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	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	thebigword
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the contract with <i>thebigword</i> for court interpreters specifies any particular level or type of qualification which individual interpreters are expected to have.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL4607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry is committed to ensuring the justice system is supported by a range of high quality language services that meet the needs of all those that require them.</p><p> </p><p>Bookings are classified depending on their complexity level, namely: ‘standard’, ‘complex’ and ‘complex written’. These complexity levels were determined by each Commissioning Body.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that the contract sets out the minimum level of qualification and experience a language professional is required to have in order to work on each complexity level of booking. Details of these qualifications can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/975cb99e-fec6-430f-8f31-fd532a907137" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/975cb99e-fec6-430f-8f31-fd532a907137</a></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/01/2017 14:23:54 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

438511

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Services: Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the expenditure of each local authority with adult and children's social care functions (1) in total, (2) on adult social care, and (3) on children's social care, and what are (2) and (3) as a percentage of (1), in financial years 2010–11 to 2014–15 inclusive; and what are their forecasts for the same expenditure and percentages for 2015–16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL4607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Data on the expenditure on adult and children's social care functions (1) in total, (2) on adult social care, and (3) on children's social care, in financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 inclusive; and their forecasts for the same expenditure for 2015-16 by local authorities are published online in the Revenue Outturn Social Care and Public Health Services (RO3), and the Revenue Account (RA) budget forecast which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a></p><p>The most recent revenue forms and guidance notes are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-government-finance-miscellaneous-forms#revenue-forms" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-government-finance-miscellaneous-forms#revenue-forms</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/01/2016 14:38:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

820526

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Scottish Limited Partnerships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether ministers have had discussions with the government of Scotland about the operation of Scottish limited partnerships.
	tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
	uin	HL4607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>In addition to official level engagement my hon. Friend the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility (Margot James) has had an exchange of correspondence with the Scottish Government on the issue of Scottish Limited Partnerships.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/01/2018 14:31:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

176977

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Aviation: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has advised that people with implanted pacemakers, implantable cardio veter-defibrilators or neurostimulators can use the scanners at airport security; whether the agency will publish the information that has allowed the policy of not using scanners for such people to change; and whether they have advised airports in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL4607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published advice on how patients with pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators or neurostimulators can safely use airport security scanners. Full details of the current version of this advice are available at the following address on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electromagnetic-interference-sources/electromagnetic-interference-sources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electromagnetic-interference-sources/electromagnetic-interference-sources</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This advice states that we are not aware of any interference between body scanners and these devices, and gives some simple advice on how to avoid interference with screening wands and metal detectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This advice was published in 2010 following the introduction of body scanners to United Kingdom airports. A copy has been attached.</p><p> </p><p>The advice was based upon a review of published literature.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2010 the MHRA had not published airport security advice for these patients and therefore there has been no change to published policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for advising airports in the United Kingdom rests with the Department for Transport (DfT). The MHRA advice has been reflected in the Code of Practice for Acceptable Use of Security Scanners in the Aviation Security Environment issued by DfT which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-on-the-implementation-of-security-scanners" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-on-the-implementation-of-security-scanners</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Code of Practice is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DfT requires airports to follow this Code of Practice as part of the Directions served on the deployment of security scanners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/02/2015 15:59:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Security_Scanner_Code_of_Practice.pdf title Security Scanner Code of Practice
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird