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823980

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date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Cyprus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider reinstating touchdown-only flights from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL4729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK requests that additional security measures are applied to all flights from Turkey to the UK, including to transit flights from the northern part of Cyprus. We continue to consider that this is a proportionate security measure to ensure the safety and security of the travelling public.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 24/01/2018 13:17:29 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

823983

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Burma: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in securing full access to the Burmese districts of Rathedaung and southern Maungdaw to enable the UN fact-finding mission to assess reports from the Burma Human Rights Network of significant and lethal human rights violations.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council resolution of March 2017 that established the Fact-Finding Mission. We regret that the Burmese authorities have so far refused to grant the Mission access to Burma. We are maintaining international pressure, including through the UN Human Rights Council and UN General Assembly resolutions we co-sponsored in December 2017.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly lobbied the Burmese authorities to cooperate with the Fact-Finding Mission. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific pressed the Minister for the Office of State Counsellor on this in their meeting of 21 November in Burma.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 17:07:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

823985

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they commissioned impact assessments of the failure of Carillion; and if so, at what stage.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL4734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Our priority is to keep public services running. We have extensive contingency plans and are working hard to minimise any disruption.</p><p>We have worked closely across government with all affected departments and stakeholders to develop robust contingency plans that enable us to maintain the continuity and mitigate impacts to public services where possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/01/2018 16:09:49 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

823987

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they most recently agreed a contract with Carillion; what contracts have been agreed in the last 12 months; and what are the details of those contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p>We also routinely stress-test contracts to ensure that if one party within a contract fails to deliver, the other parties involved will step in to complete the work. As with all contracts, our priority is to have best value and outcome for taxpayers’ money.</p><p>We have worked closely across government with all affected departments and stakeholders to develop robust contingency plans that enable us to maintain the continuity and mitigate impacts to public services where possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 25/01/2018 11:34:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

823989

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to respond to the global scientific information contained in the television programme Blue Planet II by initiating immediate and effective global action to safeguard the wildlife and habitats of the world's oceans.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL4737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Our 25 Year Environment Plan, launched last week, demonstrates our continued commitment to protect the oceans to ensure the UK continues to be a global leader in protecting seas, oceans and marine life through a variety of measures. We now have nearly 300 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in UK waters and by 2020 we will deliver a network of MPAs that will cover 25% of the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone. We are also on track to protect 4 million square kilometres of ocean across the UK’s Overseas Territories by 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Later this year we will have completed a major assessment of how far our seas have moved towards good environmental status since 2012, and intend to consult on the findings later in the year. The UK has also been working with the 15 Contracting Parties of the OSPAR Convention to produce a major assessment of the status of the North East Atlantic Ocean, the results of which were published last year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also leading the way in tackling the plastic waste devastating our marine environment – our 5p plastic bag charge has taken nine billion bags out of circulation and we have introduced one of the world’s toughest bans on harmful microbeads. We are also investigating whether we should introduce a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and other single use drinks containers, and will shortly launch a call for evidence seeking views on how the tax system or charges could reduce the amount of single use waste. In addition, we have asked one of our specialist committees to review evidence on the use of microplastics in a range of products, and their chances of reaching the seas – and we are commissioning further research to better understand their impact on the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will be playing an active role in securing a new international agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/01/2018 17:41:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

823990

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 January (HL4538), whether they will now answer the specific questions asked, namely (1) whether they have made any assessment of the finding of the report by Quilliam, Group Based Child Sexual Exploitation – Dissecting Grooming Gangs, published in December 2017, that 84 per cent of child sexual exploitation offenders who operate in gangs or groups are Asian, most of whom are men “of Pakistani (Muslim) origin”, (2) what is their estimate of that percentage, and (3) if different, on what statistics and records they have based their estimate; and if they will not answer those questions, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Improving our understanding of the scale and nature of all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse, including that involving gangs and groups, as highlighted by the Quilliam Foundation, is a priority for this Government. As referred to in the previous answer we have invested a significant amount of funding in a new independent Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse which is drawing on government, academic, law enforcement and civil society sources of information to assess the scale and nature of CSEA.</p><p>With enhanced understanding of the nature and demographics of offending, we will further improve our response. We have not assessed the Quilliam report assessment. We will ensure that the work of the Centre of Expertise, bringing in other partners, considers the wide range of information available, including the Quilliam report.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/01/2018 16:06:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

823995

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prescriptions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which medicines and foods that are readily available over the counter, or in shops, can be prescribed by GPs, and whether they intend to ban all such prescriptions.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Some medicines and foods which are available to buy over the counter can be made available on prescription where they have a role in managing a patient’s clinical condition. A general practitioner is able to prescribe any product on the National Health Service they consider necessary for the treatment of their patient unless it is listed in Schedule 1 to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004. However, the Department encourages prescribing in line with clinical and cost effective guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE provides national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.</p><p>The Department has no plans to ban the prescribing of all over the counter medicines and medical foods on prescription.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 24/01/2018 15:59:17 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

823997

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Fees and Charges
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 O'Shaughnessy on 20 December 2017 (HL3994), what was the total number of fines issued for incorrectly claiming an exemption on NHS dental fees in the first six months of the financial year 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL4744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority reports that a total of 217,539 fines were issued to patients on the grounds of incorrectly claiming an exemption from NHS Dental Patient Charges in the first six months of the financial year 2017–18.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 25/01/2018 16:06:54 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

823998

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of (1) primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and (2) teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children aged 0–17.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL4745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children aged 0–17.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Course of Treatment</p></td><td><p>Teeth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>513,646</p></td><td><p>909,745</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>514,576</p></td><td><p>917,346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>524,163</p></td><td><p>946,142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>539,908</p></td><td><p>976,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>533,694</p></td><td><p>963,514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>540,626</p></td><td><p>964,856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>540,689</p></td><td><p>964,841</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for adults aged 18 and over.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Course of Treatment</p></td><td><p>Teeth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2,147,135</p></td><td><p>3,120,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,156,023</p></td><td><p>3,125,999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2,185,518</p></td><td><p>3,150,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,226,054</p></td><td><p>3,217,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,214,974</p></td><td><p>3,194,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,190,245</p></td><td><p>3,164,881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,125,120</p></td><td><p>3,061,914</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Digital</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL4746 question first answered 24/01/2018 15:56:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

823999

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of (1) primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and (2) teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for adults aged 18 and over.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL4746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children aged 0–17.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Course of Treatment</p></td><td><p>Teeth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>513,646</p></td><td><p>909,745</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>514,576</p></td><td><p>917,346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>524,163</p></td><td><p>946,142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>539,908</p></td><td><p>976,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>533,694</p></td><td><p>963,514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>540,626</p></td><td><p>964,856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>540,689</p></td><td><p>964,841</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for adults aged 18 and over.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Course of Treatment</p></td><td><p>Teeth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2,147,135</p></td><td><p>3,120,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,156,023</p></td><td><p>3,125,999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2,185,518</p></td><td><p>3,150,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,226,054</p></td><td><p>3,217,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,214,974</p></td><td><p>3,194,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,190,245</p></td><td><p>3,164,881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,125,120</p></td><td><p>3,061,914</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Digital</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL4745 question first answered 24/01/2018 15:56:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn