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934631

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date	04/07/2018
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	China: Uyghurs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of the People's Republic of China about the continued restrictions on Ughur people living in the Xinjian Uyghur Autonomous Region and that government's building and use of re-education camps there.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL9208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of significant numbers of individuals being detained by the Chinese authorities in re-education camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and that Uyghurs are subject to increasing security surveillance.</p><p>We remain deeply concerned about restrictions on freedom of religion or belief in China, particularly in Xinjiang. We raised our concerns about the situation in Xinjiang directly with the Chinese authorities at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue, which last took place in Beijing in June 2017. In addition we issued an item IV statement at the 38th UN Human Rights Council on 27 June 2018 which reiterated our concerns about re-education camps in Xinjiang . We also supported the EU item IV statement at the same session, which expressed a similar concern.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/07/2018 13:40:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

934632

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether women are able to get repeat prescriptions for oral contraceptives from a GP practice that they are not registered to.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL9209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>General practitioner (GP) practices are only required to prescribe any medication for their registered patients. Patients not registered with a GP, or those who prefer not to obtain such services from the practice with whom they are registered, may obtain oral contraceptives through locally commissioned sexual health services.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/07/2018 16:17:35 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

934633

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to address the variation in cost for different forms of contraceptives available to women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL9210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>No specific action is being taken to address variation in cost for different forms of contraception. Clinical commissioning groups expect prescribers to take the cost of medicines into account in their prescribing but the first consideration is always choosing the product which best meets the clinical need of the individual patient. Prescribed contraception is available free of charge to women on the National Health Service.</p><p>The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of price and health professionals’ contraceptive prescribing patterns.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9211 question first answered 18/07/2018 16:15:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

934634

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the variation in cost of contraceptives discourages health care professionals from offering the full range of contraceptives to women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL9211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>No specific action is being taken to address variation in cost for different forms of contraception. Clinical commissioning groups expect prescribers to take the cost of medicines into account in their prescribing but the first consideration is always choosing the product which best meets the clinical need of the individual patient. Prescribed contraception is available free of charge to women on the National Health Service.</p><p>The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of price and health professionals’ contraceptive prescribing patterns.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9210 question first answered 18/07/2018 16:15:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

934635

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	Thames Water
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of (1) possible conflicts of interest in the appointment of auditors, and (2) inappropriate payments to senior executives, at Thames Water; and whether they will ask OFWAT to launch an investigation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL9212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of conflicts of interest in the appointment of auditors or the level of pay to senior executives at Thames Water.</p><p> </p><p>The Government fully supports Ofwat’s reforms to the price review process which requires water companies to ensure that executive pay is linked to customer service, share profits with customers, and make dividend payments more transparent.</p><p><a href="https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Putting-the-sector-back-in-balance-consultation-on-proposals-for-PR19-business-plans.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Putting-the-sector-back-in-balance-consultation-on-proposals-for-PR19-business-plans.pdf</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2018 12:09:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

934636

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their call for ideas for market-led proposals for rail projects published on 20 March, how they intend to (1) evaluate, (2) choose, and (3) support any proposals submitted; and what is the timescale for the process.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL9213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The market-led proposals guidance published alongside the call for ideas sets out the evaluation criteria the department will use in assessing proposals. This call for ideas is for proposals that are financially credible without government support.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance indicates what sort of support credible proposals might expect from the department. The level of support is commensurate to the maturity of the scheme and could include public statements of support, departmental resources and sponsorship, and planning or parliamentary guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has committed to responding to proposals in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2018 15:00:20 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

934637

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they used to determine which countries qualified for the recent relaxation of Tier 4 visa requirements for overseas students; and of those, which were not met by India.
tabling member printed	Lord Bilimoria
uin	HL9214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The addition of new countries and competent authorities to Appendix H is based on objective data. The factors which are considered include the volume of students from a country and their Tier 4 immigration compliance risk. We will keep Appendix H under review, adding and removing countries and competent authorities from this list, based on objective criteria at each refresh.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/07/2018 12:27:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3809 label Biography information for Lord Bilimoria

934638

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Anticoagulants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the recommendations from A systematic overview of reviews on the effective, safe and appropriate use of anticoagulation medicines: protocol undertaken by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL9215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department commissioned the EPPI-Centre, part of the Institute of Education at University College London, to carry out a systematic overview of reviews on the effective, safe and appropriate use of anticoagulation medicines. The study has completed and the report will be published online very shortly by the EPPI-Centre.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/07/2018 16:17:21 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

934639

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Suicide
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 care available for families and individuals who are affected by suicides connected with gambling.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL9216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Providing better information and support to people bereaved by suicide is a key area for action in the Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. Effective suicide bereavement services should be provided through local partnerships between local authorities, NHS organisations and voluntary and charitable sector providers. The NHS Choices website provides advice on accessing support for people who have been bereaved.</p><p> </p><p>The charity GambleAware, which funds research, education and treatment for gambling addiction, has published a Strategic Delivery Plan for 2018-2020. This includes plans to commission specialist support for people who suffer bereavement because of the problem gambling of a family member or friend.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 12/07/2018 13:28:37 question first ministerially corrected 12/07/2018 14:29:05 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde previous answer version 69229 answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach answering member 3787
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

934640

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any attempts by foreign organisations or states to reverse the UK's decision to withdraw from the EU by funding or otherwise supporting domestic organisations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL9217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the security and integrity of our democratic processes extremely seriously but has not seen evidence of any successful interference in the EU Referendum by any foreign government.</p><p> </p><p>Political parties and referendum campaigners can only accept donations from “permissible donors” which includes individuals on the electoral roll, companies registered in and conducting business in the UK and a number of other UK-registered bodies. Accepting a donation that is not permissible is a criminal offence. The Electoral Commission has powers to fine parties or campaigners who accept impermissible donations. The Government will continue to work to strengthen our democratic processes.</p><p> </p><p>We remain vigilant against attempts to erode trust in our democratic processes and institutions and will defend the UK from all forms of malign foreign state interference.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2018 11:04:17 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech