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227041

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date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to encourage the NHS Clinical Commissioners to ensure that enough funding is available to allow research on a vaccine for Type 1 Diabetes.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s Mandate to NHS England requires it: “to ensure that the new commissioning system promotes and supports participation by NHS organisations and NHS patients in research funded by both commercial and non-commercial organisations, most importantly to improve patient outcomes, but also to contribute to economic growth. This includes ensuring payment of treatment costs for NHS patients taking part in research funded by Government and Research Charity partner organisations.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This objective includes research on vaccines for type 1 diabetes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/03/2015 13:55:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

227042

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to European Commission President Juncker's call for the formation of a European Union army.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL5681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Mr Juncker's statement was not approved by the EU Member States. The UK remains firmly opposed to centralised EU command or control over military forces, which remains a Member State competence, and has successfully kept the EU focused on strengthening its co-operation with NATO which holds primacy in defence matters.</p><p>The Prime Minister made this clear at the December 2013 European Council where strengthened EU-NATO partnership was agreed to be one of the key deliverables. It will be raised again as a fundamental agenda item at the June 2015 European Council where EU Member States will look for ways to further enhance collaboration between the two institutions.</p><p>The Government ' s views on this matter have been consistent and transparent and any attempt to form an 'EU army' would be blocked by the UK. We will continue to emphasise our views to partners and will remain vigilant on the issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 19/03/2015 15:58:50 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

227043

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many stand-alone academies have been placed by Ofsted into the requiring improvement or special measures categories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Morris of Yardley
uin	HL5682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>279 stand-alone academies have been judged to require improvement (including those judged to be satisfactory – the equivalent grade - under the pre-2012 inspection framework) or in special measures at their most recent Ofsted inspection. This is 14% of the stand-alone academies inspected. 1705 stand-alone academies (86%) have been judged by Ofsted to be outstanding or good. By way of comparison, 3178 maintained schools were graded as requiring improvement (including those graded as satisfactory under the pre-2012 inspection framework) or special measures (19% of the maintained schools inspected) and 13,565 (81%) were judged to be outstanding or good.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strong accountability regime for academies allows the Department to tackle underperformance swiftly. In 2014 the Department introduced eight Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) to strengthen the oversight of academies and free schools. These RSCs, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, can intervene by: bringing in additional expertise; challenging the academy trust to make changes to its leadership team; and issuing pre-warning notices and warning notices to drive improvement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/03/2015 13:58:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	305 label Biography information for Baroness Morris of Yardley

227044

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Sponsorship
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sponsored academies have changed sponsor since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Morris of Yardley
uin	HL5683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>30 academies have transferred to new sponsors since 2010 out of over 4500 academies, either at the request of the sponsor or due to fundamental concerns about the academy and/or sponsor performance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 20/03/2015 12:53:13 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	305 label Biography information for Baroness Morris of Yardley

227045

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Iran about restrictions on women's reproductive health choices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Women continue to suffer discrimination in Iranian law, and we are concerned by two Bills in the process of being adopted in the Iranian Parliament, which, if passed, would curb women and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights. The UK continues to urge Iran to abide by its international commitments and ensure all its citizens enjoy the rights and freedoms they are entitled to. The UK’s non-resident Chargé d’Affaires routinely raises human rights abuses in his discussions with Iranian officials, including most recently on 17 February.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/03/2015 14:32:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227046

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will represent them at the forthcoming International Conference on Financing for Development to be held on 13 to 16 July 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Financing for Development Conference will provide an important contribution to the post-2015 development agenda, thus supporting its implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of who will be attending this conference on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government will be finalised in the next parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 19/03/2015 15:58:23 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227047

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Botswana
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 De Mauley on 24 February (HL4991), and in the light of the United Kingdom's special responsibility for the rights of the bushmen of the Kalahari when granting independence to Botswana in 1961, what is their assessment of whether the hunting ban imposed on the bushmen by the government of Botswana in 2014 is a <i>prima facie</i> breach of Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and whether they will make representations to the government of Botswana if they conclude that it is.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Botswana is a democracy with an independent judiciary. We have not made any assessment as to whether the Government of Botswana’s ban on hunting or any decision on the supply of food to the San constitutes a breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Botswana constitution guarantees the rights and freedoms of all Batswana irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, political opinion or place of origin. The UK follows closely the situation of the San communities in Botswana. We will continue to encourage dialogue between the San communities and the Government of Botswana.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL5687 question first answered 20/03/2015 14:34:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

227048

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Botswana
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 De Mauley on 24 February (HL4991), what assessment they have made of whether the hunting ban imposed on the bushmen of the Kalahari in 2014 by the government of Botswana breaches Article 1(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, by which states agree that "peoples" are not to be deprived of their means of subsistence.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Botswana is a democracy with an independent judiciary. We have not made any assessment as to whether the Government of Botswana’s ban on hunting or any decision on the supply of food to the San constitutes a breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Botswana constitution guarantees the rights and freedoms of all Batswana irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, political opinion or place of origin. The UK follows closely the situation of the San communities in Botswana. We will continue to encourage dialogue between the San communities and the Government of Botswana.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL5686 question first answered 20/03/2015 14:34:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

227049

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Botswana
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 De Mauley on 24 February (HL4991), whether they consider that the government of Botswana's decision not to supply food to the bushmen of the Kalahari who have a legal right to live in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve constitutes a breach of Article 1(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment as to whether the Government of Botswana’s ban on hunting or any decision on the supply of food to the San constitutes a breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Botswana is a democracy with an independent judiciary. The constitution guarantees the rights and freedoms of all Batswana irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, political opinion or place of origin. The UK follows closely the situation of the San communities in Botswana. We will continue to encourage dialogue between the San communities and the Government of Botswana, and raise issues at an appropriate level.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/03/2015 14:35:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

227050

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Street Preachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Christian street preachers have been (1) arrested and questioned, (2) charged with an offence, and (3) convicted, in each year from 2010; why Christian preaching in public may be deemed offensive; whether similar measures are applied to other religions; and if so, whether they will provide comparable statistics.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL5689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on arrests and convictions in relation to Christian or other religious preachers.</p><p>We have a proud history in this country of allowing free speech. Speakers must stay within the law and the police have comprehensive powers to take action against those who glorify terrorism or stir up hatred on the grounds of race, religion or sexual orientation. The right to free speech must be balanced with the right of others to not be caused harassment, alarm or distress.</p><p>The law provides equal protection for all ethnic and religious groups, and applies to crimes that are committed both offline and online, including through social media.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 12:08:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass