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429214

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/12/2015
	date	18/11/2015
	date tabled	18/11/2015
	ddp created	18/11/2015 23:44:12
	ddp modified	24/11/2015 23:17:19
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Living Wage
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3698
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	24/11/2015 11:54:03
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether any staff of the House of Lords are paid less than the recommended Living Wage for London, and if so, how many and in which departments they work.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL3698
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3698
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords Administration was accredited as a London Living Wage employer in November 2013. We have kept in line with changes to the Living Wage since. No staff employed by the House Administration are paid below the London Living Wage.</p> question first answered 24/11/2015 11:54:03 answering member 2079
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

179745

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2015
	date	12/02/2015
	date tabled	12/02/2015
	ddp created	12/02/2015 21:23:55
	ddp modified	25/02/2015 23:50:31
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5022
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/02/2015 16:09:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what due diligence is carried out and by whom before ministerial appointments are made.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL5022
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5022
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As was the case under previous administrations, ministerial appointments are a matter for the Prime Minister, in line with the Ministerial Code.</p><p> </p><p>For those individuals upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a life peerage, the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission vets nominations. For those individuals upon whom the Prime Minister wishes to confer a peerage in order that they might sit in the House of Lords to take up a ministerial role, the Commission consults the main regulatory authorities, including HMRC, before giving advice.</p><p> </p> question first answered 25/02/2015 16:09:09 answering member 4205
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

100575

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/11/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 23:14:02
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:16:22
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2312
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/11/2014 14:52:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to naming one of the new type 26 global combat ships after the City of Plymouth.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2312
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2312
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 30 October 2014 to the noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead (Official Report, column WA184).</p> question first answered 07/11/2014 14:52:22 answering member 3428
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

390613

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/07/2015
	date	16/07/2015
	date tabled	16/07/2015
	ddp created	16/07/2015 20:26:25
	ddp modified	07/09/2015 22:55:41
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Insurance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1553
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	12/08/2015 14:34:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is sufficient capacity in the United Kingdom and European insurance markets, or elsewhere, to meet the requirements of the operators and contractors of planned nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL1553
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1553
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Government is in regular contact with the insurance market to discuss the provision of insurance for nuclear operators’ third party liabilities, including for planned nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom. At present there is predicted to be sufficient capacity in the market, although the availability of such insurance will always depend on the circumstances at the time. Government will continue to monitor the insurance market for capacity in this area and to encourage insurers to enter the nuclear insurance market.</p><p> </p> question first answered 12/08/2015 14:34:32 answering member 4282
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

417028

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/09/2015
	date	07/09/2015
	date tabled	07/09/2015
	ddp created	07/09/2015 23:04:02
	ddp modified	14/09/2015 21:33:35
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Insurance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1948
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/09/2015 14:37:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is sufficient capacity in the nuclear insurance market for third-party liabilities for operators of planned nuclear power stations.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL1948
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1948
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with the insurance market to discuss the provision of insurance for nuclear operators; this includes both general insurance and third party liabilities. At present there is predicted to be sufficient capacity in the market for planned nuclear power stations, including Hinkley Point C, although the availability of such insurance will always depend on the circumstances at the time. Government will continue to monitor the insurance market for capacity in this area and to encourage insurers to enter the nuclear insurance market.</p><p>The Government fully recognises the importance of promoting competition in insurance markets so that customers can get the best price possible. The Financial Conduct Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority between them ensure effective competition, and make sure markets work well for consumers, business and the economy.</p> question first answered 14/09/2015 14:37:55 answering member 4282
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

417029

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/09/2015
	date	07/09/2015
	date tabled	07/09/2015
	ddp created	07/09/2015 23:04:03
	ddp modified	14/09/2015 21:33:37
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Hinkley Point B Power Station
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1949
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/09/2015 14:37:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is sufficient capacity in the nuclear insurance market to cover the expected level of investment in Hinkley Point B.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL1949
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1949
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with the insurance market to discuss the provision of insurance for nuclear operators; this includes both general insurance and third party liabilities. At present there is predicted to be sufficient capacity in the market for planned nuclear power stations, including Hinkley Point C, although the availability of such insurance will always depend on the circumstances at the time. Government will continue to monitor the insurance market for capacity in this area and to encourage insurers to enter the nuclear insurance market.</p><p>The Government fully recognises the importance of promoting competition in insurance markets so that customers can get the best price possible. The Financial Conduct Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority between them ensure effective competition, and make sure markets work well for consumers, business and the economy.</p> question first answered 14/09/2015 14:37:55 answering member 4282
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

417030

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/09/2015
	date	07/09/2015
	date tabled	07/09/2015
	ddp created	07/09/2015 23:04:04
	ddp modified	14/09/2015 21:33:39
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power Stations: Insurance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1950
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/09/2015 14:37:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the competitiveness of the insurance market for nuclear property damage and nuclear liability, and (2) whether it provides the capacity needed by nuclear operators, notwithstanding the presence and nature of nuclear insurance pools, including the United Kingdom nuclear insurance pool, and any potential they may have to restrict and distort the provision of such insurance to nuclear operators.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL1950
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1950
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with the insurance market to discuss the provision of insurance for nuclear operators; this includes both general insurance and third party liabilities. At present there is predicted to be sufficient capacity in the market for planned nuclear power stations, including Hinkley Point C, although the availability of such insurance will always depend on the circumstances at the time. Government will continue to monitor the insurance market for capacity in this area and to encourage insurers to enter the nuclear insurance market.</p><p>The Government fully recognises the importance of promoting competition in insurance markets so that customers can get the best price possible. The Financial Conduct Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority between them ensure effective competition, and make sure markets work well for consumers, business and the economy.</p> question first answered 14/09/2015 14:37:55 answering member 4282
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

78233

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:45:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:40:39
	answering body	Department of Health
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Motor Neurone Disease
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1128
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/07/2014 12:25:56
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on research into the causes of, and treatment and cure for, motor neurone disease by all publicly funded departments and bodies in each year since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1128
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1128
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The following table shows expenditure on research on motor neurone disease (MND) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS - a sub type of MND) by the Medical Research Council and by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.</p><p> </p><p>£ million</p><p><em> </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Total spend by the NIHR on MND/ALS is higher than this because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on this topic cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure.</p> question first answered 23/07/2014 12:25:56 answering member 2000
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

89922

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 20:08:15
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:59:46
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1764
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 12:00:15
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children of illegal immigrants have been detained in the United Kingdom in each year since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1764
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1764
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office publishes periodic data on the numbers of children entering detention under Immigration Act Powers since 2010. This information is located on the GOV.UK website, accessible via the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/children-entering-detention-under-immigration-act-powers</p><p>The Home Office does not routinely record the immigration status of the parents of those children entering detention under Immigration Act Powers. Whilst this information is held on Home Office systems, extracting the information would require an individual inspection of records, which it is considered would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/09/2014 12:00:15 answering member 1091
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

89923

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 20:08:16
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:59:48
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detention Centres: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1765
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 11:28:33
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendations made by Barnardo’s in its report of April 2014 on the treatment of children in the Cedars facility; which, if any, of the recommendations have been acted upon; and what actions have been taken.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1765
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1765
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office welcomed Barnardo’s report which has been carefully considered. Of the five recommendations, family escort teams have been implemented. Of the remainder, what was recommended is largely current policy already including use of force which is subject to review. We are unable to accept the recommendation not to separate families as there will be occasions when this is unavoidable. Such decisions are scrutinised at senior level and by the Independent Family Returns Panel.</p> question first answered 22/09/2014 11:28:33 answering member 1091
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock