March 2015. I am withholding full pricing details as disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 30/07/2014 14:43:06 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

79467

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current measures and the compliance of the National Health Service in ensuring that all official paperwork and all types of communication are adapted appropriately for people with sensory disabilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not made any such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to the development and implementation of a new information standard for accessible information and communication.</p><p> </p><p>ISB 1605 Accessible Information aims to establish a consistent, standardised framework and approach to the identification and recording of the information and communication needs of patients, service users, carers and parents, where they relate to a disability, impairment or sensory loss; establish ‘flags’, alerts, prompts and other mechanisms to ensure that such needs are highly visible to appropriate staff; and set out clear expectations as to how such needs should be met, supported or addressed.</p><p> </p><p>Final approval of the standard is scheduled for Spring 2016. Following the announcement, organisations are currently anticipated to have 12 months to achieve full compliance.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/07/2014 13:14:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79468

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current National Health Service ability to meet the needs of paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government wants England to lead the world in tackling cancer and ensure the National Health Service is able to meet the needs of all cancer patients. That is why our 2011 Cancer Outcomes Strategy set the ambition to save a further 5,000 lives a year from cancer by 2014-15. The Strategy is backed with more than £750 million over the four year Spending Review period (2011-12 to 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>A number of treatments have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) including the paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic (PAWS) sub-variants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance. NICE regularly reviews its guidance to take into account new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment for PAWS GIST is commissioned through NHS England’s Specialised Services. Treatment for individuals is managed through multi-disciplinary teams. GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS-GIST clinic that is led by Dr Bulusu working with a United Kingdom national alliance of doctors. NHS England, through its Children’s Cancer and Sarcoma Clinical Reference Groups, is monitoring the clinic as it develops and progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We know how important it is for patients to receive the information they need and a range of initiatives have been used in the NHS, such as information prescriptions, advanced communications training and support for clinical nurse specialists.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer also emphasises the importance of providing patients, families and carers with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1368 HL1369 HL1371 question first answered 29/07/2014 13:23:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79469

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government wants England to lead the world in tackling cancer and ensure the National Health Service is able to meet the needs of all cancer patients. That is why our 2011 Cancer Outcomes Strategy set the ambition to save a further 5,000 lives a year from cancer by 2014-15. The Strategy is backed with more than £750 million over the four year Spending Review period (2011-12 to 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>A number of treatments have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) including the paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic (PAWS) sub-variants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance. NICE regularly reviews its guidance to take into account new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment for PAWS GIST is commissioned through NHS England’s Specialised Services. Treatment for individuals is managed through multi-disciplinary teams. GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS-GIST clinic that is led by Dr Bulusu working with a United Kingdom national alliance of doctors. NHS England, through its Children’s Cancer and Sarcoma Clinical Reference Groups, is monitoring the clinic as it develops and progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We know how important it is for patients to receive the information they need and a range of initiatives have been used in the NHS, such as information prescriptions, advanced communications training and support for clinical nurse specialists.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer also emphasises the importance of providing patients, families and carers with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1367 HL1369 HL1371 question first answered 29/07/2014 13:23:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79470

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information is made available to patients about paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumours.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government wants England to lead the world in tackling cancer and ensure the National Health Service is able to meet the needs of all cancer patients. That is why our 2011 Cancer Outcomes Strategy set the ambition to save a further 5,000 lives a year from cancer by 2014-15. The Strategy is backed with more than £750 million over the four year Spending Review period (2011-12 to 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>A number of treatments have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) including the paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic (PAWS) sub-variants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance. NICE regularly reviews its guidance to take into account new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment for PAWS GIST is commissioned through NHS England’s Specialised Services. Treatment for individuals is managed through multi-disciplinary teams. GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS-GIST clinic that is led by Dr Bulusu working with a United Kingdom national alliance of doctors. NHS England, through its Children’s Cancer and Sarcoma Clinical Reference Groups, is monitoring the clinic as it develops and progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We know how important it is for patients to receive the information they need and a range of initiatives have been used in the NHS, such as information prescriptions, advanced communications training and support for clinical nurse specialists.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer also emphasises the importance of providing patients, families and carers with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1367 HL1368 HL1371 question first answered 29/07/2014 13:23:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79471

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that primary carers and general practitioners receive sufficient training about paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumours in order to ensure better patient management and specialist treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>The content and standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), which is the competent authority for medical training in the United Kingdom. Its role is that of custodian of quality standards in medical education and practice. The GMC is an independent professional body. It has the general function of promoting high standards of medical education and co-ordinating all stages of medical education to ensure that students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p>Medical Royal Colleges design the curricula for postgraduate medical education and in doing so they must ensure that teaching meets the standards of the GMC in order to be able to retain GMC recognition of their course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/08/2014 10:27:37 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath