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date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surrogacy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the conclusion of the report by the Surrogacy UK Working Group on Surrogacy Law, Surrogacy in the UK: Myth bashing and reform, published in November 2015, whether they continue to support the inclusion of a review of the law on surrogacy in the Law Commission's 13th programme of law reform; and whether they will commit to their own review of the law on surrogacy if the Law Commission does not take this forward.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>It is the Government’s intention to lay the remedial order, which will allow single people to apply for a parental order in a surrogacy arrangement, after the summer recess. The order will include a provision to allow for retrospective application for a parental order by single people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports the inclusion of a review of surrogacy legislation in the Law Commission’s 13<sup>th</sup> programme of law reform. The Department has not made any alternative plans for a review of surrogacy but would consider options carefully, if, for any reason, the Law Commission decides not to proceed.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL660 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:51:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

749950

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Kingston Hospital
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what was the size of the Privy Council on 1 July 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Privy Counsellors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 July 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>671</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A list of current Privy Council members can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 13/07/2017 12:06:21 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

749951

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	NHS: Listed Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Health and Safety Executive will send a representative to the International Aircraft Cabin Air Conference at Imperial College, London in September; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will not be attending the International Aircraft Cabin Air Conference at Imperial College, London in September 2017. HSE works with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to regulate health and safety at work in the aviation industry. This operates through a memorandum of understanding and associated guidance document CAP 1484 (see documents attached).</p><p>CAP 1484 states that by agreement CAA regulates health and safety on board aircraft and advises on the health implications of exposure to hazardous substances on crew and passengers. CAA is the most appropriate regulatory attendee and HSE will seek information and updates on such issues through its regular contacts with CAA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL636 - Associated Guidance Document CAP 1484 (March 2017).pdf title Associated Guidance Document CAP 1484 2 file name HL636 - HSE CAA Memorandum of Understanding.pdf title HSE CAA Memorandum of Understanding question first answered 18/07/2017 13:18:23 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

749952

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Kingston Hospital
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government who were the experts the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence consulted in their recent review of Clinical Guideline CG 53 for chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis: diagnosis and management.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) routinely consults a range of topic experts as part of its surveillance review process. NICE is currently consulting on a review proposal for its clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis. NICE does not routinely publish the names of topic experts as they are not part of the decision making process for the surveillance review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/07/2017 11:03:41 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

748843

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether it remains their intention to ensure that they do not reach a deal on Brexit without Gibraltar being fully included in that final deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that Gibraltar is covered by our exit negotiations and we have committed to fully involve them as we prepare for the process of exiting the EU. We will negotiate as one United Kingdom, and leave as one United Kingdom. The PM has been clear that we are seeking a deal that works for Britain – not an off the peg solution. That deal must work for Gibraltar too.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/07/2017 13:50:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

533047

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
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	Crimes of Violence: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much EU funding is currently accessible by UK universities and research bodies; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU on (1) such funding in the future, and (2) UK universities’ and research bodies’ ability to develop and sustain world-class research and educational programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
uin	HL1010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2016 answer text <p>The main streams of funds available to UK universities and research bodies are Horizon 2020, Erasmus Plus and aspects of the European Structural and Investment Funds.</p><p>Under Horizon 2020, the current Framework Programme, the UK has been awarded €1.84bn to date[1] (excluding the Euratom nuclear research and training programme).</p><p>In 2014, the first year of the Erasmus Plus Programme, the UK obtained €79.08 million for mobility grants to 36,734 people from all educational sectors to study, train and volunteer abroad. A further €30.66m was obtained for cooperation projects<sup>[2]</sup>.</p><p>The UK’s strategy<sup>[3]</sup> for its 2014-2020 allocations from the European Structural and Investment Funds sets out that €1.6bn was earmarked for the theme of research, technological development and innovation.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, while the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged, including those that apply to students, researchers, and businesses. It will be for the Government under the new Prime Minister to begin the negotiation to leave, and set out arrangements for those currently in receipt of EU funds.</p><p> </p><p>The UK economy is fundamentally strong and our research and innovation are world leading. The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research base.</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>UK participation in H2020 and FP7, BIS occasional (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-participation-in-horizon-2020-and-framework-programme-7" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-participation-in-horizon-2020-and-framework-programme-7</a>)</p></li><li><p>Ref: <a href="https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisation/press/british-council-ecorys-uk-delighted-win-erasmus" target="_blank">https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisation/press/british-council-ecorys-uk-delighted-win-erasmus</a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368808/bis-14-1179-united-kingdom-partnership-agreement-part-one.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368808/bis-14-1179-united-kingdom-partnership-agreement-part-one.pdf</a></p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/07/2016 10:12:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell