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450618

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date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Custody: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent children being detained in police cells overnight because no suitable local authority accommodation is available.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL5919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that young people are protected and treated appropriately while in police custody. This is why in January last year, the Home Secretary commissioned a multi-agency Working Group on Section 38(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which concerns the transfer of children from police custody to local authority care when charged and denied bail. The purpose of the group is to better understand the problems with the operation of the law and to develop solutions to enable forces and local authorities to meet their respective statutory responsibilities. The group is currently finalising a package of measures and will present these to the Home Secretary once the work is complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/02/2016 15:07:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

450619

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Languages: Higher Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to encourage the Higher Education Funding Council for England to continue supporting language study, in particular by maintaining the Year Abroad subsidy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL5920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government will be writing to the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) shortly setting out its funding for the coming year. The HEFCE Board will make decisions on funding for universities and colleges in light of the Government’s letter. The Government continues to recognise the importance of language study and the value of studying abroad. Approximately 220,000 students have benefitted from the Erasmus Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 29/02/2016 13:10:56 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

450626

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	France: Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with the government of France about refugees and migrants near Calais and Dunkirk; whether those discussions include the provision of better information for camp dwellers and better coordination of volunteers and relief supplies; and when they will report to Parliament about those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is in regular discussion with French counterparts at ministerial and official level on all aspects of the migrant situation in Northern France.</p><p>In line with the UK-France Joint Declaration signed in August 2015, both countries carry out joint communications visits to the camps in Calais and Dunkirk to inform migrants about their rights and responsibilities.</p><p>The coordination of volunteers, charities and NGOs in France is the responsibility of the French authorities. However, the UK has issued advice for UK residents who want to help or donate to support migrants in Calais. The advice, offered directly on the FCO travel advice website (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france) is to give to registered and experienced humanitarian charities who are best placed to distribute donations in an organised manner.</p><p>Ministers regularly update Parliament on all aspects of the situation in Northern France.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2016 12:38:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

450629

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what special education programmes are being provided for those Iraqis and Syrians who have reached the UK since 2012, broken down into those for (1) children, (2) young people, and (3) adults.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection have access to free state schooling. Those granted refugee status have immediate access to student support for higher education courses.</p><p>Local authorities in England are responsible for providing additional educational support, such as English language training.</p><p>Where schools need to provide additional support for English as an Additional Language (EAL) pupils the funding arrangements enable local authorities to allocate a proportion of their funding to schools on the basis of the number of pupils in each school who have EAL and who have been in the school system for a maximum of three years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/02/2016 16:42:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

450634

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Game: Lead
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 finding of the Lead Advisory Group, reported by the Chairman in his letter of 3 June 2015 to the Secretary of State, that 10,000 children are growing up in households where "they could regularly be eating sufficient game shot with lead ammunition to cause them neurodevelopmental harm and other health impairments".
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency has identified that lead shot game is unlikely to be a significant source of exposure for the majority of consumers but recognises that it may be a significant additional contribution for frequent consumers and vulnerable groups. The FSA has advised that those consuming high levels of such game should reduce their intake, especially vulnerable consumers such as children and pregnant women. The FSA is considering what further action is required to raise awareness of their advice, particularly with vulnerable groups such as parents and carers of young children.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/02/2016 16:48:16 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450635

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Game: Lead
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recommendations they have made about what is a safe level of consumption of lead-shot game for children.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has identified the particular risk to children who frequently consume lead shot game. The FSA has advised since 2012 that those consuming high levels of such game should reduce their intake, and that this is especially important for vulnerable consumers such as children and pregnant women.</p><p> </p><p>This advice was widely reported in the media and on special interest group websites when it was published. The FSA reissued this advice last year. This advice is part of wider food safety advice on NHS Choices. The FSA is considering what further action is required to raise awareness of their advice, particularly with vulnerable groups such as parents and carers of young children.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 15:01:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450636

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Lead: Ammunition
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 levels of compliance with the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999, as amended, and the effectiveness of those Regulations in reducing lead poisoning of waterbirds.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>Through the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999, the use of lead shot ammunition is restricted to protect waterfowl from lead poisoning. Its use is banned on all foreshores, certain Sites of Special Scientific Interest and for the shooting of all ducks and geese, coot and moorhen. The supply of lead weights for fishing is also prohibited. One recent piece of research suggests compliance with the Regulations is relatively low with around 70% of wild duck carcasses bought from game dealers in England having been shot with lead ammunition. We will continue to look at how the Lead Shot Regulations can be better implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5938 question first answered 16/02/2016 14:18:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450637

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Lead: Ammunition
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 there is a widespread risk of lead poisoning in migratory waterbirds resulting from the use of lead ammunition, for the purpose of interpreting the Guidelines to Resolution 11.15, <i>Preventing Poisoning of Migratory Birds</i>, agreed at the Eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>Through the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999, the use of lead shot ammunition is restricted to protect waterfowl from lead poisoning. Its use is banned on all foreshores, certain Sites of Special Scientific Interest and for the shooting of all ducks and geese, coot and moorhen. The supply of lead weights for fishing is also prohibited. One recent piece of research suggests compliance with the Regulations is relatively low with around 70% of wild duck carcasses bought from game dealers in England having been shot with lead ammunition. We will continue to look at how the Lead Shot Regulations can be better implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5937 question first answered 16/02/2016 14:18:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450638

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Records
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 3 February (HL4852), whether they aim to release the official records from 1987 relating to the ban on the publication of <i>Spycatcher</i> that year; and if not, when they expect those records will be released to the National Archives under the 20-year rule.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL5939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>As set out in my answer to the noble Lord on 3 February, the Cabinet Office is actively reviewing its remaining 1987 and 1988 files and is seeking to complete this work as quickly as possible. It would be premature to comment about what will be released until this work is complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/02/2016 12:24:34 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

450639

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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 what assessment they have made of whether the new revised list of treatments available via the Cancer Drugs Fund will ensure increased access for patients to effective treatment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL5940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is reprioritised on a regular basis so that the resources available are focussed on the drugs providing the greatest benefit to patients. All decisions on drugs to be maintained in the CDF are based on the best available evidence, the cost of the treatment and the advice of clinicians.</p><p>The Government remains committed to the CDF and in 2015/16 £340 million has been invested in the Fund. NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are currently consulting on draft proposals on the future direction of the CDF. The consultation is open until 11 February 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 12:55:36 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton