House of Lords

Session 2017-19 Wednesday No. 56 24 January 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 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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The Government intends to legislate to establish a Written Statements public register of beneficial owners of non-UK entities that own or buy UK property, or which participate in UK Wednesday, 24 January 2018 Government procurement. It will publish a draft Bill before the summer recess this year. This will be a Overseas Entity Beneficial Ownership: UK significant piece of legislation that delivers a streamlined Public Register policy, consistent across the UK, where currently the [HLWS417] Land Registries for England and Wales, for Scotland and for Northern Ireland have taken different approaches to Lord Henley: My hon friend Andrew Griffiths, the land registration and registration of overseas entities. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made the following The Government intends to introduce the Bill to written ministerial statement: Parliament early in the second session. Following Royal Assent and the making of secondary legislation, the I am today confirming to Parliament the Government’s Government intends that the register will be operational in timetable for implementation of its policy to achieve 2021. greater transparency around foreign entities that own or buy property in the UK or participate in UK Government Separately, I will be publishing a response to my procurement. This will set down in legislation the Department’s call for evidence last year on this policy commitment made at the 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit very shortly that will provide more detail on responses and reaffirmed in the UK’s Anti-Corruption Strategy, received and our proposed approach. published in December.

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Written Answers The Answer includes the following attached material: Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia 2020 [PM_Dementia- Wednesday, 24 January 2018 main_acc (1).pdf]

The material can be viewed online at: Aviation: Safety http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions- answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-01-15/HL4684 Asked by Lord Razzall To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they Asylum plan to negotiate continued membership of the Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno European Aviation Safety Agency after Brexit. [HL4603] To ask Her Majesty's Government what efforts are being made to organise safe routes for asylum seekers, Asked by Lord Razzall avoiding dangerous sea crossings. [HL4845] To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they Baroness Williams of Trafford: We operate four intend to put in place after Brexit to ensure equivalent resettlement schemes, working closely with the United air safety standards with the EU in the event of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide safe discontinuation of membership of the European and legal routes to the UK for the most vulnerable Aviation Safety Agency. [HL4604] refugees: Gateway, Mandate, the Vulnerable Persons Baroness Sugg: The Government is considering Resettlement scheme and the Vulnerable Children’s carefully all the potential implications arising from the Resettlement scheme. UK’s exit from the EU, including the implications for The UK supports the principle that those in need of continued or discontinued participation in the European international protection should claim in the first safe Aviation Safety Agency. country they arrive. The UK Government has committed It is the Government’s intention to maintain more than £2.46 billion in response to the conflict in consistently high standards of aviation safety once we Syria. We have also allocated more than £100 million have left the EU. assistance in response to the Mediterranean migration As part of the exit negotiations the Government will crisis, mostly within Europe. The Prime Minister discuss with the EU and Member States how best to announced a further £75 million for the Central continue cooperation in the field of aviation safety and Mediterranean migration fund in July 2017 standards. We have a comprehensive framework for refugees and their families to be safely reunited in the UK. Our family Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease reunion policy allows immediate family members of those granted protection here to reunite with them. The Asked by The Marquess of Lothian Immigration Rules also provide for relatives with protection in the UK to sponsor children in serious and To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are compelling circumstances. This policy is designed to taking to support research and drug development for provide a safe and legal route for close, dependent family Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease; and what members to join their refugee family in the UK, avoiding assessment they have made of Pfizer’s recent decision the need for them to make dangerous journeys to seek to end funding for research into both diseases. [HL4684] protection. Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Government’s 2020 The UK continues to actively support the UN Dementia Challenge is galvanising dementia and negotiations on the Migration and Refugee Compacts; our neurodegeneration research including into Alzheimer’s aim is to ensure these focus on supporting refugees and and Parkinson’s disease. The National Institute for Health migrants closer to home, preventing dangerous journeys, Research, which is funded through the Department, is tackling smuggling, as well as encouraging more playing a central role in ensuring the success of this resettlement globally. strategy. The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan, sets out how funding partners, Asylum: Fees and Charges including from Government, the life sciences industry and charities, will make this the best country in the world for Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno dementia and neurodegeneration research. A copy of the To ask Her Majesty's Government what application Implementation Plan is attached. Researchers need targets fees, if any, give potential asylum seekers more rapid to develop drugs and treatments. Whilst it is inevitable progress through the UK's asylum process. [HL4848] that companies such as Pfizer will disinvest from unpromising approaches, research to better understand Baroness Williams of Trafford: There are no fees for disease processes will lead to identification of new targets asylum applications and no provision to pay for an for the development of drugs and other treatments. expedited service.

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Aviation: Northern Cyprus Bahrain: Finance Asked by Lord Ahmed Asked by Lord Scriven To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the consider reinstating touchdown-only flights from the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to the UK. January (HL 4423), what is the process for signing off [HL4729] each individual programme; and what assessment they carry out on each individual programme to ensure that it Baroness Sugg: The UK requests that additional complies with domestic and international human rights security measures are applied to all flights from Turkey to obligations. [HL4612] the UK, including to transit flights from the northern part of Cyprus. We continue to consider that this is a Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: Each programme and proportionate security measure to ensure the safety and project funded by the British Government in Bahrain goes security of the travelling public. through a rigorous compliance process before commencement. This includes an Overseas Security & Justice Assistance process where appropriate. All projects Axle Weights: Weighing Equipment are regularly monitored and reviewed to ensure that training provided by or on behalf of the British Asked by Lord Bradshaw Government complies with our domestic and international To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the human rights obligations. Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 9 January Asked by Lord Scriven (HL4413), what information they have on how often the weighbridges referred to are used. [HL4584] To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 Baroness Sugg: In 2017, 51 weighbridge sites were January (HL 4423), what assessment they have carried used to carry out enforcement action. The combined out on the effectiveness of each programme they have number of days that each weighbridge site was used was funded; and whether this information is publicly 3,762. available. [HL4613] Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: Our programmes Bahrain: Detainees undergo continual assessment throughout their Asked by Lord Scriven implementation to ensure that they are on track for delivery, as well as upon completion of each individual To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the project. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 provided numerous updates on its programme work in its January (HL4382), on the basis of what information annual Human Rights reports, as well as through Freedom other than the structure of the oversight bodies in of Information Act requests. This information can be Bahrain they have made the assessment that the found on the gov.uk website. Many of our projects focus Ombudsman service in Bahrain is independent. on capacity building and the impact of our work has been, [HL4611] and continues to be, positive. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The British Embassy in Bahrain has a continuing dialogue with both the Charities: Finance Government of Bahrain and all human rights oversight Asked by Lord Farmer bodies. The Ministry of Interior Ombudsman was established as an independent oversight body by Royal To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to Decree in 2012. In 2013 the International Ombudsman disburse the £330 million of funding made available Institute acknowledged that the Ministry of Interior from dormant bank and building society accounts, Ombudsman fulfils its criteria for voting membership which was announced on 4 January. [HL4587] stating that the organisation "is functionally independent Asked by Lord Farmer of any public authority over which jurisdiction is held." It was the first organisation of its kind in the region and To ask Her Majesty's Government by what specific remains unique. In 2014 the Ministry of Interior process charitable organisations should apply for funds Ombudsman's Office won the EU's Chaillot Prize for the to be disbursed from the £330 million fund drawn from promotion of human rights in the Gulf Cooperation dormant bank and building society accounts, which was Council region. announced on 4 January. [HL4588] We understand that investigations are carried out on Asked by Lord Farmer receipt of a complaint and we continue to encourage these To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they to be swift, thorough and transparent. intend to use the £330 million fund drawn from dormant bank and building society accounts, announced Page 4 24 January 2018 Written Answers

on 4 January, to provide emergency funding to well- Clinical Trials: EU Law governed charitable organisations which find themselves in financial difficulty as a result of changes Asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to local authority funding structures. [HL4589] To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment Lord Ashton of Hyde: The release of £330m of they have made of the consequences of failing to align dormant accounts announced on 4 January will be used to with the forthcoming EU Clinical Trials Regulation on help the homeless, disadvantaged young people, financial (1) the UK medical research sector, and (2) patient inclusion initiatives and other good causes in the UK over access to cross-border clinical trials. [HL4668] the next four years. The government will work closely Asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town with the Big Lottery Fund, as well as a range of social sector and private sector partners to develop these To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they initiatives over the coming months, and further details on intend that the EU Clinical Trials Regulation 536/2014, how these funds will be distributed will be announced this which is not due to come into effect until after the UK year. The government remains committed to a thriving has left the EU, will have direct effect in UK law. and sustainable voluntary, community and social [HL4670] enterprise sector. Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Government values the strong collaborative partnerships that we have across the Children in Care: Refugees European Union in the areas of science, research and innovation, and as part of exit negotiations is working to Asked by Baroness Stroud ensure that we have the best possible environment in To ask Her Majesty's Government how many which to support the United Kingdom medical research unaccompanied refugee children were transferred to sector and patient access to cross-border clinical trials local authority care under section 67 of the Immigration after we leave the EU. Act 2016 in each quarter of 2017; what were the In the United Kingdom, the Medicines and Healthcare countries of origin of those children; and how many products Regulatory Agency, Health Research Authority, unaccompanied refugee children transferred to local ethics services, National Institute for Health Research and authority care in this way (1) are still in local authority the National Health Service have been working towards care, (2) have aged out of the care system, (3) have implementation of the new European Clinical Trials subsequently been reunited with family, or (4) have Regulation (CTR) since it was agreed in 2014. The gone missing. [HL4855] application date of the CTR across the EU is yet to be set Baroness Williams of Trafford: In 2016, we by the European Commission, but is expected to be in transferred over 900 unaccompanied children to the UK 2019. from Europe, including more than 750 from France. On Whatever the outcome of the UK’s EU exit 30 November, the Government published data on the negotiations, the current regulatory approval legislation numbers of children transferred to the UK from the Calais will stay in place until such time as any changes are camp clearance. The data can be accessed needed, so there will be no interruption in UK clinical here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transfe trials approval. The EU Withdrawal Bill will make the rs-of-children-to-the-uk-from-the-calais-operation- current UK clinical trials regulations (2004 2001/1031) november-2017 that implement the clinical trials directive (2001/20/EC) We are fully committed to delivering our commitment operable on exit day and this is not contingent on any to transfer the specified number of 480 children under decision about whether the CTR will apply in the future. section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and are working very closely with Member States, as well as the UN High Dental Services Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGO partners to Asked by Lord Colwyn identify and transfer children to the UK in line with each To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total individual Member State’s national laws. Over 220 number of (1) primary care courses of treatment that children are already here and transfers are ongoing. contained tooth extractions, and (2) teeth extracted in The Home Office publishes a range of data on asylum primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, claims from unaccompanied children which can be found for children aged 0–17. [HL4745] at the following link. This data relates to all Asked by Lord Colwyn unaccompanied children who have claimed asylum in the UK and does not provide a breakdown depending on the To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total child’s method of entry. number of (1) primary care courses of treatment that https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigrati contained tooth extractions, and (2) teeth extracted in on-statistics-july-to-september-2017/how-many-people- primary care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to for adults aged 18 and over. [HL4746] Written Answers 24 January 2018 Page 5

Lord O'Shaughnessy: The following table shows the Deportation total number of primary care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, and teeth extracted in primary Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno care, in each year from 2010–11 to 2016–17, for children To ask Her Majesty's Government how many aged 0–17. Immigration Removal Orders were executed in (1) Year Course of Treatment Teeth 2005, (2) 2010, (3) 2012, and (4) 2015. [HL4699]

2016-17 513,646 909,745 Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Home Office does not hold the information you have requested in a 2015-16 514,576 917,346 reportable format. The Government publishes 2014-15 524,163 946,142 Immigration Statistics which details the number of enforced removals by year. This can be found at: 2013-14 539,908 976,794 Removals and Voluntary Departures data tables Immigration Statistics October – December 2015 2012-13 533,694 963,514 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration- 2011-12 540,626 964,856 statistics-october-to-december-2015-data-tables 2010-11 540,689 964,841 Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno Source: NHS Digital To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial and The following table shows the total number of primary other assistance they give to those due to be removed care courses of treatment that contained tooth extractions, on immigration grounds during the seven day and teeth extracted in primary care, in each year from period when those individuals are allowed to appeal. 2010–11 to 2016–17, for adults aged 18 and over. [HL4702] Year Course of Treatment Teeth Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Home Office provides accommodation and support to migrants only in 2016-17 2,147,135 3,120,812 specific circumstances during the appeal period. These are for asylum seekers under section 95 of the Immigration 2015-16 2,156,023 3,125,999 and Asylum Act 1999 if they do not have adequate 2014-15 2,185,518 3,150,456 accommodation or the means of obtaining it, and some persons granted immigration bail if they are subject to a 2013-14 2,226,054 3,217,552 residence condition, are unable to support themselves at 2012-13 2,214,974 3,194,509 the specified address and exceptional circumstances apply. The Home Office also provides assistance and 2011-12 2,190,245 3,164,881 advice to facilitate voluntary returns. 2010-11 2,125,120 3,061,914 Deportation: Appeals Source: NHS Digital Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno To ask Her Majesty's Government how many appeals Department of Health and Social Care: against Immigration Removal Orders were successful in Reorganisation (1) 2005, (2) 2010, (3) 2012, and (4) 2015; and what percentage of the total number of Notices those appeals Asked by Lord Greaves were in each of those years. [HL4700] To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Home Office change of name of the Department of Health to the does not hold the data requested in a reportable format. Department of Health and Social Care, whether there have been any changes in (1) the responsibilities of that Department, and (2) the arrangements in place between Dominica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes HM Government and local authorities with social care Asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett responsibilities in relation to health and social care; and if not, whether any such changes are planned. [HL4643] To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 December 2017 Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Department has taken (HL4321), what level of support they will provide for responsibility for the Green Paper on Care and Support reconstruction in Dominica following the hurricane but there are no changes, neither are there any such damage. [HL4756] changes planned, to the arrangements the Government has in place with local authorities in terms of their duties Lord Bates: Dominica was devastated by Hurricanes under the Care Act 2014. Irma and Maria. The UK provided £7m in emergency support, including shelter, food and other essential Page 6 24 January 2018 Written Answers supplies. We have also committed £25m to support established for train services on the East Coast Main reconstruction. These funds will be delivered through the Line. [HL4652] UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with the Baroness Sugg: All passport holders at the time will be Caribbean Development Bank. A Post Disaster Needs offered the opportunity to bid. Like others, Virgin and Assessment and discussions with the government of Stagecoach will need to meet all relevant requirements. Dominica are informing spending priorities, with a likely focus on repairing the island’s water supply system. Asked by Baroness Randerson The UK will also provide a further £8m to strengthen To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes have regional and national level disaster response mechanisms. been (1) announced, and (2) made, to Network Rail’s Some of this funding will be used to provide expertise and plans for improvements to the infrastructure of the East oversight of the island’s reconstruction programme so that Coast Main Line, since Virgin Trains and Stagecoach funds are used in the most effective way. All UK funded were awarded the franchise in November 2014. reconstruction will support the key principle of building [HL4653] back better, so that Caribbean countries and territories are better able to withstand future hurricanes and natural Baroness Sugg: This government set out ambitious disasters. outcomes for connectivity and capacity on the East Coast Main Line as part of the 2012 High Level Output Driving Tests Specification. The East Coast Main Line infrastructure enhancements will enable capacity for an additional two Asked by Lord Mawson trains per hour between King’s Cross and Doncaster and To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of an additional train per hour between York and Newcastle. the fee for the DVLA theory test is allocated to the The enhancements will also enable the introduction of the contractor responsible for delivering those tests; and new Intercity Express Programme trains which will what is their estimate of the proportion of those fees increase reliability, seating capacity and reduce journey that represents profit for the contractor. [HL4598] times, allowing the fastest services to achieve 4 hours from London to Edinburgh and 2 hours from London to Baroness Sugg: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Leeds. The first of these enhancements, the opening of a Agency (DVSA) cannot disclose what percentage of fee is new platform at Doncaster, has already been delivered. allocated to the contractor as this information is From the start of this franchise to date, all infrastructure commercial in confidence. upgrades planned for the East Coast have been delivered. DVSA does not hold any data on the proportion of fees Further upgrades for this route are planned but are not due that represents profit for the contractor. to be completed at this stage. Asked by Lord Mawson To ask Her Majesty's Government why those who fail Ethiopia: Political Prisoners the DVLA theory test are not provided with a read out Asked by Lord Ahmed of which questions they failed and what the correct answers to those questions were. [HL4599] To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any British citizens being held as political Baroness Sugg: After a candidate has completed their prisoners in Ethiopia; and what representations they theory test, they are given a summary of their have made to the government of Ethiopia regarding performance by topic area. This tells them how many their release. [HL4578] questions they answered incorrectly in each topic area. They can then concentrate their revision on the areas they Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The Foreign and require more practice. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Commonwealth Office records the charges, or category of Agency (DVSA) provides learning materials (books, apps charge, on which individuals are detained, where that and online support) which are organised by topic area, information is provided to consular staff. We are currently making it easier for focused revision. aware of a small number of British nationals detained in Ethiopia, but not necessarily as political prisoners. The If DVSA identified the questions which a candidate UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the answered incorrectly, it would allow candidates to learn Ethiopian Government, including around the arrest and the answers by rote, without necessarily gaining the imprisonment of people for their political views. The required knowledge and understanding needed to drive Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides consular safely. support to detainees as usual. East Coast Railway Line High Speed 2 Railway Line Asked by Baroness Randerson Asked by Lord Framlingham To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) Virgin Trains, and (2) Stagecoach, will be permitted to bid for To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest any future franchise or partnership arrangements estimate of the final total cost of HS2. 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Baroness Sugg: At the 2015 Spending Review (SR15), and encourages them to do so, in line with the domestic the Government restated the long-term Funding Envelope laws of the countries in which they operate, in the spirit of for delivery of the full HS2 scheme of £55.7bn (Quarter 1 the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, and 2015 prices), of which £27.18bn has been set for Phase international standards including the UN Guiding One and £28.55bn for Phase Two. Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD We are determined to deliver HS2 within its total Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Funding Envelope of £55.7bn and have set HS2 Ltd cost targets which would deliver the programme below this Leigh Day amount. Asked by Lord Blencathra Asked by Lord Framlingham To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on any plans to scrap HS2; and if so, on what they intend 18 July 2017 (HL423), whether the Home Office will to spend the money saved. [HL4640] now refer Leigh Day to the National Crime Agency for investigation of any possible misconduct. [HL4582] Baroness Sugg: The Government is committed to delivering HS2 which remains on track, with strong cross- Baroness Williams of Trafford: The National Crime party support. The case for HS2 rests on strong Agency (NCA) is operationally independent of the Home foundations. It will be the new backbone of our national Office. As set out in Section four of the Crime and Courts rail network and will help build an economy that works Act 2013, and the ‘Revised Framework Document for the for all. NCA’, published in May 2015, the Director General of the Agency is responsible for all decisions about which Immigration: Greece operations to conduct and how they should be conducted. It is therefore not for the Home Office to refer matters for Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno investigation. To ask Her Majesty's Government what co-operation on immigration matters exists between the UK and Liverpool Prison Greece. [HL4846] Asked by Lord Lee of Trafford Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Government To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the continues to work closely with all European partners, Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 5 January including Greece, to address migration issues. The EU- (HL4312), when was the most recent ministerial visit to Turkey deal, along with border closures in the Western HM Prison Liverpool. [HL4477] Balkans, has contributed to a significant reduction in the flow of migrants and loss of life in the Aegean. The UK Lord Keen of Elie: The Prisons Minister Rory Stewart nd has played a leading role in supporting Greece and visited HMP Liverpool on the 22 January. Turkey to implement the EU-Turkey Statement. We continue our long-running specialist deployments to Migrant Workers the EU Commission team in Athens and are providing Asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick further expert support to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in the Greek hotspots in line with the To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to particular needs identified. address reported concerns among business leaders that the current net migration target risks leaving the UK In addition, we have a Border Force cutter, HMC labour market short of critical skills. [HL4710] VALIANT, based in the Aegean and the provision of debriefers, screeners and interpreters to support the Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Government is Hellenic Coastguard and Frontex Operation Poseidon and clear that the UK is open for business. We recognise that tackle Organised Immigration Crime (OIC). the UK benefits from immigration, but not uncontrolled immigration. Reducing net migration is not incompatible India: Mining with continuing to attract international talent to come here to study and work here. There are a range of options for Asked by Lord Harries of Pentregarth the future immigration system and it is important that we understand the impacts on the different sectors of the To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment economy and the labour market. We will ensure that they have made of reports that mining companies listed decisions on the long-term system are based on evidence. on the London Stock Exchange are engaging in illegal land grabs in protected tribal lands in India. [HL4595] On 27 July 2017, we commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The FCO has not made evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of an assessment. Nor has the FCO received any recent migration in the wider economy. The MAC will advise on representation on this issue. The Government expects the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the multinational enterprises to operate responsibly abroad, EU and also on how the UK’s immigration system should Page 8 24 January 2018 Written Answers be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. It will report Defence Organisations. The Department does not have in September 2018. access to this information regarding primary care and dentistry. NHS: Bullying NHS Resolution has provided the following information: Asked by Lord Clark of Windermere NHS Resolution has included all clinical negligence To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the level claims, excluding those against independent sector of bullying reported in the latest NHS Staff Survey; and organisations. what were the comparable figures for each of the last 20 NHS Resolution has advised that many of these claims years. [HL4631] have not been settled yet and so the number of claims that Lord O'Shaughnessy: Employers are responsible for have been taken to trial and the number of claims that tackling bullying and harassment of staff. The Department have closed with nil damages will increase over time. is not complacent and Ministers are committed to meeting Likewise the time to resolution, i.e. notification to their manifesto commitment in tackling rates of bullying settlement of damages, is based on claims that have and harassment which are far too high. To that end, the settled so far. This figure will change when further claims Department is working with employers and unions in have been resolved, especially in the more recent years. partnership to prioritise actions including the importance The following table shows clinical negligence claims of line manager training, continuing to raise the profile of notified 2007/08 to 2016/17 as at 31/03/2017 excluding the issue and using Care Quality Commission inspections claims against independent sector organisations. to assess progress, as we enter the second year of the Year of Number of Number of Number of Average national Social Partnership Forum’s Tackling Bullying in Notification Claims Claims Claims that Time from the NHS: A collective call to action published in Received Settled with have gone to Notification December 2016. A copy of Tackling Bullying in the NHS Nil Damages Trial to Settlement is attached. of Damages (years) NHS England has provided the information and statistics which are attached due to the size of the data. 2007/08 5,468 1,933 24 1.47 The NHS Staff Survey was first undertaken in 2003. 2008/09 6,092 2,121 37 1.44 Questions about harassment, bullying and abuse have been included each year since then although it is not 2009/10 6,656 1,897 39 1.30 always possible to compare results from different years due to amendments to questions or survey method. We 2010/11 8,642 2,651 48 1.26 have, therefore, put together figures from the Staff Survey 2011/12 9,132 2,840 83 1.32 in different groups i.e. figures for 2012 – 2016 are comparable but not with other groupings; similarly, those 2012/13 10,117 3,343 68 1.33 for 2010/11, 2004-9 and 2003. The results from 2012 to 2013/14 11,908 3,968 52 1.25 2016 are comparable. The Answer includes the following attached material: 2014/15 11,404 3,758 28 1.08

NHS Staff Survey tables [HL4631 Staff Survey tables.docx] 2015/16 10,841 3,231 1 0.80 2016/17 10,441 1,314 1 0.48 Tackling Bullying in the NHS [spf-tackling-bullying-final-v2-for- pubs-16217.pdf] NHS: Sick Leave The material can be viewed online at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions- Asked by Lord Clark of Windermere answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-01-11/HL4631 To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest NHS: Negligence rate of absence through sickness of NHS staff; and what were the comparable figures for each of the last 20 Asked by Lord Sharkey years. [HL4630] To ask Her Majesty's Government how many actions Lord O'Shaughnessy: The latest rate of sickness of for clinical negligence were filed against NHS England National Health Service staff is 4.16% (2016/17). institutions in each of the last ten years; how many of Comparable figures from 2009/10, extracted from the those actions were (1) brought to trial, and Electronic Staff Record (ESR), are shown in the (2) withdrawn; and what was the average length of time following table and is information collected from ESR by between filing and conclusion. [HL4706] NHS Digital. Sickness absence data collected by the Lord O'Shaughnessy: General practitioners’ (GPs) Department before 2009 used a different methodology and dentists’ indemnity to cover clinical negligence and are not comparable. Sickness absence figures for payments is currently provided privately by Medical 2017/18 will be published in July 2018. Written Answers 24 January 2018 Page 9

Year Sickness absence rate (%) August 2017, 34 of those 38 settings ceased operating illegally. 2009-10 4.40 We are aware of the recent findings in the Borough of 2010-11 4.16 Hackney, which refer to between 1,000 – 1,500 Charedi 2011-12 4.12 boys in out-of-school settings in that borough. The report made clear that these were yeshivas, offering religious 2012-13 4.24 teaching, in settings that do not meet the criteria to 2013-14 4.06 register as independent schools, but were operating as 2014-15 4.25 out-of-school settings.

2015-16 4.15 The government’s Counter Extremism Strategy, published in 2015, set out plans to introduce a new system 2016-17 4.16 of oversight for out-of-school settings which teach children intensively, including part-time religious NHS: Standards settings. We undertook a call for evidence to learn more about the range of settings, and to determine the potential Asked by Lord Warner scope and impact of introducing a regulatory system. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan As well as considering the views of those that to incorporate access targets from the NHS Constitution responded to the call for evidence, the department has into the performance ratings of NHS Trusts that are been working with a range of stakeholders to strengthen produced by the Care Quality Commission. [HL4658] our understanding of these settings, which vary Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Care Quality Commission considerably in their characteristics and the activities and (CQC) has provided the following response: education they offer. We will make an announcement on the outcome shortly. The CQC already reports on access targets under the key inspection question: ‘are they responsive to people’s It is Ofsted, rather than local authorities, that have needs’. The CQC runs analysis on these indicators to powers in relation to unregistered schools, to collect support its monitoring, inspection and ratings of this key evidence to support prosecutions. The department and question. Ofsted operate a joint team on unregistered schools and work together closely on all relevant issues, including on Out-of-school Education the extent of Ofsted’s powers, which are always kept in view. Asked by Lord Warner The Answer includes the following attached material: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 5 January Ofsted Annual Report 2016/17 [Ofsted_Annual_Report_2016- 17_Accessible.pdf] (HL4335), what evidence they have for the statement that “there are far fewer unregistered schools than many The material can be viewed online at: had believed to be the case”, in the light of a recent http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions- report by the London Borough of Hackney Scrutiny answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-01-10/HL4622 Commission which stated that between 1,000 and 1,500 Charedi boys were in unregistered schools in that Asked by Lord Warner Borough; and what assessment they have made of To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Hackney Council’s findings in this regard. [HL4622] Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 5 January Asked by Lord Warner (HL4335), what steps they are taking to ensure that the 34 unregistered schools that ceased to operate as a To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will result of Ofsted action will not re-establish themselves consider extending the definition of a school to cover elsewhere, given that no operators of the illegal closed part-time religious settings and expand the powers of schools were prosecuted. [HL4623] entry, inspection and enforcement for local authorities to deal with unregistered schools in the light of recent Lord Agnew of Oulton: In most cases, proprietors findings in the London Borough of Hackney of the voluntarily complied with the law following the problems caused by such schools. [HL4624] inspection by Ofsted, either by closing completely or by reducing their operation to a lawful part time provision. Lord Agnew of Oulton: The evidence for the Some settings also went on to register as independent government’s statement is in Her Majesty’s Chief schools, so that they could legitimately re-open or Inspector’s annual report, attached, published in increase their hours to full-time. Ofsted carries out further December 2017, which includes statistics about the work inspections without notice where it has reasonable cause of Ofsted’s unregistered schools team. Over an 18 month to believe that an unregistered independent school period, the Ofsted team looked into many possible continues to operate, either at the same premises or if it settings but determined that only 38 of them had been has re-established elsewhere. The Ofsted team draws operating as unregistered schools, and secured that, as at significantly on local knowledge, from the local authority Page 10 24 January 2018 Written Answers and other sources, on where such settings may be Counter Fraud Unit, and funds are always recovered to operating. The Department for Education/Ofsted joint the fullest extent possible. Funds subject to such diversion team works together closely on all these issues. This have been stopped in the past and will continue to be remains a high priority for both the government and stopped should there be substantive evidence of UK aid Ofsted. being connected in any way to terrorist activities. The Department’s procedure is to inform the relevant UK Overseas Aid security agencies in such circumstances and, given the sensitivity of such cases and the fact that active criminal Asked by Lord Carlile of Berriew investigations are ongoing, we cannot release further To ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures details. and checks are in place to ensure that payments made Asked by Baroness Tonge by the Department for International Development cannot be used for terrorism purposes; and whether any To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of payments have been (1) withdrawn, (2) refused, and the UK's overseas development assistance can be spent (3) prohibited, since the beginning of 2015 on grounds by departments other than the Department for connected with actual, suspected or potential terrorism. International Development according to the rules and [HL4876] regulations of the OECD. [HL4898] Lord Bates: The Department for International Lord Bates: All ODA spent by the Department for Development has a zero tolerance approach to UK aid International Development, and by other government funds being diverted to fund terrorist activities and the departments and contributors is in line with the rules set UK Government publishes a list of prescribed extremist out by the OECD DAC. groups or organisations banned under UK law. The Asked by Baroness Tonge Department has robust measures in place to protect, prevent, and detect the diversion of aid. We have controls To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of embedded through-out the programme cycle including a the UK overseas development assistance was not spent rigorous due diligence process and a comprehensive risk by the Department for International Development in the management framework which requires risks to be following years (1) 2013–14, (2) 2014–15, (3) 2015–16, identified prior to any disbursement of aid. and (4) 2016–17. [HL4899] All organisations that receive funding from the Lord Bates: Information on the amount of ODA spent Department are required to provide evidence about the by the UK Government can be found in the Statistics on use of funds, including audited financial statements which International Development publication on gov.uk website are examined as we monitor programme performance and delivery. All of our funding mechanisms allow the For ease of reference the table below sets out ODA Department to terminate project funding early. spend by the Department for International Development and by other UK contributors. Where there are allegations of misuse of aid funds, these are investigated fully by the Department’s specialist Table of UK ODA1 by contributor and proportion of total: 2013 to 2016

ODA 2013 2014 2015 2016 contributor

£ millions % of total £ millions % of total £ millions % of total £ millions % of total DFID 10,016 87.80% 10,084 86.20% 9,772 80.50% 9,874 73.80% Non—DFID 1,391 12.20% 1,616 13.80% 2,364 19.50% 3,507 26.20%

Of which2 Other HMG 1,162 10.20% 1,076 9.20% 1,595 13.10% 2,455 18.30% Department Non- 229 2.00% 540 4.60% 768 6.30% 1,052 7.90% Departmental ODA 3

Total UK 11,407 11,700 12,136 13,381 ODA

Source: Statistics on International Development. 1. ODA is measured on a calendar year basis. 2. Figures may not sum to total due to rounding

3. Non-departmental ODA includes EU Attribution (Non-DFID), IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust, Gift Aid, BBC World Service, Scottish Government, Colonial Pensions and Welsh Assembly. Written Answers 24 January 2018 Page 11

The Department has no plans to ban the prescribing of Personal, Social, Health and Economic all over the counter medicines and medical foods on Education prescription. Asked by Lord Northbourne Railways To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are Asked by Lord Greaves taking to ensure that all state funded schools adequately prepare their pupils for the responsibilities of probable To ask Her Majesty's Government what the criteria future parenthood. [HL4601] were for choosing the list of potential rail reopenings in paragraph 2.43 of the policy paper Connecting People: Lord Agnew of Oulton: Teachers are able to cover a strategic vision for rail (Cm 9519); and why the topics relating to parenting skills in their wider school reopening of the Colne to Skipton portion of the Preston curriculum, including in their personal, social, health and to Leeds line via Blackburn and Burnley was not economic (PSHE) education lessons. The non-statutory included. [HL4642] programme of study for PSHE includes the roles and responsibilities of parents, parenting skills, the value of Baroness Sugg: The schemes mentioned in paragraph family relationships, and the impact of separation, divorce 2.43 of ‘Connecting people: a strategic vision for rail’ and bereavement on families. were provided as illustrative examples only. All schemes will need to demonstrate a strong business case when The Children and Social Work Act 2017 placed a duty seeking any available government funding, and will be on the Secretary of State for Education to make considered on their merits whether they are mentioned in Relationships Education at primary and Relationships and the strategy or not. Sex Education at secondary, mandatory through regulations. The Act also provides a power to make PSHE mandatory in all schools. Refugees: Children To ensure age appropriate and inclusive subject content Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno for all key stages, the department is actively engaging To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures with a wide range of stakeholders. As part of this work they intend to put in place better to track displaced the department has launched a call for evidence, which children across Europe. [HL4847] will help inform the development of the regulations and guidance, and the types of support schools need for Baroness Williams of Trafford: Unless they are on effective teaching of the subjects. The call for evidence, UK territory, migrant children remain the responsibility which closes on 12 February, is also seeking views on the and under the jurisdiction of the European Member State future of PSHE. It can be accessed via this link: in which they are present. The Government notes the https://consult.education.gov.uk/life-skills/pshe-rse-call- European Commission’s proposal from 2016 on a new for-evidence/. Eurodac Regulation. Eurodac is the EU fingerprint database of asylum seekers and certain illegal migrants. This is entirely subject to negotiations, but it is interesting Prescriptions to see the Commission’s proposal to reduce the age of stored fingerprints for children from 14 years, to six years Asked by Lord Blencathra of age. As noted in the Government’s Explanatory To ask Her Majesty's Government which medicines Memorandum in 2016 on this proposal, we welcome this and foods that are readily available over the counter, or proposed change as it may help improve monitoring in shops, can be prescribed by GPs, and whether they migrant children on the move. intend to ban all such prescriptions. [HL4742] Asked by Baroness Stroud Lord O'Shaughnessy: Some medicines and foods To ask Her Majesty's Government how many which are available to buy over the counter can be made unaccompanied refugee children have been brought to available on prescription where they have a role in the UK under the Dublin III Regulation in each quarter managing a patient’s clinical condition. A general of 2017; and what were the countries of origin of those practitioner is able to prescribe any product on the children. [HL4856] National Health Service they consider necessary for the treatment of their patient unless it is listed in Schedule 1 Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Dublin III to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulation is a long-standing mechanism between EU (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004. However, Member States to determine responsibility for examining the Department encourages prescribing in line with asylum claims. It is not an application route for transfer to clinical and cost effective guidance from the National the UK. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, regularly Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE publishes Member State figures, which can be found at: provides national guidance on the promotion of good http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. explained/index.php/Asylum_quarterly_report. Page 12 24 January 2018 Written Answers

Asked by Baroness Stroud of education projects the British Council has supported in each country is: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time from submission of application to arrival Country 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 in the UK for unaccompanied refugee children whose Swaziland 1 1 2 2 2 asylum applications are lodged in (1) France, and (2) Greece. [HL4857] Botswana 3 3 3 3 2

Baroness Williams of Trafford: The Dublin III Lesotho 1 1 2 2 2 Regulation is a long-standing EU agreement to determine responsibility for examining an asylum application. It does not cover those who have been determined as Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation refugees. We are committed to ensuring transfers take place quickly. As per the Regulation, Member States are Trust obliged to transfer individuals as soon as possible, and at Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath least within 6 months of accepting the transfer. To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Yeovil District Hospital Road Traffic Offences NHS Foundation Trust has fully engaged with staff in Asked by Lord Bradshaw accordance with the NHS constitution when considering major changes in the way services are To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they provided. [HL4671] estimate it would cost a local authority, or local authorities acting together, in England to implement Lord O'Shaughnessy: The Yeovil District Hospital civil enforcement powers under the Traffic NHS Foundation Trust have informed NHS Improvement Management Act 2004, covering 100,000 people. they carried out informal staff engagement about the [HL4583] proposed changes during October 2017, in addition to a formal 30-day staff consultation during November 2017. Baroness Sugg: The Department for Transport does not produce estimates of this kind. Local authorities are Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath responsible for considering the financial implications of To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment civil enforcement when deciding whether to apply for they have made of whether the Yeovil District Hospital these powers. Their estimates will reflect a range of local NHS Foundation Trust fully consulted with partners in factors, such as geography, road use, parking demand, their local Sustainability and Transformation specific traffic issues and the proposed intensity of Partnerships over proposals to establish a wholly- enforcement. owned company to run estates and other support services. [HL4673] Roads: Accidents Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Asked by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have they have made of whether the Yeovil District Hospital made any assessment of the UK meeting the NHS Foundation Trust fully consulted with staff over Sustainable Development Goal target of halving the the full details of proposals to establish a wholly-owned number of road traffic fatalities by 2020. [HL4610] company to run estates and other support services. Baroness Sugg: The UK has one of the lowest road [HL4674] traffic fatality rates of all European countries, but we are Asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath not complacent. The British Road Safety Statement sets out the Government’s commitment to improve road safety To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, further and reduce the number of people killed or injured if any, they had with the Yeovil District Hospital NHS on the roads every year and can be viewed on gov.uk and Foundation Trust about options for the Trust to make available in the libraries of the House. major savings, before the Trust proposed to establish a wholly-owned company to run estates and other support Southern Africa: Education services; and what options were considered. [HL4675] Lord O'Shaughnessy: Yeovil District Hospital NHS Asked by Lord German Foundation Trust briefed all members of the Somerset To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Sustainability and Transformation Plan footprint education projects have been supported by the British (Somerset and Taunton Foundation Trust, Somerset Council in (1) Swaziland, (2) Botswana and (3) Partnership Foundation Trust, Somerset Clinical Lesotho, in each of the last five years. [HL4591] Comissioning Group and Somerset County Council) about its plans to establish a wholly-owned company to Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The British Council run its estates and other support services. As required by have advised that in each of the last five years the number Written Answers 24 January 2018 Page 13 the National NHS Standard Contract, the Trust sought and took place in October 2017 and that a further formal received permission from Somerset CCG, Dorset CCG consultation took place in November 2017. and NHS England Specialist Commissioning for some of National Health Service organisations are responsible the estates services previously delivered by the Trust to be for deciding locally the most appropriate structures they delivered by the new wholly-owned subsidiary. need to deliver services to their patients within available NHS Improvement has advised that following legal resources. advice sought by the Trust, informal staff consultation

Index to Statements and Answers

Written Statements ...... 1 Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education Overseas Entity Beneficial Ownership: UK Public ...... 11 Register ...... 1 Prescriptions ...... 11 Written Answers ...... 2 Railways ...... 11 Aviation: Safety ...... 2 Refugees: Children ...... 11 Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease ...... 2 Road Traffic Offences ...... 12 Asylum ...... 2 Roads: Accidents ...... 12 Asylum: Fees and Charges ...... 2 Southern Africa: Education ...... 12 Aviation: Northern Cyprus ...... 3 Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 12 Axle Weights: Weighing Equipment ...... 3 Bahrain: Detainees...... 3 Bahrain: Finance ...... 3 Charities: Finance ...... 3 Children in Care: Refugees ...... 4 Clinical Trials: EU Law ...... 4 Dental Services ...... 4 Department of Health and Social Care: Reorganisation ...... 5 Deportation ...... 5 Deportation: Appeals ...... 5 Dominica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes ...... 5 Driving Tests ...... 6 East Coast Railway Line ...... 6 Ethiopia: Political Prisoners ...... 6 High Speed 2 Railway Line ...... 6 Immigration: Greece ...... 7 India: Mining ...... 7 Leigh Day ...... 7 Liverpool Prison ...... 7 Migrant Workers ...... 7 NHS: Bullying ...... 8 NHS: Negligence ...... 8 NHS: Sick Leave ...... 8 NHS: Standards ...... 9 Out-of-school Education ...... 9 Overseas Aid ...... 10