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63770

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coalition Governments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by what date they plan to publish their response to the report of the Constitution Committee on Constitutional implications of coalition government (5th Report, Session 2013–14, HL Paper 130) published in February 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the Answer I gave to Lord Lexden on 23 June 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: WA113.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 01/07/2014 11:48:38 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

63769

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Draft)
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by what date they plan to publish their response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (HL Paper 103, Session 2013–14) published in December 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to reflect on the report from the Joint Committee on Prisoner Voting Rights and is considering its recommendations.</p><p>This is not a straightforward issue and the Government is looking carefully at the Committee's conclusions, which included new options for implementation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 01/07/2014 16:10:25 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

63778

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Spinal Injuries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how long the waiting lists for beds for patients with spinal injuries are at the spinal units at (1) the National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, (2) the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury, and (3) the Royal National OrthopaedicHospital, Stanmore.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
	uin	HL562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that all three centres have periodically experienced problems admitting patients promptly, especially for those patients requiring ventilation, and consequently waiting lists for admission have developed. To ensure patients awaiting admission receive appropriate assessment and support, the centres have been providing outreach care to patients at the hospitals to which they are admitted, which will usually be a major trauma centre.</p><p> </p><p>The fluctuations of waiting times and the ability to discharge a patient to the next phase of their care are key factors in enabling the admission of new patients to a centre. NHS England, the eight specialist centres in England and the Spinal Injuries Association are working together to recommend changes to the continuing care process that would enable spinal cord injured patients to move to the next stage of their care as soon as clinically appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The overall bed complement for England is being reviewed through a demand and capacity project, led by the Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Reference Group (CRG). The CRG aims to produce a report in 2015-16.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL561 question first answered 01/07/2014 11:44:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

63108

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Kingdom experts currently sit on the treaty-monitoring bodies of the United Nations international human rights treaties, and the other human rights bodies of the United Nations; and who they are.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>There are 10 treaty-monitoring bodies, three of which have a United Kingdom expert as a member. Sir Nigel Rodley chairs the Human Rights Committee, Malcolm Evans OBE is Chair of the Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture, and Diane Mulligan is a member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 12:48:59 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

64120

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Anticoagulants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in England are treated with (1) warfarin, and (2) novel oral anticoagulants each year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the number of people treated with warfarin or novel oral anticoagulants. The following table provides information on the number of prescription items written in England and dispensed in the community in the United Kingdom, for the latest calendar year, for apixaban, dabigatran etexilate, rivaroxaban, and warfarin sodium.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Prescription items written in England and dispensed in the community in the United Kingdom for 2013 <sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medicine <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Items (000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apixaban</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dabigatran etexilate</p></td><td><p>174.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rivaroxaban</p></td><td><p>190.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warfarin sodium <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>11,022.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total for apixaban, dabigatran etexilate, rivaroxaban, and warfarin sodium</p></td><td><p>11,401.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of warfarin sodium compared to the total for apixaban, dabigatran etexilate, rivaroxaban, and warfarin sodium</p></td><td><p>96.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source:</em> ePACT and Hospital ePACT, NHS Prescription Services, part of the NHS Business Services Authority</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1. </sup>The figures include prescriptions written in a hospital in England but dispensed in the community in the United Kingdom.</p><p><sup>2. </sup>These medicines are also used in secondary care, however no equivalent measure to a prescription item is available for secondary care data.</p><p>Some patients treated with warfarin may receive prescription items for two or three different strengths of warfarin to allow the dose to be altered in response to monitoring of INR. (NB: warfarin is available as 0.5mg, 1mg, 3mg and 5mg tablets).</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL625 question first answered 01/07/2014 11:46:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

63777

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Spinal Injuries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that there are enough designated beds in spinal injury centres for patients with spinal injuries resulting in paralysis.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
	uin	HL561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that all three centres have periodically experienced problems admitting patients promptly, especially for those patients requiring ventilation, and consequently waiting lists for admission have developed. To ensure patients awaiting admission receive appropriate assessment and support, the centres have been providing outreach care to patients at the hospitals to which they are admitted, which will usually be a major trauma centre.</p><p> </p><p>The fluctuations of waiting times and the ability to discharge a patient to the next phase of their care are key factors in enabling the admission of new patients to a centre. NHS England, the eight specialist centres in England and the Spinal Injuries Association are working together to recommend changes to the continuing care process that would enable spinal cord injured patients to move to the next stage of their care as soon as clinically appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The overall bed complement for England is being reviewed through a demand and capacity project, led by the Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Reference Group (CRG). The CRG aims to produce a report in 2015-16.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL562 question first answered 01/07/2014 11:44:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

64122

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Anticoagulants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to increase the uptake of novel oral anticoagulants in the management of atrial fibrillation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Decisions on the prescribing of medicines are a matter for clinicians in discussion with their patients.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service commissioners are legally required by regulations to fund those anticoagulant treatments recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence(NICE) in its technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The NICE Implementation Collaborative published a consensus statement on supporting the use of novel oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation on 18 June 2014. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.nice.org.uk/resource/CG180/pdf/c/cg180-atrial-fibrillation-nic-consensus-statement-on-the-use-of-noacs?id=gvyb3hjdqrcjtn6ytpwx3ydb64</p><p> </p><p>NICE published its updated clinical guideline on the management of atrial fibrillation on 25 June 2014 which recommends that novel oral anticoagulants should be offered where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data from the Innovation Scorecard show that uptake of new anticoagulants across England is increasing. Further information is available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13669</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2014 11:47:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

63813

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to ensure that all Government employees are paid the Living Wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government supports all employers who choose to pay the living wage and encourages businesses to pay the living wage where it is affordable. The majority of Government departments already pay their employees above the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for workers and employers to decide the level of wages above the National Minimum Wage based on current circumstances. This includes the Government as an employer and procurer.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 01/07/2014 14:46:53 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

63113

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to ensure that the search for the missing Israeli teenagers does not result in the use of live ammunition against Palestinian children.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to raise with Israel the need for a proportionate response to the kidnappings of the three Israel teenagers, and calls on both sides to avoid any actions which could further exacerbate current tensions. As the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), said in his statement of 15 June &quot;It is vital that all security operations are conducted with due care and proportionate use of force.&quot;</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 13:08:23 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62803

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Georgia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they will take at the NATO summit in Wales regarding proposals to give Georgia a Membership Action Plan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The agenda for the NATO Summit in Wales, including on enlargement issues, is still under discussion within the Alliance. The UK recognises the significant progress that Georgia has made on its path to membership, including holding three free and fair elections since October 2012, and their contributions to NATO operations, including the International Security Assistance Force. We encourage Georgia to continue to make progress on reform, including strengthening the rule of law and judicial independence.</p><p>Decisions on next steps for Georgia will be taken by NATO on the basis of consensus amongst all Alliance members.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 12:44:59 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling