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769231

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date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the action taken by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in 2012–13 to undertake enhanced pharmacovigilance alongside routine signal detection for the HPV vaccine was effective in preventing unfounded safety concerns; and if not, whether they will ask the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to conduct further heightened pharmacovigilance at specific centres to assess those who suspect they have an adverse reaction to the HPV vaccination.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) put in place an enhanced form of pharmacovigilance for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine when the immunisation programme first commenced in 2008. This was because, at the time, the United Kingdom was the first country to implement a nationwide immunisation programme with the Cervarix brand of HPV vaccine. This enhanced form of pharmacovigilance was based primarily on the evaluation of general practice-derived electronic health record data, alongside Yellow Card reports. This has been effective in allowing the MHRA to determine that the reporting rate of particular suspected side effects, adjusted for under-reporting, is within the range of the expected natural incidence in the absence of HPV vaccination. As with all vaccines and medicines, the MHRA keeps the safety of HPV vaccine under continual review.</p><p>The Commission on Human Medicines has advised that available evidence does not support a link between HPV vaccination and the development of chronic illnesses, and reviews of HPV vaccine safety undertaken by international health authorities have reached similar conclusions. Most recently, in July 2017, the World Health Organization’s vaccine safety committee concluded that it has found no new adverse events of concern for HPV vaccine based on many very large, high quality studies.</p><p> </p><p>The clinical assessment of individual patients remains the responsibility of their doctors and other healthcare providers.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/10/2017 15:41:55 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

769232

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trials were used by marketing authorisation holders for the testing of HPV vaccines prior to approval by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines available in the European Union were authorised by the European Medicines Agency, and a detailed summary of its evaluation of the pre-licensing clinical trials for each vaccine is available in the European public assessment reports. These reports confirm that randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials were considered in the evaluation of each HPV vaccine prior to approval.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/10/2017 15:42:28 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

769233

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Side Effects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is possible to inform the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of signs and symptoms that arise after a Yellow Card report has been submitted; and if so, how this should be done.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Additional information can be submitted directly by the original reporter or by the pharmaceutical company as new information becomes available following the submission of the original report. Furthermore, follow-up information is frequently requested by the Medicines Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in order to assess Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reports more effectively and to improve the quality of information on the database.</p><p> </p><p>Once a Yellow Card (YC) report is submitted and entered onto the database, an acknowledgment letter or email is sent to the reporter to confirm receipt and advise of the ADR reference number.</p><p> </p><p>Additional information can be provided to the MHRA at any time following the submission of a YC report. The ADR reference number is required together with any additional information to ensure that this is added to the correct report. However, every effort is made to identify the correct report in instances where the ADR reference number has not been provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/10/2017 15:40:27 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

769624

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking under the (a) UK statutory and (b) international legal framework to improve rates of prosecution for British Citizens for participation in (i) acts of genocide and (b) war crimes committed abroad.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	107313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>On 21 September 2017, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to adopt UK-proposed Daesh Accountability Resolution 2379, which requests the UN Secretary General to establish an Investigative Team headed by a Special Adviser to collect, preserve and store evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq.</p><p>The UK will work alongside the UN, Government of Iraq and other partners to implement Resolution 2379, ensuring that everything possible is done to hold Daesh to account for their crimes. This could potentially include the Team sharing evidence of crimes committed by British citizens in Iraq with UK authorities.</p><p>Within the CPS, all allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are dealt with by a team of specially trained prosecutors in the Counter Terrorism Division (CTD). CTD work closely with the war crimes team of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) under well established guidelines, details of which can be found here <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/agencies/war_crimes.html#b" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/agencies/war_crimes.html#b</a></p><p>Each case investigated by the police which is referred to the CPS is considered on its own merits. A charging decision is then made in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:22:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

769625

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	European Court of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Government has been ordered to pay damages in accordance with the European Court of Justice ruling in Francovich of 1991; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	107422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a central record of cases that include a claim for Francovich damages.</p><p> </p><p>There have been at least 5 reported cases in which the Government has been ordered to pay such damages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been able to identify at least 16 ongoing cases against it which involve a claim for Francovich damages. The fact that such a claim has been made does not mean that it is well-founded, or that damages will be payable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:28:39 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

769626

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	European Court of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government is involved in cases in which it might be ordered to pay damages in accordance with the European Court of Justice ruling in Francovich of 1991 in the event that it is defeated in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	107423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a central record of cases that include a claim for Francovich damages.</p><p> </p><p>There have been at least 5 reported cases in which the Government has been ordered to pay such damages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been able to identify at least 16 ongoing cases against it which involve a claim for Francovich damages. The fact that such a claim has been made does not mean that it is well-founded, or that damages will be payable.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:29:32 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

769668

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate the Government has made of the amount her Department will receive from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in each year from 2018 to 2022; what proportion of that funding will be allocated to (a) the PE and Sport Premium, (b) the Healthy Pupils Capital Programme and (c) any other related sport and healthy living initiative in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	107382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The government wants all pupils to be healthy and active. Every penny of England’s share of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy will be spent on projects that improve child health. The Department for Education will receive £575m from the levy, with revenue used to:</p><ul><li>Double funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium to £320m a year from 2017 to 2020. £415m of the funding for the doubled premium will be provided through the Soft Drinks Levy across FY17-18 to FY19-20.</li></ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY 2017-18</p></td><td><p>£95m*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Funding for premium is paid in academic years, with 7/12ths of the funding paid in the autumn term and the remaining 5/12ths in the summer term. This is the autumn payment of the 17/18 AY. Figures have been rounded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY 2018-19</p></td><td><p>£160m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 2019-20</p></td><td><p>£160m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>Provide £100m in 2018/19 for a new healthy pupils’ capital fund.</li><li>Provide £60m to other relevant projects, for example breakfast clubs. The profile for this funding is yet to be agreed.</li></ul><p>Funding for 2020-21 onwards will be assigned at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/10/2017 08:31:42 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

769680

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Plastics: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made on international steps to tackle plastic pollution in the oceans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>At the recent Our Ocean conference the UK made several voluntary commitments to help tackle marine plastic pollution. These included signing up to the UN’s Clean Seas campaign, the Global Partnership on Marine Litter and the Global Ghost Gear Initiative. These programmes aim to transform habits, practices, standards and policies around the globe to reduce marine plastic pollution and the harm it causes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/10/2017 14:52:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

769691

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Europe: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of child refugees who are unaccompanied in each European country.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>According to Eurostat data, 63,300 unaccompanied children claimed asylum in the EU in 2016:</p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8016696/3-11052017-AP-EN.pdf/30ca2206-0db9-4076-a681-e069a4bc5290" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8016696/3-11052017-AP-EN.pdf/30ca2206-0db9-4076-a681-e069a4bc5290</a>.</p><p>This includes a breakdown of asylum applications by EU Member State.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 12:14:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

769703

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse was of treatments provided to private patients in NHS hospitals in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	107454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>There should not be a net cost to the public purse of treating private patients. National Health Service organisations can treat private patients but only for the purpose of generating income to fund treatment of NHS patients.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2017 14:28:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders