My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord for repeating that Answer. I remind the House that I did have some ministerial responsibility for this area some years ago. It has now been over six and a half months since the Government first committed to an inquiry into...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord for repeating that Answer. I remind the House that I did have some ministerial responsibility for this area some years ago. It has now been over six and a half months since the Government first committed to an inquiry into...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why special financial provision is having to be provided by the Department of Health, and not NHS England, for the treatment of people infected with hepatitis C through contaminated blood when the treatment of all patients is covered by mandated NICE guidance.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why special financial provision is having to be provided by the Department of Health, and not NHS England, for the treatment of people infected with hepatitis C through contaminated blood when the treatment of all patients is covered by mandated NICE guidance.

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for repeating that Answer. Clearly the Penrose report is a detailed factual account of what happened, and I pay tribute to Lord Penrose for the work that he and his team have completed.

I noted the noble Earl’s comments this afternoon that we have...

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for repeating that Answer. Clearly the Penrose report is a detailed factual account of what happened, and I pay tribute to Lord Penrose for the work that he and his team have completed.

I noted the noble Earl’s comments this afternoon that we have...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will give to the Environment Agency to increase the number of farmers attending the agency's courses on reducing soil pollution and salvaging contaminated land.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will give to the Environment Agency to increase the number of farmers attending the agency's courses on reducing soil pollution and salvaging contaminated land.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the charge for eggs in the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2999) has risen by 27.5 per cent; and what cost elements are involved.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the charge for eggs in the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2999) has risen by 27.5 per cent; and what cost elements are involved.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have made an assessment of the information circulated by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the United States that plastic containers and plastic wrap such as that used in the production of microwave-ready dinners will, if heated in a microwave, release carcinogenic dioxins into...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have made an assessment of the information circulated by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the United States that plastic containers and plastic wrap such as that used in the production of microwave-ready dinners will, if heated in a microwave, release carcinogenic dioxins into...

Whether they have assessed the safety of freezing plastic bottles containing drinking water; and whether they have commissioned any research into the possibility of such bottles releasing dioxins into the water when frozen; and

Whether they have assessed the safety of freezing plastic bottles containing drinking water; and whether they have commissioned any research into the possibility of such bottles releasing dioxins into the water when frozen; and

asked Her Majesty's Government:What help they are providing to the independent public inquiry into contaminated National Health Service blood products.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What help they are providing to the independent public inquiry into contaminated National Health Service blood products.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Why the Department of Health’s audit review of the alleged shredding by civil servants of documents relating to the supply of infected blood-clotting products to people with haemophilia has not been published; and whether they will now place a copy of this document in the Library of...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Why the Department of Health’s audit review of the alleged shredding by civil servants of documents relating to the supply of infected blood-clotting products to people with haemophilia has not been published; and whether they will now place a copy of this document in the Library of...

My honourable friend the Minister of State, Department of Health (Caroline Flint) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government have today sent a copy of the department's review of all officially held papers for the period 1970-85, including those returned to the department from a firm of private...

My honourable friend the Minister of State, Department of Health (Caroline Flint) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Government have today sent a copy of the department's review of all officially held papers for the period 1970-85, including those returned to the department from a firm of private...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What checks they are carrying out to ascertain whether the problem of melamine fillers in animal feed imported from China applies to the United Kingdom as well as the United States.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What checks they are carrying out to ascertain whether the problem of melamine fillers in animal feed imported from China applies to the United Kingdom as well as the United States.

My honourable friend the Minister of State, Department of Health (Caroline Flint), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Given the national interest in vCJD and its implications for the health of the nation, I report a change in healthcare practice being announced today in a letter to all dentists...

My honourable friend the Minister of State, Department of Health (Caroline Flint), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Given the national interest in vCJD and its implications for the health of the nation, I report a change in healthcare practice being announced today in a letter to all dentists...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, in light of Lord Rooker's comments on 26 October 2006 (HL Deb, cols. 1283–34), they have commissioned research, independent of airlines and aircraft, engine and lubricant manufacturers, into the possible health risks from the use of organophosphates in aircraft engine lubricants.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, in light of Lord Rooker's comments on 26 October 2006 (HL Deb, cols. 1283–34), they have commissioned research, independent of airlines and aircraft, engine and lubricant manufacturers, into the possible health risks from the use of organophosphates in aircraft engine lubricants.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What representations the Secretary of State for Health has had from the chairman of the Haemophilia Society on the findings of Professor John Collinge in the December 2006 edition of the Lancet on the transmission by infected blood of variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease to blood donor recipients in...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What representations the Secretary of State for Health has had from the chairman of the Haemophilia Society on the findings of Professor John Collinge in the December 2006 edition of the Lancet on the transmission by infected blood of variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease to blood donor recipients in...

Whether the reply given by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to Lord Morris of Manchester on 26 February 2003 at 645 c232, was inaccurate. [HL 2012].

Whether the reply given by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to Lord Morris of Manchester on 26 February 2003 at 645 c232, was inaccurate. [HL 2012].

How they plan to ensure that the agencies responsible for responding to any acts of bioterrorism are not prevented from responding by work involved in the preparation for establishing the health protection agency. [HL 1382].

How they plan to ensure that the agencies responsible for responding to any acts of bioterrorism are not prevented from responding by work involved in the preparation for establishing the health protection agency. [HL 1382].

How they plan to ensure that the agencies responsible for responding to any acts of bioterrorism will not be affected by any confusion of responsibilities arising from the creation of the health protection agency. [HL 1383].

How they plan to ensure that the agencies responsible for responding to any acts of bioterrorism will not be affected by any confusion of responsibilities arising from the creation of the health protection agency. [HL 1383].