Tag: Lord Rooker

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2015-11-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the Teratology Society recommendation regarding mandating folic acid fortification in Europe.

Lord Prior of Brampton

We have not formally reviewed the 2015 Obeid paper but officials are aware of its conclusions which are in line with information already considered by Ministers.

The recommendation in the Teratology Society in essence repeats current advice on folic acid supplements. There are no plans to review this advice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2015-11-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of research published by Obeid et al on preventable spina bifida and anencephaly in Europe for the development of a policy to reduce births affected by neural tube defects.

Lord Prior of Brampton

We have not formally reviewed the 2015 Obeid paper but officials are aware of its conclusions which are in line with information already considered by Ministers.

The recommendation in the Teratology Society in essence repeats current advice on folic acid supplements. There are no plans to review this advice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-02-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 July 2014 (HL939), what was the ranking of the UK in the Health at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators report for (1) infant mortality, (2) numbers of MRI and CT Scanners, (3) low birth weight infants, (4) overweight and obesity amongst adults, (5) overweight and obesity amongst children, (6) mortality from cardiovascular disease, and (7) mortality from cancer; how these rankings compared to those for 2013; and what plans they have to improve the UK rankings.

Lord Prior of Brampton

The United Kingdom’s rankings among OECD member states (as shown by the 2015 and 2013 Health at a Glance reports) are the following:

The Government welcomes the OECD reports as an authoritative contribution to the development of health policy in the UK. For the health service in England, we have taken note of the OECD’s findings. The underlying data on health outcomes informs the development of our mandates and other guidance to the health and care system, in particular to NHS England and Public Health England.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-02-04.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to bring the rules regarding transparency in respect of overseas company ownership of UK property into line with those for UK registered companies’ property ownership.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

As announced, the Government is considering measures to increase the transparency of beneficial ownership of assets by foreign companies

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-02-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the consultation promised by the Prime Minister in his speech of 28 July 2015 at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore regarding property ownership and extending what we currently ask of UK companies to foreign companies” will commence.”

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

I refer the hon. Member to my recent answer (HL5950) to him on the same issue, to which I have nothing further to add.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-02-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date the Anti-Corruption Summit in London referred to by the Prime Minister in his speech in Singapore on 28 July 2015 will take place; who will be invited; whether there will be opportunities for anti-corruption organisations to participate; and how the British Overseas Territories will be involved in that Summit.

Lord Bridges of Headley

In his Singapore speech the Prime Minister said the summit would take place in May 2016, a specific date will be announced in due course. The summit will bring together a range of governments and major international organisations in a commitment to strengthen the global response to corruption. On the involvement of the Overseas Territories, I refer the hon. Member to the Prime Minister’s response to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (C21654) on 15th January 2016.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-02-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which department is leading on preparations for the Anti-Corruption Summit planned in London following the Prime Minister’s Speech in Singapore on 28 July 2015.

Lord Bridges of Headley

Preparations for the Anti-Corruption Summit are being taken forward by the Joint Anti-Corruption Unit in the Cabinet Office, in close cooperation with a range of other government departments.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-02-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether UK political parties will be invited to attend and participate in the Anti-Corruption Summit planned in London following the Prime Minister’s speech in Singapore on 28 July 2015.

Lord Bridges of Headley

Invitations will be sent out in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-03-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 25 February (HL5950 and HL6117), when their consultations, if any, on amending the rules of property ownership will commence.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

A discussion paper on proposals to require foreign companies to provide beneficial ownership information when purchasing or owning property or bidding for public contracts was published on Friday 4 March.

The document has been published here: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/property-ownership-and-public-contracting-by-foreign-companies-improving-transparency and copies of the discussion paper have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Rooker on 2016-05-25.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many passport applications have been made using the legend of a deceased person in each of the past six years.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

We do not routinely publish this data.