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348808

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date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Ebola
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in ensuring that rapid diagnostic tests for ebola are available in Sierra Leone.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Prompt diagnosis of Ebola is vital for an effective response. The UK is investing £1.34 million in new research to fight the virus, including the ongoing development of two rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of Ebola by the Institut Pasteur and University of Westminster. The UK is also providing support to other research programmes on Ebola diagnostics and treatments, through enabling the use of the UK funded treatment facilities and laboratories.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratories (DSTL) has been working with BBI Detection to provide Public Health England (PHE) with prototypes of a rapid diagnostic device, named the UK Ebola Lateral Flow Device. The device has been evaluated in Sierra Leone by PHE to determine its utility in the outbreak setting, and the decision on whether to proceed with production now rests with the manufacturer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL288 question first answered 22/06/2015 16:14:46 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

348809

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Ebola
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the rapid diagnostic test developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratories will be made available for use in Sierra Leone.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Prompt diagnosis of Ebola is vital for an effective response. The UK is investing £1.34 million in new research to fight the virus, including the ongoing development of two rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of Ebola by the Institut Pasteur and University of Westminster. The UK is also providing support to other research programmes on Ebola diagnostics and treatments, through enabling the use of the UK funded treatment facilities and laboratories.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratories (DSTL) has been working with BBI Detection to provide Public Health England (PHE) with prototypes of a rapid diagnostic device, named the UK Ebola Lateral Flow Device. The device has been evaluated in Sierra Leone by PHE to determine its utility in the outbreak setting, and the decision on whether to proceed with production now rests with the manufacturer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL287 question first answered 22/06/2015 16:14:46 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

348810

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many practising doctors received their qualifications (1) in the United Kingdom, and (2) elsewhere.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested about the number of practising medical doctors with qualifications received in the United Kingdom and elsewhere is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator of medical doctors in the UK and is responsible for doctor registration. Information provided by the GMC on the number of doctors registered with a license to practise as at 9 June 2015, broken down by whether their primary medical qualification was gained in the UK or elsewhere, is shown in the following table. However, it should be noted that although these doctors have a licence to practise, they may not be actively practising.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Qualified</p><p>in the UK</p></td><td><p>Qualified Elsewhere</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of doctors registered with a license to practise</p></td><td><p>232,931</p></td><td><p>153,306 (66%)</p></td><td><p>79,625 (34%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> The General Medical Council</p><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em> The ‘qualified elsewhere’ column includes those qualified in the European Economic Area (EEA) excluding the UK and those trained outside of the EEA. <em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/06/2015 14:46:16 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

348811

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many nurses working in the NHS received their qualifications (1) in the United Kingdom, and (2) elsewhere.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested about the numbers of nurses working in the National Health Service with qualifications gained in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the UK and is responsible for nurse registration. Information provided by the NMC on the total number of registered nurses and midwives at the end of each financial year since 2010, broken down by whether they trained in the UK or elsewhere is shown in the following table. However, it should be noted that those on the NMC register may not be practising or working in the NHS.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ending 31 March</p></td><td><p>Total effective registrants</p></td><td><p>Qualified in the UK</p></td><td><p>Qualified Elsewhere</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>665,983</p></td><td><p>584,589 (88%)</p></td><td><p>81,394 (12%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>670,011</p></td><td><p>587,451 (88%)</p></td><td><p>82,560 (12%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>672,622</p></td><td><p>588,815 (88%)</p></td><td><p>83,807 (12%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>675,278</p></td><td><p>590,364 (87%)</p></td><td><p>84,914 (13%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>680,882</p></td><td><p>592,945 (87%)</p></td><td><p>87,937 (13%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>686,797</p></td><td><p>593,536 (86%)</p></td><td><p>93,261 (14%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> The Nursing and Midwifery Council</p><p> </p><p><em>Note: </em>The ‘elsewhere’ column includes those nurses and midwives trained in the European Economic Area excluding the UK and those trained outside of the EEA. <em> </em></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 18/06/2015 14:51:19 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

348814

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	State Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many state secondary schools there are in England; and how many of these have not had a student enter into Oxford or Cambridge University as an undergraduate over the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
uin	HL293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of state-funded secondary schools is available in the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ Statistical First Release published by Department for Education. Table 2a of the ‘National tables’ spreadsheet contains information for each year since 2003.</p><p>Detailed destinations information such as destinations to Oxford and Cambridge Universities is only compiled for students completing Key Stage 5 (A levels or other level 3 qualifications), and is published in the Department for Education “Destinations of Key stage 4 and key stage 5 pupils” experimental statistical first release. Figures are therefore only available for secondary schools where they have sixth forms. Data has only been published for four years up to the 2011/12 cohort and information for the previous five years cannot be provided. In the latest destinations data (published 27 January 2015), destinations for institutions are available in table IN1 of the ‘Key stage 5: institution level tables’ spreadsheet.</p><p>The table below summarises the published information. Data have only been published for four years up to the 2011/12 cohort so information for the previous five years cannot be provided.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Number of state-funded secondary schools at January 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of state funded schools in 2012/13 Key Stage 5 destination cohort</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number with no student having sustained participation at Oxford or Cambridge University as an undergraduate, over the 4 cohorts of destinations data available</strong> [1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>State-funded schools</strong></p></td><td><p>3,329</p></td><td><p>1,870</p></td><td><p>533</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] To be included in the destinations measure, young people have to show sustained participation in an education or employment destination in all of the first two terms of the year after they took an A level or other level 3 qualifications (October to March).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 18/06/2015 15:09:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

348816

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Thames Water
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Thames Water regarding (1) its payment to its offshore shareholders of £170 million in dividends, (2) its non-payment of United Kingdom tax, and (3) the pay increase given to its chief executive officer, in the light of the fact that the company is in receipt of a government guarantee to finance the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions with Thames Water in this regard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The payment of dividends is a matter for Thames Water.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government cannot comment on the tax affairs of individual companies. Thames Water is resident for tax in the UK and is required by law to pay all taxes for which it is liable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Thames Water Chief Executive Officer’s pay is also a matter for the Thames Water Board and its shareholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is not providing a guarantee to Thames Water. The Thames Tideway Tunnel project is being delivered in the private sector and will be financed and delivered by a competitively tendered Infrastructure Provider that is an entirely separate entity to Thames Water. Details of the contingent Government Support Package for this entity were announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 5 June 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/06/2015 15:47:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

348818

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2015: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the police played in the prevention of electoral fraud at the General Election in (1) areas identified as being at particular risk of fraud, and (2) other areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>At elections in the UK, the police are responsible for ensuring that electors’ democratic rights are upheld. The police are also responsible for investigating all allegations of electoral fraud.</p><p>The previous Government made an additional £500,000 available to 17 local authorities identified as being at greater risk of electoral fraud and the majority of these worked with the police in some capacity. Initiatives included police analysis of data to identify potential issues and providing a greater police presence before and during the poll. Feedback from Returning Officers has been positive.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/06/2015 11:17:42 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

348824

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the judgment of the European Court of Justice ending the value added tax concession on energy-saving products for non-social housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The government is currently considering the full implications of the decision of the European Court of Justice on the application of the VAT reduced rate to the installation of energy saving materials.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 22/06/2015 16:35:01 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348825

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the report of the Chilcot Inquiry to be published before the summer recess; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Sir John Chilcot and the Prime Minister exchanged letters on 15 and 17 <ins class="ministerial">January</ins> <del class="ministerial">June</del>. In his letters, Sir John said that once the essential Maxwellisation process was complete, it was his intention to provide the Prime Minister with a timetable for the completion of the Inquiry’s report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter question first answered 23/06/2015 11:16:54 question first ministerially corrected 24/06/2015 11:40:17 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley previous answer version 7535 answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name 2015-01-20_Chilcot_to_Cameron.pdf title Sir John Chilcot to David Cameron Letter 2 file name 2015-01-20_Cameron_to_Chilcot.pdf title David Cameron to Sir John Chilcot Letter answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

348826

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the report of the Dutch inquiry into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine on 17 July 2014 to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The Dutch Safety Board are aiming to publish their report in into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine on 17 July 2014, in October this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/06/2015 10:58:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon