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757298

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date	05/09/2017
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 31 July (HL1160), what steps he is taking to increase the number of British products on sale in all outlets in the House of Lords, including British wine.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>The vast majority of fresh products purchased by House of Lords Catering and Retail Services (CRS) are British, and CRS has an ongoing policy to continue to increase its use of British products, taking account of procurement and value for money tests. British produce is always preferred when in season, and menus are designed to incorporate British sustainable products and showcase British seasonal produce where possible. The majority of the main ingredients in CRS dishes, such as meat, poultry, fish and dairy produce, are British.</p><p>In House of Lords bars, CRS aims to supply a range of beverages including British options; CRS has recently changed supplier to increase its offering of British craft ales and lagers.</p><p>CRS aims to increase the selection of British wines available in House of Lords restaurants and bars. Additional British wines will appear on the wine lists after the conference recess.</p><p>For the House of Lords retail shop, CRS aims to increase its ranges of British products; work is underway to develop with its suppliers products that would enhance the British selection on offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 18/09/2017 15:08:35 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

757299

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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 Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 3 August (HL1163), and on the basis of the data sources in that response, what is their assessment of the levels of household food insecurity in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK has a high degree of food security, as shown by the 2010 UK Food Security Assessment. It is a comprehensive piece of work, covering all aspects of food security, including household food security. Defra has just commenced a review of the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics Living Costs and Food Survey includes questions on household spend on food, including that of the lowest 20 per cent income households, which has remained constant between 16 per cent and 16.5 per cent for many years.</p><p> </p><p>The Food Insecurity Experience Scale, developed by the ‘Voices of the Hungry’ project of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, is used to collect data on household food security in up to 150 countries worldwide, including the UK. The latest survey results will be available shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/09/2017 13:25:47 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

757300

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Acids: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to control the sale of dangerous acids.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>We are developing a set of voluntary commitments for retailers to restrict access to the most harmful corrosive products. We are currently discussing the commitments with the British Retail Consortium. We are also undertaking work to review the Poisons Act 1972 and how it controls the sale of particular acids and corrosive substances.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/09/2017 13:43:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

757301

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Farms: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are planning to take to address the theft of equipment, vehicles and livestock from farms.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>It is for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, as operational leaders and elected local representatives, to decide how best to deploy resources to manage and respond to crime and local priorities, in rural and urban areas alike.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/09/2017 13:57:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

757302

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Languages: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Belfast Agreement ensures equality between the Irish and Ulster Scots languages.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Belfast Agreement recognised the importance of respect, understanding and tolerance in relation to linguistic diversity, including the Irish language and Ulster Scots.</p><p>The Government is fully committed to the Belfast Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 15/09/2017 10:02:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

757303

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of (1) the future annual cost of ending the freeze on working-age and children's benefits, and (2) what the additional annual cost of those benefits would now be had the freeze not been implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>These estimates can be derived using the published “Welfare Reform and Work Bill: Assessment of the Benefit Rate Freeze” attached.</p><p> </p><p>Using the figures published in the impact assessment for the benefit freeze, we can estimate the annual cost of ending the freeze on working-age and children’s benefits. Assuming the freeze was ended after 2017/18 (such that savings from 2017/18 onwards are constant at £0.9bn), the annual cost of ending the freeze would be £2.7bn by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Assuming the freeze ends after 2017/18, the additional annual cost to working-age and children’s benefits had the freeze not been implemented is £0.9bn per annum.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 19/09/2017 15:19:43 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name Welfare Reform and Work Bill Impact Assessment of the Benefit rate freeze.pdf title Welfare Reform and Work Bill: Impact Assessment
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

757304

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Drinking Water
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific measures they are taking to support the Free Syrian Army to ensure the re-introduction of safe drinking water to Raqqa.
tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
uin	HL1289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Humanitarian organisations are currently unable to enter Raqqa City as it is an active conflict zone. DFID funded partners – United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations – are supporting those displaced by the fighting with water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, food and shelter. To increase access to water, our partners are providing safe drinking water and chlorine for water purification, and repairing the water network in the nearby town of Tabqa.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/09/2017 11:31:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

757305

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recommendations of the report Refugees Welcome? by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees, what measures they have taken to improve the experience of successful asylum seekers.
tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
uin	HL1290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>We are working to ensure that asylum seekers in Home Office accommodation who are granted refugee status are able to access the mainstream benefits system smoothly if they continue to need support to cover their living needs.</p><p>In particular, we have established a new process that provides additional support to refugees during their transition on to mainstream benefits. That support involves offering a prompt appointment with the Department for Work and Pensions’ “vulnerable persons” service, and further assistance to ensure they receive the first payment of any benefit they are entitled to before their Home Office support comes to an end.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/09/2017 13:50:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

757306

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons have been learned from the integration of recent Syrian refugees, in particular in relation to the provision of (1) housing, (2) National Insurance numbers, and (3) support in finding employment; whether those lessons are being deployed to ensure effective integration and support for successful non-Syrian asylum seekers; and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
uin	HL1291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The ability to plan for the arrival in the UK of those refugees who have been resettled in this country because they are fleeing the conflict in Syria has meant that we are able to provide appropriate support upon arrival. This involves planning for their accommodation and providing caseworker support to access public services, including the service provided by DWP. A pilot to provide bespoke employment support is also in place. Additional funding has been made available by the Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions to provide increased levels of English for Speakers of Other Languages tuition, which will also significantly improve the chances of finding employment. We will evaluate the results of the programme, including the employment pilot, to see what lessons may be learnt.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/09/2017 13:51:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

757307

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the context of any international trade agreement entered into once the UK has left the EU, how they plan to ensure that the current environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards of British food are protected against competition from imported food that is produced to lower standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL1292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>When we leave the European Union, we will maintain our current environmental, animal welfare, and food safety standards. We will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Bill will convert EU law into UK law as it applies at the moment of exit.</p><p> </p><p>These standards will continue to apply to both our own great British produce and that imported from our trading partners overseas. It is vital that we explore new trading opportunities, but these should not mean a dilution of the standards for which British food is world renowned. Any future trade agreements must work for consumers, farmers, and businesses in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/09/2017 13:29:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering