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417038

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
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 support given to those of working age living in a household subject to the benefit cap; how many of those people received employment support: and how many of those receiving employment support moved into work in 2014 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL1958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since April 2012 Jobcentre Plus has been supporting claimants potentially affected by the benefit cap to ensure they receive the help they need to move closer to the labour market. Management Information was collected from pre-implementation in May 2012 to November 2013 showing approximately 35,800 people living in potentially capped households had accepted an offer of support. More recent information on the number of people living in capped households who have received employment support and on how many of them have moved into work is not readily available but employment support continues to be available.</p><p>Since the cap was introduced in April 2013, more than 16,000 previously capped households have entered work, as defined by an open Working Tax Credit claim. A suite of evaluation was published on 15 December 2014 finding those affected by the benefit cap were 41 per cent more likely to go into work, as defined by having an open Working Tax Credit claim, than a similar group with benefit entitlement just under the cap level. 38 per cent of those capped said they were doing more to find work.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 11:22:47 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

417040

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 cost of travel to (1) hospital appointments, (2) Work Capability Assessment appointments, and (3) Jobcentre Plus appointments, for recipients of Employment Support Allowance in the work-related activity group.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL1960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Health does not collect data centrally on the cost of travel to hospital appointments; this is a matter for local NHS organisations.</p><p>The Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme is part of the NHS Low Income Scheme, and was set up to provide financial assistance to those patients who do not have a medical need for Hospital or ambulance transport, but who require assistance with their travel costs. The scheme is run locally by the NHS and is funded from local budgets rather than centrally forming part of the overall NHS cash Allocation.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants that attend an appointment for a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) are entitled to claim back any reasonable travel costs incurred. The Department does not break down the cost of travel to WCA for recipients of Employment and Support Allowance to Work Related Activity Group level but, per claimant, in total, that has actually made a claim for expenses, during the period March 2015 to May 2015 the average cost was between £8.75 - £8.90</p><p> </p><p>Claimants that attend an appointment at a jobcentre are refunded travel costs in appropriate circumstances. The Department does not break down the cost of travel to jobcentres for recipients of Employment and Support Allowance to Work Related Activity Group level.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 14:45:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

390096

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the nuclear agreement with Iran, what plans they have for securing European interests in Iran.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL1508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Since President Rouhani’s election in 2013, we have been exploring the scope for improving our bilateral relations with Iran, on a step by step basis. Last week’s nuclear agreement between the E3+3 and Iran offers the potential to take this further. It is a robust and verifiable deal which addresses our, and the EU’s, proliferation concerns. When Iran has implemented its commitments under the deal, the international community will lift some of its sanctions, delivering significant economic and financial benefits, and offering the potential to expand trade and investment between the EU and Iran. The UK and other EU partners continue to have other serious concerns about Iranian policy, for example its approach to terrorism and respect for human rights; these are unchanged with the deal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 13:13:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

390097

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that there is an agenda within Europe and Saudi Arabia for engaging with Iran with respect to conflict resolution in the Middle East.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL1509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Like our EU partners, we continue to have serious concerns about Iran’s role in parts of the Middle East such as Syria and Yemen, and its support to militant groups such as Hizballah and Hamas. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), most recently spoke to President Rouhani about these issues on 16 July. He also spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia about the issues on the same day. As the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), said on 15 July, the recent nuclear agreement with Iran has the potential to change the dynamics in the region in a positive way. We will continue to encourage Iran to re-align its approach in support of the international community’s efforts, in particular in confronting the challenge of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and resolving the crises in Yemen and Syria. We have also encouraged the Gulf Co-operation Council to strengthen its dialogue with Iran.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 13:14:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

386113

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Foundation Trusts: Private Finance Initiative
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS foundation trusts have uncompleted Private Finance Initiative schemes (1) under £100 million capital, and (2) over £100 million capital, as at the end of 2014–15; and how many of each ended 2014–15 with a financial deficit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>‘Uncompleted’ Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes are those which are under construction ie they have not yet become operational. Two NHS foundation trusts have uncompleted PFI schemes, both over £100 million (capital value). One of these trusts had a financial deficit at the end of 2014-15 financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/07/2015 11:33:27 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

384517

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to achieve "parity of esteem" between acute and mental health services, both with regard to access and the provision of health services, through the increase in the number of general practitioners in primary care settings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p><br> We have legislated for parity of esteem between mental and physical health via the Health and Social Care Act 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014-15 Mandate to NHS England sets a clear objective for NHS England to deliver parity of esteem. The Mandate also makes clear that ‘everyone who needs it should have timely access to evidence-based [mental health] services’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have invested over £120 million in order to introduce for the first time waiting times standards for a number of mental health services – a very significant milestone on the road to parity.</p><p> </p><p><br> The Government will hold the National Health Service to account for achieving the objectives set out in the NHS Mandate for 2014-15 and the refreshed Mandate for 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p><br> Spending on mental health is estimated to have increased by £302 million in 2014-15, with total mental health spending rising from £11.362 billion in 2013-14 to £11.664 billion planned in 2014-15, an increase of 0.6% in real terms. In the planning requirements for 2015-16, commissioners were required to invest additionally in mental health in line with their increase in allocation. The total planned additional spend is £376 million, an increase of 4.5%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England published planning guidance for 2015-16 which made the expectation clear that each clinical commissioning group’s (CCGs) spending on mental health services in 2015-16 should increase in real terms, and grow by at least the same percentage as each CCG’s allocation increase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the primary and community care workforce to make available 10,000 primary care staff including an estimated 5,000 more doctors working in general practice by 2020. We have backed this commitment with £10 million of funding and a joint plan between NHS England, Health Education England, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association, to increase the GP workforce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is the annual reward and incentive programme detailing GP practice achievement results. A number of mental health indicators are included in the QOF. It rewards practices for the provision of quality care and helps to standardise improvements in the delivery of clinical care. The mental health indicators help to drive improvements in the care and monitoring of patients with depression, bipolar disorder, psychoses and other mental illnesses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 06/07/2015 13:20:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350116

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Agency Nurses: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many agency nurses worked in London teaching hospitals in (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14; and how many are working or have worked in the National Health Service in the current financial year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of agency nurses that work or have worked in London teaching hospitals.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/06/2015 15:43:37 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350117

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Agency Nurses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many agency nurses worked across the National Health Service in (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14; and how many are working or have worked in the National Health Service in the current financial year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of agency nurses that work or have worked across the National Health Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/06/2015 15:45:38 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350118

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Foundation Trusts: Private Finance Initiative
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS foundation trusts have major Private Finance Initiative contracts; and how many of those hospitals are in debt.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>37 of the 153 National Health Service foundation trusts have a completed major (over £10 million capital cost) Private Finance Initiative scheme. Of these 37, 20 will end 2014-15 with a financial deficit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/06/2015 15:46:00 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

350119

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the report of the Muslim Brotherhood review will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March. The government intends to publish the main findings of the Muslim Brotherhood Review, and the government’s Counter Extremism Strategy, in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/06/2015 16:34:46 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor