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426401

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which drugs have been delisted from the Cancer Drugs Fund; how many patients are currently being treated with each drug; and what steps they are taking to develop a new system for prescribing each drug.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL3340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Details of the drugs removed from the national Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) list following re-prioritisation are shown in tables 1 and 2. The latest version of the list is available on NHS England’s website at: <a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/</a>. A copy is attached.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 1: Confirmation of previously notified drugs and indications delisted on 12 March 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug</p></td><td><p>Indication removed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aflibercept</p></td><td><p>2nd line in combination with irinotecan-based combination chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bendamustine</p></td><td><p>Treatment of patients with indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma who are refractory to rituximab</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevacizumab</p></td><td><p>1st line in combination with oxaliplatin–based combination chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevacizumab</p></td><td><p>1st line in combination with irinotecan–based combination chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevacizumab</p></td><td><p>1st line in combination with single agent fluoropyrimidine–based chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevacizumab</p></td><td><p>In combination with carboplatin and gemcitabine chemotherapy for recurrent platinum sensitive ovarian cancer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bortezomib</p></td><td><p>Re-treatment in patients with relapsed myeloma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bortezomib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of patients with relapsed Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bortezomib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of patients with relapsed mantle cell lymphoma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosutinib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of blast phase chronic myeloid leukaemia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cetuximab</p></td><td><p>2nd line in combination with irinotecan chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer in patients with RAS wild type (non-mutated) tumours</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dasatinib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of the lymphoid blast phase of chronic myeloid leukaemia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Everolimus</p></td><td><p>Treatment of progressive unresectable or metastatic well differentiated neuroendocrine tumour of the pancreas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lapatinib</p></td><td><p>In combination with capecitabine chemotherapy for HER-2 receptor positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ofatumumab</p></td><td><p>Treatment of relapsed or refractory chronic lymphatic leukaemia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pazopanib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of previously treated metastatic non-adipocytic soft tissue sarcomas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin</p></td><td><p>1st or 2nd line chemotherapy of angiosarcoma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin</p></td><td><p>Chemotherapy of primary malignant sarcomas of the heart and great vessels</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: National Cancer Drugs Fund List Ver 6.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 2: Confirmation of previously notified drugs and indications delisted on 4 November 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug</p></td><td><p>Indication removed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albumin bound Paclitaxel</p></td><td><p>First line treatment of advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in combination with Gemcitabine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bendamustine</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd </sup>or subsequent line treatment of chronic lymphatic leukaemia for patients whom fludarabine combination therapy is not a therapeutic option</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bendamustine</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd </sup>and subsequent line of treatment of mantle cell lymphoma in patients who have not received previous Bendamustine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevacizumab</p></td><td><p>Treatment of patients with triple negative metastatic breast cancer and/or prior Taxane therapy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevacizumab</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd </sup>or 3<sup>rd </sup>line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer in combination with standard chemotherapy in patients who have not previously received Bevacizumab</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosutinib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of chronic phase CML refractory to Nilotinib or Dasatinib</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosutinib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of accelerated phase CML refractory to Nilotinib or Dasatinib</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosutinib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of accelerated phase CML where there is significant intolerance to Dasatinib and Nilotinib.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cetuximab</p></td><td><p>3<sup>rd </sup>and subsequent line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer as a single agent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cetuximab</p></td><td><p>3rd and subsequent line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer as a single agent in patients not treated to progression under NICE TA176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dasatinib</p></td><td><p>Treatment of adults with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) with resistance or intolerance to prior therapy including Imatinib</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Everolimus</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd </sup>or 3<sup>rd </sup>line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma where disease has progressed on or after treatment with VEGF-targeted therapy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lenalidomide</p></td><td><p>2<sup>nd </sup>line treatment of multiple myeloma in patients who have contraindications to the use of Bortezomib</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panitumumab</p></td><td><p>3rd and subsequent line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer as a single agent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panitumumab</p></td><td><p>3rd and subsequent line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer as a single agent in patients not treated to progression under NICE TA176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin</p></td><td><p>2nd line treatment of Fibromatosis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peptide Receptor Radionucleotide Therapy (Lutetium177 Octreotate or Yttrium90 Octreotide/Octreotate)</p></td><td><p>Treatment of advanced neuro-endocrine tumours i.e. for pNETS after Sunitinib/chemotherapy, for mid-gut carcinoid, after octreotide/somatostatin therapies.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pomalidomide</p></td><td><p>Treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma in patients who have received at least 2 prior treatment regimens, including both lenalidomide and bortezomib, and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: National Cancer Drugs Fund List Ver 6.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>NHS England publishes information on the number of patient applications for particular drugs/indications contained on the national CDF list on a quarterly basis. This information also includes the number of applications approved through the individual CDF request process. The latest information isattached as it is too long to be included in this answer. It is also available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/</a> and a copy of this is also attached.</p><br /><p>The Government is committed to the CDF and is working with NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the future arrangements for the Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name ID3780736_HL3340 Library Depost CDF List.pdf title Cancer Drugs Fund List 2 file name CDF reporting template (1).xlsx title CDF Reporting template 3 file name HL3340 Library Depost patient numbers.docx title Patient Numbers question first answered 19/11/2015 14:54:51 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

426402

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Act 2014
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will amend the gov.uk website to reflect the changes made by the Immigration Act 2014 to the British Nationality Act 1981; and whether they will also cause legislation.gov.uk to be updated accordingly.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL3341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Section 65 of the Immigration Act 2014 was commenced on 6 April 2015 and inserted new registration provisions into the British Nationality Act 1981 for persons born before 1 July 2006 to British fathers. Information about this is published on the Gov.UK website at: https://www.gov.uk/register-british-citizen/born-before-2006-british-father.</p><p>The National Archives is bringing all the primary legislation on legislation.gov.uk up to date. The British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is up to date to the end of 2009. A further 50 subsequent amendments affecting this Act have been identified. A fully revised version, including the effects by the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), will be published and available by the end of 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2015 16:57:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

426403

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Small Businesses: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what specific steps they are taking to help SMEs to move online.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>As part of our wider support for small businesses, Government has provided funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships to extend the reach of their digital support for small firms. We are also increasing the number of Digital Trade Advisors working around the country to help small businesses expand into new overseas markets.</p><br /><p>Government supports the extensive range of private sector-led activity to help small businesses improve their digital skills. We particularly welcome the work that Go ON UK does to encourage and join up this activity.</p><br /><p>In addition to this, Government’s Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme allowed businesses to apply for grants of up to £3,000 to help them move to a faster digital market and connect to superfast broadband. The initiative has now allocated all of the £40m available funding since April 2015, with more than 55,000 small businesses across the UK taking up the offer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/11/2015 11:59:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

426404

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Emergency Travel Documents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK emergency travel documents were issued to overseas applicants in each month since January 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides the total number of UK Emergency Travel Documents issued to overseas applicants from January 2013 to October 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>MONTH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JANUARY</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>2,036</p></td><td><p>1,687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FEBRUARY</p></td><td><p>1,735</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MARCH</p></td><td><p>2,078</p></td><td><p>2,638</p></td><td><p>2,138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>APRIL</p></td><td><p>2,417</p></td><td><p>3,961</p></td><td><p>2,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAY</p></td><td><p>2,557</p></td><td><p>3,947</p></td><td><p>2,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JUNE</p></td><td><p>2,885</p></td><td><p>5,238</p></td><td><p>3,208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JULY</p></td><td><p>3,654</p></td><td><p>5,351</p></td><td><p>3,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AUGUST</p></td><td><p>3,493</p></td><td><p>3,970</p></td><td><p>3,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEPTEMBER</p></td><td><p>2,808</p></td><td><p>3,346</p></td><td><p>3,207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OCTOBER</p></td><td><p>2,262</p></td><td><p>2,458</p></td><td><p>2,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NOVEMBER</p></td><td><p>1,842</p></td><td><p>1,766</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEMBER</p></td><td><p>2,451</p></td><td><p>2,429</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/11/2015 16:17:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

426405

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Credit Unions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent progress has been made in establishing a credit union for military personnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Philip Dunne), in the House of Commons on 2 November 2015 to Question 13242.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-23/13242/</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2015 12:18:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20151102_13242_Armed_Forces_Credit_Unions.docx title QnA extract on Armed Forces: Credit Unions
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

426406

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect organisations and businesses in the UK from cybercrime and large-scale cyber-attacks, and what steps they are taking particularly to assist SMEs with cybersecurity.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is investing £860m in a comprehensive National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) to protect the UK from cyber attacks, tackle cyber crime and make the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business online.</p><p>Ministers have been looking at the whole of the government's cyber security programme in the light of recent problems at Talk Talk and elsewhere and a further statement will be made next week as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 17/11/2015 15:01:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

426407

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
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 effectiveness of road safety awareness educational programmes in reducing accidents.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>Road safety education includes a range of interventions including educational courses and publicity campaigns.</p><br /><p>The Department funds the THINK! road safety publicity campaign. We evaluate the campaign to ensure it is effective, that we continually improve performance; and that we ultimately deliver value for money for the taxpayer.</p><br /><p>Prior to each campaign we set communication objectives and key performance indicators. We measure progress against these by running surveys with our target audience before and immediately after the campaign. We have seen positive shifts in key performance indicators for the majority of our campaigns. All of our recent campaign evaluation reports are published on gov.uk<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><br /><p>In the long run, positive changes in key performance indicators on campaigns such as speeding, drink driving and seatbelts have correlated with fewer drivers exceeding the speed limit, fewer accidents involving drink driving and higher seatbelt wearing rates; and ultimately to fewer road casualties.</p><br /><p>Publicity campaigns are part of the solution to reduce road casualties and work best when used alongside enforcement and engineering interventions. Due to the multiple factors affecting casualties (weather, road conditions, traffic levels, the economy etc.) it is difficult to demonstrate a causal relationship with a specific intervention. However, in 2012 the department commissioned an independent agency to evaluate the impact drink drive campaigns have had on casualties. They used econometric modelling to estimate that over a 30 year period, drink drive communication campaigns have saved almost 2,000 lives and prevented over 10,000 serious injuries<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><br /><p>In 2013, the Transport Research Laboratory published<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup> a review and synthesis of evidence on the effectiveness of pre-driver education and training for those under 17 years of age which was undertaken for the Coalition Government. The findings showed that very few interventions had been robustly evaluated and that the evidence base around pre-driver interventions was weak. The Government recently commissioned an evidence base review, to build on existing work, to help us to understand the effectiveness of a range of pre- and post-test behavioural and technological interventions for young drivers. The Government is currently also funding an evaluation of the effectiveness of speed awareness courses.</p><br /><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/think-communication-activity</p><p><sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drink-drive-30-years-of-communication</p><p><sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/249282/novice-driver-research-findings.pdf</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/11/2015 12:47:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

426408

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Negative Equity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help home owners in negative equity.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>If homeowners are in negative equity, or worried about meeting payments in the future, it is vital to make early contact with their lender.</p><br /><p>There are a number of organisations available that provide free, impartial advice on money and debt management, including the Money Advice Service, which Government has set up to promote understanding of Financial Systems.</p><br /><p>The Government is working to mitigate the impact of Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) activity on those in negative equity and following consultation government released a response document on the 29<sup>th</sup> October, which is available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 18/11/2015 16:39:50 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

426409

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many additional modern foreign language teachers they estimate will be needed in order to achieve the target of 90 per cent of mainstream pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate by 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL3348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The proposals in the English Baccalaureate consultation launched on 3 November imply an increase in the numbers of teachers of languages needed. The EBacc-related increase is over and above the additional teachers needed to keep up with the rise in the secondary school pupil population.</p><br /><p>We will forecast the demand for additional Modern Foreign Language teachers following the conclusion of the consultation. This will give us a better understanding of how schools plan to respond to the resulting workforce requirements from 2017/18.</p><br /><p>The Department does this, in part, by adding policy assumptions into the Teacher Supply Model (TSM), which informs the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) targets each year.</p><br /><p>More details as to how the policy assumption process is managed within the TSM itself, along with some previous examples, can be found in both the 2016/17 TSM and the accompanying user guide.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/11/2015 11:56:15 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

426410

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to reverse the shortfall of 21 per cent in the number of modern foreign language teachers, as calculated by the Department for Education's initial teacher training census for 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL3349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>To support recruitment to languages Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in 2016/17, we have increased the bursary rates for postgraduate languages trainees on fee-based courses. Trainees with 2:1 degree classification will now receive £25,000 (up from £20,000 in 2015/16 in 2015/16) and those with a 2:2 will receive £20,000 (up from £15,000 in 2015/16).</p><br /><p>We offer potential languages trainees a range of support. The Premier Plus programme is available to candidates wanting to teach languages. This service includes support from a dedicated advisor; access to exclusive events; and regular communications with important news and application hints and tips. Languages candidates are also eligible for the funded School Experience Programme, helping them gain classroom experience to assist with their ITT application. Before they begin their training, languages applicants may benefit from funded Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses, through which they can improve either their first or their second additional language. Bursary support is also available for applicants undertaking an SKE course.</p><br /><p>Furthermore, we want to attract qualified languages teachers who wish to return to the profession. We have recently launched a new pilot programme designed to help schools to attract and support returning teachers; this includes funding for returning language teachers. We will be undertaking a national marketing campaign to support this initiative.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/11/2015 11:55:03 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins