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515883

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date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 March 2015 (HL5319) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 25 April (HL7391), how the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) has been substantially reduced as a result of changes introduced by the HFEA since the publication of the McCracken Report in accordance with recommendations 10 and 11 and in the light of paragraphs 4.40 and 4.44; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which the lack of reporting by the HFEA of any adverse incidents to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has mitigated the risks of OHSS.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that Ovarian HyperStimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is primarily a matter for clinical judgement and professional standards. The responsibility for reporting adverse reactions in accordance with the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 rests with clinics and the treating clinician. The number of serious adverse incidents of OHSS reported to the HFEA in each of the three years 2010-2012 was approximately 60. In 2013 it was 46, and in 2014 it was 42. Figures for 2015 will be published in September 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Where the HFEA is made aware of information relevant to the regulatory functions of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the information is shared between the two organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Recommendations 10 and 11 of the McCracken Report relate to a variety of issues not just OHSS. The HFEA has advised that its strategy for 2014–2017 fulfils these recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 10/05/2016 12:04:36 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

515884

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Prior of Brampton on 17 March (HL7118) and 25 April (HL7391), what assessment they have made of (1) the specific steps during the evolution of the peer-review process by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) over the last 10 years that allow specific members of the HFEA Licence Committee to overrule recommendations by the HFEA’s appointed peer reviewers; and (2) the relative impact on the licensing of proposed research over the last 10 years of (a) scrutiny by a team of inspectors, (b) scrutiny by an external, independent peer reviewer and (c) scrutiny by the HFEA’s Licence Committee; how participants in each of those levels of scrutiny have been (i) briefed regarding the impact of their recommendations and (ii) remunerated for their efforts; and how many research licence applications have ultimately been rejected following scrutiny over the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that its Licence Committee acts under delegated power from the Authority to make decisions on licences based on information put before it, which includes recommendations from peer reviewers. Given that they are the decision makers appointed by the HFEA in accordance with its statute, they are able to accept or reject information as appropriate. This therefore includes rejecting or accepting recommendations of peer reviewers. The Committee’s effectiveness is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Licence Committee is made up of authority members who are remunerated on an annual basis. The remuneration figures are publicly available in the HFEA’s annual reports. Peer reviewers receive a fee of £189.67 per review.</p><p> </p><p>Inspectors receive a yearly salary and are not remunerated per inspection, unless they are external inspectors who are used occasionally.</p><p> </p><p>The information regarding research licenses is only held in a readily accessible format from 2011 onwards and before this date can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Since March 2011 there have been no research applications rejected by the Licence Committee. The HFEA works closely with licence applicants to develop their applications and resolve any issues prior to being submitted to the Licence Committee.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/05/2016 15:35:53 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

515885

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their programme for the development of the Type 26 Frigate.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 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 11 April 2016 to Question 32497.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-03-24/32497/</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 10/05/2016 15:17:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20160411_32497_Type_26_Frigates.docx title QnA extract on Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

515886

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Shipbuilding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to maintain warship building capability in the UK and what are their preferred locations for doing so.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government has appointed Sir John Parker as the Independent Chair of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, which is intended to place UK shipbuilding on a sustainable long-term footing. Sir John Parker will consider a range of locations around the UK and report by the end of 2016.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 10/05/2016 15:18:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

515888

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	Acts: Publishing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what are the implications of the vote in the House of Commons on 20 April in favour of retaining vellum for the printing of record copies of public Acts of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL7954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The House Committee considered this matter at its meeting on 3 May. The Committee agreed that, in response to the letter from the Clerk of the House of Commons about the debate, I should write to the Chairman of the House of Commons Administration Committee in the following terms:</p><p>“I am writing further to the backbench debate on printing record copies of public Acts of Parliament on vellum. I have consulted the House of Lords House Committee in preparing this reply.</p><p>As you know, this House agreed in 1999 to move to printing Acts of Parliament on archival paper instead of vellum. We are persuaded that printing on archival paper is a more appropriate use of public funds, and that the case for continuing to print on vellum is not made.</p><p>If, in the light of the debate, the House of Commons wishes to arrange a contract for printing record copies of public Acts on vellum then the House of Lords Administration will gladly share experience of managing the legacy contract to assist you in making any such arrangements. I am sure you will appreciate that this House does not wish to contribute financially to any future printing on vellum. It is also important that we ensure the longevity of any public Acts, as the Clerk of the Parliaments must certify a record copy of them.</p><p>Perhaps at our next regular meeting it would be possible for us to discuss some of the points made in the debate. I am, as ever, grateful to you for all your help in this matter.”</p><p>I wrote accordingly on 4 May.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 10/05/2016 15:00:16 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

515890

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	Manufacturing Industries
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 recent data from Begbies Traynor showing that the number of British manufacturers that are struggling financially has risen by 20 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of this report. The UK has some of the best manufacturing in the world, and we are focussed on a competitive tax regime and supporting science and innovation to make the UK an even better place to do business. There are a number of global headwinds which are currently placing significant pressures on UK manufacturing, making it more important than ever that we stick to our long term economic plan for sustainable growth.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 15:00:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515891

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Wealth
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 claim by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that the proposal to stop collecting data on the wealthiest 1 per cent in the UK would lead to their wealth being underestimated.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government is not proposing to stop collecting data on the wealthiest 1 per cent in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs consulted on a proposal to cease producing statistics on personal wealth based on Inheritance Tax returns. The consultation suggested that the Office for National Statistics' estimates of personal wealth, based on the household Wealth and Assets Survey, give a better indication of the overall distribution of wealth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not yet published a formal response to the consultation, which has now closed.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 12/05/2016 10:19:29 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515892

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Water
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK, along with the other countries that have committed to the Sustainable Development Goals, delivers clean water for all by 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>In the UK Aid Strategy published in November 2015, we committed to help 60 million people get access to clean water and sanitation in support of goal 6 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.</p><p>We will achieve this target through projects managed by our Country Offices, the Department for International Development offices based in the UK and through our contributions to multilateral organisations such as the World Bank. We will continue to invest in country and regional programmes to improve water resources management, water efficiency and improve water quality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 11/05/2016 13:41:58 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515893

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	Overseas Trade: USA
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 recent claims by the President of the United States that the UK leaving the EU could cause severe consequences to UK and US trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government has assessed that the total volume of UK trade with the world would be between 9% and 24% lower after 15 years if the UK left the EU.</p><p>If the UK withdrew from the EU we would no longer benefit from the trade agreement the EU is negotiating with the US. Negotiating a replacement agreement would take years as the US would almost certainly want to conclude its negotiations with the EU first before deciding whether to enter into separate negotiations with the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 09/05/2016 14:21:46 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515894

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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	Small Businesses: Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to promote Bristol as a location for small businesses with an eco-agenda.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Supporting our cities to grow is a key part of the Government’s long-term economic plan. As such Government departments are working together to support UK businesses by creating an effective business environment that allows them to flourish.</p><p>An example of this work can be seen in the Bristol City Deal. As part of this deal the Government agreed to provide over £2m towards creating Invest in Bristol and Bath, a dedicated service established to attract investment to the region. In its first year of operation, Invest in Bristol and Bath helped 30 new companies locate or expand in the West of England area. This has the potential to deliver more than 530 new jobs by 2017.</p><p>Building on the Bristol City Deal, the recently announced West of England Devolution Agreement sets out further ways in which Government will work with the planned West of England Combined Authority to support business growth across the city-region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/05/2016 14:22:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick