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167270

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date	02/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Director of Public Prosecutions has any plans to bring cases against persons other than the five men convicted in respect of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>South Yorkshire Police are currently conducting investigations relating to child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. As these are ongoing it would be inappropriate to make further comment. The Crown Prosecution Service will consider all potential offences referred to it by the police in accordance with the two-stage test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 16/12/2014 14:45:24 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

167271

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any resources have been directed to the Turkmen community in Iraq, many of whom have been displaced from their home, as well as the Christian and Yizhidei communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID has allocated £39.5 million to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq since June and is delivering a range of life-saving assistance such as food, water, shelter, sanitation and medical care to those who have been displaced by the conflict.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All UK funded aid is distributed on the basis of need to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or ethnicity. Our aid is reaching thousands of vulnerable displaced people across Iraq. This has included delivering aid to thousands of people trapped by ISIL in the Iraqi town of Amerli, including many from the Turkmen community.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 15/12/2014 14:13:09 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

167272

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any military support has been given to the Turkmen community to help them defend themselves against ISIS.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government has provided military support to the official authorities, in the form of the Government of Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government, to help them counter the threat from ISIL.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 10/12/2014 17:27:52 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

167273

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Kramer on 1 December (WS 65), what is the evidence that "actual average speeds are unlikely to change" as a result of increasing the speed limit for heavy goods vehicles on dual carriageway roads from 50 to 60 miles per hour.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government conducted an impact assessment on raising the national speed limit for heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on dual carriageway roads. The impact assessment has been deposited in the libraries of both Houses, and has been published on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p><a target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/increased-speed-limit-for-heavy-goods-vehicles-over-75-tonnes-dual-carriageway</a></p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment outlines that based on observed speeds, taken from National Statistics, heavy goods vehicles on dual carriageway roads travel at an average of 53mph in free-flow conditions. On motorways, the HGV speed limit is 60 mph but the average speed travelled by heavy goods vehicles is also 53mph.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that professional HGV drivers are likely to have the same behavioural response to road conditions as car drivers, and will drive at the same speed or more slowly on dual carriageways than on motorways. It is implausible that HGVs would choose to drive faster on dual carriageways than on motorways. In addition, HGVs are required by EU Directive 2002/85/EC to fit speed limiters to vehicles set at 56mph.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/12/2014 13:07:43 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

167274

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of any increase in road accidents resulting from the heavy goods vehicle national speed limits on dual carriageway roads increasing from 50 to 60 miles per hour.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government conducted an impact assessment on raising the national speed limit for heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on dual carriageway roads. The impact assessment has been deposited in the libraries of both Houses, and has been published on the GOV.UK website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/increased-speed-limit-for-heavy-goods-vehicles-over-75-tonnes-dual-carriageway" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/increased-speed-limit-for-heavy-goods-vehicles-over-75-tonnes-dual-carriageway</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment estimates that raising the heavy goods vehicle national speed limit to 60mph on dual carriageways will not result in actual changes in heavy goods vehicle speeds, because these vehicles already travel at the same speed on motorways (with a 60mph limit) as on dual carriageways, and it is implausible that they would choose to drive faster on dual carriageways than on motorways. It is therefore not expected to have any impact on road safety.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/12/2014 13:08:22 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

167275

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
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 ability of passenger train manufacturers to build diesel multiple units with motors complying with the European IIIb emission standard; and whether they have any plans to order such units to provide additional capacity on lines which are not likely to be electrified during the life of the rolling stock.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Government officials are in regular contact with train manufacturers and understand that a number of them are considering how the IIIb emission standard can be achieved on new diesel multiple units within the British loading gauge. The Hitachi IEP trains, the first of which is undergoing testing, will be fitted with IIIb compliant engines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government currently has no plans to order new diesel multiple units itself, but train operators may choose to do so either in pursuit of their commercial objectives or in fulfilment of the requirements of franchise specifications.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/12/2014 15:08:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

167276

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mortality Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the indicators measuring under-75 mortality rates in (1) the NHS Outcomes Framework, and (2) the Clinical Commissioning Groups Outcomes Indicator Set, are compatible with the obligations against age discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL3377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>One of the underpinning principles of the NHS Outcomes Framework is to ensure that it encourages the promotion of equality in line with the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Domain 1 premature mortality indicators in the NHS Outcomes Framework and Clinical Commissioning Groups Outcomes Indicator Set are capped at age 75 because the attribution of the cause of death is more vexed for older people, who often have co-morbidities. Therefore, including those aged 75 and above could lead these indicators to become misleading.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, to ensure all age groups are covered equally, ‘Life Expectancy at 75’ is an overarching indicator in Domain 1 of the NHS Outcomes Framework. This indicator captures ages 75 and over and all conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The above information is contained in the NHS Outcomes Framework 2011-12 Equalities Impact Assessment and the NHS Outcomes Framework 2011-12, both of which have already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 15:28:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

167277

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change
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 De Mauley on 18 November (HL2662), what proportion of the £1.6 million spent by the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready Programme is allocated to communicating to the wider public, as opposed to organisations, the risks, opportunities and impacts of climate change on the well-being and economy of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL3378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency’s Climate Ready support service focuses on the priority risks and sectors in the National Adaptation Programme report, published by the Government in July 2013 and, therefore, targets organisations rather than the general public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The service provides advice and support to help businesses, public sector and other organisations to adapt and build resilience to climate change. Support service work is available directly to the public, including the Climate Ready bulletin that is produced on a monthly basis and sent out to anyone who has registered to receive it. These bulletins publicise the events and information that the service and its partners continue to make available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 16/12/2014 17:50:34 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

167278

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change
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 De Mauley on 18 November (HL2662), how often the Department of Energy and Climate Change-led cross Government communications group promoting unified and consistent messaging on climate change has met, and when it last met.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL3379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The group has met twice so far this year, in June and again in August.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 10/12/2014 16:57:41 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

167279

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change
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 De Mauley on 18 November (HL2662), what are the outputs of the Department of Energy and Climate Change-led cross Government communications group promoting unified and consistent messaging on climate change.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL3380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The cross-Government communications group is composed of working-level officials invited from all Departments. The main aim is to share communication plans to ensure the messaging across all climate change communication is consistent across government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 10/12/2014 16:58:09 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs