Tag: Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein on 2016-03-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 October 2015 (HL2638), whether the study into the remuneration package for officers has been completed, and if so, whether they will publish the findings.

Earl Howe

The process of stakeholder engagement to support the study into the remuneration package for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and wider Royal Naval engineering officers is complete. The study report is now being finalised. Once the report is accepted, consideration will be given to its publication, in part or in full.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein on 2016-03-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the report produced by MindMetre Research How Sharp Are We On Safety?, they will take further steps to improve the mandatory compliance with EU Council Directive 2010/32/EU and the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013.

Lord Prior of Brampton

It is for individual National Health Service provider organisations to ensure that policies, procedures and practices in the affected clinical areas are consistent with current regulations and that requisitions for sharps clearly stipulate the requirement for safer sharps.

We are not aware of any restriction in the availability of products that comply with the Health and Safety (Sharps Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 for the areas of care as outlined within the ‘How Sharp are we on Safety’ report, published in October 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein on 2016-03-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many improvement notices have been served by the Health and Safety Executive in relation to the failure of healthcare institutions and authorities to ensure that safer sharps are used so far as is reasonably practicable.

Baroness Altmann

There have been thirty-two improvement notices served ( up to December 2015) to healthcare institutions in England, Scotland and Wales since the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 came into effect in May 2013. Of these, twenty-six were specifically for the failure to use or provide safer medical sharps where reasonably practicable, three were for failure to provide appropriate training, two were for failure to take specific actions in the event of a sharps injury and one addressed all of these failings.

Before an improvement notice is served the inspector will discuss the breaches of law with the duty holder and explain why a notice is being served. The inspector will also ensure that the duty holder understands what they need to do to comply, and has the opportunity to explore alternative approaches. A timescale for compliance will also be agreed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein on 2016-03-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which institutions and authorities have been served with improvement notices since the introduction of the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013.

Baroness Altmann

Since the introduction of the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013, twenty-six institutions across England, Scotland and Wales have received improvement notices up to December 2015. Before an improvement notice is served the inspector will discuss the breaches of law with the duty holder and explain why a notice is being served. The inspector will also ensure that the duty holder understands what they need to do to comply, and has the opportunity to explore alternatives. A timescale for compliance will also be agreed. The institutions are:

1	Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
2	Akari Care Limited
3	Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
4	BUPA Care Homes (CFG) PLC
5	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
6	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
7	Cwm Taf Health Board (2 notices served)
8	HC-One Limited (2 notices served)
9	Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
10	Luton & Dunstable University Hospital
11	Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
12	Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
13	North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust
14	North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
15	North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
16	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
17	Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
18	Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
19	Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
20	South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
21	Tayside Health Board (3 notices served)
22	The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
23	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
24	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
25	University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust ( 2 notices served)
26	Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2 notices served)

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein on 2015-09-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the regulations governing ship registration in the United Kingdom with a view to increasing the number of ships in the world fleet on the UK register without reducing standards.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

There are no specific plans yet.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is currently recruiting a new Director of the UK Ship Register (UKSR) for whom an early task will be to review current regulations in light of the aspiration to grow the UKSR, and make any appropriate recommendations.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein on 2015-09-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many ships were on the United Kingdom register in 2005, and in each year thereafter to date.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The number of ships over 100 GT on the UK register in 2005 and to date are detailed below. All totals were correct at 31st December in the respective year.

December 2005 1,438

December 2006 1,456

December 2007 1,481

December 2008 1,550

December 2009 1,553

December 2010 1,503

December 2011 1,469

December 2012 1,401

December 2013 1,360

December 2014 1,327

The figure for 2015 – 1,328 is up to and including 31st August.