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date	20/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the independent report commissioned by the Electoral Commission, <i>Evaluation of Electoral Administration at the EU Referendum,</i> published in August, which showed that almost half of Counting Officers responsible for the referendum considered that their teams had insufficient funds available to support the work required to compile the electoral register, whether they plan to review the electoral registration funding process.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL2495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of Local Authorities, under the Representation of the People Act 1983, to appoint an Electoral Registration Officer who has a statutory duty to maintain registers of UK Parliamentary and local government electors for their area. To support Local Authorities with this process, and fund the transition to Individual Electoral Registration, the Cabinet Office has provided over £25 million of funding in 2014/2015 and over £15 million in 2015/2016. In addition, the Government has committed to cover the additional costs associated with the modernisation of electoral registration for at least the rest of this parliament.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 31/10/2016 15:29:14 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

606668

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reported concerns about (1) the use of ordinary pencils for ballot papers as opposed to pens or pencils with indelible ink, and (2) ballot papers being changed, during the EU referendum ballot; and whether they are planning to ensure that polling stations are provided with special ballot pens or pencils using indelible ink.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL2499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government has noted the Electoral Commission’s comments on this issue in its report on the EU Referendum. The rules governing the conduct of the referendum, which were based on the legislation in place for UK Parliamentary elections, did not specify the type of writing implement that electors must use to complete their ballot paper and voters were able to use the pencil provided or mark their ballot paper with a pen if they preferred. There were also specific safeguards in place to protect the integrity of the ballot.</p><p>We are not aware of any cases of ballot papers being changed at the referendum.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 31/10/2016 15:28:37 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

606669

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
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	Gaza: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about oil and gas reserves off the coast of Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text The gas fields off the coast of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories are a commercial matter. We remain in regular contact with British Gas, the Palestinian Authority and the government of Israel about the exploration of offshore oil and gas. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/10/2016 14:49:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

606673

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of clinical commissioning groups have added pulse checks to existing GP and pharmacy enhanced services for people over 65.
tabling member printed	Baroness Walmsley
uin	HL2504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department or NHS England, as general practitioner (GP) and pharmacy contracts do not mandate pulse checks as part of the existing GP and pharmacy enhanced services for people over 65.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, in England all local authorities are required to offer the NHS Health Check programme, with the large majority commissioning general practice to provide them on their behalf. Between 2014 and 2018 more than 15 million people aged 40-74 will be eligible for an NHS Health Check. The programme’s best practice guidance recommends that a pulse check is carried out as part of the process of taking a blood pressure reading, and those individuals who are found to have an irregular pulse rhythm should be referred for further investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 31/10/2016 13:28:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2547 label Biography information for Baroness Walmsley

606679

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which countries UK aid is being used to fund private healthcare provision.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports developing countries across Africa and Asia to make faster progress towards universal health coverage, with a focus on ensuring that poor people can use the health services they need without the risk of financial hardship associated with direct out-of-pocket payments. Poor people often rely on non-state service providers for much of their health care. The UK therefore supports private providers where this offers the best value for money in reaching the poor with good quality services.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/10/2016 16:51:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

606680

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
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 role of private healthcare providers in delivering government aid programmes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>In most low income countries the non-state sector delivers a substantial share of healthcare, with poorer people often relying on informal providers. This is usually in response to insufficient, poor quality or inaccessible state provision.</p><p>However, informal and unregulated private providers can sometime provide low quality health services and commodities, and out-of-pocket payments can contribute to further impoverishing low income groups. Ensuring that services are accessible and affordable to the poor usually requires government or external funding arrangements.</p><p>The UK Government uses its aid programmes to support the strengthening of mixed public and private health systems to deliver quality, accessible and affordable healthcare to the poor and uses thorough monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure that results are achieved and lessons learned.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/10/2016 17:02:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley