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350105

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Prescribed Industrial Diseases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims they have received for Prescribed Disease C3b in the last 10 years; and of these, how many were allowed.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information as requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 18/06/2015 13:40:56 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

350106

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Sheep Dipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by George Eustice, Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on 10 June (HC Deb, col 136WH), who published the 1991 Health and Safety Executive report of an inquiry into sheep dipping; and to whom it was distributed.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The 1991 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report presented the findings of a 1990 survey of sheep dipping and was published by HSE as an internal document in May 1991.</p><p> </p><p>The report was discussed at a meeting of the then Health and Safety Commission’s Agricultural Industry Advisory Committee (AIAC) working group, Chemicals In Agriculture (ChemAg), on 10 July 1991. The ChemAg working group membership included HSE, the Confederation of British Industry, the Trades Union Congress and other industry organisations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 18/06/2015 13:32:17 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

350108

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Raif Badawi
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they pressed for the case of Raif Badawi to be discussed at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Conference in Jeddah on 3 and 4 June; and if so, what was the response of the government of Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The conference was a multilateral event hosted by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and not by Saudi Arabia, and therefore was not an appropriate forum to discuss individual Saudi Arabian legal cases. However, we are extremely concerned about Raif Badawi’s case and have discussed it at the most senior levels in the Government of Saudi Arabia, most recently on 9 June. We await the outcome of the current Saudi Arabian Supreme Court review of the case.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/06/2015 11:25:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

350120

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for addressing interfaith conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims in the Middle East.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) supports greater dialogue between Sunni and Shia Muslims among all faith groups in the Middle East and North Africa region to build bridges, talk, listen and learn from each other. At the 27 March UN Security Council debate on the persecution of minorities in the Middle East, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), called for bold leadership from governments and communities in the region to continue working for tolerance and reconciliation. Where the British Government is best placed to act, and has the means to do so, we will. For example, in Syria a number of Government-funded projects have brought together religious leaders from all denominations (including Alawi, Christians, Kurds, Druze and Sunnis) to foster greater understanding between faiths and support reconciliation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/06/2015 11:26:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350121

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been invested in soft power in conflict zones in the Middle East in order to bring interfaith communities together.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>Spending on projects to bring together interfaith communities is dispersed across Government and is a mainstream part of other Government activity. Disaggregating this spending would incur disproportional cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/06/2015 11:26:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350124

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated number of (1) working households, and (2) non-working households, previously in receipt of 100 per cent council tax benefit that are now required to pay council tax; and what is the total respective amount that each group is required to pay as a result of changes to council tax benefit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL292 HL439 question first answered 18/06/2015 11:45:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

350125

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated number of (1) working households, and (2) non-working households, previously in receipt of partial council tax benefit that are now required to pay more council tax as a result of changes to council tax benefit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL292 HL438 question first answered 18/06/2015 11:45:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

350126

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated increase in council tax arrears following changes to council tax benefit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the impact of their local council tax support schemes, including on arrears, and ensuring that this is taken into account when schemes are reviewed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2015 11:17:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

350123

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prisoners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ministry of Defence has issued to prison governors any guidelines on meeting the needs of prisoners who are armed forces veterans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not issue guidelines to prison governors. However, my officials work closely with their counterparts in the Ministry of Justice to address the issues facing veterans in the criminal justice system. We achieve effect through the Ex-Service Offenders Working Group (ESOWG) which includes the Ministry of Justice, the National Offender Management Service and Service charities.</p><p>The ESOWG aims to ensure that the ex-Service prison and probation offender populations, their families and resettlement services are fully informed of the support available from Defence Business Services, Veterans UK and the voluntary and charitable sectors. This support and assistance applies during imprisonment as well as pre- and post-discharge.</p><p>A key objective of the ESOWG is to ensure that the differing requirements of ex-Service prisoners are understood and communicated and that tailored support is available in those prison establishments with higher veteran populations.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/06/2015 15:49:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

350103

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the length of the land perimeter of the Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia with (1) the area administered by the Turkish Cypriot Authorities, and (2) the area administered by the government of Cyprus.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The length of the land perimeter of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, excluding the small Republic of Cyprus enclaves, with (1) is approximately 50.4 km and (2) approximately 34.6 km. The Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area is also on the perimeter of the UN controlled zone and the length of the boundaries is approximately 8.5 km in the West and 1.1 km in the East.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/06/2015 15:49:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

350122

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average age of an Army Reserve Officer.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2015, the average age of Army Reserve Officers was 26 years (untrained) and 44 years (trained), providing an overall average of 43 years.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/06/2015 16:32:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

350104

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total cost so far of providing personnel from the Ministry of Defence, National Health Service and Public Health England, and materials and medicines from the United Kingdom, to international efforts to tackle the recent ebola crisis.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK has committed £427m to combat Ebola in West Africa, £373m for the ongoing response and £54m for early recovery programmes. This package of support covers the cost of UK operations, including Ministry of Defence assets and personnel, PHE clinicians, materials and medicines. Over £260 million has now been disbursed.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 25/06/2015 16:39:51 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

350107

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 10 June (HL125), what is their current estimate of the number of men, women and children in those camps; why that estimate was not given in that Answer; and what is their estimate of the average number of years refugees have been living in the camps on the Burma–Thai border.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>According to latest reports from The Border Consortium (TBC) at the end of December there were 110,094 refugees who had been verified in the TBC database and were living in the camps. According to UNHCR’s refugees profiling report on years of residency, as of 2014: approximately 64% of the refugees have lived in the shelter for less than 10 years. Almost 30% have lived in the shelter between 11-20 years and only 7% have lived in the shelter over 20 years.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 24/06/2015 15:26:20 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

350139

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what cost–benefit analysis has been conducted on the impact on the economic performance of South Yorkshire of siting the HS2 station at (1) Sheffield City Centre, and (2) Meadowhall; and whether they will publish the results of any such study.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>In March 2012 the Government received a report from HS2 Ltd: ‘Options for Phase Two of the High Speed Rail Network’, which considered the various station location and alignment options for a station in South Yorkshire, from a demand and appraisal perspective. The report found a station at Meadowhall would provide the best overall value for money.</p><p> </p><p>A further demand and appraisal report in 2013: ‘Demand and appraisal report by the MVA consultancy for phase 2 of the High Speed Two (HS2) rail network’ re-examined costs and demand at potential stations in Sheffield. The study re-affirmed Meadowhall as the optimal location for South Yorkshire.</p><p> </p><p>The reports where published at the time and are available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2015 11:34:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

350127

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made with the first phase of research into how telematics can reduce accident rates among young drivers; and when the second phase of the research will begin.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>Phase one of the telematics research project has been completed and a written report is currently being finalised for Ministerial consideration. Initiation of phase two research will be dependent upon the findings from phase one.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/06/2015 10:59:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

350138

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Communications Data and Interception Powers Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of David Anderson's finding that there is no compelling case for the compulsory retention of third party data in his report of the Investigatory Powers Review.
	tabling member printed	Lord Paddick
	uin	HL452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>As my right Honourable Friend, the Home Secretary, said in her statement to the House of Commons on 11 June (Col 1356), which I repeated, David Anderson does not say that access to third party data should not be permissible or possible but that a compelling operational case should be made first. The Government will consider all David Anderson’s recommendations carefully before bringing forward legislative proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/06/2015 13:49:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4288 label Biography information for Lord Paddick

350128

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the review of the publication of Taser data and other use of force by police officers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>It is vital that we do all we can to ensure the police use of Taser and other use of force are appropriate and proportionate, and for its use to be transparent to the public. That is why the Home Secretary asked the national policing lead Chief Constable David Shaw to work with the Home Office on an in-depth review of the publication of Taser data and other use of force by police officers. CC David Shaw is due to update the Home Secretary shortly on the emerging findings of the review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/06/2015 13:15:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

350129

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Calais
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken in recent weeks, and what action they intend to take, to respond to the number of displaced people in Calais.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The large number of displaced people in Calais is, in part, a consequence of the Schengen Area, in which the UK does not participate. The maintenance of law and order on French soil is, of course, a matter for French Government, but it is in the UK's interest to work with them to bolster security at the port.</p><p>The Home Secretary and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve set out a number of commitments in a joint declaration on 20 September 2014 to tackle problems at the port of Calais. This included £12m from the UK Government to help reinforce security.</p><p>We continue to work with the French Government to implement the practical solutions that have been agreed. We are also working to address the wider problem of illegal migration, for example by increasing joint intelligence work with the French to target the organised crime gangs behind people smuggling.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/06/2015 15:47:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

350137

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Eritrea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many requests for asylum from Eritreans have been granted over the last year, on a month by month basis.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the latest published number of nationals of Eritrea granted asylum and other form of protection in the UK, based on initial decisions for main applicants since January 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Number of nationals of Eritrea granted asylum or other form of protection in the UK (main applicants), based on initial decisions (1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Month/Year</td><td>Grants of asylum</td><td>Humanitarian Protection</td><td>Discretionary Leave</td><td>Other form of protection (2)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>83</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>58</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>67</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>77</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>94</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>111</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>190</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>179</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>270</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>281</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>325</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>409</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total 2014</strong></td><td><strong>2,144</strong></td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td><strong>9</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>316</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>157</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>63</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total January to March 2015</strong></td><td><strong>536</strong></td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td><strong>7</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period and exclude the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Figures for 'Other form of protection' include: grants under family and private life rules, which relate to the introduction of a new approach to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, from 9 July 2012; Leave Outside the Rules, which was introduced for those refused asylum from 1 April 2013; and UASC leave, which was introduced for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children refused asylum but eligible for temporary leave from 1 April 2013.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures provided in the table are a subset of latest statistics published in the Immigration Statistics release by the Home Office, in Table as_01_q “Asylum applications and initial decisions for main applicants, by country of nationality”.</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on asylum applications and initial decisions within the Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics January – March 2015, is available from the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/06/2015 16:16:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name HL 451 Table(1).xlsx title table 1
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

350136

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of households eligible for the Warm Home Discount.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount scheme is established in regulations until March 2016.</p><p>As set out in the fuel poverty strategy published in March 2015, the Government will continue to consider the role of energy bill rebates as a tool both for cost effective progress against the fuel poverty target and for alleviating the negative impacts of energy price rises in low income low cost households.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/06/2015 11:39:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

350130

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people successfully registered to vote in the May 2015 General Election in the month preceding the deadline for registration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>On 18 June the Electoral Commission published their analysis of the state of the electoral registers used for the General Election. The report shows that the number of entries on the local government and Parliamentary registers had increased by 1% compared with the last registers published before the transition to Individual Electoral Registration. The full report can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/190464/IER-June-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/190464/IER-June-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/06/2015 17:27:08 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name IER-June-report.pdf title IER Report
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

350131

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to combat the decline in students registering to vote.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made it easier and more convenient than ever for students to register to vote. Students can now register online in as little as three minutes and many chose to do so before the General Election.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has released £530,000 directly to organisations that work to encourage student electoral registration, including £380,000 to the National Union of Students, and continues to foster closer working relationships between universities and authorities through the Student Forum, established and supported by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/06/2015 17:01:02 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

350132

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the number of parliamentary constituencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to equalising the size of constituencies in order to make votes of more equal value. The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies (PVSC) Act 2011 provides for the number of UK constituencies to be reduced from 650 to 600 and there is due to be a boundary review on this basis which must report before 1 October 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/06/2015 16:53:39 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

350133

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to bring forward the end date for transitional arrangements to Individual Electoral Registration to December 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>On the 18 June the Electoral Commission (EC) published its analysis of the state of the registers used for the elections on 7 May. A decision on when the transition to Individual Electoral Registration ends will be made in light of this once the Government has had the opportunity to fully digest the detail it provides.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/06/2015 16:52:12 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

350119

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the report of the Muslim Brotherhood review will be published.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March. The government intends to publish the main findings of the Muslim Brotherhood Review, and the government’s Counter Extremism Strategy, in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/06/2015 16:34:46 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350115

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Detainees: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 10 June (HL139), what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute for Race Relations, <i>Dying for Justice</i>, and in particular the finding that, between 1991 and 2014, over 500 deaths occurred in some form of custody, resulting in 10 verdicts of unlawful killing, five prosecutions, and no convictions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy. Each one is investigated independently by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman or the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and is the subject of a coroner’s inquest. Every effort is made to learn lessons from these investigations, and the prevention of further deaths is a priority for police, prisons and immigration detention services.</p><p>The very small number of cases in which criminal offences are believed to have been committed are referred for further investigation by the police and/or to the Crown Prosecution Service, and where appropriate charges are brought. The final outcome in such cases is a matter for the courts.</p><p>The report by the Institute of Race Relations brings together information from a number of sources to highlight the particular issue of deaths of Black and Minority Ethnic people in custody. It describes 509 cases of ‘suspicious’ death, including large numbers of natural causes deaths as well as self-inflicted deaths and the ten cases that resulted in inquest findings of unlawful killing. These deaths occurred over a period of more than twenty years.</p><p>The report acknowledges some of the improvements that have been made during that period. It also reminds us of the enduring nature of many of the issues related to deaths in custody, particularly that the families of the deceased and others in the Black and Minority Ethnic community continue to lack confidence that appropriate action is being taken in response to such deaths. The Government is working to address this, for example through more effective liaison with families, as well as improvements to restraint techniques and training.</p><p>The Government announced in February 2014 that Lord Harris of Haringey would lead a review into self-inflicted deaths of 18-24 year olds in NOMS custody. The report will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 25/06/2015 16:33:43 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

350134

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	European Convention on Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their position on the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. A Bill of Rights will protect fundamental human rights, but also prevent their abuse and restore some common sense to the system. <br><br>Our plans do not involve us leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. That is neither our objective nor our policy. However, our number one priority is to restore some balance to our human rights laws, so no option is off the table for the future.<br><br> We will consult fully before introducing legislation and will bring forward proposals for a British Bill of Rights in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL449 question first answered 25/06/2015 17:03:45 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

350135

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bill of Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to bring forward proposals for a British Bill of Rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. A Bill of Rights will protect fundamental human rights, but also prevent their abuse and restore some common sense to the system. <br><br>Our plans do not involve us leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. That is neither our objective nor our policy. However, our number one priority is to restore some balance to our human rights laws, so no option is off the table for the future.<br><br> We will consult fully before introducing legislation and will bring forward proposals for a British Bill of Rights in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL448 question first answered 25/06/2015 17:03:45 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

350109

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Surgery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the number of cancelled operations in the National Health Service in the final quarter of 2013–14 was the highest ever recorded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England collects the number of operations cancelled at the ‘last minute’ for non-clinical reasons on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of cancelled elective operations in the final quarter of 2013-14 was not the highest ever recorded. The highest number of cancelled elective operations was recorded in quarter 4 2000-01.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cancelled elective operations as a percentage of elective admissions are stable. In both 2009-10 and 2013-14 cancelled elective operations represented 0.9% of elective admissions, despite a 546,000 increase in the number of elective admissions in this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service should do everything it can to reduce cancellations and keep them to an absolute minimum. Where this is unavoidable, patients should receive treatment as soon as possible. This is reinforced by a pledge in the NHS Constitution for all patients who have operations cancelled, on or after the day of admission (including the day of surgery), for non-clinical reasons to be offered another binding date within 28 days, or the patient’s treatment to be funded at the time and hospital of the patient’s choice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/06/2015 10:58:30 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

350110

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Surgery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of cancelled operations in the National Health Service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England collects the number of operations cancelled at the ‘last minute’ for non-clinical reasons on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of cancelled elective operations in the final quarter of 2013-14 was not the highest ever recorded. The highest number of cancelled elective operations was recorded in quarter 4 2000-01.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cancelled elective operations as a percentage of elective admissions are stable. In both 2009-10 and 2013-14 cancelled elective operations represented 0.9% of elective admissions, despite a 546,000 increase in the number of elective admissions in this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service should do everything it can to reduce cancellations and keep them to an absolute minimum. Where this is unavoidable, patients should receive treatment as soon as possible. This is reinforced by a pledge in the NHS Constitution for all patients who have operations cancelled, on or after the day of admission (including the day of surgery), for non-clinical reasons to be offered another binding date within 28 days, or the patient’s treatment to be funded at the time and hospital of the patient’s choice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL425 question first answered 19/06/2015 12:27:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

350111

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Surgery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why there has been an increase in the number of cancelled operations in the National Health Service since 2009–10.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England collects the number of operations cancelled at the ‘last minute’ for non-clinical reasons on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of cancelled elective operations in the final quarter of 2013-14 was not the highest ever recorded. The highest number of cancelled elective operations was recorded in quarter 4 2000-01.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Cancelled elective operations as a percentage of elective admissions are stable. In both 2009-10 and 2013-14 cancelled elective operations represented 0.9% of elective admissions, despite a 546,000 increase in the number of elective admissions in this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service should do everything it can to reduce cancellations and keep them to an absolute minimum. Where this is unavoidable, patients should receive treatment as soon as possible. This is reinforced by a pledge in the NHS Constitution for all patients who have operations cancelled, on or after the day of admission (including the day of surgery), for non-clinical reasons to be offered another binding date within 28 days, or the patient’s treatment to be funded at the time and hospital of the patient’s choice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL424 question first answered 19/06/2015 12:27:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

350112

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Patients
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many patients with serious mental illnesses absconded from care in (1) 2009–10, (2) 2010–11, (3) 2011–12, (4) 2012–13, and (5) 2013–14.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. Mental health providers have been required to notify the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of patients who have been absent without leave. The following table shows the number of notifications of patients absent without leave since 2010-11 and 2012-13, latest data available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notifications of absence without leave from 2010-11 to 2012-13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notifications</p></td><td><p>4183</p></td><td><p>4896</p></td><td><p>3923</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Care Quality Commission</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2010, providers have been required to notify the CQC of any inpatients who are absent without leave, which is defined by certain parameters. For the first three years of this data collection, providers were required to notify the CQC of all patients absent without leave whose absence records were still open at midnight on the day the absence began. Incidences of absences at any time from high security hospitals, and the return of persons from unauthorised absences had to be recorded also.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 2010-11 to 2012-13, all mental health providers were required to notify the CQC of patients who were absent without leave.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013, only mental health providers with a designated level of security of high, medium or low are required to notify the CQC of patients who are absent without leave. In 2013-14 there were 909 notifications of absence without leave from services designated as low, medium or high security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the risk to the public of patients absent without leave. Instances of mental health patients absent without leave causing harm to the public are rare. We would expect mental health providers to work with their commissioners, other partners and the authorities if a patient reported as absent without leave poses a significant risk to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the impact of availability of mental health beds on the numbers of patients reported as absent without leave. Commissioners and mental health providers work together to ensure the availability of inpatient beds for people who require them based on need.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL427 HL428 question first answered 23/06/2015 15:03:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

350113

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Patients
	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 risk to the public from the increase in the number of seriously mentally ill patients who have absconded from care since 2009–10.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. Mental health providers have been required to notify the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of patients who have been absent without leave. The following table shows the number of notifications of patients absent without leave since 2010-11 and 2012-13, latest data available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notifications of absence without leave from 2010-11 to 2012-13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notifications</p></td><td><p>4183</p></td><td><p>4896</p></td><td><p>3923</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Care Quality Commission</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2010, providers have been required to notify the CQC of any inpatients who are absent without leave, which is defined by certain parameters. For the first three years of this data collection, providers were required to notify the CQC of all patients absent without leave whose absence records were still open at midnight on the day the absence began. Incidences of absences at any time from high security hospitals, and the return of persons from unauthorised absences had to be recorded also.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 2010-11 to 2012-13, all mental health providers were required to notify the CQC of patients who were absent without leave.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013, only mental health providers with a designated level of security of high, medium or low are required to notify the CQC of patients who are absent without leave. In 2013-14 there were 909 notifications of absence without leave from services designated as low, medium or high security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the risk to the public of patients absent without leave. Instances of mental health patients absent without leave causing harm to the public are rare. We would expect mental health providers to work with their commissioners, other partners and the authorities if a patient reported as absent without leave poses a significant risk to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the impact of availability of mental health beds on the numbers of patients reported as absent without leave. Commissioners and mental health providers work together to ensure the availability of inpatient beds for people who require them based on need.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL426 HL428 question first answered 23/06/2015 15:03:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

350114

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Patients
	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 impact of the cut in mental health in-patient beds on the number of patients with serious mental illnesses who have absconded from care.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. Mental health providers have been required to notify the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of patients who have been absent without leave. The following table shows the number of notifications of patients absent without leave since 2010-11 and 2012-13, latest data available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notifications of absence without leave from 2010-11 to 2012-13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notifications</p></td><td><p>4183</p></td><td><p>4896</p></td><td><p>3923</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Care Quality Commission</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2010, providers have been required to notify the CQC of any inpatients who are absent without leave, which is defined by certain parameters. For the first three years of this data collection, providers were required to notify the CQC of all patients absent without leave whose absence records were still open at midnight on the day the absence began. Incidences of absences at any time from high security hospitals, and the return of persons from unauthorised absences had to be recorded also.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 2010-11 to 2012-13, all mental health providers were required to notify the CQC of patients who were absent without leave.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013, only mental health providers with a designated level of security of high, medium or low are required to notify the CQC of patients who are absent without leave. In 2013-14 there were 909 notifications of absence without leave from services designated as low, medium or high security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the risk to the public of patients absent without leave. Instances of mental health patients absent without leave causing harm to the public are rare. We would expect mental health providers to work with their commissioners, other partners and the authorities if a patient reported as absent without leave poses a significant risk to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been no assessment of the impact of availability of mental health beds on the numbers of patients reported as absent without leave. Commissioners and mental health providers work together to ensure the availability of inpatient beds for people who require them based on need.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL426 HL427 question first answered 23/06/2015 15:03:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

350116

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Agency Nurses: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many agency nurses worked in London teaching hospitals in (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14; and how many are working or have worked in the National Health Service in the current financial year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of agency nurses that work or have worked in London teaching hospitals.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/06/2015 15:43:37 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350117

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Agency Nurses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many agency nurses worked across the National Health Service in (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14; and how many are working or have worked in the National Health Service in the current financial year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of agency nurses that work or have worked across the National Health Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/06/2015 15:45:38 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350118

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Foundation Trusts: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS foundation trusts have major Private Finance Initiative contracts; and how many of those hospitals are in debt.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
	uin	HL432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>37 of the 153 National Health Service foundation trusts have a completed major (over £10 million capital cost) Private Finance Initiative scheme. Of these 37, 20 will end 2014-15 with a financial deficit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/06/2015 15:46:00 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350070

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Devolution: England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will state in his proposals on English votes for English laws whether the Government plans to propose changes to the standing orders of the House of Lords to prevent Lords from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voting on England-only matters.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	2223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 June 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-10/1927/" target="_blank">1927</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 2220 2221 2222 2225 question first answered 16/06/2015 12:46:59 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

350071

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy that legislation with Barnett formula consequential implications will always be considered by the whole House.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	2222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 June 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-10/1927/" target="_blank">1927</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 2220 2221 2223 2225 question first answered 16/06/2015 12:46:59 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

350072

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Devolution: England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will clarify in his proposals on English votes for English laws, whether hon. Members for constituencies in Scotland would be able to vote on the second and third readings of a bill but not at committee stage.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	2221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 June 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-10/1927/" target="_blank">1927</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 2220 2222 2223 2225 question first answered 16/06/2015 12:46:59 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

350073

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Devolution: England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will include in his proposals on English votes for English laws details of the proposed process of certification for a piece of legislation as English-only.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	2220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 June 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-10/1927/" target="_blank">1927</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 2221 2222 2223 2225 question first answered 16/06/2015 12:46:59 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

350074

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Devolution: England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will include in his proposals on English votes for English laws an assessment of the potential opportunities for legal challenge to a decision that a particular piece of legislation is England-only.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	2225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 June 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-10/1927/" target="_blank">1927</a></p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 2220 2221 2222 2223 question first answered 16/06/2015 12:46:59 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

350005

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with childcare providers on the delivery of tax-free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>HMRC and HMT have actively engaged with childcare providers and industry representatives since the scheme was first announced and continue to do so as it moves towards implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has also established an implementation advisory forum to support the delivery of Tax-Free Childcare, on which the childcare sector is well represented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/06/2015 16:37:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350009

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her proposals for teaching sexual consent in schools will be compulsory for students in all state-funded schools.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Good quality sex and relationship education is a vital part of preparing young people for life in modern Britain. Our statutory guidance makes it clear that it must be taught in an age appropriate way. Sex and relationship education (SRE) is compulsory in maintained secondary schools and academies are expected to provide SRE as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. When teaching SRE, all schools must have regard to the Secretary of State’s statutory guidance. The guidance ensures young people develop positive values and a moral framework that will guide their decisions, judgments and behaviour, and makes clear that pupils should learn how the law applies to sexual relationships. The guidance also compels schools to give young people a clear understanding of the arguments for delaying sexual activity and resisting pressure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The PSHE Association has developed non-statutory guidance for schools when teaching about the topic of consent, which was published in March 2015 and can be found at <a href="http://www.pshe-association.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.pshe-association.org.uk</a>. The department strongly welcomes this guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department believes that head teachers and their staff are best-placed to decide what resources and guidance to use to teach pupils about keeping safe and preparing for life in modern Britain.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 16/06/2015 15:27:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350007

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK already complies with the vast majority of the articles to the convention including the criminalisation of forced marriage which was one of the pre-requisites of ratification as required by Article 37. Primary legislation will be needed to comply with the remaining extra-territorial jurisdiction provisions in Article 44 of the Convention before it can be ratified. The UK Government is liaising with the devolved administrations about ratification, including any further legislative steps necessary.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 16/06/2015 15:55:28 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350006

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Working Mothers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the maternal employment rate for women with at least one child under the age of (a) two, (b) three and (c) four years in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/06/2015 12:33:49 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 2283.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Maternal Employment Rate
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350011

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of women recorded as economically inactive who have achieved qualifications (i) up to and including KS4, (ii) at KS5 and (iii) in higher education in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/06/2015 14:35:28 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 2245 De Piero.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Economically Inactive
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350008

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Mature Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) women and (b) men aged 24 and over, were enrolled in further education courses at level 3 or above in each academic year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of learners aged 24+ participating in further education courses at Level 3 or above from 2009/10 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: FE and Skills participation at Level 3+ and ages 24+, 2009/10 to 2013/14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>161,200</p></td><td><p>136,200</p></td><td><p>128,000</p></td><td><p>139,300</p></td><td><p>100,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>286,200</p></td><td><p>238,600</p></td><td><p>247,600</p></td><td><p>285,100</p></td><td><p>207,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Learners (24+)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 447,400 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 374,900 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 375,600 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 424,400 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 308,600 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:<br> 1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.<br> 2) This tables includes Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision (including the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service) taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.<br> 3) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.<br> 4) Age and gender are based upon self-declaration by the learner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/06/2015 14:51:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350010

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Parental Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many parents have applied for shared parental leave since its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of employees that have applied for Shared Parental Leave. We will evaluate Shared Parental Leave and Pay by 2018 when the new entitlements have had time to bed in.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/06/2015 13:11:02 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350012

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	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	Self-employed: Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average annual income of self-employed (a) men and (b) women was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	2147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p><strong>Table 1</strong>: estimated median annual income (£) from self-employment of men and women from 2009/10 to 2012/13 is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Self-employed men</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Self-employed women</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All self-employed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15,231</p></td><td><p>7,125</p></td><td><p>12,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>14,272</p></td><td><p>6,502</p></td><td><p>11,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>14,820</p></td><td><p>6,995</p></td><td><p>12,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>14,400</p></td><td><p>6,257</p></td><td><p>10,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Family Resources Survey</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures have been adjusted to 2012/13 prices using RPI and are rounded to the nearest pound (£).</p><p>2. Self-employment is defined using the ILO definition.</p><p>3. The Family Resources Survey is a nationally representative sample of UK households.</p><p>4. The figures from the Family Resources Survey are based on a sample of households which have been adjusted for non-response using multi-purpose grossing factors which align the Family Resources Survey to former Government Office Region population by age and sex. Estimates based on survey data are subject to uncertainty due to sampling error and remaining non-response error.</p><p>5. Median self-employment income divides the number of people, when ranked by self-employment income, into two equal-sized groups.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/06/2015 16:46:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero