Session 2017-19 Wednesday No. 136 4 July 2018

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD)

HOUSE OF LORDS

WRITTEN STATEMENTS AND WRITTEN ANSWERS

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Minister Responsibilities Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal Earl Howe Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords Lord Agnew of Oulton Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lord Ashton of Hyde Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Lord Bates Minister of State, Department for International Development Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Wales Office Baroness Buscombe Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions Lord Callanan Minister of State, Department for Exiting the European Union Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen Whip Earl of Courtown Deputy Chief Whip Lord Duncan of Springbank Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office and Scotland Office Baroness Fairhead Minister of State, Department for International Trade Lord Gardiner of Kimble Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Baroness Goldie Whip Lord Henley Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Lord Keen of Elie Advocate-General for Scotland and Ministry of Justice Spokesperson Baroness Manzoor Whip Lord O'Shaughnessy Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care Baroness Stedman-Scott Whip Baroness Sugg Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Whip Lord Taylor of Holbeach Chief Whip Baroness Vere of Norbiton Whip Baroness Williams of Trafford Minister of State, Home Office Lord Young of Cookham Whip Viscount Younger of Leckie Whip

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instruments requiring sifting until the necessary Written Statements procedures for establishing the new Committee in the Commons and the expansion of the remit of the House of Wednesday, 4 July 2018 Lords’ Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee are concluded. However, the Government is starting to Courts Update publish final drafts of the negative statutory instruments [HLWS804] that require sifting (‘proposed negatives’) on Gov.uk as they are ready. This is to increase transparency and to Lord Keen of Elie: My hon Friend the Parliamentary allow Parliament and the public to have early sight of the Under Secretary of State for Justice has today made the forthcoming legislation. following statement. Today, I am laying before Parliament legislation European Union (Withdrawal) Act: reducing court fees for certain proceedings in the civil courts and the Court of Protection in England and Wales. Publication of Statements As a result, claimants bringing these proceedings will pay [HLWS803] less to access the courts. Lord Callanan: My honourable friend Mr Steve Baker, The reduction to these fees follows a thorough and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the detailed review undertaken by officials in the Ministry of European Union, has made the following statement: Justice into the cost of these proceedings. Our review has identified a number of cases where the fees charged were The Withdrawal Act requires statements of the “good above full cost recovery levels. We are therefore taking reasons” for creation of and penalties for any criminal action to reduce those fees. We will also be establishing a offences under the key powers in the Act. On 25 April the refund scheme to reimburse people the amounts they have Baroness-in-waiting, Baroness Goldie, committed that been over-charged. We are also taking action to refund these statements would be made available to Parliament those who have been overcharged fees to commence before any SI which creates a criminal offence is laid certain low value personal injury claims, known as “stage before Parliament. The mechanism for ensuring this has 3” claims. Officials are working on the detailed been agreed and, in line with that commitment, I am arrangements and full details of the scheme, including the making this statement to inform members that those types of case affected, and how to apply, will be statements will be deposited, before the SI is laid, in the announced in due course. Libraries of both houses where they will form a document series deposited under the commitment in this statement. These changes affect the fees charged for certain proceedings in the Court of Protection; a number of civil proceedings in the magistrates’ courts; fees for general HS2 Phase 2b Eastern Leg Rolling Stock applications in insolvency proceedings; and the fees Depot Location charged for High Court judges sitting as arbitrators. The [HLWS798] intention when these fees were prescribed was that they Baroness Sugg: My Right Honourable friend, the should be set at, or below, full cost recovery levels and it Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling), has was on that basis that they were approved by Parliament. made the following Ministerial Statement. As part of our ongoing improvements we are making to I would like to update the house on plans for the HS2 the justice system, including the Government’s £1bn Phase 2b Eastern Leg Rolling Stock Depot. I am today investment in Court Reform, we will continue our review confirming the depot should be located at a site in the of court fees, including the methodology for setting those Aire Valley, adjacent to the M1, to the east of Leeds. This fees, to minimise the risk of this issue re-occurring in decision is laid out in today’s publication of the HS2 future. The vision of the reform is to modernise and Phase 2b Eastern Leg Rolling Stock Depot Consultation upgrade the court and tribunal system so that it works Response. even better for everyone, from the victims of crime, witnesses and litigants to judges and legal professionals. It was originally proposed that the depot be sited near Crofton, east of Wakefield. Due to operational and European Union (Withdrawal) Act: community concerns after the M18/ Eastern Route decision was announced, I asked HS2 Ltd to review Publication of Negative SIs alternative options for the depot site. The east of Leeds [HLWS802] site was identified and a consultation seeking views on Lord Callanan: My honourable friend Mr Steve Baker, this proposed location was launched on 17 July 2017 and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the ran until 12 October 2017. The consultation revealed European Union, has made the following statement: broad support for the new location. With the Royal Assent of the EU (Withdrawal) Act This decision has been made with local development 2018, the Government has started laying affirmative plans on the wider site in mind. HS2 Ltd will continue to statutory instruments to prepare the statute book for exit. work with stakeholders to support local regeneration The Government will not lay negative statutory proposals on the wider site. Page 2 4 July 2018 Written Statements

Hurricane Preparedness: Caribbean recovery needs. This will complement the emergency Overseas Territories provisions based on RFA Mounts Bay, and free up military assets to concentrate on key tasks such as helping [HLWS800] to get ports and airports reopened for delivery of supplies. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: My Right Honourable We are also drawing up agreements to ensure that other Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign and services can be deployed rapidly if needed. This work is Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson), has made the complementary to longer term strategic planning work following written Ministerial statement: over the next three years under the FCO-run Overseas The United Kingdom is strongly committed to working Territories Disaster Management Programme and the closely with the British Overseas Territories in the Anguilla and British Virgin Islands (BVI) Recovery Caribbean, to support their efforts to be as well prepared Programmes, funded by the CSSF. This also follows on for the hurricane season as possible. In that context, the from CSSF funded work over the past six months to boost UK and the Overseas Territories share a collective early recovery efforts including but not limited to: re- responsibility for hurricane preparedness and are therefore electrification for Anguilla and BVI; infrastructure working together to prepare for this year’s hurricane support to Anguilla’s airport; and security agency support, season. The hurricane season runs from June to which includes infrastructure, capacity building and social November, with the period of highest risk from August to housing. A project underway to hurricane-strengthen the October. Following the devastating impact of hurricanes hospital on Anguilla is a good example of increasing Irma and Maria last September, there remain some serious resilience and “building back better”. challenges in preparing for this year’s season, especially We are also planning to pre-position more resource in in those territories still recovering from the last year’s theatre during the hurricane season and to have a greater Category 5 hurricanes. The UK remains fully committed range of specialist capabilities on stand-by. The MOD has to supporting their ongoing recovery, while also helping carried out reconnaissance and analysis in the Overseas with preparations and resilience. Territories, building links and familiarity with local and We have learned important lessons from our response regional disaster management personnel, conducting last year, and are working to ensure an even stronger professional analysis of selected critical infrastructure, response to any hurricane this year. This includes and gaining a detailed understanding of the overall state strengthened coordination and communication with the of the Overseas Territories. A multi-national coordination Overseas Territories themselves, with regional countries cell located in the Caribbean (MNCCC) will be set up to and institutions, and involving other partners with provide integrated logistical coordination between partner territories in the region. We have prepared clearer countries and organisations, including the UK, USA, guidance on command and control structures, and Canada, the Netherlands and France, working alongside mechanisms for earlier escalation once there is a the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency reasonable possibility that a hurricane is heading to the (CDEMA). This will enable a single integrated process region. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for assessing, communicating, deciding on and (alongside key partners) will monitor the impacts that any responding to needs in the independent Caribbean and the severe weather event during the hurricane season could Overseas Territories. have on the Overseas Territories. The FCO in MOD’s preparations and planning for hurricane relief in consultation with Number 10 and the Civil Contingencies the Caribbean in 2018 have been extensive. The Defence Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, will work together to contribution will be more specialised than in 2017 and understand the nature and complexity of the situation and will exploit MOD’s unique capabilities to best effect. The the severity of the impacts that are likely to be seen. As response will be scalable dependant on need and rely required, Government will stand up crisis response upon specialist forces positioned in the region – including systems, to coordinate and drive the response to the RFA Mounts Bay, already on station. This will enable affected Overseas Territories. immediate assistance and damage assessments, informing The FCO, DFID and MOD are working closely to the carefully tailored response force to follow. The prepare for the hurricane season, drawing in other priorities of any response are threefold: to clear a path for departments and agencies as necessary. This year, the Met others, to support communications, and to ensure security Office has also developed improved advisory should it prove necessary. Essential aid and supplies arrangements for the Caribbean, and we are working more cannot enter the affected islands, or be effectively closely with them to gain a better understanding of the distributed, unless ports and airports are re-opened and technical data as tropical storms are identified and public order and a sense of security are upheld. develop. The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Fund Through the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CCRIF) paid out over $50m to Caribbean countries and (CSSF), the FCO has boosted its disaster preparedness territories affected by the 2017 Hurricanes. However, not capability in the region through the contracting of experts all islands were insured. This year, the UK has supported from the Stabilisation Unit, who are leading on BVI and Montserrat to join as new members. Now, all of negotiations in advance of peak hurricane season on a the islands which were affected last year are covered by number of commercial contracts to deliver essential CCRIF, which DFID originally helped develop. Written Statements 4 July 2018 Page 3

DFID is preparing hands-on help as an early response The analysis holds if all the Government amendments mechanism, in the form of fast mobilisation of be accepted. I have deposited a copy of the submission in humanitarian and logistics experts and essential supplies the Libraries of the House. if required. DFID has embarked emergency supplies in RFA Mounts Bay, and can air-lift other essential LGBT Equality Government Publication humanitarian items and work with professional humanitarian partners on the ground if required. DFID is [HLWS797] supporting CDEMA to improve its procurement and Baroness Williams of Trafford: My Rt Hon Friend, logistics capacity and stands ready to fund its first the Minister for Women and Equalities, has today made responders to disaster affected countries. DFID has well the following statement: established programmes in the poorer Commonwealth In July last year, the Government launched a national countries of the Caribbean and, in addition to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) survey, humanitarian assistance, is supporting reconstruction which asked LGBT people about their experiences of efforts in the hurricane-affected islands of Dominica and living in the UK. Antigua and Barbuda. DFID has also fielded a preparedness mission to the region from 5 – 17 June to I am pleased to be publishing both the Gender coordinate UK preparations with both national and Recognition Act consultation and the survey findings regional institutions. today. I am also publishing a LGBT Action Plan, which sets out the Government’s policy response to the survey We have engaged with the governments of the Overseas results. Territories to ensure that their plans are as robust as The national LGBT survey received over 108,000 possible, and to bolster their command and control responses, making it the largest national survey of LGBT capabilities as well as their capacity to deal with early people conducted in the world to date. Responses covered humanitarian requirements. We are also planning to a range of issues, including safety, health, education and deploy certain skills and additional support to the islands the experience of being LGBT in the UK. The findings in advance of a storm’s arrival or immediately thereafter. will serve as a crucial addition to the evidence base. Staff with relevant skills who can be deployed at short Whilst there were many positives to take from the notice have been identified. findings, they also show that there is more to do before The UK hosted an event on 28 June with a number of we achieved equality for LGBT people in the UK. partner countries (France, the Netherlands, Canada, and The LGBT Action Plan contains more than 70 actions the USA). Several countries in the region, including the that the Government will take in order to address the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Barbados and Mexico, attended survey findings. These include the appointment of a together with CDEMA. This meeting covered three key National LGBT Health Advisor within the NHS to tackle areas: military assistance, emergency humanitarian the health inequalities that LGBT people face, the assistance, and political/communications, as well as how extension of the existing anti-homophobic, biphobic and we best support affected individuals. The UK is hoping to transphobic bullying programme and a commitment to have the outcomes endorsed at a meeting at Ministerial end the practice of conversion therapy in the UK. This level before the end of July. Greater cooperation in these plan will be supported by the provision of £4.5 million areas will lead to a stronger and more effective regional from within existing Government Equalities Office response in the event of a hurricane hitting our Overseas budgets in 2018-19 and 2019-20. I want this plan to be Territories in the Caribbean. delivered by the end of this Parliament and funding beyond 2019-20 will be agreed through the Spending Ivory Bill: Analysis of Government Review process. Amendments on Report Finally, I am publishing a report that sets out the progress that the Government has made on delivering [HLWS799] commitments made in two prior LGBT Action Plans that Lord Gardiner of Kimble: My honourable friend the were published in 2011. The publication of this update Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the meets a commitment that was made to the Women and Environment (David Rutley) has today made the Equalities Select Committee in 2016, following their following Written Ministerial Statement. landmark Transgender Equality Inquiry. I have today published a written submission outlining Taken together, the documents that I am publishing the Government’s analysis of how the English Votes for today represent a significant milestone in this English Laws principle relates to all Government Government’s commitment to building a country that amendments tabled for Report Stage of the Ivory Bill. works for everyone, irrespective of their sexual The Department’s assessment is that the amendments orientation or gender identity. do not change the territorial application of the Bill. I will also be publishing, later today, the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act and supporting documents. 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I have arranged for copies of the documents to be • a new system of local and national child safeguarding placed in both libraries of the House. practice reviews, which will replace serious case reviews; and Publication of Guidance • new arrangements for child death reviews, to be led [HLWS801] by clinical commissioning groups and local authorities. Lord Agnew of Oulton: My honourable friend the The opportunity has also been taken to make other Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and minor changes to clarify processes or to reflect recent Families (Nadhim Zahawi) has made the following changes to policy, for example through the insertion of written ministerial statement. guidance on contextual safeguarding which includes protecting children from threats from such as criminal and Today I am publishing two pieces of statutory sexual exploitation. safeguarding guidance which set the framework within which all practitioners should operate in order to protect In parallel, we are also publishing updated practice children from abuse and neglect and promote their best guidance, Information sharing advice for safeguarding interests. practitioners, which reflects these safeguarding reforms These are: and changes made through the Data Protection Act 2018. • revised Working Together to Safeguard Children This is an important piece of guidance which will sets statutory guidance; out the drive on the left rules for agencies, organisations and practitioners to know what they must do individually • new Local Safeguarding – Transitional Arrangements and collectively to safeguard children. It sets out how they statutory guidance. should work together in fulfilling this responsibility, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018) has including taking a child-centred and co-ordinated been revised to implement the safeguarding reforms approach to safeguarding. At the same time, these introduced through the Children and Social Work Act documents support practitioners to exercise their expertise 2017 and related regulations. and judgement on how best to protect children and young In broad terms these are: people, and promote their welfare. • the replacement of Local Safeguarding Children Protection from abuse and neglect is a fundamental Boards with new local safeguarding arrangements, led right for all children. Nothing is more important than by three safeguarding partners (local authorities, chief keeping children safe. These documents will help all officers of police, and clinical commissioning groups); those working with children to do just that.

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areas of controlled airspace should be reclassified, will be Written Answers considered by the independent airspace regulator, the CAA, which is responsible for the classification of UK Wednesday, 4 July 2018 airspace. Last year, the Secretary of State for Transport Abduljalil Abdulla al-Singace commissioned NATS to produce a feasibility assessment of the potential future demands for airspace of airports in Asked by Lord Scriven the South of the UK. This work was the first step in the To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the co-ordination of airspace modernisation, examining its Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 feasibility and potential implementation. It was a design June (HL8316), what was the exact date on which they requirement of the NATS modelling that the total volume last discussed the case of inmate Dr Abduljalil Al- of controlled airspace does not increase and that where Singace with authorities in Bahrain; and what was the possible, controlled airspace would be released to other outcome of that discussion. [HL8871] airspace users, including general aviation. The Government expects to publish the high level findings of Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: We have raised this case this later in 2018. at a senior level and will continue to do so. The UK has a continuing dialogue with the Government of Bahrain in which we raise individual cases. Army: Wales The UK encourages those with concerns about Asked by Viscount Waverley treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies. We urge these bodies to To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carry out swift and thorough investigations. The UK any plans to disband (1) Headquarters 160th Infantry continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to Brigade and Headquarters Wales, (2) 31st Infantry deliver on its international and domestic human rights Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, or (3) HQ Northern commitments. Ireland; and if so why. [HL9115] Earl Howe: There are no plans to disband Air Displays Headquarters 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, Headquarters 51st Infantry Brigade and Asked by Lord Rana Headquarters Scotland, or Headquarters 38th (Irish) To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment Infantry Brigade. There is currently no 31st Infantry they have made of the liability of airshow organisers for Brigade. harm that occurs as a result of members of the public deliberately putting themselves at risk. [HL8928] Aviation Baroness Sugg: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Asked by Lord Hunt of Chesterton regulates civil flying displays and publishes requirements and guidance on the organisation, administration and To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent participation of flying displays. Protecting the public is of their efforts to reduce environmental impacts of paramount importance and as such any participant or aviation will include (1) the use of larger and quieter organiser of a flying display is responsible for carrying aircraft such as A380 and Boeing 787, (2) the reduction out their tasks with the utmost professionalism and to the of carbon emissions, and (3) where appropriate, the highest standards. limitation on constructing new runways. [HL8911] The assessment of liability for any potential harm that Baroness Sugg: The Government is currently may arise for members of the public who deliberately put developing its Aviation Strategy which sets out to achieve themselves at risk at civil flying display events is the sole a safe, secure and sustainable aviation sector that meets responsibility of the organisers themselves. the needs of consumers in a global, outward-looking Britain. As part of the development of the Aviation Air Traffic Control Strategy, government is considering the best actions and policies to support growth while tackling environmental Asked by Lord Rana impacts. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they In the development of the Aviation Strategy, the intend to reclassify existing areas of unnecessarily Government is exploring strengthening incentives to bring controlled airspace to improve safety, efficiency and forward production and operation of quieter aircraft. access to airspace for general aviation traffic. [HL8927] The Aviation Strategy development also includes Baroness Sugg: The Government is working with the putting in place a framework for UK aviation carbon Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and other key emissions to 2050, which ensures that aviation contributes stakeholders to modernise our airspace. The specific its fair share to action on climate change, including the needs of general aviation, including whether existing UK’s domestic and international obligations. Page 6 4 July 2018 Written Answers

The Government has now designated the Airports Buildings: Females National Policy Statement which sets out the need for additional airport capacity in the south-east of England Asked by Baroness Uddin and why Government believes that need is best met by a To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are new Northwest runway at Heathrow Airport. The NPS is taking to support the establishment of women’s clear that a new Northwest Runway Scheme will not buildings, particularly following the closure of HMP receive planning consent unless it can demonstrate Holloway. [HL8839] compliance with our air quality obligations and adequately mitigate against other environmental impacts Lord Keen of Elie: We are committed to addressing of expansion. The detail of the environmental mitigation the issues around female offending so we can better package will be developed at a later stage through the protect the public and deliver more effective development consent process. rehabilitation. That is why we have published a female offenders’ strategy, setting out a new programme of work, We will be publishing a Green Paper on the Aviation with investment of £5m over two years in community Strategy for public consultation later in 2018 and a White provisions for women. The strategy also gives a Paper in the first half of 2019. commitment to work with local and national partners to Asked by Lord Berkeley develop pilots for ‘residential women’s centres’ in at least five sites across England and Wales. This supports our To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are vision to see fewer women in custody by developing more recruiting a Head of Aviation EU Exit Negotiations to options for supporting women in the community. We are be responsible for the "overall negotiating position on not proceeding with plans to build five Community aviation” while “establishing, leading and managing the Prisons for Women. core aviation negotiating team” two years after the UK decided to leave the EU; when the successful candidate is expected to be announced and to start Duaa Alwadaei work; and what it is hoped they will achieve in the final months of negotiations in the aviation sector. [HL8957] Asked by Lord Scriven Baroness Sugg: The Department for Transport has, and To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the has had for the past two years, sufficient resource and the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 relevant expertise dedicated to working on aviation EU June (HL8318), whether they will place a copy of the Exit issues. public statement made by the government of Bahrain on the sentencing of Duaa Alwadaei in the Library of the We are now responsibly looking to supplement this House . [HL8872] team with some additional posts to maintain that sufficiency, as the workload is likely to increase in a Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: We do not plan to place particular area, owing to the forthcoming start of the a copy of the public statement made by the Government formal Future Economic Partnership negotiations. Our of Bahrain on the sentencing of Duaa Alwadaei in the EU Exit plans are expansive and well developed; we will Library of the House as it is already a matter of public be well placed to deliver a successful aviation outcome record. for the UK from the negotiations. We have been monitoring this case and will continue to do so. Aviation: Licensing Asked by Lord Rana European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional Asked by Lord Adonis resources they intend to provide to the Civil Aviation Authority to manage recent increases in pilot licence To ask Her Majesty's Government who was (1) applications. [HL8929] invited, and (2) accepted invitations, to the Prime Minister’s reception in 10 Downing Street on 26 June to Baroness Sugg: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is mark the passage of the European Union (Withdrawal) making flexible use of internal resources and additional Act 2018. [HL9010] fixed-term contractor staff, to help manage the short-term increase in applications. This has increased the available Asked by Lord Adonis resource by 35%, and the CAA consequently expect to To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost have returned to its target turnaround time of ten working of the Prime Minister’s reception in 10 Downing Street days by the end of June. The CAA is also actively on the 26 June to mark the passage of the European recruiting additional permanent staff to improve resilience Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. [HL9011] over the medium to long term.

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Asked by Lord Adonis The Strategy is a major milestone for the shipping industry, which is now the first global sector to have set To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice was an absolute emissions reduction target. It sends a clear given by the Cabinet Secretary on the appropriateness signal to the maritime sector that the move to zero of 10 Downing Street being used as a venue for a party emissions technology is imminent. The Government is on the 26 June marking the enactment of the European now working in the IMO to determine what practical and Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. [HL9012] technical approaches need to be taken globally in order to Lord Young of Cookham: As has been the case under reach the emissions reduction targets. successive administrations, it is customary for In aviation, the UK was equally instrumental in departments to mark the passage of a significant piece of reaching a ground-breaking agreement at the International legislation with an occasion within a government building Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Assembly in 2016 on to thank Ministers and officials who worked on the Bill. a global carbon offsetting scheme, known as the Carbon The Prime Minister did not attend this particular event. Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Costs of hospitality for the Cabinet Office are published Aviation (CORSIA). This is the first worldwide scheme in the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts which is to address carbon emissions in any single sector and is set available on the GOV.UK website. to commence from 2021. CORSIA contributes to ICAO’s ambition to decouple European Union Agency for Railways growth in flights from growth in emissions by achieving Asked by Lord Berkeley carbon neutral growth in the international aviation sector from 2020. To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the To achieve this goal, ICAO has identified a basket of Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 22 June measures, which also includes aircraft technologies, (HL8486), how they intend to work with the European operational improvements and the use of sustainable Agency for Rail after the UK leaves the EU on issues alternative fuels. The UK continues to play a leading role such as standards. [HL8893] in ICAO’s environmental work, including all areas of the Baroness Sugg: The UK rail industry has played a ‘basket of measures’. leading role in the development of international rail The Government is currently developing its aviation standards and safety regimes. We fully expect this to and maritime strategies, which will ensure continued continue once we have left the EU and it is in all of our progress and that set out a framework for how these interests that it does given the importance of these areas. modes will contribute fairly to action on climate change, The exact nature of the UK’s relationship with the EU on including the UK’s domestic and international rail, including with the European Agency for the obligations. Railways, is a matter for discussion with the EU. Gaza: Israel Exhaust Emissions Asked by Baroness Tonge Asked by Lord Hunt of Chesterton To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 June (HL8332), policies and main targets for reducing carbon emissions how many medical permits have been issued in the last associated with shipping and aviation to and from the three months; when they expect electricity to be UK; and how they are collaborating with the restored in Gaza; and what action they will take to International Maritime Organisation and International promote a resolution to the situation in Gaza. [HL8941] Civil Aviation Organisation to achieve those goals. [HL8910] Lord Bates: Between February and April 2018, a total of 3,341 permits for patients to receive medical treatment Baroness Sugg: Given the international nature of the outside Gaza were approved. DFID does not have aviation and shipping sectors, the Government’s emphasis confirmed numbers for months since April. is on taking strong action at the global level as the best According to OCHA, Gaza is currently receiving an means of addressing carbon emissions from these sectors. average of 3-5 hours electricity a day. The UK will be In April, Member States of the International Maritime supporting the Palestinian electricity institutional system Organisation (IMO) reached agreement on a Strategy, to increase collection of electricity tariffs to make the which includes a commitment to phase out Greenhouse supply of electricity more sustainable and affordable. We Gases from international shipping as soon as possible continue to urge all parties to work together to sustainably within this century, and by at least 50% by 2050. improve the situation in Gaza, including restoring full Led by the Department for Transport, the United electricity. Kingdom played a leading role in the negotiations, Ultimately, a political settlement is the only way to pushing for an ambitious and credible outcome that would ensure lasting peace for the people of Gaza, Palestinians enable shipping to play its part in meeting the Paris and Israelis alike: the UK supports the Egyptian led- Agreement temperature goals. reconciliation process and the return of the Palestinian Page 8 4 July 2018 Written Answers

Authority to full administration of the Gaza strip and a programmes are managed by departments according to negotiated two state-solution. their individual governance requirements.

Gulf States: Overseas Aid Hereditary Peers: By-elections Asked by Lord Scriven Asked by Lord Grocott To ask Her Majesty's Government which department To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what hereditary is responsible for managing the Integrated Activity peer by-elections have taken place under the terms of Fund. [HL8867] the House of Lords Act 1999; and in each of those by- elections, how many (1) candidates, and (2) electors, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The Foreign and there were. [HL8851] Commonwealth Office is responsible for the overall management of the Integrated Activity Fund. Lord McFall of Alcluith: The table below lists all Applications for funding are received from other hereditary peer by-elections that have taken place under government departments. Individual projects and the terms of the House of Lords Act 1999 to date, together with the number of candidates and electors in each case. Hereditary peer by-elections, 1999-2018 Departed Peer Date of death, Type of By-election Elected Peer Date of Number of Number of retirement or election candidates electors termination Oxfuird, V. 03-Jan-03 Whole House Ullswater, V. 27-Mar-03 81 661 Milner of Leeds, L. 20-Aug-03 Labour Grantchester, L. 30-Oct-03 11 3

Vivian, L. 28-Feb-04 Conservative Trenchard, V. 13-May-04 37 48 Russell, E. 14-Oct-04 Liberal Democrat Glasgow, E. 13-Jan-05 3 4 Burnham, L. 01-Jan-05 Conservative De Mauley, L. 14-Mar-05 36 47

Aberdare, L. 23-Jan-05 Whole House Eccles, V. 23-Mar-05 36 687 Strange, B. 11-Mar-05 Crossbench Montgomery of 23-Jun-05 26 29 Alamein, V. Mowbray and Stourton, L. 12-Dec-06 Conservative Cathcart, E. 07-Mar-07 43 47 Darcy de Knayth, B. 24-Feb-08 Crossbench Stair, E. 22-May-08 33 29

Bledisloe, V. 12-May-09 Crossbench Aberdare, L. 14-Jul-09 33 29 Northesk, E. 28-Mar-10 Conservative Younger of Leckie, V. 23-Jun-10 33 47 Colville of Culross, V. 08-Apr-10 Crossbench Clancarty, E. 23-Jun-10 24 29

Strabolgi, L. 24-Dec-10 Whole House Hanworth, V. 23-Mar-11 24 769 Monson, L. 12-Feb-11 Crossbench Lytton, E. 11-May-11 14 28 Ampthill, L. 23-Apr-11 Whole House Colville of Culross, V. 20-Jul-11 20 769

Onslow, E. 14-May-11 Conservative Ashton of Hyde, L. 20-Jul-11 21 47 Ferrers, E. 13-Nov-11 Conservative Ridley, V. 06-Feb-12 27 48 Reay, L. 10-May-13 Whole House Borwick, L. 17-Jul-13 23 753

Moran, L. 14-Feb-04 Crossbench Cromwell, L. 09-Apr-14 13 29 Methuen, L. 09-Jul-14 Whole House Oxford and Asquith, E. 22-Oct-14 15 776 Allenby of Megiddo, V.* 03-Oct-14 Crossbench Russell of Liverpool, L. 10-Dec-14 18 27

Cobbold, L.* 13-Oct-14 Crossbench Somerset, D. 10-Dec-14 17 27 Chorley, L.** 17-Nov-14 Crossbench Thurlow, L. 03-Feb-15 18 28 Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly.** 12-Dec-14 Crossbench Kinnoull, E. 03-Feb-15 17 28

Tenby, V. 01-May-15 Crossbench Mountevans, L. 07-Jul-15 19 28 Luke, L. 24-Jun-15 Conservative Wellington, D. 16-Sep-15 16 48 Montgomery of Alamein, V. 23-Jul-15 Crossbench Trevethin and Oaksey, 20-Oct-15 17 29 L. Written Answers 4 July 2018 Page 9

Departed Peer Date of death, Type of By-election Elected Peer Date of Number of Number of retirement or election candidates electors termination Montagu of Beaulieu, L. 31-Aug-15 Conservative Fairfax of Cameron, L. 24-Nov-15 14 48 Avebury, L. 14-Feb-16 Liberal Democrat Thurso, V. 19-Apr-16 7 3

Bridges, L. 18-May-16 Crossbench Cork and Orrery, E. 12-Jul-16 17 31 (Boyle, L.)

Lyell, L. 11-Jan-17 Whole House Colgrain, L. 27-Mar-17 27 803 Walpole, L. 13-Jun-17 Crossbench Vaux of Harrowden, L. 19-Jul-17 10 31 Baldwin of Bewdley, E. 09-May-18 Crossbench (In progress) 04-Jul-18 19 31

Glentoran, L. 01-Jun-18 Conservative (In progress) 18-Jul-18 11 47 * This involved one by-election for two vacancies ** This involved one by-election for two vacancies Housing: Construction House of Lords: Freedom of Information Asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark Asked by Lord Clark of Windermere To ask Her Majesty's Government in which local To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether the House authority areas are the highest number of new homes of Lords is subject to all aspects of the Freedom of being built on the green belt. [HL8821] Information Act 2000. [HL9018] Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth: The Department Lord McFall of Alcluith: The House of Lords is a produces statistics on the estimated percentage of new public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of residential addresses created on Green Belt land, broken Information Act 2000. The provisions of the Act apply to down by local authority area, and averaged over four recorded information held by the House of Lords years. Figures for the 2013-14 to 2016-17 period are Administration, except for information described in the given in the attached table. Freedom of Information (Parliament and National The Answer includes the following attached material: Assembly for Wales) Order 2008 which is available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1967/pdfs/uksi_ Table 311 [180703 Copy of Figures from P311 for HL 8821.xlsx] 20081967_en.pdf. The material can be viewed online at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions- answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-06-20/HL8821 Housing Revenue Accounts Asked by Baroness Eaton Asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homes they have made of the case for increasing the Housing have been built in flood risk areas in England in each Revenue Account borrowing cap above the £1 billion year since 2010–11 for which records are available. [HL8822] announced in the Autumn Budget 2017. [HL8815] Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth: I refer to the written Asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark statement that I made on 26 June about affordable To ask Her Majesty's Government which local housing (please see below the link; number HLWS772). authorities have had the highest proportion of new We will monitor how authorities respond to this homes built in flood risk areas in each year since 2010– opportunity, and consider whether any further action is 11 for which records are available. [HL8823] needed. Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth: The Department https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/writte produces statistics on the estimated percentage of new n-questions-answers-statements/written- residential addresses created in National Flood Zone 3. statement/Lords/2018-06-26/HLWS772/ Those for England for each year from 2013-14 to 2016-17 The Answer includes the following attached material: period are given in the Table 1below. WMS HLWS772 [180704 WrittenStatement HLWS772 - Table 1 HL8815.pdf] England New residential addresses created in National Flood Zone 31 as a proportion of all new addresses created The material can be viewed online at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions- 2013-14 7% answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-06-20/HL8815 2014-15 8% Page 10 4 July 2018 Written Answers

England New residential addresses created in National Flood Notes: Zone 31 as a proportion of all new addresses created The data in the table above are based on records 2015-16 9% received from Ordnance Survey up to September 2012.

2016-17 11% Sources: Live Table P251, Land Use Change Statistics Areas of high risk cover approximately ten per cent of 1 Land assessed, ignoring the presence of flood defences, as having a England 1% or greater annual probability of fluvial flooding or a 0.5% or greater annual probability of tidal flooding. This flood risk analysis is based on annually updated Areas of high risk cover approximately ten per cent of data sets of digitised boundaries provided by the England. This flood risk analysis is based on annually Environment Agency. They reflect the river and coastal updated data sets of digitised boundaries provided by the floodplains and provide indicative flood risk areas. They Environment Agency. They reflect the river and coastal are areas estimated to be at risk of at least a one in one flood plains and provide indicative flood risk areas. They hundred chance of flooding each year from river areas are areas estimated to be at risk of at least a one in one estimated to have at least a one in two hundred chance of hundred chance of flooding each year from river areas flooding from the sea. These are approximate boundaries estimated to have at least a one in two hundred chance of and do not take into account any flood defences. Please flooding from the sea. These are approximate boundaries see LUCS statistical release for more information. and do not take into account any flood defences. The Department produces statistics on the estimated percentage of new residential addresses created in Figures for the percentage of dwellings built in England National Flood Zone 3, broken down by local authority within flood risk areas for years before 2013-14 are given area, and averaged over four years. Figures for the 2013- in the Table 2 below, but these figures are not consistent 14 to 2016-17 period are given in the attached Table 3. with the latest figures due to a change in the methodology for producing the statistics. The Answer includes the following attached material: Table 2 - figures for England, 1989 to 2011 Table 3 [180704 Copy of Table 3 - HL 8823.xlsx]

Percentage The material can be viewed online at: Year Dwellings built within flood risk areas http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions- answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-06-20/HL8822 1989 8 1990 7 Leuprolide 1991 7 Asked by Lord Moonie 1992 7 To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they 1993 7 have (1) considered, and (2) taken, to raise awareness of 1994 7 the effects of the illegal use of Lupron. [HL8866] 1995 8 Lord O'Shaughnessy: The illegal sale and supply of 1996 7 Lupron in the United Kingdom has not been brought to the attention of the Medicines and Healthcare products 1997 8 Regulatory Agency (MHRA). 1998 7 The MHRA is not aware of the misuse of Lupron in the 1999 8 UK and therefore has not considered any steps to raise awareness. 2000 8 2001 8 Liothyronine 2002 9 Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath 2003 9 To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they 2004 9 have held discussions with NHS England about why 2005 8 NHS bodies in Wessex are developing guidelines on the use of liothyronine which are at variance with national 2006 9 guidelines issued by NHS England. [HL8858] 2007 8 Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Department has not had 2008 9 specific discussions with NHS England on this issue with 2009 11 Wessex. However, the national guidelines advise clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) that local decisions should 2010 9 be made regarding arrangements for the on-going 2011 7 prescribing of liothyronine, taking into account both the Written Answers 4 July 2018 Page 11 local needs of the population and the best practice set out concern with the healthcare provider or by making a in the guidance. While CCGs are expected to have regard complaint. to national guidance, they are entitled to develop their own local approaches to its implementation. NHS: Productivity Advice developed by the Regional Medicines Optimisation Committee (South) will, however, be made Asked by Lord Warner available to CCGs to support a consistent national To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest approach to the on-going prescribing of liothyronine. figures available to them on NHS productivity in each As I mentioned in the debate on Branded Health of the last five years; what proportion of any Service Medicines (Costs) Regulations on the 20 of June, productivity gains in those figures they estimate arise Official Report, columns 2076-80, I will pursue this from pay restraints; and what assumptions they have further with NHS England to promote appropriate made on NHS productivity for the next five years in adoption of the guidance. producing their recent announcement on NHS funding for that period. [HL8840] Maher al-Khabbaz Lord O'Shaughnessy: The following table shows Asked by Lord Scriven productivity growth for the National Health Service in England from 2011/12 to 2015/16. To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case of Bahraini death-row 2011/12 2.7% inmate Maher Al-Khabbaz, following the letter by four 2012/13 1.5% UN experts to the government of Bahrain on 14 February expressing concerns that his trial “did not 2013/14 3.0% meet fair trial and due process guarantees”. [HL8869] 2014/15 0.9% Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The UK is firmly 2015/16 0.3% opposed to the death penalty. It is the Government's longstanding position to oppose capital sentences in all Source: Office for National Statistics circumstances and countries. We continue to make this Due to time taken to access patient level data sets, clear to the Government of Bahrain. estimates of NHS productivity are produced with a time We continue to follow the case of Maher al-Khabbaz lag. This means that 2015/16 is the year that the most and, where we have concerns, we raise them at a senior recent published statistics on NHS productivity are level with the Government of Bahrain. available. Productivity growth compares the growth in volumes of all inputs, including staff, with growth in the volume of Medical Treatments: Side Effects outputs, and not expenditure. It considers staff volumes Asked by The Countess of Mar rather than the staff expenditure so wage restraint will not affect productivity growth. To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 19 June As part of the five-year funding agreement which will (HL8366), what means are available for reporting and see the NHS budget grow by over £20 billion in real recording adverse health events resulting from non- terms by 2023/24, the Government has set the NHS the pharmacological treatments such as graded exercise following five financial tests to show how the NHS will therapy or cognitive behavioural therapy on a similar do its part to put the service onto a more sustainable basis to those for reporting adverse events to footing: pharmacological treatments through the Medicines and - improving productivity and efficiency; Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's Yellow Card Scheme. [HL8829] - eliminating provider deficits; Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Yellow Card Scheme - reducing unwarranted variation in the system so includes a facility to report suspected adverse incidents people get the consistently high standards of care associated with products used in psychological wherever they live; treatments. In addition, in guideline development, when - getting much better at managing demand effectively; reviewing the evidence relating to interventions, the and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guideline development committees will take into account - making better use of capital investment. any adverse outcomes that are reported, alongside the The Government and NHS England have not yet agreed clinical and cost-effectiveness. a final assumption on NHS productivity for the next five Patients are able to raise concerns about such treatments years; this figure will be agreed via the work on the long- directly with a healthcare professional, by raising a term plan. Page 12 4 July 2018 Written Answers

Offenders: Employment and Training experience in real workplaces through Release On Temporary Licence. Asked by Lord German To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and Offenders: Housing (2) what percentage of offenders in England and Wales Asked by Lord German completing a custodial sentence of 12 months or fewer are in (a) full-time training, and (b) full-time To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and employment three months after leaving custody, in the (2) what percentage of, offenders in England and Wales last year. [HL8904] completing a custodial sentence of 12 months or less have gone on to occupy non-temporary accommodation Asked by Lord German three months after leaving custody, in the last year. To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and [HL8766] (2) what percentage of offenders in England and Wales Asked by Lord German completing custodial sentences of greater than 12 months are in (a) full-time training, and (b) full-time To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and employment three months after leaving custody, in the (2) what percentage of, offenders in England and Wales last year. [HL8905] completing a custodial sentence of greater than 12 months have gone on to occupy non-temporary Lord Keen of Elie: We do not currently hold the data accommodation three months after leaving custody in as requested. the last year. [HL8767] Based on matched MOJ-DWP data on the proportion of working age adult offenders released from prison in Lord Keen of Elie: Accommodation status of offenders 2011/12 who were in P45 employment one year after 3 months after release from Custody during 2017, release we know that there is no difference in P45 including Allocated Persons of Community Rehabilitation employment rates over a one year period for those serving Companies (CRC) and the National Probation Service sentences of fewer or greater than 12 months. (NPS), is provided in the annexed table. For those serving custodial sentences of fewer than 12 Everyone leaving custody should have a safe and months ; suitable home to go to on release; having somewhere to live gives people a stable platform from which to access • 17% were in P45 employment one year after release health services, hold down a job and reduces the from prison likelihood of them reoffending. As part of the joint And for those serving custodial sentences of greater approach between us and the Ministry of Housing, than 12 months ; Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) we will • 17% were in P45 employment one year after release pilot initiatives, helping those with a history of offending from prison to access and sustain suitable accommodation. More recent data from 2014/15 indicates that at a ANNEX national level, 26.5% of prisoners were entering Custodial sentence length less than 12 employment upon release, but this data was self-reported months and we don’t have a split in this rate for length of sentence served. Settled Accommodation 18,455 61% Securing employment after a sentence has a positive Approved Premises and Bail Hostel (short 503 2% impact on rates of reoffending. Offenders who found P45 and long stay) employment in the twelve months after release from Friends/Family (settled) 8,494 28% prison had one year re-offending rates that were 6-9 Long Term Residential Healthcare 51 0% percentage points lower than similar offenders who did not find employment. Permanent Independent Housing (LA or 7,202 24% private rent, owner and type unknown) That is why we have launched the Education and Employment Strategy. The strategy will create a system Supported Housing 2,205 7% in which each prisoner is set on a path to employment Unsettled Accommodation 11,592 39% from the outset, with prison education and work geared Bail Hostel (short stay) 58 0% towards employment on release. Our strategy includes a range of initiatives to support Friends/Family (transient) 2,323 8% this ambition. For example, we will empower governors Homeless (Other, Rough Sleeping and 4,076 14% to commission education provision that leads to work, we Squat) will engage and persuade employers to take on ex- Missing Data / Recording Error 3,994 13% prisoners via the New Futures Network (NFN) and we will consult governors and employers on proposals to Transient/short term accommodation 1,141 4% increase the opportunities available to prisoners to gain less than 12m Total 30,047 100% Written Answers 4 July 2018 Page 13

Custodial sentence length greater or equal Pakistan: Religious Freedom to 12 months Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool Settled Accommodation 21,966 75% To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Approved Premises and Bail Hostel (short 3,441 12% and long stay) Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 June (HL8400), whether, in the course of working with marginalised Friends/Family (settled) 11,103 38% communities in Pakistan, they conduct any monitoring Long Term Residential Healthcare 68 0% of madrassas known to promote hatred of minorities. [HL8887] Permanent Independent Housing (LA or 5,646 19% private rent, owner and type unknown) Lord Bates: DFID does not support madrassas, but Supported Housing 1,708 6% does support the Government of Pakistan to improve access to quality education, working in particular towards Unsettled Accommodation 7,503 25% improving access to education and learning outcomes for Bail Hostel (short stay) 132 0% the most marginalized groups of children, including the Friends/Family (transient) 1,722 6% poorest, girls, children with disabilities and children from minority communities. Homeless (Other, Rough Sleeping and 1,579 5% Squat) Reforming and regulating madrassas is a key part of the Government of Pakistan’s National Action Plan Missing Data / Recording Error 3,185 11% developed to counter extremism in the country. This has Transient/short term accommodation 885 3% led to registration of some madrassas as well as closing down of some madrassas seen to be promoting over 12m Total 29,469 100% sectarianism, religious hatred and intolerance. This plan Notes: has been unanimously endorsed and adopted by all (1) Data based on offender releases during calendar year 2017 recorded political parties as well as government. in the Probation case management system, therefore this may not align with published prison release statistics. Personal Independence Payment (2) Cases terminating before the 3 month date from release are excluded (3) Cases recalled to prison before the 3 month date from release are Asked by Lord Boateng excluded but a re-release in the period will be included (4) LA = Local To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan Authority to collect data on race alongside disability, gender and age as part of their monitoring of the Personal Pakistan: Overseas Aid Independent Payments caseload. [HL9015] Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool Baroness Buscombe: The Department for Work and Pensions only collects data which determines benefit To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the entitlement or which contributes to the good management Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 June (HL8402), of a claim, we therefore do not ask for those details. We how they have monitored the use of UK aid given to have no plans to change these arrangements. Pakistan in the last ten years; and what plans, if any, they have to link the provision of aid more closely to the protection of minority rights in the recipient Public Sector: Procurement country. [HL8889] Asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Bates: DFID’s approach in Pakistan includes ensuring that our development assistance targets poor To ask Her Majesty's Government, following women and men, regardless of race, religion, social proposed changes to the Public Services (Social Value) background, or nationality. We have robust monitoring in Act 2012, whether they intend to require companies to place, including systems to track spend and monitor have a minimum standard social value before they are results and value for money, plus annual reviews and awarded a government contract; and how this will help project completion reviews of all programmes. Our in safeguarding against events such as Carillion’s support contributes either directly or indirectly to the collapse. [HL8935] protection of minority rights, including by adopting a ‘do Asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick no harm’ approach. One of the four principles set out in the Partnership Principles Agreement that the UK has To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the with Pakistan is a commitment to respect human rights. speech by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on DFID and the FCO continue to raise the issue of human 25 June, when they intend to introduce a bill to amend rights of minorities at the highest levels of Government, the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 to require including in our annual Bilateral Assistance Talks, public contracts to be awarded for social value; and advocating greater tolerance and action against abuses when they propose that this bill will take effect. when they occur. [HL8936] Page 14 4 July 2018 Written Answers

Lord Ashton of Hyde: The government remains grounds include convictions for forced labour and human committed to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 trafficking offences. Discretionary grounds include and believes it can contribute to creating a diverse public violations of obligations in the field of environmental, services supply market and harness wider benefits for our social and labour laws. communities. It is the responsibility of individual contracting On 25 June, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster authorities to ensure suppliers meet their contractual and Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington obligations and this is achieved through effective contract announced our intention to lead by example by extending management. Such contracts have a range of mechanisms application of the Act across central government. Doing to enable performance to be managed and issues to be so will not require legislation. Officials from the Cabinet addressed, which includes termination. Office, Crown Commercial Service and Office for Civil The Home Office have developed and piloted a modern Society, DCMS will work together to implement this slavery supplier assessment tool to assess risk of modern policy with departments and explore further opportunities slavery in supply chains, which has been trialled in five for the Act. departments and is currently being updated prior to There are no plans for a minimum standard of social further roll-out. The Cabinet Office is also working with value in contracts, to give contracting authorities the the Home Office to develop guidance for departments in flexibility to respond to the maturity of the relevant identifying and tackling modern slavery, particularly in market. high risk sectors.

Prisoners on Remand: West Midlands Railways: Seating Asked by Lord Lisvane Asked by Baroness Randerson To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are they undertook before deciding to relocate all remand any controls in existing legislation on the rights of cases from the West Mercia Police area to railway passengers to have a seat for their journey; and Kidderminster. [HL9029] whether legislation includes reference to the number of standing passengers that can safely travel on a train. Lord Keen of Elie: The method of travel and travel [HL8832] times and average mileage were thoroughly researched and taken into account when considering the Baroness Sugg: There are no controls within existing centralisation of the remand courts in Kidderminster. The legislation. All franchises let by Department for Transport detail is provided in the consultation document (page 9) require the train operator to take reasonable steps to and is also discussed in the response document. address crowding. HMCTS also provided detail of the average each way Safe assessment and operation of services is a matter journey distance for prisoners in miles, along with the for individual rail operators’ safety management systems time in minutes and the number of prisoners who would as certificated by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). We be required to travel to that venue from police stations. expect all franchised operators to discharge the Franchise Agreement in line with industry safety standards. Public Sector: Procurement Regional Medicines Optimisation Asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich Committees To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the findings of The Sancroft-Tussell Report: Eliminating Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Modern Slavery in Public Procurement, published on To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will 22 March, whether they will terminate contracts with request that NHS England requires that Regional companies that have failed to comply with section 54 of Medicines Optimisation Committees put into the public the Modern Slavery Act 2015; what other actions, if domain papers that are presented to those committees. any, have been or will be taken against those [HL8854] Government suppliers failing to meet the requirements of section 54; whether contracts to supply Government Lord O'Shaughnessy: NHS England is committed to departments include obligations to demonstrate transparency of decision making. The Regional Medicines compliance with section 54; and what steps, if any, they Optimisation Committees will seek to publish all advice have taken to ensure that their suppliers are taking steps and minutes they are able to. It may not always be to reduce modern slavery in their supply chains. possible, however, to publish papers that contain [HL9087] commercially sensitive information. Lord Young of Cookham: The Public Contracts Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Regulations 2015 provide various grounds on which To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will contracting authorities must or may exclude suppliers request that NHS England requires that Regional from a public procurement process. Mandatory exclusion Medicines Optimisation Committees put into the public Written Answers 4 July 2018 Page 15

domain draft minutes of previous meetings of those Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The British Embassy in committees within a fortnight of meetings taking place. Bahrain and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [HL8855] continue to monitor the cases of the family members of Mr Alwadaei. We have raised the cases with the Lord O'Shaughnessy: We do not plan to make such a Government of Bahrain. Should we have further concerns request. NHS England’s Medicines Optimisation we will do so again as part of our continuing open Oversight Group, the governance group for the dialogue. committees, has agreed that minutes of the Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees should be in the public domain within four weeks of a meeting. School Meals: Meat Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Asked by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will To ask Her Majesty's Government whether meat from request that NHS England requires that Regional animals slaughtered without first being stunned is being Medicines Optimisation Committees consult patient served as part of school meals in local authority groups before issuing advice to the NHS. [HL8856] maintained schools. [HL8818] Lord O'Shaughnessy: NHS England has reaffirmed Lord Agnew of Oulton: We do not collect this that relevant patient groups will be consulted before information. Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees issue any The Government sets out required minimum standards guidance and advice to the National Health Service. for school food in the School Food Standards to ensure that children are served healthy, nutritious meals at Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath school. The standards do not specify food requirements in To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) lay, terms of cultural and religious needs. (2) patient group, and (3) professional, members have Head teachers, governors and their caterers are best been appointed to the Regional Medicines Optimisation placed to make decisions about their school food policies. Committee (South). [HL8857] We expect schools to act reasonably and to provide Lord O'Shaughnessy: The South Regional Medicines choices that take account of cultural, religious and special Optimisation Committee has two lay members and 27 dietary needs. We also expect schools to work with professional members. There are no patient group parents in making appropriate arrangements. In particular, representatives on the standing membership. NHS schools should consult with parents when making changes England, however, would expect patient representatives to to school food provision and ensure that parents have be consulted where there are issues relevant to their areas access to information on the food provided. If parents are of expertise or where support to develop patient centred not happy with the food provided by the school, they can advice is required. discuss this with the school and may consider using the schools complaints policy. We would expect any significant changes to school food to be discussed with Reviews parents. Asked by Lord Watts Schools: Finance To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 June Asked by Lord Watson of Invergowrie (HL8390), how many independent reviews each To ask Her Majesty's Government what information department has commissioned into Government policy they hold on the number of schools in England and or administration over the last year; and what was the Wales which are currently in financial deficit. [HL8809] total cost of those reviews. [HL8945] Lord Agnew of Oulton: We trust schools to manage Lord Young of Cookham: I refer the Noble Lord to their own budgets and the vast majority are operating with the answer given to HL8390 on 5 June. a cumulative surplus, with only a small percentage having a deficit. The latest published overall figures for England’s schools show 2,819 academy trusts (94.5%) Sayed Alwadaei and 14,645 local authority maintained schools (91%) Asked by Lord Scriven reporting a cumulative surplus or breaking even, against 165 academy trusts and 1,461 maintained schools To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reporting a deficit. The percentage of maintained schools Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 in deficit has remained stable compared to 2010, as has June (HL8317), what is the exact date on which they the total balance held by maintained schools, at £1.7 last discussed the case of the family members of Sayed billion. Ahmed Alwadaei at a senior level with the Bahraini authorities; and what was the outcome of that We are providing an additional £1.3 billion to our schools across 2018-19 and 2019-20, over and above discussion. [HL8870] previous plans. Core funding for schools and high needs Page 16 4 July 2018 Written Answers will rise from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £42.4 The material can be viewed online at: billion this year and £43.5 billion in 2019-20. This will http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions- answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-06-20/HL8817 maintain school and high needs funding in real terms per pupil over the next two years. Schools: Vocational Guidance Information on the number of schools in deficit in Wales is a devolved matter, and therefore for the Welsh Asked by Baroness Harris of Richmond government to answer. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make an announcement on the progress they Schools: Standards have made towards aligning the Quality in Careers Standard national accreditation for careers education, Asked by Baroness Eaton information, advice and guidance with the Gatsby To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Career Benchmarks; and if so, when. [HL8852] remarks by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 29 March, how Asked by Baroness Harris of Richmond they have calculated the figure of 1.9 million additional children who are in good or outstanding schools since To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they 2010. [HL8816] intend to introduce a premium grant to all local authority funded schools to support careers education Lord Agnew of Oulton: As at 31 December 2017, and guidance on the condition that they work towards there were 6,714,920 children in good or outstanding the Quality in Careers Standard; and if so, when. schools. As at 31 August 2010, there were 4,855,336 [HL8853] children in good or outstanding schools. This represents a difference of 1,859,584 more children in good or Lord Agnew of Oulton: The Quality in Careers outstanding schools than in 2010. The figures are derived Standard is the single national quality award for careers from published Ofsted data. [1] education, information, advice and guidance for young people. [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/maintained-schools- and-academies-inspections-and-outcomes-as-at-31-december-2017. The standard’s assessment criteria has been fully revised to incorporate the Gatsby Benchmarks of good Asked by Baroness Eaton career guidance, and the benchmark indicators, which To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the from September 2018 will form an integral part of the remarks by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 29 March, of the revised assessment and accreditation process. This meets 1.9 million additional children in a good or outstanding our commitment in the careers strategy to align the school since 2010, how many are being taught in (1) standard more fully to the benchmarks. We are pleased academies, (2) free schools, and (3) local authority with the progress that has been made on this and we have maintained schools. [HL8817] written to the Quality in Careers Standard Board to thank them for all their work. Lord Agnew of Oulton: As of 31 August 2010, there There are no plans to design a premium grant to all were 4,855,336 children in good or outstanding schools. local authority schools on condition they work towards As of 31 December 2017, there were 6,714,920 children the Quality in Careers Standard. We believe that schools in good or outstanding schools. This represents an are best placed to decide what careers provision to increase of 1,859,584 more children in good or provide. We are investing over £70 million this year to outstanding schools since December 2010. The figures are support young people and adults to have access to quality derived from published Ofsted data but there is no careers provision. The government strongly recommends breakdown available of the number of children in free that all schools and colleges work towards the updated schools in 2010, and therefore there are no data available Quality in Careers Standard, incorporating the Gatsby to calculate the additional number of children for all three benchmarks and the Compass tool, to support the categories from 2010 to 2017. development of a world-class careers programme for all Since 2010 around 1700 schools have left local their young people. authority control to become sponsored academies. The vast majority of these schools were providing an Syria: Humanitarian Aid unsatisfactory or inadequate education at the time of transfer. This has left local authorities with a lower Asked by Lord Hylton proportion of poor schools. To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment The attached table shows the breakdown of existing they have made of what international aid is reaching data for August 2010 and December 2017. those displaced from Afrin to the Shebha region of The Answer includes the following attached material: Syria. [HL8917]

HL8817_Change_in_number_of_Pupils_in_Good_or_Outst Lord Bates: DFID prioritises reaching the most [HL8817_Change_in_number_of_Pupils_in_Good_or_Outstandin vulnerable people across Syria, wherever they may be. g_Schools_from_August_2010_to_December_2017.pdf] UK funding is distributed on the basis of need rather than geography, and we are advocating to improve the Written Answers 4 July 2018 Page 17 effectiveness and funding of the international response to transport bodies in the South West of England and the the Syria Crisis. DFID does not require its humanitarian East of England comprising the local authorities in partners to breakdown funding or results provided to them these areas. [HL8825] by area of control, as this is not the basis on which aid is Baroness Sugg: The Department for Transport has not delivered. yet received any formal proposal from the South West of DFID is providing support to vulnerable Syrians, England or the East of England to create a statutory Sub- including displaced people, across the North West of national Transport Body (STB). Syria. This includes food packages, access to sustainable water, health consultations, education, and livelihoods However, local authorities in these areas have formed and agriculture support. We continue to monitor ongoing or are in the process of forming a voluntary partnerships displacement across the whole of Syria to ensure our with a view to becoming an STB in the future and programmes are supporting those most in need. departmental officials are working with them to develop their plans. Tourism: Salisbury Asked by Lord Whitty Viagra To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Asked by Baroness Tonge reply by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 14 May (HL Deb, col To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan 413), what funding they have allocated to support to make oral contraceptives available over the counter businesses and organisations in Salisbury affected by in pharmacies on the same basis as emergency the decline in tourism following the poisoning of Sergei contraception; and if so, when. [HL8882] and Yulia Skripal; and how much of such funding has been disbursed to date. [HL8952] Asked by Baroness Tonge Lord Ashton of Hyde: DCMS has provided £200,000 To ask Her Majesty's Government why Viagra has of funding to support the visitor economy of the Salisbury been made available over the counter in pharmacies. area following recent events. £100,000 will be spent [HL8883] through the GREAT campaign to promote Salisbury Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Government has no internationally as a tourist destination. £100,000 has been specific plans to make oral contraceptive pills available allocated to VisitWiltshire to support a variety of without a prescription. Any applications to reclassify promotional activities. particular products from prescription only to non- Additionally, BEIS, MHCLG and the Swindon & prescription supply would need to be initiated by the Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership provided funding manufacturer and would then be considered in accordance to Wiltshire Council to help them support businesses with its usual procedures by the Medicines and Healthcare directly affected by the incident and to encourage broader products Regulatory Agency. collaborative efforts to promote recovery and growth. In accordance with its usual procedures the Medicines The majority of this money has now been allocated by and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved an Wiltshire Council and has benefited 60 businesses application from Pfizer to reclassify the product Viagra impacted by the incident. Connect (sildenafil 50mg) from a prescription only medicine to a pharmacy medicine. After full assessment Transport of the available evidence and having sought advice from Asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark the Commission on Human Medicines, the product was considered safe to be supplied from pharmacies without To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment prescription they have made of proposals to create sub-national

Index to Statements and Answers

Written Statements ...... 1 Offenders: Employment and Training ...... 12 Courts Update ...... 1 Offenders: Housing ...... 12 European Union (Withdrawal) Act: Publication of Pakistan: Overseas Aid ...... 13 Negative SIs ...... 1 Pakistan: Religious Freedom ...... 13 European Union (Withdrawal) Act: Publication of Personal Independence Payment ...... 13 Statements ...... 1 Public Sector: Procurement ...... 13 HS2 Phase 2b Eastern Leg Rolling Stock Depot Location ...... 1 Prisoners on Remand: West Midlands ...... 14 Hurricane Preparedness: Caribbean Overseas Public Sector: Procurement ...... 14 Territories ...... 2 Railways: Seating ...... 14 Ivory Bill: Analysis of Government Amendments Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees . 14 on Report ...... 3 Reviews ...... 15 LGBT Equality Government Publication ...... 3 Sayed Alwadaei ...... 15 Publication of Guidance ...... 4 School Meals: Meat ...... 15 Written Answers ...... 5 Schools: Finance ...... 15 Abduljalil Abdulla al-Singace ...... 5 Schools: Standards ...... 16 Air Displays ...... 5 Schools: Vocational Guidance ...... 16 Air Traffic Control ...... 5 Syria: Humanitarian Aid ...... 16 Army: Wales ...... 5 Tourism: Salisbury ...... 17 Aviation ...... 5 Transport ...... 17 Aviation: Licensing ...... 6 Viagra ...... 17 Buildings: Females ...... 6

Duaa Alwadaei ...... 6 European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ...... 6 European Union Agency for Railways ...... 7 Exhaust Emissions ...... 7 Gaza: Israel ...... 7 Gulf States: Overseas Aid ...... 8 Hereditary Peers: By-elections ...... 8 House of Lords: Freedom of Information ...... 9 Housing Revenue Accounts ...... 9 Housing: Construction ...... 9 Leuprolide ...... 10 Liothyronine ...... 10 Maher al-Khabbaz ...... 11 Medical Treatments: Side Effects ...... 11 NHS: Productivity ...... 11