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58564

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date	05/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Parades: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held talks with the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland, the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Justice Minister about the forthcoming parading season in Northern Ireland; when any such meetings occurred; and who was present at those meetings.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL89
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland met the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Chair of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland and the Minister for Justice for Northern Ireland on Wednesday, 14 May 2014.</p><p>Also in attendance at this meeting were senior officials from the Northern Ireland Office and Department of Justice along with members of the PSNI Service Executive Team and the Secretariat of the Parades Commission.</p><p>This meeting provided participants with an opportunity to exchange general views on the parading season in Northern Ireland. No decisions were taken at this meeting and there were no discussions about operational matters relating to specific parades.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 10/06/2014 14:33:44 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

58578

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Independent Living Fund: Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with autismspectrum disorder currently receive support under the Independent Living Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to calculate this because the Independent Living Fund's systems categorise its users by their main condition only; it is not known therefore how many users may have an autism spectrum disorder in addition to the main disability or health condition recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 11/06/2014 15:57:17 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

58579

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, based on the most recent data available, how many and what proportion of people with a special educational needs (SEN) statement are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds; how many and what proportion of people with SEN but without a statement are BME; how many and what proportion of people with an autism spectrum disorder who possess an SEN statement are BME; how many and what proportion of people with an autism spectrum disorder but without an SEN statement are BME; and how the figures have changed over the past three years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The available information is given in the table.</p><p><strong>Number and percentage of compulsory school age pupils<sup>(1), (2)</sup> and those with a primary need of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, with special educational needs (SEN) and ethnicity</strong><strong><sup>(3)</sup></strong><strong> , January 2011 to January 2013</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>All pupils</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Pupils with a primary need <br>of Autistic Spectrum Disorder</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>BME<strong><sup>(4)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>Percentage <br>BME<strong><sup>(4)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>BME<strong><sup>(4)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>Percentage <br>BME<strong><sup>(4)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statement of <br>SEN</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>203,560</p></td><td><p>43,990</p></td><td><p>21.6</p></td><td><p>40,080</p></td><td><p>9,180</p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>204,165</p></td><td><p>46,195</p></td><td><p>22.6</p></td><td><p>42,140</p></td><td><p>10,105</p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>206,060</p></td><td><p>48,495</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>44,585</p></td><td><p>11,165</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEN without a <br>statement</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,305,930</p></td><td><p>333,455</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,242,160</p></td><td><p>325,195</p></td><td><p>26.2</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,166,095</p></td><td><p>309,990</p></td><td><p>26.6</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which School <br>Action Plus<sup>(5)</sup></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>455,480</p></td><td><p>107,175</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>17,465</p></td><td><p>2,620</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>440,410</p></td><td><p>107,335</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>19,615</p></td><td><p>3,125</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>424,075</p></td><td><p>105,330</p></td><td><p>24.8</p></td><td><p>21,185</p></td><td><p>3,525</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Census</p><p>.. not available</p><p>Figures rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p><sup>(1)</sup> Includes sole or dual main registrations at state-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools.</p><p><sup>(2)</sup> Ethnicity is only collected for children who are of compulsory school age.</p><p><sup>(3)</sup> Ethnicity is unreported for around 2% of pupils.</p><p><sup>(4)</sup> Black and minority ethnic groups (BME) includes all reported ethnicities excluding White British.</p><p><sup>(5)</sup> Primary need is only collected for pupils at School Action Plus or with a statement of special educational need.</p><p>Figures are published annually in the Statistical First Release ‘Special Educational Needs in England' and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2013</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 12/06/2014 13:50:22 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

58587

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Credit Unions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the progress of the Credit Union Expansion Project.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The DWP Credit Union Expansion Project contract began in May 2013. Around 80 credit unions are currently participating in the project. ABCUL has started delivering the Automated Loan and decision tool to participating credit unions and feedback is that the tool is ensuring loan decisions are faster, consistent and more efficient to deliver. Procurement of an IT banking platform is also being progressed but much remains to be done particularly on achieving sufficient growth for Credit Unions, and DWP continue to support and monitor the project closely</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 10/06/2014 13:43:31 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

58588

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Lord's Resistance Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that senior Lord's Resistance Army commanders are gathered in the north-east of the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>We have not been able to assess the veracity of reports that senior members of the Lord's Resistance Army are gathered in the north-east of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, we are aware of reports that local authorities in south-eastern CAR have been in contact with a contingent of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) who have expressed an interest in surrendering.</p><p>The British Government condemns in the strongest possible terms the atrocities carried out by the LRA. Although much reduced in numbers, the LRA remains an unprincipled, violent threat to civilians in the heart of Africa. The UK has consistently promoted a co-ordinated regional and international approach to defeating the LRA. We continue to encourage the UN and African Union to implement their counter-LRA strategies in full and bring Kony to justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 12/06/2014 11:03:13 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

57536

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the resources for projects under the Human Rights and Democracy Programme were allocated to the area of freedom of religion and belief in 2013.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL9
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>In the 2013-14 financial year the Human Rights and Democracy Programme (HRDP) received 218 proposals for funding. Seventeen of these proposals were for work associated with Freedom of Religion and Belief (FORB), representing 7.8% of proposals received. Six projects were ultimately funded, to the value of £214,029. This represents 3.3% of the total resource available.</p><p>The programme is keen to see more good quality project bids on this theme in future bidding rounds, and have actively encouraged more quality bids for the 2014-15 financial year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi grouped question UIN HL10 HL11 question first answered 10/06/2014 13:30:45 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

57537

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications they received for funding under the Human Rights and Democracy Programme in 2013 for work associated with freedom of religion or belief.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL10
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>In the 2013-14 financial year the Human Rights and Democracy Programme (HRDP) received 218 proposals for funding. Seventeen of these proposals were for work associated with Freedom of Religion and Belief (FORB), representing 7.8% of proposals received. Six projects were ultimately funded, to the value of £214,029. This represents 3.3% of the total resource available.</p><p>The programme is keen to see more good quality project bids on this theme in future bidding rounds, and have actively encouraged more quality bids for the 2014-15 financial year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi grouped question UIN HL11 HL9 question first answered 10/06/2014 13:30:45 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

57538

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government for how many projects they provided funding under the Human Rights and Democracy Programme in 2013 for work associated with freedom of religion and belief.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL11
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>In the 2013-14 financial year the Human Rights and Democracy Programme (HRDP) received 218 proposals for funding. Seventeen of these proposals were for work associated with Freedom of Religion and Belief (FORB), representing 7.8% of proposals received. Six projects were ultimately funded, to the value of £214,029. This represents 3.3% of the total resource available.</p><p>The programme is keen to see more good quality project bids on this theme in future bidding rounds, and have actively encouraged more quality bids for the 2014-15 financial year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi grouped question UIN HL10 HL9 question first answered 10/06/2014 13:30:44 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

57540

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
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 present arrangements for the protection of patients' private medical information by general practitioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL13
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text General practitioner (GP) practices are individually responsible for ensuring that they comply with legal and ethical requirements and central guidance in relation to data protection and patient confidentiality. A majority of GP practices in England provide assurance that they do so by completing annual assessments of their compliance against information governance requirements through the National Health Service Information Governance Toolkit, and the results of these assessments are publicly available. answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/06/2014 11:45:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

57541

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the rules relating to the release of patients' private medical information to insurance companies by general practitioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL14
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>General practitioners (GPs) must ensure that patients have provided explicit consent before disclosing information to insurance companies. Additionally, under the provisions of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988, patients have the right to view medical reports prepared for insurance companies and, where a patient has exercised this right, a GP cannot disclose the report to the insurance company until the patient has had the opportunity to review it or if the patient withdraws their consent.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/06/2014 11:45:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne