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168442

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Summertime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the 1968–71 experiment of continuous British Summer Time (GMT+1) will be repeated to obtain updated statistics in order to select the best clock time for daylight saving during the winter months.
tabling member printed	Lord Tanlaw
uin	HL3472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We will not be repeating the 1968-71 experiment of continuous British Summer Time (GMT+1), as there is no consensus across the whole of the UK for this experiment to take place. There are both negative and positive effects, but until a UK wide consensus is confirmed we have no plans to change the clocks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/12/2014 14:09:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3200 label Biography information for Lord Tanlaw

168443

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Summertime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to devolve responsibility for time in order that the Scottish Parliament can select the best clock time for daylight saving during the winter months.
tabling member printed	Lord Tanlaw
uin	HL3473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Devolution of time was not included in the Smith Agreement reached between the five parties in Scotland, and this Government has no plans to devolve it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 17/12/2014 15:39:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	3200 label Biography information for Lord Tanlaw

168118

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Pakistan
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 role and activities of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat and in particular its role in the prosecution in Pakistan of Mrs Asia Bibi on charges of blasphemy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL3460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of the role of Khatm-e-Nubuwwat in Pakistan and the support it provides to the prosecution team in the Asia Bibi case. We remain concerned about the case of Asia Bibi and the court’s decision to uphold the imposition of the death penalty for blasphemy. We hope the verdict will be overturned on appeal. We trust the courts in Pakistan will ensure a fair and swift hearing of her appeal in the Supreme Court.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/12/2014 14:35:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

168119

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 30 October 2013 (WA 259), 26 November 2013 (WA 263), 3 December 2013 (WA 36) and 3 December 2014 (HL3158), whether they can provide specific examples of internationally authoritative sources using terms like "genetic modification," "GM" and "germline" in "rather mixed and odd ways"; and what assessment they have made of the consistency of such use compared to the consistency of their definition with sources they consider to be authoritative.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>As the noble Lord is aware, there is no universally agreed definition of genetic modification or “GM” in humans.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s report of its public dialogue exercise referred to the mitochondrial donation techniques as “germ-line modification”, and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ review of Novel Techniques for the Prevention of Mitochondrial DNA Disorders referred to them as a form of “germ line gene therapy”. As the purpose of mitochondrial donation would be to prevent the transmission of serious mitochondrial disease from mother to child, we agree with this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/12/2014 14:46:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

168120

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Stem Cells
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 4 December (HL3090), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee and its Licence Committee will provide their own assessment of the journal articles concerned in order to ensure that the continued use of embryos is necessary or desirable for the specified principal purposes; how they consider the feasibility of treating degenerative conditions such as those listed in Annex D of the mitochondrial donation consultation document might be affected by the findings in the aforementioned journal articles; for how long the research project concerned has been investigating the use of embryonic stem cells "to improve the outcome of infertility treatments"; and in what ways their possible clinical use in treating infertility might impel the Secretary of State to include things specified in the regulations which would not otherwise fall within the definitions of "embryo", "eggs", "sperm" or "gametes".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>We are advised by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) that</p><p> </p><p>its Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee (SCAAC) regularly reviews the literature regarding alternative methods to derive human embryonic stem cells so that the HFEA Licence Committee can bear it in mind when considering research licence applications and renewals of licences, in order to ensure that the continued use of embryos is necessary or desirable for the specified principal purposes. SCAAC last considered a literature review on this topic on 4 June 2014 and the paper is available on the HFEA website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>http://www.hfea.gov.uk/9152.html</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that the journal articles referred to by the noble Lord will be considered in the next review process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also advised that the research project to which the noble Lord refers first expressly used the phrase “to improve the outcome of infertility treatments” in May 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the noble Lord is aware, the regulation making power in section 3ZA of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, as amended, is limited to enabling regulations to be made to allow an egg or embryo to which a mitochondrial donation technique has been applied to be recognised as a permitted egg or embryo and, therefore, suitable to be placed in a woman. There is no cure for mitochondrial disease. The intended purpose of the draft regulations is to prevent the transmission of serious mitochondrial disease from mother to child in the first instance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/12/2014 15:56:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

168121

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Horse Racing: Betting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current status of their consultation on the reform of the Horserace Betting Levy in the light of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement announcement of the introduction of a racing right.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL3463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>As a result of our analysis of the responses to the two consultations it is clear that more detail is required as to how a replacement for the Levy would work. In order to enable a fair comparison between reform and replacement we will work up the “racing right” proposal and engage constructively with stakeholders so that a fully informed decision can be made. We will consult early in the New Year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/12/2014 16:22:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

168122

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current state of discussions with the relevant authority in Syria concerning compensation for those in Northern Ireland who were injured as a result of explosives and guns that were supplied to the IRA.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text We have been discussing this matter with the Libyan authorities, not the Syrian government. While we do not intend to negotiate a compensation settlement with the Libyan authorities, once stability returns, and our Embassy re-opens, we will again encourage the Libyans to engage with UK victims seeking redress, including those seeking compensation and their legal representatives. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has said that he is committed to doing this and has asked the National Security Advisor to lead cross-government efforts to engage the Libyans on reconciliation initiatives. The Government will also continue to promote broad and lasting reconciliation between Libya and affected UK communities. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/12/2014 14:28:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

168123

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to ensure that general practitioner risk data are correct.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC is responsible for developing and consulting on its methodology for assessing whether providers are meeting the registration requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC has advised the following:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Following feedback from national and local stakeholders, and working with NHS England, the CQC last week completed a comprehensive review of the general practitioner intelligent monitoring data and, as a result, made a number of changes to the intelligent monitoring tool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC uses nationally available published data and will continue to work with the data providers to ensure that robust data are used.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC is also reviewing the quality assurance of all of its outward facing analyses to ensure any necessary actions are taken to deliver quality data analysis in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/12/2014 15:35:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

168124

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking with international partners to close down cybercrime networks.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Combating cyber crime is a core part of the National Cyber Security Strategy, which is underpinned by the National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP) and £860 million of investment over five years. The Government has so far committed around 10% of NCSP funding to build law enforcement capabilities to tackle cyber crime. This includes the establishment of the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) in the National Crime Agency (NCA), and cyber teams within each of the Regional Organised Crime Units across England and Wales.</p><p>Almost every major cyber crime investigation has an international element and as a result the NCA has prioritised building partnerships with key international partners to tackle this common cyber threat.</p><p>To this end, and as a result of NCSP investment, the NCA has deployed a number of International Liaison Officers overseas. The NCA, EU and other international partners (US, New Zealand, Australia and Canada) have agreed common threats and goals which are informing the development of a model for proactive global joint cyber investigations. Over the past year the NCCU has led the UK response in a number of global operations targeting malware and the unit has a leading role in the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) hosted at the European Cyber Crime Centre at Europol.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:48:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

168125

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the eCall system to be introduced in motor cars from 31 March 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that eCall has the potential to improve road safety further, but it is important that each initiative is carefully considered on its merits. After considering the results of independent research we are concerned that the benefits of making eCall mandatory in all new cars will not justify the cost of implementing it in the UK. That is why the UK does not support the EU proposed mandatory installation of eCall in new passenger cars and vans at this time. Motorists should be free to choose a third party eCall system if they wish, and calls from these systems are already supported by UK emergency call centres.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/12/2014 15:31:55 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark