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173054

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date	12/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to invest in the upgrade of the A400M aircraft for use in special operations; what lessons his Department learned from the time taken to upgrade the C130J aircraft for that role in terms of (a) foregone capability and (b) increased costs; what estimate he has made of the (i) ability of the A400M to withstand an attack in comparison with the C130J and (ii) comparative cost of keeping the C130J in service for this role and introducing an upgraded A400M; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	220423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The A400M is planned to replace the C130J. The Department is currently considering upgrade requirements for the use of A400M across the span of operations. It is the policy of the Government not to comment on Special Forces matters.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/01/2015 16:24:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

173200

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the Cancer Drugs Fund was spent on pancreatic cancer drugs in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Ian Swales
uin	220490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that there is currently one anti-cancer therapy available through the Cancer Drugs Fund that is used in pancreatic cancers. This is Abraxane (albumin bound paclitaxel).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has estimated that, since Abraxane was added to the national Cancer Drugs Fund list in March 2014, the estimated spend in that financial year was approximately £13,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Based on current application rates for this drug, NHS England estimates that approximately £4.09 million will be spent on this drug in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to April 2013, information on the indication for which a cancer drug was provided through the Fund was not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/01/2015 13:35:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

172442

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Cats: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to reduce the number of fatal shootings of cats; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	219993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government considers that animal cruelty is abhorrent. In addition to strict firearms legislation governing the possession carrying and use of guns, it is already an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal. All such incidents should be reported to the police who have the necessary powers to investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/01/2015 15:01:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

172327

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt on behalf of Mohammed Hegazy.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned about the case of Mr Mohammed Hegazy, who converted to Christianity in 1998. We raised Mr Hegazy’s case at official level with the Egyptian Embassy in London on 7 January.</p><p>We deplore all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise their faith. The Government of Egypt has clearly stated its commitment to protecting the rights of minorities and of the need for religious tolerance, and the Egyptian constitution contains protection for freedom of religious belief. It is important that these rights are respected.</p><p>In September our Ambassador to Egypt called on the Patriarch of Alexandria, and officials from our embassy in Cairo recently met members of the Coptic Christian community to discuss the challenges they face.</p><p>The British Government will continue to raise concerns about such cases with the Egyptian authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:11:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

172328

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Employment: Obesity
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 impact on small and medium-sized enterprises of the recent decision of the European Court of Justice in Fag og Arbejde (FOA) v Kommunernes Landsforening (KL).
tabling member printed	Lord Willoughby de Broke
uin	HL3911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>A formal assessment of the impact of a court judgment on business is only carried out where a change in our domestic law is thought necessary in the light of that judgment. No such change is expected to arise from Fag og Arbejde v Kommunernes Landsforening (aka the “Kaltoft” case).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/01/2015 14:01:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1775 label Biography information for Lord Willoughby de Broke

172329

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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 when regulations will be introduced to implement plain paper packaging for cigarettes.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL3912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco products. The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products. Any decision about the appropriate Parliamentary timetable for the proposed regulations will be made if required, when the Government has made its final decision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The draft regulations were notified to the European Commission under the Technical Standards Directive on 29 August. This started an initial three month “standstill” period. We have received a detailed opinion from a Member State which extends the “standstill” period to six months and regulations cannot be made until after this period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/01/2015 12:20:30 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

172330

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish (1) their current guidance on the Access to Work scheme, and (2) the forthcoming revision of that guidance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL3913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The staff guidance on the Access to Work scheme is published on gov.uk</p><p> </p><p>It can be found at the following link<strong> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387398/access-to-work-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387398/access-to-work-guide.pdf</a> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Minister for Disabled People set out in a written statement on the 18<sup>th</sup> December 2014 that we will work with stakeholders to develop further, user-friendly guidance, with the aim of beginning to publish this by the end of March 2015<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/01/2015 15:15:38 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

172331

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the cause, and (2) the effect, of the 29 per cent reduction in the number of children detained in secure children’s homes between April and September 2013, in the light of the fact that there was a five per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody over the same period.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Overall crime and proven offending by young people has fallen in recent years. Fewer young people have entered the criminal justice system and as a result fewer young people have ended up in custody.</p><p> </p><p>The appropriate placement of young people into the secure estate is undertaken on a case-by-case basis. Placement decisions are based upon a combination of factors unique to each young person entering custody.</p><p> </p><p>Between April and September 2013 there was a two per cent increase in the number of children detained in Secure Children’s Homes and a three per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody. Between April and September 2014 there was a twenty-nine per cent reduction in the number of children detained in Secure Children’s Homes and a five per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody. This can, in part, be explained by a twenty per cent reduction in the overall number of 10-14 year olds in the secure estate, one of the main groups placed in SCHs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 16:56:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172332

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the final evaluation of the Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinders project will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Pilots inform our approach as we transform the criminal justice system and tackle our stubbornly high reoffending rates. Their value is in showing us what does work, and also highlighting where a different approach should be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The interim evaluation report from the Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinder was published in July 2013. This can be found via the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225630/youth-justice-reinvestment-custody.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225630/youth-justice-reinvestment-custody.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The final evaluation report from the Pathfinder will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 17:06:55 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172333

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates are currently in post, broken down by (1) socio-economic, and (2) ethnic, categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The tables below contain the number of serving magistrates in England and Wales broken down by socio-economic category and ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Socio-economic category</strong></p><p> </p><p>Socio-economic category has been interpreted to mean occupational group. Magistrates provide information about their occupational status on appointment. Due to practical constraints, this information is not routinely updated; for example, when a magistrates changes occupation. The information below, therefore, reflects the position at the time of appointment.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Occupation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manager or senior official</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional occupation</p></td><td><p>6,267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associate professional or technical occupation</p></td><td><p>2,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative or secretarial occupation</p></td><td><p>3,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skilled trades occupation</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal service occupation</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sales or customer service occupation</p></td><td><p>307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Process, plant or machine operative</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elementary occupation</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Never been in paid employment</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not in paid employment</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,101</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Ethnicity</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnic Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>18,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>919</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,101</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 17:00:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham