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date	05/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Orchestras: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to hold discussions with the BBC about the future funding of the Ulster Orchestra.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 10/11/2014 16:59:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

106148

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Ofsted
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether further consideration is being given to extending Ofsted’s remit to cover all state-funded schools; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
uin	HL2620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>As set out in section 5(2) of the Education Act 2005 (as amended) all state-funded schools are subject to inspection by Ofsted. This includes all community, foundation and voluntary schools, community and foundation special schools, pupil referral units, maintained nursery schools, academies (which includes free schools), city technology colleges, city technology colleges for the technology of the arts and certain non-maintained special schools approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the Education Act 1996.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/11/2014 17:36:22 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

106150

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what remuneration is currently paid per day to each member of the Chilcot Inquiry.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL2622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Members of the Inquiry are paid at the following rates: Chairman - £790 per working day; Committee members - £565 per working day. These rates have not changed since the beginning of the Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 10/11/2014 15:10:30 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

106183

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what factors are taken into account when administering larium as a malaria prophylactic to British troops and reservists serving overseas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL2654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Mefloquine (commercially known as Lariam) is one of a number of effective methods of malaria chemoprophylaxis used by the military in many parts of the world where Service personnel deploy. The exact choice of drug depends on a number of factors, including the region the individual is deploying to, the health of the individual and any history of side effects. Mefloquine and other antimalarial drugs used by the military are licensed in the UK by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, based on the expert guidance of the Advisory Committee for Malaria Prevention of Public Health England. The Ministry of Defence reviews its policy on the use of antimalarial drugs in line with advice from the Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 07/11/2014 14:51:39 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston

106187

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK Statistics Authority was consulted about, or intends to review the categorisation of expenditure used in the recent letter sent to taxpayers regarding government expenditure.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 06/11/2014 14:24:46 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name Letter from Sir Andrew Dilnot to Lord Myners PQ HL2658 06112014.pdf title ONS Letter to PEER - Expenditure
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

105751

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	EU Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the European Union's annual development aid contribution; and what is the contribution of each member state as a percentage of gross domestic product.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The provisional estimate for net Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the EU and its Member States in 2013 is € 56.6 million (approximately £44 billion). The ODA contribution for each member state as a percentage of their Gross National Income for 2013 can be found on the European Union website at <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-263_en.htm" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-263_en.htm</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 10/11/2014 15:18:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

105766

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to withdraw practical courses in agriculture and horticulture from assessment towards school league tables.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL2581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans. There are 20 qualifications in agriculture, countryside management and environment sustainability for 16-19 year olds that meet the Government’s quality standards for reporting in school and college performance tables. The Department for Education is currently considering qualifications for teaching from September 2015, and we are hopeful that new land-based provision will be approved against our standards for 14-16 year olds.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/11/2014 14:30:05 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

105774

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what savings they have made from alliances between passenger train operators and Network Rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan for the period 2014-2019 concluded that savings of between £438m and £1,128m could be made from closer working between Network Rail and Train Operators. The Department for Transport and the Office of Rail Regulation will be monitoring progress made towards securing these efficiencies as Control Period 5 progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 06/11/2014 15:48:34 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

101714

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Bullying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to tackle homophobic bullying in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made preventing and tackling bullying one of its top priorities by striking the right balance between schools’ legal requirements, freedom and accountability.</p><p>On 16 October, the Department for Education announced the £25 million National Prospectus grants programme. Voluntary and community sector organisations, social enterprises and other organisations will be able to bid for part of this funding to tackle bullying. On 29 October, in tandem with the Government Equalities Office, the Department also announced that £2 million will be made available in 2015-16 to help schools tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying more effectively.</p><p>All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy with measures to address all forms of bullying, including homophobic bullying. We have strengthened teachers’ powers to tackle bullying and are providing £4 million to anti-bullying organisations that are working with schools and children to combat bullying. We have also issued specific advice to schools on preventing and tackling bullying in which we link to national organisations such as Stonewall who can provide specialist advice to schools to tackle homophobia. This information is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying</a></p><p>Schools are also held to account by Ofsted for their effectiveness in managing pupil behaviour and safety, which includes homophobic bullying. Inspectors must consider pupils’ freedom from all forms of harassment, bullying and discrimination. As part of the inspection, schools are asked to make available evidence of records and analysis of bullying, in particular homophobic bullying.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/11/2014 16:59:46 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

101715

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent annual figures for (1) emigrants departing the United Kingdom, and (2) immigrants arriving in the United Kingdom; and how many of those immigrants were non-EU citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL2524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 04/11/2014 16:07:54 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL2524.pdf title ONS Letter to PEER - Emigrants departing UK
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney