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968762

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date	05/09/2018
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	Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the use of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL10046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>Sexual health services are commissioned at a local level to meet the needs of the local population. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including “advice on, and reasonable access to, a broad range of contraceptive substances and appliances”. In addition, NHS England commissions contraception provided as an additional service under the general practitioner contract. Prescriptions of long acting reversible contraception (LARC) in sexual and reproductive health services increased by 25% between 2012/13 and 2016/17 from 272,000 to 342,000. However, in primary care prescriptions of LARC decreased from 1.3 million to 1.2 million. Departmental officials are working with Public Health England to take forward actions on reproductive health following publication of their consensus statement and will consider ways to promote access to the full range of contraception through this work.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL10047 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:02:14 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

968763

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Public Health England’s document, A consensus statement: reproductive health is a public issue, published on 26 June, what steps they are taking to improve universal access to the full range of contraception choices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL10047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>Sexual health services are commissioned at a local level to meet the needs of the local population. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including “advice on, and reasonable access to, a broad range of contraceptive substances and appliances”. In addition, NHS England commissions contraception provided as an additional service under the general practitioner contract. Prescriptions of long acting reversible contraception (LARC) in sexual and reproductive health services increased by 25% between 2012/13 and 2016/17 from 272,000 to 342,000. However, in primary care prescriptions of LARC decreased from 1.3 million to 1.2 million. Departmental officials are working with Public Health England to take forward actions on reproductive health following publication of their consensus statement and will consider ways to promote access to the full range of contraception through this work.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL10046 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:02:14 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

968764

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of Public Health England’s document, A consensus statement: reproductive health is a public issue, published on 26 June, what steps they are taking to ensure that reproductive health decision-making is directly informed by women’s voices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL10048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has created a user reference group made up of women from the community who have experienced severe reproductive health issues in order to ensure actions in the action plan reflect service users’ needs. The action plan is due to be published in March 2019.</p><p>PHE has asked women in the user reference group help determine how issues outlined in <em>A consensus statement: reproductive health is a public issue</em>, published on 26 June could be addressed. Solutions suggested by women were then presented to PHE’s task and finish group made up of experts from across the sector including the Department, NHS England, the Local Government Association, the Association of Directors of Public Health, the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Midwives, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Brook and the Family Planning Association in order to help formulate actions for the action plan. PHE plans to continue this as an iterative process throughout the development, implementation and evaluation of the action plan.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/09/2018 15:01:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name A_consensus_statement_reproductive_health_is_a_public_health_issue.pdf title A_consensus_statement_reproductive_health_is_a_pub
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

968765

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Bangladesh: Demonstrations
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 security situation in Bangladesh following recent security forces' responses to the road safety protests in Dhaka.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL10049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>​I was deeply concerned by the violence we saw in Dhaka in response to road safety protests by students following the tragic deaths of two school age students on 29 July. In a statement on 7 August, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Alison Blake, together with other EU Heads of Mission, called on government to investigate incidents of unlawful or disproportionate violence or action against protestors and journalists and to hold perpetrators to account. Subsequently, Joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development Minister Alistair Burt expressed our concern regarding the response to the road safety protests with the Government of Bangladesh, during his visit to Bangladesh from 28-31 August. Bangladesh remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We raised freedom of expression as a key concern in Bangladesh during the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/09/2018 14:36:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

968766

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Bangladesh: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Bangladeshi authorities about the arrest of Shahidul Alam following comments he made about the road safety protests in Dhaka.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL10050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>​I was deeply concerned by the violence we saw in Dhaka in response to road safety protests by students following the tragic deaths of two school age students on 29 July, and the subsequent arrest of Mr. Shahidul Alam. In a statement on 7 August, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Alison Blake, together with other EU Heads of Mission, called on government to investigate incidents of unlawful or disproportionate violence or action against protestors and journalists and to hold perpetrators to account. Subsequently, Joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development Minister Alistair Burt expressed our concern regarding the response to the road safety protests, and raised Mr Alam's case, with the Government of Bangladesh, during his visit to Bangladesh from 28-31 August. Bangladesh remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We raised freedom of expression as a key concern in Bangladesh during the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/09/2018 14:35:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

968770

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many key stage 4 (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography teachers there were in state secondary schools in England for each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL10054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of teachers in state funded secondary schools for the requested subjects is shown in the attached table. The table shows that numbers of teachers for art and design, music, drama and design and technology decreased between 2010 and 2017. The number of teachers for history and geography increased between 2010 and 2017.</p><p>Information on subjects by teachers in state funded secondary schools is collected from a large sample of schools. This is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p>Driving recruitment and boosting retention of teachers is a key focus for this government.</p><p>To support the recruitment of music and history teachers, we offer tax-free bursaries of up to £9,000. Design and Technology (D&amp;T) teacher recruitment is supported through bursaries of up to £12,000. For geography we offer tax-free bursaries of £26,000 for trainees with a 2:2 or higher, or a prestigious scholarship worth £28,000 tax-free.</p><p>All trainees on tuition fee-funded training routes are able to apply for student finance, regardless of their subject and degree class. This includes a tuition fee loan so that trainees do not need to pay for training upfront and a maintenance loan to support living costs.</p><p>In March, the Secretary of State for Education announced a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers. The strategy will build upon the existing work already undertaken to support schools, including; introducing a period of stability; clarifying the roles of actors within the accountability system and providing evidence-based solutions to strip away the workload that does not benefit pupils. The strategy will cover a wide range of areas such as professional development, career progression, flexible working and entry routes into teaching.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL10055 HL10056 HL10057 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:40:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10054_HL10057_data_qualified_teachers by_subject.xls title HL10054_55_56_57_qualified_teachers_per_subject
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

968771

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual percentage change in the number of key stage 4 (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography teachers in state secondary schools in England for each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL10055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of teachers in state funded secondary schools for the requested subjects is shown in the attached table. The table shows that numbers of teachers for art and design, music, drama and design and technology decreased between 2010 and 2017. The number of teachers for history and geography increased between 2010 and 2017.</p><p>Information on subjects by teachers in state funded secondary schools is collected from a large sample of schools. This is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p>Driving recruitment and boosting retention of teachers is a key focus for this government.</p><p>To support the recruitment of music and history teachers, we offer tax-free bursaries of up to £9,000. Design and Technology (D&amp;T) teacher recruitment is supported through bursaries of up to £12,000. For geography we offer tax-free bursaries of £26,000 for trainees with a 2:2 or higher, or a prestigious scholarship worth £28,000 tax-free.</p><p>All trainees on tuition fee-funded training routes are able to apply for student finance, regardless of their subject and degree class. This includes a tuition fee loan so that trainees do not need to pay for training upfront and a maintenance loan to support living costs.</p><p>In March, the Secretary of State for Education announced a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers. The strategy will build upon the existing work already undertaken to support schools, including; introducing a period of stability; clarifying the roles of actors within the accountability system and providing evidence-based solutions to strip away the workload that does not benefit pupils. The strategy will cover a wide range of areas such as professional development, career progression, flexible working and entry routes into teaching.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL10054 HL10056 HL10057 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:40:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10054_HL10057_data_qualified_teachers by_subject.xls title HL10054_55_56_57_qualified_teachers_per_subject
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

968772

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many key stage 3 (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography teachers there were in state secondary schools in England for each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL10056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of teachers in state funded secondary schools for the requested subjects is shown in the attached table. The table shows that numbers of teachers for art and design, music, drama and design and technology decreased between 2010 and 2017. The number of teachers for history and geography increased between 2010 and 2017.</p><p>Information on subjects by teachers in state funded secondary schools is collected from a large sample of schools. This is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p>Driving recruitment and boosting retention of teachers is a key focus for this government.</p><p>To support the recruitment of music and history teachers, we offer tax-free bursaries of up to £9,000. Design and Technology (D&amp;T) teacher recruitment is supported through bursaries of up to £12,000. For geography we offer tax-free bursaries of £26,000 for trainees with a 2:2 or higher, or a prestigious scholarship worth £28,000 tax-free.</p><p>All trainees on tuition fee-funded training routes are able to apply for student finance, regardless of their subject and degree class. This includes a tuition fee loan so that trainees do not need to pay for training upfront and a maintenance loan to support living costs.</p><p>In March, the Secretary of State for Education announced a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers. The strategy will build upon the existing work already undertaken to support schools, including; introducing a period of stability; clarifying the roles of actors within the accountability system and providing evidence-based solutions to strip away the workload that does not benefit pupils. The strategy will cover a wide range of areas such as professional development, career progression, flexible working and entry routes into teaching.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL10054 HL10055 HL10057 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:40:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10054_HL10057_data_qualified_teachers by_subject.xls title HL10054_55_56_57_qualified_teachers_per_subject
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

968773

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual percentage change in the number of key stage 3 (1) art and design, (2) music, (3) drama, (4) design and technology, (5) history, and (6) geography teachers in state secondary schools in England for each year from 2010 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL10057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The number of teachers in state funded secondary schools for the requested subjects is shown in the attached table. The table shows that numbers of teachers for art and design, music, drama and design and technology decreased between 2010 and 2017. The number of teachers for history and geography increased between 2010 and 2017.</p><p>Information on subjects by teachers in state funded secondary schools is collected from a large sample of schools. This is then weighted and grossed to provide national totals. The percentage of schools returning this information each year has been provided for context.</p><p>Driving recruitment and boosting retention of teachers is a key focus for this government.</p><p>To support the recruitment of music and history teachers, we offer tax-free bursaries of up to £9,000. Design and Technology (D&amp;T) teacher recruitment is supported through bursaries of up to £12,000. For geography we offer tax-free bursaries of £26,000 for trainees with a 2:2 or higher, or a prestigious scholarship worth £28,000 tax-free.</p><p>All trainees on tuition fee-funded training routes are able to apply for student finance, regardless of their subject and degree class. This includes a tuition fee loan so that trainees do not need to pay for training upfront and a maintenance loan to support living costs.</p><p>In March, the Secretary of State for Education announced a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers. The strategy will build upon the existing work already undertaken to support schools, including; introducing a period of stability; clarifying the roles of actors within the accountability system and providing evidence-based solutions to strip away the workload that does not benefit pupils. The strategy will cover a wide range of areas such as professional development, career progression, flexible working and entry routes into teaching.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL10054 HL10055 HL10056 question first answered 19/09/2018 15:40:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL10054_HL10057_data_qualified_teachers by_subject.xls title HL10054_55_56_57_qualified_teachers_per_subject
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

968775

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
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 (1) costs or (2) savings to the NHS of restricting the availability of gluten-free foods on prescription.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL10059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The cost to the National Health Service of prescribing gluten-free foods in 2017 was £15.7 million. This was the net ingredient cost (NIC) of the products and did not include associated costs such as pharmacist dispensing fees and primary care consultation costs. Following a public consultation on the ‘Availability of Gluten Free Foods on NHS Prescription in Primary Care’ launched on 31 March 2017, the Government has decided to restrict the prescribing of gluten-free foods to bread and mixes only. This will save £2.6 million of the NIC plus associated savings.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/09/2018 15:01:40 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours