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347896

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date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with other governments regarding the decision of the United Kingdom to permit germline modifications for the purposes of preventing the transmission of mitochondrial disease; and what, if any, concerns were raised during those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with other international governments about Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015. Although a matter reserved to the Westminster Parliament, the Government has kept the Devolved Administrations informed about the development of these regulations. Information is not routinely collected by the Department about other countries’ approaches to addressing mitochondrial disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the statement by Mr John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, however we understand that his comments were not in relation to mitochondrial donation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/06/2015 14:12:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

347897

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they collect information on whether other countries permit germline modification for the purposes of preventing the transmission of mitochondrial disease.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with other international governments about Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015. Although a matter reserved to the Westminster Parliament, the Government has kept the Devolved Administrations informed about the development of these regulations. Information is not routinely collected by the Department about other countries’ approaches to addressing mitochondrial disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the statement by Mr John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, however we understand that his comments were not in relation to mitochondrial donation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL184 question first answered 16/06/2015 14:14:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

347898

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
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 statement of the government of the United States on 26 May that "altering the human germline for clinical purposes is a line that should not be crossed at this time"; and the statement by the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy that "the full implications of such a step could not be known until a number of generations had inherited the genetic changes made – and choices made in one country could affect all of us".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with other international governments about Parliament’s decision to pass the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015. Although a matter reserved to the Westminster Parliament, the Government has kept the Devolved Administrations informed about the development of these regulations. Information is not routinely collected by the Department about other countries’ approaches to addressing mitochondrial disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the statement by Mr John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, however we understand that his comments were not in relation to mitochondrial donation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL183 question first answered 16/06/2015 14:14:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

347905

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Private Sector
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 report by Exeter Medical School showing that private general practitioner out-of-hours care providers in England provided a worse service than the NHS or not-for-profit equivalent.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of the recent research, which found that on average, less positive patient experiences were associated with commercial providers of out-of-hours general practitioner (GP) care in England, but that the best commercial providers scored higher than many of the National Health Service and not-for-profit providers. The research suggests that further work is required to understand the reasons for this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know that there are variations and examples of good practice among all providers; recent inspections of out-of-hours GP services conducted by the Care Quality Commission found many examples of good practice, but also highlighted areas for improvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All out-of-hours providers must meet national quality requirements that include sharing details of the patient’s medical history and care plan and ensuring that the patient is treated by the clinician best equipped to meet their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England must support clinical commissioning groups to meet the national quality standards and act appropriately to any concerns arising. GP practices that do not provide out of hours services to their own patients are required to monitor the quality of the out of hours services that are offered or provided to its registered patients having regard to the national quality standards and record, and act appropriately in relation to, any concerns arising.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/06/2015 14:24:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

347911

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce the number of seats in the House of Commons ahead of the 2020 general election.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to equalising the size of constituencies in order to make votes of more equal value. The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies (PVSC) Act 2011 provides for the number of UK constituencies to be reduced from 650 to 600 through a boundary review which must report before the 1 October 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:52:15 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

347915

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet: Legislation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what procedures they have put in place to ensure that legislative proposals have been adequately discussed and agreed by committees of the Cabinet and the Cabinet before being announced.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee is tasked with overseeing the Government's legislative programme. The Government does not comment on the proceedings of Cabinet or its committees.</p><p>Information on the legislative process is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website. A copy of ‘Guide to Making Legislation’ has been attached for ease.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:51:38 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name Guide_to_Making_Legislation_July_2014.pdf title Guide to Making Legislation
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

347916

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of marriage.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There is no single legal definition of marriage. Marriage in England and Wales is a legal relationship between two people that is provided for by the Marriage Act 1949, as amended.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 16/06/2015 12:46:01 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

347918

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the case for, and powers of, the existing non-ministerial departments, agencies and other public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government's Public Bodies Reform Programme, introduced in 2010, has reduced the number of arm's-length bodies, including executive agencies and non-ministerial departments, by a third. To date, this has delivered cumulative savings in excess of £2.6bn.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this Programme, there is a requirement that both non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies are subject to regular review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:53:12 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

347922

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Common Purpose
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the charity Common Purpose receives funding from government sources.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has no records of current funding from Cabinet Office to Common Purpose.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:50:45 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

347931

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Empty Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many vacant houses and flats are owned by government departments or agencies; and what plans they have either to bring them into use or to redevelop their sites.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit in the Cabinet Office is working with departments to reduce vacant space across the estate.</p><p>Since May 2010, we have reduced our Estate by 2 million square metres, saving over £625 million in running costs and generating £1.4 billion in capital receipts. On 31st March 2014 only 2.4% (204,327 sq m) of space was vacant across the mandated Civil Estate, well below the reported national average of 8.8%.</p><p>Information on the number of vacant houses and flats owned by departments or their agencies is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:52:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton