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64597

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how Chin and Karenni children are likely to be reached by the Myanmar Education Consortium in Myanmar.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A local partner of the Myanmar Education Consortium (MEC), Kayan New Generation Youth, is working with Karenni communities in four states: Kayah, Kayin, Naypyidaw and Shan (south). The MEC is not currently supporting partners in Chin State. However, it is supporting a local organisation, Linguistic Society, working in Rakhine, which is developing early childhood care and development material in one of the ethnic languages used in Southern Chin and adjoining Myebone township in Rakhine.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 08/07/2014 16:17:08 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

64127

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British citizens currently live abroad and in which countries.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Courtown
	uin	HL631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The World Bank's ‘Bilateral Estimates of Migrant Stocks in 2010' provides an estimate for the number of British born migrants residing in other countries. <br>According to these estimates, there are approximately 4.7 million British born migrants living abroad.<br>http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1110315015165/T<br>1.Estimates_of_Migrant_Stocks_2010.xls <br><br>The United Nations (UN) Department for Social and Economic Affairs updated this table for 2013. The UN's ‘Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin' suggests that around 5.0 million British born migrants <br>are residing overseas. <br><a href="http://esa.un.org/unmigration/data/subsheets/UN_MigrantStockByOriginAndDestination_2013T10.xls" target="_blank">http://esa.un.org/unmigration/data/subsheets/UN_MigrantStockByOriginAndDestination_2013T10.xls</a> <br><br>The table below provides the top twenty countries by number of resident UK born migrants according to the World Bank 2010 and UN 2013 datasets.</p><p> </p><p>There are known gaps in the estimates produced by both the World Bank and the UN, so the lists of countries drawn from their respective databases may not be complete and may not be directly comparable (see attached table).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 08/07/2014 12:56:18 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach attachment 1 file name PQ HL631 - Table.docx title HL631 Table
	tabling member	3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown

64632

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ethnic minority students, broken down by ethnicity, attended universities in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) the latest year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Courtown
	uin	HL715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has been collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) since the academic year 1993/94. More details about the statistics available are published at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on enrolments by students from ethnic minority backgrounds are available in the charged for volume:<em> ‘Students in Higher Education Institutions </em>‘which can be requested at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/publications-and-products?task=show_pub_detail&amp;pubid=1" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/publications-and-products?task=show_pub_detail&amp;pubid=1</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A summary of the statistics in the volume has been provided in the table. Figures for the Academic Year 1990/91 are not available from HESA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>UK domiciled enrolments (1) by ethnicity </strong></p><p> </p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p> </p><p>Academic Years 2000/01, 2010/11 and 2012/13</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity<sup>(2)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2000/01</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p>1,334,665</p></td><td><p>1,646,875</p></td><td><p>1,507,845</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Black or Black British - Caribbean</strong></p></td><td><p>18,505</p></td><td><p>31,135</p></td><td><p>28,165</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Black or Black British - African</strong></p></td><td><p>32,115</p></td><td><p>82,020</p></td><td><p>83,365</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Black background</strong></p></td><td><p>9,755</p></td><td><p>6,680</p></td><td><p>5,885</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian or Asian British - Indian</strong></p></td><td><p>51,270</p></td><td><p>67,410</p></td><td><p>63,235</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian or Asian British - Pakistani</strong></p></td><td><p>26,290</p></td><td><p>43,915</p></td><td><p>44,840</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi</strong></p></td><td><p>7,580</p></td><td><p>15,355</p></td><td><p>15,865</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Chinese</strong></p></td><td><p>13,490</p></td><td><p>17,740</p></td><td><p>16,380</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Asian background</strong></p></td><td><p>17,995</p></td><td><p>30,595</p></td><td><p>31,075</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other (including mixed)</strong></p></td><td><p>26,370</p></td><td><p>76,225</p></td><td><p>79,575</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total of ethnic minorities</strong></p></td><td><p>203,365</p></td><td><p>371,075</p></td><td><p>368,390</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total of known ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p>1,538,035</p></td><td><p>2,017,950</p></td><td><p>1,876,235</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p>193,540</p></td><td><p>55,120</p></td><td><p>38,780</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,731,570</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,073,070</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,915,015</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Notes:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Figures are based on The HESA Standard Registration Population.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><sup>(1)</sup> Enrolment counts include students in all years of study.</p><p><sup>(2)</sup> HESA's categorisation of ethnicity changed in Academic year 2001/02 and again in Academic year 2003/04. As a result, 2000/01 figures may not be categorised on exactly the same basis as figures for later years.</p><p><sup>(3)</sup> Numbers have been rounded to the nearest five, so components may not sum to totals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/07/2014 15:23:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown

65201

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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	Trees: Imports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many young trees were imported into the United Kingdom for the 2013–14 planting season; how this compares with the previous year; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such imports on the health of trees in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The data provided relates to forest reproductive material, the generic name for the seeds, cones, cuttings and planting stock used in forest establishment. It does not cover imports for non-forest reproductive purposes. This data is only available in financial years and relates to imports from the EU and elsewhere. In summary, 2,416,665 plants (bareroot and container) were imported into the UK in 2012/13. In 2013/14, 3,064,388 plants (bareroot and container) were imported. This is an increase of 647,723.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We assess the impacts of tree and plant pests and diseases using the Plant Health Risk register that was published recently. This is publicly available on the Fera website at: <a href="https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/phiw/riskRegister/" target="_blank">https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/phiw/riskRegister/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where necessary, we introduce additional plant health requirements in response to threats associated with movements from other Member States. For example, we have recently instigated measures to require notification for plane, ash, sweet chestnut, oak, elm and pine introduced into England from all other EU Member States. This information can be used to direct surveillance and eradication activities against pests and diseases affecting these species.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:51:54 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

63789

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Advisory Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how scientists are appointed to their advisory committees; how they ensure that an appropriate range of expertise and experience is represented on those committees; and how they ensure that the best scientists apply for membership of the committees.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Code of Practice for Science Advisory Committees (CoPSAC[1]) lays out the procedures for appointment to Committees.</p><p> </p><p>CoPSAC indicates that the arrangements for the appointment of Committee members and the lines of accountability should be set out in each Committee's Terms of Reference.</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278498/11-1382-code-of-practice-scientific-advisory-committees.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278498/11-1382-code-of-practice-scientific-advisory-committees.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 08/07/2014 14:53:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

63803

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action has been taken regarding the education of healthcare professionals in respect of the changes to the drug driving legislation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
	uin	HL587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government published the summary of responses to the consultations on its proposed drugs and limits to be specified in regulations on 27 March 2014, which is available in the libraries of the House and at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government's proposals on the limits for those drugs most associated with medical use were based upon scientific and medical advice and were supported in the public consultation. There are therefore no plans to review the limits and Parliament will shortly have the opportunity to debate the regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The summary sets out the issues raised in the consultation and the action Government proposes to take including the education of healthcare professionals. Guidance to healthcare professionals was published on 3<sup>rd</sup> July 2014 after consulting with the medical colleges and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/drug-driving" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/drug-driving</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the police to amend their procedures to take account of the new drug driving legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL586 HL588 question first answered 08/07/2014 14:49:52 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

64118

	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	Heart Diseases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is taking a number of actions to improve the care and management of people with atrial fibrillation (AF). It has published <em>Our Ambition to Reduce Premature Mortality: A resource to support commissioners in setting a level of ambition</em>, which identifies improved management of AF as a priority for reducing premature mortality. The resource can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/sop/red-prem-mort/</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service Improving Quality's <em>Living Longer Lives</em> programme includes promoting the use of a simple but effective audit tool called Guidance on Risk Assessment and Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation (GRASP-AF) which simplifies the process of identifying patients with AF who are not receiving the right treatment. NHS Improving Quality is currently collaborating with partner organisations, including charities, to support the nationwide roll-out of GRASP-AF.</p><p> </p><p>This work will be supported by the publication of an economic analysis commissioned by NHS Improving Quality using GRASP data which demonstrates both the current and potential impact of atrial fibrillation management on the number of AF related strokes.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Discussions are also underway to consider whether opportunistic testing for atrial fibrillation (AF) should be encouraged nationally as part of the NHS Health Check programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL623 question first answered 08/07/2014 15:27:07 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

65214

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Behaviour: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to increase voter turnout amongst 18 to 25 year-olds.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Courtown
	uin	HL750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maximising electoral registration to help support the highest possible turnout in elections.</p><p>The introduction of online registration on June 10 in England and Wales will make it easier and more convenient for young people to register to vote.</p><p>The Government announced that all 363 local authorities and valuation joint boards in Great Britain and five national organisations, including UK Youth and the Scottish Youth Parliament, will be sharing £4.2 million of funding aimed at ensuring every eligible person in the country is signed up to the electoral register and has their chance to vote.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 08/07/2014 16:29:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown

63128

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the present British armed forces deployments to (1) Lithuania, (2) Estonia, and (3) Latvia, in support of NATO commitments; and also to Finland.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has put in place a significant and comprehensive package of measures to demonstrate our commitment to NATO and collective defence and to reassure our Eastern Allies.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has no planned exercises or deployments in Finland, however we have recently completed or are participating in the following exercises in the Baltic region;</p><p> </p><p>• Exercise STEADFAST JAVLIN in Estonia (17-23 May). The UK deployed 80 personnel from the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment under NATO command for a field exercise.</p><p>• Exercise BALTOPS in the Baltic Sea (6-21 June). The UK deployed a warship (HMS Montrose) on this NATO maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea.</p><p>• Exercise SABRE Strike in Estonia and Latvia (9-20 June). The UK deployed 1 Company from the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (approximately 100 personnel), 12 Artillery and Engineer experts and two exercise controllers to participate in a U.S. Army Europe-led multi-national brigade exercise.</p><p>• Exercise RAMSTEIN GUARD in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and North Atlantic (21-25 July). The UK will send two observers from the Joint Ground Based Air Defence Command based at High Wycombe to assess the UK's ability to support this annual series of NATO Air defence exercises in the future.</p><p>• Exercise BALTIC HOST in Baltic States (6-12 Oct 14) The UK will provide staff officers to participate in a tri-national Command Post.</p><p> </p><p>There are also 4 RAF Typhoon aircraft deployed to Lithuania in support of NATO's peacetime Baltic Air Policing mission which will return at the end of August. There are at present no plans to extend these commitments further, as future mission rotations are filled by Allies for the foreseeable future. However, we keep the situation under constant review and any potential future UK participation would be dictated by the regional situation and NATO requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 08/07/2014 17:02:11 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

65198

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Islam: Community Relations
	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 growing tension between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim communities in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has a proud track record of inter faith and intra faith cooperation. The Government is working with all communities to ensure that extremist individuals do not provoke tensions</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 08/07/2014 12:49:15 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch