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450618

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date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent children being detained in police cells overnight because no suitable local authority accommodation is available.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL5919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that young people are protected and treated appropriately while in police custody. This is why in January last year, the Home Secretary commissioned a multi-agency Working Group on Section 38(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which concerns the transfer of children from police custody to local authority care when charged and denied bail. The purpose of the group is to better understand the problems with the operation of the law and to develop solutions to enable forces and local authorities to meet their respective statutory responsibilities. The group is currently finalising a package of measures and will present these to the Home Secretary once the work is complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/02/2016 15:07:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

450626

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	France: Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with the government of France about refugees and migrants near Calais and Dunkirk; whether those discussions include the provision of better information for camp dwellers and better coordination of volunteers and relief supplies; and when they will report to Parliament about those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is in regular discussion with French counterparts at ministerial and official level on all aspects of the migrant situation in Northern France.</p><p>In line with the UK-France Joint Declaration signed in August 2015, both countries carry out joint communications visits to the camps in Calais and Dunkirk to inform migrants about their rights and responsibilities.</p><p>The coordination of volunteers, charities and NGOs in France is the responsibility of the French authorities. However, the UK has issued advice for UK residents who want to help or donate to support migrants in Calais. The advice, offered directly on the FCO travel advice website (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france) is to give to registered and experienced humanitarian charities who are best placed to distribute donations in an organised manner.</p><p>Ministers regularly update Parliament on all aspects of the situation in Northern France.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2016 12:38:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

450637

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Lead: Ammunition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is a widespread risk of lead poisoning in migratory waterbirds resulting from the use of lead ammunition, for the purpose of interpreting the Guidelines to Resolution 11.15, <i>Preventing Poisoning of Migratory Birds</i>, agreed at the Eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>Through the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999, the use of lead shot ammunition is restricted to protect waterfowl from lead poisoning. Its use is banned on all foreshores, certain Sites of Special Scientific Interest and for the shooting of all ducks and geese, coot and moorhen. The supply of lead weights for fishing is also prohibited. One recent piece of research suggests compliance with the Regulations is relatively low with around 70% of wild duck carcasses bought from game dealers in England having been shot with lead ammunition. We will continue to look at how the Lead Shot Regulations can be better implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5937 question first answered 16/02/2016 14:18:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450639

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the new revised list of treatments available via the Cancer Drugs Fund will ensure increased access for patients to effective treatment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL5940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is reprioritised on a regular basis so that the resources available are focussed on the drugs providing the greatest benefit to patients. All decisions on drugs to be maintained in the CDF are based on the best available evidence, the cost of the treatment and the advice of clinicians.</p><p>The Government remains committed to the CDF and in 2015/16 £340 million has been invested in the Fund. NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently consulting on draft proposals on the future direction of the CDF. The consultation is open until 11 February 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 12:55:36 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

450640

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Working Hours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions the Department of Health has had with NHS England about agreeing a long-term arrangement to control the cost of medical indemnity cover for out-of-hours GPs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL5941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England are committed to addressing the issue of increasing medical indemnity costs for general practitioners (GPs), including those working out of hours.</p><p> </p><p>Increasing costs of indemnity cover associated with out of hours work may discourage GPs from undertaking out-of-hours shifts in primary care.</p><p> </p><p>The Department was represented at a roundtable event held by NHS England on 17 November 2015 to develop a shared understanding of how to address rising medical indemnity costs. A range of stakeholders, including the British Medical Association and Medical Defence Organisations, also attended.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 December 2015, NHS England announced a winter indemnity scheme to offset the additional indemnity premium for GPs who wish to work additional sessions for their out-of-hours providers.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions are ongoing between the Department and NHS England on a long-term solution.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 15:08:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

450641

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop the model of co-location of urgent and emergency primary care service with accident and emergency departments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL5942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>In August 2015, NHS England published <em>Safer, faster, better: good practice in delivering urgent and emergency care. </em>A copy is attached. This provides guidance to help frontline providers and commissioners re-design urgent and emergency care services, including considering locating urgent care centres in emergency departments.</p><p><em>Safer, faster, better</em> notes that urgent care centres co-located with emergency departments provide an opportunity to stream patients with less serious illnesses and injuries to a service that is resourced to meet their needs, while reducing crowding in emergency departments. It also sets out that to preserve flow, urgent care centre staff and cubicles must wherever possible be entirely separated from the majors/admission stream and that where urgent care centres are co-located with emergency departments, there must be appropriate integration, with shared governance arrangements and clearly defined protocols for the two-way transfer of patients.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 12:53:09 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name trans-uec - HL5942.pdf title Safer, Faster, Better
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

450642

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Working Hours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage GPs to undertake out-of-hours shifts in primary care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL5943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England are committed to addressing the issue of increasing medical indemnity costs for general practitioners (GPs), including those working out of hours.</p><p> </p><p>Increasing costs of indemnity cover associated with out of hours work may discourage GPs from undertaking out-of-hours shifts in primary care.</p><p> </p><p>The Department was represented at a roundtable event held by NHS England on 17 November 2015 to develop a shared understanding of how to address rising medical indemnity costs. A range of stakeholders, including the British Medical Association and Medical Defence Organisations, also attended.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 December 2015, NHS England announced a winter indemnity scheme to offset the additional indemnity premium for GPs who wish to work additional sessions for their out-of-hours providers.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions are ongoing between the Department and NHS England on a long-term solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 12/02/2016 08:36:58 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

450643

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Social Enterprises
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 social enterprises in delivering high-quality healthcare services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL5944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>It is a statutory obligation that decisions on healthcare provision should be taken independently by local commissioners. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) must decide how to use their resources in a way which is evidence based, clinically-led and cost-effective in order to provide high-quality healthcare for people in their area. CCGs must also balance both short-term need and long-term transformation in line with the NHS Five Year Forward View’s (5YFV) objectives.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, the Government firmly believes that providers from all sectors, including social enterprises, play an important role in providing high quality, safe and efficient care to patients, as well as helping to realise the ambitions set out in the NHS 5YFV.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS 5YFV partners have recently published an updated national support package for the vanguards, ‘<em>The Forward View into action: New Care Models support for the vanguards’</em>, which emphasises the importance of drawing on the expertise and resources of the voluntary and social enterprise sector. A copy of the updated support package document is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 12:55:19 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL 5944 acc-uec-support-package.pdf title The Forward View into Action
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

450647

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have initiated any discussions in the past decade on global migration issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government undertakes extensive engagement on global migration issues with international partners through multilateral and bilateral discussions. The frequency of engagement has increased since the migration crisis in summer 2015 and focuses on the root causes of the crisis and its consequences. UK participation in the Valletta Summit and the Khartoum Process are key parts of this engagement.</p><p>In order to tackle the unprecedented levels of illegal migration to the EU, we are prioritising interventions upstream in countries of origin and transit to reduce the need for migrants to leave their country of origin or move on from a safe third country. Action is being taking through regional initiatives, including Regional Development and Protection Programmes and overseas aid, including £1.12 billion of support to Syria. We are supporting work to strengthen the EU’s external border and joint action on human trafficking to crack down on those who profit from this vile trade. The Government recently announced that it will work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to lead a new initiative to resettle unaccompanied children from conflict regions. We have asked the UNHCR to make an assessment of the numbers and needs of unaccompanied children in conflict regions and advise on when it is in the best interests of the child to be resettled in the UK and how that process should be managed. This new initiative builds on the Government’s existing commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees during this Parliament. More than 1,000 vulnerable Syrians refugees - around half of them children - have already been resettled through the scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5949 question first answered 12/02/2016 09:56:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

450648

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to meet the demands of increasing world-wide migration.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government undertakes extensive engagement on global migration issues with international partners through multilateral and bilateral discussions. The frequency of engagement has increased since the migration crisis in summer 2015 and focuses on the root causes of the crisis and its consequences. UK participation in the Valletta Summit and the Khartoum Process are key parts of this engagement.</p><p>In order to tackle the unprecedented levels of illegal migration to the EU, we are prioritising interventions upstream in countries of origin and transit to reduce the need for migrants to leave their country of origin or move on from a safe third country. Action is being taking through regional initiatives, including Regional Development and Protection Programmes and overseas aid, including £1.12 billion of support to Syria. We are supporting work to strengthen the EU’s external border and joint action on human trafficking to crack down on those who profit from this vile trade. The Government recently announced that it will work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to lead a new initiative to resettle unaccompanied children from conflict regions. We have asked the UNHCR to make an assessment of the numbers and needs of unaccompanied children in conflict regions and advise on when it is in the best interests of the child to be resettled in the UK and how that process should be managed. This new initiative builds on the Government’s existing commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees during this Parliament. More than 1,000 vulnerable Syrians refugees - around half of them children - have already been resettled through the scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL5948 question first answered 12/02/2016 09:56:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno