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100056

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide further advice to schools on how to tackle childhood obesity.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government recognises that through physical education, competitive school sport and encouraging healthy eating, schools can help address the problem of childhood obesity. The PE and sports premium is part of a package of measures to tackle obesity in primary schools. Our research found 96% of schools said that their pupils are now living healthier lives as a result of the funding. In addition, the introduction of universal infant free school meals will ensure that all infants receive a nutritious school lunch.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/10/2014 12:35:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

100058

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, which suggests child poverty reduction targets will not be met, what steps they will take to ensure that those targets are met.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain committed to our goal of ending child poverty by 2020.</p><p>The ‘2014-17 Child Poverty Strategy’, published in June this year, outlines our plans to tackle the root causes of poverty, by:</p><ol><li>Raising the incomes of poor children’s families by helping them get into work and making work pay.</li><li>Supporting the living standards of low-income families.</li><li>Raising educational outcomes of poor children.</li></ol><p>Work remains the best route out of poverty. That is why the Government is introducing Universal Credit which will lift around 300,000 children out of poverty due to increased entitlements. This Government is also focused on breaking the cycle of poor children going on to become poor adults. That is why the Government has introduced policies - such as the pupil premium, worth £2.5 billion in 2014-15, to support poor children to reach their full potential and close the attainment gap between them and their more advantaged peers.</p><p>The Government will publish a response to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission Report in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 27/10/2014 17:32:36 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

93737

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the rising numbers of child abuse allegations.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is clear that protection from abuse and neglect is a fundamental right for all children. The Department for Education is committed to reforming the current child protection system to make sure that children at risk of abuse or neglect are identified early, have an assessment which is based on their individual needs and are able to access services which promote their welfare and protect them from harm.</p><p>The Department is improving social worker training and developing further the skills of existing social workers so they can make the right decisions for children. Since 2010, we have invested more than £400million in bursaries and training programmes to attract the very best candidates into the profession.</p><p>We have also worked closely with Ofsted to introduce a new, tougher inspection framework for children’s services. From April 2015 this framework will be extended to identify weak interagency working between local authorities, the police and other local agencies. Where child protection services are judged to be not good enough by Ofsted, we are stepping in to make sure that they improve immediately, including by establishing new delivery models to help turn these services around where necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/10/2014 16:07:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

93738

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to make the National Health Service more efficient and to reduce mistakes in practice.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>National Health Service funding has risen in each year of this parliament and is £12.7 billion higher in cash terms in 2014-15 than in 2010-11. The NHS is on track to make up to £20 billion efficiency savings this parliament to reinvest into frontline care. We are confident that it will continue to make the efficiency improvements necessary to meet rising demand and protect the quality of the services delivered.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In a recent report commissioned by the Department, Frontier Economics has estimated that poor care could be costing the NHS up to £2.5 billion every year. In order to focus attention on the harms contributing to these costs and the savings that could be reinvested, a poster and leaflet will go out to all NHS hospitals to display this vital information to their staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have introduced a wide range of measures, including the Sign Up to Safety Campaign, Patient Safety Collaboratives, a new tougher inspection regime for providers and a reformed National Patient Safety Alert System to reduce mistakes in practice. In order to promote a culture of openness and transparency, that will enable organisations to learn from their mistakes, there will be the duty of candour in the event of serious harm. We are also publishing information on hospital performance, including staffing levels, as part of the new MyNHS website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/10/2014 11:10:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

93739

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the report by the Legal Action Group,<i> Chasing Status</i>, on the experience of legal long-term resident migrants under new immigration laws.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office is aware of this report and will consider its contents. It is the responsibility of individuals to ensure that they have a proper basis of stay in the UK and to regularise their position if it is uncertain. The Government has required individuals to demonstrate their entitlement to work, benefits and public services for many years so the number of individuals who only now find they are unable to do so should be small.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:32:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

79480

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the assessment in David Anderson QC’s annual report that the definition of terrorism is currently too broad.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government welcomes Mr. David Anderson QC’s fourth annual report on the operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2013, which was laid in Parliament on <br>Tuesday 22nd. <br><br>We will consider his recommendations in detail and respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 22/09/2014 10:08:30 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

79481

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to improve the student loan system, should it prove to be too inefficient in its current format.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no plans to initiate changes to the student loan system in England, but we continue to monitor the efficiency of the system in relation to government affordability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 12:28:37 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

79482

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance Sanctions Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their evaluation is of the report by Matthew Oakley, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, on the imposition of benefits sanctions.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government welcomes and accepts all of Matthew Oakley's recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As Matthew himself confirmed, sanctions play an important role in the system. We have already started to make improvements as part of our continuous review of sanctions policy and will continue to build on these through Matthew’s recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 29/07/2014 13:41:45 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

79483

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their long-term targets concerning the prevention and punishment of female genital mutilation (FGM), in the light of recent reforms and the creation of an FGM unit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>Our longer term focus has not changed. Prevention remains at the heart of our work to tackle and eradicate Female Genital Mutilation in the UK. The new FGM unit is being set up to drive a step change in nationwide outreach on FGM with criminal justice partners, children’s services, healthcare professionals and affected communities. The details of the new FGM unit are being developed across government and in consultation with interested parties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 04/08/2014 10:33:33 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

78955

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Statins
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that offering statins to more people will discourage the adoption of long-term healthy lifestyles.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>Earlier this month, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance on the modification of blood lipids (cholesterol) for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD).</p><p> </p><p>The guidance recognises the place of statins in the primary prevention of CVD. However, it does not propose that statins should be used instead of the lifestyle adjustments that people at risk of CVD need to make — such as stopping smoking, being more active, drinking less alcohol, eating more healthily and losing weight.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance encourages general practitioners to fully explore with their patients the ways in which people can reduce their risk of CVD, presenting all the options promoted by NICE’s guidance, including lifestyle changes, and to allow patients to make their own decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/07/2014 11:49:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick