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1020273

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date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education
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 role that physical education and school sport can play in tackling childhood obesity.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear that physical education (PE) and school sport is important as it teaches pupils the importance of developing healthy habits from an early age that can have positive impacts on pupil health, mental wellbeing, character and childhood obesity. The first ever Active Lives Children and Young People Survey published by Sport England on 6 December showed a positive association between engagement in sport and physical activity and levels of mental wellbeing. The survey is attached.</p><p> </p><p>In October my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced a new School Sport and Activity Action Plan to be published in spring 2019 which will help get more young people active and enjoying the benefits of sport.</p><p>Through the Childhood Obesity Plan, attached, the government is supporting the delivery of the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines that every primary age child should get at least 60 minutes of moderate to physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be delivered in school. The Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2 update, attached, sets out that the government will promote a national ambition for every primary school to embrace an active mile, such as the Daily Mile into the school day.</p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over £1 billion of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. A further £100 million of revenue generated from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has been used for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund in 2018-19, which can be used to improve children’s access to facilities for physical activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf title Active_Lives_Children_&_Young_People_Survey 2 file name Childhood_obesity_2016__2__acc.pdf title Childhood_Obesity_Plan 3 file name childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2.pdf title Childhood_Obesity_Plan_Chapter_2 grouped question UIN HL12067 question first answered 13/12/2018 15:24:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1020274

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education
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 benefits to children of participation in physical education and school sport.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The government is clear that physical education (PE) and school sport is important as it teaches pupils the importance of developing healthy habits from an early age that can have positive impacts on pupil health, mental wellbeing, character and childhood obesity. The first ever Active Lives Children and Young People Survey published by Sport England on 6 December showed a positive association between engagement in sport and physical activity and levels of mental wellbeing. The survey is attached.</p><p> </p><p>In October my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced a new School Sport and Activity Action Plan to be published in spring 2019 which will help get more young people active and enjoying the benefits of sport.</p><p>Through the Childhood Obesity Plan, attached, the government is supporting the delivery of the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines that every primary age child should get at least 60 minutes of moderate to physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be delivered in school. The Childhood Obesity Plan Chapter 2 update, attached, sets out that the government will promote a national ambition for every primary school to embrace an active mile, such as the Daily Mile into the school day.</p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over £1 billion of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since 2013. A further £100 million of revenue generated from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has been used for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund in 2018-19, which can be used to improve children’s access to facilities for physical activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name active-lives-children-survey-academic-year-17-18.pdf title Active_Lives_Children_&_Young_People_Survey 2 file name Childhood_obesity_2016__2__acc.pdf title Childhood_Obesity_Plan 3 file name childhood-obesity-a-plan-for-action-chapter-2.pdf title Childhood_Obesity_Plan_Chapter_2 grouped question UIN HL12066 question first answered 13/12/2018 15:24:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1019270

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Bills: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Government’s response to the report of the Constitution Committee, Parliament and the Legislative Process, published on 20 April 2005 (HL Paper 114), whether the Procedure Committee will consider the recommendation that bills should normally be committed after Second Reading to a committee empowered to take evidence.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2005, when it responded to the Constitution Committee’s report, Parliament and the Legislative Process, the Government was “not convinced that it would be appropriate to commit all bills which have not been scrutinised in draft to an evidence-taking committee after Second Reading but we are ready to consider this option in exceptional circumstances (and have done in the past).” <br> <br>I am aware that the idea that bills should normally be committed after Second Reading to a committee empowered to take evidence is under fresh consideration by the Constitution Committee as part of its current inquiry on the legislative process, stage 2 of which is covering the passage of legislation through Parliament. Written and oral evidence received as part of that inquiry is available here - https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/constitution-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/legislative-process/. I am looking forward to the Committee’s report and any recommendations it might make on this and other matters. The Procedure Committee will give it due consideration then.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 18/12/2018 12:58:07 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1011253

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Smart Devices: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in regard to location-tracking smartwatches worn by children which are not secure and which are easy to hack.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We take the protection of personal data very seriously, particularly when it relates to children and young people. Organisations that process personal data collected by smartwatches must comply with the the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. The GDPR imposes strict obligations on organisations to process people’s data fairly and lawfully and to ensure that any data collected is held securely. Organisations which fail to comply may be subject to enforcement action by the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p><p> </p><p>We do not intend to ban the sale of smartwatches, but we have issued a Code of Practice for organisations involved in the development, manufacturing and retail of products linked to the ‘Internet of Things’ to ensure that products are designed securely and keep consumers safe. In parallel, we have published consumer guidance to raise public awareness about setting-up, managing and improving the security of their consumer devices.</p><p> </p><p>The code of practice and the guidance for consumers can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/code-of-practice-for-consumer-iot-security" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/code-of-practice-for-consumer-iot-security</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/consumer-guidance-for-smart-devices-in-the-home" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/consumer-guidance-for-smart-devices-in-the-home</a></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL11615 question first answered 30/11/2018 13:06:09 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1011254

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Smart Devices: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take action to ban the sale of child-tracking smartwatches following research which has found that devices neither encrypt the data used nor secure each child’s account.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We take the protection of personal data very seriously, particularly when it relates to children and young people. Organisations that process personal data collected by smartwatches must comply with the the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. The GDPR imposes strict obligations on organisations to process people’s data fairly and lawfully and to ensure that any data collected is held securely. Organisations which fail to comply may be subject to enforcement action by the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p><p> </p><p>We do not intend to ban the sale of smartwatches, but we have issued a Code of Practice for organisations involved in the development, manufacturing and retail of products linked to the ‘Internet of Things’ to ensure that products are designed securely and keep consumers safe. In parallel, we have published consumer guidance to raise public awareness about setting-up, managing and improving the security of their consumer devices.</p><p> </p><p>The code of practice and the guidance for consumers can be viewed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/code-of-practice-for-consumer-iot-security" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/code-of-practice-for-consumer-iot-security</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/consumer-guidance-for-smart-devices-in-the-home" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/secure-by-design/consumer-guidance-for-smart-devices-in-the-home</a></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL11614 question first answered 30/11/2018 13:06:09 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1010121

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Medical Records: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people used the national data opt-out online service from NHS Digital to (1) opt out, and (2) to opt back in having previously opted out, in October 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The online national data opt-out service was visited by 7,106 people during October 2018. Of these 453 set a new opt-out, and 113 chose to reverse an existing opt-out.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/11/2018 17:08:05 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1006680

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
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 that railway timetabling takes account of the need for good connections between services run by different companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department requires franchised operators to cooperate with each other to ensure that overall, the needs of passengers are met. This includes a requirement to offer a reasonable pattern of service such that connections between services can be made. Where specific connections are identified as being particularly important, the Department may specify their inclusion in franchise bids. Where a connection is required, a balance needs to be struck between allowing sufficient time to change trains, including during delays and maintaining an acceptable end to end journey time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/11/2018 14:13:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1006681

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tarka Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to secure improvements to the rail services between Exeter and Barnstaple.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL11461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Great Western Railway’s plans for the Barnstaple route include the introduction of three-car air-conditioned Class 158 trains, improvements to the timetable to fill the current gaps in the peak hour services and splitting the route from the Exmouth service while continuing to service both Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central stations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/11/2018 14:08:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

980146

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
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	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust: DeepMind
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the public of inquiries by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), National Data Guardian, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and NHS Digital, resulting from the agreement for the Royal Free Hospital to provide data to DeepMind which the ICO found to be unlawful.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 15/10/2018 13:57:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

980147

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the proposed statutory scheme for branded drugs will improve access to cost-effective medicines for patients in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL10416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The proposals outlined in the recent consultation, <em>Proposed changes to the statutory scheme to control the costs of branded health service medicines</em>, ensure that the scheme can continue to fulfil its purpose of safeguarding the financial position of the National Health Service, alongside the voluntary Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. A copy of the consultation document is attached. The proposals set out in the recent consultation are aimed at constraining the cost of branded health service medicines to a level that balances the interests of patients, the NHS, industry and the taxpayer. The consultation’s impact assessment demonstrates significant overall benefits to patient health, driven by the reinvestment of any savings generated from the statutory scheme in NHS budgets. A copy of the impact assessment, <em>2018 Statutory Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing</em>, is attached.</p><p>There is a wider framework in place to ensure the cost-effectiveness of medicines used in the NHS, most importantly, through National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) appraisals. This existing framework remains unchanged by the proposals set out in the consultation, with the NHS still required to fund all medicines approved through a NICE technology appraisal. The Department is committed to ensuring access to clinically and cost-effective medicines, and is working with NHS England and the pharmaceutical industry to support improvements in the speed and rate of access to new medicines for NHS patients.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Statutory_Scheme_Consultation_Document_corrected.pdf title Proposed changes to the statutory scheme 2 file name 2018_Statutory_Scheme_Impact_Assessment_1.pdf title Statutory Scheme Impact Assessment grouped question UIN HL10417 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:59:00 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath