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431538

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date	23/11/2015
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	Bahrain: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendation by Human Rights Watch in its report on the treatment of detainees in Bahrain, <i>The Blood of People Who Don't Cooperate</i>, that the UK should suspend funding, support and training for security service reform until Bahrain enacts listed reforms and issues a standing invitation to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL3801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The British Government consistently and unreservedly condemns torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs. We are aware of ongoing allegations against Ministry of Interior personnel, and we have expressed our concerns to the authorities. The Government of Bahrain has previously committed to consider ratifying the Optional Protocol of the Convention Against Torture. The UK strongly supports this and we have been working with the authorities to share best practice on torture prevention measures. We also continue to ask the Government of Bahrain to allow a visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.</p><p>We welcome the progress made by Bahrain on their reform programme particularly in the areas of youth justice, the establishment and increasing effectiveness of the Ombudsman’s office, the Prisoner and Detainees’ Rights Commission and the reformed National Institute of Human Rights. We continue to work with the Government of Bahrain to ensure momentum and progress on its reforms, for the benefit of all Bahrainis.</p><p>The Government of Bahrain has asked the international community for their assistance in implementing the reforms necessary to improve the human rights situation, including in the security services. We strongly support them in their efforts and that is why we will continue to offer bilateral assistance for Bahrain’s reform programmes. In August, following a meeting with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), reiterated the UK’s support for ongoing political reform in Bahrain but encouraged His Majesty to continue to demonstrate substantive progress in all areas. Our package of technical assistance is focused on strengthening human rights and the rule of law, in line with the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and the Universal Periodic Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/12/2015 16:40:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

431551

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	Catering and Retail Services (HL): Termination of Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees on what basis the last Deputy Head of Catering and Retail Services left the employment of the administration.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>It is not appropriate for me to answer questions on individual employment matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 01/12/2015 17:45:32 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

431556

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Conflict of Interests
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the joint investigation by the <i>British Medical Journal</i> and <i>The Times</i> which found that contracts made by the Clinical Commissioning Groups with providers could financially benefit board members of the group.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have legal duties under the <em>Health and Social Care Act 2012</em> to manage conflicts of interests when deciding which health services to procure. CCGs must manage any actual or perceived conflicts in a way that is transparent, fair, and protects the integrity of their decision making.</p><br /><p>NHS England publishes guidance for CCGs on their responsibility to manage conflicts of interest. CCGs must have regard to this.</p><br /><p>Monitor must ensure that CCGs follow National Health Service regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition, and have powers of investigation if these are not followed.</p><br /><p>In their recent report ‘<em>Managing conflicts of interest in NHS clinical commissioning groups</em>’ (a copy of which is attached) the National Audit Office found that CCGs generally had arrangements in place to manage conflicts of interest to reduce the risk of commissioners’ decisions being improperly influenced.</p><br /><p>The NAO made recommendations to the Department, NHS England, Monitor and CCGs to strengthen current arrangements and we would expect the bodies concerned to consider these carefully and take appropriate action in response.</p><br /><p>Action is already being taken by NHS England including:</p><br /><p>‒ strengthening its CCG assurance processes;</p><p>‒ commissioning an independent audit of conflicts of interest management in ten primary care co-commissioning arrangements, with a review to using the learning to strengthen current arrangements;</p><p>‒ providing training to CCG lay members on management of conflicts of interest in 2015, with more training planned for next year; and</p><p>‒ reviewing its own internal rules on conflicts of interest and the statutory guidance it issues to CCGs on management of conflicts of interest to ensure that arrangements are robust.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 15:45:45 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Managing-conflicts-of-interest-in-NHS-clinical-commissioning-groups.pdf title NAO Report Managing Conflict of Interest
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

431560

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Muscular Dystrophy: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect NICE to publish its opinion about the availability of Translarna for the treatment of patients with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, following its approval by the European Medicines Agency in July 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
uin	HL3823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that provides guidance on the clinical and cost effectiveness of drugs and treatments. NICE is currently evaluating Translarna (ataluren) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy through its highly specialised technology programme. NICE currently expects to publish its final guidance in February 2016.</p><br /><p>The NHS in England is legally required to fund drugs and treatments recommended in NICE highly specialised technology guidance within three months of its final guidance being issued. In the absence of guidance from NICE, it is for commissioners to make decisions on whether to fund medicines based on an assessment of the available evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 15:36:18 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

431567

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 23 November (HL3565), in discharging their oversight function, about which care homes the Care Quality Commission has alerted local authorities during 2015 that a provider was likely to fail financially and their services cease.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL3830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care providers in England. The CQC has advised that it has not issued any notifications to local authorities under the Market Oversight Scheme to date.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 15:37:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

431571

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Manufacturing Industries: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to prevent the loss of UK manufacturing sector jobs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The best way the Government can support manufacturing jobs is to continue to secure a strong, growing economy. The Government continues to invest in our world leading aerospace, automotive, defence, energy and transport sectors that will secure high quality manufacturing jobs.</p><p>Around a third of the 2,000 new inward Foreign Direct Investment projects in 2014/15 were in the areas of advanced manufacturing and life sciences and I was pleased to see that UK manufacturing PMI hit its highest level in over a year in October.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/12/2015 17:44:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431572

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the timescale is for the availability of postgraduate masters degree loans as announced in the Autumn Statement 2014; and whether he plans to extend the loans policy to postgraduate research masters and doctoral research.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	17290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing its support for postgraduate study and wants more people to have the opportunity to build on their academic success through access to a higher level qualification. The Government has now announced that a Master’s loan will be available to individuals up to age 60 from 2016/17. It also set out details of the next steps to provide more support for Doctoral study.</p><p>Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 15:08:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

431576

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Business: North Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government plans to hold or collect any information on the number of UK businesses operating in or contracting with the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	17314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a database of UK businesses operating in or contracting with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</p><p>Data on the value of trade between UK businesses and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is published by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC). Information on the number of UK businesses exporting goods to, and importing goods from, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are collected by HMRC. Specific information relating to individual businesses cannot be published due to legislation protecting business confidentiality and in line with statistical disclosure control.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/12/2015 16:30:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

431585

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make representations to Concentrix on introducing a liaison unit for hon. Members to raise constituents' tax credit cases.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	17151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Concentrix are not introducing a liaison unit for hon. Members as HM Revenue and Customs has three areas allocated to deal with representations from hon. Members relating to their constituents’ concerns: a dedicated MP hotline for tax credits, an MP complaints team that deals with tax credit complaints, and a Ministerial correspondence team.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2015 16:31:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

431587

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions the Financial Conduct Authority has had with the Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority on the use of the financial services messaging platform Symphony.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	17173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>This is an operational matter for the <em>Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)</em>, who are operationally independent from Government.</p><br /><p>The question has been passed on to the <em>FCA</em>. The <em>FCA</em> will reply directly to the Rt Hon Joan Ryan by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/12/2015 17:07:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan