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418182

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date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Obesity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to assist obese children with sports and exercise alongside food awareness and education.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL2153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Tackling obesity, particularly in children, is one of the government’s priorities. We will put forward our plans for action in this area as part of the childhood obesity strategy. We recognise that schools can help to address the problem of childhood obesity, through focusing on improving physical education (PE) for all children and teaching about food, nutrition and healthy eating.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the government has provided over £300 million of ring-fenced funding to head teachers to improve PE and sport. We are investing a further £150 million this academic year for schools to improve the quality of PE and sport they offer. More than eight in ten schools have seen an increase in pupil engagement with PE during school time and in the number of children doing sports after school.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PE is a compulsory subject at all four key stages in the national curriculum. The PE programme of study aims to ensure that all pupils are physically active for sustained periods of time and lead healthy, active lives. The national curriculum also sets the expectation that children will be taught about healthy eating and what constitutes a balanced diet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government-funded Change4Life programme aims to inspire everyone to eat well, take more exercise and live longer. There are a number of campaigns which promote healthy eating and sports such as the 10 Minute Shake Up summer campaign and Change4Life sports clubs. These are extracurricular sports clubs in schools which are designed to increase physical activity levels in the least active children.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/09/2015 14:19:03 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

418184

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Diabetes: Health Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they provide to schools to educate teachers and pupils about possible diabetic symptoms.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Schools’ responsibilities to support pupils with medical conditions such as diabetes are set out in statutory guidance which is published online. The guidance helps to ensure that schools take action to support pupils and help parents feel confident that the right support will be put in place, typically through an individual health care plan. The guidance was drafted with support from Diabetes UK and other members of the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance, school leaders, teacher and support staff unions, Department of Health and young people and their parents.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance specifies that any member of school staff providing support to a pupil with medical needs must have received training. Staff need an understanding of the specific medical conditions they are being asked to deal with, their implications and preventative measures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools are also advised that policies in place to support pupils with medical conditions should set out arrangements for whole-school awareness training so that all staff are aware of the school’s policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions and their role in its implementation. In this regard, Diabetes UK provides helpful information for schools on its website. As part of the primary science curriculum pupils should be taught how to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function. Teachers can choose to include aspects of diabetes in any part of the curriculum they feel appropriate, such as personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to specific support for the medical needs of a pupil with diabetes, all schools should have at least one first aider. The number of first aid personnel will be based on local circumstances, considered as a part of a first aid needs assessment. A qualified first aider must complete a training course and hold a valid certificate. The department publishes health and safety advice for schools and signposts further information on first aid from the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL2156 HL2157 question first answered 17/09/2015 14:24:47 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

418185

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Diabetes: Health Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to introduce lessons in all schools to educate school children about the symptoms of diabetes.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Schools’ responsibilities to support pupils with medical conditions such as diabetes are set out in statutory guidance which is published online. The guidance helps to ensure that schools take action to support pupils and help parents feel confident that the right support will be put in place, typically through an individual health care plan. The guidance was drafted with support from Diabetes UK and other members of the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance, school leaders, teacher and support staff unions, Department of Health and young people and their parents.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance specifies that any member of school staff providing support to a pupil with medical needs must have received training. Staff need an understanding of the specific medical conditions they are being asked to deal with, their implications and preventative measures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools are also advised that policies in place to support pupils with medical conditions should set out arrangements for whole-school awareness training so that all staff are aware of the school’s policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions and their role in its implementation. In this regard, Diabetes UK provides helpful information for schools on its website. As part of the primary science curriculum pupils should be taught how to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function. Teachers can choose to include aspects of diabetes in any part of the curriculum they feel appropriate, such as personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to specific support for the medical needs of a pupil with diabetes, all schools should have at least one first aider. The number of first aid personnel will be based on local circumstances, considered as a part of a first aid needs assessment. A qualified first aider must complete a training course and hold a valid certificate. The department publishes health and safety advice for schools and signposts further information on first aid from the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL2155 HL2157 question first answered 17/09/2015 14:24:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

418186

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that where it is necessary medical aid is immediately available to diabetic pupils.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Schools’ responsibilities to support pupils with medical conditions such as diabetes are set out in statutory guidance which is published online. The guidance helps to ensure that schools take action to support pupils and help parents feel confident that the right support will be put in place, typically through an individual health care plan. The guidance was drafted with support from Diabetes UK and other members of the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance, school leaders, teacher and support staff unions, Department of Health and young people and their parents.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance specifies that any member of school staff providing support to a pupil with medical needs must have received training. Staff need an understanding of the specific medical conditions they are being asked to deal with, their implications and preventative measures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Schools are also advised that policies in place to support pupils with medical conditions should set out arrangements for whole-school awareness training so that all staff are aware of the school’s policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions and their role in its implementation. In this regard, Diabetes UK provides helpful information for schools on its website. As part of the primary science curriculum pupils should be taught how to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function. Teachers can choose to include aspects of diabetes in any part of the curriculum they feel appropriate, such as personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to specific support for the medical needs of a pupil with diabetes, all schools should have at least one first aider. The number of first aid personnel will be based on local circumstances, considered as a part of a first aid needs assessment. A qualified first aider must complete a training course and hold a valid certificate. The department publishes health and safety advice for schools and signposts further information on first aid from the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL2155 HL2156 question first answered 17/09/2015 14:24:49 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

418192

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dolphins: Japan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Japan to discourage the annual killing of dolphins in the town of Taiji in Japan.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
uin	HL2163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government raises its opposition to the annual coastal dolphin hunts that take place in Taiji, Japan, at every appropriate opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In July 2015, Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment, George Eustice MP, wrote to the Japanese Government to raise the UK’s opposition to their on-going coastal hunts and continued programme of lethal scientific research on cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to this, the UK Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) met the Japanese Commissioner to the IWC in May 2015 and officials from the Japanese Embassy in March 2015, where he strongly re-iterated the UK Government’s opposition to their continued hunting of cetaceans. Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan has also written previously to the Japanese Government on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/09/2015 12:48:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

418193

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Cetaceans: Faroe Islands
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of the Faroe Islands to discourage the annual killing of dolphins and pilot whales in the Faroe Islands.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
uin	HL2164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to raise its opposition to the hunting of dolphins and pilot whales with the Government of the Faroe Islands at every appropriate opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Most recently, in June 2015 the UK Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) wrote to the Danish and Faroese Governments to re-iterate our concerns over the welfare and sustainability of their hunts. This follows a visit to the Faroe Islands in March, during which the [then] Secretary of State for Scotland raised the UK’s concerns with the Faroese Prime Minister. Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Denmark has also previously visited the Faroe Islands and raised the issue in a meeting with the Faroese Prime Minister and Fisheries Ministry officials. Further, in his address to the International Whaling Commission meeting in September 2014, the Minister of State for farming, food and marine environment, George Eustice, stressed the UK's strong support for finding alternatives to hunting and for improving the conservation and welfare of cetaceans globally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/09/2015 16:26:46 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

418215

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Mazen Darwish
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the Government has made to the government of Syria on the detention of Mazen Darwish by the Syrian air force intelligence unit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	9895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Damascus closed in 2012 and except for specific consular cases the UK does not have routine official contact with the Syrian government. However, the UK has consistently called in public for the release of human rights defenders detained by the Assad regime.</p><p>On 10 August the UK Special Representative for Syria, Gareth Bayley, welcomed the release of Mazen Darwish from prison. However, security forces arbitrarily arrest or continue to detain thousands which include peaceful activists, human rights defenders, media and humanitarian workers, women and children, subjecting some to enforced disappearance and others to prolonged detention or unfair trials. In addition the security forces systematically torture and mistreat detainees with impunity; thousands of detainees reportedly die due to torture or harsh conditions.</p><p>The UK, along with international partners, remains committed to ensuring the perpetrators are held to account. We are working with a range of non-governmental organisation’s to ensure that evidence of torture and mistreatment is effectively collected to accurately record crimes that are being committed so that perpetrators can be prosecuted in the future.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/09/2015 09:44:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418216

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Middle East: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) Qatar on receiving Syrian refugees in those countries.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	9896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK actively engages with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, on humanitarian and development assistance, and the Gulf States continue to contribute generously to humanitarian support for the Syria crisis.</p><p>The Gulf States are not signatories to the UN Refugee Convention of 1951, and there is no legal refugee status in these countries. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are living in Gulf States as migrant workers or on visitors’ visas.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/09/2015 09:48:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418217

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Middle East: Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether he had discussions with his Israeli counterpart during his visit to London on (a) Israel's nuclear weapons and (b) prospects for a conference on weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	9915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-netanyahu-visit-to-downing-street" target="_blank">press release published by my office on 10 September</a>. The press release is available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 15/09/2015 15:42:22 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418218

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions NHS England's high cost device steering group has had with interventional radiologists on the proposed decision to remove the interventional radiology best practice tariff from the 2016-17 tariff proposals.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	9893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The High Cost Devices Steering Group considers the list of devices that are to be reimbursed outside of national prices. It does not advise on changes to best practice tariffs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 17/09/2015 16:14:59 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma