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451765

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Incontinence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS trusts are responsible for the funding or provision of incontinence pads to residents of (1) care homes for personal care, and (2) care homes with nursing care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL6040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The legislation under which NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) commission services requires them to arrange for the provision of services for which they are responsible, to such extent as they consider necessary to meet all reasonable requirements.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For CCGs, this includes offering continence services as part of their obligation to provide community health. Although CCGs often focus on prevention and treatment, it is expected any standard continence service should include access to products. </ins><del class="ministerial">There is no legal requirement to supply these products.</del> The criteria for the provisioning of continence products are set by individual <del class="ministerial">clinical commissioning groups (</del>CCGs<del class="ministerial">)</del>. To support CCGs, NHS England has recently published new guidance to help improve the care and experience of children and adults with continence issues. This encourages much greater collaboration between health and social care.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance <em>Excellence in continence care</em> is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/02/2016 12:41:19 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2016 11:59:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Excellence in continence care guidance.pdf title Excellence in continence care previous answer version 46599 answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Excellence in continence care guidance.pdf title Excellence in continence care
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

449804

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many appeals were heard by the Education Funding Agency and Local Government Ombudsman in relation to admissions decisions made by (a) academies, (b) academies which were previously maintained schools and (c) free schools in each year since 2009-10; how many such appeals were upheld; which schools were subject to those appeals; and what proportion of academies and free schools those schools represent.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	25402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Parents have the right to complain to an admission authority regarding its decision to refuse admission of a child. The admission authority must establish an independent appeals panel to hear the complaint. On behalf of the Secretary of State, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) will investigate complaints about the appeals process operated by independent appeal panels for academies and free schools.</p><p>The table below provides information on admission appeals complaints assessed as being in scope for investigation by EFA since April 2012, when it was established. EFA has no record of admission appeal complaints in the last four financial years from any Civil Society Organisations.</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) handles the appeals process operated in respect of maintained schools. The Department does not hold information on the number of admission appeals complaints heard by the LGO. The LGO should hold this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 </strong>Current financial year to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (A) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (B) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies which were previously maintained schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (C) Total number of admission appeal complaints about free schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>Not recorded centrally for this financial year</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of admission appeal complaints fully upheld by EFA</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Name of schools where EFA has investigated an admission appeal complaint subject to appeals</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total appeals complaints investigated, as a proportion of open academies and free schools</p></td><td><p>5% (of 2,796)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 3,874)</p></td><td><p>3% (of 4,881)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 5,447)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson previous answer version 43884 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson 43939 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson question first answered 09/02/2016 13:58:14 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2016 17:19:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name 25402 and 25404 attachment.xlsx title 25402 and 25404 attachment
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

449805

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many appeals were made by civil society organisations to the Education Funding Agency and Local Government Ombudsman in relation to admissions decisions made by (a) academies, (b) academies which were previously maintained schools and (c) free schools in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	25404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Parents have the right to complain to an admission authority regarding its decision to refuse admission of a child. The admission authority must establish an independent appeals panel to hear the complaint. On behalf of the Secretary of State, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) will investigate complaints about the appeals process operated by independent appeal panels for academies and free schools.</p><p>The table below provides information on admission appeals complaints assessed as being in scope for investigation by EFA since April 2012, when it was established. EFA has no record of admission appeal complaints in the last four financial years from any Civil Society Organisations.</p><p>The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) handles the appeals process operated in respect of maintained schools. The Department does not hold information on the number of admission appeals complaints heard by the LGO. The LGO should hold this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial year 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16 </strong>Current financial year to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (A) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (B) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies which were previously maintained schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PQ25402 (C) Total number of admission appeal complaints about free schools investigated by EFA</p></td><td><p>Not recorded centrally for this financial year</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of admission appeal complaints fully upheld by EFA</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Name of schools where EFA has investigated an admission appeal complaint subject to appeals</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td><td><p>See attachment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total appeals complaints investigated, as a proportion of open academies and free schools</p></td><td><p>5% (of 2,796)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 3,874)</p></td><td><p>3% (of 4,881)</p></td><td><p>4% (of 5,447)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson previous answer version 43883 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson 44366 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson question first answered 09/02/2016 13:58:14 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2016 17:19:58 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson attachment 1 file name 25402 and 25404 attachment.xlsx title 25402 and 25404 attachment
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

449851

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 Professions: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nationals of (a) the EEA, excluding the UK and (b) non-EEA countries who are (i) doctors, (ii) dentists, (iii) other dental care professionals and (iv) nurses have been (A) suspended and (B) brought before a fitness to practise panel by their professional regulator as a result of poor English language skills in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	25540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department. The nine <a href="http://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/regulators/statutory-regulators-directory" target="_blank">health and care professional regulatory bodies</a> within the United Kingdom are responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of their statutory duties including fitness-to-practise (FtP) investigations against their registrants. Relevant information provided by the General Medical Council (GMC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and General Dental Council (GDC) is included below.</p><p> </p><p>The GMC reports that four European Economic Area (EEA) doctors and no non-EEA doctors have appeared at a FtP tribunal <del class="ministerial">and been suspended</del> due wholly or partly to lack of English language skills, since its legislation changed in June 2014 to introduce inadequate English language skills as a grounds for finding a doctor’s fitness to practise is impaired. <ins class="ministerial">Of the four, two were suspended and two had conditions imposed on their registration. Conditions restrict a doctor’s practice or require them to take remedial action. In these cases, the purpose of conditions is to help protect patients while allowing the doctor to remedy any deficiencies in their practice or knowledge of English. </ins>In addition, since the GMC was given new powers in relation to the language skills of doctors, it has dealt with 3,289 registration applications from EEA doctors. 1,970 of them were able to demonstrate that they met the English language requirements as part of their application and were granted registration with a licence to practise. 1,319 doctors were registered but have not been granted a licence to practise either because they did not provide any evidence of their English language skills or the evidence they provided was insufficient. Doctors cannot practise in the UK without a licence to practise.</p><p> </p><p>The NMC reports that until legislative change took effect in January 2016, it did not record poor English language skills as a case type within FtP. Previously all cases were recorded under an umbrella category of ‘Lack of competence – communication issues’. This category covered a range of communication topics including failure to delegate appropriately. Since the new language control power was introduced in 2016 the NMC has been coding English language skills as a separate code.</p><p> </p><p>The GDC reports that following an update to its Standards in 2013, it takes the requirement to be sufficiently fluent in written and spoken English into account when assessing FtP cases. Since this change there have been no suspensions and one EEA Dentist has been struck-off the GDC register where the category of ‘not fluent in English’ was recorded as a consideration. The GDC notes that as a result of recent legislative change, it is taking forward associated changes to registration processes and FtP rules, which will result in further language control requirements being introduced by the end of summer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 08/02/2016 14:54:34 question first ministerially corrected 01/03/2016 17:55:31 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer previous answer version 44025 answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

447736

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) unauthorised entries to military bases, (b) thefts or losses of classified material, (c) successful cyber attacks on his Department's systems and (d) other security breaches took place in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015; and what steps his Department took in response to each such breach.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of security incidents recorded centrally within the Ministry of Defence in each of the years in question is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Security Incidents by Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unauthorised entries to military bases</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">44</del><ins class="ministerial">45</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thefts or losses of classified material</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other security breaches</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,611</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I am withholding the information on successful cyber attacks on the Ministry of Defence's systems for the purpose of safeguarding national security and as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence treats all breaches of security very seriously and requires all breaches to be reported. All incidents are subjected to an initial security risk assessment with further action taken on a proportionate basis.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2016 11:49:39 question first ministerially corrected 06/05/2016 09:27:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 42045 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

447254

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	ClearSprings Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value is of contracts awarded to Clearsprings by her Department in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	23910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In 2012, Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) were awarded 2 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation, transport and related services. The estimated contract value over seven years (5 + 2) for each region is:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Wales Region – £75 million.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">London and South of England Region - £55 million.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In 2006, Clearsprings were awarded 5 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and related services. The estimated contract value over the life of the contracts (2006 – 2012) for each of the regions was:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">London - £88.3 million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">South East - £25.1million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">South West - £45.8 million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">East of England - £17.2 million</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Wales - £68.5 million</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2012, Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) were awarded 2 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation, transport and related services. The estimated contract value over seven years (5 + 2) for each region is:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wales Region – £55 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">London and South of England Region - £75 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2006, Clearsprings were awarded 5 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and related services. The estimated contract value over the life of the contracts (2006 – 2012) for each of the regions was:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">London - £88.3 million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">South East - £25.1million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">South West - £45.8 million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">East of England - £17.2 million</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Wales - £68.5 million</ins></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 28/01/2016 16:04:41 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2016 13:45:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41690 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

446802

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
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	Iran: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding from UK sources is estimated to become available to Iran following the signing of the nuclear deal and sanctions relief.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	23560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>We expect that approximately <del class="ministerial">£525 million</del><ins class="ministerial">£657,830,000</ins> of Iranian assets in the UK have been unfrozen following Implementation Day of the nuclear deal on 16 January, when the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran had taken all the necessary steps to trigger the lifting of nuclear-related financial and economic sanctions against Iran.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/01/2016 13:31:49 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2016 12:48:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 41991 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

445375

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Business: Supply Chains
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 recent report by the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Sheffield which claims that supply chain audits fail to detect labour and environmental abuses.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. There is no requirement for any UK business to audit its supply chain or what such an audit should include – this is a matter for individual businesses. UK businesses are, however, required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. UK businesses are required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters in the supply chain. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/02/2016 15:38:51 question first ministerially corrected 16/03/2016 16:46:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 44048 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

444846

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Peers: Writs of Summons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many writs of summons were sent to Peers in 2015, and how many were returned undelivered.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">704</del> <ins class="ministerial">812 </ins>Writs of Summons were sent out to peers at the Dissolution of Parliament on 30 March 2015. Information on the number of Writs that were returned is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/01/2016 14:18:53 question first ministerially corrected 13/04/2016 16:22:18 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks previous answer version 40615 answering member printed Lord Faulks answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

445045

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Medway Secure Training Centre: G4S
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times G4S has been in breach of its contract at Medway STC since it was awarded that contract; for what reasons each such breach occurred; and what fines were incurred by G4S for each of these breaches.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	22664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Since the contract was awarded in 1997, there have been two instances of financial remedies on G4S’s contract at Medway STC, both for failure to comply with procedures. The financial penalties were for a total of £<del class="ministerial">1221.87.</del><ins class="ministerial">707.40.</ins> We are examining whether the allegations made by Panorama would constitute a breach of contract.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/02/2016 16:02:19 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2016 14:46:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 44502 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