Lord Rennard

Her Majesty's Government what estimates of (1) the value of lives saved, and (2) additional life years gained, they use when classifying proposed regulatory measures as “in”, “out” or “zero net cost” in departmental submissions to the Regulatory Policy Co...

Her Majesty's Government whether the Regulatory Policy Committee is empowered to rate an impact assessment as inadequate on the grounds that it does not adequately consider the wider social costs and benefits of proposed regulatory measures.

Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Grenfell Tower disaster, what plans they have to review their one-in, two-out policy for new regulations.

Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to assess the impact of the Cabinet Office Cutting Red Tape programme on building safety; if so, what those plans are; and if not, whether they will consider doing so.

Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total reduction in regulatory costs on business since 2015; and what is their estimate of the total reduction expected by 2020.

Her Majesty's Government what are the individual budgets agreed between the Better Regulation Executive and Government departments with regulatory responsibility; and what progress has been made against those targets to date.

Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of the total reduction in regulatory costs on business since 2015 that has resulted from the introduction of the 5p charge on plastic bags.

Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish any clinical evidence they have showing that the co-location of paediatric congenital heart surgery with other tertiary paediatric and supporting services is essential for better patient outcomes.

Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish any assessment they have made regarding the extent of the improvement in clinical outcomes they expect would result from the proposed closure of congenital heart disease services at the Royal Brompton and...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans have been made to assess whether Mental Health Trusts will have become smoke free by 2018, in line with the recommendation in the Mental Health Taskforce Report; and when progress towards this ambition will be pu...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish data captured within the Mental Health and Learning Disability Data Set on smoking status.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Smoking Prevalence in Adults with Serious Mental Illness Data Set presented in the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicators Set will be published.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are analysing data on smoking status captured in the Mental Health and Learning Disability Data Set; and whether all users of those services will be asked about their smoking status in the future.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the sale of more low-alcohol or non-alcoholic drinks in licensed venues; and what assessment they have made of the potential health benefits of such a policy.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider simplifying the Food Information Regulations 2014 to allow UK producers to label their 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume or lower products alcohol-free in line with other countries.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that the new guidelines to update the Food Information Regulations 2014 are reflective of modern manufacturing processes, provide consumers with the information they need to make informed decisions,...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for public consultation on the labelling of low alcohol, alcohol-free, non-alcoholic and de-alcoholised drinks as part of the Food Information Regulations 2014.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost of their advertising budget in the current financial year; how much of that budget is for public information; and what, in particular, is the cost of promoting the married couples’ tax allowance.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have advised UK political parties of the potential threat of cyber-attacks of the kind allegedly made recently by foreign security services in countries such as the USA, Sweden and Germany.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the potential influence of fake news disseminated via the internet on voting in the UK; and whether they are taking steps to limit that influence.