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date	27/02/2020
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	Public Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure effective collaboration between the four UK public health authorities and their EU counterparts once the transition period ends.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is open to exploring cooperation between the UK and the European Union on matters of health security, as well as on commitments on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevention, in future relationship negotiations with the EU. The Government is committed to establishing a future relationship that benefits the whole of the UK. There are strong existing relationships between the UK's four public health agencies and their counterparts in EU Member States and we work closely with them to protect our citizens from cross-border threats to health, such as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The UK remains committed to working with countries and partners from across the world, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora, such as the World Health Organization, G7 and the Global Health Security Initiative and we will continue to uphold all of our commitments under the International Health Regulations<em>. </em></p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/03/2020 14:14:26 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

769247

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Education intends to consult on whether to make Personal, Social, Health and Economic education compulsory in all schools; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Children and Social Work Act 2017 places a duty on the Secretary of State for Education to make Relationships Education mandatory in primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) mandatory in secondary schools through regulations. The Act also provides powers for the Secretary of State to make Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE), or elements therein, mandatory in all schools - in the future and subject to careful consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be conducting a thorough engagement process on the scope and content of Relationships Education, RSE and PSHE, involving a wide range of stakeholders. From this, we will develop the regulations and accompanying statutory guidance for Relationships Education, RSE and, should we decide to make it mandatory, PSHE. We will be making any regulations and statutory guidance subject to public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out shortly more details about the engagement process and the work to consider age appropriate subject content. We will ensure our work results in a clear understanding about the full set of knowledge that Relationships Education, RSE and PSHE should provide for young people to support them to be safe, healthy, happy and successful.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/10/2017 16:10:47 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

583934

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cancer referrals in England were not made within the two week waiting time target for each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL1981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p><em>The Handbook to the NHS Constitution</em>, which is attached, sets out the right for patients to be seen by a cancer specialist within a maximum of two weeks from general practitioner (GP) referral for urgent referrals where cancer is suspected. The operational standard is that 93% of patients should wait less than two weeks from GP urgent referral to first consultant appointment. This standard has been met in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>The information for how many patients waited more than two weeks from GP urgent referral to first consultant appointment is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Table: Two week wait from GP urgent referral to first consultant appointment, in England, 2013/14 to 2015/16</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of patients that waited less than two weeks to be seen</p></td><td><p>Number of patients that waited more than two weeks to be seen</p></td><td><p>Total number of patients referred</p></td><td><p>Performance against the standard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,297,849</p></td><td><p>63,496</p></td><td><p>1,361,345</p></td><td><p>95.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1,459,084</p></td><td><p>90,610</p></td><td><p>1,549,694</p></td><td><p>94.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,624,981</p></td><td><p>101,140</p></td><td><p>1,726,121</p></td><td><p>94.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Cancer waiting times quarterly time series, NHS England</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 28/09/2016 14:45:34 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name NHS_Constitution_Handbook_v2.pdf title NHS CONSTITUTION HANDBOOK
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

417061

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Workers: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the number of United Kingdom citizens currently employed within the rest of the European Union; and what level of confidence they have of the accuracy of that estimate.
tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
uin	HL1981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL1980 HL1983 question first answered 17/09/2015 12:48:00 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name Lord Wallace of Saltaire UKSA reply.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

92745

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Access to Work advisers have received (1) awareness training in the implications for a particular disability, and (2) training to enable them to work constructively with employers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>All 128 Access to Work advisers receive training which includes Disability Awareness, Decision Making, Equality &amp; Diversity, Negotiating Skills and Effective Communications. In addition, Access to Work have specialist adviser teams focussing on hearing impaired and visually impaired customers, and also a team to assist customers with mental health conditions. These teams receive additional training, which includes input from suppliers, disability charities and other disability led groups. Also as part of the standard adviser training, staff undertake Influencing Skills and Constructive Conversations training to enable them to work effectively with employers.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work advisers have standardised work instructions to help ensure consistency during the evaluation and decision making process. However, all Access to Work awards are agreed on an individual basis, taking account of a customer’s disability, job role and the barriers they are facing. Standards are monitored using a Quality Assurance Framework which includes the quality of telephone conversations with customers and employers, and the consistency and accuracy of decisions and financial awards.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work aims to contact customers within 7 working days and give 80% of all decisions in 15 working days. Time sensitive requests, such as customer support requirements at interview, are prioritised and are supported by a 5 working day service standard. Demand for Access to Work, particularly new applications, grew during 2013/14 and customer volumes continue to grow in 2014/15.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL1982 HL1983 HL1986 question first answered 23/10/2014 15:24:38 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath