Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

640764

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many HSA4 abortion notification forms were not submitted to the Chief Medical Officer within 14 days of termination in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Section 2 of the Abortion Act 1967 and the Abortion Regulations in respect of England, require all Registered Medical Practitioners terminating a pregnancy to give notice in form HSA4 to the Chief Medical Officer within 14 days of the procedure. Information on how many forms were submitted late in each of the last five years is not routinely recorded<strong>. </strong>However, when a form is received 14 days after the date of termination, officials send a letter to the terminating doctor reminding them of their legal obligations. Wilful non-compliance with the notification requirements is a criminal offence and would be reported to the police to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3359 question first answered 01/12/2016 16:00:28 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

640765

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are in place to ensure that the Abortion Regulations 1991 are properly enforced; and what disciplinary processes may be implemented for violations of those Regulations.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Section 2 of the Abortion Act 1967 and the Abortion Regulations in respect of England, require all Registered Medical Practitioners terminating a pregnancy to give notice in form HSA4 to the Chief Medical Officer within 14 days of the procedure. Information on how many forms were submitted late in each of the last five years is not routinely recorded<strong>. </strong>However, when a form is received 14 days after the date of termination, officials send a letter to the terminating doctor reminding them of their legal obligations. Wilful non-compliance with the notification requirements is a criminal offence and would be reported to the police to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3358 question first answered 01/12/2016 16:00:28 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

640766

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bates on 17 November (HL2963, 2965, 2966, 3010 and 3077) concerning religious freedom and education in Pakistan, what assessment they have made of the policies implemented in the Khyber Province in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The DFID-funded Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Support Programme is assisting the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to develop policies to address inequality and improve educational outcomes for all children in the province. The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa implements the 2006 national curriculum which has been independently assessed to be based on the values of democracy, pluralism and peace. DFID is also supporting the government to revise its textbooks which will include replacing any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/12/2016 17:55:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

640767

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many major trunk and motorway road investment schemes were announced between 2005 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>A total of 126 new schemes were announced between 2005 and 2015, comprising:</p><ul><li>9 schemes announced by Labour between 2005 and 2010;</li><li>117 schemes announced by the Coalition between 2010 and 2015, comprising:</li></ul><p>o 10 schemes announced at SR2010 (note – the two other SR2010 schemes, A23 Handcross and A11 Fiveways, were entered into the Roads Programme in 2004 and 2000 respectively)</p><p>o 6 schemes at AS2011</p><p>o 5 schemes at AS2012</p><p>o 27 schemes at SR2013 and the December 2013 National Infrastructure Plan update</p><p>o 69 schemes at AS2014 and the announcement of the Roads Investment Strategy (RiS1)</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a further 15 schemes were announced in the Roads Investment Strategy in 2014 for development so they are ready to start construction in the second road period (after 2019/20).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of the 126 schemes, HM Government contracts have been awarded for:</p><ul><li>Labour schemes - 8 of the 9, with the remaining scheme (A21 Baldslow junction) being cancelled at SR2010;</li><li>SR2010 schemes – All 10;</li><li>AS2011 schemes – All 6;</li><li>AS2012 schemes – 4 of the 5, with the remaining AS2012 scheme (A30 Temple to Carblake) being delivered by Cornwall County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>SR2013 schemes – 16 contracts (including one scheme split into two contracts), with 11 still to be awarded. The remaining SR2013 scheme – A50 Uttoxeter – is being delivered by Staffordshire County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>AS14 / RiS1 schemes - Taking account of some of these schemes subsequently being merged for delivery, the 69 schemes comprise 64 schemes for contract award and delivery. Two of these schemes – A43 Abthorpe and M5 jns 5 to 7 – have had works start but no separate contract has been awarded since both schemes are being delivered through an existing contract with the respective Delivery Partner. None of the remaining 62 schemes have yet had contracts awarded.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The attached Appendix 1 details the start and completion dates.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3362 question first answered 05/12/2016 15:05:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1.docx title HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640768

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many contracts for construction and building of the trunk and motorway investment schemes announced between 2005 and 2015 have been agreed, not including planning and appraisal work; when those schemes were started; and when those schemes were, or are anticipated to be, completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>A total of 126 new schemes were announced between 2005 and 2015, comprising:</p><ul><li>9 schemes announced by Labour between 2005 and 2010;</li><li>117 schemes announced by the Coalition between 2010 and 2015, comprising:</li></ul><p>o 10 schemes announced at SR2010 (note – the two other SR2010 schemes, A23 Handcross and A11 Fiveways, were entered into the Roads Programme in 2004 and 2000 respectively)</p><p>o 6 schemes at AS2011</p><p>o 5 schemes at AS2012</p><p>o 27 schemes at SR2013 and the December 2013 National Infrastructure Plan update</p><p>o 69 schemes at AS2014 and the announcement of the Roads Investment Strategy (RiS1)</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a further 15 schemes were announced in the Roads Investment Strategy in 2014 for development so they are ready to start construction in the second road period (after 2019/20).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Of the 126 schemes, HM Government contracts have been awarded for:</p><ul><li>Labour schemes - 8 of the 9, with the remaining scheme (A21 Baldslow junction) being cancelled at SR2010;</li><li>SR2010 schemes – All 10;</li><li>AS2011 schemes – All 6;</li><li>AS2012 schemes – 4 of the 5, with the remaining AS2012 scheme (A30 Temple to Carblake) being delivered by Cornwall County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>SR2013 schemes – 16 contracts (including one scheme split into two contracts), with 11 still to be awarded. The remaining SR2013 scheme – A50 Uttoxeter – is being delivered by Staffordshire County Council and so it isn’t Highways England that has let a contract;</li><li>AS14 / RiS1 schemes - Taking account of some of these schemes subsequently being merged for delivery, the 69 schemes comprise 64 schemes for contract award and delivery. Two of these schemes – A43 Abthorpe and M5 jns 5 to 7 – have had works start but no separate contract has been awarded since both schemes are being delivered through an existing contract with the respective Delivery Partner. None of the remaining 62 schemes have yet had contracts awarded.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The attached Appendix 1 details the start and completion dates.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3361 question first answered 05/12/2016 15:05:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1.docx title HL3361, HL3362 - Appendix 1
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640769

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
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 sensitivity of the WebTAG system in making financial appraisals of the reliability of journey time.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Journey time reliability impacts are a key component of the WebTAG appraisal system, and their assessment is recommended for all scheme appraisals where relevant and proportionate to the decision at hand.</p><p> </p><p>WebTAG includes a robust methodology for monetising reliability impacts, drawing on the best available evidence base on the benefits to travellers of more reliable journeys. The Department’s value for money assessments take into account reliability benefits when considering the economic worth of a project.</p><p> </p><p>The relative size of reliability benefits compared to other impacts, such as travel time savings, varies significantly from scheme to scheme. For example, smart motorway schemes typically have a high proportion of reliability benefits, reflecting the fact they specifically target journey time reliability.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2016 12:26:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640770

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what allowance the WebTAG assessment system makes for disruption and delays during construction of road investment schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>WebTAG recommends that costs to existing users due to disruption and delays during road construction projects are included in the appraisal. Standard traffic modelling approaches, as outlined in WebTAG units M1 to M3, are used to model the impacts of construction on the road network, which are typically longer journeys, increased vehicle operating costs and more accidents. These are then appraised using standard values of time, fuel and car maintenance costs, and the costs (both economic and human) of road accidents presented in WebTAG.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2016 12:28:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

640771

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK will continue to participate in the Erasmus Plus programme following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, and if not, what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) graduate employment, and (2) the provision of modern foreign language degree courses at UK universities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL3365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>Until our departure from the EU, we remain a fully paid up Member State, with all the rights and obligations that entails. Post-exit access to Erasmus+ will be a matter for the negotiations, which follow the triggering of Article 50. We will work through the implications for future years as part of the wider negotiations.</p><p>The Treasury guarantee to underwrite competitively bid for funding commitments up to the point at which the UK departs the EU includes those parts of Erasmus+ that are bid for competitively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/11/2016 13:06:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

640772

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the consultation on <i>Transforming our Justice System: panel composition in tribunals, </i>whether they intend to preserve the use of tripartite panels, including Service members, in War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Appeals.
tabling member printed	Lord Craig of Radley
uin	HL3366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The government is consulting on proposals to amend existing legislation to provide the Senior President of Tribunals with greater flexibility in his determination of panel composition in the unified tribunals, including the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>We believe our proposals will lead to a more proportionate, targeted approach to panel composition, with non-legal members being used in cases where their knowledge or expertise is really needed.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the composition of tribunal panels are, and will continue to be, made by the Senior President of Tribunals independently of my department.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/12/2016 17:59:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3385 label Biography information for Lord Craig of Radley

640773

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 November (HL3024), whether they will now answer the first part of the question asked: whether nationality or country of origin is a factor taken into account to assess the potential level of risk that an international student applying for a visa might pose.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>A range of different factors and attributes are taken into account to assess the potential level of risk that an international student applying for a visa might pose to the UK border. In considering the entire Tier 4 visa application, an individual’s nationality can be a factor in assessing the level of the risk.</p><p>A Policy Equality Statement was undertaken to accompany the new provision under the Immigration Rules from 30 July 2012, for an Entry Clearance Officer to be satisfied that an applicant is a genuine student before granting entry clearance under Tier 4.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3368 question first answered 02/12/2016 11:40:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey