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1010091

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date	19/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their planned domestic abuse legislation will consider and provide for domestic abuse in communities where men assume that abuse is sanctioned by their faith.
tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
uin	HL11538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that domestic abuse is a crime irrespective of whether that abuse is claimed to be sanctioned by faith.</p><p><br>We will be publishing a response to our public consultation on domestic abuse, together with a draft Domestic Abuse Bill, later this Parliamentary session.</p><p>The draft Bill will clearly define the types of behaviours that comprise domestic abuse be they controlling, coercive, threatening or violent and recognise that abuse can encompass psychological, physical, sexual, economic and emotional harms.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/12/2018 16:37:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar

1010092

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Central African Republic: Armed Conflict
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 the Central African Republic about the killing of 42 refugees and the murder of two priests in the compound of the Alindao Diocese Cathedral, on 15 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the increase in violence in Central African Republic (CAR) over the past seven days. I strongly condemn sectarian attacks, provocations and incitement to violence against civilians, refugees and military personnel on the ground.</p><p>The UK is committed to working with international organisations such as the UN and EU to ensure an effective response to the ongoing security and humanitarian crises. I met with President Touadera in September at the UN General Assembly and I expressed the UK's strong support for stabilising CAR.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/12/2018 14:27:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010093

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia and Parkinson's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent in total in providing medical treatment, social support, and financial assistance for sufferers of Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, and other related conditions, in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Data on the total spent by Government on providing medical treatment, social support and financial assistance for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s or other related conditions is not collected or reported centrally.</p><p>In the <em>Challenge on Dementia 2020</em>, the Government committed to double spending on dementia research to £300 million between 2015 and 2020. This is equivalent to around £60 million per annum and we are on track to meet this pledge. In 2017/18 the Government spent £82.5 million on dementia research. Much of the investment is for research to better understand the nature of dementia, to inform development of future treatments and find ways to prevent the onset of the condition.</p><p>The following table shows Government spending on dementia research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td><td><p>NIHR</p></td><td><p>MRC</p></td><td><p>ESRC</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>12,678</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>28,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>18,612</p></td><td><p>16,800</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>36,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>25,087</p></td><td><p>17,700</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>43,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25,556</p></td><td><p>25,300</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>52,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>27,175</p></td><td><p>32,553</p></td><td><p>2,303</p></td><td><p>60,187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>31,483</p></td><td><p>23,968</p></td><td><p>3,333</p></td><td><p>58,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>37,622</p></td><td><p>56,753</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td><td><p>96,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>44,623</p></td><td><p>36,000</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td><p>83,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>42,987</p></td><td><p>36,300</p></td><td><p>3,241</p></td><td><p>82,528</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11541 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:11:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010094

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia and Parkinson's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent in total in supporting direct research into finding effective treatments for the eradication of Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, and other related conditions, in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Data on the total spent by Government on providing medical treatment, social support and financial assistance for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s or other related conditions is not collected or reported centrally.</p><p>In the <em>Challenge on Dementia 2020</em>, the Government committed to double spending on dementia research to £300 million between 2015 and 2020. This is equivalent to around £60 million per annum and we are on track to meet this pledge. In 2017/18 the Government spent £82.5 million on dementia research. Much of the investment is for research to better understand the nature of dementia, to inform development of future treatments and find ways to prevent the onset of the condition.</p><p>The following table shows Government spending on dementia research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td><td><p>NIHR</p></td><td><p>MRC</p></td><td><p>ESRC</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>12,678</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>28,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>18,612</p></td><td><p>16,800</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>36,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>25,087</p></td><td><p>17,700</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>43,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25,556</p></td><td><p>25,300</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>52,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>27,175</p></td><td><p>32,553</p></td><td><p>2,303</p></td><td><p>60,187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>31,483</p></td><td><p>23,968</p></td><td><p>3,333</p></td><td><p>58,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>37,622</p></td><td><p>56,753</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td><td><p>96,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>44,623</p></td><td><p>36,000</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td><p>83,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>42,987</p></td><td><p>36,300</p></td><td><p>3,241</p></td><td><p>82,528</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11540 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:11:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010095

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia and Parkinson's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to form strategic global alliances with other governments, charitable organisations, and private companies to combine all available resources in finding effective treatments for the eradication of Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, and other related conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Dementia remains a global challenge that we are committed to tackle in partnership with governments and organisations across the world.</p><p> </p><p>Following the first G8 Dementia Summit in December 2013, the United Kingdom has been leading international efforts to fight dementia and working with international partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Dementia Council and countries within the G7, European Union and beyond, to that end. In May 2017, the Government committed to support the WHO Global Plan of Action on Dementia, during the World Health Assembly.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also part of ‘Act on Dementia’, a three-year European Union Joint Action to promote collaboration between members. As part of this work, the UK is leading a work package to support the development of dementia friendly communities across Europe.</p><p> </p><p>The Department co-founded the international Dementia Discovery Fund, the largest venture fund in the world focussed on funding research for a single disease area.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/12/2018 15:13:35 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010096

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	John Cao
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the arrest by Chinese security agents on 5 March 2017 of John Cao, a Christian pastor and humanitarian worker, and his subsequent imprisonment in China.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is concerned by the arrest and detention of John Cao and will raise his case at the next round of the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue. We remain concerned by the restrictions placed on Christianity and other religions in China, that include individuals being harassed or detained for their beliefs. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and resilient against violent extremism.</p><p>We are robust in raising the full range of our human rights concerns with the Chinese authorities. We raised our concerns over restriction of freedom of religion or belief as part of China’s Universal Periodic Review in November 2018, and in our 27 June 2018 statement at the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/12/2018 13:33:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010097

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	John Cao
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of China about the case of John Cao, a Christian pastor and humanitarian worker; what evidence they are aware of to support the charges against him; and whether they will ascertain why a charge normally used to convict human traffickers was used in this case.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is concerned by the arrest and detention of John Cao and will raise his case at the next round of the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue. We remain concerned by the restrictions placed on Christianity and other religions in China, that include individuals being harassed or detained for their beliefs. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and resilient against violent extremism.</p><p>We are robust in raising the full range of our human rights concerns with the Chinese authorities. We raised our concerns over restriction of freedom of religion or belief as part of China’s Universal Periodic Review in November 2018, and in our 27 June 2018 statement at the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/12/2018 13:48:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1010098

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a response to the Statement on the Visit to the UK by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, published on 16 November.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL11545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will consider the Special Rapporteur’s findings carefully. Although it disagrees with the conclusion of this interim report, the Government has noted that the report welcomes the simplification of the benefits system brought in by Universal Credit and the recent Budget announcements to help tackle in-work poverty.</p><p>The 14 million people in poverty figure used by the Special Rapporteur was taken from the Social Metrics Commission report “A new measure of poverty for the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the work that the Social Metrics Commission has done. Measuring poverty is complex, and this report offers further insight into that complexity. We are engaging with the Social Metrics Commission, who acknowledge that further work needs to be done (particularly around data availability and quality). We will carefully consider their recommendations and the detail behind the methodology they have employed when this has been made available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP publishes a range of measures that track various aspects of poverty. These include four measures for low income poverty:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of people in low income (millions)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Percentage of people in low income (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Income Measure</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Relative Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Relative After Housing Cost</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute After Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The finding relating to the number of people in destitution is a misinterpretation of the key finding from a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Trust on 7 June, 2018: “Destitution in the UK, 2018”. This report found that 1.5 million people in the UK had been destitute at some point during 2017 and also noted that this was a reduction of 25 per cent compared with 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Under this Government, income inequality has fallen and remains lower than in 2010; the number of children in workless households is at a record low; and there are 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty (before housing costs) compared with 2010, including 300,000 children.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL11546 HL11547 question first answered 28/11/2018 11:45:12 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1010099

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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
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 accuracy of the finding by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights that 14 million people live in poverty in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL11546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will consider the Special Rapporteur’s findings carefully. Although it disagrees with the conclusion of this interim report, the Government has noted that the report welcomes the simplification of the benefits system brought in by Universal Credit and the recent Budget announcements to help tackle in-work poverty.</p><p>The 14 million people in poverty figure used by the Special Rapporteur was taken from the Social Metrics Commission report “A new measure of poverty for the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the work that the Social Metrics Commission has done. Measuring poverty is complex, and this report offers further insight into that complexity. We are engaging with the Social Metrics Commission, who acknowledge that further work needs to be done (particularly around data availability and quality). We will carefully consider their recommendations and the detail behind the methodology they have employed when this has been made available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP publishes a range of measures that track various aspects of poverty. These include four measures for low income poverty:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of people in low income (millions)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Percentage of people in low income (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Income Measure</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Relative Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Relative After Housing Cost</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute After Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The finding relating to the number of people in destitution is a misinterpretation of the key finding from a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Trust on 7 June, 2018: “Destitution in the UK, 2018”. This report found that 1.5 million people in the UK had been destitute at some point during 2017 and also noted that this was a reduction of 25 per cent compared with 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Under this Government, income inequality has fallen and remains lower than in 2010; the number of children in workless households is at a record low; and there are 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty (before housing costs) compared with 2010, including 300,000 children.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL11545 HL11547 question first answered 28/11/2018 11:45:12 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1010100

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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
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 accuracy of the finding by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights that 1.5 million people in the UK are destitute.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL11547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government will consider the Special Rapporteur’s findings carefully. Although it disagrees with the conclusion of this interim report, the Government has noted that the report welcomes the simplification of the benefits system brought in by Universal Credit and the recent Budget announcements to help tackle in-work poverty.</p><p>The 14 million people in poverty figure used by the Special Rapporteur was taken from the Social Metrics Commission report “A new measure of poverty for the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the work that the Social Metrics Commission has done. Measuring poverty is complex, and this report offers further insight into that complexity. We are engaging with the Social Metrics Commission, who acknowledge that further work needs to be done (particularly around data availability and quality). We will carefully consider their recommendations and the detail behind the methodology they have employed when this has been made available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP publishes a range of measures that track various aspects of poverty. These include four measures for low income poverty:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of people in low income (millions)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Percentage of people in low income (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Income Measure</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Relative Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>10.4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Relative After Housing Cost</p></td><td><p>13.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute Before Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>9.9</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute After Housing Costs</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p>12.4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The finding relating to the number of people in destitution is a misinterpretation of the key finding from a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Trust on 7 June, 2018: “Destitution in the UK, 2018”. This report found that 1.5 million people in the UK had been destitute at some point during 2017 and also noted that this was a reduction of 25 per cent compared with 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Under this Government, income inequality has fallen and remains lower than in 2010; the number of children in workless households is at a record low; and there are 1 million fewer people in absolute poverty (before housing costs) compared with 2010, including 300,000 children.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL11545 HL11546 question first answered 28/11/2018 11:45:12 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton