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419004

registered interest
date	01/09/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Block Grant: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans the Government has for the future of the block grant to Wales.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	901183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>The Government is committed to delivering in full the St David's Day Agreement for Wales. </strong></ins></p><p> </p><p>This includes a commitment to introduce a funding floor at the Spending Review to ensure for the first time that Wales has a funding framework that will stand the test of time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 16/09/2015 14:20:06 question first ministerially corrected 24/09/2015 10:45:29 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb previous answer version 21790 answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

391737

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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	Museums and Galleries: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support museums in making exhibitions at national museums based in London accessible to school children in remote constituencies.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	8186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>National Museums based in London frequently tour exhibitions to other venues in the UK or loan objects to regional museums enabling access by children in remote constituencies. The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition has for example been to ten UK venues including Cumbria's Rheged Centre.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department of Education announced further funding in January of £1.2m to continue supporting National Museums working with regional museums to enable an increase in visits by schools in regions where take-up by schools has traditionally been low. </ins></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/09/2015 14:12:38 question first ministerially corrected 07/09/2015 14:57:31 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 19741 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

391868

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's total spending was on climate change adaptation in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what that spending is expected to be in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 - £136m</p><p>2012/13 – £212m</p><p>2013/14 –<ins class="ministerial"> £228m</ins> <del class="ministerial">£304m </del></p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 15:03:45 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2015 17:24:55 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 19786 answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391870

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value was of projects funded by her Department on climate change adaptation in each year since 2010-11; and how much is planned to be spent in each year up to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 - £136m</p><p>2012/13 – £212m</p><p>2013/14 –<ins class="ministerial"> £228m</ins> <del class="ministerial">£304m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 15:03:45 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2015 17:25:19 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 19758 answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391875

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	First-tier Tribunal: Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of each type of application listed on the HM Tribunals Service website were made to the Residential Property (First Tier) Tribunal for cases relating to leasehold in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	8294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>There are seven types of applications that can be made to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber - Residential Property). <ins class="ministerial">Two types of applications, namely leasehold disputes and leasehold enfranchisement, are types that</ins><del class="ministerial">Leasehold dispute applications and leasehold enfranchisement applications</del> relate to leasehold matters; the remaining five application types do not usually have any connection to leaseholds.</p><br /><p>Data specific to such cases relating to leasehold are not routinely published. The table below <ins class="ministerial">contains statistics sourced using internal data and </ins>sets out the number of applications made to the Property Chamber for cases relating to leasehold in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Leasehold Applications</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Leasehold Enfranchisement Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010/11</ins><del class="ministerial">2009/10</del></p></td><td><p>3216</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010/11</ins><del class="ministerial">2009/10</del></p></td><td><p>3118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins><del class="ministerial">2010/11</del></p></td><td><p>3122</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011/12</ins><del class="ministerial">2010/11</del></p></td><td><p>3284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins><del class="ministerial">2011/12</del></p></td><td><p>3645</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/13</ins><del class="ministerial">2011/12</del></p></td><td><p>3574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins><del class="ministerial">2012/13</del></p></td><td><p>3299</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins><del class="ministerial">2012/13</del></p></td><td><p>3857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins><del class="ministerial">2013/14</del></p></td><td><p>2773</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins><del class="ministerial">2013/14</del></p></td><td><p>5069</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Leasehold applications relate to Service Charges, Breach of Covenants, Administration Charges and Appointment of Managers. Leasehold Enfranchisement applications relate to the buying of a property’s freehold and extending a lease.</p><br /><p>As this data is drawn from internal data it has not undergone the usual quality assurance work associated with statistical publications.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/09/2015 09:39:27 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2015 15:10:37 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 20819 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

390599

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Anaemia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to address the problems associated with the late diagnosis of pernicious anaemia, in the light of the results of the survey published in the <i>British Nursing Journal</i> in April 2014.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>It is important that patients suffering from pernicious anaemia, the result of a vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, receive a prompt and appropriate diagnosis. Pernicious anaemia develops gradually, and can cause a range of symptoms, including fatigue, lethargy, feeling faint and headaches, which vary from patient to patient. Because of the gradual progression of the condition, the variety of symptoms, which are shared with a range of other conditions, diagnosis at early onset can be challenging.</p><p>To support the diagnosis of pernicious anaemia, the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) has published <em>Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders,</em> which sets out that cobalamin status is the recommended first line diagnostic test. However, the guidance states that there is no gold standard test for the condition and makes it clear that the clinical picture of a patient is the most important factor in assessing the significance of the test results. This means clinicians should take into account all of the symptoms the patent is experiencing, their medical history, age and other relevant factors when considering the implications of a patient’s cobalamin status. The BCSH guidance highlights the risk of neurological impairment if treatment is delayed.</p><p><br /> The BCSH operates independently of Department and NHS England and produces evidence based guidelines for both clinical and laboratory haematologists on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease, drawing on the advice of expert consultants and clinical scientists practicing in the United Kingdom. It would be for the BCSH, not the Department, to consider whether any adjustments to current best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pernicious anaemia were needed, including whether any new or additional tests were appropriate. A copy of the BCSH guidance document <del class="ministerial">has already been placed in the Library and</del> is attached.</p><p><br /> More general clinical guidance on the diagnosis and management of pernicious anaemia can also be found on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries website. This is a freely accessible online resource that covers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia, as well as potential complications of the condition. In addition to this, NHS Choices provides similar, though less technical, information on pernicious anaemia for the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/07/2015 13:21:19 question first ministerially corrected 14/10/2015 11:21:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name colbalamin and folate disorders.pdf title BCSH Guidelines pernicious anaemia previous answer version 17459 answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name colbalamin and folate disorders.pdf title BCSH Guidelines pernicious anaemia
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

390600

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Anaemia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to alert medical practitioners to the severe and irreversible nerve damage that can occur when pernicious anaemia is misdiagnosed.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>It is important that patients suffering from pernicious anaemia, the result of a vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, receive a prompt and appropriate diagnosis. Pernicious anaemia develops gradually, and can cause a range of symptoms, including fatigue, lethargy, feeling faint and headaches, which vary from patient to patient. Because of the gradual progression of the condition, the variety of symptoms, which are shared with a range of other conditions, diagnosis at early onset can be challenging.</p><p>To support the diagnosis of pernicious anaemia, the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) has published <em>Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders,</em> which sets out that cobalamin status is the recommended first line diagnostic test. However, the guidance states that there is no gold standard test for the condition and makes it clear that the clinical picture of a patient is the most important factor in assessing the significance of the test results. This means clinicians should take into account all of the symptoms the patent is experiencing, their medical history, age and other relevant factors when considering the implications of a patient’s cobalamin status. The BCSH guidance highlights the risk of neurological impairment if treatment is delayed.</p><p><br /> The BCSH operates independently of Department and NHS England and produces evidence based guidelines for both clinical and laboratory haematologists on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease, drawing on the advice of expert consultants and clinical scientists practicing in the United Kingdom. It would be for the BCSH, not the Department, to consider whether any adjustments to current best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pernicious anaemia were needed, including whether any new or additional tests were appropriate. A copy of the BCSH guidance document <del class="ministerial">has already been placed in the Library and</del> is attached.</p><p><br /> More general clinical guidance on the diagnosis and management of pernicious anaemia can also be found on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries website. This is a freely accessible online resource that covers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia, as well as potential complications of the condition. In addition to this, NHS Choices provides similar, though less technical, information on pernicious anaemia for the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/07/2015 13:21:19 question first ministerially corrected 14/10/2015 11:21:19 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name colbalamin and folate disorders.pdf title BCSH Guidelines pernicious anaemia previous answer version 17460 answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name colbalamin and folate disorders.pdf title BCSH Guidelines pernicious anaemia
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

389132

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which studies or investigations are currently examining past, present or future issues relating to Network Rail; who commissioned each study or investigation; and what are the names of the study or investigation leaders, terms of reference and planned reporting dates for each.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has recently commissioned three pieces of work looking into Network Rail:</p><p> </p><p>- Dame Colette Bowe is looking at what lessons can be learnt from the planning of the Control Period 5 programme in order to improve future rail infrastructure investment. This will report in September.</p><p> </p><p>- Sir Peter Hendy is looking at how we can put the current investment programme back on a sustainable footing. This will also report in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>- Nicola Shaw will look to the future: advising the government on how it should approach the future shape and financing of Network Rail in the longer term. This will report in time for Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of reference for Bowe are available in the Libraries of the House.<ins class="ministerial"> Those for Shaw will also be placed in the Libraries of the House. Terms of reference for Hendy have not been published.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Terms of reference for the other two pieces of work have not been published.</del></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road are also conducting their own reviews internally. Any terms of reference are held by the respective organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:20:15 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2015 09:19:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 17330 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

389070

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Colleges: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2015 to Question 5710, what the cost to the public purse has been of his Department's spending on the Secure College programme to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Total <ins class="ministerial">estimated </ins>spend on the Secure College pathfinder was £5.88m. This includes <ins class="ministerial">an estimated </ins>£1.56m resource<ins class="ministerial"> spend</ins> (mainly expenditure on staff pay and procurement) and <ins class="ministerial">an estimated </ins>£4.32m capital <ins class="ministerial">spend </ins>(mainly design fees and site preparation costs). <ins class="ministerial">These figures are subject to review by the National Audit Office in January 2016.</ins></p><br /><p>All services were procured through a competitive process and assessed as providing value for money to the department. The design work produced for the pathfinder could be used or adapted for alternative provision, and the prepared site at Glen Parva could be used for a range of developments.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/07/2015 13:13:22 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2015 18:07:21 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 15194 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388934

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Crops: Pests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the trends in numbers of cabbage stem flea beetle in the UK since December 2013.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	6313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Defra has not undertaken any assessment of the trends in numbers of cabbage stem flea beetle in the UK. However, we are aware that the AHDB <ins class="ministerial">and others have recently carried out work to look at levels of infestation and at the consequences for growers. </ins><del class="ministerial">published an assessment on this area in 2014.</del></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2015 06:00:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/07/2015 15:39:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 15624 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main