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530735

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date	30/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the extension in service of the RMS St Helena, whether there are any plans for the ship to visit Tristan da Cunha.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The St Helena Line has no current plans for the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) St Helena to visit Tristan da Cunha.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 12/07/2016 16:34:25 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

524307

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to tackle the decline in the number of UK citizens moving to live overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no legal basis to influence where UK citizens choose to live.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2016 14:50:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

510222

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of international scientific evidence concerning moderate alcohol consumption as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The alcohol guidelines review was undertaken by a group of independent scientific experts who were commissioned to report back to the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers and make recommendations on new low risk drinking guidelines. The Guidelines Development Group scrutinised all of the available evidence concerning alcohol consumption including moderate alcohol consumption and the protective effects to overall mortality. They set out their assessment of the systematic reviews in their report.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>Alcohol Guidelines Review – Report from the Guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officers</em> is attached.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL7429 HL7430 question first answered 25/04/2016 13:36:52 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL7428 - Alcohol Guidelines Review - Report from the Guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officers.pdf title Alcohol Guidelines Review
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

510223

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of international scientific evidence showing that moderate alcohol consumption has protective effects to overall mortality compared to either abstinence or heavy consumption.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The alcohol guidelines review was undertaken by a group of independent scientific experts who were commissioned to report back to the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers and make recommendations on new low risk drinking guidelines. The Guidelines Development Group scrutinised all of the available evidence concerning alcohol consumption including moderate alcohol consumption and the protective effects to overall mortality. They set out their assessment of the systematic reviews in their report.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>Alcohol Guidelines Review – Report from the Guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officers</em> is attached.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL7428 HL7430 question first answered 25/04/2016 13:36:52 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL7428 - Alcohol Guidelines Review - Report from the Guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officers.pdf title Alcohol Guidelines Review
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

510224

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
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 scientific evidence on which the updated guidance from the Chief Medical Officer concerning alcohol consumption, published in January, was based.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The alcohol guidelines review was undertaken by a group of independent scientific experts who were commissioned to report back to the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers and make recommendations on new low risk drinking guidelines. The Guidelines Development Group scrutinised all of the available evidence concerning alcohol consumption including moderate alcohol consumption and the protective effects to overall mortality. They set out their assessment of the systematic reviews in their report.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>Alcohol Guidelines Review – Report from the Guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officers</em> is attached.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL7428 HL7429 question first answered 25/04/2016 13:36:52 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL7428 - Alcohol Guidelines Review - Report from the Guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officers.pdf title Alcohol Guidelines Review
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

510225

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria were used in selecting the members of the Guidelines Development Group who advised the Chief Medical Officer on the evidence base for the updated guidelines concerning alcohol consumption.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>A group of 13 independent scientific experts were commissioned to report back to the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers and make recommendations on new low risk drinking guidelines. The members of the Guidelines Development Group were chosen according to the type of expertise they had and their individual ability.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/04/2016 13:34:21 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

484839

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	Trees
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 review from Keele University, published in the Journal of Ecology, warning that almost all ash trees in Europe will be wiped out due to the fungal disease ash dieback and the emerald ash borer beetle, and what plans they have to tackle these twin problems.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to protecting our country from tree pests and diseases and we want to ensure that the ash tree continues to have a place in our environment. To support this we have invested over £21 million in tree health research.</p><p> </p><p>Natural tolerance to ash dieback does exist and the UK is leading research to identify resistant strains. Ash trees have a wide genetic diversity and potential for greater levels of resistance compared to other tree species affected by diseases.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no findings of emerald ash borer anywhere in the EU. We have identified this pest as a threat, have introduced restrictions to protect against its introduction and are screening native populations of ash trees grown abroad for resistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/04/2016 12:21:39 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

484840

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for those countries and territories in which those in receipt of the UK state pension are subject to the frozen pensions regulations, what is the process necessary to negotiate reciprocal agreements for pensions to be uprated annually.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL7347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2016 answer text <p>There are a number of considerations around whether to initiate the negotiation of reciprocal agreements for pensions and other social security benefits. These include reciprocity between the social security systems in the respective countries, the movement of people between the two countries, and the affordability of concluding and administering an agreement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 06/04/2016 12:27:01 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

457929

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Altmann on 2 March (HL6343), why Canada was excluded from the list of countries in Annex A, and what figure for the number of people in Canada in receipt of a frozen UK state pension should have been included.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested can be found at page 2 of Annex A, at line 5 of the table provided in the answer I gave on 3 March to (HL 6343). I attach that here at Annex A for convenience.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 14/03/2016 16:14:29 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann attachment 1 file name Annex A Countries where people are in receipt of state pension.PDF title Annex A
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

457930

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Altmann on 2 March (HL6343), why there is a difference within the Overseas Territories resulting in some people receiving uprating of their pensions while the pensions of others are frozen, and what would be the annual cost of unfreezing pensions for all those living in the Overseas Territories.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The government has a clear position, which has remained constant for around 70 years: the UK State Pension is payable worldwide and is uprated abroad where we have a legal requirement to do so for example in the European Economic Area or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement in place that allows for uprating. There are no plans to change this.</p><p> </p><p>The annual additional cost of up-rating the state pensions of those recipients who are resident in the British Overseas Territories is estimated at approximately £1million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Were this to occur, liabilities for pensioners who live in other countries and territories would also have to be met. The estimated cost of increasing pensions in those countries where they are not currently uprated would be over £0.5 billion a year. This would be financially unaffordable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/03/2016 15:53:47 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham