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723732

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date	24/04/2017
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	United Nations: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many appointments, other than as employees, to UN committees and agencies are held by representatives or citizens nominated by the UK; and what are those positions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The 2016/2017 UN Handbook shows that there is one UK citizen on each of the following seven UN and UN agency committees:</p><ul><li>Committee on Contributions;</li><li>International Law Commission;</li><li>UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals;</li><li>Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters;</li><li>International Court of Justice;</li><li>Sub Committee on the Prevention of Torture (sub-committee of the Committee Against Torture);</li><li>Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:26:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

717219

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	United Nations: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many appointments to UN committees and agencies are held by representatives or citizens of the UK; and what are those positions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>The UN only publishes broad statistical data about the nationality of its employees. As of 31 December 2016, there were 866 UK citizens employed by the UN Secretariat. The last published data covering the UN system including the Secretariat plus UN funds, programmes and specialised agencies dates back to 31 December 2012 and shows a total of 2454 UK citizens employed at the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/04/2017 13:31:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

717220

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	United Nations: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to which UN committees and agencies they will nominate candidates in the coming year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government has nominated two candidates for UN appointments to be decided in the coming year. These are Dr David Nabarro standing for Director General at the World Health Organisation; and Sir Christopher Greenwood, standing for re-election as a judge at the International Courts of Justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/04/2017 13:31:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

675191

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for International Development (DfID) currently tracks how many jobs for women in developing countries (1) have been, and (2) they estimate will be, created through DfID-funded projects and programmes; whether they plan to set any targets in this regard; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>DFID historically has tracked and continues to track the impact of its programmes on women’s employment using indicators within each programme’s own monitoring and measurement system. For example a skills development programme in Pakistan is planning to train between 165,000-300,000 women to enhance their income/employment prospects.</p><p>The department does not plan to set any targets related to job creation for the whole organisation because the data and collection methods are not consistent enough between countries to be able to verify and report in the aggregate. DFID is working with international institutions to improve jobs data quality for the long term.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2017 17:23:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

675192

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many jobs for women in developing countries (1) have been, and (2) they estimate will be, created by the Commonwealth Development Corporation; whether they intend to set any targets in this regard; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>CDC targets jobs through the use of a development impact grid, to identify key employment sectors and countries; and through an assessment of the development case for each individual investment. This methodology does not depend solely on a job target but instead seeks to find investments which optimise the balance between four factors - the employment potential, the low income of the country, the difficulty of doing business, and the lack of available capital. This is to ensure that our investments are directed not only towards employment, but also to the countries most in need of assistance.</p><p>CDC’s Investment Policy does however direct CDC to focus on those sectors that create the most jobs in the poorest developing countries and it does measure and publish in its annual report the number of jobs created, for women and for men, in Africa and South Asia each year.</p><p>CDC investee companies employed 135,000 women in 2015. CDC investments help overcome other barriers faced by women in business. CDC investments in the power sector support the growth of firms, big and small, that create employment opportunities for women. CDC investments in microfinance institutions provide millions of women in Africa and South Asia with access to affordable financial services. Of the estimated 1.01 million direct and indirect jobs created by CDC investments in 2015, CDC estimates that 320,000 were jobs for women.</p><p>CDC is committed to playing its role in achieving Global Goal 5 to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. CDC will continue to progress gender objectives on its forthcoming strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2017 17:24:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

675193

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
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	Developing Countries: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ensure that projects and programmes funded from the cross-government Prosperity Fund will create jobs for women in developing countries; and if so, how, and to what extent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>All cross-government Prosperity Fund Official Development Assistance spending will comply with the International Development Act and Gender Equality Act. The UK's aid strategy prioritises the needs of women.</p><p>The Gender Equality Act requires implementing Departments to be confident that any opportunities to engage and enhance the status of women and promote gender equality have been identified and considered.</p><p>Major programmes that will be supported through the Prosperity Fund are still being developed and the precise details for promoting jobs and gender equality will depend on each context.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/01/2017 12:29:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

637284

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Travellers
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 Prior of Brampton on 8 November (HL2865), what steps have been taken to encourage joined up working by local authorities, the National Health Service and responsible health agencies, and local public health services to improve the health outcomes of Gypsies and Travellers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The <em>NHS Five Year Forward View</em> (2014) sets out the ambition to improve the nation’s health and reduce inequalities, including among the most vulnerable groups. Through the inequality duties introduced through the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, local areas must have regard to inequalities in access to, and the outcomes from, National Health Service services in developing their plans. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), health and wellbeing boards and the rest of the local health system work together to undertake joint strategic needs assessments of local health needs and develop strategic plans, working with key stakeholders to deliver outcomes and reduce health inequalities. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>All CCGs are provided with local and national data from Public Health England and NHS England to support the planning and commissioning process. These tools help to identify differences in access to services and health outcomes across the local population, including among vulnerable groups. For example, on-line resources available to local areas include Commissioning for Value Packs, the NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare, and the Marmot indicator local authority profiles.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on addressing the health needs of vulnerable groups including Gypsies and Travellers was developed under the DH-sponsored inclusion health programme. It included <em>Inclusion of Gypsy Traveller health needs in Joint Strategic Needs Assessments: A review</em>, a report compiled by Friends, Families and Travellers (2015), <em>Standards for commissioners and service providers</em>, by the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health (2013) and <em>Improving access to health care for Gypsies and Travellers, homeless people and sex workers</em>, by Royal College of General Practitioners (2013). Copies of these documents are attached. NHS England published guidance for the service on the rights of vulnerable groups in registering with GPs to reduce the risk of exacerbating health inequalities for vulnerable groups, <em>Patient Registration: Standard Operating Principles for Primary Medical Care (General Practice)</em>, NHS England, 2015. A copy has been placed in the library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Improving access to healthcare.pdf title Improving access to healthcare 2 file name standards for commissioners.pdf title Standards for commissioners 3 file name Inclusion of Gypsy Traveller health needs.pdf title Inclusion of Gypsy Traveller health needs question first answered 24/11/2016 15:22:58 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

626817

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Atrial Fibrillation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of clinical commissioning groups commission technologies to support atrial fibrillation detection in routine care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England’s Sustainable Improvement Team is taking action to promote the use of Guidance on Risk Assessment and Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation (GRASP-AF) within general practitioner practices in England. This is a software audit tool developed by and trialled in the National Health Service. It greatly simplifies the process of identifying patients with Atrial Fibrillation who are not receiving the right management to help reduce their risk of stroke. As of 31 October 2016:</p><p> </p><p>- 2,220 of 7,619 practices had uploaded data from the latest version of GRASP-AF;</p><p>- 152 of 209 (73%) clinical commissioning groups have at least one practice uploading data from the latest version of GRASP-AF; and</p><p>- 18 CCGs (9%) have 100% of practices uploading data.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 September 2016, NHS RightCare introduced an optimal value pathway on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. NHS RightCare is a programme committed to reducing unwarranted variation to improve people’s health and outcomes and reduce inequalities in health access, experience and outcomes.</p><p>The CVD prevention pathway is the first in a series of optimal value pathways on a number of conditions. These evidence based pathways are being developed in close collaboration with NHS England’s National Clinical Directors, Public Health England, the Royal Colleges, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and other non-statutory stakeholders, including patient groups.</p><p>NHS England’s National Clinical Director for stroke is leading work to develop a full proposal which will consider the evidence and logistical issues involved in delivering mechanical thrombectomy to stroke patients across the country. This includes working with the relevant specialist societies, Royal Colleges and Health Education England to consider the workforce implications. Once the proposal has been developed, NHS England will decide whether the procedure should be made widely available.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL2898 HL2899 question first answered 15/11/2016 15:50:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

626818

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Atrial Fibrillation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of clinical commissioning groups commission community pharmacists to support patients with atrial fibrillation to adhere to anticoagulation therapy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of clinical commissioning groups commissioning such a service from community pharmacies is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/11/2016 11:32:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

626819

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Atrial Fibrillation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to run a public awareness campaign to improve the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL2897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has recently run a Be Clear on Cancer campaign to raise awareness of respiratory symptoms, including breathlessness, which can be a symptom of Atrial Fibrillation.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign aimed to encourage those with inappropriate breathlessness or a persistent cough lasting three weeks or more to go and see their general practitioner.</p><p> </p><p>PHE also manages the Act FAST campaign to raise awareness of the signs of a stroke and encourage people to call 999 immediately, so that those experiencing a stroke get to hospital as soon as possible. People seen within three hours have a better chance of recovery and reduced disability. The campaign focuses on the FAST acronym that helps people to recognise the signs of stroke and understand the importance of emergency treatment. Atrial Fibrillation is one of the most common forms of abnormal heart rhythm and a major cause of stroke.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/11/2016 11:31:22 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger