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1670138

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date	14/11/2023
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	Dementia: Diagnosis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Alzheimer's Research UK report Tipping Point: The Future of Dementia, published in September, what steps they are taking to improve access to dementia diagnosis technologies, such as PET scans and lumbar punctures.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has established a dedicated national programme team which is working in partnership with other national agencies and with local health systems to co-ordinate the preparations for the potential roll out of new treatments for use in the earlier stages of Alzheimer’s disease. These plans assume that, if these new treatments are approved by the regulators, significant additional diagnostic capacity, including amyloid PET-CT, lumbar puncture and MRI, will be needed both to identify patients who are most able to benefit and to provide important safety monitoring for potential adverse effects during treatment.</p><p>NHS England is also working with partner agencies to support and inform further research into other diagnostic modalities, including blood-based biomarker and digital tests, which will help improve identification and management of Alzheimer’s disease.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/11/2023 16:06:00 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1463845

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
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 Marie Curie report Dying in Poverty, published in May.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department has noted the recommendations made in the report, values Marie Curie as a key stakeholder and welcomes our ongoing constructive engagement with them and other key end of life charities on policy development in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving fast tracked access to benefits for people nearing the end of their life. Recent changes to Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance regulations have replaced the current 6-month rule for determining who get this fast-tracked access with a 12-month end of life approach.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill, introduced in the Queens Speech earlier this month, will make similar changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA). Collectively, these changes, will enable thousands more people who are thought to be in the final year of their life to get fast-tracked access to the benefits they are eligible for.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 30/05/2022 13:10:39 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1315005

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Intellectual Property
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 impact of accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on the intellectual property sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Finsbury
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s intellectual property (IP) regime achieves an effective balance between rewarding creators and innovation, and reflecting wider public interests such as ensuring access and use of IP on reasonable terms. The Government will not sign trade deals that compromise the UK’s world leading IP regime.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish its negotiation objectives for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, scoping assessment, and consultation response in advance of the start of accession negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 28/05/2021 11:04:08 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	186 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Finsbury

1170173

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the forthcoming Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review will incorporate Britain’s role and involvement in (1) the Council of Europe, (2) the OSCE and its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, (3) the Inter-Parliamentary Union, (4) the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and (5) other multilateral agencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Security Defence and Foreign Policy Review was announced in the Queen's Speech to reassess the nation’s place in the world. The review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development. It will also deliver against the government’s ambition to extend our diplomatic network; reinvigorate relationships with Europe; and seek to strengthen old and new partnerships across the world.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/01/2020 12:30:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1151683

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is provided for children and young people with visual impairment in (1) early years settings, and (2) schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>We want early years providers and schools to have a workforce equipped to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and we are working on this with various organisations, including the National Sensory Impairment Partnership. We have recently announced a £780 million increase to local authorities’ high needs funding, increasing the budget by 12% and bringing the total spent on supporting those with the most complex needs to over £7 billion for 2020-21. This funding can be used to fund children aged 0 to 25 with complex additional needs, such as visual impairment.</p><p> </p><p>The Children and Families Act (2014) requires local authorities to work with parents, young people and providers to keep the provision for children and young people with SEND under review, including its sufficiency. We do not prescribe in detail how local authorities should allocate their high needs funding. In consultation with schools and other services, local authorities should carefully consider how best to meet the needs of children and young people in their area, including those with visual impairment.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/10/2019 17:57:54 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

747343

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Workplace Pensions: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have estimated the number of workers earning below the personal tax threshold who have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme that operates on a Net Pay basis; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of workers earning less than the personal allowance who are also members of pension schemes that operate a net pay system. The Government does not hold employee level data on employees enrolled in net pay pension schemes, as such schemes are not obliged to report pension contributions to HM Revenue and Customs. The Government does not, therefore, hold information on the value of tax reliefs paid out to employees in net pay schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The latest official analysis of the eligibility of workers for automatic enrolment was published on 13 October 2016 in ‘Workplace Pensions: Update of analysis on Automatic Enrolment’. Information on age and earnings breakdowns for all workers can be found in table 3a on page 6.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator provides guidance to employers on choosing a pension scheme for their staff in order to discharge their statutory obligations under automatic enrolment. This guidance covers the choice between net pay and relief at source schemes, and the implications of net pay schemes for employees who do not pay tax. Provided an employer has selected a qualifying pension scheme for automatic enrolment, they have complied with their automatic enrolment duties with respect to scheme choice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL321 HL322 HL323 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:55:57 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

521463

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
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	Occupational Pensions: Tax Allowances
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 effect on relations between the UK and Turkey of the decision in the Turkish Parliament to strip parliamentary immunity from 124 deputies.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The lifting of parliamentary immunity is a matter for the Turkish parliament. As a modern democracy and candidate for EU accession, we would expect Turkey to undertake any subsequent legal processes transparently and fully respect the rule of law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/06/2016 11:52:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

348841

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what monies have been returned to them by the Northern Ireland Executive in the last four years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The underspends of the Northern Ireland Executive for the years 2011-12 to 2014-15 are shown in the table below</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource</p></td><td><p>-133.7</p></td><td><p>-102.7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>-54.2</p></td><td><p>-78.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital</p></td><td><p>-19.8</p></td><td><p>-26.8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>-36.8</p></td><td><p>-14.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>-153.6</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>-129.5</p></td><td><p>-91.0</p></td><td><p>-92.6</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under current arrangements, each of the Devolved Administrations may carryforward underspends of up to 0.6% of its resource and 1.5% of its capital allocations. The amounts carried forward by the Northern Ireland Executive for the underspends in the 2011-12 to 2013-14 are shown in the table below. The Government has yet to agree the carryforward arising from the 2014-15 underspend with the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Carryforward from</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>to</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource</p></td><td><p>48.3</p></td><td><p>41.7</p></td><td><p>29.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p>30.4</p></td><td><p>21.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>55.1</p></td><td><p>72.1</p></td><td><p>51.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 22/06/2015 16:38:16 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61551

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that online completion of census data could be combined with online electoral registration.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>With the introduction of online registration in England and Wales on 10 June and September in Scotland, registering to vote is now more convenient and accessible.</p><p>The Government will continue to explore the mutual benefits of collaboration between online electoral registration and preparation for the online Census. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/06/2014 16:37:32 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard