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1047823

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Hereditary Peers: By-elections
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the percentage turnout of voters in each of the whole House hereditary peer by-elections.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL13101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Since the system of hereditary peer by-elections began there have been eight such by-elections where all members of the House have been eligible to vote. The percentage turnout of voters in each by-election was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of election </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Departed Peer </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Elected Peer </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of electorate who voted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27-Mar-03</p></td><td><p>Oxfuird, V.</p></td><td><p>Ullswater, V.</p></td><td><p>63.99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-Mar-05</p></td><td><p>Aberdare, L.</p></td><td><p>Eccles, V.</p></td><td><p>50.65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-Mar-11</p></td><td><p>Strabolgi, L.</p></td><td><p>Hanworth, V.</p></td><td><p>53.83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20-Jul-11</p></td><td><p>Ampthill, L.</p></td><td><p>Colville of Culross, V.</p></td><td><p>40.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-Jul-13</p></td><td><p>Reay, L.</p></td><td><p>Borwick, L.</p></td><td><p>44.35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22-Oct-14</p></td><td><p>Methuen, L.</p></td><td><p>Oxford and Asquith, E.</p></td><td><p>36.46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>Lyell, L.</p></td><td><p>Colgrain, L.</p></td><td><p>43.08%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23-Jan-19</p></td><td><p>Skelmersdale, L.</p></td><td><p>Reay, L.</p></td><td><p>32.99%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 29/01/2019 12:10:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1042924

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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	Business
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to boost business confidence following a recent fall in spending on marketing by businesses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Our modern Industrial Strategy is about making the UK the best place to start a business and we are strengthening the foundations of Britain’s economy, encouraging innovation in all its forms and supporting British businesses to thrive and grow.</p><p>We are ranked top 10 in the world for doing business by the World Economic Forum and World Bank – and our business environment is amongst the best in the world.</p><p>Through the Industrial Strategy, we are creating an economy that works for everyone: highly innovative, highly skilled and high quality, supported by low taxation and smart regulation. It is a long-term, cross-government plan for jobs and growth. It’s helping to shape a new future for a global UK by backing businesses and investing in innovation, skills, industries and infrastructure.</p><p>We are committed to building long-term strategic partnerships with businesses through Sector Deals between government and industry, and we have identified four Grand Challenges where the UK will lead the world in developing innovative solutions which can transform peoples’ lives, building on our strengths to put the UK at the forefront of industries of the future.</p><p>Our Business Productivity Review will be published shortly to explore actions that are most effective in improving the productivity and growth of businesses, including how we can spread the best practice of our most productive firms to those in the long tail. And as announced in the Autumn Budget 2018, we are investing £56m in programmes designed to enhance firm-level productivity, including improving peer to peer networks; a small business leadership programme and our Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2019 16:00:56 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1043755

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2019
	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	Company Accounts
	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 difference in the definition of a liability in Part 18 and Part 23 of the Companies Act 2006 compared to that used in the International Accounting Standards; and what assessment they have made of whether any such difference would affect the delivery by auditors of sections 92, 498(1) and (2), 519, 714(4), 836, and 837 of the Companies Act 2006.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL12950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken no assessment of difference in the meaning of a liability as used in Parts 18 and 23 of the Companies Act 2006 and that in the International Accounting Standards, which may be applied in accordance with Part 15 of the Act. This would be a matter for the courts.</p><p>As the noble Baroness may be aware, the Government has recently commissioned a review of the standards of auditing in the UK to identify what more can be done to ensure audits meet public, shareholder and investor expectations. This will include consideration of what the requirements should be for audits in the future. The review is intended to ensure UK audits remain world leading. It will test the current model and ask whether it can be made more effective. Terms of reference for the review will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2019 16:00:06 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1045458

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	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	Tidal Power: River Severn
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of concerns over the future of the Wylfa Newydd and Moorside nuclear power station projects, they will re-examine the viability of the Severn Barrage project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL12994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department undertook a detailed study of the strategic case for a Severn Barrage in 2010 and concluded that there was no strategic case for Government investment in such a project. The Government remains open to considering well developed tidal range projects if they can credibly demonstrate that they represent value for money when compared to other forms of low carbon generation, such as offshore wind.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/01/2019 15:59:33 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1042984

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	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	Animal Products: Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 January (HL12717, HL12718 and HL12719), what category of individual will be designated as an authorised signatory for export health certificates to enable products of animal origin, including (1) food for human consumption, and (2) animal by-products not intended for human consumption, to pass from the UK into the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL12934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Only Official Veterinarians can sign certificates for animal products intended for the EU for human consumption, except in the case of fishery, shellfish and composite products, which can be signed by a non-veterinarian (referred to as an Official Inspector in the certificates for these products). Certificates for animal by-products (not for human consumption) have to be signed by an Official Veterinarian.</p><p> </p><p>Official Veterinarians authorised to sign certificates in Great Britain are trained and authorised by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and then employed privately. In Northern Ireland, Official Veterinarians are employed and trained by Department of Agriculture, Environment &amp; Rural Affairs (DAERA).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/01/2019 17:18:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1042091

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	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	St Helena: Obesity
	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 an obesity epidemic in the UK Overseas Territory of St Helena; and whether they intend to take steps to address any such epidemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL12834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>​The St Helena Government is responsible for public health on the UK Overseas Territory of St Helena. The UK works in close partnership with, and provides funding to, St Helena to support their efforts to reduce obesity. In 2018 the St Helena Government launched a series of programmes to strengthen local health services so they can better advise, encourage, and motivate St Helenians to make healthier lifestyle choices.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2019 15:31:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1042137

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the current protests in Harare, (2) the police tactics used in response to those protests, and (3) the potential impact on the stability of that country of the government of Zimbabwe’s decision to increase fuel prices by 150 per cent.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL12873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>While we condemn the violent behaviour of some protestors, and unlawful acts such as arson and looting, we are deeply concerned that Zimbabwe’s security forces have acted disproportionately in response. In particular, there are disturbing reports of use of live ammunition, intimidation and excessive force. On 17 January the Minister for Africa summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador to highlight our concern at the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe.</p><p>Comprehensive and difficult economic reforms are necessary to address Zimbabwe’s economic challenges. However, the Government must implement these as part of a broad strategy, seeking the advice of the International Monetary Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2019 15:31:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1042080

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure that European Health Insurance Card application forms on the official NHS or gov.uk websites appear at the top of internet search engines rather than those websites charging a fee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brabazon of Tara
	uin	HL12825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is aware of a problem with third-party websites presenting themselves as legitimate providers of Government services. The Government has taken robust steps to tackle misleading websites, routinely monitoring unofficial sites and reporting any cases of specious advertisements to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and National Trading Standards (NTS). This helps to ensure that only official European Health Insurance Card application websites appear at the top of Internet search results.</p><p>The Government has also set up a webpage to enable members of the public to report misleading websites and lodge a complaint with Google and other search engine providers. Such customer insight forms an important aspect of representations made by Government authorities to the ASA and NTS in the continued effort to tackle misleading websites.</p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 29/01/2019 17:27:03 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor
	tabling member	3493 label Biography information for Lord Brabazon of Tara

1042108

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have conducted into the prevalence of female genital mutilation in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
	uin	HL12848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>An estimated 137,000 women in the United Kingdom are affected by female genital mutilation (FGM). NHS Digital publishes annual experimental statistics – the FGM Enhanced Dataset – which supports the Department’s FGM Prevention Programme by presenting a national picture of the prevalence of FGM in England. The most recent quarterly statistics, published in December 2018 and covering the period July-September 2018, show that there were 1,630 women and girls who had an attendance where FGM was identified or a procedure related to FGM was undertaken. These accounted for 2,025 attendances reported at National Health Service trusts and general practitioner practices where FGM was identified or a procedure related to FGM was undertaken. There were 925 newly recorded women and girls in this period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 29/01/2019 17:26:04 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor
	tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1042124

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Midwives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS midwives there were in England, broken down by age, (1) in the latest year for which figures are available, and (2) ten years earlier.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL12862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the headcount number of midwives employed by the National Health Service in England, by five-year age band as at 30 September for the years specified. Comparisons between these data sets is not possible due to changes in headcount methodology.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All midwives</p></td><td><p>23,659</p></td><td><p>25,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which:</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 25</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>1,242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 to 29</p></td><td><p>2,187</p></td><td><p>3,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 to 34</p></td><td><p>2,401</p></td><td><p>3,372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35 to 39</p></td><td><p>2,968</p></td><td><p>3,367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40 to 44</p></td><td><p>4,787</p></td><td><p>2,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 to 49</p></td><td><p>4,757</p></td><td><p>3,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 to 54</p></td><td><p>3,313</p></td><td><p>4,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55 to 59</p></td><td><p>1,798</p></td><td><p>2,846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60 to 64</p></td><td><p>717</p></td><td><p>1,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 and over</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS HCHS workforce statistics, NHS Digital</p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 29/01/2019 17:24:56 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge