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155352

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date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement in the recently published NHS Five Year Forward View that "the NHS will therefore now back hard-hitting national action on obesity", what hard-hitting actions are envisaged.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the National Health Service Five Year Forward View and will be making a substantive response in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions to reduce levels of obesity. These include working with a wide range of partners including Public Health England, NHS England, other Government departments, including the Department for Education and Department for Transport, and through voluntary partnership with industry. Key initiatives include Change4Life, the National Child Measurement Programme, NHS Health Checks, Change4Life Sports Clubs, school sports funding and the School Food Plan.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In October, Public Health England published <em>From evidence into action: opportunities to protect and improve the nation’s health</em> which outlines its priorities. These are aligned with NHS England’s ambitions highlighted in the Five Year Forward View and commit to work with NHS England to implement the actions for tackling obesity.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>From evidence into action: opportunities to protect and improve the nation’s health</em> is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/366852/PHE_Priorities.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/11/2014 12:00:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

155353

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Obesity
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 Gardiner of Kimble on 26 September (HL1920), how they reconcile the proposed "hard-hitting national action on obesity" described in the NHS Five Year Forward View with the Government Equalities Office body image programme which promotes positive representation of a diversity of body types.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that obesity and poor body confidence are both part of a wider public health issue. This is the relationship that people have to their bodies, and how they integrate physical and emotional wellbeing. There is a strong relationship between poor body image, disordered eating and weight problems. Research shows that people with low levels of body satisfaction are more likely to gain weight over time (regardless of starting BMI); whereas those who have higher levels of body satisfaction are less likely to gain weight.</p><p>This is partly because people with low body image are less likely to be physically active and more likely to use unhealthy weight control behaviours. Poor body image is also linked with depression and low self-esteem. People who do not feel good about their bodies are less likely to look after them, so supporting people to value themselves and take care of their bodies is crucial in tackling obesity.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling obesity and tackling the causes of poor body image. The Public Health England Change4Life campaign has been widely acclaimed for its positive approach and for not using “fat shaming” imagery. Instead, it focuses on motivating healthy behaviour change rather than achievement of a particular body type.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 20/11/2014 12:03:01 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

155354

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Statistics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to issue guidance to police forces in England and Wales to the effect that, when publishing statistics or issuing any statement referring to persons being from "the Asian Community", use should instead be made of the official 18-point classifications from the National Census.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>As this is a matter for local Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables, the Home Office has no plans to issue guidance to police forces in England and Wales on using 18-point classifications from the National Census when publishing statistics or issuing any statement referring to persons being from &quot;the Asian Community&quot;.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2014 13:49:33 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

155355

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Crime: Statistics
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 effect on community relations with citizens of Asian origin of crime reporting referring to "the Asian community" without further specifying the group concerned.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>As a broader observation, it is important to recognise that the recent horrific sexual grooming crimes in Rochdale and Rotherham were committed by a small minority of men drawn from a British Pakistani background, whilst in Bristol most recently the convictions were of men drawn from a Somali background. I welcome both communities strongly condemning these vile acts, as it tarnishes their reputation. However, such criminal acts were compounded by a failure of public authorities to take action because of institutionalised political correctness.</p><p> </p><p>We need to tackle this head on – acknowledging that there is a criminal element in some communities; that there is a sexist mindset that allowed these men to prey on vulnerable women of all backgrounds; and that the authorities shied away from tackling such crimes.</p><p> </p><p>If we fail to do so, it will merely help extremists hijack and exploit the issue for their own ends, undermining our strong community relations, whilst they seek to spread divisions and mistrust.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/12/2014 12:55:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

155356

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crime: Statistics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to revise the publication of criminal statistics under the broad classifications of "White, Black, Asian, Mixed, other" and instead use the full 18-point classifications as used in the National Census.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 20/11/2014 14:26:21 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL2814 ONS Letter - Lord Blencathra.pdf title Uk Statistics Authority Response
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

155357

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Scottish Fisheries Minister, Richard Lochhead MSP, was invited to attend the European Council on Fishing on 10 November; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL2815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Scottish Government ministers, as well as those of the other Devolved Administrations, are regularly part of the UK delegation to meetings of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council. They work closely with Defra ministers to agree shared UK positions and UK ministerial statements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mr Lochhead attended the Council meeting on 10 November as part of the UK delegation. He also attended the Secretary of State’s introductory meeting with new Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 19/11/2014 14:01:34 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

155358

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Imperial War Museum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to assist the Imperial War Museum in continuing to provide its library services to meet the extra demand during the commemorations of the First World War.
tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
uin	HL2816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>DCMS continues to work closely and positively with IWM. The IWM remain fully committed to maintaining IWMs presence in Manchester, London and Cambridgeshire. The IWM are considering changes to how core collections including books are accessed at IWM London, and a programme of digitisation of these core collections is in train so that those across the UK and further afield who are not able to visit the museum sites in person, can engage with IWMs subject matter.</p><p>All accessioned collection items, and some (non-accessioned) books, ephemera, etc. will remain at or under the museum’s direct management and will continue to be accessible by appointment. However, IWM is also looking at a number of options, including possible transfer to other institutions for the materials currently held in IWMs library that are not part of its core (accessioned) collection, so that these might still be accessible to the public.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/11/2014 16:33:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere

155359

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Middle East
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 Palestinian Authority about the recent suicide attacks on Israeli citizens in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
tabling member printed	Lord Kalms
uin	HL2817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Our Consul-General to Jerusalem has met advisers to President Abbas and senior officials in the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, where he has discussed the current tensions in Jerusalem including the attacks on the Jerusalem light rail. He has been urging Palestinian leaders to exert their influence to restore calm in Jerusalem, as our embassy in Tel Aviv has also been doing in its contacts with Israeli leaders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/11/2014 14:43:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3668 label Biography information for Lord Kalms

155360

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of recent reports that Hamas intends to use building materials to rebuild tunnels to attack Israel.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
uin	HL2818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK has recently invested £0.5m in the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM), specifically a Materials Monitoring Unit, to ensure that any reconstruction materials made available to Gazans to repair their homes are closely tied to an assessment of needs and subjected to rigorous spot checks. This will safeguard against the risk of building materials being diverted towards building tunnels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/11/2014 14:44:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4214 label Biography information for Lord Palmer of Childs Hill

155361

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Military Medals Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to release Sir John Holmes' Final Report on the case for a National Defence Medal.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
uin	HL2819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>As part of his Review of Military Medals, Sir John Holmes reviewed the case for a National Defence Medal. An options paper was produced and a copy of this paper was placed in the Libraries of both Houses on 29 July 2014, accompanying the Written Ministerial Statement on the Military Medals Review by the Lord Privy Seal on the same day.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/11/2014 12:39:18 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4214 label Biography information for Lord Palmer of Childs Hill