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452290

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Infectious Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of which infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death for girls and women aged 10 to 19 in Africa, and what steps they are taking, working with individual countries bilaterally, to tackle those diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL6191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>World Health Organisation (WHO) data show that the leading causes of death from infectious diseases amongst adolescent girls and women in Africa are HIV/AIDS, diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections, meningitis and malaria. HIV/AIDS is not only the leading cause of death itself, but is also responsible for deaths from many other infectious diseases. The UK is the second largest funder of HIV prevention, care and treatment, and has pledged up to £1 billion for the 2014-16 replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Half of Global Fund resources are used to tackle HIV and almost 60% are invested in programmes that reach women and children.</p><p>The UK puts the empowerment of girls and women at the heart of everything we do. Through our multilateral and bilateral investments we are tackling the barriers that limit their access to services, strengthening health systems, and tackling the stigma and gender-based violence and inequality they face.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/02/2016 16:58:20 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

452297

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Governing Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to ensure that every academy has its own governing body.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Under the Academies Act 2010 an academy is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is therefore required under the Companies Act 2006 to have members and a board of trustees/ directors.</p><p> </p><p>In a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), individual academies do not have a separate legal identity and are all under the control of the trust board. Whether the board establishes local governing boards for each academy or local governing bodies to oversee groups of academies, and the range of functions delegated to any such boards, are both a matter for the board to determine – but in all cases the board remains accountable for all the academies in the MAT.</p><p> </p><p>Fewer, higher quality and more highly skilled boards overseeing groups of schools is central to the Government’s strategy for improving the quality of governance. It is also the key to schools realising a wide range of other financial and educational benefits. While every academy may not therefore have its own governing body, our guidance in the Governance Handbook makes clear that boards should have meaningful and effective arrangements in place for engaging with and listening to the views and needs of parents, staff and the wider local community.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 18/02/2016 15:19:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

452304

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when British military liaison began with Saudi Arabia regarding its intervention in Yemen.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL6205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have a long history of defence co-operation and this involves an ongoing defence engagement relationship.</p><p>In addition, we have deployed a small number of military personnel serving as liaison officers in Saudi headquarters to provide insight into Saudi operations in Yemen. These liaison officers are not involved in the targeting process - whether it be selection, decision-making or directing.</p><p>The first of these liaison officers was deployed in May 2015.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/02/2016 14:51:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

452306

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether UK military personnel trained in, or dedicated to, cultural protection have been involved in liaison with Saudi Arabia regarding its intervention in Yemen.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL6207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>All UK Service personnel receive mandatory annual training in the Law of Armed Conflict and this includes training in cultural protection. They will also receive further training prior to their deployment.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/02/2016 14:52:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

452186

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 10 February (HL Deb, col 2239), whether a ministerial direction has been given to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence to continue spending on the Vanguard successor submarine programme.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>There has been no ministerial direction given to the Permanent Secretary on spending plans for the Successor submarine programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/02/2016 14:53:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

451463

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Flood Control: Calder Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on flood defence schemes in the Calder Valley area in (a) 1997 to 2010, (b) 2010 to 2015; and what the projected spend on such schemes is for 2015 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	26487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The following table shows historic and projected annual total spend on flood defence schemes in the Calder Valley area.</p><p> </p><p>Schemes are allocated funding based on nationally consistent criteria. The position of a scheme in the programme will depend on the availability and timing of contributions and how its appraisal or design are progressing.</p><p> </p><p>The projected funding has been allocated in current spending plans and the Government’s National Flood Resilience Review will re-examine worst case extreme weather scenarios and the resulting potential flood impacts across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total spend (Total in £k)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2000/01</strong></p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2001/02</strong></p></td><td><p>664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2002/03</strong></p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2003/04</strong></p></td><td><p>836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004/05</strong></p></td><td><p>3,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005/06</strong></p></td><td><p>10,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006/07</strong></p></td><td><p>5,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td><td><p>1,221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>3,865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>5,705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>2,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>1,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>2,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>2,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/02/2016 17:34:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

451513

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2015 to Question 19716, what proportion of oral appeals were not represented in each month of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	26685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Further to my earlier response of 11 December 2015, the proportion of oral appeals where the Secretary of State for the Home Department was not represented for each month of the last three years is set out in the attached data table. As set out in my previous answer the proportion of oral appeals not represented increased between January – September 2015 in comparison to the previous 2 years. This was the result of the availability of presenting resource in the Home Office to match court listing schedules which varied from forecasts used for planning purposes to a significant extent. Resources were put in place to address this and representation rates increased in the final three months of the calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/02/2016 16:44:18 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name Proportion of oral appeals not represented.pdf title Table 1
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

451515

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Basic Skills: Primary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her announcement of 2 November 2015 Introducing greater emphasis on literacy and numeracy at key stage 2, what representations she has since received on that policy; and approximately how many such representations were (a) against and (b) in favour of that statement.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	26643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>We have not received specific representations on literacy and numeracy following the Secretary of State’s announcement in November. The government remains committed to raising standards of literacy and numeracy and works closely with professionals to raise standards for all pupils so that they are equipped to succeed in education and in life. In 2010, one in every three children starting secondary school was unable to read, write, or add up properly. Following government reforms, teachers have driven up standards with the figure now at one in five.</p><p>It is vital that we get the foundation right so that every child has a fair chance to succeed through all key stages. That is why we have placed phonics at the heart of the early teaching of reading and introduced a phonics check at the end of year 1 to enable schools to assess whether the essential building blocks of reading are in place. The percentage of pupils meeting the required standards of phonics in year 1 has increased from 58 percent in 2012 to 77 percent in 2015, putting 120,000 more 6 year olds each year on track to become confident readers. We fund a programme of 200 book clubs in primary schools where reading attainment at key stage 2 is currently low, and support schools to enrol year 3 pupils with a public library.</p><p>Beyond this, we have placed a greater emphasis within the primary curriculum and assessment on a secure grasp of the essentials such as grammar, punctuation and spelling, introducing a grammar, punctuation and spelling test in year 6.</p><p>For mathematics, we have placed particular emphasis in the primary curriculum on fluency in mental and written calculation. Just as knowledge of phonics is an essential foundation for success in reading, sound knowledge of arithmetic is essential for future success in mathematics. We removed the use of calculators for the end of key stage 2 mathematics tests from 2014 and in January 2016 we announced that all children will have their multiplication skills checked at the age of 11.</p><p>We want to ensure that all children have the right foundation at primary school and that any child who falls behind can catch up quickly. We provide funding to secondary schools to help year 7 pupils catch up and, as the Secretary of State said in her November speech, we have announced a resit test for year 7 pupils who do not meet expected standards in reading or mathematics at the end primary school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/02/2016 16:21:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

451582

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airlines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with airline companies on ensuring that immigration rules are carried out correctly by airline staff.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of these meetings are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Gov.uk website at: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/ministerial-data-home-office.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/02/2016 16:44:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451618

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	Palestinians: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of Palestinian children imprisoned in (a) Palestine and (b) Israel in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	26446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold information on this issue. However, according to the Israeli Non-Government Office (NGO) Military Court Watch, 422 Palestinian children were held in Israeli military detention as of 31 December, 2015. According to figures provided by the Israeli Prison Service, 148 children are being held inside detention facilities inside of Israel and 274 children are being held in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. According to the Palestinian human rights NGO, Addameer, there are no children being detained as Palestinian prisoners.</p><p>We are concerned about the treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons. We funded an independent report on Children in Military Custody.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/02/2016 16:35:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood