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1697653

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date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to streamline the transition of medical care from military services to the NHS for service leavers.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>Where personnel leaving the Armed Forces have an enduring need for medical care, the Defence Medical Services (DMS) works in partnership with the NHS in each of the four nations. Wherever they live in the UK, all veterans are able to receive veteran specific health care support if they need it. Personnel who have been assessed and diagnosed with a mental health need are able to access Ministry of Defence (MOD) Departments of Community Mental Health for up to six months after discharge to provide continuity of care during the transition period until appropriate handover to other services can be completed as required.</p><p> </p><p>DMS facilitates the transfer of healthcare information for all service personnel when they leave the Armed Forces. Programme CORTISONE will provide the ability to transfer a service person’s healthcare record in electronic form to a GP practice at the end of their service.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Recovery Capability is a MOD-owned capability designed to deliver programmed, command-led and coordinated support to wounded, injured and sick serving personnel. Each person who comes under the Defence Recovery Capability will get a tailored Individual Recovery Plan which enables them to focus on either their return to duty or transition to civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The Veterans Welfare Service and Defence Transition Service deliver additional support to service leavers and their families who are most likely to face challenges as they leave the Armed Forces, including facilitating access to NHS services.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:53:31 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1543076

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Guide Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to educate the public about the legal status of guide dogs for the blind and other assistance dogs; and what steps they plan to take to penalise businesses which have failed to educate their staff about their legal status.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) provides for protection of disabled people, including those needing assistance dogs, in employment and the supply of goods, services, public functions and in clubs and associations. It does not have universal application to the public, or in other settings, and general public education campaigns about it would not be proportionate. However, the Government runs under contract the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), an equalities and human rights helpline, which receives about 35,000 customer contacts a year, more than 60% of which concern disability issues. The EASS can intervene directly with or assist the complainant to take the problem up with the relevant service provider in many cases, including those involving assistance dogs.</p><p>It is the responsibility of all businesses to ensure that they are aware of their obligations to their customers and employees under the Act. To help them in this, Government and relevant independent bodies offer a range of technical guidance and statutory codes of practice that clearly explain what businesses should and should not do to ensure that their conduct is lawful and not discriminatory.</p><p>The Act places a duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve disabled people’s access to goods and services so they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled people. This reasonable adjustment duty is an anticipatory duty therefore those who provide goods, facilities and services to members of the public are expected to anticipate the reasonable adjustments that disabled customers may require, including auxiliary aids.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is the public body responsible for enforcing the Act. In 2017, the EHRC published two pieces of guidance - a guide to help businesses understand what they can do to meet their legal duties to assistance dog owners, and a guide to help tourism businesses welcome people with access requirements. The EHRC supports disabled individuals who have experienced discrimination to take their cases to court.</p><p>In recent years, case law has strengthened the equalities law for people with assistance dogs. There have been a number of significant cases brought under the Equality Act involving assistance dogs, which have been successfully litigated, for example, Bloch v Kassim (assistance dogs in taxis); Clutton and Williams v Pen-y-Bryn Group (assistance dogs in restaurants); and McCafferty v Miah (assistance dogs in shops).</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 30/11/2022 15:31:06 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1363778

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 local variations in delays to people in all eligible groups receiving the COVID-19 booster vaccination.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department and the National Health Service continue to monitor the pace of the COVID-19 booster vaccination programme and work closely with regional teams to ensure those eligible have timely access to appointments. The NHS assesses any potential delays to the programme, including between different local areas.</p><p>The National Booking Service has now been updated to allow those eligible to pre-book their booster vaccination five months after their second dose. As of 13 November 2021, more than 12.6 million people in the United Kingdom had received their booster vaccination or third dose, helping to ensure the vital protection is maintained over the winter months.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 23/11/2021 16:23:55 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1189934

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rohingya: UN Population Fund
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 financial support the United Nations Population Fund will receive in each of the next three financial years to support their humanitarian work with the Rohingya population in Myanmar and neighbouring countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is developing plans for the continued funding of the Rohingya response in Bangladesh once the current programme ends, as well as for continued support to Rohingya IDPs and communities in Myanmar. Sexual and reproductive health services for Rohingya IDPs and refugees and host communities will remain a high priority, for which the United Nations Population Fund is a valued partner.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/05/2020 14:44:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

792921

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mobile Homes Act 1983
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the adequacy of the provisions of the Mobile Homes Act 1983.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Mobile Homes Act 2013 amended the site licensing provisions in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960. The Mobile Homes Act 2013 also amended the provisions in the Mobile Homes Act 1983 relating to selling of homes, making site rules and reviewing pitch fees and amended section 3 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 to make it easier for local authorities to prosecute in harassment cases.</p><p>The Government is reviewing how effective the changes introduced by the Mobile Homes Act 2013 have been.</p><p>A summary of responses to part 1 is at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-park-homes-legislation-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-park-homes-legislation-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>A copy of the Call for Evidence part 2 published on 28 November is available at<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662133/Park_homes_-_Call_for_evidence_Part_2.pdf" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662133/Park_homes_-_Call_for_evidence_Part_2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name Summary_of_Part_1_responses.pdf title Summary of responses to part 1 2 file name Park_homes_-_Call_for_evidence_Part_2.pdf title Call for Evidence Part 2 grouped question UIN HL3443 HL3446 question first answered 04/12/2017 17:31:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

641877

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Missing Persons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 7 November (HL Deb, cols 894–6), how many children have gone missing from care in each year since 2009.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for collecting information about children in care who go missing. Due to inconsistencies in local data collection and reporting, the Department for Education strengthened its data collection in 2015 to use a new definition of missing and away from placement without authorisation. The Department also asked for data on all children who were missing from care, including those missing for less than a day. Figures for earlier years are not available on a consistent basis and are not considered reliable. Improved information on children missing from care in 2015 and 2016 is published in table G1 of the statistical first release: ‘Children looked after in England, year ending 31 March 2016’. A copy of the statistical first release is attached.</p><p> </p><p>This tells us that there were 8,670 children who were missing from care at some point during the year ending 31 March 2016, and 4,430 who were away from their placement without authorisation. As this is a new collection, the published statistics are currently classed as ‘experimental statistics’ to reflect that the quality of the statistics is still being assessed. Local authorities reported significant improvements to the quality and completeness of the data reported in 2016 so figures for 2015 and 2016 are not comparable.</p><p> </p><p>The Department only collects the date on which a child has gone missing or has returned, not the time period and duration of the incident. Local authorities will hold this detailed information. However, table G1 does show the duration of missing incidents.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL3446 question first answered 30/11/2016 16:45:13 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name Copy of SFR_41_2016_Tables.xlsx title Statistical First Release tables
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

426958

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strathclyde Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will (1) produce a (a) Green Paper, and (b) White Paper, and (2) consult with Parliament, prior to recommending any legislative changes to parliamentary procedures following Lord Strathclyde’s review of the powers of the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston):</p><p>Lord Strathclyde is being supported in his review by a panel of external experts and a small secretariat of civil servants in the Cabinet Office. The secretariat does not include political advisers. The expert panel comprises Sir Stephen Laws, former First Parliamentary Counsel; Jacqy Sharpe, a former Clerk in the House of Commons and Clerk to the Joint Committee on Conventions; and Sir Michael Pownall, former Clerk of the Parliaments.</p><p /> <p>Several reviews have examined the powers of the House of Lords, including the Royal Commission on the reform of the House of Lords (2000) and the Joint Committee on Conventions referenced above (2006).</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The review led by Lord Strathclyde is due to consider how to protect the ability of elected Governments to secure their business in Parliament in the light of the operation of certain conventions. The review will consider in particular how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in relation to its primacy on financial matters; and secondary legislation.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Ministers regularly discuss a wide range of issues with the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Lord Strathclyde will determine the way in which the review is undertaken and the content of his recommendations, including any definitions required. It is not possible to provide an estimate of the cost of the exercise at this stage, but neither Lord Strathclyde nor his panel of experts will be paid a fee. Lord Strathclyde is expected to seek views from a wide range of Parliamentarians, parties and groups in undertaking his review, and has issued a letter to all Parliamentarians inviting their input. He is also seeking views from the Clerk of the Parliaments and the Clerk of the House. Lord Strathclyde will report to the Prime Minister, and the Government will decide how to proceed upon receipt of his recommendations.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston grouped question UIN HL3418 HL3419 HL3420 HL3421 HL3422 HL3423 HL3446 HL3447 HL3448 HL3449 HL3450 HL3453 question first answered 23/11/2015 16:50:05 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

167921

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products in other countries may have led to an increase in the consumption of cigarettes; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p>The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia. <br> <br> No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3446 HL3447 HL3448 question first answered 16/12/2014 15:15:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer