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390642

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to secure a medical pipeline in areas where the government of South Sudan is unable to provide basic drugs for health clinics.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL1582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID has provided £11.5 million to the jointly funded (US, Norway and UK) Emergency Medicines Fund for drug distribution in the three conflict states of South Sudan. In addition, critical gaps in the other seven states are being covered through the £120m DFID-managed Health Pooled Fund supported by US and World Health Organisation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:02:05 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

390585

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish information on the uptake and effectiveness of Pension Wise.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL1525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Since its launch in April, Pension Wise has helped nearly 950,000 people understand their options and make informed choices about what to do with their retirement savings. Nearly 18,000 free guidance appointments over the phone and face to face are being delivered and more than 925,000 people have used the Pension Wise website, with many people returning to the site regularly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is closely monitoring the operation and effectiveness of the Pension Wise service. This ongoing monitoring is part of a wider programme of evaluation that the government is undertaking to ensure that Pension Wise is working effectively, delivers value for money, and meets consumer needs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 30/07/2015 15:32:54 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

390587

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC: Royal Charters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the appointments of the eight advisers on the renewal of the BBC’s Charter conform with the seven principles of public life, in particular having regard to any conflicts of interest.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL1527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The BBC Charter Review Advisory Group has no legal status and no decision-making functions. It operates on a voluntary basis and members offer their time for free. These are not public appointments and therefore the Group is not set up under the Cabinet Office guidelines for public appointments.</p><p>Further details of the group can be found in a letter dated 27 July from to to Baroness Grender following up from a debate on the 16 July on the BBC Charter Review. A copy of this letter has been deposited in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/07/2015 15:46:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

390644

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	People Smuggling: Mediterranean Region
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffickers across the Mediterranean have been (1) apprehended, and (2) prosecuted, in the United Kingdom, or any other European Union member state, during (1) the last year, and (2) since such trafficking began.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL1584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Her Majesty's Government has established a dedicated law enforcement team to tackle organised immigration crime in the Mediterranean region. 90 officers will be deployed in the UK, Mediterranean and Africa to pursue and disrupt these callous organised crime groups profiting from the people-smuggling trade.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 14:14:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

390641

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Food Supply
	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 food security situation in South Sudan; and to what extent the United Kingdom will respond bilaterally as well as through the specialised UN agencies.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL1581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The most recent South Sudan Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report dated 27 May 2015 shows an increase in the number of people facing severe food insecurity. 4.6m people / 40% of the population are estimated to be unable to meet their basic food needs. The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan, contributing £172m since the start of the crisis, along with an additional £88.9m to the regional response for South Sudanese refugees. This support is provided both bilaterally and to specialised UN agencies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:01:39 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

390601

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Tuberculosis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the proportion of HIV-related deaths in (1) Kenya, (2) Malawi, (3) Mozambique, (4) Nigeria and (5) Rwanda that are due to tuberculosis.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL1541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>World Health Organisation (WHO) data shows that, in 2013, the proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB in 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:01:15 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye