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62791

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 18 to 21 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance in England; and what proportion of those (1) do not have a Level 3 qualification, and (2) live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brinton
uin	HL471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL472 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:57:24 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4241 label Biography information for Baroness Brinton

62792

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total annual cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for 18 to 21 year-olds in England; and what is the cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for those (1) with qualifications below Level 3, and (2) at or above Level 3.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brinton
uin	HL472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL471 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:57:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4241 label Biography information for Baroness Brinton

62796

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
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 incidence of physical, sexual and emotional abuse experienced by transgender individuals placed in mixed-sex Immigration Removal Centres.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Men and women only mix at two immigration removal centres (IRC); Yarl's Wood family accommodation and Dungavel IRC. Transsexual people may be held in any IRC. <br><br>Transsexual people in detention are managed in accordance with Detention Services Order 11/2012. This order requires centres to produce a management care plan outlining how the detainee will be managed safely and decently within the detention environment and to put in place measures to manage the risk of transphobic harassment and transphobic hate crime. <br><br>An assessment of the incidence of physical, sexual and emotional abuse experienced by transgender individuals placed in IRCs is not possible as the information is not centrally recorded and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 02/07/2014 16:17:53 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

62797

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sri Lanka
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they are providing to Sri Lanka in 2014 and what funding they will provide in the next five years; and from which sources.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme to Sri Lanka. In 2012 the UK spent just over £5 million for activities in Sri Lanka. This included work on demining, police training, language rights, and human rights; and was allocated mostly through the Foreign Office, central departments in the Department for International Development, and the Conflict Pool. Information on allocations for work in Sri Lanka for the next 5 years is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/07/2014 16:02:09 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62798

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Sri Lanka
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>We welcomed the February 2014 report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka and its recommendation that the Sri Lankan government ‘establish a truth-seeking mechanism and national reparations policy in accordance with international standards as an integral part of a more comprehensive and inclusive approach to transitional justice'.</p><p>As noted in the Chairman's Summary of the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict held in London 11-13 June, and in line with the UN High Commissioner's recommendations, reparations are one of the most valuable ways of supporting survivors of sexual violence in conflict, often cited by victims and survivors of sexual violence as key to their recovery.</p><p>The UK was a main co-sponsor of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Sri Lanka passed on 27 March 2014, which establishes an international investigation into alleged violations and abuses of international law on both sides of the military conflict in Sri Lanka, in addition to calling for progress on human rights and reconciliation. The resolution expresses serious concern at continuing reports of sexual and gender based violence. We continue to offer our full support to the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in establishing an international investigation as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 07/07/2014 11:23:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

62800

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 June (WA 63), 14 May (WA 512), 6 May (WA 359), 7 April (WA 234) and 20 March (WA 52), on what each former Prime Minister, in each year that the Public Duty Costs Allowance was awarded to them, spent their allowances, in terms of comprehensive, unambiguous and catalogued expenses.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The Public Duty Costs Allowance is to reimburse former Prime Ministers of necessary office and secretariat costs.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, further details are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/07/2014 16:54:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

62804

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of the National Health Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Total spending on the National Health Service in England (against the Department's Departmental Expenditure Limit) was around £105.2 billion in 2012-13. 2013-14 accounts figures will be available later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Department, the NHS is funded predominantly through general taxation.</p><p> </p><p>NHS providers of health care - NHS trusts and foundation trusts (FTs) - are semi-autonomous organisations whose income derives predominantly from the provision of healthcare services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS trusts and FTs also receive smaller levels of income from other sources, such as local authorities, private and overseas patients, education and training and injury costs recovery.</p><p> </p><p>To illustrate the levels of income received from varying sources, the following table summarises the final income received in NHS trusts and FTs in 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Provider Income as a</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>NHS trusts £million</p></td><td><p>FTs £million</p></td><td><p>Total £million</p></td><td><p>Total %</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% of Total DEL</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Revenue from Patient Care activities -</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioners</p></td><td><p>26,239</p></td><td><p>33,275</p></td><td><p>59,514</p></td><td><p>85.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>56.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authorities</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private patients</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas patients</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Injury costs recovery</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Other Non Trading Income</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education, training and research</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>2,081</p></td><td><p>3,746</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-patient care services to other bodies</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>1,227</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charitable Contributions</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td><td><p>1,803</p></td><td><p>2,936</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30,461</p></td><td><p>38,929</p></td><td><p>69,390</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>65.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><p>1. “Other” category includes income from subleasing property, bank interest and other small amounts from patients including transport services, parking income, etc.</p><p>2. Patient income from prescription, ophthalmic and dental charges are routed through primary care trusts (NHS England in 2013-14) and not included in the numbers reported in this table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL485 question first answered 03/07/2014 14:27:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

62805

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the sources of National Health Service revenue; and in the last financial year how much was contributed by each.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Total spending on the National Health Service in England (against the Department's Departmental Expenditure Limit) was around £105.2 billion in 2012-13. 2013-14 accounts figures will be available later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Department, the NHS is funded predominantly through general taxation.</p><p> </p><p>NHS providers of health care - NHS trusts and foundation trusts (FTs) - are semi-autonomous organisations whose income derives predominantly from the provision of healthcare services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS trusts and FTs also receive smaller levels of income from other sources, such as local authorities, private and overseas patients, education and training and injury costs recovery.</p><p> </p><p>To illustrate the levels of income received from varying sources, the following table summarises the final income received in NHS trusts and FTs in 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Provider Income as a</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>NHS trusts £million</p></td><td><p>FTs £million</p></td><td><p>Total £million</p></td><td><p>Total %</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% of Total DEL</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Revenue from Patient Care activities -</p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioners</p></td><td><p>26,239</p></td><td><p>33,275</p></td><td><p>59,514</p></td><td><p>85.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>56.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authorities</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private patients</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas patients</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Injury costs recovery</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Other Non Trading Income</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education, training and research</p></td><td><p>1,665</p></td><td><p>2,081</p></td><td><p>3,746</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-patient care services to other bodies</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>1,227</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charitable Contributions</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td><td><p>1,803</p></td><td><p>2,936</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>30,461</p></td><td><p>38,929</p></td><td><p>69,390</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>65.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><p>1. “Other” category includes income from subleasing property, bank interest and other small amounts from patients including transport services, parking income, etc.</p><p>2. Patient income from prescription, ophthalmic and dental charges are routed through primary care trusts (NHS England in 2013-14) and not included in the numbers reported in this table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL484 question first answered 03/07/2014 14:27:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

62817

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what responses they have had to their approach to Premier League and Football League clubs about the provision of access for disabled people to their grounds; and whether they will publish them.
tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
uin	HL497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Twelve football clubs have responded to the Minister of State for Disabled People's letter about inclusive and accessible stadia. We do not feel that it would be appropriate to publish these letters at this time. My Department and Department for Culture, Media and Sport are working together to ensure that our national game, and other spectator sports, take their responsibilities seriously when catering for disabled supporters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 02/07/2014 15:28:02 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

62843

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that proposed accelerated payment notices are not applied retrospectively.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	201423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The majority of people pay the tax they owe but there is a minority who don't. As part of the government's long term economic plan, we are cracking down on tax avoidance.</p><p> </p><p>Legislation currently before Parliament on accelerated payments will enable HMRC to issue notices seeking upfront payment of disputed tax in certain existing and future avoidance cases.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation is not retrospective.It does not create any new tax liability; it simply alters where the tax sits whilst the liability is being disputed, and puts those who try to avoid tax on the same footing as the vast majority who pay their tax up front under PAYE.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The taxpayer can continue to dispute the case and will be paid with interest should they win.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/07/2014 15:54:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson