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65210

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date	01/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Opinion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent they use focus groups to assist in framing policy; and what is the average number of people making up the focus groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The government uses focus groups for a variety of reasons and the number of people in focus groups varies by subject and purpose. As there is no central record of all focus groups the average could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/07/2014 17:06:32 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65211

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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
hansard heading	EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Verma on 25 June (WS 118–19) concerning the European Union Energy Council, whether they will publish details of the conclusions on energy prices, competitiveness and vulnerable consumers adopted by ministers without discussion.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The conclusions adopted by Ministers at the European Union Energy Council of 13 June are available on the European Commission's website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/trans/143198.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/trans/143198.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 09/07/2014 16:31:20 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65212

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Homosexuality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 25 June (WA 160–61) concerning reparative or conversion therapy on homosexual men and women, whether they will ensure that no such treatment will be available through the National Health Service or any other taxpayer-funded organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government does not believe that being lesbian, gay or bisexual is an illness to be treated or cured. We are therefore strongly against the practice of so called ‘reparative' or ‘conversion' therapy. Both the Department and NHS England have made it clear that monies from the public purse should not be used to fund such therapy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/07/2014 12:36:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65213

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the review led by Dr Elizabeth Bates of the University of Cumbria showing that women are more likely to physically and mentally abuse their partners, whether they will encourage men to report such violence to the police.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We recognise that men can be victims of domestic violence and abuse, so the Government recognises the need to support frontline organisations working with male victims to ensure there is an enhancement of service provision for male victims. The Government's approach to tackling domestic violence and abuse is laid out in the Violence Against Women and Girls Action Plan, refreshed in March 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287758/VAWG_Action_Plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287758/VAWG_Action_Plan.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>which includes actions to protect men from domestic and sexual violence. This includes funding the Men's Advice Line and Broken Rainbow helplines. We are committed to supporting this vital service for male victims.<br><br>The Government believes that any victims suffering persistent abuse should be treated equally and is committed to supporting all victims of this terrible crime, regardless of gender, race or ethnicity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 11/07/2014 13:39:47 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon