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registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the change in United Kingdom per capita gross domestic product that they would expect over the next five-year forecast period if net migration was at 165,000 a year.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL5915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The government does not forecast either UK GDP or GDP per capita. The independent OBR in the March 2015 Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) used the central ONS migration population projection. The ONS central migration projection is for net migration of 165,000 a year in 2018/19 and 2019/20. In the March 2015 EFO the OBR forecast that UK GDP per capita for those aged 16 and over will increase by 9.2% total between 2014 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to inform policy making, the government reviews and notes the wider evidence on the economic and productivity impacts of immigration on an ongoing basis. This evidence base includes the wider academic literature, and a range of reports commissioned or produced by the government looking at specific impacts, for example those produced by the independent Migration Advisory Committee. In addition, policies that influence migration are assessed using the government's impact assessment process which models the economic impact of the policy change using assumptions based on a range of evidence and the academic literature. Home Office Impact Assessments are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL5917 question first answered 26/03/2015 13:57:24 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

228951

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Population
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the percentage increase in the population of the United Kingdom if net migration were 165,000 per year over the next five years; and what is their estimate of the cost to additional public services and associated infrastructure required to meet the needs of this additional population.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL5916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 26/03/2015 17:02:23 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

228952

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the practical impact on United Kingdom productivity of net migration of 165,000 per year over the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL5917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The government does not forecast either UK GDP or GDP per capita. The independent OBR in the March 2015 Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) used the central ONS migration population projection. The ONS central migration projection is for net migration of 165,000 a year in 2018/19 and 2019/20. In the March 2015 EFO the OBR forecast that UK GDP per capita for those aged 16 and over will increase by 9.2% total between 2014 and 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to inform policy making, the government reviews and notes the wider evidence on the economic and productivity impacts of immigration on an ongoing basis. This evidence base includes the wider academic literature, and a range of reports commissioned or produced by the government looking at specific impacts, for example those produced by the independent Migration Advisory Committee. In addition, policies that influence migration are assessed using the government's impact assessment process which models the economic impact of the policy change using assumptions based on a range of evidence and the academic literature. Home Office Impact Assessments are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL5915 question first answered 26/03/2015 13:57:25 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

228953

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Stress
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of stress levels among teachers in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises that work-related stress is an important issue to address.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>School employers are responsible for the health of their workforce. It is vital that they have systems in place that identify and tackle the cause of stress in their staff and provide appropriate support for them. Headteachers also have a duty to lead and manage a healthy workforce with a proper regard for their wellbeing. This includes the expectation of achieving a sensible balance between work and other commitments outside the school.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/03/2015 16:23:18 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

228954

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Meningitis: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for delays in introducing a vaccine against meningitis B.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The introduction of the meningococcal B vaccine, Bexsero, depends on the outcome of negotiations with the manufacturer for supply at a cost-effective price, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. We aim to conclude these negotiations as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/03/2015 12:56:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

228955

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Muscular Dystrophy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the National Health Service supports people with muscular dystrophy.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Through the Mandate we have asked NHS England to make measurable progress towards making our health service among the best in Europe at supporting people with long-term conditions such as muscular dystrophy, to live healthily and independently, with much better control over the care they receive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions specialised neurological services at a national level, including for patients with muscular dystrophy. The neurosciences service specifications set out that patients with neuromuscular conditions, such as muscular dystrophy should have access to a multidisciplinary team (MDT) who will assess, diagnose and provide support. The MDT team will include neuromuscular consultants, neuromuscular physiotherapists, specialist nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and other care professionals. One of the key service outcomes of the specification is that all patients with long-term neurological conditions have an individualised care plan.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/03/2015 12:58:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

228956

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the speed of education reform does not compromise the assessment of school performance.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>We are introducing new performance measures for primary and secondary schools in 2016. The reforms were announced in March 2014 for primary and October 2013 for secondary schools to give sufficient time to respond to the new measures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new measures will make the school accountability system fairer by using progress to measure performance. By focusing on progress, we will be able to identify high and low performing schools more accurately; coasting schools will be identified and schools making good progress with more challenging intakes will be recognised. This will ensure every child can reach their potential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The speed of reforms has been carefully managed. The department consulted on both primary and secondary accountability reforms before finalising plans and notified schools of the changes in advance to give them time to prepare. The department plans to provide primary schools with the information they need to complete teacher assessments before September and has made guidance and information available to secondary schools on Progress 8 to help them prepare for the reforms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government response to the Primary Assessment and Accountability Consultation was published on 27 March 2014. This is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-national-curriculum-primary-assessment-and-accountability" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-national-curriculum-primary-assessment-and-accountability</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government response to the Secondary Accountability Consultation was published on 14 October 2013. It is published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/secondary-school-accountability-consultation" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/secondary-school-accountability-consultation</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/03/2015 16:21:57 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

228957

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much tax credit was paid to working people of low income in each of the last three full years; what is their forecast for the current and next two years; and, for each year, what proportion of recipients were in full-time work.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The total amount of Tax Credit entitlement of recipients in each of the last three tax years can be found in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>£ millions</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Table 1: Total entitlement of Tax Credit recipients</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Out-of-work</p></td><td><p>In-work</p></td><td><p>All</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>7,606</p></td><td><p>20,936</p></td><td><p>28,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>8,138</p></td><td><p>21,066</p></td><td><p>29,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>8,903</p></td><td><p>19,876</p></td><td><p>28,779</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures in Table 1 are presented in £ millions, to the nearest 1 million, in line with HM Revenue and Customs publications. Breakdowns of recipients out-of-work and in-work have also been provided for context. Breakdowns of recipients in full-time employment, or otherwise, are unavailable.</p><p> </p><p><br> 2012-13 is the most recent year available for which finalised statistics have been produced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures have been taken from Table 1.1 of the online publication ‘Child and Working Tax Credit Statistics: Finalised Annual Awards 2012-13’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures providing total expenditure forecasts for Tax Credits in the current tax year, and the two following years can be found in Table 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>£ billions</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 2: Total expenditure forecasts of Tax Credits</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>All</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>29.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>29.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>29.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures in Table 2 are presented in £ billions, to the nearest 100 million, in line with Office for Budget Responsibility publications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Breakdowns by employment status, full-time or otherwise are unavailable. These figures are taken from the ‘March 2015 Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Fiscal Supplementary Tables’ produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility and take into consideration Tax Credits as expenditure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 26/03/2015 14:08:53 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

228958

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to encourage the government of Pakistan to ensure the protection of Christian and other religious minorities in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the violent persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan and continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to protect the human rights of all its citizens as laid down in the Pakistan Constitution and take concrete action to deliver on commitments to protect minorities.</p><p>On 15 March the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), joined our High Commissioner in Islamabad in condemning the most recent attack on Christians in Lahore. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed Pakistan’s misuse of the blasphemy laws with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2014. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office monitors religious freedom in Pakistan in its annual Human Rights report, published on 12 March.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/03/2015 12:53:42 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

228959

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were subject to benefit sanctions, preventing them receiving any form of national financial help, at the most recent date for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Claimants who have a sanction applied could also be in receipt of other Government financial support such as Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit, Council Tax Support or Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who are sanctioned can also apply for hardship payments, equivalent to 60 or 80% of their benefit payment, subject to meeting the necessary criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/03/2015 13:14:23 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton