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520612

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date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Doctors: Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to aid agencies working in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the 4th largest donor to the crisis in Yemen and has more than doubled its support over the last year to £85 million for 2015/16 in response to the humanitarian crisis. UK aid is focused on the most urgent life-saving needs, and has so far helped more than 1.3 million Yemenis who have been affected by the conflict with food assistance, medical supplies, water, and emergency shelter.</p><p>We work with partners such as UN agencies and NGOs who have good access and a strong track record of delivering and monitoring assistance in difficult and dangerous places. The security situation in Yemen is, however, impacting the ability of humanitarian organisations to access populations to deliver assistance, and to make assessments of their needs. The UK continues to urge all parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to facilitate rapid and safe access for humanitarian agencies to all people in need in Yemen.</p><p>UK aid is also supporting the UN to co-ordinate the international humanitarian response and to facilitate the delivery of aid in Yemen including; the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Humanitarian Air Service and the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism to improve supply of essential goods into Yemen.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 11:35:04 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

520613

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Orkambi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that aid and humanitarian help is able to gain access to Sa’ada and Hajjah.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the 4<sup>th</sup> largest donor to the crisis in Yemen and has more than doubled its support over the last year to £85 million for 2015/16 to respond to the humanitarian crisis. UK aid is focused on the most urgent life-saving needs, and has so far helped more than 1.3 million Yemenis who have been affected by the conflict with food assistance, medical supplies, water, and emergency shelter. Through our support to UN agencies and NGOs working in Sa’ada and Hajjah, people in need in these Governates are being provided with water, sanitation and hygiene support, health and nutrition assistance, shelter kits and cash to help address emergency food needs.</p><p>We work with partners such as UN agencies and NGOs who have good access and a strong track record of delivering and monitoring assistance in difficult and dangerous places. The security situation across Yemen is, however, impacting the ability of humanitarian organisations to access populations to deliver assistance, and to make assessments of their needs. The UK continues to urge all parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to facilitate rapid and safe access for humanitarian agencies to all people in need in Yemen.</p><p>UK aid is also supporting the UN to co-ordinate the international humanitarian response and to facilitate the delivery of aid across Yemen according to where needs are greatest including to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Humanitarian Air Service and the Verification and Inspection Mechanism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 11:35:28 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

520614

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Wheelchairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to support the establishment of independent international monitoring mechanisms in Yemen to investigate human rights violations on all sides of the conflict.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK supported a UN Human Rights Council resolution in October 2015, which called on the UN to provide technical assistance to the Government of Yemen, assist the Yemeni National Independent Commission of Inquiry, and report back to the next session of the Human Rights Council. The UK welcomes Yemen’s commitment to cooperate with the UN on protection of human rights. It is important to continue to support this process until the Commission has reported back to the Human Rights Council in September 2016 where the discussions about the need for any alternative measures can be properly informed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/06/2016 11:45:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

520615

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Higher Education: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are providing support to the central bank of Yemen to avert financial collapse.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) is a key Yemeni institution. We have made sure that the economy and the state of the CBY are not ignored during the peace talks in Kuwait. We continue to lobby the Government of Yemen and the Houthis and Pro-Saleh General People's Congress at the highest levels to emphasise the seriousness of the economic situation, including pressing for all Yemeni parties to cooperate, take ownership of the issues, and ensure key institutions such as the CBY are protected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/06/2016 15:45:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

520616

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	United Nations: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports of increased malnutrition and starvation in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The United Nations report that 14.4 million people in Yemen are facing food insecurity, of which 7.6 million are facing severe food shortages, as cited in the UN’s 2016 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan. The UK government uses this UN report as one if its primary data sources. A number of humanitarian organisations have recently highlighted the acute food security and livelihood needs in Yemen, and the fact that food insecurity is likely to continue at a critical level in the coming months.</p><p>The security situation in Yemen is impacting the ability of humanitarian organisations to access populations to deliver assistance, and to make assessments of their needs. The UK continues to remind all parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to facilitate rapid and safe access for humanitarian agencies to all people in need in Yemen. This is essential to ensure that the international community has an accurate understanding of the levels of need in the country, including food insecurity.</p><p>The UK is the 4<sup>th</sup> largest donor to the crisis in Yemen and has more than doubled its humanitarian support over the last year to £85 million for 2015/16. We work through UN agencies and NGOs, including the World Food Programme who provide emergency food support to over 570,000 people, through direct delivery of food or the provision of cash or food vouchers. We have also provided £21.7 million in 2015/16 to UNICEF for the provision of health and nutrition services through hospitals and mobile clinics. We are also funding the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism to improve the supply of essential commercial goods, including food, into Yemen.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 03/06/2016 11:35:52 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

515533

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes
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 effectiveness of the National Stroke Strategy and whether the strategy has achieved its aims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL7913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the National Stroke Strategy or of whether it has achieved its aims. However, we know that good progress has been made on stroke in recent years, with mortality rates decreasing.</p><p> </p><p>Part of this progress is undoubtedly due to improvements in the treatment of stroke, where we have made great strides in several areas. The most recent data from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Project shows that:</p><p> </p><p>- Over 48% of patients receive brain scanning within one hour of hospital arrival and over 90% within 12 hours;</p><p> </p><p>- 84% of stroke patients spend more than 90% of their time in hospital on a stroke unit;</p><p> </p><p>- Clot busting drugs give a certain cohort of stroke patients a better chance of regaining their independence. 11% of stroke patients admitted to hospital receive these drugs; and</p><p> </p><p>- Over 78% of patients are assessed by a specialist stroke physician within 24 hours of admission, showing that stroke services have made good progress in delivering 7 day specialist medical services.</p><p> </p><p>However we know there is more to do and increases in levels of obesity and an ageing population lead to new pressures.</p><p> </p><p>That is why a Cardiovascular (CVD) Disease Outcomes Strategy was published in 2013. It sets out key actions for commissioners and providers to help further improve outcomes in Coronary Heart Disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England hosts a CVD outcomes collaborative which brings together the relevant National Clinical Directors, the main relevant national charities, the National CVD Intelligence Network, Public Health England and the Department of Health. This collaborative continues to coordinate delivery of the work which was initiated in the CVD Outcomes Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>In February this year, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published interventional procedure guidance on mechanical clot retrieval (thrombectomy) for treating acute ischaemic stroke. The guidance sets out that current evidence on the safety and efficacy of this procedure is adequate to support its use, provided that standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and audit. This guidance does not oblige commissioners to commission thrombectomy nor hospitals to provide it.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is now undertaking work to inform a decision on whether this is a procedure that should be made more widely available.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL7916 question first answered 04/05/2016 10:58:46 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

515534

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strokes: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children died of a stroke in England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL7914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/05/2016 12:25:57 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name UKSA response to HL7914.pdf title Referral Letter
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

515535

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children experienced a stroke in England in the past year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL7915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of children who experienced a stroke is not collected centrally. Information is collected on the number of finished admissions of young people with a primary diagnosis of stoke or mini stroke. This is given in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs) with a primary diagnosis of 'stroke' and 'mini stroke' for under 18's by age groups at England level for 2014-15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Stroke (FAEs)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>I60.- Subarachnoid haemorrhage</p></td><td><p>I61.- Intracerebral haemorrhage</p></td><td><p>I62.- Other non-traumatic intracranial haemorrhage</p></td><td><p>I63.- Cerebral infarction</p></td><td><p>I64.X Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 - 4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 - 9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 - 14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Mini-stroke</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischaemic attacks and related syndromes</p></td><td><p>G45.9 Transient cerebral ischaemic attack, unspecified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1-4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5-9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10-14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes: An FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 04/05/2016 12:21:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

515536

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mechanical Thrombectomy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that thrombectomy is delivered to all eligible stroke patients in accordance with new NICE guidelines.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL7916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the National Stroke Strategy or of whether it has achieved its aims. However, we know that good progress has been made on stroke in recent years, with mortality rates decreasing.</p><p> </p><p>Part of this progress is undoubtedly due to improvements in the treatment of stroke, where we have made great strides in several areas. The most recent data from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Project shows that:</p><p> </p><p>- Over 48% of patients receive brain scanning within one hour of hospital arrival and over 90% within 12 hours;</p><p> </p><p>- 84% of stroke patients spend more than 90% of their time in hospital on a stroke unit;</p><p> </p><p>- Clot busting drugs give a certain cohort of stroke patients a better chance of regaining their independence. 11% of stroke patients admitted to hospital receive these drugs; and</p><p> </p><p>- Over 78% of patients are assessed by a specialist stroke physician within 24 hours of admission, showing that stroke services have made good progress in delivering 7 day specialist medical services.</p><p> </p><p>However we know there is more to do and increases in levels of obesity and an ageing population lead to new pressures.</p><p> </p><p>That is why a Cardiovascular (CVD) Disease Outcomes Strategy was published in 2013. It sets out key actions for commissioners and providers to help further improve outcomes in Coronary Heart Disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England hosts a CVD outcomes collaborative which brings together the relevant National Clinical Directors, the main relevant national charities, the National CVD Intelligence Network, Public Health England and the Department of Health. This collaborative continues to coordinate delivery of the work which was initiated in the CVD Outcomes Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>In February this year, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published interventional procedure guidance on mechanical clot retrieval (thrombectomy) for treating acute ischaemic stroke. The guidance sets out that current evidence on the safety and efficacy of this procedure is adequate to support its use, provided that standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and audit. This guidance does not oblige commissioners to commission thrombectomy nor hospitals to provide it.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is now undertaking work to inform a decision on whether this is a procedure that should be made more widely available.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL7913 question first answered 04/05/2016 10:58:46 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

458818

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the policy of the Ministry of Defence on the retention of military quarters when there is a change of posting within 50 miles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>Entitlement to Service accommodation at a duty station normally ends when the next assignment begins, whether or not the new duty station is within 50 miles of the previous location. However, Service personnel may apply to retain their Service accommodation at their previous duty station. The Ministry of Defence will consider each case in light of the policy criteria, taking account of all the factors specified within the application. Such factors may include a spouse's employment, children's education requirements and children's health and disability requirements.</p><p>More information on the policy, how to apply, and the factors included within MOD's consideration, can be found at paragraph 0725 of Volume 1, Part 1 of the Tri-Service Accommodation Regulations (Joint Service Publication 464) which is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-464-tri-service-accommodation-regulations-tsars</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2016 16:59:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20130114JSP464Part1_Amend14.pdf title JSP464-Tri Service Accommodarion Regulations
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger