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1012109

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date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
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 15 November (HL11187 and HL11188), how many emergency and out-of-hours admissions due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) were reported to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in the last five years for which figures are available; what evidence supports their view that some OHSS-related admissions may have been incorrectly coded in the Hospital Episode Statistics; how many such admissions they estimate have been incorrectly coded in the last five years for which figures are available; and what steps they are taking to ensure that OHSS-related admissions are correctly recorded.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it is a requirement for all its licensed centres to report cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) that require a hospital admission and have a severity grading of severe or critical. Some centres also report cases of mild or moderate OHSS.</p><p>Between 1 October 2013 and 31 October 2018 there were 792 OHSS cases reported requiring hospital admission (391 of which were classified as severe and 401 classified as mild/moderate). HFEA does not hold data on whether these admissions were out of hours or via emergency admission. Following the reports of cases of severe or critical OHSS, the centres are required to conduct a root cause analysis and submit a report to the HFEA. The HFEA publishes an annual report on incidents, of which OHSS cases form a part.</p><p>From April 2018 the HFEA has required its licensed centres to provide it with more information about treatment provided to patients in cases of severe OHSS. This information will be collected for two years and will then be analysed.</p><p>The HFEA has also advised that following discussions with key stakeholders it has reached a view that the Hospital Episode Statistics data may include a mislabelling of cases of OHSS. A paper presented to Authority members in January 2018 sets out the work undertaken to examine the reporting of severe and critical OHSS. A copy of <em>Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome</em> is attached. HFEA does not hold estimates of the number of hospital admissions that may have been incorrectly coded for OHSS.</p><p>HFEA is continuing to work to better understand the incidence of OHSS, reduce its occurrence and improve reporting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11637 question first answered 03/12/2018 15:12:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name 2018-01-24 - Authority paper - item 10 - Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome - FINAL.doc title OHSS Authority paper
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1012110

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
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 15 November (HL11187 and HL11188), how many emergency and out-of-hours admissions due to Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome were investigated by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in the last five years for which figures are available; whether any such investigations resulted in published reports; and if so, where such reports are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it is a requirement for all its licensed centres to report cases of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) that require a hospital admission and have a severity grading of severe or critical. Some centres also report cases of mild or moderate OHSS.</p><p>Between 1 October 2013 and 31 October 2018 there were 792 OHSS cases reported requiring hospital admission (391 of which were classified as severe and 401 classified as mild/moderate). HFEA does not hold data on whether these admissions were out of hours or via emergency admission. Following the reports of cases of severe or critical OHSS, the centres are required to conduct a root cause analysis and submit a report to the HFEA. The HFEA publishes an annual report on incidents, of which OHSS cases form a part.</p><p>From April 2018 the HFEA has required its licensed centres to provide it with more information about treatment provided to patients in cases of severe OHSS. This information will be collected for two years and will then be analysed.</p><p>The HFEA has also advised that following discussions with key stakeholders it has reached a view that the Hospital Episode Statistics data may include a mislabelling of cases of OHSS. A paper presented to Authority members in January 2018 sets out the work undertaken to examine the reporting of severe and critical OHSS. A copy of <em>Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome</em> is attached. HFEA does not hold estimates of the number of hospital admissions that may have been incorrectly coded for OHSS.</p><p>HFEA is continuing to work to better understand the incidence of OHSS, reduce its occurrence and improve reporting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11636 question first answered 03/12/2018 15:12:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name 2018-01-24 - Authority paper - item 10 - Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome - FINAL.doc title OHSS Authority paper
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1012111

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Manzoor on 18 October (HL Deb, col 564), when they will publish the equality impact assessment for the introduction of charges by UK Visas and Immigration for those making inquiries from abroad.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office undertook a Policy Equality Assessment in May 2017 as part of the Home Office procurement for UKVI Contact Centre services and will publish the findings in December 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/12/2018 17:13:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1012112

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Security
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 Agnew of Oulton on 5 November (HL1078), when they anticipate the public consultation on revised school security guidance to commence; and whether the revised guidance will specifically address the issue of school premises coming under attack.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The department published its draft school security guidance and launched a public consultation on 26 November 2018 which will run until 18 February 2019. Both documents are attached.</p><p>The draft guidance sets out the importance of having policies in place and plans to identify, manage and respond to a range of security incidents, including preparing for an attack on school premises.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL11639_School_security_draft_non-statutory_guidance.pdf title HL11639_School_security_non-statutory_guidance 2 file name HL11639_School_security_government_consultation.pdf title HL11639_School_security_government_consultation question first answered 30/11/2018 14:28:13 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1012113

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
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 Bates on 14 November (HL11158), how many of the compatible software products listed on GOV.UK provide specifically for the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme; and what assessment they have made of the affordability of such software.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>A number of providers offer products that support the Flat Rate Scheme (FRS). HMRC is currently collating information about those products so it can make this information available on the software choices page.</p><p> </p><p>Low-cost bridging products which work by importing data from other systems can also be used to send the data to HMRC, providing those systems support FRS</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/12/2018 16:55:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1012114

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 July (HL Deb, cols 766–70), what progress has been made in the introduction of mobile alert technology.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>Cabinet Office is working with the Home Office and the police to explore the types of emergency where a national mobile alerting system can add value, beyond the mobile alerting schemes already in place in the UK. In order to inform any technical solution, these emergency scenarios will be explored in depth to establish where and when in the evolution of an incident a mobile alerting scheme offers the best opportunity to reduce harm to citizens.</p><p>Once we have fully assessed the need for an alerting scheme further work would be undertaken including exploring how situational awareness might be obtained, thresholds for activation and how the content of alert messages stands the best chance of eliciting helpful behaviours from the recipients. This is not without complexity since in terrorist-related incidents the protagonists will also receive the same message.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a scheme used for major incidents stands the chance of being used infrequently. To ensure effectiveness, there will be a need for a carefully managed media campaigns.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/12/2018 14:40:59 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1012115

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many amputee sockets the NHS fitted in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, and (5) 2017; and in each year, what was the cost of casting and fitting these.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11643 HL11644 HL11645 HL11646 HL11647 question first answered 29/11/2018 17:13:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1012116

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average (1) time, and (2) number of appointments between the casting process in the NHS to create an amputee test socket and the final fit of the sockets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11642 HL11644 HL11645 HL11646 HL11647 question first answered 29/11/2018 17:13:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1012117

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what types of casting processes the NHS currently use to create amputee test sockets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11642 HL11643 HL11645 HL11646 HL11647 question first answered 29/11/2018 17:13:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1012118

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many sockets did not fit amputees following the NHS casting process and needed to be discarded in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, and (5) 2017; and how much this cost the NHS in each of those years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11642 HL11643 HL11644 HL11646 HL11647 question first answered 29/11/2018 17:13:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1012119

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the last review by the NHS of the provision of amputee sockets, including (1) the cost, and (2) methods of fitting, was carried out.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11642 HL11643 HL11644 HL11645 HL11647 question first answered 29/11/2018 17:13:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1012120

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prosthetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints the NHS received about the casting, fitting and provision of amputee sockets in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, (5) 2017; and of those, how many were upheld.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL11647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11642 HL11643 HL11644 HL11645 HL11646 question first answered 29/11/2018 17:13:01 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1012121

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Israeli Settlements: Hebron
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 November (HL11297 and HL11254), what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the compatibility of the construction of an apartment block in Hebron with Israel's obligations under international agreements.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>​While we have not discussed this specific plan with the Israeli Government recently, we regularly raise our concerns about illegal settlement activity. As I made clear in my earlier response in October last year, the previous Foreign Secretary issued a statement expressing concern about the approval of 31 construction permits in Hebron for the first time in 15 years. The Government’s position on settlements is clear. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace, and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2018 12:29:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1012122

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Israeli Settlements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the govenrment of Israel about the introduction of settlers into the Occupied West Bank and the implications of this for (1) Israel's compliance with international law, and (2) establishing a comprehensive peace agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>​The Government's position on settlements remains clear: settlements are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to establishing a comprehensive peace agreement, and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. We will continue to raise our concerns with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2018 12:29:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1012123

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
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 9 November (HL11255), whether they will report regularly to Parliament on (1) how "comprehensive support and accurate information" are being provided to vulnerable migrants now in continental Europe, (2) the progress of their vulnerable person re-settlement scheme, and (3) the application of the Dublin Regulation to the family reunification of unaccompanied children.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>We have allocated a £3.6 million Dublin development fund, as part of the Sandhurst Treaty signed between the UK and France in January 2018, to identify projects to support eligible claims through the asylum process and ensure those who are ineligible for transfer to the UK are informed of their options. We are in the process of transferring these funds and will continue to work with the French Government to implement this work. We will update Parliament as and when we have relevant information to share.</p><p>As of June 2018, a total of 12,851 people had been resettled in the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) since it began across 288 local authorities. The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>. We are confident that the VPRS is on track to deliver the commitment. More refugees are arriving every month and the figure for resettlement continues to rise.</p><p>On 30 November 2017, the Government published data on the numbers of children transferred to the UK from the Calais camp clearance. The data can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfers-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation-november-2017</a></p><p>On 22 February 2018, the Home Office published data on the number of transfers into the UK from other Dublin states. The relevant statistics can be found at as_22_q, asylum volume 5 at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017-data-tables</a>. 2018 Dublin data will be published in February</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Transfers to the UK from Calais - Oct 2016 - July 2017.xlsx title Transfers of Children to the UK from Calais Ops 2 file name Immigration Stats - Asylum Tables.xlsx title Immigration Stats - Asylum Oct-Dec 2017 question first answered 05/12/2018 17:21:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1012124

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the accountability of service providers under the new (1) Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation, and (2) Advice, Issues Resolution and Eligibility contracts for asylum accommodation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL11651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects the highest standards from our contractors and Providers are monitored closely to ensure they continue to meet these standards.</p><p>The forthcoming Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract(AASC) together with the Advice, Issue Reporting &amp; Eligibility(AIRE) contracts, include clearly defined performance standards measured through a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set within a wider Performance Management Regime (PMR) that will ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Service Users.</p><p>These will be monitored formally at Contract Management meetings between the providers and representatives of UK Visas and Immigration.</p><p>There is a rigorous contract compliance regime in place to ensure that the required performance standards expected of all providers, as defined in the contracts, are met. Instances of non-conformance of the performance indicators may lead to a financial deduction from monthly invoices</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/12/2018 17:12:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1012125

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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: Families
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 Buscombe on 20 November (HL11324), in which period the UK spent 3.8 per cent of GDP on expenditure classified by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as “family benefits”; and whether "family benefits" include (1) tax breaks, and (2) cash benefits and services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL11652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development data is for 2013. The “family benefits” category includes both cash benefits and services. It does not include tax breaks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 05/12/2018 13:42:41 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1012126

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have seen the contents of the CIA’s assessment of the intelligence relating to the death of Jamal Khashoggi; if so, what confidence they have in that assessment; and whether it establishes what happened on 2 October.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>​The UK supports the continuation of the Turkish and Saudi investigations in order to provide a full picture of what happened on 2 October.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2018 12:29:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1012127

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 19 November (HL11266), when they anticipate that Saudi Arabia will give the final explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has stressed the importance of following due process, and has called for the continuation of the investigation, which we expect to proceed in line with internationally recognised legal standards. We cannot pre-empt the results of the investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2018 12:29:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1012128

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent their response to the death of Jamal Khashoggi is consistent with their response to the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>​The UK condemns the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the strongest terms. We continue to treat this matter very seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2018 12:43:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1012129

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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 whether they will take further action to address relative poverty in the UK in response to the Statement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, published on 16 November.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government will carefully consider the findings set out in the Special Rapporteur’s interim report published on 16 November. Professor Alston’s final report will be presented to the June 2019 session of the of the Human Rights’ Council. Any formal comments made by the Government in response will be published alongside the final report on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under this Government, income inequality has fallen and remains lower than in 2010; the number of children in workless households is at a record low; and there are 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty (before housing costs) compared with 2010, including 300,000 children.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget announced a number of changes to Universal Credit ahead of further expansion including an increase of £1,000 in work allowances from April 2019 allowing 2.4 million households to keep an extra £630 of income each year.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues to offer people the best opportunity to move out of poverty. Children living in households where all adults are working are five times less likely to be in relative poverty after housing costs than those in workless families.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 05/12/2018 13:42:00 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

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registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Gaza: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support the ceasefire in Gaza agreed on 13 November.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>​We urge restraint from all parties and welcome the return to calm in recent days. We strongly support the mediation efforts of the international community led by Egypt and the UN and urge continued talks aimed at finding an enduring peace in Gaza. In order to protect civilians it is crucial that a ceasefire is agreed and maintained as part of a political process that sees the Palestinian Authority return to Gaza, and that restrictions on the Gazan people and economy are lifted.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2018 12:27:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1012131

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Libya: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the divisions between the Libyan political factions can be bridged.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is actively engaged in efforts to support the UN-led political process in Libya, the objective of which is to facilitate agreement among Libyans on a more inclusive political settlement. We fully support the next steps in this process set out by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in his briefing to the UN Security Council on 8 November and endorsed at the Palermo conference on 12-13 November. These include the convening of a wide range of Libyan stakeholders for a National Conference early in 2019, in order to seek consensus on the way forward on a number of important questions relating to Libya’s future.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2018 12:28:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1012132

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Occupational Therapy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many qualified occupational therapists there are in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL11659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>To practice in the United Kingdom, occupational therapists must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). As of 20 September 2018, there were 39,197 occupational therapists registered with HCPC.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>NHS Digital monthly workforce statistics shows that as at 31 August 2018, the latest data available, there are 14,989 full time equivalent (FTE) clinically qualified staff with a care setting of occupational therapy employed by the National Health Service in England.</p><p>Since September 2015, NHS Digital has been collecting Independent Healthcare Provider Workforce Statistics. These statistics are collected biannually and published as experimental statistics. There are 744 FTE clinically qualified staff with a care setting of occupational therapy that are employed by those Independent Healthcare Providers in England who respond to the survey, as at 31 March 2018 which is the latest data available.</p><p>We do not hold data on occupational therapists who are self-employed or those working for public sector employers other than the NHS.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11660 question first answered 05/12/2018 17:32:52 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1012133

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Occupational Therapy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many occupational therapists are (1) employed by the NHS, (2) self-employed, (3) working for private sector employers, and (4) working for public sector employers.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL11660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>To practice in the United Kingdom, occupational therapists must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). As of 20 September 2018, there were 39,197 occupational therapists registered with HCPC.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>NHS Digital monthly workforce statistics shows that as at 31 August 2018, the latest data available, there are 14,989 full time equivalent (FTE) clinically qualified staff with a care setting of occupational therapy employed by the National Health Service in England.</p><p>Since September 2015, NHS Digital has been collecting Independent Healthcare Provider Workforce Statistics. These statistics are collected biannually and published as experimental statistics. There are 744 FTE clinically qualified staff with a care setting of occupational therapy that are employed by those Independent Healthcare Providers in England who respond to the survey, as at 31 March 2018 which is the latest data available.</p><p>We do not hold data on occupational therapists who are self-employed or those working for public sector employers other than the NHS.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11659 question first answered 05/12/2018 17:32:52 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce