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759117

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date	11/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the question for written answer on whether they have any plans to commemorate in October the many millions who have died since the October Revolution 1917 which was asked on 13 July (HL791) has not yet been answered; and when they expect to answer that question.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p><strong>I refer my noble Friend to the answer I gave on the 14<sup>th</sup> September 2017. </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 11/10/2017 16:45:12 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

759118

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British emergency services personnel are being deployed to assist in the aftermath of hurricane Irma; where those personnel will be deployed; and what range of assistance they will provide.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL1487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>We now have almost 700 military personnel, over 50 police, and a senior search and rescue adviser from the UK’s fire and rescue services in the Caribbean region to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. DFID has sent over 18 humanitarian and logistics advisers in the region, including humanitarian advisers in Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, and the British Virgin Islands, where they are supporting Governors and local authorities.</p><p>All UK personnel are deployed as part of a coordinated cross-Government response, bringing together military, aid, and consular effort. Across the affected area, our personnel have delivered urgent humanitarian relief, assisted in restoring vital infrastructure, and supported local institutions in maintaining law and order. We will continue to work closely with our advisors on the ground and with the Overseas Territories governments to deploy our specialists where they are most needed.</p><p>The Government will continue to do all it can to support those affected. Further details of our work are available on our website.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/09/2017 11:37:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

759119

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Sint Maarten: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help British nationals stranded on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL1488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Providing assistance to vulnerable British Nationals affected by Hurricane Irma has been a consistent priority. Fifty two British Nationals have been assisted to leave St Maarten. We have deployed consular teams to Curacao and Guadeloupe to help those who have left.</p><p>For those that remain on the island, a two person Foreign and Commonwealth Office Rapid Deployment Team is assisting British Nationals at the airport, while an Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) team, made up of 59 nurses, doctors and building experts, is providing support elsewhere on the island. We are in close contact with the Dutch, French, German and US Authorities who are providing aircraft for assisted departures. Those persons wanting to leave St Maarten will be prioritised through a triage system at the airport with the most vulnerable people given priority.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/09/2017 13:47:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

759120

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have held with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute with regard to Brexit over the past six months, particularly in respect of their undertaking to "continue to engage with...consumer organisations", as set out in their position paper published in August, Continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have regular contact with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) as part of the Consumer Protection Partnership (CPP). CPP is an operational and strategic group, chaired by BEIS, and CTSI are fully engaged in all partners' discussions, including on EU exit.</p><p>With the negotiations underway, officials from HM Government will continue to engage widely with consumer organisations. We will reach a successful outcome by drawing on the expertise of these groups, understanding their perspectives and working with them to test and validate positions as we prepare to leave the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2017 13:38:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

759121

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Isles of Scilly: Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much investment has been made in the last five years in (1) St Mary's harbour, (2) Penzance harbour, (3) Land's End Airport, and (4) St Mary's airport, for transport to and from the Isles of Scilly; and what amounts within those total investments were from (a) HM Government, (b) European funds, and (c) the private sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has invested £6.1m in the £11.7m project to improve the quays at St Mary’s and dredge Penzance Harbour to improve the sea connections between the Isles of Scilly and the mainland for passengers and freight. The project also benefited from £5.6m of European Regional Development Funding. The project was promoted by Cornwall Council and was completed in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Land’s End and St Mary’s airports have also been upgraded with the assistance of European Regional Development Funding totalling £6.8m, which included works (completed in 2014) to improve the runways at both airports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not maintain a record of private sector investment in the above facilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/09/2017 13:00:44 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

759122

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they propose to put guidance on school uniform supply on a statutory basis as set out in the HM Treasury 2015 report A Better Deal.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on school uniform, including how this is sourced, are made by the governing body (or academy trust) of the school, but our existing guidance is clear that, when setting their uniform policies, schools should keep costs to a minimum and ensure the uniform is affordable for everyone.</p><p>The guidance also reminds schools of their obligation under Human Rights and Equalities legislation, as well as highlighting the legal requirement for schools to have a complaints process in place. Parents who have concerns about a school’s uniform policy can use this process to raise these with the school. If parents continue to have concerns, they can raise these with the Department.</p><p>We intend to put this guidance on a statutory footing when a suitable legislative opportunity arises.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/09/2017 13:06:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

759123

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
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 adverse consequences for patients of restricting the use of blue-light filtering intraocular lenses, as laid out in the NICE draft guideline Cataracts in adults: management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not yet issued its final clinical guideline on the management of cataracts and it would not be appropriate to pre-empt its final recommendations. NICE recently consulted on the draft clinical guideline and will take the comments it received in response to the consultation fully into account in developing its final guidance, due for publication in October 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/09/2017 13:30:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

759124

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the exceptional circumstances that led to the addition of a review question on blue-light filtering intraocular lenses in the final scope of the NICE guideline Cataracts in adults: management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that there were no exceptional circumstances that led to the addition of a review question on blue-light filtering intraocular lenses in the development of its guideline on the management of cataracts. The draft review questions in the scope for the guideline referred to various aspects of lens design and, during the NICE Guideline Committee’s work on this area, the question relating to blue-light filtering intraocular lenses was added and subsequently signed off through all the normal processes. This is consistent with the normal way in which questions are refined by committees during guidance development.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/09/2017 13:37:43 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

759125

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigation they have conducted into evidence reporting lower incidence of age-related macular degeneration in patients with blue-light filtering intraocular lenses; and what account was taken of that evidence in the preparation of the NICE draft guideline Cataracts in adults: management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not conducted any such investigation. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service. NICE will consider all the evidence fully in developing its final guidance on the management of cataracts due for publication in October 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/09/2017 13:24:10 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

759126

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of the reasons for the deportation of EU nationals in (1) the first quarter of 2016, and (2) the first quarter of this year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL1495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/09/2017 15:39:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee