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49882

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date	06/05/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people currently complete a tax return; what is the average cost per case to HM Revenue and Customs of dealing with such tax returns; and whether they have made an estimate of the additional cost if all taxpayers were required to complete a tax return.
tabling member printed	Lord Bichard
uin	HL6867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Around 10 million individuals are required to complete a Self Assessment tax return each year.</p><p> </p><p>The particular information about cost per case is only available at a disproportionate cost. But although HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not have this information readily available the average cost of processing a personal income tax return was published by HMRC in the ‘International Tax Benchmarking Study' in 2011 which is available on the HMRC website at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/benchmarking.pdf" target="_blank">www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/benchmarking.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name personal income tax returns.pdf title cost and elapsed time to process PIT returns
tabling member	3863 label Biography information for Lord Bichard

49975

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any evidence that the prescription of opioid medication to relieve chronic pain has led to fatal overdoses in patients in the United Kingdom; and whether there is any evidence of abuse in the use of opiates by patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL6924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>From incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) there is evidence that the prescription of opioid medicines for all conditions, including chronic pain, have led to fatal overdoses in patients in England and Wales. However, this information cannot be used to provide evidence of abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The report <em>A review of controlled drug incidents reported to the NRLS over seven years</em> (2005 to 2011) published in the Pharmaceutical Journal in 2013 provided details of the number and types of patient safety incidents involving Controlled Drugs (CDs), including opioid medicines, reported to the NRLS. In addition incidents with reported outcomes of death and severe harm were also analysed qualitatively. A copy of the report has been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>There were 72,028 incidents reported to the NRLS over the seven year period. Of 10,678 incidents of reported harm there were 54 deaths, 74 incidents of severe harm and 10,550 incidents of other harm. Incidents involving overdose of CDs accounted for 89 (69.5%) of the 128 incidents reported of serious harm (combining death and severe harm).</p><p> </p><p>Unsafe use of CDs is the number one cause of serious harm from medication incidents reported to the NRLS. NHS England is working with the Care Quality Commission and has established a clinical safety group of the National Accountable Officers for Controlled Drugs Committee. This group is providing further guidance to Accountable Officers for Controlled Drugs and healthcare practitioners on safer use of controlled drugs.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL6924 - Lib Doc.pdf title A review of controlled Drug incidents - Report
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

49798

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the threat of a military campaign by Malian Jihadists in Chad; and of military action in Jebel Marra and Abyei in Sudan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>We have not seen any reports of threatened military action by Malian fighters in Chad, Jebel Marra or Abyei. However, the UK is concerned about the vulnerability of fragile states across the region. For this reason, the UK supports efforts to increase regional co-operation on cross border threats such as those of the EU and UN. This approach is reflected for example in our integrated North and West Africa strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

49819

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 displacement of people from the Syrian town of Kessab.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL6832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to UN sources, approximately 1,500 to 1,600 families have been displaced from the city of Kessab.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

49823

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 9 April (WA 304), whether the range of services to which they refer includes electoral registration.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL6834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Local authorities are statutorily required to provide a number of services including electoral registration. Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 provides for the appointment of an officer of the council to be the Registration Officer for the registration of parliamentary and local government electors, and section 54 of that Act provides that expenses properly incurred by a registration officer in the performance of his registration duties shall be paid by the local authority by whom the registration officer was appointed.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government has committed to funding all net costs of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration to ensure that authorities are not left with unfunded burdens in line with the New Burdens Doctrine. In April 2014 the programme paid non-ring fenced section 31 grants to local authorities in England and Wales and paid invoices directly to Scotland to cover core Individual Electoral Registration costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

49824

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in view of the terms of Botswana's independence agreed by the United Kingdom in 1966, they will discuss with the government of Botswana its long-term plans for those Basarwa or Bushmen who wish to remain permanently in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government regularly discusses with the Government of Botswana the situation of the San (also known as the Basarwa or Bushmen). We have consistently encouraged the Government of Botswana to seek an inclusive, sustainable and negotiated solution. We will continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

49828

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review special educational needs assessments to ensure that the needs of neurofibromatosis sufferers are taken fully into account by education services; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Schools are already required to support children with long term medical conditions, and this would include suffers of neurofibromatosis. Non-statutory guidance is available to schools, “Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings”, to help them manage medicines and supporting children with medical needs such as this.</p><p>From September 2014, there will be a new duty, (introduced in the Children and Families Act 2014), on governing bodies of maintained schools (and proprietors of academies) to make arrangements to support pupils at school with medical conditions and to have regard to statutory guidance. The proposed text of the guidance (upon which we have consulted publicly) is available on GOV.UK so that schools can prepare for implementation in the autumn term. It sets out the requirements on schools to support children with medical conditions, which we would expect them to apply to conditions like neurofibromatosis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

49829

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to schools, colleges and universities about taking into account the additional difficulties that neurofibromatosis sufferers encounter with examinations.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Guidance given to schools and colleges is a matter for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and I have asked its Chief Regulator Glenys Stacey to write directly to Lord Bassam of Brighton. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Lords Library.</p><p> </p><p>Equality Challenge Unit provides advice for higher education institutions on a range of matters, including reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities. More information is available at <a href="http://www.ecu.ac.uk/" target="_blank">www.ecu.ac.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

49841

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, and within what timescales, to ensure that custody trials can be listed at Newcastle Magistrates' Court, in the light of the closure of the court cells in December 2013 following safety concerns.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The cell accommodation at Newcastle Magistrates' Court is housed within the interconnected Pilgrim Street Police Station which is due to close in summer 2014 and belongs to Northumbria Police.</p><p> </p><p>The cells have not been in use since 7April, 2014 when a temporary arrangement was put in place to enable urgent fire safety works to be undertaken. Whilst five of the 13 cells are unlikely to be used again due to safety concerns, the remaining eight are now available for use as the fire safety work has been completed.</p><p> </p><p>The current temporary closure has been extended until 30 May, 2014 to enable conclusion of discussions with the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner over future use and maintenance of the cells once the Police Station closes.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary arrangement, comprising a daily remand court at North Tyneside and the listing of other custody work in available courtrooms across the court estate in Northumbria, is not wholly satisfactory and the impact is being assessed on a daily basis, in particular the impact on victims and witnesses. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is seeking to conclude the discussions with the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner as quickly as possible and currently intends to resume use of the cells on 2 June, 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL6847 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

49842

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
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 impact of the closure of the court cells at Newcastle Magistrates' Court since December 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The cell accommodation at Newcastle Magistrates' Court is housed within the interconnected Pilgrim Street Police Station which is due to close in summer 2014 and belongs to Northumbria Police.</p><p> </p><p>The cells have not been in use since 7April, 2014 when a temporary arrangement was put in place to enable urgent fire safety works to be undertaken. Whilst five of the 13 cells are unlikely to be used again due to safety concerns, the remaining eight are now available for use as the fire safety work has been completed.</p><p> </p><p>The current temporary closure has been extended until 30 May, 2014 to enable conclusion of discussions with the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner over future use and maintenance of the cells once the Police Station closes.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary arrangement, comprising a daily remand court at North Tyneside and the listing of other custody work in available courtrooms across the court estate in Northumbria, is not wholly satisfactory and the impact is being assessed on a daily basis, in particular the impact on victims and witnesses. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is seeking to conclude the discussions with the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner as quickly as possible and currently intends to resume use of the cells on 2 June, 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL6846 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham