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89967

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date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Personal Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Garden of Frognal on 8 January 2013 (HL4331), on what date Ministers received the report "Information sharing in the Foundation Years"; and what action has been taken to implement the recommended changes.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>The final report was submitted to Ministers in March 2013. On 21 November 2013, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare published a joint response welcoming the report, and setting out action underway to address the report’s recommendations. The response is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-sharing-in-the-foundation-years-ministerial-letter" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-sharing-in-the-foundation-years-ministerial-letter</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/09/2014 11:52:52 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

89968

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hilda Murrell
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 4 August (HL938), they will give the titles and dates of the five files relating to Hilda Murrell which will be referred to the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Further to the previous answer, the five additional files relating to Hilda Murrell which will be referred to the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council, are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Death of Miss Murrell - 1985</p><p>Death of Miss Murrell - 1985-1994</p><p>Death of Miss Murrell - 1985</p><p>Death of Miss Murrell - 1985-1986</p><p>Murrell Hilda - Murder Enquiry (F4 papers) - 1984-1985.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 22/09/2014 10:30:21 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

89969

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Food Supply Networks Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many meetings have been held by Ministers with representatives of the food industry to discuss the subject matter of the Elliott Review into the Integrity and assurance of the food supply networks since the final draft was received by departments in June; and who was present at such meetings.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been no Ministerial meetings with representatives of the food industry called specifically to discuss the review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply Networks since June 2014. However the action being taken by industry following the horsemeat fraud incident and the Elliott Review interim report will have been discussed in the regular meetings Ministers have held with the food industry during this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Professor Elliott submitted his final report to Government in July, and this was published on 4 September.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 22/09/2014 13:05:12 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

89970

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Food Supply Networks Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost to date of the Elliott Review into the Integrity and assurance of the food supply networks; and when the final report will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Professor Chris Elliott’s Independent Review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply Networks was published on 4 September.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Review to date has cost £194,000 in payments to Queens University Belfast for Professor Elliott’s time, his Subject Matter Experts, venue hire and associated costs of carrying out the Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A number of staff in Defra and on loan from the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency provided secretariat to support the Review. These staff were already part of departments’ existing administration budgets and the associated cost of these positions whilst working on the Review was £288,000, although some staff were also providing support to other areas of work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 22/09/2014 13:00:31 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

89971

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Public Libraries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions are being taken at national level to preserve and enhance a public library system which takes account of the uses and demands of new technology.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p>Library services are increasingly thinking of ways to serve the community in the 21<sup>st</sup> century and are constantly looking at ways they can provide a service to their users using available new technology. WiFi is available in various public libraries, with the number of locations offering this service continuing to increase. Many libraries already provide e-books for their users and the Government recently extended the Public Lending Right to e-books for on-site lending. Various libraries are being equipped with new equipment such as advanced reading technology to enable blind and partially sighted people access to digital and physical information. Libraries are also evolving their services - Exeter library now offers a Fab Lab which is a low-cost digital workshop equipped with laser-cutters, routers, 3D scanners, 3D milling machines, and programming tools, where you can &quot;make almost anything.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 15/09/2014 12:08:09 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

79479

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	Food Supply Networks Review
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 De Mauley on 14 July (WA 94), on what date they received Professor Elliott’s final report into the food chain; whether any amendments have subsequently been made; when it was ready for publication; and whether it will be published before 30 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Professor Elliott submitted a first draft of his final report to Defra and Department of Health in June 2014. We received an amended draft on 4 July ahead of any final formatting and the correction of typing errors. The final print ready version was received on 18 July and will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 11/08/2014 11:47:17 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77307

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Government Departments: Air Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent on first class air travel by the Department for International Development in the latest convenient period; and what was the justification for such expenditure.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to DFID records, no staff have flown first class during this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 16:26:03 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77308

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development has made any inquiries or requested any reports on the level of salaries in organisations it has funded in the past four years.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not hold a central record of this information in the form requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:09:52 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77309

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development has ever requested a salary or administration costs to expenditure ratio of organisations it has funded in the past four years.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not hold a central record of all requests made for data relating to salary and administration ratios for all the organisations it has funded.</p><p> </p><p>DFID always seeks to achieve the best value for money in the funding it provides. Salary costs and administration costs are considered when making funding decisions to ensure value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:12:14 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

76629

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Food Supply Networks Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the final report of the Elliott Review into the integrity and assurance of the food supply networks commissioned by the Secretaries of State for Health and Environment Food and Rural Affairs, following publication of the interim report in December 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The final report of the Review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply networks, led by Professor Chris Elliott, is due to be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 14/07/2014 16:12:50 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker