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174529

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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 which department is responsible for regulating clinical trials that involve gametes or embryos; and how many clinical trials they have authorised to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is responsible for licensing research involving the use of human embryos but has no role in authorising those clinical trials governed by the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 (2004 Regulations).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is responsible for the regulation of clinical trials of medicinal products carried out under the 2004 Regulations, which implements the Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC. The Regulations do not cover treatment services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Regulations define a clinical trial as:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“clinical trial” means any investigation in human subjects, other than a non-interventional trial, intended—</p><p> </p><p>(a) to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacological or other pharmacodynamic effects of one or more medicinal products,</p><p> </p><p>(b) to identify any adverse reactions to one or more such products, or</p><p> </p><p>(c) to study absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of one or more such products,</p><p> </p><p>with the object of ascertaining the safety or efficacy of those products;”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Gametes and embryos are not used in medicinal products so any research involving gametes and embryos is outside the scope of the 2004 Regulations and the Directive. Consequently, there have been no “clinical trials”, as defined by the 2004 Regulations, involving gametes and embryos.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/02/2015 12:12:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

174530

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
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 risk that Bahrain’s security services are being infiltrated by supporters of Daesh, and the consequent advisability both of training those services and of basing United Kingdom naval forces in Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL4230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence keeps the security situation in Bahrain under regular review, in order to inform all decisions on security measures for deployed personnel and on co-operation with Bahrain Defence Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 27/01/2015 17:10:44 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

174531

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Orchestras: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the tax breaks to orchestras will be implemented; and what value they estimate the tax breaks will represent to orchestras.
tabling member printed	Lord Maclennan of Rogart
uin	HL4231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the government announced it would introduce a new tax relief for orchestras from April 2016. The government launched a consultation on 23 January 2015 to help inform the design of the relief. The value of the relief will depend on the final design and more detail will be set out later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 02/02/2015 14:00:58 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	578 label Biography information for Lord Maclennan of Rogart

174532

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	European Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is appropriate for a European Commissioner to comment on the behaviour of a political party in the European Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the Code of Conduct for European Commissioners. This makes clear that Commissioners retain the right to express their personal opinions.</p><p>The current Code of Conduct is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/pdf/code_conduct_en.pdf</p><p><br>A copy of the currrent Code is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/01/2015 13:54:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name HL4232 Code of Conduct.pdf title Code of Conduct for European Commissioners
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

174533

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom has to pay an additional £1.7 billion contribution to the European Union Budget; and whether any such payment has been reduced or offset.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Last year, the UK was presented with a bill for an additional payment to the EU worth £1.7 billion, reflecting changes to economic data for all Member States and dating as far back as 2002 for the UK. The Prime Minister was clear that this sudden production of a bill to Britain for payment on the 1 December was completely unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EU Ministers met on the 7 November, and the Chancellor secured an agreement which meant the UK paid nothing on 1 December. Instead the payment will be made in instalments next year, and no fines or interest will be applied. The UK will also not pay £1.7 billion. The British rebate will apply in full, and apply simultaneously with the payment, not a year in arrears as normal. This means the Government has halved the bill, to around £850 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lastly, the UK won agreement to change the regulations to ensure this never happens again. In the future, if any country received an adjustment demand that is excessive, it will have the same opportunity to phase payments so that they are more affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to press for necessary restraint and discipline in all areas of the EU Budget in order to get the best deal for British taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 02/02/2015 14:35:08 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

174534

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Lancashire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration is being given to the reorganisation of specialist healthcare services in Lancashire and which services are being considered for relocation; and whether consideration is being given to the removal of the neonatal intensive care unit from Burnley General Hospital.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the commissioning and delivery of prescribed specialised services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that NHS England, along with the clinical commissioning groups in the area, is currently reviewing specialist services to ensure they meet national specification standards. This work is on-going and no decisions have been taken.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/02/2015 12:14:30 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

174535

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Rights of Way
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 number of historic rights of way which will not have been recorded by the time of the cut-off in 2026, broken down by (1) routes where claims have been submitted, and (2) routes for which claims have not been submitted.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of the number of historical public rights of way which will not have been recorded by the time of the cut-off date in 2026. Any assessment would depend on a number of unknown variables and could only be made at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 27/01/2015 16:56:51 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

174536

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Vivarail
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with Vivarail on that company’s proposals for refurbishment of D78-Stock from the London Underground; if so when they took place; and whether they are giving encouragement or support to such proposals.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>On 13 January, Department for Transport officials met with Vivarail to discuss that company’s proposals for the refurbishment of D78-Stock. Vivarail is a private sector company that has developed these proposals at its own risk. The deployment of rolling stock is a matter for train operators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:19:53 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

174537

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of (1) the types of routes on which Pacer units are regularly used by Northern Rail, and (2) the types of rolling stock that could be appropriate for those services as replacements for Pacers within the new franchise.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Pacers are used by Northern Rail on a diverse mix of rural and urban routes. In a number of cases, they are used to provide additional peak capacity on busy commuter routes. It will be for bidders for the new franchise to consider which rolling stock types might be appropriate as replacements for Pacers, subject to meeting the requirements of the specification that the Department will set out in the Invitation to Tender, but bidders may conclude that different rolling stock types – or rolling stock with different internal layouts – may be suitable for the various types of route on which Pacers are deployed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 27/01/2015 14:03:38 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

174538

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which countries outside the European Union driving licences may be used to drive in the United Kingdom without sitting a United Kingdom driving test.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Residents who hold a driving licence issued by a designated country may exchange that licence for a GB equivalent without the need to take a further driving test here. Designation of a country is based on an assessment of driver training and testing standards, which must be comparable with those in this country.</p><p> </p><p>The following are designated countries for driving licence exchange purposes in Great Britain: Andorra, Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.</p><p> </p><p>All visitors and new residents who hold a valid driving licence issued outside the European Union and have the relevant entitlement can drive cars and motorcycles in GB for 12 months. After this 12-month period, non-EU visitors and residents must apply for a provisional driving licence and pass a driving test in the UK to be able to continue to drive here. This arrangement is for small vehicles only and does not include driving larger vehicles like buses and lorries.</p><p> </p><p>In Northern Ireland, driver licensing is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the Department of the Environment. The designation of countries outside the EU for driver licence purposes is therefore a decision for the relevant department in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 27/01/2015 13:36:18 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley