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385711

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date	25/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Home Secretary expects to decide whether to authorise the Metropolitan Police to use, under appropriate operational circumstances, the water cannons that the Mayor of London has purchased; and whether this decision will be made before the water cannons become usable.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>A key element of the established process for the approval of less lethal weapons, including water cannon, is an assessment by the Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal weapons. This has only recently been received. There are a number of scientific, medical, operational and ethical issues which need careful consideration.</p><p>The authorisation process states: “only less lethal weapons that have been approved by the Secretary of State may be used by the UK police service.” The Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and the Metropolitan Police have stated that the water cannon would not be used until, and unless, they are authorised for use by the Home Secretary.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/06/2015 15:49:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

385720

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what orders are given to British naval vessels that have rescued migrants in danger at sea regarding where the migrants should be disembarked.
tabling member printed	Lord Higgins
uin	HL844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, the government responsible for the Search and Rescue Region in which assistance to those in distress at sea has occurred has the primary responsibility for ensuring that survivors are disembarked at the most convenient place of safety, with minimum deviation for the rescuing vessel.</p><p> </p><p>The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (IMRCC) manages all rescues in the Central Mediterranean area of operations. At present, those rescued in the Central Mediterranean are brought to shore in Italy, in ports determined by the IMRCC.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2015 15:46:06 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1067 label Biography information for Lord Higgins

385295

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take in the event of the Clinical Commissioning Groups outsourcing parts of their commissioning role to get round the restrictions on administrative costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), as independent statutory bodies, can choose how best to carry out their commissioning functions from within their running cost budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where CCGs choose to outsource their support and to buy from external providers, this funding will be charged against their fixed running cost allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Service integrators and lead providers co-ordinate and provide care for patients; they are not commissioners, nor do they undertake commissioning activities or responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL779 HL780 question first answered 29/06/2015 15:05:34 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

385296

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, when Clinical Commissioning Groups outsource some of their commissioning role to integrators, lead providers or through other similar mechanisms, how the administrative costs so transferred will be counted against the Clinical Commissioning Groups' administrative cost cap.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), as independent statutory bodies, can choose how best to carry out their commissioning functions from within their running cost budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where CCGs choose to outsource their support and to buy from external providers, this funding will be charged against their fixed running cost allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Service integrators and lead providers co-ordinate and provide care for patients; they are not commissioners, nor do they undertake commissioning activities or responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL778 HL780 question first answered 29/06/2015 15:05:33 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

385297

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when Clinical Commissioning Groups outsource some of their commissioning role, the element of administration that would have counted towards the fixed cap on administrative costs will be separately identified and appropriately deducted from Clinical Commissioning Group budgets.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), as independent statutory bodies, can choose how best to carry out their commissioning functions from within their running cost budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where CCGs choose to outsource their support and to buy from external providers, this funding will be charged against their fixed running cost allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Service integrators and lead providers co-ordinate and provide care for patients; they are not commissioners, nor do they undertake commissioning activities or responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL778 HL779 question first answered 29/06/2015 15:05:34 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

385304

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
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	Cole Commission on Exports
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 report by the Cole Commission on Exports <i>An Action Plan from business</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government welcomes this report and the serious work by members of the Cole Commission. It contains much invaluable analysis and we will consider its recommendations very carefully.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 29/06/2015 12:23:26 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

385313

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to the 18 Ministry of Defence files on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) that have yet to be released to the public, what is the originating division of the file reference M9/18; what is the remit of that division in relation to UAP; and what is their latest estimate of when the 18 files will be passed to the National Archives, and then released to the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The originating branch of file reference MO9/18 relates to ministers' private offices. The latest estimate of when the 18 files will be delivered to the National Archives is before March 2016. The National Archives will make the necessary judgement about when they release these files to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2015 15:48:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

385315

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airguns
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the law relating to the purchase and possession of air guns in England, in the light of the increasing number of shootings of cats being recorded by the RSPCA.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text There are currently no plans to review the laws in place for the purchase and possession of air weapons. Animal cruelty is abhorrent. It is already an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal, and all such incidents should be reported to the police who have the necessary powers to investigate. answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/06/2015 15:48:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

385322

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the negotiations of the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
uin	HL805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>Following the most recent round of negotiations for the EU-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which took place between 20 and 24 April in New York, there continues to be good progress on the technical work which would underpin the final deal. The next negotiating round is due to take place in July.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 30/06/2015 12:09:28 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury

385323

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
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	Exports: BRIC Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assist small and medium-sized enterprises to enter markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
uin	HL806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) provides a range of support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enable them to export to these and other markets. Support is tailored to meet the needs of the business and the market that they are looking to enter including advice on specific contacts and market information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 01/07/2015 14:27:22 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury