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167210

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Crime Prevention Network
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have decided to leave the European Union Crime Prevention Network.
tabling member printed	Lord Maclennan of Rogart
uin	HL3311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>On 1 December 2014 the UK opted out of more than 100 EU police and criminal justice powers including the European Union Crime Prevention Network.</p><p>The Government has always been clear that we wanted to remain part of a smaller number of measures which give our police and law enforcement agencies vital and practical help in the fight against crime. The European Union Crime Prevention Network is not one of those measures.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:50:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	578 label Biography information for Lord Maclennan of Rogart

167222

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Thailand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether British Embassy officials are attending the trials in Thailand of British citizen Andy Hall.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL3323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Bangkok attended three days of Mr Hall's recent criminal defamation trial, including the opening and closing day, in order to observe proceedings. We also encouraged officials from other EU Member States to attend. We are pleased to note that one case of criminal defamation against Mr Hall has been dismissed.</p><p>Officials, both in Bangkok and London, are in regular contact with Mr Hall, and will continue to monitor Mr Hall’s case closely, ensuring that his case is raised with the Thai authorities where appropriate and reminding the authorities of their obligations to ensure international human rights standards are upheld.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/12/2014 14:09:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

167223

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been any decline in stamp duty receipts on higher priced properties since public talk of a "mansion" tax began.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL3324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on Stamp Duty Land Tax receipts by consideration band can be found in Table 3.1 of the ‘UK Stamp Tax Statistics 2013-14’ publication. The following table provides data, from that publication, for the estimated yield attributable to residential property within the £1 million to £2 million and above £2 million consideration bands for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="2"><p>£1,000,001-£2,000,000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Above £2,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-corporate bodies</p></td><td><p>Corporate bodies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>805</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Amounts: £ million. Figures may not sum due to rounding conventions</em></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 16/12/2014 16:51:52 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

167224

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	George Cross
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a George Cross has recently been awarded but not yet gazetted; and if so, when it will be gazetted.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL3325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As the noble Lord will understand, we cannot comment on individual gallantry cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 15/12/2014 17:07:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

167225

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Nepal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 September (HL2847), whether students from Nepal must have their applications to study in the United Kingdom vetted in Delhi‎; and if so, whether in assessing students from Nepal consideration is given as to whether Nepal needs students with the degrees the students wish to pursue.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL3326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Since March 2008, all Entry Clearance applications made in Nepal have been considered by UK Entry Clearance Officers based at the visa section in New Delhi. This includes applications to study in the UK. Entry Clearance Officers consider student applications in accordance with the Immigration Rules. These rules do not include any consideration of whether Nepal needs students with the degrees that the students wish to pursue.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/12/2014 15:26:13 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

167226

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	Heart Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the Inter99 review of evidence relating to the effectiveness of mass screening and lifestyle coaching on ischaemic heart disease.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Inter99 randomised controlled trial has been critically appraised by Public Health England’s Expert Scientific and Clinical Advisory Panel (ESCAP). ESCAP’s appraisal has highlighted that although the study did not detect positive health outcomes at a population-level, the trial did report positive lifestyle changes for individual participants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ESCAP also recognised that there were important differences between the health check considered in the Inter99 trial and the NHS Health Check, which limits its generalisability to the programme in England. In particular, the NHS Health Check population is both older and less healthy than the Danish population studied in the trial. The interventions also differ as the NHS Health Check has a much stronger focus on clinical management of newly detected disease.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/12/2014 12:28:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

167227

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	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of progress by the National Health Service and other local agencies in implementing the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The national Crisis Care Concordat was published in February to improve service responses to people in mental health crisis. There is a specific emphasis on delivering improved outcomes for people in crisis at a local level. Partner organisations are expected to demonstrate their commitments by signing up to a local declaration and agreeing a joint action plan to bring about the improvements needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are asking every area to develop a shared action plan and commit to review, monitor and track improvements. In particular, we have asked for a commitment from all areas to reduce the use of police stations as places of safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The particular focus on Local Crisis Declarations is designed to enable each partnership to understand the issues in their area and develop solutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All localities are working to have their declarations agreed by all the relevant local agencies by the end of the year. We are working closely with the mental health charity Mind to support the work in localities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Declarations have already been made by London, Portsmouth, Wiltshire, Kent, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Durham and Darlington, Bedfordshire &amp; Luton, North Yorkshire &amp; York, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Doncaster, Norfolk, Suffolk, Devon &amp; Cornwall and Nottinghamshire. Plans are in place for all other local areas to agree their local declarations by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Signed local declarations and the agreed action plans have been made available on a national website to demonstrate coverage across England. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Concordat does not specify which organisation should lead this work locally. As part of Operational Resilience and Capacity Planning for 2014-15 NHS England is asking for evidence of sign up to local mental health crisis care concordat arrangements as part of local plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health and wellbeing boards have a pivotal role in delivery by bringing together health and social care commissioners, the local community and wider partners. Through the board, these partners work together to identify the health and wellbeing needs of their local population. Some areas have managed, and are managing, the agreement of their local crisis declaration through their Health and Wellbeing Board.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned an evaluation of the impact of the national Concordat.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 17:57:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

167228

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	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many local health and care areas have implemented the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The national Crisis Care Concordat was published in February to improve service responses to people in mental health crisis. There is a specific emphasis on delivering improved outcomes for people in crisis at a local level. Partner organisations are expected to demonstrate their commitments by signing up to a local declaration and agreeing a joint action plan to bring about the improvements needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are asking every area to develop a shared action plan and commit to review, monitor and track improvements. In particular, we have asked for a commitment from all areas to reduce the use of police stations as places of safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The particular focus on Local Crisis Declarations is designed to enable each partnership to understand the issues in their area and develop solutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All localities are working to have their declarations agreed by all the relevant local agencies by the end of the year. We are working closely with the mental health charity Mind to support the work in localities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Declarations have already been made by London, Portsmouth, Wiltshire, Kent, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Durham and Darlington, Bedfordshire &amp; Luton, North Yorkshire &amp; York, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Doncaster, Norfolk, Suffolk, Devon &amp; Cornwall and Nottinghamshire. Plans are in place for all other local areas to agree their local declarations by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Signed local declarations and the agreed action plans have been made available on a national website to demonstrate coverage across England. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Concordat does not specify which organisation should lead this work locally. As part of Operational Resilience and Capacity Planning for 2014-15 NHS England is asking for evidence of sign up to local mental health crisis care concordat arrangements as part of local plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health and wellbeing boards have a pivotal role in delivery by bringing together health and social care commissioners, the local community and wider partners. Through the board, these partners work together to identify the health and wellbeing needs of their local population. Some areas have managed, and are managing, the agreement of their local crisis declaration through their Health and Wellbeing Board.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned an evaluation of the impact of the national Concordat.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 17:57:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

167229

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	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role Health and Well-Being Boards will have in overseeing progress on implementing the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The national Crisis Care Concordat was published in February to improve service responses to people in mental health crisis. There is a specific emphasis on delivering improved outcomes for people in crisis at a local level. Partner organisations are expected to demonstrate their commitments by signing up to a local declaration and agreeing a joint action plan to bring about the improvements needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are asking every area to develop a shared action plan and commit to review, monitor and track improvements. In particular, we have asked for a commitment from all areas to reduce the use of police stations as places of safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The particular focus on Local Crisis Declarations is designed to enable each partnership to understand the issues in their area and develop solutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All localities are working to have their declarations agreed by all the relevant local agencies by the end of the year. We are working closely with the mental health charity Mind to support the work in localities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Declarations have already been made by London, Portsmouth, Wiltshire, Kent, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Durham and Darlington, Bedfordshire &amp; Luton, North Yorkshire &amp; York, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Doncaster, Norfolk, Suffolk, Devon &amp; Cornwall and Nottinghamshire. Plans are in place for all other local areas to agree their local declarations by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Signed local declarations and the agreed action plans have been made available on a national website to demonstrate coverage across England. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Concordat does not specify which organisation should lead this work locally. As part of Operational Resilience and Capacity Planning for 2014-15 NHS England is asking for evidence of sign up to local mental health crisis care concordat arrangements as part of local plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health and wellbeing boards have a pivotal role in delivery by bringing together health and social care commissioners, the local community and wider partners. Through the board, these partners work together to identify the health and wellbeing needs of their local population. Some areas have managed, and are managing, the agreement of their local crisis declaration through their Health and Wellbeing Board.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned an evaluation of the impact of the national Concordat.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 17:56:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

167230

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	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which local body is accountable to NHS England and Ministers for the implementation of the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The national Crisis Care Concordat was published in February to improve service responses to people in mental health crisis. There is a specific emphasis on delivering improved outcomes for people in crisis at a local level. Partner organisations are expected to demonstrate their commitments by signing up to a local declaration and agreeing a joint action plan to bring about the improvements needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are asking every area to develop a shared action plan and commit to review, monitor and track improvements. In particular, we have asked for a commitment from all areas to reduce the use of police stations as places of safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The particular focus on Local Crisis Declarations is designed to enable each partnership to understand the issues in their area and develop solutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All localities are working to have their declarations agreed by all the relevant local agencies by the end of the year. We are working closely with the mental health charity Mind to support the work in localities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Declarations have already been made by London, Portsmouth, Wiltshire, Kent, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Durham and Darlington, Bedfordshire &amp; Luton, North Yorkshire &amp; York, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Doncaster, Norfolk, Suffolk, Devon &amp; Cornwall and Nottinghamshire. Plans are in place for all other local areas to agree their local declarations by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Signed local declarations and the agreed action plans have been made available on a national website to demonstrate coverage across England. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.crisiscareconcordat.org.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Concordat does not specify which organisation should lead this work locally. As part of Operational Resilience and Capacity Planning for 2014-15 NHS England is asking for evidence of sign up to local mental health crisis care concordat arrangements as part of local plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health and wellbeing boards have a pivotal role in delivery by bringing together health and social care commissioners, the local community and wider partners. Through the board, these partners work together to identify the health and wellbeing needs of their local population. Some areas have managed, and are managing, the agreement of their local crisis declaration through their Health and Wellbeing Board.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned an evaluation of the impact of the national Concordat.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 17:56:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath