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752466

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date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many advance payments of universal credit have been made following a claim for universal credit since its introduction; and what proportion of all claims that number represents.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>We are planning to publish data on the Universal Credit Advances in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/07/2017 10:30:07 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

752467

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what percentage of school children aged 14 to 16 went on an exchange trip from England to (1) Germany, and (2) France, in 2014; and whether they have made any comparative estimate of the number of such exchange trips made by French school children to Germany in that year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information. It is for schools to decide whether they engage in school exchange trips and the Department does not collect data on the number of participants in such trips.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/07/2017 10:01:57 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

752468

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much the NHS pays for a one year supply of Apomorphine for a patient with Parkinson's Disease; how much they estimate it costs to manufacture a year's supply of that drug; what assessment they have made of the difficulties of manufacturing Apomorphine to clinical standards; and whether they intend to take any steps to reduce the cost of that drug to the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The drug cost to the National Health Service for a one year supply of Apomorphine for a patient with Parkinson's Disease is estimated to be in the region of £5,300 and £9,000, based on the usual daily dose of 3 – 30mg. However, the maximum daily is 100mg, so the annual cost for some patient’s treatment may be higher.</p><p>We have no estimate of the cost of manufacture. We are not aware of any particular issues relating to the manufacture of this drug. Pharmaceutical companies participate in either the voluntary pharmaceutical price regulation scheme (PPRS) or the statutory medicines price regulation scheme, both of which regulate the cost of medicines to the NHS. Products covered by the statutory scheme are subject to a 15% cut to their list price. Companies in the PPRS pay a percentage of sales to the Government when growth in NHS spending on medicines exceeds an agreed level. NHS purchasers may also negotiate discounts with pharmaceutical companies in addition to national price regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/07/2017 15:12:09 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

752469

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of the dairy sector in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The dairy sector in England is recovering after 2 years of low prices caused largely by global factors. The UK average farm-gate milk price for May 2017 is 26.78 pence per litre, which is 31% higher than the same month in 2016, but a little lower than in March and April. Production in May of 1322 million litres is around the same level as last year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 10:36:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752470

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to extend the remit of the Grocery Code Adjudicator to cover the dairy sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the statutory review of the Grocery Code Adjudicator on 19 July. This review considered the Grocery Code Adjudicator’s performance within the current remit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government separately launched a Call for Evidence to consider whether the remit should be extended. The Government is considering the evidence submitted through the Call for Evidence including considering the position of indirect suppliers within the dairy sector. The Government will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Grocery Code Adjudicator can already investigate suspected breaches of the Code. It has published statutory guidance on how it will carry out investigation and enforcement functions on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511676/GCA_Statutory_Guidance_updated_March_2016.pdf" target="_blank">GCA Statutory Guidance on Enforcement and Investigations</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The review decided that the maximum level of fines the Grocery Code Adjudicator could impose would not be amended at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL917 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:31:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752471

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the results of their review into the role and remit of the Grocery Code Adjudicator; and whether the Adjudicator will have powers to (1) investigate alleged breaches of the Code on her own initiative, and (2) increase the level of fines in the event of a breach of the Code.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government published the statutory review of the Grocery Code Adjudicator on 19 July. This review considered the Grocery Code Adjudicator’s performance within the current remit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government separately launched a Call for Evidence to consider whether the remit should be extended. The Government is considering the evidence submitted through the Call for Evidence including considering the position of indirect suppliers within the dairy sector. The Government will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Grocery Code Adjudicator can already investigate suspected breaches of the Code. It has published statutory guidance on how it will carry out investigation and enforcement functions on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511676/GCA_Statutory_Guidance_updated_March_2016.pdf" target="_blank">GCA Statutory Guidance on Enforcement and Investigations</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The review decided that the maximum level of fines the Grocery Code Adjudicator could impose would not be amended at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL916 question first answered 27/07/2017 13:31:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752472

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the Rural Payments Agency will pay the outstanding amounts due to farmers for 2015; and what is the average length of time taken from submission of a claim to a payment being made by that agency.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>As at close of business on 17 July, 99.9% of customers have received their full Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2015 payment. There are 60 farmers still to receive their payment, 58 of which are currently held for legal reasons (such as probate), and 2 still need to be processed. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) continues to focus on the completion of those outstanding and dealing with any new queries on BPS 2015 claims raised by farmers.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA does not hold information on the average time taken to process a claim. However, for the 2016 year, 90% of farmers were paid within 4 weeks of the payment window opening.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 11:21:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752473

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the decision by Transport for London to stop using the term “ladies and gentlemen” for public announcements, whether they have issued guidance to local authorities and other public bodies on appropriate forms of address for members of the public; if so, what form that guidance takes and whether it has been, or will be, published; whether any such guidance specifically refers to the use of the term “ladies and gentlemen”; and if so, whether public bodies are encouraged to avoid the use of that term.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>It important that our public services reflect the language used by everyone.</p><p>The Government has issued no guidance for local authorities or other public bodies on this issue but we would encourage everyone to think about how they can tailor services to be as inclusive as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/07/2017 10:35:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

752474

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve small and medium-sized enterprises’ access to redress and compensation from banks; and what assessment they have made of the recommendation by the BankingFutures initiative to expand the remit of the Financial Ombudsman to widen support for SMEs.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consider the issue of small and medium-sized enterprises’ access to redress and compensation from banks when the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes its feedback statement on its discussion paper on SMEs as users of financial services. The remit of the Financial Ombudsman Service is a matter for the FCA.</p><p> </p><p>In April, the FCA published feedback to the consultation on their Mission Statement. In this they committed to consult on widening the remit of the Financial Ombudsman Service. They will do so shortly, using a formal consultation alongside its feedback on its SME discussion paper.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/07/2017 12:29:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

752475

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the establishment of a centre of 5G expertise within DCMS; how many staff the centre will have; what will be its budget; and when a prospectus setting out its functions will be published, as pledged in the government’s 5G Strategy for the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed £740m through the National Productivity Investment Fund to next generation digital infrastructure. We recently announced a £16 million investment with leading 5G research institutions at King’s College London and the Universities of Surrey and Bristol to develop a cutting-edge 5G test network to trial this new technology by early 2018. This is the first step in the 5G Testbed and Trials Programme and we expect to publish a prospectus later this year, which will provide further detail on the next phase of the programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 31/07/2017 08:50:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn