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967515

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date	04/09/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 7 June (HL Deb, col 1405), what assessment they have made of the credibility of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) process to approve drugs for use by NHS England; and what discussions they have held with NHS England on the subject of the application of NICE standards for Ibrutinib.
tabling member printed	Baroness Prosser
uin	HL10002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal methods and processes are internationally respected and have been developed through periodic review, including extensive engagement with stakeholders, to ensure that they remain fit for purpose.</p><p>Departmental officials and I have met with NHS England to discuss the treatment criteria relating to the use of ibrutinib for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). NHS England has advised that it develops treatment criteria for cancer and other high cost drugs to support implementation of NICE guidance and to ensure approved treatments are available as intended, with access funded consistently across the country. These criteria are developed by relevant expert clinical advisers, drawn from NHS England’s 42 Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs). These CRGs have been established to support clinical commissioning across the entire specialised commissioning portfolio.</p><p>NHS England has recently completed a review of the treatment criteria related to the use of ibrutinib for the treatment of CLL which concluded that the criteria should be amended such that ibrutinib can be made available as a treatment option for those patients who have had remission durations of three years or more with their preceding line of therapy. Ibrutinib is now available for National Health Service patients in line with the amended treatment criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 17/09/2018 13:52:59 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3684 label Biography information for Baroness Prosser

967516

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Holyhead Port: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether lorries at the Port of Holyhead will spend longer being checked following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; and how much extra land might be needed to accommodate additional waiting lorries.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important contribution that Welsh ports make to the economy, and intends to ensure that traffic continues to flow freely at all UK ports and airports, including at those such as Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s White Paper on the UK’s Future Relationship with the European Union set out our proposal of a new Facilitated Customs Arrangement which would avoid any new routine customs checks and controls for UK-EU trade.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is our duty as a responsible Government to prepare for all potential outcomes. HMRC and other departments working with the Border Delivery Group are engaging port users and operators, domestically and at key EU ports, to ensure locations are operationally ready to meet the requirements of future customs arrangements with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/09/2018 11:49:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967517

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
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 any Brexit agreement will be acceptable to the population of Northern Ireland and to ensure that the Good Friday agreement will be maintained.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is determined to deliver the best deal for the whole of our United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. We have placed the upholding of the Belfast Agreement at the heart of our approach to the negotiations with the EU, and this is reflected in the December Joint Report text. Our White Paper proposes a comprehensive future partnership which would meet our commitments, including the avoidance of a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland and would maintain the constitutional and economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 14/09/2018 10:52:09 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967518

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Airbus: North Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide alternative apprenticeship opportunities in North Wales if Airbus move their operations to Europe following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Apprenticeships is a devolved policy. The Welsh government have their own arrangements for supporting employers to access and pay for apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>In the wider context, we are working with the Department for Exiting the European Union to make sure that we fully understand the risks and opportunities that EU exit presents, and the capability of the skills system to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 17/09/2018 13:08:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967520

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: English Language
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they provide to asylum seekers aged 19 or older who are eligible for a 50 per cent contribution to the costs of English language classes through the adult education budget about where they can obtain funding for the remaining 50 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Home Office policy is not to provide asylum seekers with publicly funded English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses. They may access courses on a fee-paying basis. Asylum claimants awaiting a decision for over six months are eligible for a 50% contribution to the cost of ESOL courses through the Adult Education Budget. We also know that many ESOL providers use their discretion to set lower fees.</p><p>Those granted refugee status by the Home Office and in receipt of certain work-related benefits are eligible for fully funded ESOL courses.</p><p>We encourage asylum claimants (adults and dependants of an adult asylum seeker) to contact the Asylum Help helpline for free and independent advice (telephone: 0808 8000 630, https://www.gov.uk/asylum-helplines).</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/09/2018 13:36:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967522

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum have accessed exceptional case funding for legal aid in each year since 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>(HL10008) A total of 57 Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) Immigration cases have been granted to applicants under the age of 18 who were described as ‘unaccompanied or separated’ children.</p><p> </p><p>(HL10101) This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL10101 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:34:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

967529

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the (1) work programme, (2) remit, and (3) terms of reference, of any studies by the Commission for Countering-Extremism.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government published a Written Ministerial Statement (HLWS527) and Charter for the Commission for Countering Extremism on gov.uk in March 2018. They confirm the Commission’s purpose, remit, accountabilities, and early outputs. In its first year the Commission will:</p><ul><li>engage widely and openly on extremism and our core, shared values across the public sector, communities, civil society, families and legal and academic experts;</li><li>publish a study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response; and,</li><li>advise ministers on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and the appointment of further commissioners.</li></ul><p>This advice is expected in March 2019.The Charter also confirms that the Commission is a transparent organisation operating independently from Government. The Commission will determine the content of its reports, the recommendations it makes to Government and its public statements, including the timing of these, independently.</p><p>The detail of when the Commission will publish the terms of reference for its study is a matter for the Commission but we understand it will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/09/2018 13:31:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

967538

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ross Fund
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 Bates on 7 December 2017 (HL3634), how much of the Ross Fund has now been (1) allocated, and (2) disbursed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL10022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ross Fund is a portfolio of programmes, identified in the UK Aid Strategy, led by either DFID or Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), aimed at combatting the world's most serious diseases.</p><p> </p><p>DFID was allocated £547m and DHSC £461m from the Ross Fund Portfolio. To date DFID has (1) allocated £509m and (2) disbursed £161m to end of financial year 2017/18. DHSC has (1) allocated £395m and (2) disbursed £62.1m to end of financial year 2017/18. Details for the current financial year will be available after March 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/09/2018 16:11:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

967539

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish any impact assessment made when the grant criteria for supporting Neighbourhood Forums preparing Neighbourhood Plans in unparished areas were tightened for the current financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL10023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>In March 2018 Government announced a new four year, £23 million programme to help communities develop neighbourhood plans. Neighbourhood planning groups can access a range of free help, including financial support and planning expertise from trained professionals to guide them through the neighbourhood planning process.</p><p>The maximum grant available to communities has been increased since the previous programme by £2,000 to £17,000, with eligibility criteria for further professional support now more focussed on the complexity of the proposed plan being developed, rather than the composition of the group. Under the 2018-2022 support programme, specialist support is available to unparished groups to help local people build up knowledge and achieve designation as a Neighbourhood Forum. All groups can also be considered for specific ‘facilitation’ support to overcome some of the unique challenges they face as they progress their plan.</p><p>Over 2,400 communities across England have started the process of neighbourhood planning, with over 600 plans approved in local referendums. No impact assessment was prepared for the 2018-2022 neighbourhood planning support programme, however achieving best value for money was a key consideration in designing the programme and the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL10024 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:10:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

967540

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to put additional support in place to assist the continued development of Neighbourhood Plans in unparished areas and designated high growth or complex areas to compensate for the grant funding withdrawn for the current year.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL10024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>In March 2018 Government announced a new four year, £23 million programme to help communities develop neighbourhood plans. Neighbourhood planning groups can access a range of free help, including financial support and planning expertise from trained professionals to guide them through the neighbourhood planning process.</p><p>The maximum grant available to communities has been increased since the previous programme by £2,000 to £17,000, with eligibility criteria for further professional support now more focussed on the complexity of the proposed plan being developed, rather than the composition of the group. Under the 2018-2022 support programme, specialist support is available to unparished groups to help local people build up knowledge and achieve designation as a Neighbourhood Forum. All groups can also be considered for specific ‘facilitation’ support to overcome some of the unique challenges they face as they progress their plan.</p><p>Over 2,400 communities across England have started the process of neighbourhood planning, with over 600 plans approved in local referendums. No impact assessment was prepared for the 2018-2022 neighbourhood planning support programme, however achieving best value for money was a key consideration in designing the programme and the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL10023 question first answered 17/09/2018 13:10:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell