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1078954

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yew Fook Sam
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria were used by the Home Office to determine that Yew Fook Sam is not gay.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL14077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a long and proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention. Each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits; however we cannot comment on individual cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/03/2019 14:53:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1078955

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation: Malaysia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to determine whether it is safe to deport LGBT asylum seekers to Malaysia.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL14078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</p><p>Guidance on how the Home Office considers claims from Malaysian nationals, and how we consider claims based on sexual orientation more generally, is available on the Gov.UK website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/03/2019 14:56:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1078979

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK’s budget rebate would apply if the UK's notifiction to withdraw from the EU under Article 50 was withdrawn.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We want to leave with a deal on March 29. We reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, as set out in the draft Withdrawal Agreement in November 2018. As an EU Member State, we will continue to have rights and obligations until exit.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/03/2019 12:19:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1078983

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many non-UK Commonwealth nationals serving in the UK armed forces have (1) applied for their families to settle with them in the UK in each of the last ten years, and (2) been refused such permission.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL14104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested from centrally collated statistical databases as we do not hold data on sponsors. This information could only be obtained by a manual case by case review to collate the data which would be disproportionately expensive.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/03/2019 14:54:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1078985

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria by which applications for the families of non-UK Commonwealth nationals serving in the UK armed forces to settle in the UK are decided.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL14105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Family members of any member of the UK Armed Forces, regardless of the nationality of the service person, can apply for settlement in the UK under the Immigration Rules contained in Appendix Armed Forces.</p><p>The eligibility criteria for family members of members of the Forces are set out in full online in Appendix Armed Forces:<br>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-armed-forces</p><p>This makes clear that to be eligible for settlement in the UK requires the following criteria to be met. Partners of members of the Forces must have completed a period of 60 months limited leave under Appendix Armed Forces – sometimes called the “probationary period”. Partners and over-18 children must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the English language and knowledge about life in the UK. Their sponsor in the Forces must meet the appropriate minimum income thresholds to sponsor a partner or children, and the applicant must not fall for refusal on suitability grounds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/03/2019 15:05:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1079000

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Markets: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the political agreement reached by the European Parliament and member states on 26 February on the Capital Markets Union, and (2) whether UK investment firms' access to EU markets could be restricted if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL14118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>On Tuesday 26<sup>th</sup> February, European policy-makers reached a political agreement on the Investment Firms Review (IFR) which is part of the Capital Markets Union.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the agreement as it supports a more proportionate regulatory regime, upholding market integrity and financial stability, and which will also benefit the industry and ultimately the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>After the UK’s departure from the EU, EU market access for UK investment firms will be dependent on a positive equivalence determination from the EU. The European Commission has said that in a no deal scenario, it will prioritise financial stability and the EU’s own interests. However, as the Economic Secretary said on 12 February<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>,we can see no reason why the UK and the EU would not be able to find each other equivalent in any scenario. We leave with the same rulebook and both have third country equivalence frameworks to support cross-border activity.</p><p> </p><p>[1] https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-02-12/debates/0689c6cb-2bc5-4e53-a4f7-e2b3ecb2fa8f/DraftEquivalenceDeterminationsForFinancialServicesAndMiscellaneousProvisions(AmendmentEtc)(EUExit)Regulations2019</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/03/2019 12:18:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1079003

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assessment of the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority in evidence to the EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee on 27 February that there may be market disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL14121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. An Implementation Period is the most effective approach to ensuring a smooth and orderly exit from the EU. That is why it is so important that we are redoubling our efforts to reach a negotiated deal that Parliament can support.</p><p>The Government has taken action to minimise disruption for UK households and businesses regardless of the outcome, including by introducing temporary regimes for EEA firms operating in the UK.</p><p>As the FPC set out in its latest Financial Policy Summary, the core of the UK’s financial system is resilient to, and prepared for, the wide range of risks it could face, including a disorderly worst case Brexit. And while the FPC has noted that significant market volatility is to be expected in a disorderly Brexit, it has also noted that markets have proved able to function effectively through volatile periods.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/03/2019 12:19:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1079004

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to (1) reform leasehold, and (2) widen access to the right to manage and freehold enfranchisement; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL14122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling unfair practices in the leasehold system. We recently consulted on proposals for implementing the ban on new leasehold houses and restricting ground rents on future leases to a peppercorn. We will publish the Government response in due course and bring forward primary legislation as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p><p>The Government is also working with the Law Commission on wider reform on enfranchisement and the Right to Manage. The Law Commission has consulted on proposals to make buying a freehold or extending a lease faster, fairer and cheaper, and is currently analysing responses. The Law Commission's consultation on proposals for making the Right to Manage legislation simpler, quicker and more accessible, particularly for leaseholders, is currently live and closes on 30 April. The Government will consider next steps when the Law Commission reports on both projects later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/03/2019 12:23:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1079014

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the salaries of (1) the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and (2) the Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Payments Agency.
tabling member printed	Lord Willoughby de Broke
uin	HL14131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The most recently published salaries for the Permanent Secretary of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Payments Agency are £160,000-£165,000 and £85,000-£90,000 respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/03/2019 13:19:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1775 label Biography information for Lord Willoughby de Broke