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904241

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they propose to include representatives of student victims of (1) inhibition of freedom of speech, and (2) disruption of meetings, in the preparation of new guidance to promote freedom of speech at universities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL7820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>At the free speech summit on 3 May 2018 held by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, it was agreed that the report from the Freedom of Speech in Universities inquiry by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) would be used as the foundation for a shared approach to free speech.</p><p> </p><p>The JCHR inquiry included evidence from a number of groups including those who had experienced disruption of events and student representatives with a range of experiences related to free speech.</p><p> </p><p>The new guidance will be drafted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who will work with a number of groups including the National Union of Students.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/05/2018 13:23:12 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

906032

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Radioactive Materials
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to safeguard the nuclear supply chain and ensure that the UK has access to the necessary nuclear materials after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that effective arrangements are in place for nuclear co-operation with both Euratom and the rest of the world, including for the transport of materials. Our strategy is to seek a close association with Euratom and at the same time, to put in place all the necessary measures to ensure that the UK can operate as an independent and responsible nuclear state from day one.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/05/2018 14:52:23 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

906028

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of worker productivity in the UK; and what plans, if any, they have to increase productivity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>According to the latest ONS estimates UK output per worker was 1.2% higher in 2018Q1 than it was a decade earlier. The UK has significant economic strengths on which we can build, but we need to do more to increase our productivity and to make the most of our untapped potential right across the country. The government’s Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK.</p><p>My rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer recently launched a public call for evidence to support our Business Productivity Review, which will explore what actions could be most effective in improving firm level productivity. The review will look at the impact of management quality on productivity, and how we can most effectively spread best practice across the country to help boost earnings power.</p><p>Our Grand Challenges look to put the UK at the forefront of the industries of the future, directing the focus of the government and engaging the private sector to ensure we take advantage of major global trends, which will improve people’s lives and the country’s productivity.</p><p>As announced at Autumn Budget 2017 we are investing £300m in the development of ultra-low emission vehicles, are supporting driverless cars and AI, and have provided a further £2.3bn in R&amp;D through extending the National Productivity Investment Fund.</p><p>Through Sector Deals, Government will work with entire sectors to support them to grow and become more productive. We have already announced deals with sectors such as Automotive, AI and Life Sciences with more deals under negotiation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 29/05/2018 14:52:09 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

904259

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	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	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the extent to which a new viability system introduced through the updated National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance would lead to more affordable homes being built in rural England; and what is their estimate of the number of additional affordable homes that will be built.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL7836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s proposed approach to viability in the updated National Planning Policy Framework and associated Guidance will seek to reduce the use of viability assessments, and resulting renegotiation, at the decision making stage. We do not have sufficient data to make an assessment of any increase in the number of affordable homes to be built as a result of the proposal.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/05/2018 10:58:26 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

904258

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	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	Affordable Housing: Rural Areas
	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 joint report from Shelter and the Campaign to Protect Rural England published in March Viable villages: closing the planning loophole that undercuts affordable housing in the countryside; and what is their response.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL7835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s proposed new approach to viability seeks to address the issues raised by Shelter and the Campaign to Protect Rural England by reducing the use of viability assessments at the decision making stage, where affordable housing contributions can be negotiated away. The Government is carefully considering all responses to our draft National Planning Policy Framework, including those of the Campaign to Protect Rural England and Shelter. We aim to publish the new Framework in the Summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/05/2018 11:01:31 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

904249

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	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	Mortimer Forest
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to require the Forestry Commission to prepare and publish an environmental impact assessment in respect of the planned development by Forest Holidays in Mortimer Forest, Herefordshire.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL7827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>Herefordshire Council has already screened the proposal as requiring an environmental statement as part of the process of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Therefore, an environmental statement must be produced to accompany any planning application that follows. In these circumstances the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 provide for the applicant to contest the opinion of the local authority by requesting a screening direction from the Secretary of State.</p><p>No request has been made for a screening direction. However, I cannot comment as I must be careful not to prejudice the outcome should a request be received by the Secretary of State.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 29/05/2018 11:23:05 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

908865

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Cameroon: Refugees
	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 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' estimate that 160,000 Anglophone Cameroonians have crossed the border with Nigeria seeking refuge since 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL8027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>Our assessment, which draws on data from The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is that 21,291 refugees from Cameroon have been registered in Nigeria since 2016 as a result of the Anglophone Cameroonian crisis. We are concerned about the situation in Cameroon and continue to monitor the situation carefully.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/05/2018 13:22:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

908858

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that humanitarian aid workers in South Sudan are protected.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL8022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>South Sudan is one of the most dangerous operating environments in the world for humanitarian workers, with at least 100 killed since the conflict began in 2013. Violence against those delivering lifesaving assistance is completely unacceptable, and the UK has consistently made clear to South Sudan’s leaders at the highest levels that this must stop.</p><p>As a result of our implementing partners’ efforts and bravery, UK aid is reaching hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan.</p><p>Along with our partners, we regularly monitor the risks to our programmes, and proactively take actions to mitigate them where possible. This includes emphasising to partners that staff safety is paramount, and is always more important than protecting material assets.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/05/2018 13:22:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

906508

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	ZTE Corporation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any risks associated with using equipment supplied by the ZTE Corporation in the UK's telecoms network.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL8021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has written to a number of telecommunications organisations regarding the potential use of ZTE equipment and services in the UK telecommunications infrastructure environment.</p><p> </p><p>The NCSC’s technical assessment is that the national security risks arising from the use of ZTE equipment or services in UK telecommunications infrastructure where there are national security concerns cannot be mitigated.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2018 13:44:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

902265

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make the 0.1 per cent levy on the gambling industry mandatory rather than voluntary.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
	uin	HL7791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It does not specify how much this should be, nor which organisations should be supported.</p><p> </p><p>We considered research, education and treatment as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility. The response was published on 17 May. The Review looked at protections across the gambling industry and support for those who experience harm, including the arrangements for funding support.</p><p> </p><p>GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving £9.4m in 2017/18, up 16% from the previous year. Industry also made donations to other bodies supporting research, education and treatment, bringing industry’s collective support for RET to above 0.1% of its GGY.</p><p> </p><p>We want to see an effective and sustainable voluntary system, with improved coordination and better understanding of what measures are most effective to ensure future funding increases will be spent in the most effective way. Our response outlined a number of initiatives that continue to improve the current system, increasing access to services and strengthening the evidence base.</p><p>Each year, the Minister for Public Health writes to PHE setting out the organisation’s strategic remit and priorities for the next year. For 2018/19, PHE is explicitly committed for the first time to action on gambling-related harm. As a first step, Government has asked PHE to carry out a review of the evidence relating to the public health harms of gambling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not consider that introducing a statutory levy is necessary or appropriate at this stage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 29/05/2018 11:01:09 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington