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753898

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date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, what is their assessment of the reported comments made by the City of London’s special representative to the EU, Jeremy Browne, that the government of France is seeking the weakening of Britain and the City of London; and what action they are taking to ensure that EU member states maintain good relations with the UK and the City of London following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>We are going to make the most of the opportunities that leaving the EU presents. We recognise that the City is a global centre of excellence in finance, corporate law and insurance, which EU companies will wish to continue to access. We will be aiming to maintain the City's leading position as one of the key centres of global finance.</p><p>The government is keenly aware of the importance of the financial services sector to the UK economy. The government has set out its intention to pursue a bold and ambitious free trade agreement with the European Union, and for that agreement to be of greater scope and ambition than any such agreement before it so that it covers sectors crucial to our linked economies such as financial services.</p><p>Our focus is on working closely with our EU partners to negotiate a successful outcome and the best deal for the UK and the EU. We are confident that such an outcome is in the interests of both sides.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/08/2017 14:37:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

753909

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	EU Immigration: Frontier Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to protect the acquired rights of (1) European Union and (2) United Kingdom cross-border and cross-frontier workers, when entering the EU post-Brexit from (a) the UK, (b) Gibraltar, and (c) the Crown dependencies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL1055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that frontier workers enjoy rights under EU law. We are considering in detail the EU proposals for current frontier workers and will share more detail on our position in due course.</p><p>As stated in the joint technical note on the comparison of EU-UK positions on citizens' rights, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631038/Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631038/Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf</a>, the UK will consider making reciprocal arrangements for EU citizens in Britain and UK nationals in Europe.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/08/2017 15:50:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Joint_technical_note_on_the_comparison_of_EU-UK_positions_on_citizens__rights.pdf title EU-UK joint technical note on citizens' rights
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

753921

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ebrahim Bham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government why they issued a visa to Ebrahim Bham to speak at the Palestinian Expo, in the light of his anti-Semitic statements and his claim that jihad reflects Islamic teaching.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a long-established practice of not routinely commenting on the details of individual immigration cases. Reasons for this include compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 01/08/2017 14:20:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

753923

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they will publish in full the Extremism Analysis Unit's report on the role of foreign funding in encouraging religious extremism in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government laid a Written Ministerial Statement in Parliament on Wednesday 12 July, which conveyed the main findings of the review into the funding for Islamist extremist activity in the UK. The review has improved the Government’s understanding of the nature, scale and sources of funding for Islamist extremism in the UK.</p><p>The review’s report is classified because of the volume of personal information it contains and for national security reasons. The Written Ministerial Statement is a comprehensive and representative reflection of the review’s findings; the Government has no plans to comment further on these. The Government has invited the appropriate Privy Councillors from the opposition parties into the Home Office to read the classified report on Privy Council terms</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 31/07/2017 11:23:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

753930

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) which local authority children's services departments have been found by Ofsted since January 2015 to be persistently or systemically failing; (2) which were made subject to the appointment of commissioners; and (3) which are currently run by commissioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has categorised local authority children’s social care services as ‘systemic’ or ‘persistent’ failures since December 2015 when it introduced a tougher intervention regime. The following authorities have been subject to this new policy:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>LA</p></td><td><p>Systemic/Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dudley</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklees</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandwell</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland</p></td><td><p>Systemic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torbay</p></td><td><p>Persistent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>Persistent &amp; Systemic</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of these authorities have been subject to the appointment of Commissioners, with the exception of Barnet where recruitment for a Commissioner has not yet concluded. These authorities retain accountability for the effective running of their children’s services. Commissioners do not run the services, but do make recommendations to the Secretary of State on whether operational control of services should be removed from the council. Where Ministers accept a recommendation that services should transfer to alternative delivery arrangements, such as a new Children’s Services Trust, Commissioners will oversee this process</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 31/07/2017 08:43:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

753940

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 June (HL101), whether their proposed legislation on domestic violence will include a provision to ensure that survivors of domestic violence and abuse will retain the right to an automatic lifetime tenancy under the Housing and Planning Act 2016, as stated in their manifesto.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a devastating crime and we are determined to ensure that women, regardless of their circumstances, should receive the support they need when they need it.</p><p>Our Manifesto included a commitment to ensure that those who have a lifetime tenancy and flee domestic violence are able to secure a new lifetime tenancy automatically. We are currently working on how we can deliver this, and an announcement will be made in due course.</p><p>We have already acted to put measures in place to support victims of domestic abuse. These include the securing of a dedicated fund totalling £40 million over four years (2016 - 2020), building on the £13.5 million provided between 2014 and 2016. The funding will provide provision for refuges and other specialist accommodation-based services to support victims of domestic abuse and service reform. On the 3 November 2016 we published our new ‘Priorities for Domestic Abuse Services’, developed with partners from the domestic abuse sector, which sets out for the first time what local areas need to do to ensure an effective response to meeting the needs of all domestic abuse victims.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/09/2017 15:02:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

753948

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Birds: Cyprus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what further steps they have taken, following reports that 800,000 songbirds were trapped and killed last autumn, to end this illegal activity on the British Cape Pyla firing range in Cyprus.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Regular anti bird trapping operations have continued since autumn 2016. Between November 2016 and June 2017, 560 mist nets were removed from the Cape Pyla ranges as well as a significant quantity of other items of bird trapping paraphernalia. In May 2017, the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) court in Dhekelia issued fines to 13 bird trappers, many of whom were caught in the act by hidden surveillance cameras on the Cape Pyla ranges; they were fined between €820 and €2,500 after their illegal activities were filmed by motion activated cameras. A further three accused bird trappers are due to be sentenced in the SBA court on 8 August, charged with the offences of large scale pursuit of wild birds.</p><p>The SBA Administration is constantly reviewing its plans to counter illegal bird trapping. As well as activities outlined above the SBA Police will use all lawful means to target individuals involved in bird trapping and that will include any criminal activity they may be involved in. We will work closely with colleagues in Cyprus Police to achieve this.</p><p>Most recently, soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment based in Dhekelia, successfully destroyed up to 1,500 metres of irrigation equipment over 11 acres of land on the Cape Pyla ranges during a night time operation. The irrigation, which is laid illegally by criminal bird trapping gangs, is used to promote the growth of invasive acacia bushes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/08/2017 12:32:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

753950

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Service Industries: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of relying on agreements under the WTO for trade with the EU27 should an agreement with the EU not be reached by April 2019 in the following services sectors: (1) financial services, (2) professional business services, (3) digital services, (4) creative services, (5) air services, (6) tourism, (7) education, and (8) health-related travel services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL1096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU is working with officials across government and undertaking a programme of analytical work to assess the economic impacts of exiting the European Union across a range of scenarios.</p><p>As part of our analysis we are looking at more than 50 sectors within the areas of goods; services; financial services; network industries; and agriculture and fisheries as well as cross-cutting regulations. This will inform the UK's position for the negotiations with our EU partners.</p><p>However, Parliament has asked the Government to protect information that could undermine the UK's negotiating position and the Government will respect this.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/08/2017 14:44:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe