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346763

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with regard to the number of days elapsing between the end of financial support from the UK Border Agency for asylum seekers, and the first receipt of other forms of state financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions, across all cases between 1 January and 31 December 2014, how many cases there were in which the number of days was greater than zero; and what were the figures for (1) the minimum and maximum, (2) the mean and median, (3) the first and third, and (4) the fifth and 95th percentiles.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold information or record data on asylum claimants who have ceased to receive support from the Home Office and gone on to other housing support. The UK Border Agency was abolished in March 2013 and the agency was split into two new organisations: UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/06/2015 15:56:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

346772

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Gaza
	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 case for lifting the blockade of Gaza; and what plans, if any, they have to achieve this.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL10
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Israeli restrictions damage the economy and living standards of ordinary people in Gaza. There remains an urgent need for all the parties to reach an agreement that addresses the underlying causes of the conflict in Gaza. This should ensure that Hamas and other militant groups permanently end rocket fire and other attacks against Israel and that Israel lifts its restrictions to allow the Gazan economy to grow. We welcome the recent positive steps that Israel has taken to ease some restrictions. However, we want to see Israel go much further, and we are continuing to call on Israel to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/06/2015 14:55:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

347236

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	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	Channel Four Television
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the impact that the sale of Channel 4 might have on the reduction of the United Kingdom deficit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no estimates of what impact the sale of Channel 4 might have on the deficit, or any plans for a sale. Any decision about a sale of Channel 4 would need to balance the broadcaster’s public service obligations against its potential commercial value.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/06/2015 09:11:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

386891

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Neural Tube Defects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the latest information they have regarding high risk groups suffering neural tube defects at birth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on high risk groups suffering neural tube defects at birth is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current mechanisms in place for monitoring the take-up of advice given on the NHS Choices website about preventing spina bifida.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collects information about the mother and child, including postcode of residence, mother’s age, pregnancy length, pregnancy outcome, when and how the anomaly was identified and the details of each anomaly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on congenital abnormalities including spina bifida, hydrocephalus and anencephaly is collected by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers. Data is currently available for 2009–2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of live births for years 2009-2012</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of cases, birth prevalence (per 10,000 total births) and 95% CIs according to congenital anomaly subgroup; six BINOCAR registers (coverage: 36% of births in England and Wales): 2009-2012 – Live Births</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital anomaly</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydrocephalus</p><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anencephalus and similar</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, health professionals use appropriate opportunities to advise all women who may become pregnant that they can most easily reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect by taking folic acid supplements. This information is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) was, however, commissioned to provide advice to government on the impact of folic acid fortification to improve the folate status of women and therefore reduce the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects. This built on previous advice from SACN’s predecessor the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy in 2000. The Government is currently considering the recommendations that SACN made alongside other information sources, including the latest folate status data and expects to make an announcement on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1001 HL1002 HL1003 HL1004 HL1005 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:37:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

386892

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Spina Bifida: Health Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the take-up of advice given on National Health Service websites about preventing spina bifida is currently monitored.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on high risk groups suffering neural tube defects at birth is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current mechanisms in place for monitoring the take-up of advice given on the NHS Choices website about preventing spina bifida.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collects information about the mother and child, including postcode of residence, mother’s age, pregnancy length, pregnancy outcome, when and how the anomaly was identified and the details of each anomaly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on congenital abnormalities including spina bifida, hydrocephalus and anencephaly is collected by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers. Data is currently available for 2009–2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of live births for years 2009-2012</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of cases, birth prevalence (per 10,000 total births) and 95% CIs according to congenital anomaly subgroup; six BINOCAR registers (coverage: 36% of births in England and Wales): 2009-2012 – Live Births</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital anomaly</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydrocephalus</p><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anencephalus and similar</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, health professionals use appropriate opportunities to advise all women who may become pregnant that they can most easily reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect by taking folic acid supplements. This information is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) was, however, commissioned to provide advice to government on the impact of folic acid fortification to improve the folate status of women and therefore reduce the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects. This built on previous advice from SACN’s predecessor the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy in 2000. The Government is currently considering the recommendations that SACN made alongside other information sources, including the latest folate status data and expects to make an announcement on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1000 HL1002 HL1003 HL1004 HL1005 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:37:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

386893

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Neural Tube Defects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many live births where the child was diagnosed with spina bifida, hydrocephalus or anencephaly there have been in each of the past five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on high risk groups suffering neural tube defects at birth is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current mechanisms in place for monitoring the take-up of advice given on the NHS Choices website about preventing spina bifida.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collects information about the mother and child, including postcode of residence, mother’s age, pregnancy length, pregnancy outcome, when and how the anomaly was identified and the details of each anomaly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on congenital abnormalities including spina bifida, hydrocephalus and anencephaly is collected by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers. Data is currently available for 2009–2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of live births for years 2009-2012</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of cases, birth prevalence (per 10,000 total births) and 95% CIs according to congenital anomaly subgroup; six BINOCAR registers (coverage: 36% of births in England and Wales): 2009-2012 – Live Births</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital anomaly</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydrocephalus</p><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anencephalus and similar</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, health professionals use appropriate opportunities to advise all women who may become pregnant that they can most easily reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect by taking folic acid supplements. This information is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) was, however, commissioned to provide advice to government on the impact of folic acid fortification to improve the folate status of women and therefore reduce the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects. This built on previous advice from SACN’s predecessor the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy in 2000. The Government is currently considering the recommendations that SACN made alongside other information sources, including the latest folate status data and expects to make an announcement on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1000 HL1001 HL1003 HL1004 HL1005 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:37:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

386894

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Congenital Abnormalities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the postcodes of mothers of babies born with congenital abnormalities are yet available on the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on high risk groups suffering neural tube defects at birth is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current mechanisms in place for monitoring the take-up of advice given on the NHS Choices website about preventing spina bifida.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collects information about the mother and child, including postcode of residence, mother’s age, pregnancy length, pregnancy outcome, when and how the anomaly was identified and the details of each anomaly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on congenital abnormalities including spina bifida, hydrocephalus and anencephaly is collected by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers. Data is currently available for 2009–2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of live births for years 2009-2012</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of cases, birth prevalence (per 10,000 total births) and 95% CIs according to congenital anomaly subgroup; six BINOCAR registers (coverage: 36% of births in England and Wales): 2009-2012 – Live Births</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital anomaly</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydrocephalus</p><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anencephalus and similar</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, health professionals use appropriate opportunities to advise all women who may become pregnant that they can most easily reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect by taking folic acid supplements. This information is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) was, however, commissioned to provide advice to government on the impact of folic acid fortification to improve the folate status of women and therefore reduce the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects. This built on previous advice from SACN’s predecessor the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy in 2000. The Government is currently considering the recommendations that SACN made alongside other information sources, including the latest folate status data and expects to make an announcement on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1000 HL1001 HL1002 HL1004 HL1005 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:37:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

386895

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Neural Tube Defects
	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 implications for health equality of their current policy regarding the prevention of neural tube defect-affected pregnancies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on high risk groups suffering neural tube defects at birth is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current mechanisms in place for monitoring the take-up of advice given on the NHS Choices website about preventing spina bifida.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collects information about the mother and child, including postcode of residence, mother’s age, pregnancy length, pregnancy outcome, when and how the anomaly was identified and the details of each anomaly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on congenital abnormalities including spina bifida, hydrocephalus and anencephaly is collected by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers. Data is currently available for 2009–2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of live births for years 2009-2012</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of cases, birth prevalence (per 10,000 total births) and 95% CIs according to congenital anomaly subgroup; six BINOCAR registers (coverage: 36% of births in England and Wales): 2009-2012 – Live Births</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital anomaly</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydrocephalus</p><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anencephalus and similar</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, health professionals use appropriate opportunities to advise all women who may become pregnant that they can most easily reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect by taking folic acid supplements. This information is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) was, however, commissioned to provide advice to government on the impact of folic acid fortification to improve the folate status of women and therefore reduce the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects. This built on previous advice from SACN’s predecessor the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy in 2000. The Government is currently considering the recommendations that SACN made alongside other information sources, including the latest folate status data and expects to make an announcement on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1000 HL1001 HL1002 HL1003 HL1005 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:37:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

386896

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Neural Tube Defects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any independent scientific advisory committee has been commissioned to study the causes and consequences of neural tube defect-affected pregnancies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on high risk groups suffering neural tube defects at birth is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current mechanisms in place for monitoring the take-up of advice given on the NHS Choices website about preventing spina bifida.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collects information about the mother and child, including postcode of residence, mother’s age, pregnancy length, pregnancy outcome, when and how the anomaly was identified and the details of each anomaly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on congenital abnormalities including spina bifida, hydrocephalus and anencephaly is collected by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers. Data is currently available for 2009–2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of live births for years 2009-2012</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Number of cases, birth prevalence (per 10,000 total births) and 95% CIs according to congenital anomaly subgroup; six BINOCAR registers (coverage: 36% of births in England and Wales): 2009-2012 – Live Births</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital anomaly</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydrocephalus</p><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anencephalus and similar</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, health professionals use appropriate opportunities to advise all women who may become pregnant that they can most easily reduce the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect by taking folic acid supplements. This information is also available on the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) was, however, commissioned to provide advice to government on the impact of folic acid fortification to improve the folate status of women and therefore reduce the number of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects. This built on previous advice from SACN’s predecessor the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy in 2000. The Government is currently considering the recommendations that SACN made alongside other information sources, including the latest folate status data and expects to make an announcement on this in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1000 HL1001 HL1002 HL1003 HL1004 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:37:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

386897

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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	Multinational Companies: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom will participate in the first session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, established on 26 June 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	uin	HL1006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK intends not to participate in the first session of the intergovernmental working group. Nor will the majority of those members of the Human Rights Council who opposed the resolution which created it. We supported the alternative approach pioneered in the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 08/07/2015 15:51:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire