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1599684

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date	27/02/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit claims were subject to sanctions in the most recent three months for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much was the total and average sum of benefit income lost by claimants due to sanctions in each constituency; what was the (1) shortest, (2) average, and (3) longest, length of time taken to challenge a benefit sanction decision in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and when, and for what reason, the Department for Work and Pensions ceased requiring a case conference to assess the impact of a sanction before any sanction was imposed.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The latest monthly statistics, taken from Stat-Xplore, on the number of Universal Credit full service claimants with a payment that has been reduced due to a sanction, by Westminster parliamentary constituency, for September to November 2022, are provided in the answer I gave to you on 6 March for <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-20/hl5653" target="_blank">HL5653</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for the total and average sum of benefit income lost and parts (1), (2) and (3) is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Sanctions are only ever applied when a claimant fails to meet their agreed conditionality requirements without good reason.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/03/2023 12:39:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1419375

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Regional Planning and Development
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 differences between (1) the Education Investment Areas announced in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper, and (2) the Opportunity Areas that were announced by the Department for Education in October 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The methodology used to select Education Investment Areas and opportunity areas is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-mobility-and-opportunity-areas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-mobility-and-opportunity-areas</a>.</p><p>Education Investment Areas were selected based on poor attainment across key stage 2 and key stage 4 and our interventions will focus on raising attainment by improving school standards.</p><p>The opportunity areas were selected using the 2016 Social Mobility Commission’s Index and the department’s Achieving Excellence Areas Index. The opportunity areas are working to improve educational outcomes and social mobility for children and young people in 12 areas.</p><p>The areas will have received a total of £108 million by August 2022, since they were launched in 2017.</p><p>Education Investment Areas include the 12 local authority areas which contain the opportunity areas. These areas will benefit from both programmes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/02/2022 16:54:00 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1205380

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving to schools in England on the process for reopening for the autumn term.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>We want to get all children and young people back into education as soon as the scientific advice allows because it is the best place for them to learn, and because we know how important it is for their wellbeing to have social interactions with their teachers and friends. Our intention is for all children to return to school from September.</p><p>Within the next two weeks, we will publish further information and guidance to help schools prepare for September. We will be guided by the latest scientific advice and are working with the sector to ensure our guidance provides schools with the further details they need, including any protective measures that may be necessary to keep children and teachers as safe as possible, staffing advice and transport considerations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge grouped question UIN HL5908 question first answered 01/07/2020 15:54:18 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

850563

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL5408), what assistance, if any, the Foreign Secretary offered to the government of Burma to pursue investigations of the allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by the Burmese military against Rohingya women and girls.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>On his recent visit to Burma on 10 February the Foreign Secretary pressed the Burmese authorities to investigate violations by security forces, including sexual violence. The UK Government stands ready to offer support to credible and transparent investigations. Although the Burmese authorities have to date shown no significant interest in receiving support to conduct such investigations, the UK Government will continue to urge them to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 13:04:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

709150

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the efficacy of the drug lanosterol in reducing cataracts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The drug Lanosterol is not licensed for human use in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the licensing of medicinal products according to legislation set out in European Directive 2001/83 EC. The MHRA's primary aim is the protection of public health, for which an important objective is assessing the safety, quality and efficacy of medicines, and authorising their sale or supply in the UK for human use.</p><p> </p><p>A medicine can only become licenced if an application is made to the MHRA for a licence, usually by the manufacturer, demonstrating that the product meets the required standards of safety, quality and efficacy. In their role as a regulator, the MHRA is not in a position to hold product licences or to solicit for new product licence applications.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no evidence submitted to MHRA to support the use of Lanosterol in humans at present. There have been no applications for UK clinical trials or marketing authorisations for this product.</p><p> </p><p>Under their terms of service, general practitioners and hospital doctors are allowed to prescribe any medicinal product, including any unlicensed medicinal product, which they consider necessary for the treatment of their patients and under their clinical responsibility. They should always satisfy themselves that the medicinal products or other substances they consider appropriate for their patients can be safely prescribed, that patients are adequately monitored and that, where necessary, expert hospital supervision is available. We would expect clinicians to also seek informed consent from their patients on the basis that there are risks associated with using an unlicensed medicine as well as potential therapeutic benefit(s). Patients should also be informed that the licensing assessment of the medicine for unlicensed use will not have taken place.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 21/03/2017 15:33:08 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

450606

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to enact in full the recommendations from the Department for Education's independent expert group, led by Stephen Munday CBE.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>Ministers of the Department for Education are awaiting the report from Stephen Munday’s independent expert group on the content of initial teacher training, which is expected this spring. The Government will consider the group’s recommendations carefully and determine how they should be taken forward.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5906 question first answered 18/02/2016 13:47:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

228725

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Commonwealth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will raise the issue of the ebola outbreak and the requirement for health system strengthening in the Commonwealth at the next meeting of Commonwealth Health Ministers.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The effect of the Ebola outbreak on Universal Health Coverage will be discussed at the next Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in May. Supporting countries to strengthen their health systems remains a top priority for the Government’s health work in West Africa and beyond.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has met with the Commonwealth Foundation to discuss how civil society in Sierra Leone can be supported in tackling the Ebola crisis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ebola outbreak has further demonstrated the importance of supporting countries to implement the International Health Regulations core capacities in order to detect and respond to outbreaks quickly. The Government is keen to accelerate international efforts to this end, working closely with the World Health Organization and through partnerships such as the Global Health Security Agenda. The Government sees the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting as an opportunity for the Commonwealth Secretariat to raise awareness of the importance of health system strengthening in the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will work with the Government of Sierra Leone and partners to seek a legacy of effective systems and structures that will contribute to improved future service delivery and infrastructure. This will ensure that should Sierra Leone be faced with a subsequent outbreak of Ebola or other disease, it is able to respond effectively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5908 HL5909 question first answered 26/03/2015 13:02:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

42638

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Attorney General's Office and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol), which provides legal services to a number of government departments and bodies, conducted an annual client satisfaction survey in January 2014 The outcome of the survey was reported to the TSol Board and is one of the measures agreed with TSol by HM Treasury.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are conducting a survey of victims of crime who had received the revised victim communication and liaison scheme which is currently being piloted by three CPS Areas. The survey is still ongoing but will feed into the evaluation of the pilots later this year.</p><p>There have been no other external customer, user or satisfaction surveys conducted by the Law Officers' Departments during the past 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 28/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn