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510178

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date	11/04/2016
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	Apprentices: Degrees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether students with disabilities taking the proposed new Degree Apprenticeships will have access to the support of the Disabled Students Allowance in the same way as any student undertaking a higher education qualification at any institute of higher education.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL7384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are jobs with training. As an apprentice is paid by their employer, they cannot access the student support package, which includes the Disabled Students Allowance.</p><p>Apprentices with disabilities can apply for Access to Work funding for adjustments to the workplace. Training providers can use this to support the apprentice’s learning. Adjustments will depend on the individual and the qualification, but may include extra time, assistive technology, use of a scribe etc.</p><p>Under the Equality Act (2010), employers and training providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for their employees and students. These same duties apply for apprentices, including degree apprentices.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/04/2016 12:14:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

510179

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Students: Reasonable Adjustments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any college or institution involved in the teaching of Degree Apprenticeships will have the same duty to provide reasonable adjustments and support to any candidate with a disability as a conventional university or institute of higher education.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL7385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Yes. The training for Degree Apprenticeships will be provided by many of the same universities as traditional degrees.</p><p>Under the Equality Act (2010), all employers and training providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for their employees and students. These same duties apply for apprentices, including degree apprentices in exactly the same way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/04/2016 15:50:10 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

510183

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 February (HL5646), 14 March (HL6504) and 24 March (HL6955), what was the purpose of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) no longer placing lay summaries of human embryo research proposals on the HFEA website prior to consideration by the Licence Committee.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it is unable to provide information about this decision beyond that set out in the response to the Noble Lord on 24 March <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2016-03-14/HL6955/" target="_blank">(HL6955)</a>. The HFEA’s Business Plan for 2016/17 commits the organisation to a review of the operational aspects of applications for research licences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/04/2016 13:33:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510184

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October 2007 (WA101), by Lord Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1–2), by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 June 2015 (HL44) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 February (HL5648), how the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has rigorously checked that what is stated in centres’ lay summaries on its website about the purposes and likelihood of success of the research is realistic for both donors and the public, as explicitly recommended under "Key actions for HFEA" in the summary of the "Post Hwang Meeting" on 1 March 2006 that was published on the HFEA website; and how the currently stated aim of research licence R0152 "to improve outcomes of ART for the treatment of infertility" relates to any reasonably foreseeable applications of nuclear transfer that accord not only with the statutory tests but also with the originally stated purpose of the proposed research in the initial application for this particular licence.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that centres’ lay summaries are checked at inspection by the relevant HFEA inspector and by the HFEA Licence Committee. In the case of licence R0152, the lay summary was last approved on 15 July 2015 when the HFEA Licence Committee agreed to approve updates to the centre’s lay summary and the updates to the research objectives. The minutes note the committee was content that the revised objectives and lay summary were consistent with the activities and purposes for which the project was licensed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/04/2016 13:37:34 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510185

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1–2) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 March 2016 (HL7011), which of the successive lay summaries for research licence R0152 asserted a "need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar to the recipient so they will not be rejected"; when the single embryonic stem cell (ESC) line produced in compliance with current standards and each of the other ESC lines were banked at the UK Stem Cell Bank; whether any of the aforementioned ESC lines were derived following any form of nuclear transfer or pronuclear transfer; if not, why the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) continued to permit the use of nuclear transfer under this licence when the originally stated objective remains unmet almost 12 years after the relevant licence was initially granted; what specific measures have been taken to strengthen the scrutiny of research applications at both the review of progress and renewal stages as recommended under "Key actions for HFEA" in the summary of the "Post Hwang Meeting" on 1 March 2006 that was published on the HFEA website; and how post-licensing scrutiny had been similarly strengthened as also recommended in the same document.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that the &quot;need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar to the recipient so they will not be rejected&quot; was last referred to in the lay summary submitted in an application for the renewal of a research licence in 2008. As stated in the response to the Noble Lord on 24 March <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=hl7011" target="_blank">(HL7011)</a>, one stem cell line from the research project R0152 is in preparation for depositing with the UK Stem Cell bank.</p><p> </p><p>HFEA licences do not specify time limits in which research objectives must be met and objectives can be up-dated or amended subject to approval by the Licence Committee. Progress of the research is taken into consideration at the renewal of a licence. Upon renewal, the centre’s progress report is sent to the peer reviewer who considers key questions around the necessity of the research.</p><p> </p><p>The HFEA’s scrutiny of research has evolved considerably over the last 10 years. Its current system involves scrutiny of the application by a team of inspectors; scrutiny by an external, independent peer reviewer; and scrutiny by the HFEA’s Licence Committee.</p><p> </p><p>In order to further support researchers, the HFEA’s Code of Practice includes a Guidance Note (22) specific to research and training and each centre has a nominated inspector through which post licencing scrutiny takes place. The McCracken report in 2013 did not highlight any concerns with the systems put in place by the HFEA to approve research.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/04/2016 13:33:19 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510187

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
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 30 March (HL7064), what was the actual number of HS2 trains of both sizes, and for Phases 1 and 2, used in the Rolling Stock Strategy previous to the one currently in the process of completion.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd are in the process of completing their Rolling Stock Strategy which will contain greater detail on the fleet sizes expected to be procured. Our current assumption is outlined below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Phase 1</p></td><td><p>Phase 2</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Classic Compatible</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captive</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/04/2016 11:32:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

510189

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who owns the RMS St Helena, and what financial support they have provided to operate the service between Cape Town and St Helena over the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The RMS St Helena is owned by St Helena Line, which is itself wholly owned by the St Helena Government. Her Majesty’s Government provided £3,199,382 of support to operate the service in 2013/14; £2,272,726 in 2014/15; and £619,751in 2015/16.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/04/2016 14:45:51 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

510191

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highways England: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government for which projects and for what reasons the Highways Agency has requested an additional £140 million funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>£140m was allocated to Highways England to complete schemes which had not been included in the five year road programme detailed in the Road Investment Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The funding was used to complete the ‘pinch point’ programme, Dart Charge implementation, as well as the completion of various small improvement schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/04/2016 11:24:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

510193

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Health Services: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the public sector spend on health per head of population in real terms for each of the years from 1990–2015; and how in each of those years that compares with GDP per head.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL7399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The total UK Public Sector expenditure on health per head of population in real terms and GDP per head between the financial years 1990-91 and 2014-15 has been set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Real per capita (2015 £)</p></td><td><p>Health</p></td><td><p>GDP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990-91</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>19,624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991-92</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>19,368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992-93</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>19,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993-94</p></td><td><p>1,023</p></td><td><p>20,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994-95</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td><td><p>20,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995-96</p></td><td><p>1,104</p></td><td><p>21,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996-97</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td><td><p>21,716</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997-98</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>22,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>1,151</p></td><td><p>23,066</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>1,198</p></td><td><p>23,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>24,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>1,388</p></td><td><p>25,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>1,491</p></td><td><p>25,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>1,637</p></td><td><p>26,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>1,748</p></td><td><p>26,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>1,825</p></td><td><p>27,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>1,857</p></td><td><p>27,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>1,912</p></td><td><p>28,449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>1,986</p></td><td><p>27,492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2,072</p></td><td><p>26,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,047</p></td><td><p>26,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>27,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,022</p></td><td><p>27,292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,049</p></td><td><p>27,801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2,074</p></td><td><p>28,361</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The expenditure figures set out in this table are drawn from the HM Treasury Public Spending Statistics (PSS) publications.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to expenditure on services by the Department of Health, this includes health expenditure by other central departments, local government and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Please Note:</p><ul><li><p>UK government expenditure on the health function is only available on a financial year basis.</p></li><li><p>Health expenditure recording switches from a cash basis to an accruals basis in 1998-99</p></li><li><p>Population is taken from the mid-year figure for each calendar year that falls in the respective financial year.</p><p> </p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:10:41 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

510194

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
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 February (HL5631), what measures they are taking to address the shortfall of personnel in (1) the regular, and (2) the reserve, battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL7400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The Army continues to offer exciting opportunities to young people. Over 7,800 new recruits joined the regular Army in financial year 2014-15 with intake increasing during financial year 2015-16, up to 29 February 2016 7,260 have joined the army of which, 175 Regulars and 140 Reserves have joined the Battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.</p><p>There are two national recruitment campaigns currently running. The Army's 'A Better You' for soldiers continues throughout 2016. After a principal focus on Regulars between June and March there will be a special emphasis on reserve-specific recruiting in April to June, September to October and January to February 2017. 'A Better You' will continue through the year with the reserve message forming an important aspect of the overarching campaign.</p><p>The Army's current officer recruiting campaign, 'With Heart. With Mind', is aimed at attracting potential officer candidates into regular and reserve service. 'With Heart. With Mind' will have a specific emphasis on reserve officers during the period of March to July 2016, and again in November.</p><p>The national campaigns continue to be supported by regional level efforts. During financial year 2015-16 there were over 2,000 community engagement events in Scotland and nearly 300 targeted recruitment events.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/04/2016 15:45:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem