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49964

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date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the reasons for the delay in implementing the Connecting Devon and Somerset Programme announced in 2013 that aims to ensure that 90 per cent of premises have access to fibre optic broadband by the end of 2016, and of the effect of that delay on business competitiveness within the South Somerset area.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Connecting Devon and Somerset project is scheduled to deliver superfast availability to 268,494 premises by March 2016. It is currently on track to reach this target and will have delivered to 70,000 premises by the end of July 2014, despite some delays caused by flooding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49965

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 8 April (WA 206–7), what is their working definition of a human eugenic practice.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not developed a working definition of human eugenic practice.</p><p> </p><p>Article 51 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the instrument applies to Member States only when they are ‘implementing Union law'. This reflects the pre-Charter case law on the rights and principles that the Charter reaffirms.</p><p> </p><p>We have no set date for completion of consideration of the issues that relate to full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6919 HL6920 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49966

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the incidence of sex-selective abortion in (1) China, and (2) India; and whether there is any evidence of that practice amongst those of Chinese or Indian background living in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Abortion on the grounds of gender alone is illegal.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 May 2013, the Department published analysis of birth ratios in the United Kingdom. This found that, when broken down by the mothers' country of birth including those born in China and India, birth ratios in no group are statistically different from the range that we would expect to see naturally occurring. The UK birth ratio is within normal limits; that is to say 105 male births per 100 female births. The full report can be found on the Gov.uk web site; enter ‘gender birth ratios'.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department remains vigilant for anecdotal evidence of sex-selective abortion.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of birth ratios or the incidence of sex-selective abortions in China and India.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49967

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 8 April (WA 206–7), why the principles set out in Article 3(2) of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Human Rights that prohibit human eugenic practices only apply to the United Kingdom when implementing European Union law.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not developed a working definition of human eugenic practice.</p><p> </p><p>Article 51 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the instrument applies to Member States only when they are ‘implementing Union law'. This reflects the pre-Charter case law on the rights and principles that the Charter reaffirms.</p><p> </p><p>We have no set date for completion of consideration of the issues that relate to full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6917 HL6920 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49970

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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 8 April (WA 206–7), by what date their consideration of the implications for devolved responsibilities will be completed to allow full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not developed a working definition of human eugenic practice.</p><p> </p><p>Article 51 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the instrument applies to Member States only when they are ‘implementing Union law'. This reflects the pre-Charter case law on the rights and principles that the Charter reaffirms.</p><p> </p><p>We have no set date for completion of consideration of the issues that relate to full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6917 HL6919 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49971

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support an extension of the remit of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara to include monitoring of human rights in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL6921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The UN Security Council adopted the renewed Mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) on 29 April. The new mandate does not include an extension of the mission's responsibilities to include human rights monitoring in the territory, but it does welcome Morocco's recent steps to strengthen the National Council on Human Rights (CNDH), and its continuing interaction with Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council, including that planned for 2014. It also welcomes the planned visit of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2014.</p><p>The British Government strongly encourages progress towards effective human rights monitoring in Western Sahara and the refugee camps in Tindouf. We also welcome Morocco's recent commitments to investigate complaints of human rights violations made to the National Council for Human Rights within three months, and to end military tribunal trials for civilians. We regularly raise human rights during dialogue with the parties to the dispute over the territory, and in discussions at the UN Security Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

49972

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in which United Kingdom Overseas Territories the United States has an interest; and what form such interests take.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL6922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The United States is an important international partner for the UK and we work closely with them on a range of issues relevant to the Overseas Territories. It is for the United States to answer questions about the specifics of their interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

49973

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the outcome of the most recent political talks commencing on 28 April in Addis Ababa on the situation in South Sudan; and whether plans are in hand to form an interim government to help end the conflict there.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL6923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Following the resumption of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-chaired talks in Addis Ababa, a face-to-face meeting between South Sudan's President Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar took place in Addis on 09 May. This resulted in the two leaders signing a new peace agreement, recommitting both sides to the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) originally signed in January this year. The new agreement also commits both parties to work towards a Transitional Government of National Unity which will oversee a new Constitution and guide the country towards elections. The agreement also reaffirms existing commitments to allow humanitarian assistance to reach affected populations on the ground.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister for Africa, my hon. Friend the Member for Boston and Skegness (Mark Simmonds), made a statement on 10 May welcoming the agreement as an important and long overdue step, and urging the immediate implementation of the peace deal.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

49975

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any evidence that the prescription of opioid medication to relieve chronic pain has led to fatal overdoses in patients in the United Kingdom; and whether there is any evidence of abuse in the use of opiates by patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL6924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>From incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) there is evidence that the prescription of opioid medicines for all conditions, including chronic pain, have led to fatal overdoses in patients in England and Wales. However, this information cannot be used to provide evidence of abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The report <em>A review of controlled drug incidents reported to the NRLS over seven years</em> (2005 to 2011) published in the Pharmaceutical Journal in 2013 provided details of the number and types of patient safety incidents involving Controlled Drugs (CDs), including opioid medicines, reported to the NRLS. In addition incidents with reported outcomes of death and severe harm were also analysed qualitatively. A copy of the report has been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>There were 72,028 incidents reported to the NRLS over the seven year period. Of 10,678 incidents of reported harm there were 54 deaths, 74 incidents of severe harm and 10,550 incidents of other harm. Incidents involving overdose of CDs accounted for 89 (69.5%) of the 128 incidents reported of serious harm (combining death and severe harm).</p><p> </p><p>Unsafe use of CDs is the number one cause of serious harm from medication incidents reported to the NRLS. NHS England is working with the Care Quality Commission and has established a clinical safety group of the National Accountable Officers for Controlled Drugs Committee. This group is providing further guidance to Accountable Officers for Controlled Drugs and healthcare practitioners on safer use of controlled drugs.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL6924 - Lib Doc.pdf title A review of controlled Drug incidents - Report
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

49977

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the implementation of the Health and Work Service; and whether that implementation is being taken in stages.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL6925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have made good progress towards the implementation of the Health and Work Service.</p><p> </p><p>The tendering process closes on 9 May 2014 and we will formally announce the successful supplier for England and Wales in July 2014. Implementation will begin in late 2014 and the details will be confirmed when the chosen supplier has been appointed.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce