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156455

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date	18/11/2014
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	Sudan
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 ability of the United Nations Mission in Darfur to conduct a thorough investigation of reported mass rapes in Tabit during their visit on 4 November, in the light of the interruption of that visit by military intelligence personnel.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL2897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text The refusal to allow the UN African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) access to Tabit on 4 November prevented them from conducting a thorough investigation in to the very serious allegations of mass rapes. Some access was subsequently possible on 9 November but we continue to call on the Government of Sudan to allow UNAMID full and unhindered access to Tabit. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/11/2014 14:54:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

156466

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	IVF
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 November (HL2643), what was the proportion of stillbirths and linked infant deaths as described in the previously provided table in which both of the two twins and each of the three triplets from the same pregnancy either similarly died in infancy or were stillborn.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 21/11/2014 13:18:49 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL2908 ONS Letter - Lord Alton.pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

156469

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria are used by the Home Office in approving accommodation for failed asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Accommodation and support is provided in some circumstances to failed asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Support is provided to failed asylum seekers because there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle to departure, for example because the person is too sick to travel, or needs time to apply for the necessary travel document.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2014 12:51:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

156470

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there have been any instances where accommodation provided for refused asylum seekers has been deemed unfit for habitation.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Accommodation for asylum seekers and failed asylum seekers are provided under the same contracts (COMPASS) and are assessed using the same standards. All housing supplied by our COMPASS Providers are assessed using standards detailed in the contract and must meet the required standards for safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation that complies with relevant mandatory and statutory requirements in relation to housing, including the Housing Act 2004.</p><p>Any accommodation that is deemed unfit for habitation is rejected irrespective of whether the intended user is an asylum seeker with an outstanding claim or a failed asylum seeker.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2014 12:50:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

156472

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of grammar schools have been granted dispensation from the Department for Education to arrange their admissions procedures in favour of disadvantaged pupils who are eligible for free school meals, in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>All schools with academy status, including grammar schools which are academies, may give priority in their admissions arrangements to disadvantaged children (ie those eligible for the pupil premium). The freedom granted through the funding agreement, allows these grammar schools to lawfully implement oversubscription criteria prioritising disadvantaged children within their admission arrangements, should they wish to do so. It is for the individual grammar schools to decide whether or not to adopt this priority within their own oversubscription criteria. To date, we understand 32 grammar schools have prioritised disadvantaged children in their arrangements and a further 65 intend to consult on doing so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintained schools – including maintained grammars – can currently adopt this freedom if they are granted a Power to Innovate Order. However, we have revised the School Admissions Code to allow all state-funded schools to adopt a pupil premium priority, should they wish to do so. Subject to parliamentary approval the revised Code will come into force in December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/11/2014 18:03:59 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

156473

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers
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 supply teachers receive the same pay and pensions as other teachers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Supply teachers employed directly by a maintained school or local authority must be paid, like other teachers employed by these institutions, in accordance with the statutory arrangements set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. They are also automatically enrolled in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and are eligible for the same pension benefits as other teachers. The arrangements for supply teachers employed by private agencies, including their pensions and rates of pay, are private commercial arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 26/11/2014 18:04:32 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

156475

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to train teachers to identify and intervene in cases of mental health issues affecting school pupils.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Headteachers and teachers are best placed to make decisions about what professional development they require in order to meet the needs of their pupils, and an assessment of training and development needs must be included in teachers’ written appraisal reports. To support teachers identifying and intervening when there are mental health issues, in June the Department for Education issued new non-statutory advice for schools and teachers on pupil’s mental health and behaviour.[1] This provides information, guidance and practical tools on how to build resilience and support good mental health, and helps school staff identify those pupils who may have emerging problems. It also includes links to further support such as MindEd,[2] a website funded by the Department of Health that helps adults identify and support children and young people’s mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sir Andrew Carter is currently chairing an independent review of the quality and effectiveness of Initial Teacher Training courses, which must be designed to ensure that trainees are equipped to meet the teacher standards. These require teachers to have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs. This review will be published next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.minded.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.minded.org.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 27/11/2014 12:25:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

156477

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Fuel Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people over the age of (1) 65, (2) 75, and (3) 85, in the United Kingdom they estimate to be living in fuel poverty.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL2919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Fuel poverty is measured at the household level rather than the individual level. Fuel Poverty is a partially devolved issue, with each separate administration having their own targets and producing their own statistics. Data on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is available from:</p><p>Scotland: <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/12/3017" target="_blank">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/12/3017</a></p><p>Wales: <a href="http://wales.gov.uk/docs/caecd/research/130430-wales-fuel-poverty-projection-tool-2011-12-report-en.pdf" target="_blank">http://wales.gov.uk/docs/caecd/research/130430-wales-fuel-poverty-projection-tool-2011-12-report-en.pdf</a></p><p>Northern Ireland: http://www.nihe.gov.uk/index/corporate/housing_research/house_condition_survey.htm</p><p> </p><p>The number of fuel poor households in England under the LIHC indicator containing someone over the age of (1)65 and (2)75 is given below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Age of oldest person in household</strong></p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p><strong>Number of households (000's)</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Total number of households (000's)</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Proportion of </strong></p><p><strong>fuel poor</strong></p><p><strong>households (%)</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Not fuel poor</p></td><td><p>Fuel poor</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>over 65</p></td><td><p>5,176</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p>5,559</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>over 75</p></td><td><p>2,328</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>2,508</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The sample size of households from the English Housing Survey with someone aged over 85 is too small to produce accurate data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/11/2014 12:37:47 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

156478

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Housing: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect that all homes in the United Kingdom will reach energy efficiency level Band C.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL2920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that improving residential energy efficiency is an important part of its efforts to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions, combat fuel poverty and enhance the country’s energy security, as well as helping all consumers save money on their energy bills and enjoy warmer, more comfortable homes.</p><p>We continue to see progress in the deployment of energy efficiency measures towards our goal of 1 million homes helped by March 2015. We have not set any particular target regarding all homes reaching EPC Band C and do not hold any detailed projections as to when this might be achieved.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/11/2014 12:42:54 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

156482

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the position of the government of the Republic of Ireland in respect of disregarding monies paid under its scheme to compensate sufferers of abuse in the Magdalene laundries and other institutions for the purposes of calculating benefits, why such payments are not disregarded, as a consequence of being made in response to a personal injury, in relation to benefits otherwise payable to such sufferers resident in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has sympathy for the women who suffered by their admission to and work in the Magdalen institutions. However, payments made under the Republic of Ireland’s <em>ex gratia</em> scheme do not meet GB legal criteria to be treated as personal injury payments. The payments are not being made ‘in consequence of any personal injury’, but are made in consequence of being admitted to a laundry, regardless of the effects. The amount each woman will receive is dependent on the length of time spent in the laundries and not on the specific effect that it has had on their health. They are also being made as part of a broader process of restorative justice by the Republic of Ireland Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to amend GB income-related benefit legislation to include specific disregards along the lines of the schemes mentioned. There is already provision in the benefit system to disregard payments made in respect of personal injury to avoid the need to disregard specific payments on an <em>ad hoc</em> basis. To amend legislation as new compensation schemes are introduced would add complexity to the benefit system and its administration.</p><p> </p><p>There is already provision in legislation to disregard some elements of the <em>ex gratia </em>payments. For example, Pension Credit – the income-related benefit most likely to be claimed - has no capital cut off limit. Where compensation in excess of the €50,000 lump sum maximum <em>ex gratia</em> award is payable as weekly payments, these will be disregarded under current Pension Credit and pension age Housing Benefit legislation.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that as of 6 August 2014 there had been a total number of approximately 760 applications to the scheme, around 160 of which were from UK residents. However, neither information regarding the number of UK applicants who are also in receipt of Pension Credit or other benefits, nor the amount of any <em>ex gratia</em> payments made is available. We are therefore unable to estimate the potential cost of a disregard.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2925 HL2926 question first answered 24/11/2014 14:37:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham