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802398

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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	Children in Care: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding will be available to local authorities to extend virtual school head support to previously looked after children, as outlined in sections 4 to 7 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL3931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We initially assessed that the new burden associated with the new duty in section 3 would be £8 million per year nationally, once the new duty is fully implemented. We have since refined that initial assessment in light of consultations held with local council leaving care managers and new data published in September 2017, and are currently consulting the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services before agreeing it with the Department for Communities and Local Government’s new burdens team. We plan to publish the final new burdens assessment and confirm each local council’s funding allocation in the New Year.</p><p> </p><p>The new burden associated with the support provided in sections 4 to 7 was estimated at between £30,000 and £50,000 per local council. The new burdens assessment explains that savings from reforms to adoption, including regionalisation of adoption, will offset this new burden. Average timeliness in adoption has improved by around six months since 2012-13, offering savings to local councils from the decreased cost of care. These can be reinvested to extend Virtual School Head support to previously looked after children. To date, we have launched six Regional Adoption Agencies.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL3930 question first answered 20/12/2017 16:21:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

802399

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malaria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the total spend on malaria was allocated to health system strengthening programmes in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL3932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>DFID is the second largest international funder to the global fight against malaria, spending £499million in 2016/17. Over the last five years, all of our funding on malaria control, apart from the proportion which is spent on research and development of products and the funding for commodity procurement, contributes to strengthening health systems. For example, investment into malaria surveillance systems, training health workers in malaria care for children and improving malaria drug supply systems provide core skills and infrastructure that can be used to address other diseases.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/12/2017 17:25:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

802400

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Decriminalisation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission research into (1) the experience of Portugal in decriminalising the possession and use for personal consumption of harmful drugs, (2) that country's policy of reducing harm caused by drugs to individuals and families, and (3) the possibility of legitimising the supply of such drugs, by excluding criminal networks.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office’s report Drugs: International Comparators, published in October 2014, looked at Portugal’s response to drug use. The Government has no plans to commission further research into Portugal’s drug policy.</p><p><br>This Government has no plans to decriminalise drug misuse. Our approach on drugs remains clear - we must prevent drug use in our communities, support people through treatment and recovery, and tackle the supply of illegal drugs.</p><p>Our new Drug Strategy sets out a balanced approach which brings together police, health, community and global partners to tackle the illicit drug trade, protect the most vulnerable and help those with a drug dependency to recover and turn their lives around.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/12/2017 14:08:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

802401

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	English Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to eliminate long waiting periods before refugees needing tuition in English can enter English for Speakers of Other Languages courses; and if funding is an obstacle, whether they will bring this to the attention of the lottery managers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The government recognises that it is important for refugees to have timely access to English for Speaker of Other Languages (ESOL) courses. In 2016/17, ESOL provision increased with the department providing full or partial funding for 114,400 adult learners to improve their levels of English – up from 110,600 adult learners in 2015/16.</p><p>The Adult Education Budget (AEB) provides flexibility to enable providers experiencing waiting lists, including to deliver additional ESOL courses, to increase the size of their ESOL delivery to help meet local demand. In addition, providers can request AEB growth funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The scope and timeline for growth opportunities are outlined in the AEB Funding and Performance management rules.</p><p>Additional funding is also available for refugees who come to the UK as part of the Vulnerable People’s Resettlement Scheme. All local councils resettling Syrian families are required to ensure that refugees are able to access ESOL provision within a month of arrival.</p><p>The forthcoming integration strategy will set out how we will support people in more isolated communities to engage with the wider world, help women into the workplace, and teach more people to speak English.</p><p>With regards to National Lottery funding, this is distributed by independent distribution bodies. Their decisions are based on the published criteria of each of their different Lottery funding programmes and are made independently of government.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/12/2017 17:58:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

802403

registered interest
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	Jerusalem: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to ask the UN to declare East Jerusalem the capital of Palestine.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2017 16:25:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

802404

registered interest
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	Israel: Embassies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to move the British Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to move the British Embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2017 16:27:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

802405

registered interest
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other Western and African countries to persuade President Kabila to hold presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before 2019.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is in regular contact with a wide range of Western and African countries concerning the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).</p><p>The UK supported the United Nations Security Council Press Statement on the Electoral Process in DRC, which was issued on 28 November. On Wednesday 6 December, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office hosted a meeting of Great Lakes Special Envoys from Europe and the US to discuss the DRC's recently published electoral timetable. This will also be discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday 11 December.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/12/2017 13:22:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

802406

registered interest
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	USA: Global Compact for Migration
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 government of the United States' decision to withdraw from the process leading to a UN global compact on migration on its effectiveness in protecting the rights of refugees and migrants.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK – alongside partners – remains committed to the UN process to develop both a Global Compact on Migration and a Global Compact on Refugees. The decision by the United States to withdraw from the former does not alter the UK Government's commitment to engage fully and work towards the successful delivery of these compacts. We believe that the Global Compact on Migration should offer an effective international framework to ensure that migration is safe and orderly and that it should balance the rights and responsibilities of both states and migrants.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2017 16:26:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

802407

registered interest
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