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101740
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-30more like thismore than 2014-10-30
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to compile statistics on the extent of dowry violence in Britain. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Lester of Herne Hill more like this
uin HL2549 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Violence against women and girls, including dowry abuse, is never acceptable and culture is no barrier to arrest and prosecution. The Forced Marriage Unit already collects data on forced marriage, which may include an element of dowry abuse. In 2013, the Unit provided advice or support in 1300 cases. While this does not reflect the full scale of the abuse (as many more cases are not reported), it enables the Unit to support those confident enough to come forward.</p><p>The Home Office is also committed to improving data collection on domestic abuse. Following HMIC’s report, the Home Office has begun work to make collection of data against a national standard on domestic abuse mandatory for all forces from April 2015. This activity will provide the police with a better platform for sharing information on domestic abuse.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T14:31:43.7924283Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T14:31:43.7924283Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
2037
label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill more like this
101749
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-30more like thismore than 2014-10-30
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Police and Crime Commissioners more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans police and crime commissioners have to ensure that they have appropriately trained staff to support people with autism spectrum disorder. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Uddin more like this
uin HL2558 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Staffing and training matters relating to the offices of Police and Crime Commissioners are a matter for them locally as an employer. More broadly Police and Crime Commissioners are accountable to the public they serve and set out their priorities in their local police and crime plans. Many have made clear their commitment, through these plans and their other public work, to supporting vulnerable individuals, including those with mental health problems, learning, or other disabilities.</p><p>All police officers receive training on a range of mental health and related issues, including awareness of autism spectrum disorder.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T14:32:45.7302741Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T14:32:45.7302741Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
1827
label Biography information for Baroness Uddin more like this
101683
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading EU Grants and Loans more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government which United Kingdom organisations have received European Union funding in the last year from structural, cohesion or other funds. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Vinson more like this
uin HL2505 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The United Kingdom receives an allocation for the Structural Funds (the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund) but not the Cohesion Fund.</p><p> </p><p>A large number of United Kingdom organisations received European Funding under Structural Funds programmes in the last year. As these are too numerous to set down here, I have provided below details of websites which contain lists of beneficiary organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The links to the Structural Funds programmes are:</p><p> </p><p>ERDF Programmes in England: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/erdf-programmes-progress-and-achievements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/erdf-programmes-progress-and-achievements</a>.</p><p> </p><p>ESF England and Gibraltar: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-social-fund-2007-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-social-fund-2007-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>Devolved Administrations (ERDF &amp; ESF)</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland: <a href="http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/finance/european-funding.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/finance/european-funding.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Scotland: <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404/StructuralFunds2007-2013" target="_blank">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404/StructuralFunds2007-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>Wales: <a href="http://wefo.wales.gov.uk/programmes/progress/searchprojects/?lang=en" target="_blank">http://wefo.wales.gov.uk/programmes/progress/searchprojects/?lang=en</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In terms of other sources of EU funding that BIS is responsible for, this includes the Framework Programme 7 for Research &amp; Innovation with numerous participants from Higher Education, Research Organisations, Private Sector and Public bodies. Project information is not set out on the Commission website in such a way as to make it easy to identify UK recipients of EU funding in a calendar year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Another source of EU funding that BIS was responsible for was the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) under the Competitiveness of Innovation and Enterprises (CIP). The latest beneficiaries report is the 2012 version. The following link will provide more information about the recipients of the programme, <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/cip/files/cip/docs/beneficiaries-report-october-2012_en.pdf" target="_blank">Beneficiaries Report October 2012 Final Version</a> – <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/cip/files/cip/docs/beneficiaries-report-october-2012.en.pdf" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/cip/files/cip/docs/beneficiaries-report-october-2012.en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T14:00:24.4236276Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T14:00:24.4236276Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
1807
label Biography information for Lord Vinson more like this
101692
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Eritrea more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent events in Eritrea, and of the impact of those events on the number of refugees seeking refuge in Western Europe. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Chidgey more like this
uin HL2514 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the political situation in Eritrea and the impact on migration in Western Europe. Although the number of claims has increased, the profile of Eritrean asylum claims seen by the Home Office has not changed significantly. Our Ambassador regularly monitors events in Eritrea and works closely with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, through whom we receive monthly updates on migration. We also support multilateral initiatives to tackle illegal migration such as the African Union-EU Khartoum process. The last meeting was on 13-16 October 2014.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T15:54:17.0175244Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T15:54:17.0175244Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
50
label Biography information for Lord Chidgey more like this
101693
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Ethiopia more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent events in Ethiopia, and of the impact of those events on the number of refugees seeking refuge in Western Europe. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Chidgey more like this
uin HL2515 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text We remain concerned by events in Ethiopia that contribute to the number of Ethiopians seeking refuge in Western Europe. Although the number of claims has increased, the profile of Ethiopian asylum claims seen by the Home Office has not changed significantly. We regularly monitor events and support multilateral initiatives to tackle illegal migration such as the African Union-EU Khartoum process to tackle these issues. more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T15:53:41.4011408Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T15:53:41.4011408Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
50
label Biography information for Lord Chidgey more like this
101694
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Coastal Areas more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action are they taking to deal with the problems faced by coastal communities. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL2516 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>This Government recognises that coastal communities face a range of economic, environmental and social challenges and is committed to making them better places to live, work and visit. We set up the Coastal Communities Fund in 2012 to support economic growth and jobs in coastal areas across the UK.</p><p><br>The Fund is open to public, private and voluntary sector applicants and supports a wide range of projects to help build stronger, more diverse coastal communities. They include schemes to improve infrastructure, regenerate seaside town centres and heritage and leisure facilities, provide skills, training and advice, and create workspace for new businesses and social enterprises.</p><p><br>To date, the Fund has provided £65 million in grants to 117 projects across UK, levering in over £103 million of other funding and delivering over 8,900 jobs, nearly 4,000 training places and apprenticeships over 400 new business start-ups.</p><p><br>Coastal Communities are also benefitting from the changes we’re making to local areas to take control and act in the best interests of their local community through a wide range of powers, freedoms and flexibilities to help drive growth and jobs. Nineteen of the 39 joint local authority/ private sector led Local Enterprise Partnerships cover coastal areas. As part of the Growth Deals announced in July we have committed over £500 million to projects put forward by the coastal Local Enterprise Partnerships.</p><p><br>Eight out of the 24 Enterprise Zones the Government has created in Local Enterprise Partnerships include coastal locations. These coastal Enterprise Zones have delivered nearly 5,000 jobs to date and secured over £200 million of private investment.</p><p> </p><p>We have enabled local areas to adapt their high streets to meet changing consumer demands by funding 8 Portas Pilots and over 50 Town Teams in coastal towns.</p><p><br>We are also on course to invest more than £3.2 billion in flood and coastal erosion risk management works in England from April 2010 to March 2015. This funding will improve forecasting and early warning systems, maintain flood defences and improve flood protection for 165,000 households.</p><p><br>In July, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Penny Mordaunt) was appointed as Minister for Coastal Communities to help coastal places realise their potential and build a sustainable future for themselves.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T13:13:38.4847773Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T13:13:38.4847773Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
101695
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answering body
Department for Culture Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Broadband: Coastal Areas more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the provision of broadband services in coastal areas. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL2517 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Government has, to date, committed £780m of central funding to support improvements to broadband services for 95% of UK premises. The funding was allocated to local bodies who are responsible for setting priorities and delivering local broadband projects. Broadband Delivery UK supported local delivery teams by providing indicative broadband coverage data from its broadband model. The data model does not identify coastal areas separately from other areas, however information about broadband provision and speeds is publically available from Ofcom at <a href="http://maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband/" target="_blank">http://maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about the BDUK projects, including coverage maps and post code checkers can be found at:<a href="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=202405357373084260711.0004c0a24c8574593fb79&amp;msa=0&amp;dg=feature" target="_blank">https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=202405357373084260711.0004c0a24c8574593fb79&amp;msa=0&amp;dg=feature</a></p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T12:06:39.9892342Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T12:06:39.9892342Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
101696
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Bank Services: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the level of unauthorised overdraft fees charged by banks in the United Kingdom. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
uin HL2518 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the level of unauthorised overdraft fees charged by banks in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In November 2011, the Government announced an agreement with the major current account providers to enable customers to control their account and to take action to avoid unarranged overdraft charges.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office of Fair Trading found in January 2013 that there had been a significant reduction in bank fees and charges since their 2008 market study, and estimated that there had been an annual saving of £928million for consumers as a result.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T14:01:50.4013588Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T14:01:50.4013588Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
100984
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-27more like thismore than 2014-10-27
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Church Schools more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the implementation of the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) (Amendment) 2014, requiring the active promotion of protected characteristics as set down in the Equality Act 2010, what provision will be made to enable Christian schools to teach traditional Christian values and views about marriage; and what measures they have taken to ensure that any such provisions are not overridden. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Eaton more like this
uin HL2440 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 do not require the active promotion of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations require that schools actively promote principles which encourage respect for other people, paying particular regard to the protected characteristics. This is a crucial distinction. It is right to respect other people, even if one does not agree with them or their way of life. This is a fundamental part of preparation for life in modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is absolutely clear that the changes make no difference to the existing legal obligations that schools have under the Equality Act 2010. All schools are already required to abide by the Act and their obligations are not altered by the changes to the standards. The changes do not fetter the views of individual teachers or censor the discussion of relevant matters. A teacher who, for instance, disagrees with same-sex marriage because of their Christian faith will not be prevented from expressing that view by these changes. Since the changes make no difference to schools’ existing legal obligations under the Equality Act there is no question of the ability of schools to teach traditional Christian values being overridden.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T17:55:38.8428136Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T17:55:38.8428136Z
answering member
4270
label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
tabling member
4184
label Biography information for Baroness Eaton more like this
101009
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-27more like thismore than 2014-10-27
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners: Pay more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by NHS England that general practitioners are to be paid an additional £55 for diagnosing dementia in patients, what other complaints or illnesses diagnosed by general practitioners are already rewarded by payments additional to their salaries; and whether they will review the system of additional payments of this sort. more like this
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Lord Stoddart of Swindon more like this
uin HL2465 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>General Practitioner (GP) income is made up of global sum payments for carrying out essential and additional services under the contract. Practices may also receive further payments for specific services including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- enhanced services – those that require an enhanced level of service provision above what is required under the core contract. The additional payment for diagnosing dementia falls within this category; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) - a voluntary incentive scheme that provides payment to GP practices for how well they care for patients based on performance against a number of agreed indicators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Specifically on diagnosis, a number of QOF indicators are concerned with the establishment of disease registers. In order to receive payment GPs are required to ensure diagnosis levels consistent with those expected for their population for the following conditions:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- atrial fibrillation;</p><p> </p><p>- coronary heart disease;</p><p> </p><p>- heart failure;</p><p> </p><p>- hypertension;</p><p> </p><p>- peripheral arterial disease;</p><p> </p><p>- stroke and trans-ischaemic attack;</p><p> </p><p>- diabetes mellitus;</p><p> </p><p>- hypothyroidism;</p><p> </p><p>- asthma;</p><p> </p><p>- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;</p><p> </p><p>- dementia;</p><p> </p><p>- depression;</p><p> </p><p>- schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses and other patients on lithium therapy;</p><p> </p><p>- cancer;</p><p> </p><p>- chronic kidney disease;</p><p> </p><p>- epilepsy;</p><p> </p><p>- osteoporosis;</p><p> </p><p>- rheumatoid arthritis; and</p><p> </p><p>- obesity.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Each year NHS Employers, on behalf of NHS England, negotiates the new GP contract with the General Practitioners Council of the British Medical Association. This includes discussion of changes to the Enhanced Services and QOF.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2014-11-05T12:10:48.5057659Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-05T12:10:48.5057659Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
950
label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon more like this