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449682

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date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how and when they intend to introduce and implement a comprehensive plan in relation to the Zika virus to (1) inform fully the British public about that virus, (2) advise on travel to Central and South America in the light of that virus' prevalence in that region, and (3) clarify all known means of transmission of that virus.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL5764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre have issued travel advice to people who may be travelling to the affected countries, particularly pregnant women and provided information for the general public through the NHS Choices website.</p><p> </p><p>PHE has been working with appropriate professional groups to develop information and guidance on Zika for clinicians. They have worked in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) to develop specifically targeted at primary care which is available on the PHE website and has been cascaded by the RCGP. A copy of this guidance is attached.</p><p> </p><p>PHE have also issued a Central Alerting System update alert letter to clinicians, which includes specific information and guidance about Zika virus and pregnancy and general guidance on Zika virus and travel. A copy of this is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Although some evidence of sexual transmission exists and there is the possibility that blood transfusions may be able to transmit the virus this will be very rare. Transmission from mother to fetus via the placenta is also possible. If a person acquires Zika abroad and becomes ill on their return to the United Kingdom, mosquito-borne transmission will not occur as the mosquito is not present in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Information on these issues is available on the PHE website. The Government continues to monitor this situation very closely and will continue to take action as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Zika_virus_guidance_for_primary_care_February_2016_FINAL.pdf title Guidance for clinicians 2 file name Final CAS alert letter Zika with updated annex (1).pdf title Central Alert System letter to clinicians question first answered 11/02/2016 17:45:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

449683

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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	Olympic Games: Brazil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had, or intend to have, talks with the British Athletic Association about the case for Team GB considering withdrawing from the 2016 Olympic Games due to the risk posed by the Zika virus to pregnant mothers and unborn children.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL5765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department is in regular contact with the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association on a range of issues. The risk to those travelling to the regions affected by the Zika virus will continue to be monitored.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/02/2016 13:55:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

449684

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus: Pregnancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department of Health has begun to carry out a survey of pregnant women where either partner has been to Brazil or other neighbouring countries where there has been a significant outbreak of the Zika virus.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL5766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is actively exploring the feasibility of working with other parts of the United Kingdom to undertake the systematic collection of data on pregnant women presenting to National Health Service maternity services where they have travelled to a country with active Zika virus transmission during pregnancy or within four weeks of conception. The aim of such work would be to measure the impact of Zika virus on obstetric services and on pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes for women.</p><p> </p><p>PHE has been working with appropriate Royal Colleges to provide updated guidance for healthcare professionals, including midwives, on the management of any symptomatic patients (particularly pregnant women) returning from affected countries. A copy of this guidance is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 12/02/2016 08:29:51 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Guidance for healthcare professionals HL5766.pdf title Guidance for healthcare professionals Zika
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

449685

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what ways they are currently supporting the education and advancement of women in Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
uin	HL5767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK has prioritised education for girls as part of its development support to Afghanistan. The UK provides £58 million through its Girls Education Challenge Fund, which supports over 180,000 girls in some of the poorest rural and hard to reach areas of Afghanistan to have better access to a quality education. In addition the UK supports the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), a World-Bank managed multi-donor fund. A proportion of this is used to support education and as a result, in 2015 there were more than 3.2 million Afghan girls attending school compared to virtually none in 2001.</p><p>The UK also supports programmes to protect women from violence, promote women’s economic empowerment, and strengthen political participation – all necessary to achieve lasting and transformative change for women in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 11/02/2016 17:15:41 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

449686

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 July 2014 (HL939), what was the ranking of the UK in the <i>Health at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators </i>report for (1) infant mortality, (2) numbers of MRI and CT Scanners, (3) low birth weight infants, (4) overweight and obesity amongst adults, (5) overweight and obesity amongst children, (6) mortality from cardiovascular disease, and (7) mortality from cancer; how these rankings compared to those for 2013; and what plans they have to improve the UK rankings.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL5768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s rankings among OECD member states (as shown by the 2015 and 2013 Health at a Glance reports) are the following:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Health at a Glance 2013</p></td><td><p>Health at a Glance 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infant mortality</p></td><td><p>25th lowest out of 34</p></td><td><p>19th lowest out of 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low birth weight infants</p></td><td><p>21st lowest out of 34</p></td><td><p>21st lowest out of 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MRI units</p></td><td><p>7th lowest out of 28</p></td><td><p>4th lowest out of 32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CT scanners</p></td><td><p>3rd lowest out of 29</p></td><td><p>3rd lowest out of 32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Obesity among adults</p></td><td><p>28th lowest out of 34</p></td><td><p>27th lowest out of 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overweight and obesity among children (measured)</p></td><td><p>18th lowest out of 34</p></td><td><p>32th lowest out of 33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mortality from cardiovascular disease (ischemic heart disease)</p></td><td><p>19th lowest out of 33</p></td><td><p>18th lowest out of 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mortality from cardiovascular disease (cerebrovascular disease)</p></td><td><p>22nd lowest out of 33</p></td><td><p>14th lowest out of 34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mortality from cancer</p></td><td><p>25th lowest out of 33</p></td><td><p>26th lowest out of 34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government welcomes the OECD reports as an authoritative contribution to the development of health policy in the UK. For the health service in England, we have taken note of the OECD’s findings. The underlying data on health outcomes informs the development of our mandates and other guidance to the health and care system, in particular to NHS England and Public Health England.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 11/02/2016 13:18:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

449687

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Undocumented Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to better inform all landlords of the new rules that oblige them to check new tenants’ immigration status.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has undertaken a proactive engagement and communications campaign to raise awareness about the roll out of the scheme. This has involved private rented sector engagement, media engagement and the distribution of communications materials across a range of Government and partner channels. We are continuing direct engagement with the private rented sector through a consultative panel, chaired by the Immigration Minister and Lord Best, which includes housing experts and homelessness charities. The Home Office has also undertaken a programme of engagement including training events for all local authorities and presentations at sector conferences.</p><p>The panel has helped to shape the communications strategy for the scheme and has collaborated on communications tactics and methods. The Home Office has collaborated with the panel to produce various communications materials which have been shared with the sector and published on GOV.UK. Since October 2015, there has been an increase in web traffic to Right to Rent guidance on GOV.UK with over 80,000 unique views of key pages.</p><p>The Home Office will continue proactive engagement and communications activity in the months ahead to ensure landlords and tenants are aware of the materials and guidance available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2016 09:58:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

449688

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
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 analysis by Credit Suisse that Britain leaving the EU could cause a snap recession and reduce GDP by up to two per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in Britain - so we can get a better deal for our country and secure our future. We are confident that the right agreement can be reached.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government notes wider evidence on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 16/02/2016 15:18:08 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

449689

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Racially Aggravated Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to overcome the problem of race hate crimes on Britain’s railway networks in the light of the figures collected by the British Transport Police that show an increase in such crimes of 37 per cent in the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government considers the safety of passengers on the railway to be of paramount importance. The British Transport Police (BTP) is committed to providing policing services that meet the needs of all passengers and people who work on the railways. In line with the College of Policing’s National Hate Crime Strategy, BTP is working with partners to reduce hate crime and the harm that it causes, increasing the confidence of victims to report, and to identify and prosecute those who commit such crimes.</p><p> </p><p>BTP will also work with Train Operating Companies and Network Rail to improve awareness, vigilance and reporting on hate incidents, and to identify locations and patterns.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/02/2016 12:20:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

449690

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Shares: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Neill of Gatley on 27 January (HL4999), when the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) last monitored or audited the procedures that require institutions explicitly to set out that they may lend shares on behalf of investors for the purpose of short selling; and what assessment they or the FCA have made of whether beneficial owners of shares are fully aware of the consequences to them of their shares being lent for short selling.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL5772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Noble Lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 09/02/2016 16:03:15 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

449691

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 27 January (HL5039), whether they will place in the Library of the House a full copy of the original licence application submitted to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to perform genome editing in human embryos by means of CRISPR-Cas9; whether this will also be published on the HFEA website, and if not, why not; and whether the HFEA will provide a full report on its website of how the ethical implications of genome editing in human embryos had been considered before giving approval to proceed.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) publishes on its website the inspection report relating to a licence renewal application and the minutes of the Licence Committee’s decision. It does not publish other information associated with a licence application.</p><p> </p><p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended) permits the genetic modification of embryos in research, subject to an HFEA licence. As the regulator, the HFEA’s responsibility is to apply the test in the legislation, namely that the research is necessary or desirable for any of the purposes specified in the Act and that the use of embryos is necessary. The Licence Committee has added a condition to the licence that no research using genome editing may take place until it has received approval from an NHS Research Ethics Committee.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL5649 HL5959 HL5960 question first answered 11/02/2016 17:51:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool