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869260

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date	22/03/2018
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	904591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is taking a leading role in ending the illegal wildlife trade globally. The Government is funding practical action to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement and develop sustainable livelihoods in the communities affected by the illegal wildlife trade. We will host an ambitious high-level international conference in October to push for further progress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2018 15:43:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

869270

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	904598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is taking a leading role in ending the illegal wildlife trade globally. The Government is funding practical action to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement and develop sustainable livelihoods in the communities affected by the illegal wildlife trade. We will host an ambitious high-level international conference in October to push for further progress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2018 15:44:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

861337

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the statement by France and the United States that they are prepared to use military force to maintain red lines preventing the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK shares the concerns of France and the United States about continuing reports of chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime. UK officials are in regular contact with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, whose experts are investigating the allegations of chemical weapon use in Eastern Ghouta, alongside a number of other incidents in the past two years. The British Government has made clear that it condemns the use of chemical weapons by anyone anywhere and that those who use chemical weapons should be held to account.</p><p>There are no current plans for military action against the Asad regime. UK efforts are focused on using every lever to de-escalate the conflict in Syria and ultimately to achieve a political settlement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2018 16:52:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

861338

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Pregnancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider extending the period during which pregnant asylum seekers cannot be moved before their due date from six to 12 weeks.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who are destitute and have an immediate need for accommodation can apply to be admitted to an initial accommodation centre. In normal circumstances, they remain in the centre for only such time as it takes to arrange longer term “dispersal” accommodation.</p><p>If, however, the asylum seeker is heavily pregnant the move to the dispersal accommodation is usually deferred until around 6 weeks after the birth of the child or until the clinician has signed off the postnatal checks.</p><p>There are no plans to change these arrangements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/03/2018 14:43:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

861339

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to instate a prohibition of the export from the UK of any chemical component that can be used to make poison gas.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The UK controls the export of chemical warfare agents and key precursor chemicals as specified in the Chemical Weapons Convention and by the Australia Group international export control regime. We can also prevent the export of any other chemical where we have reason to believe that the export concerned may be intended for use in a chemical weapons programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 27/03/2018 17:00:19 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

861340

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
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 additional resources needed at Welsh ports following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with Welsh ports, with ferry operators and with the Welsh Government to ensure that the ports can continue to facilitate the flow of trade with Ireland after we leave the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 27/03/2018 12:55:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

861341

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of agricultural support in the UK comes from EU funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Across the UK £3.95 billion is provided a year under the Common Agricultural Policy. Of this, around 93% is funding from the EU, with around 7% being national funding provided under rural development programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/03/2018 16:37:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

861342

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Inspections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Education has had with the Department of Health and Social Care about the findings of the Ofsted and CQC report Local area SEND inspections: one year on, published on 18 October 2017, particularly in respect of the finding that access to therapy services was weak in half the local areas inspected.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL6325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Education (DfE), Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England (NHSE) are working together closely to implement the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms underpinned by the Children and Families Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p>We are addressing the finding on access to therapy services through follow up by DfE and NHSE officials with the individual local areas following the publication of an inspection report. This is particularly the case where Ofsted and CQC have required a local area to produce a written statement of action to address weaknesses.</p><p> </p><p>We are about to launch a two-year national trial looking at extending the powers of the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) to make non-binding recommendations on the health and social care aspects of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. Currently the First-tier Tribunal (SEND) hears appeals with regard to education only. Health and social care aspects of EHC plans are resolved through separate complaint routes. The trial will give the Tribunal the power to consider all parts of a child’s EHC plan. We are trialling this (following an earlier small-scale pilot) as we need to gather further evidence to understand whether the new appeal route is easier for families, the impact on health and social care and whether recommendations are followed. These new powers will apply to local authority decisions made and EHC plans issued or amended from 3 April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with stakeholders, which include DHSC and NHSE, through the Children’s Complex Needs board and across the Transforming Care programme to assure better support across health and care services for children and young people</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the green paper, ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision’, set out our proposals on how to improve access to mental health support for children and young people including those with SEND.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/03/2018 16:59:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

861343

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which professional bodies and third sector bodies they had discussions in developing the green paper Transforming children and young people's mental health provision.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL6326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Green Paper team, across the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education, had discussions with over 90 professional and third sector bodies on development of the Green Paper. A list of these stakeholders is attached due to the size of the data. This includes engagement before the Green Paper’s publication and during the consultation period through national roundtables, telephone conferences for large groups of additional stakeholders, focus groups and many bilateral discussions. The teams in both the Department of Health Social Care and the Department for Education also spoke about the Green Paper and engaged with stakeholders at a number of events and conferences organised by others.</p><p>The list may not be completely exhaustive of all bodies the two Departments engaged with. For example, discussions with stakeholders also took place in the margins of events or through networking opportunities, and with various individual schools and colleges.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/03/2018 15:16:17 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name List of stakeholders formatted.docx title List of stakeholders
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

861344

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Social Mobility
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which professional bodies and third sector bodies they had discussions in developing their plan for improving social mobility through education Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential, published in December 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL6327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The department engaged a wide range of organisations during development of ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’. This included think tanks, academics, sector bodies such as teaching unions and other representative groups, employers and children’s charities. Through meetings and roundtables, we discussed the department’s cross-cutting ambitions to improve opportunity across life stages and the country, as well as individual policies within the document.</p><p> </p><p>‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’ was warmly received by key stakeholders including the Education Endowment Foundation, the Sutton Trust, Teach First, the Careers and Enterprise Company, the National Association of Head Teachers, the Association of Colleges, Universities UK, and the Consortium of Business and Industry.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/03/2018 16:37:02 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin