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510178

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date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether students with disabilities taking the proposed new Degree Apprenticeships will have access to the support of the Disabled Students Allowance in the same way as any student undertaking a higher education qualification at any institute of higher education.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL7384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are jobs with training. As an apprentice is paid by their employer, they cannot access the student support package, which includes the Disabled Students Allowance.</p><p>Apprentices with disabilities can apply for Access to Work funding for adjustments to the workplace. Training providers can use this to support the apprentice’s learning. Adjustments will depend on the individual and the qualification, but may include extra time, assistive technology, use of a scribe etc.</p><p>Under the Equality Act (2010), employers and training providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for their employees and students. These same duties apply for apprentices, including degree apprentices.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/04/2016 12:14:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

510179

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Reasonable Adjustments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any college or institution involved in the teaching of Degree Apprenticeships will have the same duty to provide reasonable adjustments and support to any candidate with a disability as a conventional university or institute of higher education.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL7385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>Yes. The training for Degree Apprenticeships will be provided by many of the same universities as traditional degrees.</p><p>Under the Equality Act (2010), all employers and training providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for their employees and students. These same duties apply for apprentices, including degree apprentices in exactly the same way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/04/2016 15:50:10 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

510180

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Darfur: Referendums
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the timing of the referendum taking place in Darfur between 11 and 13 April, in the light of the levels of violence in Jebel Marra, Central Darfur.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text We remain concerned by the timing of the Darfur referendum due to ongoing violence and the absence of a peace agreement. The continued fighting and level of civilian displacement in Jebel Marra is particularly troubling, and brings in to question the viability of holding the referendum at this time. We have raised such concerns with the Government of Sudan. We have also pressed for full humanitarian access to be granted, including at the UN Security Council and bilaterally as part our recent strategic dialogue with the Government of Sudan, led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Africa Director. Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum are monitoring the situation closely. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL7388 question first answered 20/04/2016 12:08:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510181

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Darfur: Referendums
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 United Nations Fact Sheet entitled "Jebel Marra Crisis Fact Sheet Issue 5, 24 March 2016" which claims that 129,000 people have been displaced from Jebel Marra in Central Darfur since January; how those people will participate in the referendum; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the Darfur referendum does not lead to further unrest and displacement of civilians.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the timing of the Darfur referendum due to ongoing violence and the absence of a peace agreement. In Jebel Marra the continued fighting and the level of civilian displacement outlined in the UN Fact Sheet is particularly troubling, and brings in to question the viability of holding the referendum at this time. We have raised such concerns with the Government of Sudan. We have also pressed for full humanitarian access to be granted, including at the UN Security Council and bilaterally as part our recent strategic dialogue with the Government of Sudan, led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Africa Director. Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum are monitoring the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/04/2016 12:54:01 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510183

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
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 Prior of Brampton on 11 February (HL5646), 14 March (HL6504) and 24 March (HL6955), what was the purpose of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) no longer placing lay summaries of human embryo research proposals on the HFEA website prior to consideration by the Licence Committee.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it is unable to provide information about this decision beyond that set out in the response to the Noble Lord on 24 March <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2016-03-14/HL6955/" target="_blank">(HL6955)</a>. The HFEA’s Business Plan for 2016/17 commits the organisation to a review of the operational aspects of applications for research licences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/04/2016 13:33:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510184

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
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 Darzi of Denham on 23 October 2007 (WA101), by Lord Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1–2), by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 June 2015 (HL44) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 February (HL5648), how the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has rigorously checked that what is stated in centres’ lay summaries on its website about the purposes and likelihood of success of the research is realistic for both donors and the public, as explicitly recommended under "Key actions for HFEA" in the summary of the "Post Hwang Meeting" on 1 March 2006 that was published on the HFEA website; and how the currently stated aim of research licence R0152 "to improve outcomes of ART for the treatment of infertility" relates to any reasonably foreseeable applications of nuclear transfer that accord not only with the statutory tests but also with the originally stated purpose of the proposed research in the initial application for this particular licence.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that centres’ lay summaries are checked at inspection by the relevant HFEA inspector and by the HFEA Licence Committee. In the case of licence R0152, the lay summary was last approved on 15 July 2015 when the HFEA Licence Committee agreed to approve updates to the centre’s lay summary and the updates to the research objectives. The minutes note the committee was content that the revised objectives and lay summary were consistent with the activities and purposes for which the project was licensed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/04/2016 13:37:34 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510185

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Embryo Experiments
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 Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1–2) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 March 2016 (HL7011), which of the successive lay summaries for research licence R0152 asserted a "need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar to the recipient so they will not be rejected"; when the single embryonic stem cell (ESC) line produced in compliance with current standards and each of the other ESC lines were banked at the UK Stem Cell Bank; whether any of the aforementioned ESC lines were derived following any form of nuclear transfer or pronuclear transfer; if not, why the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) continued to permit the use of nuclear transfer under this licence when the originally stated objective remains unmet almost 12 years after the relevant licence was initially granted; what specific measures have been taken to strengthen the scrutiny of research applications at both the review of progress and renewal stages as recommended under "Key actions for HFEA" in the summary of the "Post Hwang Meeting" on 1 March 2006 that was published on the HFEA website; and how post-licensing scrutiny had been similarly strengthened as also recommended in the same document.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that the &quot;need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar to the recipient so they will not be rejected&quot; was last referred to in the lay summary submitted in an application for the renewal of a research licence in 2008. As stated in the response to the Noble Lord on 24 March <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=hl7011" target="_blank">(HL7011)</a>, one stem cell line from the research project R0152 is in preparation for depositing with the UK Stem Cell bank.</p><p> </p><p>HFEA licences do not specify time limits in which research objectives must be met and objectives can be up-dated or amended subject to approval by the Licence Committee. Progress of the research is taken into consideration at the renewal of a licence. Upon renewal, the centre’s progress report is sent to the peer reviewer who considers key questions around the necessity of the research.</p><p> </p><p>The HFEA’s scrutiny of research has evolved considerably over the last 10 years. Its current system involves scrutiny of the application by a team of inspectors; scrutiny by an external, independent peer reviewer; and scrutiny by the HFEA’s Licence Committee.</p><p> </p><p>In order to further support researchers, the HFEA’s Code of Practice includes a Guidance Note (22) specific to research and training and each centre has a nominated inspector through which post licencing scrutiny takes place. The McCracken report in 2013 did not highlight any concerns with the systems put in place by the HFEA to approve research.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/04/2016 13:33:19 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

510187

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
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 30 March (HL7064), what was the actual number of HS2 trains of both sizes, and for Phases 1 and 2, used in the Rolling Stock Strategy previous to the one currently in the process of completion.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd are in the process of completing their Rolling Stock Strategy which will contain greater detail on the fleet sizes expected to be procured. Our current assumption is outlined below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Phase 1</p></td><td><p>Phase 2</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Classic Compatible</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captive</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/04/2016 11:32:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

510188

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans there are for the future of the RMS St Helena when it ceases to provide a shipping service between St Helena and Cape Town; and what alternative arrangements are being made to supply St Helena with goods not suitable for air transport.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>St Helena Line has appointed a ship broker to handle the sale of the RMS St Helena when she is withdrawn from service in July 2016.</p><p>The St Helena Government has signed a contract with AW Ship Management Ltd to commence an unsubsidised freight service between Cape Town and St Helena in June 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/04/2016 13:45:31 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

510189

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who owns the RMS St Helena, and what financial support they have provided to operate the service between Cape Town and St Helena over the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL7395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The RMS St Helena is owned by St Helena Line, which is itself wholly owned by the St Helena Government. Her Majesty’s Government provided £3,199,382 of support to operate the service in 2013/14; £2,272,726 in 2014/15; and £619,751in 2015/16.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/04/2016 14:45:51 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley