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433627

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date	02/12/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 Freud on 1 December (HL3877), whether they plan to compile data relevant to the assessment of whether Work Capability Assessment tests are connected to the incidence of suicide or mental health problems in disability benefit claimants, and to make that data publicly available; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the relevant information required and we have no plans to collect such information.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 16/12/2015 13:33:27 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

433628

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Lincoln
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 November (HL3318), in the light of the fact that the franchise to Virgin Stagecoach for the East Coast Main Line specified five additional services between Lincoln and London each day, whether there are any immediate steps that can be taken, either directly or via Newark North Gate, to improve the present service.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The additional Lincoln services have been contracted by the Department to run from May 2019, because at that time the new IEP rolling stock and infrastructure enhancements (subject to the ORR granting the necessary rights) will enable Virgin Trains East Coast to operate these additional services.</p><br /><p>However, Franchise Agreements state the minimum service provision of the train operator, and if the train operator believes that the demand exists for more services than are stipulated and they have the rolling stock, staff availability and they can obtain the required track access rights, there is nothing to stop them from running more services.</p><p>The Government believes that Train Operators are better placed to respond to the changing demands of their customers in the creation of train services.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2015 14:12:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

433630

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Police Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in 2015 towards ensuring that people with mental health issues are not detained in police cells because no hospital bed is available for them.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL4140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>According to data from the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the number of people detained in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 fell by 34% in England between 2013-14 and 2014-15. This corresponds to an increase in the use of hospital-based places of safety of 14%, according to the Health &amp; Social Care Information Centre. The figure amounts to a 54% reduction in the use of police custody since 2011-12, surpassing the ambition of a 50% reduction set out in the Government’s Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, which was published in February 2014 and is attached. Existing guidance in the Concordat and the Mental Health Act Code of Practice makes it clear that police custody should only be used as a place of safety in exceptional circumstances.</p><p>The Concordat – signed by over 25 national organisations – has led to the establishment of 96 local groups covering the entirety of England, consisting of health, policing and local authority partners who have pledged to work together to improve mental health crisis care and set out detailed, publicly available plans, including to reduce the use of police custody for those detained under the Act.</p><p>However, although significant progress has been made, the Government has signalled its intention to go further by amending legislation through the forthcoming Police and Criminal Justice Bill, so that, among other measures, police custody can never be used as a place of safety for under-18s and so custody can only be used for adults in the most exceptional circumstances.</p><p>Moreover, in May this year the Home Secretary announced that the Government would invest up to an additional £15 million in 2016-17 to reduce the use of police custody as a place of safety. Further announcements around this will be made shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/12/2015 15:50:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Mental_Health_Crisis_Care Concordat.pdf title Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

433635

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether a new HS3 fast line from Manchester and across the Pennines should pass through Leeds.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>In November 2015 the Government and Transport for the North jointly published a progress report on the Northern Transport Strategy, including our work to transform rail in the North. Our vision is an integrated network of rail services providing fast, frequent, comfortable and convenient connectivity between the main centres of the North.</p><br /><p>We have commissioned Network Rail and HS2 Ltd to identify options to meet, or move towards meeting this vision. This includes development of infrastructure options, including between Manchester and Leeds, as part of a wider network also encompassing Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle and Hull.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2015 14:03:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

433638

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Video on Demand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation took place with relevant stakeholders before the announcement that video-on-demand programme services would be regulated by Ofcom from 1 January 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>From 1 January 2016, Video on Demand (VOD) services will be regulated by Ofcom, following an internal review to ensure the regulation of broadcast is as effective and efficient as possible, for the benefit of customers, audiences, and the industry. Ofcom will act as the sole regulator for VOD services, rather than two separate bodies carrying out this work, creating operational efficiencies and allowing editorial content on VOD services to sit alongside Ofcom’s existing regulation of broadcasting.</p><p>Ofcom has communicated the outcome and reasons for its decision to stakeholders. More information can be found here :<a href="http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/" target="_blank">http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL4149 question first answered 16/12/2015 14:24:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

433639

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Video on Demand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the report of, or other documentation from, Ofcom's strategic review that led to the decision that Ofcom should regulate video-on-demand programme services from 1 January 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>From 1 January 2016, Video on Demand (VOD) services will be regulated by Ofcom, following an internal review to ensure the regulation of broadcast is as effective and efficient as possible, for the benefit of customers, audiences, and the industry. Ofcom will act as the sole regulator for VOD services, rather than two separate bodies carrying out this work, creating operational efficiencies and allowing editorial content on VOD services to sit alongside Ofcom’s existing regulation of broadcasting.</p><p>Ofcom has communicated the outcome and reasons for its decision to stakeholders. More information can be found here :<a href="http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/" target="_blank">http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/1520333/</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL4148 question first answered 16/12/2015 14:24:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

433640

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Broadcasting: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how a child is defined within the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>For the purposes of protecting children from viewing or listening to unsuitable material, section one of the Broadcasting Code defines children as those aged under fifteen years. For the purporses of safeguarding children involved in programmes, the Code protects all young people under the age of eighteen.</p> answering member printed Baroness Shields question first answered 15/12/2015 17:29:03 answering member 4325 label Biography information for Baroness Shields
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

433641

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Broadcasting: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how Ofcom is ensuring that persons under the age of 18 are protected from inappropriate content in television and radio services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Section One of the Broadcasting Code serves to protect children from unsuitable content in television and radio services. The rules in this section include specific provisions, and cover areas such as drugs, smoking, violence and dangerous behaviour, offensive language, sexual material and nudity. The rules also specifically protect children before the watershed on television at 9pm and at times when they are particularly likely to be listening to radio services. Ofcom enforces these rules robustly, and can impose statutory sanctions on any broadcaster that breaches them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Shields question first answered 15/12/2015 17:29:48 answering member 4325 label Biography information for Baroness Shields
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

433643

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
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 scientific evidence regarding the incidence of cancer in those living near nuclear reactors and large spikes in radioactive gaseous emissions during the refuelling of those reactors.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) are reviewing the scientific evidence of certain cancer incidences around specific nuclear sites based on the recommendations from the 4th and 11th COMARE reports. This report will review all recent evidence that has been published since the previous reports, as judged relevant by COMARE. COMARE is a Departmental expert advisory committee that provides independent advice to government on the health effects of natural and man-made radiation.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/12/2015 14:26:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

433649

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Pregnancy
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 July (HL1538), whether, in preparing that answer, they took into account that a component of tri-cresyl phosphate (TCP) used in some engine oils is tri-xylyl phosphate (TXP), which is currently listed as a Substance of Very High Concern under Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 and as a hazardous substance under Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 because of its classification as toxic for reproduction, and that both TCP and TXP are listed as being suspected of causing harm to the unborn child or fertility.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL4159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>Trixylyl phosphate (TXP) has been identified as reproductive hazard with effects on fertility based on the oral combined repeated dose and reproductive/developmental study submitted by the company Supresta Netherlands BV. The evidence in the study is derived from oral dosing of rats with various amounts of pure compound during time period of 33 to 48 days. Some effects to fertility were found in mid and high dose groups, however there was no evidence of the substance harming the development of the foetus.</p><br /><p>Based on the study, it is not plausible that the occupants of an aircraft would be exposed to sufficient quantities of TXP to have an impact on fertility.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2015 14:02:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar