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77302

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date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the northern cities engaged in a programme of work looking at northern connectivity referred to in the Written Statement by Baroness Kramer on 7 July (WS 7) do not include Bradford, York, Newcastle upon Tyne and Preston.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has asked Sir David Higgins to produce proposals for connecting the great northern cities. This work will look at how to bring the benefits of high speed rail to the north more quickly, as well as initial proposals for faster east-west connections – including options on route, timescales and cost – by the time of the Autumn Statement later this year.</p><p> </p><p>York, Newcastle and Preston are also being looked at as part of this process. Bradford falls within the Leeds City Region and as such, connectivity issues are being examined as part of the analysis process being undertaken on the public consultation responses on Phase Two.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 14:47:04 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

77303

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the survey by the Nuffield Trust suggesting that almost half of National Health Service managers believe that patients will be forced to pay for some services within 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The principles underpinning the National Health Service, enshrined in the NHS Constitution, include that it provides a comprehensive service available to all based on clinical need and that NHS services are free of charge, except in limited circumstances sanctioned by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Rising demands and continued fiscal constraint means that the NHS faces challenges in ensuring that it remains financially sustainable in the future. The Government believes that the answer to these challenges lies in changing the way services are delivered and keeping people well and independent for longer, not in altering the fundamental principles that underpin the NHS.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/07/2014 12:00:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

77304

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Journalism: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances freelance journalists are required by virtue of their occupation to register with the Information Commissioner.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act 1998 requires data controllers to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), unless they are exempt. A data controller is the person who determines why and how personal data will be processed and is normally an organisation but can be an individual, for example a sole trader or freelance journalist. The ICO’s website contains further guidance on who is required to register and the exemptions that apply. <a href="http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/registration" target="_blank">http://ico.org.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/registration</a></p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/07/2014 13:21:39 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

77314

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Prisoners: Carer's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the current prison population were in receipt of Carer's Allowance on entering prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2014 15:10:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

77316

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Libraries: Inspections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ofsted carries out inspections of school libraries as part of its school inspections; and if not, whether there are any plans to do so.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL1050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>This question is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the noble Lord. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/07/2014 15:03:22 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

77317

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Birds of Prey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will respond to the recent licensing of the drug diclofenac in two Member States of the European Union; and what assessment they have made of its toxicity to vultures.
tabling member printed	Lord Trees
uin	HL1051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Authorisation of a veterinary medicine involves an assessment of the benefits of a product against its risks. Potential risks include risks to the animal, to the user, the consumer and to the environment. The environmental risk is assessed to establish the extent of exposure. If the environmental exposure is not extensive, then no further assessment is required. Without exposure, there is no risk irrespective of the toxicity. If there is information in the public domain to indicate that despite low exposure there may be a potential risk, then the competent authority – the body that authorises veterinary medicines - can request a further assessment of the issues identified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Products containing Diclofenac are a risk to vultures if there is any exposure of the birds to carcasses of animals containing residues of the veterinary medicine. The toxicity of Diclofenac to vultures is well documented. In Europe there are laws which provide for the disposal of fallen stock. The risk of exposure is therefore minimal as dead farmed animals are not left in the fields. Risk mitigation measures (instructions to the users) could be used to eliminate exposure by instructing users not to feed carcasses of animals treated with Diclofenac to vultures. This is something for the competent authorities of those Member States that have authorised the veterinary use of Diclofenac. The Government has no evidence that there is a serious risk to vultures posed by the authorisation of Diclofenac and therefore does not plan to trigger a referral procedure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley grouped question UIN HL1052 question first answered 17/07/2014 12:02:30 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4260 label Biography information for Lord Trees

77318

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Birds of Prey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to trigger a European Union referral procedure for the drug diclofenac in view of its recent registration in two Member States of the European Union and its toxicity to vultures.
tabling member printed	Lord Trees
uin	HL1052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Authorisation of a veterinary medicine involves an assessment of the benefits of a product against its risks. Potential risks include risks to the animal, to the user, the consumer and to the environment. The environmental risk is assessed to establish the extent of exposure. If the environmental exposure is not extensive, then no further assessment is required. Without exposure, there is no risk irrespective of the toxicity. If there is information in the public domain to indicate that despite low exposure there may be a potential risk, then the competent authority – the body that authorises veterinary medicines - can request a further assessment of the issues identified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Products containing Diclofenac are a risk to vultures if there is any exposure of the birds to carcasses of animals containing residues of the veterinary medicine. The toxicity of Diclofenac to vultures is well documented. In Europe there are laws which provide for the disposal of fallen stock. The risk of exposure is therefore minimal as dead farmed animals are not left in the fields. Risk mitigation measures (instructions to the users) could be used to eliminate exposure by instructing users not to feed carcasses of animals treated with Diclofenac to vultures. This is something for the competent authorities of those Member States that have authorised the veterinary use of Diclofenac. The Government has no evidence that there is a serious risk to vultures posed by the authorisation of Diclofenac and therefore does not plan to trigger a referral procedure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley grouped question UIN HL1051 question first answered 17/07/2014 12:02:31 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4260 label Biography information for Lord Trees

77319

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what mechanisms are in place to ensure that there is no delay in the provision of funding for a pupil who moves school after the start of a new academic year.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL1053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>There is a delay in funding as schools are generally funded for the number of pupils they had based on the previous year’s school census. This provides schools with greater stability and predictability in planning their budgets. However, we are aware of the difficulties that some schools experiencing an influx of pupils after the start of an academic year can face. This is why local authorities can use a mobility factor in their local funding formula to give additional funding to schools that have a large number of pupils entering at non-standard entry times. We have also given local authorities the option of setting up a growth fund, which can support schools taking on more pupils because of the need for extra places in the area.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/07/2014 15:02:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

77321

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Pipelines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the development of the Nabucco pipeline and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline; and how they are affected by European Union sanctions against Russia.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>In June 2013 the Shah Deniz consortium announced the selection of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline to transport Azerbaijani gas to European markets. The UK strongly supports the development of the southern gas corridor, and the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), visited Azerbaijan on 17 December 2013 to attend the Final Investment Decision (FID) signing ceremony for the second phase of the Shah Deniz gas field. We remain in close contact with governments along the route, as well as the companies involved in Shah Deniz and the Trans Anatolian and Trans Adriatic pipelines. These projects are not affected by EU sanctions against Russia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 21/07/2014 13:16:40 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness