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49808

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure the continuing affordability of liquid petroleum gas and oil for those households which are not on mains gas supply.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL6826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is acutely aware of the difficulties people have experienced with the price of liquid petroleum gas and heating oil. The price of LPG and oil is influenced by a range of factors, including crude oil prices (the major factor), refinery capacity, stock levels, distribution costs and retail margins.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that the consumer is best served by open competition between companies. The Office of Fair Trading studied the heating oil market in 2011 and found few competition concerns. Most areas of the UK are supplied by a variety of heating oil suppliers and there are low barriers to entry for new businesses who may want to compete. The OFT study also commented on the generally positive initial impact of the Competition Commission Orders from 2009 to make it easier for domestic bulk LPG consumers to switch supplier, and there is a statutory duty to keep under review the effectiveness of and compliance with these Orders.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy will chair a third Ministerial Roundtable meeting on heating oil and LPG supply on 21 May. The Roundtable brings together a wide range of interests including Government, regulators, advisory and charitable bodies, the fuel supply industry and others to work together to improve the security and affordability of off-grid fuel supply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

49809

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will act to reduce the unit price paid by those consumers who are able to purchase electricity only from a supplier because they are not on mains gas supply and so cannot benefit from a dual fuel tariff.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL6827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2014 answer text <p>The decision to offer a dual fuel discount to customers who take a gas and electricity supply from one supplier is a commercial matter for the companies concerned. The discount reflects savings made by the company by combining administrative costs of providing the two separate supplies. Dual fuel discounts typically range from £10 to £25 per year. It would not be appropriate for Government to intervene by requiring suppliers to reduce electricity prices for just one specific segment of customers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 09/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

49812

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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
	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 financial impact on people on low incomes of uprating most cash benefits and tax credits by one per cent from April 2013 rather than in line with inflation.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL6828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>For 2013/14, the main rates of working-age benefits, statutory payments and tax credits were up-rated by one per cent in the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2013. The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 provided for the one per cent increase to apply for 2014/15 and 2015/16. Both of these were accompanied by Impact Assessments.</p><p> </p><p>As part of his ongoing public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 to monitor impacts on ‘protected groups', the Secretary of State continues to monitor the impacts of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 in light of any changes to the underlying rate of inflation. The underlying rate of inflation for increases in 2014/15 is similar to that forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility and used in the Impact Assessment. It is therefore likely that the impacts on affected households will be broadly similar to those detailed in the Impact Assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

49813

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether data on the provision of discretionary housing payments by local authorities are collected centrally.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL6829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department asks local authorities to provide data on their use of Discretionary Housing Payments on a twice yearly basis. Information regarding April to September 2013 can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268411/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-dec13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268411/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-dec13.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently gathering and quality assuring information regarding end of year spend from local authorities for 2013/14</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

49815

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations have been involved in the consultation by the Financial Conduct Authority on the new rules for consumer credit adverts; and when the findings will be published.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL6830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply directly to the Right Reverend Prelate by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

49817

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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
	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 Iran, and what other steps they have taken, following attacks on prisoners held at Evin prison.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL6831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK was disturbed at reports of attacks on political prisoners in Evin prison on 17 April 2014. As we detailed in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Human Rights report, released in April 2014, prison conditions in Iran remain a serious concern. The UK's non-resident Charge d'Affaires raised human rights with a range of Iranian government officials during his visit to Iran in March. The UK works closely with international human rights bodies and partners to encourage Iran to engage seriously on human rights issues.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

49819

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	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 displacement of people from the Syrian town of Kessab.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	uin	HL6832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to UN sources, approximately 1,500 to 1,600 families have been displaced from the city of Kessab.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

49821

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the question of human rights and freedom of religion and belief was amongst the range of international issues discussed by the Foreign Office's Political Director, Sir Simon Gass, when he met senior Iranian officials whilst visiting Iran in April.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	uin	HL6833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Human rights were not amongst the issues discussed by Sir Simon Gass on his visit to Iran in April: his interlocutors did not have responsibilities in this area. However, the UK's non-resident Chargé d'Affaires discussed human rights with a range of Iranian government officials during his visit to Iran on 12 March 2014. He raised the use of the death penalty, freedom of religion and the workings of the criminal justice system. Prior to that, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), raised Iran's human rights records with Iranian foreign minister Zarif at the UN General Assembly on 23 September 2013.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

50022

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his Department's policy to record the number of pupils who are (a) suspended and (b) expelled for cyber-bullying.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	197778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>We have no plans to collect specific data on the number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions or permanent exclusions for cyberbullying.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not distinguish between different forms of bullying. The Department already collects data on exclusions for bullying, which would include cyberbullying, as set out in the reply given to the hon. Member on 28 April 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, column 558W, on pupil exclusions: bullying.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

50023

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average ambulance response time was in (a) Liverpool, (b) Merseyside and (c) England in each month since May 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	197760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Table: The median ambulance response times to treatment for category A<sup>1</sup> calls in the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust<sup>2,3</sup>, April 2011<sup>4</sup> to March 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Median time to treatment for Category A calls (in minutes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source</em>: Ambulance quality indicators, NHS England</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1</sup>Category A calls are defined as those that are the result of immediately life threatening incidents.</p><p><sup>2</sup>North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides services to the Liverpool and Merseyside areas. Ambulance response times are not readily available for areas smaller than those covered by one Ambulance Trust.</p><p><sup>3</sup>It is not possible to calculate the median time to treatment for England from the medians for individual ambulance trusts.</p><p><sup>4</sup>Information is not available before April 2011.</p><p> </p><p>Before April 2011, data was collected annually in the KA34 Ambulance Statistics. This shows the annual trend in national ambulance activity has been increasing since 2007/08: from 4.3 million emergency journeys in 2007/08 to 5 million in 2012/13 (latest available).</p><p> </p><p>The performance of ambulance services is performance measured on a monthly basis against three response time standards. On the basis of these standards performance in the North West Ambulance Trust is broadly stable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Category A calls responded to by North West Ambulance Trust 2011-14.docx title North West Ambulance Category A Calls 2011-14
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram