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1020558

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date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many homes in the UK have solar panels to generate electricity installed.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL12105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>At the end of September, we estimate there were 805,000 domestic solar PV installations<sup>1,2</sup>. A small proportion of homes may have more than one installation but it is not possible to identify these in the available data.</p><p> </p><ol><li><em>There were 789,122 domestic solar PV installations in Great Britain registered on the Central FiT Register at the end of September 2018, as published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sub-regional-feed-in-tariffs-confirmed-on-the-cfr-statistics</a></em></li><li><em>There were 17,267 sub 4 kW solar installations in Northern Ireland, registered for the NI Renewables Obligation as at the end of September 2018. It is estimated around 90% of these would be installed on homes. This is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759558/Solar_photovoltaics_deployment_October_2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759558/Solar_photovoltaics_deployment_October_2018.xlsx</a></em></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 17/12/2018 16:39:57 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1020559

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £2.30 currently allocated under the universal infant free school meals grant for each child receiving school lunches is spent on food.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL12106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>For universal infant free school meals, the £2.30 per meal rate is provided to schools via a direct grant. This covers the cost of raw materials as well as other fixed costs associated with providing the meals. It is for schools to decide how to allocate their budgets in order to provide these meals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/12/2018 12:59:39 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1020560

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many working dogs there are in (1) the army, (2) the Royal Air Force, (3) the Royal Navy, and (4) the Ministry of Defence; and for each of those organisations, what is the total daily cost of the food for those dogs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL12107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>As at 1 November 2018, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) had 884 Military Working Dogs (MWD). This number will vary slightly each month as MWD enter and leave the service. All dogs are owned by the Defence Animal Training Regiment and the Department does not hold information on their exact breakdown by single Service.</p><p> </p><p>Through the contract with Leidos, the MOD's logistic specialist partner, the MOD spent around £227,000 on dog food between 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018. This includes food for Regimental mascots but does not cover, specialist dog food (e.g for dogs with sensitive stomachs), dental chews, training aids and treats.</p><p> </p><p>An annual breakdown of food costs by service is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>£105,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Navy</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF</p></td><td><p>£33,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD</p></td><td><p>£84,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>£227,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: All figures are rounded to the nearest £1000 for presentational purposes</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/12/2018 16:20:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1020561

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Millbank House: Lighting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps he is taking to ensure that all of the lighting in Millbank House can be turned off.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL12108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p> </p><p>Problems have been experienced with the lighting system installed in 1 Millbank. It appears that the controlling software has been corrupted, resulting in some users being unable to turn on or turn off particular lighting units. Work is currently ongoing to resolve this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 20/12/2018 12:41:51 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1020562

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Italy: Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will raise Italy's current policy of ending humanitarian protection for migrants, of limiting access to reception centres, and of accepting the existence of undocumented workers liable to exploitation, both bilaterally with the government of Italy and within the EU Council of Ministers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL12109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Human rights, including the protection of migrants is a UK foreign policy priority. As part of our bilateral relationship with Italy, we discuss migration and humanitarian issues at both ministerial and official level, work with the Italian government on sharing best practice to stop labour exploitation, and where we have concerns raise them with the appropriate authority. The British Government continues to discuss the issue of migration with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 12:24:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1020563

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Greek Islands: Migrant Camps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that British embassy staff or seconded officials visit the refugee camps on the islands of Samos and Lesbos in Greece to assess overcrowding and general conditions in those camps.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL12110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​British Embassy staff and seconded officials from other Government Departments, including the Home Office, have frequently visited the Greek islands most affected by migration to assess conditions in the camps since the EU/Turkey statement was agreed in March 2016. The most recent visit to Samos was on 21 November 2018 and the most recent visit to Lesvos was on 6 December 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 12:23:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1020564

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions are in place for pre-meditated doping in professional sport; whether those sanctions are comparable to sanctions in place for fraud offences; and what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of such sanctions when used.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL12111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), an Arm's Length Body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) implements the UK’s Anti-Doping Policy, which in the most serious cases, and for repeat offences, can impose life-bans for Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV). There remains the opportunity, if evidence indicates, to work in partnership with law enforcement to investigate a case where a criminal offence may have been committed, and thus criminal sanctions may apply.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/12/2018 16:44:07 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1020565

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) drug, and (2) alcohol rehabilitation services are currently commissioned in each prison in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL12112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>NHS England does not hold the information requested centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning healthcare in all prisons in England. This includes integrated substance misuse services.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioning of primary healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services is carried out by local Health and Justice commissioning teams, of which there are 10 across England.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Assembly Government and Local Health Boards are responsible for commissioning substance misuse services in public sector prisons in Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/12/2018 12:41:55 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

1020566

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	NHS: Negligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of clinical negligence cases result in a legal action being (1) issued, and (2) decided by the courts; and, in the cases decided by a court, in what proportion the claimant fully, or partially, succeeds.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL12113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>NHS Resolution handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of National Health Service organisations and independent sector providers of NHS care in England.</p><p>NHS Resolution has provided the following information which is based on information for clinical negligence cases resolved in 2017-18.</p><p>Of the 11,896 clinical negligence cases that were resolved in 2017-18:</p><p> </p><p>- 3,845 (32.4%) had proceedings issued;</p><p>- 76 of the 3,845 cases went to trial (representing around 2% of those clinical negligence cases where proceedings had been issued); and</p><p>- 28 of the 76 cases that went to trial in 2017-18 resulted in the claimant being successful (i.e. the claimant was awarded damages in 37% of cases).</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Proceedings may need to be issued in claims where there are no substantive issues in dispute but the court’s approval of the settlement is required (for cases where the claimant lacks capacity – e.g. minors).</p><p>- A claim is defined as successful where the claimant is awarded damages.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Resolution is unable to report on whether or not a claimant is partially successful – a claim is either successful or not. It should be noted that, in most cases, the claimant does not receive everything that was claimed for given the nature of clinical negligence litigation. The extent to which the final award is a departure from what was claimed for depends on an array of factors that impact on each party’s view of the risks inherent in pursuing the issue(s) to trial.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/12/2018 12:41:27 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1020567

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available to young people under the age of 18 for gambling addiction from (1) the NHS, (2) educational services, and (3) other public service providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL12114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Children whose gambling is associated with other addictions or mental health issues can access treatment for those conditions in NHS primary and secondary care. In addition, dedicated treatment for gambling disorders is commissioned by the charity GambleAware. This includes the National Gambling Helpline and a national network of treatment services which are accessible across Great Britain. Most people accessing services are over 18 but they are available to people of any age, including young people. GambleAware also funds the NHS National Problem Gambling Clinic, with a second clinic due to open in Leeds in April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware’s delivery plan for 2018-20 aligns with strategic priorities set by the regulator, the Gambling Commission, and its expert advisors on research, education and treatment, the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (RGSB). The delivery plan includes developing and promoting a ‘knowledge hub’ of resources and guidance for teachers and those who work with young people, as well as working with agencies that support young people’s mental health and supporting parents to have conversations with children.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are expected to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils and some teach about gambling and addiction as part of their Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education. The non-statutory PSHE programme of study, published by the PSHE Association, includes teaching about gambling (including online) and its psychological and financial impact.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education’s consultation on Relationships, Sex and Health Education, including draft content on online behaviour and mental wellbeing, closed on 7 November. The Department is currently analysing responses to the consultation before finalising regulations and guidance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/12/2018 16:47:41 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey