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1078954

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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

1078961

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	Food Banks
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 need for charities and community groups to buy food instead of having it donated in the event of problems in the food supply chain if no Brexit deal is reached.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL14083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>As a responsible government, we are preparing for all eventualities including that of leaving the European Union without a deal. Extensive work to prepare for a ‘no deal’ scenario has been under way for the last two years to ensure the country continues to operate as smoothly as possible from the day we leave.</p><p> </p><p>It is sensible contingency planning for the Government to ensure providers for critical public services are prepared and ready for a no deal. Lead departments for specific public sector catering (e.g. DHSC for hospital trusts, DfE for schools and MoJ for prisons) have been talking to key food suppliers to those public services to ensure resilient supply chains. Defra is also working closely with MHCLG to ensure local authorities are involved as part of wider EU Exit no deal planning.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to providing a strong safety-net for those who need it; that is why this Government continues to spend over £90 billion a year on welfare benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring how we can build on current good practice to make it as easy as possible for food banks to identify and refer back to the local Jobcentre, any customers who may, for a variety of reasons, not be receiving the full formal support to which they are entitled.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has made £15m available in 2019 for a food waste fund to make sure that surplus food goes to those that have a need rather than going to waste.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/03/2019 17:58:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1078963

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	Food: Public Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have made to ensure that public sector institutions including (1) schools, (2) hospitals, and (3) care homes, are protected from the ten per cent rise in food prices expected by the Governor of the Bank of England in the event of a no-deal exit from the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL14085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>As a responsible government, we are preparing for all eventualities including that of leaving the European Union without a deal. Extensive work to prepare for a ‘no deal’ scenario has been under way for the last two years to ensure the country continues to operate as smoothly as possible from the day we leave.</p><p> </p><p>It is sensible contingency planning for the Government to ensure providers for critical public services are prepared and ready for a no deal. Lead departments for specific public sector catering (e.g. DHSC for hospital trusts, DfE for schools and MoJ for prisons) have been talking to key food suppliers to those public services to ensure resilient supply chains. Defra is also working closely with MHCLG to ensure local authorities are involved as part of wider planning in case of a no deal scenario. Departments are confident that the supply of quality, nutritious meals in public sector settings will be maintained, in all scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding food prices, we have observed that the most important drivers of change in the cost of food on an ongoing basis are commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. This will continue to be the case once the UK has left the EU. The UK Government has no direct control of these factors; we work closely with industry to promote transparency for consumers and internationally to promote open global markets.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/03/2019 15:41:55 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1078967

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost of the independent inquiry into bullying and harassment in the House of Lords; and what is the level of remuneration being paid to Naomi Ellenbogen QC.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL14089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The inquiry into bullying and harassment, launched on 19 December 2018, is being led independently by Naomi Ellenbogen QC. The inquiry relates to and has sought contributions from a number of key stakeholder groups, including current and, where possible, former:</p><p> </p><ul><li>House of Lords Administration staff (including agency and interim staff), and employee representative groups;</li><li>Members of the House of Lords;</li><li>Staff of Members of the House of Lords; and</li><li>Staff of the House of Commons, MPs’ staff, and staff of shared or bicameral services in Parliament.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Naomi Ellenbogen QC is being remunerated on the basis of a daily fee of £2000 plus VAT for each full day worked exclusively on the inquiry, and an hourly fee of £225 plus VAT where only part of the day is spent working on the inquiry. The contract through which Ms Ellenbogen has been engaged defines a full day as constituting 8 hours, and provides that time engaged in report writing will be payable at the agreed hourly rate.</p><p> </p><p>While the costs of the inquiry are being paid by the House of Lords, the overall cost will depend on a number of variable factors outside the Administration’s control, in particular the volume of evidence received.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 12/03/2019 17:56:04 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1078971

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Warships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the vessels available for naval protection in the territorial waters of Gibraltar.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL14093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 25 February 2019 to Question HL13801 to the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Warwick.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/03/2019 15:40:07 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 25 February 2019, HL 13801.docx title Gibraltar: Navy
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

1078972

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Europe: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions can be taken to speed up the transfer of asylum seekers and refugees from the Aegean Islands to mainland Greece for assessment and resettlement, and by whom; what measures they consider should be taken to improve healthcare and support for refugees both in Greece and elsewhere in south-east Europe; and what assessment they have made of the level of involvement of the International Organisation for Migration in providing support to such refugees.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL14094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Government is committed to supporting Greece's efforts to manage migration effectively, which includes working with the Greek Government to support the most vulnerable.</p><p>The Greek Government is continuing to reduce overcrowding by transferring vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers to accommodation that is more suitable on the mainland. On behalf of EU Member States, the EU Commission is working with, and pressing, the Greek authorities to speed up this process. This is alongside the Commission's continuing wider efforts to make overall improvements, including to the Greek appeals and returns processes.</p><p>The Government continues to offer support to alleviate the pressures on the islands and make sustainable improvements to the migration system. The Immigration Minister and Development Secretary visited the migrant camps last summer to assess the conditions and engage with the Greek authorities and other agencies on the ground. UK support includes the deployments of interpreters to the Greek Reception and Identification Service on the Greek islands. The interpreters help the Greek Government in processing arriving migrants, and specifically help facilitate the identification of migrants who are vulnerable to ensure they receive support as quickly as possible.</p><p>More widely, we have stepped up our efforts to enable the most vulnerable unaccompanied children, where it is in their best interest, to relocate from Europe to the UK, by removing the date criterion in the Dubs Amendment. This has meant that participating States such as Greece can now refer the most vulnerable children regardless of when they arrived into Europe.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/03/2019 16:17:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1078973

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they have given to extending (1) the fortnightly payment system used in Northern Ireland, and (2) the more flexible payment system used in Scotland, for Universal Credit to the rest of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL14095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>On 11 January the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced a number of measures that will provide increased support for Universal Credit claimants, including supporting claimants who would benefit from getting paid more frequently. To support this, the Department is running a pilot in 14 jobcentres across England and Wales to actively explain and promote more frequent payments to customers at the outset of their Universal Credit claim. The trial will last for four weeks, followed by a period of evaluation. This analysis will take place over a 3-month period to track the trial cohort to identify take up rates, effects on payment timeliness, effects on phone calls and reversion rates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 13/03/2019 15:11:25 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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