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654706

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date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assess and tackle the problems occasioned by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department has been exploring the feasibility of commissioning new research in the area of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. However, identifying methodologically feasible and robust new research in this area is challenging, expensive and faces ethical challenges.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines</em> provide the public with the most up-to-date scientific information to help people make informed decisions about their own drinking. A copy is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The guideline for women who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant, is that the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to reduce risks to the baby to a minimum.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 19/12/2016 15:23:17 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL3136 - UK CMOs Low Risk Drinking Guidelines.pdf title CMO LOW RISK DRINKING GUIDELINES
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

654707

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
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	Channel Four Television
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they used to appoint new board members for Channel 4.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>Non-executive members of the Channel 4 Corporation board are appointed by Ofcom with the approval of the Secretary of State. Ofcom advertised for four vacancies for candidates with specific sector skills and experience. The Secretary of State approved the four candidates on the basis that they met the skills and experience set out in the four advertised job descriptions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/12/2016 13:02:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

654708

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the database of rogue landlords and property agents provided for in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL3954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is planning to introduce the database of rogue landlords and property agents with effect from 1 October 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/12/2016 17:20:48 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

654709

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the database of rogue landlords and property agents provided for in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 will include all rogue landlords who have committed an offence or only those who have been banned.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL3955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The database of rogue landlords and property agents will contain details of landlords and property agents who have been served with a banning order, or have been convicted of a banning order offence, or have received two or more civil penalties.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/12/2016 13:36:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

654710

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the ban on letting fees charged to tenants which was announced in the Autumn Statement will include all fees and whether it will apply throughout a tenant’s residency.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL3956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>While most letting and managing agents provide a good service, a minority of agents offer a poor service and engage in unacceptable practices. The government is keen to see tenants receiving a good service from their landlord and letting agent and that is why we announced in the Autumn Statement a ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants in England. This will support better competition in the market and bring down overall costs. Tenants will be better able to search around for properties that suit their budget and there will be no hidden costs. This may be preferable to tenants being hit with upfront charges that can be difficult for them to afford. The government will consult in the New Year on the detail of how best to implement a ban.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/12/2016 13:35:43 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

654711

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether letting agents that continue to charge fees after the ban announced in the Autumn Statement has been introduced will be listed on the database of rogue landlords and property agents provided for in the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
uin	HL3957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government will be consulting shortly on which criminal offences should be regarded as banning order offences and be included on the database.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/12/2016 17:31:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

654712

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	South Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK armed forces personnel who are (1) women, and (2) men, will be deployed in the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Baroness to the answer I gave her on 13 December 2016 to Question HL3805.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/12/2016 16:10:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20161213_HL3805_South_Sudan_Peacekeeping_Operations.docx title HL3805 - WQnA extract on South Sudan
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

654713

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many gender focal points there are in (1) the UK armed forces, (2) the Ministry of Defence, and (3) the UK armed forces personnel deployed in the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Baroness to the answer I gave her on 13 December 2016 to Question HL3806.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/12/2016 16:05:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 13 December 2016 HL3806.docx title HL3806 - WQnA extract on MOD Gender
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

654714

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
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 importance of the teaching of high quality sex and relationship education in schools in preventing violence against women.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Listowel
uin	HL3960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government wants to provide all young people with a curriculum that prepares them to succeed in modern Britain. This includes sex and relationship education (SRE) that is age-appropriate and fit for the world they live in today.</p><p> </p><p>Sex education (SE) is compulsory in all maintained secondary schools and many academies and primary schools choose to teach it. Any school that teaches sex education must have regard to the Secretary of State’s statutory guidance on sex and relationships education. In some schools, sex and relationship education (SRE) is taught as part of personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE).</p><p> </p><p>Both the Secretary of State’s statutory guidance on sex and relationships education and the PSHE Association’s non-statutory programme of study for PSHE include guidance on teaching about positive relationships.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) recommendations on preventing sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools and we have responded setting out steps we will take in response, working with key partners.</p><p> </p><p>The case for further action on PSHE and SRE delivery is actively under review, with particular consideration to improving quality and accessibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/12/2016 16:10:43 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2054 label Biography information for The Earl of Listowel

654715

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that abandonment, as well as coercive and controlling behaviour, is included as part of their strategy to tackle domestic violence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL3961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>This Government will not tolerate abuse through marriage or other relationships. We have taken a lead in tackling modern slavery, forced marriage and domestic violence and will continue to do so. All victims of domestic violence are entitled to the protection of the civil and criminal law while in the UK - regardless of immigration status. We will look carefully at any evidence of where further action might help to prevent abuse or support victims.</p><p>Abandonment can include blackmail, fraud, emotional abuse, financial abuse, controlling and coercive behaviour and domestic servitude and the Government has strengthened the law to capture these behaviours by, for example, introducing the new coercive or controlling behaviour offence which came into force on 29 December 2015. It carries a maximum 5 years imprisonment, a fine or both. It will mean victims who experience coercive and controlling behaviour that stops short of serious physical violence, but amounts to extreme psychological and emotional abuse, can bring their perpetrators to justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/12/2016 10:50:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor