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225723

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the reported shooting of a fisherman off the coast of Gaza on 7 March and about their reported reduction of the fishing limit to four miles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>While officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have not raised this particular case with the Israeli authorities, they have voiced concern over the Israel Defence Force’s use of live fire against fishermen.</p><p>The fishing limit remains at six nautical miles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:54:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225724

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Israel
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 reported links between the settler group Elad and the Israeli Antiquities Association.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text We are aware of the link between the Elad group and the Israel Antiquities Authority. We are concerned that this link has led to Israel Antiquities Authority’s support of radical settler activities in and around the Old City under the guise of tourism and protection of Jewish history. Such actions not only aggravate mounting pressures in East Jerusalem but serve to increase tension around the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif and further complicate future attempts to negotiate a political resolution on the city. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/03/2015 14:27:12 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225725

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Jerusalem: Palestinians
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 protect Palestinian families living in East Jerusalem from the occupation and demolition of their houses.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We make clear, on a regular basis to the Israeli authorities and the Municipality of Jerusalem, both bilaterally and in co-operation with our EU partners, our serious concerns about the demolition of Palestinian homes and infrastructure in East Jerusalem. Such acts are contrary to international humanitarian law, cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, and are harmful to the peace process.</p><p>We continue to support Palestinians facing demolition or eviction through support to the Norwegian Refugee Council legal aid programme which helps individuals to challenge these decisions in the Israeli legal system. We are also funding the International Peace and Cooperation Centre, an independent Palestinian non-profit organisation, to support long-term planning for Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:57:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225726

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Middle East
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 environmental consequences of the agreement between Israel and Jordan to pipe water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of the environmental consequences of the agreement between Israel and Jordan to pipe water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, other than that this project has the potential to curb the loss of the Dead Sea.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:58:00 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225727

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to support the Palestinian Authority’s action to encourage Israel to assume all responsibilities for the Occupied Territories according to international law.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and hold a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation. We note the Palestinian decision to submit instruments of accession to a number of international conventions on 31 December 2014. However, we continue to believe that the best way for Palestinian aspirations on statehood to become a reality, including on the ground, is through a negotiated two-state solution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:58:54 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225728

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to support access to Gaza by Scotland’s Minister for External Affairs and other United Kingdom Ministers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text It is a long-standing practice for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and our overseas posts to facilitate overseas visits by Scottish Government Ministers and officials where these align with their devolved responsibilities. However, the safety of British nationals is of paramount importance and the FCO’s travel advice for British nationals is clear; we advise against all travel to Gaza. Decisions on approval for official and ministerial visits to Gaza are taken on a case by case basis in light of the security and political situation at the time. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:05:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

225730

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will determine when the House of Lords first sits after the general election.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The date on which Parliament will return will be set out in a Royal Proclamation from Her Majesty the Queen.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 17/03/2015 16:28:45 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

225731

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Cyprus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Cypriot President Anastasiades' recent visit to Moscow and his indication that Russian military basing facilities may be made available in Cyprus, what they now consider may be the strategic impact of the Prime Minister’s agreement made during President Anastasiades' visit to the United Kingdom in January 2014 regarding a right of development within the United Kingdom’s Sovereign Base Areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL5502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We have been, and remain, in frequent discussions with the Republic of Cyprus about security and defence matters, and have been briefed on the agreements signed in Moscow. It is our understanding that the defence and security aspects of these formalise arrangements already in place. President Anastasiades has also explicitly ruled out the use of Limassol port for military purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The visit of President Anastasiades to London in January 2014, and the arrangement on Non Military Development (NMD) reaffirmed the strong bonds of friendship and partnership which exist between Cyprus and the UK across many areas, notably defence, security, EU reform, and foreign policy cooperation. NMD is a further measure of normalisation of administrative planning rules, and shows that the UK and Cyprus are serious about working together on our shared interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:18:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

225732

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
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 5 March (HL5130), how practising physicians should satisfy themselves that any unlicensed medicinal product or toxic substance that they consider appropriate for their patients can be safely prescribed in the absence of safety data from phase 1 clinical trials; whether adequate monitoring of patients and expert supervision should ideally take place within the context of a clinical trial; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Guidance to prescribers sets out a clear hierarchy for the licensing status of medicines which supports them in making decisions. In treating their patients, clinicians must first consider using a licensed medicine within its licensed indication, but if that will not meet their patient’s needs they can consider a licensed medicine outside its licensed indication and only if that is not suitable should they consider using a medicine that is not licensed. Unlicensed medicines are commonly used in some areas of medicine such as in paediatrics, psychiatry and palliative care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prescribers must discuss the options with the patient and explain the reasons for their choice including the significance of the licensing status of the medicine. Prescribing decisions need to be made in discussion with the patient concerned and prescribers need to be able to justify their actions, if challenged.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ideally, all medicinal products should go through clinical trials process. When they do so it is a clear requirement of the process that adequate monitoring and supervision takes place. In the absence of clinical trials, and in the case of unlicensed medicines physicians should follow the guidance of the General Medical Council that patients are adequately monitored and that, where necessary, expert hospital supervision is available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prescribers are ultimately responsible for their own prescribing decisions. They should always satisfy themselves that the medicines or other substances they consider appropriate for the patients can be safely prescribed and that suitable</p><p> </p><p>arrangements are in place for monitoring, follow-up and review, taking account of the patients’ needs and any risks arising from the medicines.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/03/2015 13:07:10 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

225734

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 11 February (HL Deb, col 1243) and the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 5 March (HL5130), how the prior use in clinical practice within the United Kingdom of either medicinal products or medical devices that lack CE marking might affect the use of such materials in clinical practice within other European Union member states; and how the anticipated duty to promote economic growth would affect marketing authorisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>As stated previously, European medicines legislation contains a provision which enables member states to put in place arrangements for the use of an unlicensed medicinal product which is provided for by way of an exemption from the requirement for a marketing authorisation. Under the exemption, clinicians may decide to use an unlicensed medicine in cases where there is not a licensed medicine available to meet the clinical needs of an individual patient. We do not anticipate this to affect the use of such unlicensed medicines within other European Union Member States, as it is up to Member States if they implement this provision and how they do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not consider that this affects levels of marketing authorisations and therefore harm the promotion of economic growth, as the provision is narrowly drawn and permitted only to meet the clinical needs of an individual patient under a prescriber’s responsibility. Medical devices without a CE marking could be used in the United Kingdom as part of a clinical investigation, following notification to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and having gained ethical approval from the National Research Ethics Service and subsequent authorisation by both organisations. Medical professionals are able to use non-CE marked devices or CE marked devices for purposes for which they are not assigned by the manufacturer entirely on their own responsibility. The MHRA has no regulatory authority regarding the use of non CE marked Medical devices in other European Union countries.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have recently launched an Accelerated Access Review which looks at how to promote the use of innovative medical products and devices within the National Health Service. The aim of this Review is to make the UK a world leader for the adoption of innovation in healthcare, so that we can become companies’ first choice within Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/03/2015 13:09:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool