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167612

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date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Poverty: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by Lord Freud in the Grand Committee debate on the Child Poverty Act 2010 (Persistent Poverty Targets) Regulations 2014, that the facts Lord McAvoy had quoted were "simply not true" (HL Deb, 25 November, col GC 263), how they were not true.
tabling member printed	Lord McAvoy
uin	HL3387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I wrote to the Noble Peer on this issue on 4<sup>th</sup> December 2014. I have placed a copy of this letter in the library of the House and have also attached it to this response.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 08/12/2014 15:43:27 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud attachment 1 file name Letter to Lord McAvoy 4.12.14.PDF title Letter to Lord McAvoy 4th Dec 2014
tabling member	4158 label Biography information for Lord McAvoy

167614

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of existing transport initiatives with regard to facilitating youth mobility in rural areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government set up a working group involving representatives from relevant organisations to look at existing and possible further initiatives to assist youth mobility in rural areas. I am pleased to say that this group is due to publish its conclusions and recommendation early in the new year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/12/2014 13:03:40 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

167615

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Homosexuality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will now take in the light of the judgment of the European Court of Justice on 2 December that refugees who claim asylum on the ground that they are homosexual should not have to undergo tests to prove it, that refusal to answer questions about their personal circumstances is not sufficient reason to reject their credibility, and that an applicant's failure to declare their homosexuality from the start of the asylum process is also not ground for rejection.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the full detail of the judgment but our initial view is that the UK’s approach to considering asylum claims based on the grounds of sexual orientation is in line with the ruling. The UK has never required individuals to undergo tests in order to establish their sexuality.</p><p>Existing guidance, which was drawn up in conjunction with the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and Stonewall, is clear that questions of a sexually explicit nature should not usually be asked. Late declaration of homosexuality is not in itself a reason for refusal but needs to be explained. The Government will shortly be publishing a revised version of its guidance and will ensure that the judgment is fully reflected in it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:52:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

167618

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on specific steps to tackle the ebola outbreak in Africa to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Tackling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a top priority for my department. The UK is leading the international response in Sierra Leone and to date has committed £230 million to fight the disease.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 15/12/2014 14:05:58 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

167620

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on United Kingdom-wide strategies for tackling diabetes, obesity, and heart and rare diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Research and evidence of best practice in health is shared widely across the United Kingdom. However, as health is a devolved matter Ministers do not routinely discuss health issues with their counterparts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/12/2014 12:57:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

167622

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime
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 level and effectiveness of the United Kingdom's co-operation with the Irish Republic in tackling cross-border serious and organised crime.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Crime, and especially organised crime, does not respect borders. International co-operation is therefore essential. The relationship with the Republic of Ireland is particularly important given its land border with a part of the United Kingdom. The relationships between the law enforcement agencies in Northern Ireland, who are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, as well as bodies such as HM Revenue and Customs, Border Force and the National Crime Agency which are UK-wide bodies, and their counterparts in the Republic of Ireland, are very good. A North South cross border organised crime conference was held on 1-2 October involving all the major bodies. This is one example of the desire to develop that co-operation further. There are also plans for a cross border forum on human trafficking and forced labour in January of next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/12/2014 14:57:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

167624

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A303
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their recently published road investment strategy, when the work on the A303 will start; and how long it will take.
tabling member printed	Lord Brougham and Vaux
uin	HL3398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>On 1<sup>st</sup> December, the Government published the first Road Investment Strategy, setting out how we will invest £15 billion in over 100 schemes across the road network. It included a long-term commitment to invest over £2 billion in the A303/A30/A358 corridor and proposed to start this process with three major improvements; dualling the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down and between Sparkford and Ilchester, and providing a dual carriageway link from the M5 at Taunton to the A303. The Highways Agency will now start to develop the proposals but each will be subject to differing timescales depending on detailed design and progress through planning processes. Our aim is for construction of these proposals to start towards the end of this Road Period which runs from 2015/16 to 2019/20.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 15/12/2014 12:20:51 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3329 label Biography information for Lord Brougham and Vaux

167625

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure (1) that the particular needs of older people with autism are met by the final statutory guidance implementing the adult autism strategy, (2) the appropriate and timely diagnosis of adult autism, and (3) the provision of care and support services for adults with autism.
tabling member printed	Baroness Browning
uin	HL3399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Think Autism, the April 2014 update to the Adult Autism Strategy has over 30 actions for Government departments and other organisations and is overseen by the Autism Programme Board. A summary of progress will be published in August 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work is underway to look at how staff in the Department of Health and arm’s length bodies have access to autism training, such as the Hidden Impairment Toolkit developed by the Department for Work and Pensions and the National Hidden Impairment National Group. The needs of older people with autism, the appropriate and timely diagnosis of adult autism, and the provision of care and support services for adults with autism are also identified in Think Autism and are part of the consultation on the revised statutory guidance for local authorities and the National Health Service which runs until 19 December.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority areas will also report back on progress they are making on implementing these and other issues in Public Health England’s forthcoming national autism self-assessment exercise on implementing the Adult Autism Strategy. 42 Autism Innovation Fund projects totalling £1 million to help support people with autism and share learning for wider replication in other areas were also recently announced.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3400 HL3401 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:59:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	236 label Biography information for Baroness Browning

167626

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all staff in the Department of Health have access to autism training, as laid out in their adult autism strategy <i>Think Autism</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Browning
uin	HL3400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Think Autism, the April 2014 update to the Adult Autism Strategy has over 30 actions for Government departments and other organisations and is overseen by the Autism Programme Board. A summary of progress will be published in August 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work is underway to look at how staff in the Department of Health and arm’s length bodies have access to autism training, such as the Hidden Impairment Toolkit developed by the Department for Work and Pensions and the National Hidden Impairment National Group. The needs of older people with autism, the appropriate and timely diagnosis of adult autism, and the provision of care and support services for adults with autism are also identified in Think Autism and are part of the consultation on the revised statutory guidance for local authorities and the National Health Service which runs until 19 December.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority areas will also report back on progress they are making on implementing these and other issues in Public Health England’s forthcoming national autism self-assessment exercise on implementing the Adult Autism Strategy. 42 Autism Innovation Fund projects totalling £1 million to help support people with autism and share learning for wider replication in other areas were also recently announced.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3399 HL3401 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:59:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	236 label Biography information for Baroness Browning

167627

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to ensure that staff in arm's-length bodies who work with the Department of Health have access to training on autism, as laid out in their refreshed adult autism strategy <i>Think Autism</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Browning
uin	HL3401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Think Autism, the April 2014 update to the Adult Autism Strategy has over 30 actions for Government departments and other organisations and is overseen by the Autism Programme Board. A summary of progress will be published in August 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work is underway to look at how staff in the Department of Health and arm’s length bodies have access to autism training, such as the Hidden Impairment Toolkit developed by the Department for Work and Pensions and the National Hidden Impairment National Group. The needs of older people with autism, the appropriate and timely diagnosis of adult autism, and the provision of care and support services for adults with autism are also identified in Think Autism and are part of the consultation on the revised statutory guidance for local authorities and the National Health Service which runs until 19 December.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authority areas will also report back on progress they are making on implementing these and other issues in Public Health England’s forthcoming national autism self-assessment exercise on implementing the Adult Autism Strategy. 42 Autism Innovation Fund projects totalling £1 million to help support people with autism and share learning for wider replication in other areas were also recently announced.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL3399 HL3400 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:59:08 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	236 label Biography information for Baroness Browning