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389126

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date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Department for Transport.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The table below list the chairs of ‘Executive’ and ‘Advisory’ non-departmental bodies (NDPBs) which are appointed by the Department for Transport.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NDPBs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Chair </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Transport Police Authority</p></td><td><p>Millie Banerjee</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Directed Operated Railways Ltd</p></td><td><p>Doug Sutherland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd</p></td><td><p>Sir David Higgins</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Focus</p></td><td><p>Jeff Halliwell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee</p></td><td><p>Keith Richards</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/07/2015 10:48:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

389127

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Department for Work and Pensions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As at 16 July 2015, the information requested is:</p><p> </p><p>Ian Russell Disabled People’s Employment Corporation (GB) Ltd. (formerly Remploy Ltd.)</p><p>Judith Hackitt Health and Safety Executive</p><p>Professor Keith Palmer Industrial Injuries Advisory Council</p><p>Otto Thoresen National Employment Savings Trust Corporation</p><p>Anthony Arter Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman</p><p>Geoff Shanks (interim chair) The Pensions Advisory Service</p><p>Mark Boyle The Pensions Regulator</p><p>Paul Gray Social Security Advisory Committee</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2015 14:02:16 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

389128

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Department for International Development.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development publishes a list of persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) - </strong></p><p> </p><p>Dr Alison Evans, Chief Commissioner of ICAI</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners:</p><p> </p><p>Francesca Del Mese</p><p>Tina Fahm</p><p>Richard Gledhill</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) - </strong></p><p>Richard Middleton, Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK</p><p>Professor Graham Furniss OBE, FBA, Deputy Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK</p><p>Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners :</p><p> </p><p>Professor Anne Anderson OBE<br> Sandy Balfour<br> Dr Nick Brown<br> Richard Burge<br> Anthony Cary CMG<br> Professor David Cope<br> Professor Brian Faragher<br> Professor David Francis<br> Sarah Laessig<br> Dr Joanna Newman MBE<br> Mark Robson<br> Dr Mary Stiasny OBE<br> Professor Jeff Waage OBE</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/07/2015 16:26:57 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

389130

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Rothschild's regarding their study into Network Rail's commercial property portfolio.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet Rothschild and other financial advisors from time to time. Departmental Ministers and officials have held no meetings with Rothschild specifically on their study into Network Rail’s commercial property portfolio.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:14:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

389131

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement that they intend to channel part of the Network Grant through passenger franchise operators, whether they intend to do the same for freight operating companies and open-access passenger companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to re-route Government support for rail infrastructure through freight or open access operators.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 10:21:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

389132

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which studies or investigations are currently examining past, present or future issues relating to Network Rail; who commissioned each study or investigation; and what are the names of the study or investigation leaders, terms of reference and planned reporting dates for each.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has recently commissioned three pieces of work looking into Network Rail:</p><p> </p><p>- Dame Colette Bowe is looking at what lessons can be learnt from the planning of the Control Period 5 programme in order to improve future rail infrastructure investment. This will report in September.</p><p> </p><p>- Sir Peter Hendy is looking at how we can put the current investment programme back on a sustainable footing. This will also report in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>- Nicola Shaw will look to the future: advising the government on how it should approach the future shape and financing of Network Rail in the longer term. This will report in time for Budget 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of reference for Bowe are available in the Libraries of the House.<ins class="ministerial"> Those for Shaw will also be placed in the Libraries of the House. Terms of reference for Hendy have not been published.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Terms of reference for the other two pieces of work have not been published.</del></p><p> </p><p>Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road are also conducting their own reviews internally. Any terms of reference are held by the respective organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:20:15 question first ministerially corrected 05/08/2015 09:19:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 17330 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

389133

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their proposed counter-extremism legislation will apply to Northern Ireland and dissident republicans.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL1319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Counter-Extremism Bill will introduce new powers to tackle all forms of extremism, including Banning Orders to outlaw extremist groups and Extremism Disruption Orders to restrict the harmful activity of extremist individuals.</p><p>We are considering the territorial extent of the proposed Bill, which will be introduced to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/07/2015 12:35:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

389134

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil servants employed through the Northern Ireland graduate fast-track scheme between 1 June 2010 and 1 June 2015 were educated at (1) private, and (2) state, schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL1320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland graduate fast track scheme is run by the Northern Ireland Civil Service. The Government does not hold information relating to the Northern Ireland fast track scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 20/07/2015 15:14:50 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

389135

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many service personnel (1) on operational development, and (2) in total, were garrisoned in Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are currently available.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL1321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>A total of 2,190 United Kingdom regular service personnel were stationed in Northern Ireland as at 1 April 2015. Further details, including a breakdown by service and by local authority area are published in our quarterly location statistics; the latest release can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428656/qls_apr15.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428656/qls_apr15.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>UK regular forces, including those based in Northern Ireland, are liable for overseas deployment. The numbers committed to operations constantly varies depending on levels of operational activity and the contribution from Service personnel stationed in Northern Ireland reflects this variability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/07/2015 15:44:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name qls_apr15.pdf HL1321.pdf title Quarterly Location Statistics
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

389136

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer Drugs Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria will be applied to select products for possible delisting from the Cancer Drugs Fund in July; and in particular what is the scoring system that will be used.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL1322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The criteria and scoring system for reviewing the current listed drugs within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is outlined in the published CDF Standard Operating Procedure which is available at: www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/cdf/. These state that:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Decisions will be based on the National Cancer Drugs Fund Prioritisation Tool in conjunction with an assessment of median drug cost per patient. This evaluation will be completed for each drug/indication under consideration and will result in an overall score based on a number of factors, including:</p><p> </p><p>o evidence of clinical benefit e.g. progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS)</p><p> </p><p>o quality of life (QOL)</p><p> </p><p>o toxicity</p><p> </p><p>o unmet need</p><p> </p><p>o median drug cost per patient</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Drugs on the National CDF List will be subject to an affordability test within the overall CDF budget, being added or removed according to their relative aggregate score using the National Cancer Drugs Fund Prioritisation Tool of clinical benefit in conjunction with the assessment of drug cost per patient. Drugs whose aggregate score is below the threshold applicable at the time will not be added/will be removed from the National CDF List.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has advised that the Fund is re-prioritised on a regular basis so that the resources available are used to the best benefit of patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1323 question first answered 22/07/2015 16:36:50 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL1322 HL1323 CDF SOP.pdf title Cancer Drug Fund SOP
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones