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528813

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date	27/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Trains: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Office of National Statistics' statistical bulletin <i>Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2015</i> published on 23 June was not subject to purdah before the EU referendum.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 11/07/2016 13:42:33 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name Draft Response to HL774 v2 (2) (1).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

528814

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Immigrants: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the next BBC Charter will include a requirement for public service notices to be broadcast over (1) BBC radio, and (2) BBC television.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>There are provisions in the current BBC Framework Agreement for the broadcast of an announcement in an emergency. There are no plans to change this. The new BBC Framework Agreement will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/07/2016 16:00:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

528815

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 efficacy of the three-day interval between the notification and arrival of forest reproductive material in preventing damage to, or infection of, existing forestry.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002 regulate the marketing of forest reproductive material (FRM). There is no notification period for the introduction of FRM so no such assessment has been carried out.</p><p> </p><p>The Plant and Tree Notification System requirements relates to the movement of certain tree species from other EU member states and extends to oak, plane, sweet chestnut, pine, elm, prunus and ash trees (although no movements of ash trees are permitted at present, due to ash dieback restrictions).</p><p> </p><p>The scheme is intended to help the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate build intelligence about particular trades, particularly those where there is a risk of introducing harmful organisms, and to help arrange targeted inspections of such trees. The information is also valuable in the event of an outbreak, to facilitate tracing of trees which may be implicated, and to help inform the development of Defra policy. The scheme is not restricted to trees intended for forestry purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Notification of importation of plants and trees should be before or within 5 days of the arrival of the consignment, detailing the planned destination in England or Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/07/2016 13:57:05 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

528816

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make the police information number 101 a free phone number.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The public have always paid to contact the police for non-emergencies and the 15 pence per call charge is a competitive and transparent rate, especially when compared to previous police non-emergency numbers (such as 0845 numbers) which could cost up to 40 pence per minute.</p><p>Research by Ofcom shows that a small fixed charge does not deter people from calling the service and reduces the likelihood of it being used inappropriately.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2016 13:23:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

528817

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether companies employed to remove crashed vehicles have a legal obligation to collect detached parts of the vehicles from hedgerows, ditches and property around crash sites.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The company employed by Highways England in respect of vehicle recoveries does not have a legal obligation to remove debris from, or around, the strategic road network.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2016 10:40:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

528818

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
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	Refrigerators and Tumble Dryers: Fires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the safety standards for refrigeration units and tumble dryers in the light of the number of fires caused by such machines in individual homes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The safety of tumble dryers and refrigeration units is regulated by the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994, which require these products to be safe and manufactured in accordance with good engineering practice. Standards, although voluntary, support the legislation by providing a benchmark as to what is considered to constitute safe in practice. The review of British Standards is a matter for the British Standards Institution (BSI) which undertakes regular reviews to ensure the standards address any safety concerns raised and follow best practice, and BIS officials participate in these activities.</p><p>I am aware that the BSI has submitted proposals to the International Electro-technical Committee (IEC) to revise the refrigeration standard to address the recent fire concerns.</p><p>The standard for tumble dryers is frequently revised, the last revision being in 2015, to ensure the relevant hazards are addressed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/07/2016 13:44:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

528819

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to engage with individuals who are aware of having an alcohol problem but have not, because they are too ashamed or frightened, sought help.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities and their health and wellbeing board partners have responsibility for planning the full range of alcohol services, from early intervention and prevention, through to commissioning alcohol treatment services to meet need in their area and ensure services are accessible to everyone. Furthermore in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) public health guidance (PH 24) <em>Alcohol-use disorders: preventing harmful drinking</em>, Public Health England (PHE) encourages health and social care professionals to carry out Identification and Brief Advice through general practitioners and programmes such as NHS Health Checks and Making Every Contact Count. A copy of the NICE guidance is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of services offer interventions that are non-religious and are based on cognitive behavioural principles with motivational enhancement techniques.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of online resources to help with alcohol issues, including the One You and NHS Choices websites. One You is an integrated social marketing campaign run by PHE which aims to engage adults in making changes to improve their own health. This includes offering users advice and information about alcohol as well as tools which help monitor their drinking. NHS Choices offers a range of information about alcohol dependence and includes an on online directory of local alcohol services that those worried about their alcohol use can approach for assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL781 HL782 question first answered 07/07/2016 12:55:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Alcohol-use disorders preventing harmful drinking (PH24).pdf title Alcohol-use disorders: prevention NICE guidance
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

528820

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to provide non-religious support to people with alcohol misuse problems.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities and their health and wellbeing board partners have responsibility for planning the full range of alcohol services, from early intervention and prevention, through to commissioning alcohol treatment services to meet need in their area and ensure services are accessible to everyone. Furthermore in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) public health guidance (PH 24) <em>Alcohol-use disorders: preventing harmful drinking</em>, Public Health England (PHE) encourages health and social care professionals to carry out Identification and Brief Advice through general practitioners and programmes such as NHS Health Checks and Making Every Contact Count. A copy of the NICE guidance is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of services offer interventions that are non-religious and are based on cognitive behavioural principles with motivational enhancement techniques.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of online resources to help with alcohol issues, including the One You and NHS Choices websites. One You is an integrated social marketing campaign run by PHE which aims to engage adults in making changes to improve their own health. This includes offering users advice and information about alcohol as well as tools which help monitor their drinking. NHS Choices offers a range of information about alcohol dependence and includes an on online directory of local alcohol services that those worried about their alcohol use can approach for assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL780 HL782 question first answered 07/07/2016 12:55:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Alcohol-use disorders preventing harmful drinking (PH24).pdf title Alcohol-use disorders: prevention NICE guidance
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

528821

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what online resources are readily available for people struggling with alcohol misuse.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities and their health and wellbeing board partners have responsibility for planning the full range of alcohol services, from early intervention and prevention, through to commissioning alcohol treatment services to meet need in their area and ensure services are accessible to everyone. Furthermore in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) public health guidance (PH 24) <em>Alcohol-use disorders: preventing harmful drinking</em>, Public Health England (PHE) encourages health and social care professionals to carry out Identification and Brief Advice through general practitioners and programmes such as NHS Health Checks and Making Every Contact Count. A copy of the NICE guidance is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of services offer interventions that are non-religious and are based on cognitive behavioural principles with motivational enhancement techniques.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of online resources to help with alcohol issues, including the One You and NHS Choices websites. One You is an integrated social marketing campaign run by PHE which aims to engage adults in making changes to improve their own health. This includes offering users advice and information about alcohol as well as tools which help monitor their drinking. NHS Choices offers a range of information about alcohol dependence and includes an on online directory of local alcohol services that those worried about their alcohol use can approach for assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL780 HL781 question first answered 07/07/2016 12:55:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Alcohol-use disorders preventing harmful drinking (PH24).pdf title Alcohol-use disorders: prevention NICE guidance
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

528822

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	RAF Northolt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to deal with the mistreatment of migrant domestic workers by employers who exploit their employees' vulnerable situation, in the light of the remarks by Baroness Hale of Richmond in paragraph 34 of the judgment on 22 June in <i>Taiwo v Olaigbe and another</i> [2016] UKSC31.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the Judge’s remarks in the context of the wider support available to victims of modern slavery provided for in the Modern Slavery Act.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/07/2016 16:58:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie