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448816

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	World Health Organization: Treaties
	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 Prior of Brampton on 8 December 2015 (HL3862), what legal basis the World Health Organization's treaties have in English law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL5596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Where the United Kingdom is party to a treaty which is in force, the United Kingdom government must comply, as a matter of international law, with its obligations under the treaty in good faith. This is required by the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.</p><p> </p><p>Where a particular obligation under a treaty has not been implemented in domestic legislation it does not directly form part of English law and the English courts do not have jurisdiction to apply it. However, there is also a strong presumption in the common law that all domestic legislation will, where possible, be interpreted so as to ensure that the United Kingdom is acting compatibly with its treaty obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 10/02/2016 15:07:00 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

448817

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Smoking
	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 Prior of Brampton on 8 December 2015 (HL3861), what assessment they have made of why, when the UK ranks number one in tobacco control activity of 34 European countries, nine other European countries have lower levels of smoking prevalence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL5597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Countries use different ways to assess smoking prevalence within their population and there is variation as to whether they include daily, weekly, or occasional smokers within the figures. It is therefore not always possible to compare smoking prevalence rates directly between countries. In contrast, Joossens and Raws’s Tobacco Control Scale in Europe, which ranks the United Kingdom as number one in tobacco control activity of 34 European countries, uses a set criteria to assess the implementation of tobacco control policies across European countries, enabling a direct comparison to be made between the countries of tobacco control measures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 14:37:20 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

448815

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	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 Prior of Brampton on 3 December 2015 (HL3859), which tobacco measures introduced in the last 10 years they have reviewed in respect of their effectiveness; what have been the results of those reviews; and whether they will place those measures and their reviews in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
	uin	HL5595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of tobacco control measures on an ongoing basis as it develops policy and considers new measures.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2013, the Department published <em>An Audit of the impact of the Department of Health’s Regulations upon business</em>. A copy of the report is attached. The Audit report covered all regulations for which the Department has responsibility believed to have a potential cost to business, including those relating to tobacco control.</p><p> </p><p>Costs and benefits were estimated where possible using standard government methodology and the impacts to society were estimated based on economic costs and benefits. As advised in the report, there is a robust cost-benefit case for the tobacco control regulations considered and experience shows that initiatives to reduce smoking prevalence work best in combination, with cumulative effects over time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 10/02/2016 15:09:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL5595-LordPalmer-attachment.pdf title Audit of the impact of DH regulations
	tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

448790

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Misrepresentation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the impact of payment protection insurance payments made since 2010 on UK gross domestic product.
	tabling member printed	Lord Darling of Roulanish
	uin	HL5570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The most recent figures available from the FCA show that a total of £393.8m was paid in November 2015 to customers who complained about the way they were sold PPI. This takes the amount paid out since January 2011 to £22.2bn.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent analysis of the impact on GDP is the Office for Budget Responsibility’s 2012 Economic and Fiscal Outlook report, which stated that its economic growth forecast of 0.8% over 2 years would be mainly due to the impact of PPI fee repayments.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL5569 question first answered 09/02/2016 16:01:01 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	596 label Biography information for Lord Darling of Roulanish

448848

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many people are employed by the House of Lords on zero-hours contracts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The House of Lords does not employ any staff on zero-hours contracts on an exclusive basis. It employs 21 staff on zero-hours contracts in the Catering and Retail Services department, primarily for banqueting events. These are roles where staffing demands vary significantly week to week and are often unpredictable. The House also employs 23 freelance Hansard reporters.</p><p>Zero-hours staff employed by the House of Lords are free to turn down shifts offered by the House. They have equivalent employment rights to full-time staff including pension and holiday pay entitlements, which are better than those of most agency staff. All staff in the House of Lords, including those on these contracts, are paid at least the London Living Wage.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 11/02/2016 17:59:32 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

448845

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Employment Agencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many agency staff are employed by the House of Lords; and whether those staff are paid the London Living Wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The House currently employs approximately 34 agency staff in each sitting week. The majority of these staff are deployed in Catering and Retail Services.</p><p>The House of Lords is accredited by Citizens UK (CUK) as a London Living Wage Employer. The terms of its accreditation licence require that contractors and sub-contractors with dedicated staff who are based on parliamentary premises are paying those staff at least the London Living Wage.</p><p>In accordance with the terms of the accreditation licence, all agency staff are paid at least the London Living Wage rate from day 1 of week 9 if they are working on parliamentary premises and employed for at least two hours of work in a week, for 8 consecutive weeks in a year.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 11/02/2016 17:59:00 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

448786

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Artificial Insemination
	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 Prior of Brampton on 27 January (HL5040), what assessment they and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) have made of the case for all women and their children receiving equal protections; and what recommendations the HFEA has made to the Department of Health on that issue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embyrology Authority has not made an assessment of the case for women who obtain sperm in a private arrangement (and any resulting children) to have the same protections as women who obtain sperm through a licensed clinic, for the reasons set out in the response to the Noble Lord on 27 January (HL5040).</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 14:36:32 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

448835

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 11 January (HL4782) whether they have any plans to cap or curtail the Chilcot Inquiry’s expenses or costs before it reports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL5615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 11/02/2016 17:53:29 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

448782

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	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	National Gallery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the announcement of the sale of Corbis, Corbis Motion and Veer, what assessment they have made of how the interests of the UK and of the National Gallery, whose picture bank was put into data files and a database by Corbis, have been protected.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	uin	HL5562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The National Gallery operates at Arm’s length from DCMS, and as such has responsibility for its own mage licensing arrangements. The arrangements between the National Gallery and Corbis in relation to the licensing of National Gallery images came to an end on 31 August 2008. When the arrangements terminated all National Gallery images were returned to the Gallery. As a result, the sale of Corbis, Corbis Motion and Veer, has no implications for the National Gallery. Ownership of the National Gallery database of images rests with, and has always rested with, the Gallery itself.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/02/2016 13:56:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

448777

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	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	Living Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have labelled the national minimum wage of £7.20 an hour as "the national living wage" when it falls below the UK Living Wage and London Living Wage set by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Living Wage will come into force on 1 April 2016. We estimate that a full-time National Minimum Wage worker will earn over £4,400 more by 2020 from the National Living Wage in cash terms.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to improving living standards, particularly for the low paid. Guided by a proportion of median earnings which leading experts recommend, the National Living Wage recognizes the balance needed of an affordable rate for businesses with achieving a significant increase in minimum pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Low Pay Commission will continue to make recommendations on the appropriate rate for the National Living Wage going forward, to make sure that wages rise to reward workers while considering the impact on the economy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/02/2016 12:54:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham