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79819

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have met the administration of Kurdish-controlled Iraq since ISIS took control of other Iraqi regions; and in particular whether they have discussed the situation of Iraqi Christian refugees.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL1708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), met the President and Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq on 27 June, and our Consul General in Erbil regularly meets the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and others to discuss the humanitarian crisis and assistance to displaced persons including Christians from Mosul. Most recently the Consul General met the Head of the KRG’s Department for Foreign Relations on 6 August to discuss the specific needs of Christians and other minority groups including Yezidis fleeing from Sinjar. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials meet regularly with the KRG representation to the UK, and have done so several times since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) attacks on Mosul and other parts of Iraq in mid June 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/08/2014 10:00:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

79776

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what categories of Quality and Outcomes Framework payments are available to general practitioner practices.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Browning
	uin	HL1665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The national Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a voluntary incentive scheme that provides additional reward to general practitioner (GP) practices for how well they care for patients based on performance against a number of agreed indicators. Each indicator is worth a maximum number of points and GP practices are then rewarded financially on the number of points they achieve. All GP practices can choose to take part in QOF and the majority choose to do so.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Employers publish detailed guidance on the QOF. A copy of this guidance has been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:07:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL1665 - Lib Doc.pdf title GUIDANCE FOR GMS CONTRACT 2014/15
	tabling member	236 label Biography information for Baroness Browning

79660

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Nigeria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Nigeria concerning reports of abductions in North-Eastern Nigeria this year in addition to the recent kidnapping of girls in Chibok; and whether they have asked the government of Nigeria what steps are being taken by federal and state governments there to rescue those abducted and to provide protection for civilians from further abductions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL1552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government is playing a leading role in the international response to the threat posed by Boko Haram, including its despicable practice of abducting men, women and children in north-eastern Nigeria. On 12 June the former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) announced a substantial new package of UK military, intelligence and development to support Nigeria as it tackles terrorism.</p><p>We continue to engage with Nigerian officials at both federal and state level to discuss their efforts to secure the release of those abducted and to provide protection for their civilians from the terrorist threat.</p> answering member printed Lord Popat question first answered 11/08/2014 10:53:56 answering member 4173 label Biography information for Lord Popat
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

79824

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost to the National Health Service in the last year of the number of children being hospitalised for the extensive extraction of deciduous teeth; and whether they will consider setting up day-care clinics that could carry out such work.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL1713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the estimated cost of tooth extractions for children aged 18 years and under for 2012-13. The data covers all tooth extractions, and does not distinguish between deciduous or adult teeth.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Healthcare Resource Group description</p></td><td><p>Estimated total cost £million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minor Extraction of Tooth, 18 years and under</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extraction of Multiple Teeth, 18 years and under</p></td><td><p>27.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source</em>: Reference costs, Department of Health<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><p>Tooth extractions in children often involve general anaesthesia. Extractions involving general anaesthesia were restricted to the hospital setting following the recommendations of the 2000 report ‘A conscious decision’ that patients should have access to high quality critical care facilities when general anaesthesia is given. There are currently no plans to change this. Many extractions are carried out on a day case basis; whether the extraction is carried out as a day case or requires an overnight admission is a matter for the clinicians involved.</p><p> </p><p>70% of five year olds now have no dental decay but we recognise that significant inequalities remain. Wider work is under way through dental contract reform and other prevention focussed initiatives to improve oral health.</p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><em>Note:</em></p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup>1</sup>www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-reference-costs-2012-to-2013</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:04:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

79825

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to remove the exemption for skip lorries and concrete mixing lorries from the requirement to be fitted with a safety bar, and, if so when; and what assessment they have made of the efforts made by Cemex in that area.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	uin	HL1714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport will be consulting in the autumn to change the rules for side guards to be fitted to tippers, refuse vehicles and car transporters that were registered from 1 January 2010.　 Side guards will be required to be fitted to the majority of new vehicles from 29 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific assessment of the measures implemented by Cemex but the Government welcomes the initiatives taken by a number of companies to voluntarily fit additional safety equipment to protect pedestrian and vulnerable road users.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 04/08/2014 10:40:49 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

79785

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Palliative Care
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps have been taken to explore the feasibility of replicating the Liverpool STARS programme for people at the end of life elsewhere in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
	uin	HL1674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to explore the feasibility of replicating the Liverpool STARS programme for people at the end of life elsewhere in England. This is a local initiative and it is for commissioners in other localities to determine how best to improve the provision of end of life care services in their areas, based on the needs of their populations.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for improving end of life care services nationally and has established, and is supporting, palliative care networks across England. Through these networks and the work of NHS Improving Quality, NHS England is continuing to support improvements in palliative care services and sharing of good practice. The Transforming End of Life Care in Acute Hospitals programme is also helping to drive improvements for people in hospitals.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:07:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

79786

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP on 22 July (HC Deb, col 119WS), at what point the Department of Health decided on a "commitment to stability" for the NHS Mandate 2015–16 and whether this commitment will prevent changes to the Mandate ahead of its publication.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
	uin	HL1675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, announced the Government’s intention to maintain a stable Mandate for 2015-16 at the same time as publishing the first Annual Assessment of NHS England. The Annual Assessment, and NHS England’s first Annual Report, describe an organisation that has established itself and made progress, but has more to do to deliver all of its objectives. The decision to propose a stable Mandate for 2015-16 was taken in view of the importance of continuity of purpose for NHS England in the final year of the current spending review cycle. The priorities for the National Health Service remain those described in the current Mandate for 2014-15, and the Government wants NHS England to make further progress still on the ambitious agenda already set.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in my Written Ministerial Statement on 22 July (HL Deb, column WS124-5), the Department is engaging with key stakeholders on its proposed approach over the summer. The Government will consider views expressed before finalising the Mandate for publication in the autumn.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:06:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

79707

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	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	Mediation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their response to their consultation on Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumers which began in March.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL1599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to publish the response to the consultation on Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumers in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 10:21:51 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

79727

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Governing Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take in response to the recommendation in the report of the Education Commissioner published on 22 July into allegations concerning Birmingham schools that "unless there are genuinely exceptional circumstances, there should be a presumption that an individual will only be a governor at a maximum of two schools at any one time".
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL1619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>We are considering all the specific recommendations made in the report and the Secretary of State will return to the House of Commons in the autumn on steps to be taken on these matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 30/07/2014 15:08:56 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

79735

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2014
	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	EU Regional Policy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their priorities regarding the European Union cohesion policy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL1627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The budget and main regulations governing European Union cohesion policy for the 2014-20 programming period were agreed formally in December 2013. The focus now is on effective implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/08/2014 10:30:43 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin