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167205

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the Department for International Development's bilateral HIV programmes actively incorporate (1) screening for, and (2) diagnosis of, tuberculosis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
uin	HL3306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Last year’s review of our 2011 HIV Position Paper highlighted integrated responses to tackling HIV and tuberculosis co-infection as a key area of current and on-going work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID health advisers are aware of the package of collaborative TB and HIV activities recommended by WHO and are able to discuss these with the TB and HIV control programmes in the countries we support. However due to our current financial and management information systems we are unable to report on the specific interventions requested without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Increasingly the Global Fund is the main financing mechanism for the UK’s support to TB and HIV. DFID has been strongly involved in the recent Global Fund requirement for countries burdened by the two diseases to put forward a unified and integrated application for joint TB-HIV programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL3307 HL3308 HL3309 question first answered 08/12/2014 12:17:06 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

167206

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the Department for International Development's bilateral HIV programmes seek to prevent tuberculosis among people living with HIV through (1) infection control, (2) active case finding, and (3) initiation of preventative therapies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
uin	HL3307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Last year’s review of our 2011 HIV Position Paper highlighted integrated responses to tackling HIV and tuberculosis co-infection as a key area of current and on-going work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID health advisers are aware of the package of collaborative TB and HIV activities recommended by WHO and are able to discuss these with the TB and HIV control programmes in the countries we support. However due to our current financial and management information systems we are unable to report on the specific interventions requested without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Increasingly the Global Fund is the main financing mechanism for the UK’s support to TB and HIV. DFID has been strongly involved in the recent Global Fund requirement for countries burdened by the two diseases to put forward a unified and integrated application for joint TB-HIV programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL3306 HL3308 HL3309 question first answered 08/12/2014 12:17:06 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

167207

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the HIV and tuberculosis co-ordinating bodies in countries where the Department for International Development has a bilateral HIV programme are (1) developing integrated tuberculosis and HIV services, and (2) carrying out joint tuberculosis and HIV planning.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
uin	HL3308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Last year’s review of our 2011 HIV Position Paper highlighted integrated responses to tackling HIV and tuberculosis co-infection as a key area of current and on-going work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID health advisers are aware of the package of collaborative TB and HIV activities recommended by WHO and are able to discuss these with the TB and HIV control programmes in the countries we support. However due to our current financial and management information systems we are unable to report on the specific interventions requested without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Increasingly the Global Fund is the main financing mechanism for the UK’s support to TB and HIV. DFID has been strongly involved in the recent Global Fund requirement for countries burdened by the two diseases to put forward a unified and integrated application for joint TB-HIV programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL3306 HL3307 HL3309 question first answered 08/12/2014 12:17:06 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

167208

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Secretary of State for International Development on 5 March (HC Deb, col 879), what is the timeframe for integrating collaborative tuberculosis and HIV activities into all Department for International Development HIV programmes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
uin	HL3309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Last year’s review of our 2011 HIV Position Paper highlighted integrated responses to tackling HIV and tuberculosis co-infection as a key area of current and on-going work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID health advisers are aware of the package of collaborative TB and HIV activities recommended by WHO and are able to discuss these with the TB and HIV control programmes in the countries we support. However due to our current financial and management information systems we are unable to report on the specific interventions requested without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Increasingly the Global Fund is the main financing mechanism for the UK’s support to TB and HIV. DFID has been strongly involved in the recent Global Fund requirement for countries burdened by the two diseases to put forward a unified and integrated application for joint TB-HIV programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL3306 HL3307 HL3308 question first answered 08/12/2014 12:17:07 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

166833

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	Wind Power: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Verma on 15 October (HL Deb, col 267), whether the debate on onshore wind farms that day has been brought to the attention of the planning appeals inspectorate of the Department for Communities and Local Government.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL3251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that the debate held on 15 October (<em>Official Report</em>, column 267) regarding onshore wind farms has been brought to the attention of the Planning Inspectorate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/12/2014 12:14:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

166851

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect they expect the Prime Minister’s proposals for curbs on welfare benefits for European Union migrants to have if implemented.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In his speech on 28 November, the Prime Minister announced a number of proposals to restrict EU migrants’ access to welfare benefits. He made clear that the intention of his proposals was to make the immigration system fairer and reduce the current high level of migration from within the EU into the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 08/12/2014 12:14:09 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

166857

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	Gaming Machines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce further regulations on B2 gaming machines.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL3275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Draft regulations have been drawn up and have been submitted to the European Commission for comment under the terms of the Technical Standards Directive. ​These regulations will end unsupervised stakes above £50 by requiring customers to interact with betting shop staff or open an account before being permitted to proceed. We intend for these to come into force on the April 2015 common commencement date.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/12/2014 14:51:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

166877

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clinical commissioning groups, general practitioner surgeries or any other National Health Service bodies have the legal right to provide insurance companies, or anyone else outside the National Health Service, with patients’ details, including their medical details; if so, which legislation permits such action; and, if any payment is received for supplying such information, to whom it is made.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL3295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>In the vast majority of cases National Health Service organisations may only provide confidential information about a patient to insurance companies and other third parties such as employers with the explicit consent of the patient. However, there may be a small number of cases where disclosure may take place without seeking consent, for example where there is a court order. Healthcare professionals who supply medical reports to insurance companies and employers may charge a fee for doing so; NHS organisations that supply copies of medical records may charge a fee that covers their costs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/12/2014 14:32:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

166612

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ambulance Services: City of Westminster
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current London Ambulance Service response times to life-threatening incidents (category A calls) within the City of Westminster.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL3203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>The performance standard for ambulance trusts responding to Category A calls is that an ambulance resource should arrive within eight minutes of the call 75% of the time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We understand that this year to date (1 April 2014 -28 November 2014) the London Ambulance Service has achieved a response rate to ‘category A’ calls in Westminster of 69.58%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are providing extra support to the National Health Service – including £50 million to help ambulance trusts with additional demand and help them to return to meeting the standard as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/12/2014 14:26:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

166613

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funds the European Union has contributed to the Palestinian National Security Forces during the last three years; what, if any, bilateral contribution they made; and whether they will propose that all such Forces be made accountable to the Palestinian people.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>The EU does not directly fund the Palestinian National Security Forces. The UK and EU do fund projects aimed at supporting Palestinian state building. It is important that the Palestinian Authority continues work to build and maintain the institutions and economic underpinnings of the future Palestinian state, including transparency and good governance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:01:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton