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511844

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date	13/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
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 Keen of Elie on 12 April (HL7328), whether they are on track to fulfil their pledge to accept 20,000 refugees to the UK before the end of the present Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We are continuing to work productively with local authorities and International Partners to deliver the Government’s target to settle 20,000 Syrian refugees by the end of this Parliament.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The last set of statistics, published on 25 February 2016 showed that in 2015, 1,194 Syrians were relocated to the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme, including 1,085 who arrived in the last quarter of 2015.</p><p>These numbers will be updated each quarter. The next set of figures will be in the quarterly release on 26 May 2016 and will cover the period January – March 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/04/2016 10:57:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

511846

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the event of the UK leaving the EU, UK citizens living in EU member states will retain all of their UK pension rights and will continue to be treated the same as if they were resident in the UK.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL7606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off in a reformed EU.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper: ‘The process for withdrawing from the European Union’, published on 29 February, the withdrawal process is unprecedented. No country has ever used Article 50 – it is untested. There is a great deal of uncertainty about how it would work. UK citizens living in the EU currently enjoy a range of specific rights to live, to work and access to pensions, health care and public services that are only guaranteed because of EU law. There would be no requirement under EU law for these rights to be maintained if the UK left the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 20/04/2016 11:41:34 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

511852

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the date for first entry into Portsmouth of HMS Queen Elizabeth has been decided, and if so, what it is.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Construction of both HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH and HMS PRINCE OF WALES is progressing in Rosyth. The date for first entry into Portsmouth of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH will be confirmed once the current testing and commissioning has been completed in Rosyth and once contractor-led sea trials have progressed. These trials are planned to complete in 2017.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/04/2016 16:15:13 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

511862

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
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 additional costs to the NHS of (1) Care Quality Commission fee increases, (2) the cost of pension changes announced in the budget as a result of re-evaluation, and (3) the decision of NHS Property Services to charge market rates for the use of NHS buildings, in each financial year from 2016–17 to 2020–21.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Government policy requires the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to move towards fully recovering the chargeable costs of regulating health and adult social care in England. The amounts that the CQC charges to providers differ depending on the cost of regulation in each sector and how close they are currently to full cost recovery.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s Spending Review, the CQC recommended a two-year trajectory to reach full cost recovery, taking into account the level of grant-in-aid available to the organisation for 2016/17 to enable the CQC to fulfil its statutory functions. The Secretary of State consented to the CQC’s proposals. The Secretary of State also announced that the Government will make available extra funding for general practice to reflect a number of increasing cost pressures, of which increased CQC fees are a part.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates the total impact of the change in the discount rate will be an overall increase in the cost of employer contributions across the major public service pension schemes of £2 billion a year. Until the results of the next valuation of the NHS Pension Scheme, which commenced this year, are known we will not know the total impact on employer contribution rates, including the change to the discount rate announced in the Budget 2016. We expect to have the results of the current valuation by Budget 2018; the results of this valuation will set the cost employers pay from 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>In regards to NHS Property Services’ charges to the National Health Service, overall, these will increase by in the region of £60 million, though the impact on individual occupiers will vary. Some increasing, and some not increasing. The Department has agreed with NHS England to meet any net increase in costs at a national level and NHS England will allocate funding to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to ensure all cost changes are fully mitigated in 2016/17. General Practitioners will receive adjustments for rental changes through the normal reimbursement arrangements. Arrangements in relation to funding adjustments for 2017/18 and beyond will be considered in conjunction with NHS England and NHS Improvement and we anticipated will be communicated by the end of the first quarter of 2016/17.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 20/04/2016 11:40:34 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

511877

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Sanitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees why the refurbishment of the toilets outside the Cholmondeley Room has not yet been completed; and when it is expected to be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL7636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The works are due to be completed before June 2016. Alternative facilities are available down the corridor, which are signposted. The refurbishment of these toilets includes replacement of worn and damaged fixtures, and addressing a number of issues including drainage and ventilation. The Administration and Works Committee is received regular updates on progress.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 20/04/2016 16:52:45 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

511881

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to increase oversight of or the level of responsibility in home-schooling in the light of the 40 per cent rise in home-schooled students of secondary-school age over the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL7640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Lord Storey to the answer to parliamentary question HL6799, submitted to Parliament on 14 March 2016, which states that:</p><p>“Some local authorities maintain voluntary registers of children educated at home but as they have no statutory basis, they cannot be regarded as an authoritative source of data.”</p><p>We continue to receive representations from local authorities and other stakeholders on this subject, but at present the responsibilities of parents and local authorities remain as in previous years.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/04/2016 16:13:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

511888

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Power Stations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a UK power station is required to be able to make a "black start", i.e. from zero vaults and zero cycles, with no power input from the National Grid.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL7647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>National Grid procure the Black Start service from providers that have the capability to start main blocks of generation from an on-site auxiliary generator, without reliance on external site supplies. It is not a requirement for all UK power stations to have this capability.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a Black Start, the service would require the provider to start up its main generator(s) and deliver power to start up sections of the National Transmission System and distribution network.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/04/2016 15:21:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

511503

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards realising receipts through the disposal of high-value Ministry of Defence estate in Scotland since the 2011 Basing Review.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The receipts received by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) through the disposal of parts of the MOD estate in Scotland since the financial year 2010-11 are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Disposal Receipts</strong> <strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>4.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>12.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>0.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23.48</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/04/2016 16:38:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

511519

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Palliative Care
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 recommendation in the review <i>What's important to me: A review of choice in end of life care</i>, that greater joint working between palliative care specialists and other clinical staff, and between secondary care and primary care staff, is important in order to identify people who may need end of life care as early as possible; and what action they are taking to implement that recommendation.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL7561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that everyone at, or nearing, the end of life receives high quality, compassionate care, tailored to their individual needs and preferences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s forthcoming response to the independent Review of Choice in End of Life Care, which will be published shortly, will set out our vision for high quality, personalised care and the steps we will take to achieve this. The response will also address each of the Review recommendations, including on care coordination; improving the quality, availability and responsiveness of care; improving the quality and use of data; care planning and the use of digital care records; and the involvement of family members and carers in discussions about care.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL7490 HL7491 HL7492 HL7493 HL7494 HL7495 HL7562 question first answered 19/04/2016 11:03:45 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

511520

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Palliative Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in ensuring that family members, carers and others important to an individual at the end of their life are involved in discussions about personal choices and care preferences.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL7562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that everyone at, or nearing, the end of life receives high quality, compassionate care, tailored to their individual needs and preferences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s forthcoming response to the independent Review of Choice in End of Life Care, which will be published shortly, will set out our vision for high quality, personalised care and the steps we will take to achieve this. The response will also address each of the Review recommendations, including on care coordination; improving the quality, availability and responsiveness of care; improving the quality and use of data; care planning and the use of digital care records; and the involvement of family members and carers in discussions about care.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL7490 HL7491 HL7492 HL7493 HL7494 HL7495 HL7561 question first answered 19/04/2016 11:03:45 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills