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802407

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date	06/12/2017
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	Iran: Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister’s speech in Jordan on 30 November, what action they intend to take to "strengthen [the Government’s] response to Iran’s ballistic missile programme and its proliferation of weapons".
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>​We have consistently made clear our concerns to Iran about its ballistic missile programme and the supply of weapons to neighbouring countries. We continue to raise our concerns under United National Security Council Resolutions 2231 and 2216, alongside our French, German, and US colleagues, and work with the relevant UN bodies to support the implementation of these resolutions. The UK Government condemned the Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh on 4 November and 19 December which deliberately targeted a civilian areas. The supply of ballistic missiles to the Houthis threatens regional security and prolonging the conflict. It is essential that the UN investigates this. In his visit to Iran on 9-10 December, the Foreign Secretary pressed his Iranian counterparts to use their influence to ensure that these indiscriminate and dangerous attacks come to an end.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2017 17:52:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

802408

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 O'Shaughnessy on 5 December (HL3500), whether they will place a copy of the systematic review of serious adverse reactions following HPV vaccines, commissioned by the World Health Organisation, in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL3941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) provides independent, authoritative, scientific advice to the World Health Organization (WHO) on vaccine safety issues. The GACVS public summary report dated 14 July 2017 states that it was presented with a draft of a systematic review of serious adverse events following human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines that had been commissioned by WHO and summarises its findings. This found no difference in rates of selected serious adverse events between those exposed and unexposed to HPV vaccine. A copy of the systematic review, <em>Serious adverse events associated with HPV vaccination</em>, is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2017 16:54:10 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name HPV vaccination safety report _AHTA dec17.pdf title Serious adverse events associated with HPV
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

802409

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mefloquine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 5 December (HL3532) and 27 November (HL3227), whether they have seen the unclassified order of the US Surgeon General’s Office of the Army Special Command of 13 September 2013; whether there is any difference between the drug of the same name administered to US troops and that issued to British troops; and why it is necessary to demonstrate that the neurological damage caused by the administration of mefloquine is permanent before acknowledging the persistence of the neurotoxic effects of the drug.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL3942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We have considered this order.</p><p>There is no difference in the anti-malarial drug Mefloquine (under the brand name Lariam) currently provided to the United Kingdom and United States armed forces.</p><p>Mefloquine is effective in the prevention and treatment of malaria. Approved by the Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency, the current product information states that neuropsychiatric adverse reactions may occur during treatment and includes warnings and precautions to minimise these risks. Some of these reactions may persist, but it has not been established whether these are permanent.</p><p>Mefloquine continues to be recommended as a safe and effective form of malaria prevention by the Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention, the World Health Organization and other respected organisations who take account of the body of global evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/12/2017 14:14:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

802410

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Poverty: Children
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 implications for future advances in social mobility of the finding by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that almost 37 per cent of children will fall below the relative poverty line by 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL3943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Employment is key to helping people out of poverty and to make a real and lasting change to the lives of disadvantaged families and children. Our welfare and tax reforms are designed to incentivise employment and to support people to progress in work. Employment is now at near-record levels and the number of children living in a family where no one is working is 608,000 lower than it was in 2010. Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families, published on 4 April, set out a framework for a continued focus on improving children’s outcomes, now and in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not forecast estimates of low income, but the next HBAI publication for 2016/17 data has been <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201617" target="_blank">pre-announced</a> and will be published by the end of March 2018. The government is committed to continue to publish this series on an annual basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 20/12/2017 13:55:33 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

802411

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to respond to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's finding that 400,000 more children and 300,000 more pensioners have fallen into relative poverty since 2012–13; and what assessment they have made of (1) when, and (2) at what level, that trend will peak.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL3944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The figures quoted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s report are taken directly from the Department’s Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, which was published in March 2017. This publication also shows on an after housing costs basis over the same period 2012/13 to 2015/16, the number of people in absolute low income (where the poverty line moves with inflation), fell by 1.1m individuals, including 200,000 children and 100,000 pensioners. This shows that real incomes are increasing at the lower end of the distribution.</p><p> </p><p>However we are not complacent. For children we are committed to action that tackles the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage, with policies that incentivise employment being the best route out of poverty and ultimately improving children’s long-term outcomes. <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families</em>, includes nine national indicators to track progress in tackling the disadvantages that affect families and children. Four of these measures are set out in Primary legislation and place a duty on the Government to report annually to Parliament on the parental worklessness and educational attainment indicators. Data on the non-statutory indicators will also be published each year.</p><p> </p><p>For pensioners, we are committed to protecting up to the full amounts of the basic and new State Pensions through the Triple Lock and to supporting vulnerable pensioner households with pension credit. Pensioners are also supported with Winter Fuel Payments, free TV licences for those aged 75 and over and the free bus pass.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not forecast estimates of low income, but the next HBAI publication for 2016/17 data has been pre-announced in line with National Statistics protocols and will be published by the end of March 2018. The government is committed to continue publishing this series on an annual basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 12/12/2017 15:47:17 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

802412

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	National Trust: Tenants
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 Bourne of Aberystwyth on 29 November (HL3286), what discussions they have had with the Charity Commission about their legal resources and ability to quickly address issues raised by tenants of the National Trust.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government has not had any conversations with the Charity Commission regarding their resources.</p><p>Tenants of National Trust properties can refer concerns to the Charity Commission, who are the independent regulator of charities, where they consider there to be a breach of charity law.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/12/2017 17:16:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

802413

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
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 EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and in particular of countries suspected of money laundering; and how this differs from the UK approach.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of tackling tax evasion and avoidance and ensuring tax transparency internationally. The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes marks an important step in our ongoing efforts on this agenda.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has been working constructively with European partners on the EU list. Finance Ministers endorsed the list at the December Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the EU has also established, as provided for by Directive 2015/849 (EU), a list of third countries with strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regimes that pose significant threats to the financial system of the EU. Within the UK, firms that are regulated through the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 are required to apply enhanced due diligence measures in relation to a business relationship or transaction with any person established in such a country.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3976 question first answered 14/12/2017 15:06:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

802415

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools: Admissions
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 number of places available at Catholic schools for Catholic children.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not collect data on the number of places available at Catholic schools for Catholic children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2017 12:03:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

802416

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Church Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of Muslim children being educated in Catholic faith schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the religion of pupils attending schools in England.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2017 12:00:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

802417

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use the provisions in the Bus Services Act 2017 to allow non-mayoral authorities to access bus franchising powers.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL3950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act received Royal Assent in April 2017. The Act provides automatic access to franchising powers to mayoral combined authorities. The criteria the Secretary of State will use to determine whether to grant consent to non-mayoral combined authorities will focus on whether the authority in question has clear and locally supported aspirations which will benefit passengers and a sensible plan in place, as well as the right capabilities to make franchising a success.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 20/12/2017 16:28:08 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding