The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Burt of Solihull on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees in the UK engineering sector are from other countries outside the EU, and what is their total contribution to (1) UK Gross Domestic Product, and (2) UK Gross Value Added.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
It is not possible to answer the question as there is no agreed statistical definition of what is meant by the term “engineering sector”.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to acquire Zephyr high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles, and if so, for what purpose.
Earl Howe
As part of our commitment to providing next-generation battlefield intelligence capabilities to the UK Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence has contracted for the demonstration of two Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. This contract will allow the UK to understand whether Zephyr can fulfil the requirement for high-altitude persistent surveillance capability as announced in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the contract with Affinity Flying Services Limited to provide fixed-wing flying training will be fully operational.
Earl Howe
Full course capability for the fixed-wing flying training service will be achieved by the end of 2019.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Dholakia on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the review of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates will commence, and what is the proposed timetable for that review.
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The review of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates is expected to commence this year with a view to recommendations being made within a year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Dholakia on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 9 February (HL5469), of those tested, how many were subsequently diagnosed with (1) hepatitis B, (2) hepatitis C, and (3) HIV, over the same time period.
Lord Prior of Brampton
Public Health England (PHE) collects data on people in prison tested for blood-borne viruses (BBVs) via the Sentinel Surveillance Study. This system does not currently receive reports from all prisons in England where testing occurs currently 28 prisons report data. Table 1 below shows data from this system on the total number of prisoners tested positive for BBVs in the calendar years 2012-2014. Similar information from this study for the year 2015 will not be available until mid-2016. NHS England also collects data on levels of testing for BBVs in prisons via the Health & Justice Indicators of Performance. The numbers of positive tests for BBVs in these data are presented in Table 2 using currently available data. The higher number is due to the greater coverage of prisons by this dataset.
Table 1: Reported levels of positive tests for BBVs for people in prisons for calendar years 2012-14
|
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
|
hepatitis B |
60 |
51 |
49 |
|
hepatitis C |
456 |
400 |
327 |
|
HIV |
16 |
19 |
16 |
Source: PHE Sentinel Surveillance Study
Table 2: Reported levels of positive tests for BBVs for people in prisons from April 2015 to December 2015
|
April 2015 – December 2015 |
|
|
hepatitis B |
743 |
|
hepatitis C |
2164 |
|
HIV |
1777 |
Source: NHS England
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Dholakia on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals within the total prison estate have commenced treatment for hepatitis C in 2015–16 to date, broken down by Operational Delivery Network area; and of those, how many commenced treatment while in prison but were released from prison before completion of treatment.
Lord Prior of Brampton
People diagnosed with hepatitis C infection in prison may be treated in prison (through an ‘in-reach’ care programme) or as outpatients via specialist services in National Health Service acute trusts or via a ‘mixed model’. Data on patients treated while in prison or whose treatment is continued following release are held by specialist service providers locally within Operational Delivery Networks and are not currently available centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to seek agreement on a comprehensive package of party funding reform, as outlined in the Cabinet Office single departmental plan: 2015 to 2020, and what cross-party discussions they are holding to that end.
Lord Bridges of Headley
We remain committed to seeking a comprehensive cross-party reform agreement. No cross-party discussions are currently taking place.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their planned introduction of votes for life would also mean that British citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years could fund UK political parties.
Lord Bridges of Headley
We will introduce a Bill in due course that will make these matters clear.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Lord Bishop of Leeds on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK nationals are resident in the other EU member states.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
There are approximately 2 million UK citizens living, working and travelling in the other 27 Member States of the EU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Lord Bishop of Leeds on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial costs to other EU member states of the social security benefits received by UK nationals resident in those member states.
Lord Freud
We do not hold this information.