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767303

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date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace funding from the European Social Fund for programmes supporting young people not in employment, education or training after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The government has set out a clear commitment to use money that comes back to the United Kingdom following withdrawal from the EU to create a United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund, Specifically designed to reduce inequalities between communities across our four nations. My department is working with other departments across Whitehall to develop the new fund.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 18/10/2017 12:04:57 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

767311

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
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 social and economic consequences of restricting zero-hours contracts to students and pensioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2017-07-17/HL893/" target="_blank">HL893</a> that states that the government has not made an estimate of the social and economic consequences of restricting zero hours contracts to students and pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not assessed the social and economic consequences of restricting zero hours contracts to students and pensioners. The Matthew Taylor review found that zero hours contracts have a part to play in a modern, flexible labour market and benefit those who cannot or do not want to work in a regular contract.</p><p> </p><p>However, this government shares the concerns regarding flexible work arrangements. That is why in October 2016 my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister asked Matthew Taylor to carry out an independent review to consider employment practices and whether they need to change to keep pace with modern business models. We are now considering the report and will respond in full later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/10/2017 14:50:21 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

767334

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Manufacturing Industries
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 role of manufacturers of medical products in restrictions of supply to pharmacists, and of the relationship of such restrictions to the pricing of those products.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. However, the majority of products supplied through restricted wholesale models are branded medicines, for which prices are controlled by the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme. The Department, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and pharmaceutical supply chain stakeholders agreed best practice guidelines for dealing with supply and distribution of medicines. These set out that where restricted wholesale models are in place, manufacturers should put contingency arrangements in place so that pharmacies can obtain the product directly from the manufacturer if they cannot get it from their wholesaler.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/10/2017 09:37:21 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

767359

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Combined Authorities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many proposals to establish a combined authority have been (1) received, (2) approved, and (3) rejected, since 8 May 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL1777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Since 8 May 2015, the Secretary of State has received 10 proposals to establish a combined authority. He has not rejected any proposal and has, with the approval of Parliament, established four new combined authorities - in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Tees Valley, the West Midlands, and the West of England. In the case of the other 6 proposals, these have either been withdrawn by the area or decisions on them, either by the Secretary of State or the area, remain outstanding.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/10/2017 14:50:51 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

767361

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Folic Acid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any discussions have taken place with the Scottish Government following publication of the updated recommendations on folic acid by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on 12 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) advises Public Health England and other United Kingdom Government organisations on nutrition and related health matters. The SACN has recently updated the evidence on folic acid in response to a request from Food Standards Scotland (FSS). In February 2016, FSS asked the SACN to provide advice on whether its previous recommendations regarding mandatory folic acid fortification (2006; 2009) still applied. Ministers are currently considering the issue of mandatory fortification in light of this and will respond in due course. As such, no discussions have yet been held with the Scottish Government, food industry, or the wider scientific community on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1780 HL1781 question first answered 18/10/2017 09:39:17 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

767362

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Folic Acid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the food industry about the updated recommendations on folic acid published by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on 12 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) advises Public Health England and other United Kingdom Government organisations on nutrition and related health matters. The SACN has recently updated the evidence on folic acid in response to a request from Food Standards Scotland (FSS). In February 2016, FSS asked the SACN to provide advice on whether its previous recommendations regarding mandatory folic acid fortification (2006; 2009) still applied. Ministers are currently considering the issue of mandatory fortification in light of this and will respond in due course. As such, no discussions have yet been held with the Scottish Government, food industry, or the wider scientific community on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1779 HL1781 question first answered 18/10/2017 09:39:17 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

767363

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Folic Acid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the science community, inside or outside Government, regarding the updated recommendations on folic acid published by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on 12 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) advises Public Health England and other United Kingdom Government organisations on nutrition and related health matters. The SACN has recently updated the evidence on folic acid in response to a request from Food Standards Scotland (FSS). In February 2016, FSS asked the SACN to provide advice on whether its previous recommendations regarding mandatory folic acid fortification (2006; 2009) still applied. Ministers are currently considering the issue of mandatory fortification in light of this and will respond in due course. As such, no discussions have yet been held with the Scottish Government, food industry, or the wider scientific community on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL1779 HL1780 question first answered 18/10/2017 09:39:17 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

767392

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for violence in a domestic setting there were in each of the last three years; and how many of those prosecutions resulted in a conviction.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	106624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of defendants flagged as involving domestic abuse that were prosecuted and convicted through its Case Management System.</p><p>The table below shows the volume and proportion of domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions during each of the last three years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014 - 15</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015 - 16</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016 - 17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>68,601</p></td><td><p>73.9%</p></td><td><p>75,235</p></td><td><p>74.5%</p></td><td><p>70,853</p></td><td><p>75.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuccessful</p></td><td><p>24,178</p></td><td><p>26.1%</p></td><td><p>25,695</p></td><td><p>25.5%</p></td><td><p>22,737</p></td><td><p>24.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>92,779</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>100,930</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>93,590</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:08:02 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

767422

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Planning Permission: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of prosecutions that have been brought for unacceptable breach of planning control in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	106593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts in 2016 for enforcement offences (for which information is held centrally) under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, can be viewed in the table attached. This information is held by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/10/2017 14:48:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma attachment 1 file name Defendants proceeded against.xls title defendants proceeded against
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

767485

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Bees: Neonicotinoids
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 research his Department has recently conducted into the effects of neonicotinoids on the health of the UK bee population.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	106549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Defra has supported a range of research relevant to improving understanding of the effects of neonicotinoids (and other pesticides) on bees. Recently completed work includes studies on: quantifying the exposure of bumblebees to neonicotinoids and mixtures of pesticides (commenced 2013), interpreting pesticide residues in honeybees (published 2015), using radio-frequency identification devices to assess effects of pesticides on foraging bees (commenced 2013), and protection goals for bee colonies (commenced 2015).</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/10/2017 16:33:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan