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166638

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Burma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of reports of systematic sexual violence against women in Burma, as documented by the Women’s League of Burma in their recent report; and what action they plan to take under their Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative to help prevent further violence and to bring the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL3229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text We are aware of the reports, not least the most recent one from the Women’s League of Burma, alleging sexual violence on Commander during his visit to Burma in January. In October the Minister of State for the Department of International Development, my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest West (Mr Swayne), took up the issue when he met with Burma’s Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. The UK has allocated over £300,000 to projects supporting the prevention of sexual violence in Burma. Prevention of sexual violence in conflict is also a key element of our defence the part of the Burmese army. These are extremely concerning and we continue to press the Burmese military and government to hold perpetrators to account. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), raised this issue directly with the Commander in Chief of the Burmese military and the Northern engagement with Burma and is included, along with the importance of human rights and the rule of law, in any education courses we deliver to the military in Burma. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:08:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

166624

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with NHS England regarding unmet need in respect of pancreatic cancer treatment when re-evaluating medicines on the Cancer Drugs Fund list.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
	uin	HL3215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. These are matters for NHS England’s Cancer Drugs Fund clinical panel.</p><p> </p><p><br> The panel plans to meet on 15 and 16 December to assess, on the basis of the latest evidence, whether certain drugs should continue to be made routinely available to new patients through the Fund and to consider a number of new drugs for potential addition to the Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In making such decisions, the panel will take into account a number of factors, including unmet need.</p><p> </p><p><br> NHS England has assured the Department that no patient whose treatment is currently being funded through the Fund will have funding withdrawn, as long as it is clinically appropriate that they continue to receive that treatment. In addition, no drug will be removed from the Fund where it is the only therapy for that condition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3216 question first answered 04/12/2014 16:06:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

166625

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with NHS England regarding innovation in pancreatic cancer treatment when assessing medicines for inclusion on the Cancer Drugs Fund list.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
	uin	HL3216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. These are matters for NHS England’s Cancer Drugs Fund clinical panel.</p><p> </p><p><br> The panel plans to meet on 15 and 16 December to assess, on the basis of the latest evidence, whether certain drugs should continue to be made routinely available to new patients through the Fund and to consider a number of new drugs for potential addition to the Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In making such decisions, the panel will take into account a number of factors, including unmet need.</p><p> </p><p><br> NHS England has assured the Department that no patient whose treatment is currently being funded through the Fund will have funding withdrawn, as long as it is clinically appropriate that they continue to receive that treatment. In addition, no drug will be removed from the Fund where it is the only therapy for that condition.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3215 question first answered 04/12/2014 16:06:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

166641

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact assessment they have made of further planned benefit freezes, including the impact on in-work poverty.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>This Government has no plans to further freeze benefits, so there are currently no plans to provide estimates of the potential effects or the impacts on in-work poverty.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 02/12/2014 15:06:23 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

166649

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Migration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent figures for migration for each of the 12 months up to June 2014; how many were emigrants from the United Kingdom; how many were immigrants from the European Union; how many were immigrants from non-European Union countries; and whether the latter figure has increased compared to 12 months ago.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL3240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 03/12/2014 15:44:05 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL3240 Lord Kilclooney ONS Letter.pdf title UK Statistics Authority Reply
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

166645

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Guinea-Bissau
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have provided any humanitarian assistance to the people of Guinea Bissau in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	uin	HL3236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government has not provided direct humanitarian assistance to the people of Guinea Bissau in any of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government provides humanitarian core funding to a number of UN agencies, who in turn have provided funding to Guinea Bissau. For example, between 2011 and 2013 the UK Government provided over $300m to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which in turn allocated over $3m to Guinea Bissau.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/12/2014 15:02:22 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

166620

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Homophobia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the number of recorded homophobic crimes in each of the last five years in England and Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL3211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information specifically on homophobic crimes but does hold information on the number of hate crimes based on sexual orientation – which may also include crimes against heterosexuals (and perceived heterosexuals).</p><p>In 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 there were 4,364, 4,261 and 4,622 sexual orientation hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales (including the British Transport Police) respectively. The Home Office only holds data for the last three years.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/12/2014 15:31:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

166637

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	IVF
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to bring forward regulations which will permit the implantation of embryos free of harmful mitochondrial mutations into the uterus of women carrying such harmful mutations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Walton of Detchant
	uin	HL3228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government will update Parliament as soon as possible with regard to these regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/12/2014 15:48:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1716 label Biography information for Lord Walton of Detchant

166613

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funds the European Union has contributed to the Palestinian National Security Forces during the last three years; what, if any, bilateral contribution they made; and whether they will propose that all such Forces be made accountable to the Palestinian people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The EU does not directly fund the Palestinian National Security Forces. The UK and EU do fund projects aimed at supporting Palestinian state building. It is important that the Palestinian Authority continues work to build and maintain the institutions and economic underpinnings of the future Palestinian state, including transparency and good governance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:01:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

166619

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Caribbean
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 24 November (HL Deb, col 678), in which specific islands and with which specific funding streams they are prioritising the Caribbean; and whether they consider it to be a priority.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
	uin	HL3210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The Caribbean is an important region for the UK, with which we have many historic and cultural ties, as well as shared interests and goals. As such, the UK wants to support the development of prosperous, resilient and secure economies in the region. We organise our work in this area under three broad categories: energy security, education, and security, all of which were discussed at the UK-Caribbean Forum Ministerial Forum in June of this year. <br><br>The Department for International Development (DfID) are currently launching a new set of development programmes which will run from 2015 to 2020. The UK has committed approximately £75 million between 2011 and 2015 and will invest a similar amount in the 2015-2020 period. The UK also accounts for approximately 15 per cent of the EU’s development funds, as well as being a major contributor to the World Bank and Caribbean Development Bank funds being deployed in the region, and has contributed some 48 per cent of the total funding for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR). In addition, while DfID are the largest source of Government funding in the region, the Home Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Crown Prosecution Service, and the Ministry of Defence all fund activities in the region. <br><br>Specifically, DfID will deepen its development activities with Jamaica, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda. It is our intent to support these countries efforts to return to growth while managing the risks from external shocks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:08:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng