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541185

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil
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 13 July (HL1006), whether they have any plans to monitor private access to (1) Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from clinics within England, and (2) generic versions of Truvada for PrEP online from overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>It would not be possible or practical to monitor how individuals choose to access medicines or services outside of the National Health Service or to assess the impact on that individual. Registered pharmacies that operate online and that may supply drugs for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are the responsibility of the General Pharmaceutical Council. We are aware that some local authority commissioned sexual health services are offering monitoring of the pharmacological efficacy of generic PrEP however this is a matter for local decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1350 HL1351 question first answered 25/07/2016 10:46:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

541186

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil
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 risks to individual and public health of significant numbers of individuals accessing generic versions of Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis online from overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>It would not be possible or practical to monitor how individuals choose to access medicines or services outside of the National Health Service or to assess the impact on that individual. Registered pharmacies that operate online and that may supply drugs for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are the responsibility of the General Pharmaceutical Council. We are aware that some local authority commissioned sexual health services are offering monitoring of the pharmacological efficacy of generic PrEP however this is a matter for local decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1349 HL1351 question first answered 25/07/2016 10:46:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

541187

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether individuals using generic versions of Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) obtained online from overseas can access free at the point of need the appropriate monitoring and tests that are required, including as necessary tests for the pharmacological efficacy of the generic drugs they are taking, even though Truvada for PrEP has not been commissioned by NHS England.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>It would not be possible or practical to monitor how individuals choose to access medicines or services outside of the National Health Service or to assess the impact on that individual. Registered pharmacies that operate online and that may supply drugs for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are the responsibility of the General Pharmaceutical Council. We are aware that some local authority commissioned sexual health services are offering monitoring of the pharmacological efficacy of generic PrEP however this is a matter for local decision.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1349 HL1350 question first answered 25/07/2016 10:46:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

539975

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chevening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the running costs of Chevening House were in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Chevening House is not part of the government’s estate. The running costs are a matter for the Trustees</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 25/07/2016 09:49:51 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539979

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2016 to Question 42775, what assessment he has made of progress to date towards meeting the target of 50 per cent of applicants for senior Civil Service posts being female.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Work is currently underway to monitor the diversity of applicants for SCS posts, including the male/female ratio. An analysis of this information will take place later in the year to help the department to understand what the barriers are for applicants what actions can be taken to overcome them.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 25/07/2016 09:50:44 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

540021

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Priority School Building Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school buildings under wave 1 of the Priority Schools Building Programme received additional funding for those buildings; and for what that additional money was used.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	43351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Under the first phase of the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), third parties have chosen to contribute funding at 133 schools. The majority of the third party funding is for additional places beyond the capacity requested in the PSBP application.</p><p>The Department provides basic need funding to local authorities for the provision of additional places to meet basic need. Between 2011 and 2015, the Government allocated over £5 billion of basic need funding to local authorities for new school places and will be spending a further £7 billion between 2015 and 2021.</p><p>By co-ordinating PSBP projects and the provision of additional places we are able to drive value for money for the public purse.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 25/07/2016 11:49:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

540076

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to micro-insurance schemes in developing countries for the protection of livelihoods from the effects of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	43322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s work on climate resilience includes a number of weather-related microinsurance initiatives and a major research programme on scaling up microinsurance in the agricultural sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:33:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

540077

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Thailand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid is delivered to displaced people along the Thai-Burmese border.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	43376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>DFID has a £33.6m four year programme providing humanitarian, health and peacebuilding assistance to Eastern border areas of Burma. This includes humanitarian assistance to the nine Burmese refugee camps in Thailand, as well as assistance to displaced and conflict-affected people in Eastern Burma. DFID is the second largest donor to The Border Consortium, who provide food and shelter to the Burmese refugee camps in Thailand. DFID also funds health and legal assistance to refugees in the camps.</p><p>DFID officials visit the refugee camps regularly and work with implementing partners to monitor that our assistance is reaching the most vulnerable displaced people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:30:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

540079

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to support the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance; and what assessment her Department has made of progress towards the target of expanding insurance coverage to 400 million people by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	43339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>DFID has a large and growing disaster risk finance and insurance portfolio, with up to £136m approved or invested to date. This includes our £100 million contribution to the Africa Risk Capacity, which aims to reach 150 million people by 2020. The G7 are setting up an expert group to develop indicators to measure progress against the ‘Insuresilience’ target, against which all G7 members, including the UK, will report progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:31:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

540080

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with (a) her international counterparts, (b) international organisations and (c) NGOs on the situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	43426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK is playing a leading role in responding to the crisis in Yemen. DFID Ministers regularly have discussions with international counterparts, organisations, and NGOs on the situation in Yemen. The World Humanitarian Summit in May was obviously a key moment for such discussions.</p><p>Senior officials also have regular discussions on the situation in Yemen. Mark Lowcock, DFID Permanent Secretary, recently discussed the humanitarian and economic situation in Yemen with international counterparts on 11 July, at the annual Tidewater conference of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD-DAC).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:33:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman