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50425

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 461W, on NHS: insolvency, when he plans to place in the Library the minutes of the meeting on 2 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	198242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text We plan to place a final copy of the minutes of the meeting on 2 April in the Library in due course, once the terms of reference for the Committee have been finalised. answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

50426

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment Public Health England has made of whether the current number of consultants in dental public health is sufficient; and when they expect to make a decision on whether the current 12-month fixed-term contracts will be extended.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL7006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has commenced a review of the number of dental public health consultants required to meet its statutory and non–statutory functions and this will report in the autumn 2014. A decision will be made on the fixed term contracts as part of the review.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

50427

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to increase the number of dental practices piloting the National Health Service's new contractual arrangements; and what is the timetable for those reforms to be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL7007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Decisions on the detailed shape of the next stage have not yet been taken. The forthcoming engagement exercise on the reforms with the dental community is intended to increase awareness of the process and allow an opportunity for the wider dental community to input.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

50428

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a tax on sugary drinks, in the light of research published in the British Medical Journal in October 2013 that such a measure could reduce obesity in the United Kingdom by 1.3 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL7008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>There are difficulties of principle and practice with using tax instruments to promote public health. Unlike smoking, where any level of consumption can have damaging effects, the consumption of most drinks in moderation can be to the benefit rather than the detriment of an individual's health. Government is instead working with industry to reduce the nation's calorie intake.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

50429

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment NHS England has made of the effectiveness of Local Area Teams in commissioning NHS dental services since April 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL7009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>We are informed by NHS England that the Direct Commissioning Assurance Framework, which was published in November 2013, sets out the methodology for how NHS England can demonstrate effective use of public funds in commissioning safe, high quality and sustainable services within available resources</p><p> </p><p>The assurance process is evidence-based and draws on a wide range of information and indicators to assess how well services are being commissioned. The evidence used includes local insight from area teams and wider National Health Service functions. A finance and performance delivery dashboard is also used and dental data is an important component of this. Through this process, NHS England is able to ensure that the delivery of NHS dental services is monitored as an important component of the assurance process and that any concerns are addressed promptly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn

50430

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will define the challenges referred to in the Department of Health's April 2014 publication Living Well for Longer that they have laid before the drinks industry to reduce alcohol harm to health that is linked to premature avoidable deaths.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL7010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>In July 2013, the Government set a challenge to the alcohol industry to ask them to do more to reduce alcohol harm through the Public Health Responsibility Deal alcohol network. The challenge was formally set out in the 17 July 2013 Government's response document <em>Next steps following the consultation on delivering the Government's alcohol strategy</em>. It says:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government believes that the alcohol industry can go further to show that voluntary action can deliver the significant changes needed. It is now challenging industry to take action in other areas, increasing their level of ambition and ownership of the issues, to reduce alcohol-related crime and disorder and health harms, tackle the harmful effects of binge drinking and to support growth in local economies. This includes seeking rapid action in the following areas: supporting targeted local action; tackling the high strength or high volume products that can cause the most harm; promoting and displaying alcohol responsibly in shops; and improving education around drinking.”</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

50431

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the United Kingdom's obligations under the Responsibility to Protectframework inrelation to the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the concept of the Responsibility to Protect which was endorsed by all UN Member States in 2005. This included a declaration that the international community should encourage and help states to fulfil their responsibilities to their own populations, and be prepared to take action if a state failed to do so. The UK supports international efforts to protect the population of the Central African Republic (CAR), including through the UN Security Council. This was demonstrated by our co-sponsorship of the UN Security Council Resolution to authorise a UN Peacekeeping Mission in CAR (MINUSCA). MINUSCA will assume responsibility for stabilisation and the protection of civilians from the African Union mission (MISCA) in September, and we are supporting ongoing efforts to ensure a timely and effective transition.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

50432

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
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 medium-termhumanitarian,securityand protection risksin the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The humanitarian and security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is extremely poor. The UK is playing a strong role as part of the international community's response, including through significant humanitarian aid, support to the African Union and EU support missions - the International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) and the European Union Force (EUFOR), and co-sponsorship of the UN Security Council Resolution that authorised a UN Peacekeeping Operation (PKO). The UN PKO will deploy in September and will have a comprehensive mandate with an initial focus on protecting civilians. However, CAR represents a challenging environment and there is a clear risk insecurity will continue to affect the population of CAR in the medium term. This would continue to affect CAR's neighbours, including through refugee numbers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

50433

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have further to support the International Support Mission to the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) has been crucial in protecting Central African Republic (CAR)'s citizens, and will continue to play a vital role ahead of the deployment of the UN Peacekeeping Operation in September 2014. The UK is providing a strategic communications expert to the African Union (AU) to support the efforts of MISCA, in January contributed £2 million to cover some of MISCA's basic costs, and works closely with the AU more broadly to build its capacity. We will consider any further requests for support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

50434

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commit troops to the European Union mission to the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK will not be contributing combat troops to the European Union's security operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR). However, the UK has helped EUFOR planning and has provided one Ministry of Defence officer to the Operational Headquarters in Larissa. The UK has also provided airlifts to help with its deployment, and is providing a share of EUFOR's common costs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool