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388026

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date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the guidance issued to Jobcentre Plus staff regarding tailored conditionality for claimants applying for Jobseeker's Allowance while awaiting a mandatory reconsideration decision on their Employment and Support Allowance claim.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL1152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Jobcentre Plus guidance that covers this subject area is the: Labour Market Conditions Guide (availability and actively seeking work section); ESA to JSA Transitions Guide; and Claimant Commitment guidance. These will be placed in the Library of the House as requested.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted, however, that all Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants should have their conditionality tailored to their individual personal circumstances regardless of their reasons for claiming.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2015 15:41:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

388027

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many, and what proportion of, households affected by the proposed reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000 per year receive (1) Employment and Support Allowance, and (2) Income Support.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL1153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20<sup>th</sup> July. The impact assessment is now available on Parliament’s website, and a copy is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2015 15:32:41 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud attachment 1 file name Impact Assessment.pdf title Imapct Assessment
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

388028

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make the planned further £74 million of funding available to upper tier local authorities for local welfare assistance schemes in 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL1154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Future arrangements for all local authority funding are a matter for the next Spending Review period and Local Government Finance Settlement consultations, which are led by DCLG. The outcome of these discussions will be made clear at the appropriate time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/07/2015 16:13:16 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

388030

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Sports: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage corporations to sponsor women’s football teams and other initiatives.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Women and Sport Advisory Board convened under the 2010-2015 coalition Government identified commercial investment in women’s sport as one of the themes for wider consideration in its final report, published March 2015. This Government wishes to look more widely at how it can make sport financially sustainable, and women’s sport, including women’s football, forms part of this work. The Minister for Sport and Tourism held a round-table session with representatives from National Governing Bodies, media bodies, sponsorship agencies, brands and a consultancy specialising in data intelligence in order to discuss the issues further. The findings will feed into the forthcoming Sport Strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/07/2015 14:50:41 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

388041

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Zimbabwe: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in any discussions they are having with the government of Zimbabwe on the subject of pensions owed to former Rhodesian or Zimbabwean public servants.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL1167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The British Government continues to remind the relevant authorities in Zimbabwe of their legal commitment to former employees of the Southern Rhodesia government. Following our most recent approach, the Government of Zimbabwe last wrote to us on 27 May. They explained that pension repayments remain affected by current financial constraints in Zimbabwe and the state of the wider economy. Nonetheless, at our prompting they committed to continuing to seek a solution.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 21/07/2015 14:51:04 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

388042

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Zimbabwe: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the fact that the government of Zimbabwe’s obligation to pay the pensions owed to former Rhodesian or Zimbabwean public servants has not been fulfilled, what assessment they have made of their obligation to assist those former servants of the Crown; what assessment they have made of the case for making ex gratia payments to those former public servants without prejudice, either from development aid or other funds, in the light of the practice of protecting the pensions of officers employed on expatriate terms in other former dependent territories; and what, if any, assessment they have made of the cost of making such ex gratia payments.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL1168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s pension protection arrangements in Zimbabwe are confined to those officers who were recruited by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to serve in Southern Rhodesia on expatriate terms. For those recruited on expatriate terms, the UK provides direct pension support. We continue to be clear that the UK does not have legal or moral responsibility for Southern Rhodesian civil service pensions. This responsibility lies solely with the Government of Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 21/07/2015 14:51:30 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

388044

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Higher Education: Part-time Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 6 July (HL793), what assessment they have made of the decline in the number of undergraduates in the part-time sector between the academic years 2009–10 and 2013–14; and what specific proposals they have for encouraging part-time study as one means to address skills shortages in engineering.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>An assessment of trends in entry to part-time undergraduate courses was included in the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s report <em>“Pressure from all sides: Economic and policy influences on part-time higher education” </em></p><p><a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2014/201408d/HEFE2014_08d.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2014/201408d/HEFE2014_08d.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of part-time undergraduate higher education and from 2015/16 has introduced a relaxation of the Equivalent and Lower Qualifications policy, to give financial support to those who are committed to retraining in engineering, technology and computer science. We have also committed to rolling out many more Degree Apprenticeships, allowing young people to combine a world-class degree with a world-class apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/07/2015 14:55:50 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Economic and Policy influences.pdf title HEFCE Report
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

388045

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Skilled Workers: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the number of working adults aged 25 to 64 considering higher education in the next five years, what specific steps they propose to take to fill any skills gaps left by current workers engaging in higher education.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We want to equip people of all ages with the skills that employers need in order to be competitive and grow. In addition to initiatives such as the establishment of employer-led National Colleges we are expanding the number of apprenticeships providing opportunities for individuals to learn whilst also being in employment; helping to raise productivity and reduce skills gaps.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to 3m apprenticeship starts over the next 5 years and to delivering employer-led apprenticeship reforms, which are improving the quality of apprenticeships to provide the skills that employers need.</p><p> </p><p>We will roll out many more degree apprenticeships, which combine a world-class degree with an apprenticeship. Higher and Degree Apprenticeships are widening access to the professions and providing the higher level technical skills employers need to improve productivity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have established National Colleges to help the UK develop the world-class technical skills needed to compete globally and to address high level skills gaps in key sectors of the economy. They will focus on Level 4 &amp; 5 qualifications and deliver both Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships training, with progression for students up to postgraduate level. Expected to function on a par with Universities, they will be major centres of excellence with international reputations, attracting students from across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/07/2015 13:07:39 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

388049

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of pregnancies are unplanned; and what assessment they have made of the relationship between unplanned pregnancies and the high-risk period for folate levels and the closure of the neural tube at 27 days.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>There is no data routinely collected on whether a pregnancy is planned or unplanned. However, the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles estimated that 16.2% of pregnancies are unplanned with a further 29% categorised as ambivalent i.e. where the woman was neither actively planning or seeking to avoid a pregnancy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the relationship between unplanned pregnancies and the high risk period for folate levels and the closure of the neural tube at 27 days gestation. In line with NICE guidance, women intending to become pregnant should be informed that dietary supplementation with folic acid, before conception and throughout the first 12 weeks, reduces the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The International Classification of Disease (10<sup>th</sup> edition) includes Anencephaly, Encephalocele and Spina Bifida as Neural Tube Defects. In 2014, 442 abortions were performed because of Neural Tube defects; 152 (34%) of these were performed at 20 weeks gestation or over.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the socio-economic group for women having abortions is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1176 HL1177 question first answered 21/07/2015 12:21:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

388050

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Neural Tube Defects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average number of terminations of pregnancies affected by neural tube defects at the 20-week scan.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>There is no data routinely collected on whether a pregnancy is planned or unplanned. However, the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles estimated that 16.2% of pregnancies are unplanned with a further 29% categorised as ambivalent i.e. where the woman was neither actively planning or seeking to avoid a pregnancy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the relationship between unplanned pregnancies and the high risk period for folate levels and the closure of the neural tube at 27 days gestation. In line with NICE guidance, women intending to become pregnant should be informed that dietary supplementation with folic acid, before conception and throughout the first 12 weeks, reduces the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The International Classification of Disease (10<sup>th</sup> edition) includes Anencephaly, Encephalocele and Spina Bifida as Neural Tube Defects. In 2014, 442 abortions were performed because of Neural Tube defects; 152 (34%) of these were performed at 20 weeks gestation or over.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the socio-economic group for women having abortions is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1175 HL1177 question first answered 21/07/2015 12:21:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker