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49970

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	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 8 April (WA 206–7), by what date their consideration of the implications for devolved responsibilities will be completed to allow full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not developed a working definition of human eugenic practice.</p><p> </p><p>Article 51 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the instrument applies to Member States only when they are ‘implementing Union law'. This reflects the pre-Charter case law on the rights and principles that the Charter reaffirms.</p><p> </p><p>We have no set date for completion of consideration of the issues that relate to full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6917 HL6919 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49967

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	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 8 April (WA 206–7), why the principles set out in Article 3(2) of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Human Rights that prohibit human eugenic practices only apply to the United Kingdom when implementing European Union law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not developed a working definition of human eugenic practice.</p><p> </p><p>Article 51 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the instrument applies to Member States only when they are ‘implementing Union law'. This reflects the pre-Charter case law on the rights and principles that the Charter reaffirms.</p><p> </p><p>We have no set date for completion of consideration of the issues that relate to full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6917 HL6920 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49966

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the incidence of sex-selective abortion in (1) China, and (2) India; and whether there is any evidence of that practice amongst those of Chinese or Indian background living in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Abortion on the grounds of gender alone is illegal.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 May 2013, the Department published analysis of birth ratios in the United Kingdom. This found that, when broken down by the mothers' country of birth including those born in China and India, birth ratios in no group are statistically different from the range that we would expect to see naturally occurring. The UK birth ratio is within normal limits; that is to say 105 male births per 100 female births. The full report can be found on the Gov.uk web site; enter ‘gender birth ratios'.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department remains vigilant for anecdotal evidence of sex-selective abortion.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of birth ratios or the incidence of sex-selective abortions in China and India.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49965

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	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 8 April (WA 206–7), what is their working definition of a human eugenic practice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not developed a working definition of human eugenic practice.</p><p> </p><p>Article 51 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the instrument applies to Member States only when they are ‘implementing Union law'. This reflects the pre-Charter case law on the rights and principles that the Charter reaffirms.</p><p> </p><p>We have no set date for completion of consideration of the issues that relate to full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6919 HL6920 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49963

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to issue guidance to doctors regarding the permissibility of granting an abortion by means of amending form HSA1 issued under the Abortion Regulations 1991 as governed by section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967; and, if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The 1967 Abortion Act requires that two doctors certify in good faith that there are lawful grounds for an abortion, based on an understanding of the facts of a woman's case. Any change to this requirement would require a change in the Abortion Act and this is a matter for Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be issuing guidance shortly to all those involved in abortion care about compliance with the Abortion Act.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

57594

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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 is their assessment of the evidence cited in the article "An Increase in the Sex Ratio of Births to India-born Mothers in England and Wales: Evidence for Sex-Selective Abortion" by Sylvie Dubuc and David Coleman published in Population and Development Review, vol 33, No. 2 (June 2007), pp383–400.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL67
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>This article is a useful addition to the evidence base around sex selective abortions.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 May 2014 the Department published updated analysis of birth ratios for England and Wales 2008-2012. The analyses by country of birth and ethnicity did not offer evidence of sex selection taking place within England and Wales. A copy of the report has been placed in the Library. It is also available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/analysis-of-male-to-female-birth-ratios-in-the-uk-2008-to-2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will repeat this analysis on an annual basis following publication of birth data and remain vigilant and receptive to reports of such practice.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/06/2014 17:24:40 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL67 - Lib Doc.pdf title Birth Ratios in England and Wales
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

57593

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 14 May (WA 499), what is their assessment of whether issuing guidance by amending the wording of form HSA1 would represent an act of secondary legislation or a change in the Abortion Act 1967.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL66
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>Any changes to the wording of the HSA1 form, if needed, would require changes to secondary legislation. Such changes could not be introduced through guidance, which makes no changes to abortion legislation.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/06/2014 11:59:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

57592

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
	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 14 May (WA 511), why they have no set date for the full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL65
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not support eugenic practices. It is not considered helpful to interpret the term ‘eugenic practices' other than by reference to its ordinarily understood meaning. Any attempt at a working definition would risk the unintentional exclusion of practices whose unacceptability is no less great than that of practices captured by such a definition.</p><p> </p><p>As previously stated, in the United Kingdom, the complex nature of devolved responsibilities in this range of policy areas has delayed consideration of full ratification. In the meantime, the UK continues to take an active role in Council of Europe negotiations and development of relevant protocols.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL64 question first answered 19/06/2014 11:59:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

57591

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Genetics
	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 14 May (WA 511), and in the light of the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 April (WA 267) stating that they do not support eugenic practices in the United Kingdom, why they have no definitions of what these practices might be.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL64
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not support eugenic practices. It is not considered helpful to interpret the term ‘eugenic practices' other than by reference to its ordinarily understood meaning. Any attempt at a working definition would risk the unintentional exclusion of practices whose unacceptability is no less great than that of practices captured by such a definition.</p><p> </p><p>As previously stated, in the United Kingdom, the complex nature of devolved responsibilities in this range of policy areas has delayed consideration of full ratification. In the meantime, the UK continues to take an active role in Council of Europe negotiations and development of relevant protocols.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL65 question first answered 19/06/2014 11:59:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten