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57568

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date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many experiments were carried out on animals in the United Kingdom each year from 1997 to 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL41
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table contains information on the number of procedures undertaken for the years 1997 to 2012. <br><br>The Home Office expects to publish, for Great Britain, 2013 statistics on 10 July 2014 and 2014 statistics in summer/autumn 2015.<br><br>The publication of 2013 and 2014 statistics for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland (DHSSPSNI), which separately publishes Northern Irish statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 10/06/2014 16:52:33 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach attachment 1 file name PQ HL41 Table.xls title Scientific procedures carried out on animals in GB
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

57569

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on defining complex needs for the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL42
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Extensive discussions are underway with a wide range of stakeholders to help inform the Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) Guidance for 2015/16, due this autumn. The guidance will set out the conditions under which DSA will apply. Students will continue to undergo individual study needs assessments, but their needs will be met by DSA and Higher Education Institutions through their duties under the Equality Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL43 question first answered 18/06/2014 13:04:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

57570

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what definition of severity for those with dyslexia or specific learning difficulties will be used to justify continued support under the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL43
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Extensive discussions are underway with a wide range of stakeholders to help inform the Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) Guidance for 2015/16, due this autumn. The guidance will set out the conditions under which DSA will apply. Students will continue to undergo individual study needs assessments, but their needs will be met by DSA and Higher Education Institutions through their duties under the Equality Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL42 question first answered 18/06/2014 13:04:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

57571

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how personal histories of recognised special educational needs will be taken into account when making assessments of eligibility for the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL44
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no proposed changes to the current process of assessment. All applicants for the Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs) will undertake a study needs assessment and independent study needs assessors will provide recommendations, giving due regard to personal histories of recognised special educational needs, where these have been provided. The support and strategies recommended by assessment centres will be provided by a combination of reasonable adjustments by Higher Education Institutions and DSAs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL45 question first answered 18/06/2014 11:41:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

57572

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what process they will put in place in order to gather information regarding the assessment of eligibility for the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL45
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no proposed changes to the current process of assessment. All applicants for the Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs) will undertake a study needs assessment and independent study needs assessors will provide recommendations, giving due regard to personal histories of recognised special educational needs, where these have been provided. The support and strategies recommended by assessment centres will be provided by a combination of reasonable adjustments by Higher Education Institutions and DSAs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL44 question first answered 18/06/2014 11:41:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

57573

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of cost is normally allowed for computers and software in one individual allocation of the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL46
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Computers and software are drawn from the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) specialist equipment allowance where a student has been assessed to receive these items. Other items that can be drawn from this allowance include certain items of specialist ergonomic equipment. For the 2013/14 academic year, the maximum amount available to a student from this allowance for the whole course is £5,212 for full time and part time students. There is one single DSA allowance of £10,362 for postgraduate students, from which computers and software can be drawn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2014 11:49:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

57574

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Pakistan
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 recent stonings in Pakistan; and what steps they will take to ensure that the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter are being upheld in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL47
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), made a statement on 29 May urging the Government of Pakistan to do all in its power to eradicate honour killings and calling on the Pakistani authorities to investigate fully the murder of Farzana Parveen. We continue to urge the Pakistan government to bring the perpetrators to justice. I am pleased that Prime Minister Sharif condemned the murder and immediately demanded action.</p><p> </p><p>Pakistan is included as a “country of concern” in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Human Rights Report and we regularly raise the subject of human rights for all Pakistan's citizens with the Pakistani government. We continue to encourage Pakistan and all Commonwealth countries to uphold the values as set out in the Commonwealth Charter signed in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 10/06/2014 13:35:50 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

57575

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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
hansard heading	India
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 recent hangings in India; and what steps they will take to ensure that the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter are being upheld in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL48
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), expressed his concern about the recent gang rape and death of the two girls in Budaun on 28 May.</p><p>We are committed to working with the Government of India and international partners to address the problem of gender-based violence, human trafficking and child exploitation in India. Through the Department for International Development (DFID) programme, the UK supports measures in India's 120 poorest districts to promote the empowerment and access to benefits and services of excluded groups. DFID India also provides support to national and state governments in India which includes helping girls to complete basic education and further tackling violence against women and girls. We will continue with work with the government of India on this important issue, and continue to encourage all Commonwealth countries to uphold the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 11/06/2014 15:54:55 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

57576

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether lump sum retiring allowances in public sector pension schemes and the equivalent in private pension schemes including annuity payments and pension commencement lump sums are taxable; if so, whether they are taxed in the same way; and what are their proposals for taxing lump sum payments under the new pension arrangements announced in the Queen's Speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL49
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>At retirement individuals have the option of taking up to 25 per cent of their pension fund as a tax free pension commencement lump sum.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals at retirement can also take their pension pot as a lump sum:</p><p>· If their total pension pots under all the schemes they belong to are worth £30,000 or less</p><p>· Under certain circumstances, one of their pension pots is worth £10,000 or less</p><p>25 percent would be tax free with the rest being taxed at the individual's marginal rate.</p><p> </p><p>These rules apply to all registered pension schemes and therefore apply to both defined benefit and defined contribution pensions and to both private and public sector schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/06/2014 15:43:30 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

57577

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migration Advisory Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current membership and remit of the Migration Advisory Committee; on what criteria they appoint its members; and whether they have plans to review those criteria and its remit with a view to tasking the Committee with examining immigration and its impact in the round.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL50
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is comprised of economists and migration experts who serve as a chair and committee members. They are appointed to support the remit of the Committee, which is to provide independent and evidence-based advice to the Government on migration issues. Professor Sir David Metcalf is the Chair and is supported by 4 members; Dr Martin Ruhs, Professor Jonathan Wadsworth, Dr Jennifer Smith and Professor Jackline Wahba.</p><p>Lesley Giles of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and John Thompson, the Director of Immigration Policy in the Home Office, also sit on the Committee as ex-officio members. <br><br>The Chair and Committee members are public appointments made in line with guidance issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The current criteria for membership are:<br><br>Essential criteria<br><br>* Expertise in economics, preferably labour markets. <br>* Quantitative analytical skills.<br>* Strong written skills – experience of producing evidence based reports.<br>* Building effective working relationships with a wide range of groups. <br><br>Desirable criteria<br><br>* Ability to work as part of a team.<br>* Knowledge of non-UK migration data and policies.<br><br>There are no plans to change or review the remit or the criteria for <br>appointment to the MAC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 16/06/2014 14:31:03 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird