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61512

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what steps he will take to facilitate the passage of Private Members' Bills through the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>Practice in recent years is well-established: Private Members' Bills introduced in the House of Lords are offered Second Reading slots in the order in which they receive their First Reading. Second Readings for Private Members' Bills introduced this session have been scheduled on Friday 27 June and Friday 18 July; further Second Readings will be arranged in due course. A ballot to determine the order in which Private Members' Bills receive their First Reading will be introduced from the start of the new Parliament (3rd Report of the Procedure Committee, Session 2013-14).</p><p>For Bills that receive a Second Reading, formal consideration of their remaining stages will be arranged where no amendments are tabled and where the Member in charge so requests. Where Bills receive a Second Reading but require further substantive consideration of amendments, they will be competing for time with Private Members' Bills that are received from the House of Commons and Private Members' Bills introduced in this House that are still awaiting a Second Reading.</p><p>My noble friend the Government Chief Whip will endeavour to facilitate the progress of bills in each of those categories.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hill of Oareford question first answered 25/06/2014 12:18:36 answering member 4144 label Biography information for Lord Hill of Oareford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

78845

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in schools to improve the mental health of children up to age 16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL1235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On the 16 June 2014 the Department for Education issued new non-statutory guidance for schools and teachers on pupil’s mental health and behaviour. This guidance gives information, guidance and practical tools on how to build resilience and support good mental health. It also helps school staff identify those pupils who may have emerging problems and provides guidance on appropriate routes of support. The guidance is published online:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition our special educational needs (SEN) reforms are set out in the 0-25 SEN and Disability Code of Practice which is currently before Parliament. This makes it clear that schools should look to identify any underlying mental health needs that pupils have. The Code emphasises the importance of staff development and provides a number of signposts to specific support. This includes further support for teachers and adults working with children and young people, which is available through <a href="http://www.minded.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.minded.org.uk</a>, a website funded by the Department of Health that helps adults identify and support children and young people’s mental health issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/07/2014 12:21:38 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

174927

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions there have been for alcohol sales to those under the age of 18 since the new maximum fine for the offence was introduced; how many such prosecutions resulted in the maximum fine being applied; and how many prosecutions in the same period resulted in fines exceeding the previous maximum.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL4306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Fines imposed in individual cases are entirely a matter for the independent courts within the limits set by Parliament and following any relevant sentencing guidelines. The law requires that the amount of any fine must reflect both the seriousness of the offence and the known financial circumstances of the offender.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service takes the issue of fine enforcement very seriously and is working to ensure that clamping down on fine defaulters is a continued priority nationwide. Over recent years we have overseen improvements to the collection of financial penalties. There was a total of £290m collected against fines and related impositions in 2013/14 which was a record high.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2012 the Government raised the maximum fine for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to a person under the age of 18 from £10,000 to £20,000 in cases where alcohol has been sold twice within a period of three months from the same premises.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against for offences involving sale of alcohol to those under the age of 18 in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013 can be viewed in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>In this time-period, no offender has been sentenced at any court in England and Wales, to the maximum penalty for the offences of persistently selling alcohol to children; of selling alcohol to a person aged under 18 years, or of allowing the sale of alcohol to a person under 18 years.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2012 and December 2013 no offender has received a fine above the previous maximum for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to children.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2014 are planned for publication in Spring 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 04/02/2015 16:31:43 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name HL4306 - Table.doc.xls title Fines Selling alcohol to under 18s
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

46987

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) overall, and (2) age-standardised, deaths from liver disease there have been in (a) England, and (b) each parliamentary constituency, each year since 1997.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL6595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL6595 ONS.pdf title ONS letter 2 file name HL6595 ONS spread sheet.xlsx title ONS spread sheet question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

227064

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the expenditure on the Department for Transport's drink driving campaigns in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, (4) 2013, and (5) 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL5703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Expenditure on the Department’s THINK! Road Safety don’t drink and drive campaign for the last four financial years is listed below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Drink Driving campaign</p></td><td><p>Expenditure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£381,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£524,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£2,633,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£1,057,632</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 19/03/2015 12:43:10 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

227065

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have asked their partners in the Public Health Responsibility Deal to contribute towards the costs of the Department for Transport's drink driving campaigns; if not, why not; and whether they have considered doing this for the 2015 drink driving campaign.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL5704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not sought funding from any of the Public Health Responsibility Deal partners but a number of them do already support our drink drive campaign in other ways. Our aim is to develop partnerships with brands who can provide in-context solutions or ‘nudges’ to help drivers avoid alcohol if they are driving, or to help those people who are drinking get home safely without driving. These initiatives are all completely funded by the partner.</p><p> </p><p>One example is Coca Cola, who for several years have run a designated driver campaign, rewarding designated drivers with a buy-one-get-one-free offer on coke drinks in thousands of venues during the festive season.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we developed a new partnership with drinks company Diageo. They supported our campaign by using their Johnnie Walker ambassadors, Formula 1 drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnusson, to ask drivers to take a pledge to never drink and drive, in return for discounted taxi rides.</p><p> </p><p>We also work closely with drinks company AB InBev. Their Budweiser Designated Driver campaign, promotes and celebrates the important role of designated driver.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to seek further partnerships with commercial brands who can extend the reach and impact of our campaigns.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 19/03/2015 12:43:30 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

46989

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as the major shareholder in National Air Traffic Services, they intend to meet the costs of the employee share scheme if the Civil Aviation Authority confirm their proposal that those costs will no longer be provided for in the next regulatory settlement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL6597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The regulatory settlement is a matter for the CAA. We would expect the NATS Board, in the first instance, to continue to consider the benefits of the employee share scheme and the terms on which it operates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

100939

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health and Social Care Act 2012
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 22 October (HL Deb, col 631), what has been the cost of the reforms introduced under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 in (1) 2012, and (2) 2013; and what are the anticipated costs in (3) 2014, and (4) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL2407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The cost of the reforms have been recorded by financial year as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2010-11 £199 million</p><p> </p><p>2011-12 £264 million</p><p> </p><p>2012-13 £633 million</p><p> </p><p>2013-14 £220 million</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We anticipate the future costs will be below £180 million and within the £1.5 billion as announced in my Written Ministerial Statement of 23 July 2014, columns WS135-136. The majority of the remaining anticipated costs are expected to be incurred in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>These costs have been more than covered by the savings arising from the Health and Social Care Act, which up to 31 March 2014, were approximately £4.9 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/11/2014 12:08:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

164242

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their partnership commitment to the Public Health Responsibility Deal prevents or inhibits them from halting the growth of sales of food infused with alcohol that can be sold to children under the age of 16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL3072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Organisations signing up as partners to the Public Health Responsibility Deal commit voluntarily to play their part in improving public health. They lead the way in positively shaping and creating an environment that supports people to make informed, balanced choices and help them live healthier lives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Licensing Act 2003, any food item infused with alcohol whose strength exceeds 0.5% at the time of sale is classed as alcohol and cannot be sold to children under the age of 18. The Act sets out a number of exemptions to this definition including liqueur confectionery, which is further defined by the Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Licensing Act 2003 requires licensed premises to operate an age verification policy. Through the Responsibility Deal, 68 companies, including 12 supermarket chains, have committed voluntarily to implement this requirement by ensuring effective action is taken in all their premises to reduce and prevent under-age sales of alcohol, by applying the standards set out in either the Challenge 21 or Challenge 25 schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/12/2014 15:59:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

170873

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with partners in the Responsibility Deal about the import, production and sale in the United Kingdom of Palcahol and its European equivalents; and what were the outcomes of such discussions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL3820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not discussed the import, production and sale in the United Kingdom of Palcahol and its European equivalents with partners in the Responsibility Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 31/12/2014 11:03:40 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe