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864505

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date	15/03/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Legislatures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answers by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 5 February (HL5378) and on 6 March (HL5733) and by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 February (HL5379), how the number of Peers would be adjusted if their positions as full members of UK parliamentary delegations reflected the total cost represented by Peers of (1) 50.58 per cent for the Council of Europe, (2) 35.01 per cent for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and (3) 14.41 per cent for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Further to my Written Answers on 5 February (HL5378) and on 6 March (HL5733) and the Written Answer from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 February (HL5379), the percentage of the total cost in each case represented by members of the House of Lords is dependent on the overall number of Peers on the delegations concerned, and other factors, notably the amount of time spent on their work as members of the delegations. Allocation of places on the delegations is a matter for the political parties and it would be up to them to decide what account to take of these costs in allocating places on the delegations.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 28/03/2018 12:37:14 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

864518

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the decision by NHS South West Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group to implement contractual agreements that patients cannot receive routine elective care before 12 weeks, whether they intend to intervene to prohibit such practices.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL6419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has made it clear to commissioners that they should not restrict access to routine elective at any stage of a patient’s referral to treatment. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), including South West Lincolnshire CCG, should work locally with National Health Service providers to manage appointments for routine elective care, taking into account the needs of their population and in line with waiting times standards as set out in the NHS Constitution.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/03/2018 11:20:34 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

864514

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Meetings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish examples of any communications from Government departments to representatives of industries and companies which set conditions of non-disclosure before meetings between those representatives and Her Majesty's Government.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL6415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Many meetings between officials and suppliers regarding commercial matters are discussions relating to a specific contract. In this case, the confidentiality of any information exchanged is governed by clauses within the specific contract.</p><p>Where discussions cover topics related to more than one contract and relate to particularly sensitive matters or the exchange of commercially sensitive material those discussions may need the protection of a specific non-disclosure agreement. The Government Legal Department has recently produced a standard form of non-disclosure agreement which is recommended for use by Departments in these situations. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-disclosure-agreements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-disclosure-agreements</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 29/03/2018 15:08:13 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

864499

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss with the government of Israel ways of preventing violations of the human rights of young people in the Occupied Territories, with full consideration as to the best interests of the child, reduced plea bargaining, suspended and community sentences, the use of civilian judges or magistrates, the improvement of court translation services, and the introduction of restorative justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Government of Israel, including the situation for young people. We funded and facilitated the independent report ‘Children in Military Custody’ by leading British lawyers and have urged Israel to implement the recommendations made in the report. British Ministers and our Ambassador in Tel Aviv have spoken and written to both the Israeli Justice Minister and the Israeli Attorney General to urge Israel to take action on the report. Specifically, we advocate the mandatory use of audio-visual recording of interrogations of minors, a reduction in the use of single hand ties, alternatives to night arrests and for the Israeli authorities to inform detainees more consistently of their legal rights. We are also concerned by the continued transfer of Palestinian child and adult detainees to prisons inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/03/2018 11:16:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

864500

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Food: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to remain a member of the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed; and what discussions they have had to ensure that food safety is not compromised on the day the UK departs the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is negotiating our exit from the European Union, and our new relationship with the EU should aim for the freest possible trade in goods and services between the United Kingdom and the EU.</p><p>The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed enables the management of food and feed safety risks, providing early alerts of health or food contamination issues across the EU. At present this enables the UK to respond quickly to serious risks to public health relating to food and animal feed. The Government is considering potential membership of the EU Rapid Alert System for food and feed as part of a range of options for the management of notification of food and feed safety risks once we have left the EU.</p><p>Leaving the EU will not change the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) top priority, which is to ensure that UK food remains safe and is what it says it is. The FSA is already working hard to ensure that the high standard of food safety and consumer protection we enjoy in this country is maintained when the UK leaves the European Union.</p><p>There are several vital food safety functions currently undertaken in the EU that will need to be undertaken in the UK after EU exit. For example, the food safety risk management decisions that are currently managed in Europe, and setting risk-based standards and controls to make sure that food remains safe, whether imported or produced here. The FSA has a critical role in meeting these new requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 29/03/2018 11:25:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

864511

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to devolve further powers to metro mayors and combined authorities; and if so, what is the process.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that devolution should be an on-going process, not a one-off opportunity. In addition to commitments involving the immediate transfer of budgets and functions, deals negotiated to date include a wide range of commitments to further joint working between local partners and Government, including the development of business cases and Memoranda of Understanding on particular themes. Mayors and combined authorities are fully expected to seek to build on these opportunities, as well as to come forward with additional ideas where they have the capacity and vision to drive further growth and reform in their areas.</p><p>Accordingly, the Government is working with areas where devolution agreements have already been reached to understand any additional proposals for further devolution. For example, at the Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor announced packages for further devolution to the West Midlands and Greater Manchester mayoral combined authorities. The Chancellor also announced the Government’s intention to explore the scope for further devolution with the Tees Valley and Liverpool City Region mayoral combined authorities, and discussions are in progress.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/03/2018 17:06:14 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

864492

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Exclusions Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of reference for the Timpson Review on the rising number of exclusions in schools have been set; and if so, what they are.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The government has announced an externally led review of exclusions which will be led by the former Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Timpson. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and how this affects all pupils, but in particular why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. This includes pupils from certain ethnic groups; pupils who are eligible for free school meals, or have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years; pupils with special educational needs; looked after children; and children in need.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of reference for the exclusions review is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 15:59:33 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name A_Review_of_School_Exclusion-terms_of_reference HL6393.pdf title Terms of reference for the exclusions review
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864493

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Exclusions Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Timpson Review will (1) clarify the numbers of children being excluded because of behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, and (2) identify what help is being given to such children and their families in schools that do not exclude them.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL6394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Exclusions can only be issued for disciplinary reasons. It is unlawful to exclude for a non-disciplinary reason. For example, it would be unlawful to exclude a pupil simply because they have additional needs or a disability that the school feels it is unable to meet.</p><p> </p><p>The annual data on exclusions includes the numbers of children excluded for disciplinary reasons by type of special educational need, including those with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The exclusions review will explore exclusions practice and implications for pupil groups disproportionately represented in the national statistics. The review considers how schools use exclusion and how this impacts on all pupils. In particular, it will consider why some groups of children are more likely to be excluded from school. It will also seek to identify best practice which can be shared across the system.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 16:59:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

864526

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any GPs in England (1) prescribe the oral contraceptive pill for only one month at a time, and (2) require women and girls to make GP appointments every month before receiving a repeat prescription of the pill; and if so, how many and why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The current general practitioner (GP) contract allows practices to opt out of providing contraceptive services to their registered patients. Where they do so, NHS England has responsibility for ensuring patients of those practices have access to such services.</p><p>All prescribed contraception in England is provided free of charge to the user. Therefore, 100% of girls under 18 and women who are prescribed contraception in England will receive this for free. Those GP practices who have not opted out of providing contraceptive services and sexual health clinics may also distribute free contraception.</p><p>Information on the frequency with which the oral contraceptive pill is prescribed, and whether GP appointments are required is not collected centrally. Such decisions are a clinical decision of the GP concerned taking into account the individual circumstances of each patient.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6425 HL6426 question first answered 29/03/2018 11:24:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

864524

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all (1) GPs, and (2) sexual health clinics, in England provide prescriptions for free contraception; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The current general practitioner (GP) contract allows practices to opt out of providing contraceptive services to their registered patients. Where they do so, NHS England has responsibility for ensuring patients of those practices have access to such services.</p><p>All prescribed contraception in England is provided free of charge to the user. Therefore, 100% of girls under 18 and women who are prescribed contraception in England will receive this for free. Those GP practices who have not opted out of providing contraceptive services and sexual health clinics may also distribute free contraception.</p><p>Information on the frequency with which the oral contraceptive pill is prescribed, and whether GP appointments are required is not collected centrally. Such decisions are a clinical decision of the GP concerned taking into account the individual circumstances of each patient.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6426 HL6427 question first answered 29/03/2018 11:24:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge