Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many level 2 Craft, Creative Arts and Design (9.2) vocational qualifications were completed in each year since 2011 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland combined.
Answered by Lord Nash
As there is no formal definition of what constitutes “Craft, Creative Arts and Design”, it has not been possible to provide the information that is requested.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the proportion of HIV-related deaths in (1) Kenya, (2) Malawi, (3) Mozambique, (4) Nigeria and (5) Rwanda that are due to tuberculosis.
Answered by Baroness Verma
World Health Organisation (WHO) data shows that, in 2013, the proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB was as follows:
Proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB in 2013 | |
Kenya | 16% |
Malawi | 7% |
Mozambique | 46% |
Nigeria | 40% |
Rwanda | 10% |
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding is provided each year for the British Chamber of Commerce in Burma.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Last year (2014/15) the British Chamber of Commerce in Burma received £70,400 of funding from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and this year (2015/16) it will receive £102,400. It will deliver 130 company interventions in 2015/16. This funding is part of UKTI’s Overseas Business Network Initiative, a change programme increasing the role of the private sector, including Chambers of Commerce and Business Groups, in providing support for UK exporters.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any United Kingdom Government officials or Ministers have met any representatives of Bell Pottinger regarding Burma.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Our Ambassador to Burma and the Director of UK Trade and Investment in Rangoon have met representatives from Bell Pottinger in the last year, in order to provide political and economic overviews of the country.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have made of the assessment by the Burmese Muslim Association that the government of Burma is encouraging anti-Muslim activities in that country.
Answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We remain extremely concerned by instances of religious intolerance in Burma, particularly as the November parliamentary elections approach. Specific concerns include the restriction on the Rohingya community, the rise of Buddhist nationalism, hate speech and anti-Muslim violence, and the introduction of potentially discriminatory faith-based legislation. We have raised our concerns in detail both bilaterally and in company with our partners in the EU and will continue to raise this issue in our dealings with the Burmese authorities, both in public and in private. We also work closely with civil society on these issues in Burma, particularly during our visits to Rakhine State, where the UK is one of the largest bilateral donors of humanitarian assistance.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review the higher education regulatory framework.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Government keeps the higher education regulatory framework under review to ensure it continues to support a high quality higher education sector.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the proportion of tuberculosis cases in (1) Malawi, (2) Mozambique, (3) Nigeria, and (4) Rwanda occurring in people living with HIV.
Answered by Baroness Verma
Details of the proportion of tuberculosis cases in (1) Malawi, (2) Mozambique, (3) Nigeria, and (4) Rwanda occurring in people living with HIV are as follows:
HIV-positive TB patients 2013 | ||
Country | Number | % |
Malawi | 9 998 | 56 |
Mozambique | 28 585 | 56 |
Nigeria | 19 423 | 22 |
Rwanda | 1 447 | 25 |
Tuberculosis country profiles can be found on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what equipment has been exported from the United Kingdom to Burma for use by the Burmese police force in the past two years.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Export Control Organisation only holds data on licences issued and refused that fall within strategic export controls.
No such licences have been granted for the Burmese police force.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether perinatal mental health training is incorporated into the undergraduate and postgraduate syllabuses for all general practitioners, health visitors, midwives, nurses and obstetricians and mental health professionals.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Government has mandated Health Education England (HEE) to provide national leadership on education, training and workforce development in the National Health Service in England.
It is the responsibility of the professional regulators to set the standards and content for education and training and ensure newly qualified doctors, nurses, midwives, obstetricians and mental health professionals are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide high quality patient care. The General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council set standards for the education of doctors, nurses, midwives and health visitors respectively. The royal colleges also have responsibility for developing curricula for doctors, nurses and midwives.
The Mandate between the Government and NHS England includes a specific objective to reduce the incidence and impact of postnatal depression through earlier diagnosis, and better intervention and support.
Maternity services feature prominently in the key objectives set out in the Mandate between the Government and the NHS England. The Mandate states that women should receive better care during pregnancy and have a named midwife responsible for ensuring personalised, one-to-one care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and during the postnatal period.
Health Education England will ensure that training in perinatal mental health is available so that specialist staff will be available to every birthing unit by 2017.
In addition, by March 2015 HEE, working with the Royal College of Midwives, will develop a continuing professional education framework for the existing maternity and early years workforce so that all healthcare professionals who come into contact with women using maternity and postnatal services have access to training to optimise the care and treatment of women with perinatal mental health illness.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to address any shortfall of beds in specialist inpatient mother and baby units.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised inpatient perinatal mental health services that provide a safe and secure environment for the care of women with severe mental illness and their infants. Assessments should be made by clinical commissioning groups based on local needs.
The number of inpatient mother and baby units specialising in psychiatric care during the perinatal period increased from 10 units in 2010 to 17 in 2014.
NHS England has committed in its business plan to develop and deliver a pathway to support women with postnatal mental health problems by March 2015. It is also working with local partners to support the continued development of maternity and perinatal mental health networks through its Maternity and Children Strategic Clinical Networks to promote seamless integrated comprehensive care across the whole clinical pathway.
To raise awareness of good maternal mental health during pregnancy and the first year after birth the Mandate between the Government and NHS England includes a specific objective to reduce the incidence and impact of postnatal depression through earlier diagnosis, and better intervention and support.
To support this, Health Education England will ensure that training in perinatal mental health is available so that specialist staff will be available to every birthing unit by 2017.
We have trained 400 perinatal mental health visitor champions who are supporting health visitors with the identification and management of anxiety, mild to moderate depression and other perinatal mental disorders and knowing when to refer on.
The Department has also commissioned the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at Oxford University to develop a perinatal mental health indicator, which will help us to better identify and address gaps in our services. NHS England is developing a plan to support women with postnatal mental health problems by March 2015 which will share best practice and learning with the National Health Service.