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897343

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
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	British Nationals Abroad: Forced Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on payment of emergency loans to British victims of forced marriage overseas.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is not funded to provide financial assistance to British nationals overseas, but can provide emergency loans on a discretionary basis, in very exceptional circumstances. The FCO can provide an emergency loan to assist victims of forced marriage, where there are no alternative sources of funding. Emergency loans can be used to fund the reasonable costs relating to repatriation to the UK. The Government recognises the risks that victims of forced marriage can face and the challenges that they may encounter on the return to the UK. This is why emergency loans are offered to assist British nationals in these circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/05/2018 12:11:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

897079

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries they have determined as being eligible for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.</p><p>The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7504 HL7505 question first answered 14/05/2018 14:26:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

897080

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they agreed with the British Council the list of eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme, beginning in July.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.</p><p>The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7503 HL7505 question first answered 14/05/2018 14:26:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

897081

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply in selecting eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.</p><p>The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7503 HL7504 question first answered 14/05/2018 14:26:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

895220

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the oral health of school children in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the oral health needs of their local population, including the needs of school children, developing oral health strategies and commissioning oral health improvement programmes.</p><p>Public Health England has published resources to support local authorities in improving the oral health of children, and is working locally with local authorities on this. These resources include <em>Local authorities improving oral health: commissioning better oral health for children and young people: An evidence-informed toolkit for local authorities</em> which assessed the community-based preventive services that reduce tooth decay, including those that increase fluoride availability. This toolkit supports local authorities to invest in programmes which have demonstrated improvement in children’s dental health. A copy of the toolkit is attached.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published <em>Oral health: local authorities and their partners</em> (NICE guidance PH55). This guidance includes recommendations to consider supervised toothbrushing schemes and fluoride varnish schemes in nurseries and primary schools in areas where children are at high risk of poor oral health and also recommendations on raising awareness of importance of oral health as part of a whole school approach in all primary and secondary schools. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p><p>Sugary food and drinks are one of the main causes of tooth decay. The Government’s <em>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</em>, launched in August 2016, contained proposals for a broad, structured sugar reduction programme to remove sugar from the categories of food that contribute the most to children’s sugar intakes. This Plan and the sugar levy which came into effect in April 2018, is expected to have a positive effect on improving children’s oral health.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Local authorities improving oral health commissioning oral health for children and young people.pdf title Local authorities improving oral health 2 file name PH55 oral-health-local-authorities-and-partners-pdf.pdf title NICE guidance oral health question first answered 14/05/2018 10:55:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

895011

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Sudan: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK has pledged to support Sudan's removal from the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism; if so, upon what grounds that decision was made; and what is their assessment of the human rights situation in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Sudan’s removal from the United States’ State Sponsor of Terrorism List is a bilateral issue between the United States and Sudan. However, we encourage Sudan to take the action necessary to work towards removal from the list, including by making the necessary progress on human rights and macroeconomic reform.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/05/2018 12:06:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

895016

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Turkey: Press Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the jailing of 12 journalists from the newspaper Cumhuriyet.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL7381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>We are seriously concerned by the sentences imposed on journalists and staff from Cumhuriyet newspaper in Turkey and I raised the case of the jailed staff with my Turkish counterpart when we met in late April.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/05/2018 12:07:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

895018

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	New START Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the United States about the renewal of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has close and regular dialogue with the US Administration on all aspects of nuclear and arms control policy. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is a Treaty between the US and Russia that, among other things, imposes limits on the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads, inter-continental and submarine launched ballistic missiles and launchers deployed by each country. The Treaty has made a significant contribution to strategic stability since it was signed in 2010. It is due to expire in February 2021. We support dialogue between the US and Russia on New START, but any extension or renewal would be a matter for those countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/05/2018 12:10:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

895019

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the United States about ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>​The UK remains a strong supporter of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. During the last six months we have continued to press states, including the US, who have not yet signed and ratified the Treaty to do so. Most recently, during the 2018 Preparatory Committee of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the UK made two statements promoting these goals.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/05/2018 12:11:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

895024

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Post Offices: Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many post office owners are in receipt of income which represents an hourly rate below the minimum wage.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL7389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Remuneration arrangements with its postmasters is the responsibility of Post Office Limited.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2018 10:49:09 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean