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452259

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Balance of Trade: Burundi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the balance of trade between Burundi and the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL6160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>In 2015 the UK had a trade in goods surplus with Burundi of £1.7 million (Source: HM Revenue and Customs’ Overseas Trade Statistics database).</p><p>It is not possible to estimate the trade in services balance between the UK and Burundi as data on UK trade in services with Burundi are not published by the Office for National Statistics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 17/02/2016 13:51:05 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

452150

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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	Exports
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 impact on exports of the decision to reduce the budget of UK Trade and Investment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL6097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>Savings will be broadly delivered through implementing a new digital infrastructure to provide cost-effective access to export services; contractual efficiencies; and prioritising market and sector opportunities that will add most value to UK exports. This is about being more efficient and delivering for UK businesses, including through enhancing direct support and developing the private sector market.</p><p>HM Treasury has recognised the importance of the exports agenda by agreeing that £175m of further proposed savings between 2016-17 and 2019-20 should be reinvested in priority areas. The Government is committed to driving a step-change in UK exports and the reinvestment secured to refocus UK Trade &amp; Investment will help us deliver this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 17/02/2016 14:05:33 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

451441

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Carbon Monoxide: Alarms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward proposals to require private landlords to fit carbon monoxide alarms in any property that contains a fuel-burning appliance.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	26526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>Since 1 October 2015, landlords have been required to install carbon monoxide alarms in any room used as living accommodation which contains a solid-fuel burning appliance.</p><p>We regulated for rooms with these appliances as they are responsible for a disproportionate number of carbon monoxide deaths and injuries compared to other combustion appliances.</p><p>The Government therefore has no current plans to regulate further. These regulations are still very new and need time to bed in. A full review will be conducted in October 2017.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/02/2016 14:26:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

451478

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Armed Conflict: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to sign the Safe Schools Declaration to protect schools from being attacked or occupied for military purposes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	26564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The intention of the Safe Schools Declaration is for countries to support the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military use during Armed Conflict. While we welcome the spirit of the Declaration, we have concerns that the Guidelines do not mirror the exact language of International Humanitarian Law. We believe that better implementation of, and compliance with, existing International Humanitarian Law will provide the best protection for civilians, including children, in all situations of armed conflict.</p><p>The UK, along with the US, France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia and other countries, was therefore not able to sign the Safe Schools Declaration in Oslo in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/02/2016 14:16:54 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

451546

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Hearing Impaired
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will provide support to local councils to ensure they protect deaf clubs for people seeking support and help in getting back to work.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	26464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role that councils play in supporting those who need additional help when seeking to get back into the workplace. However, as democratically elected organisations, local authorities are independent from central Government and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities.</p><p>This year’s Local Government Financial Settlement does provide a reasonable offer to local government, with a settlement which is essentially flat in cash terms, moving from £44.5 billion in 2015-16 to £44.3 billion in 2019-20. By 2020, when councils will be 100% funded by council tax, business rates and other local revenues, they will finally be fully accountable to their electorate for their financing, decisions and actions.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/02/2016 14:22:43 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

451547

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Services: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that councils do not discriminate against people for whom British Sign Language is their first language in the provision of council services.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	26462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The responsibility for providing appropriate support to enable meaningful communication with deaf people by local authorities lies with the local authorities themselves.</p><p>All local authorities have a legal responsibility under sections 20 and 29 of the Equality Act 2010 not to discriminate against disabled people in the provision of services and to make 'reasonable adjustments', which means for example providing information in an accessible format to allow deaf people to have equal access to their services.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 17/02/2016 14:24:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

451564

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to make the new natural form of IVF treatment available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>It is for clinical commissioning groups to determine the provision of local fertility services based on local need and the best evidence of clinical effectiveness, taking account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. ‘Natural in vitro fertilisation (IVF)’ would be subject to individual clinical decision-making if the patient’s circumstances indicated such an approach was appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Women considering ‘natural IVF’ should discuss treatment options with their clinician and have regard to the relevant pages of the website of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority:</p><p>http://www.hfea.gov.uk/natural-cycle-ivf.html</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/02/2016 13:22:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451565

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Multiple Sclerosis: Stem Cells
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to make new stem-cell therapy available on the NHS for patients with multiple sclerosis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to support research through a range of funding agencies into new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Clinical trials are currently underway to test the potential of stem cell treatments for multiple sclerosis. Before any treatment could be made available on the National Health Service it would have to meet normal standards of safety and effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/02/2016 07:53:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451599

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue guidance to rail companies to ensure they publicise passenger rights for compensation for disruption caused by the recent floods in Northern England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	26380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to improving compensation arrangements for delayed rail passengers. That is why we are introducing requirements in all new franchise agreements to both require that train operators make reasonable endeavours to make passengers aware of their rights to claim compensation and also to implement Delay/Repay. It is noteworthy that under Delay/Repay, which will apply to the new Northern and TPE franchises to start in April this year, there are no exclusions for delays outside the control of the rail industry, such as exceptionally severe weather conditions.</p><p> </p><p>This winter’s unprecedented weather conditions have caused disruption to services. Network Rail have been working hard to repair tracks in these atrocious conditions. We remain absolutely committed to getting all lines able to run full services as soon as possible and thank passengers for their patience whilst emergency repairs are made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/02/2016 11:06:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

451651

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on external consultancy since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	26680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>Spend on external consultancy is published annually in DH accounts and can be found in the following links.</p><p> </p><p>For 2014-15, page 130:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015</p><p> </p><p>For 2013-14, page 120:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</p><p> </p><p>For 2012-13, page 112:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013</p><p> </p><p>For 2011-12, page 142, and 2010-11, page 143:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-annual-report-and-accounts-for-2011-to-2012-published</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/02/2016 12:32:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby