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637761

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people of each ethnic group, broken down by religion, were in prison in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL3275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the quarterly offender management statistics publication, which is published on gov.uk. A copy of the information is included in the attached table.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/01/2017 12:17:41 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL3275 - Table.xls title prison population by ethnicity and religion
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

662047

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	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	Mastercard: Class Actions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken any consultation with consumer groups about whether consumers involved in the recent Mastercard court case were adequately protected by the provision of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL4215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Consumer Rights Act enhances consumers’ ability to seek full compensation for any detriment suffered as a result of a breach of competition Law. Schedule 8 of the Act amended the Competition Act 1998, expanding the jurisdiction of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), to hear standalone actions (powers akin to those of the High Court) and to hear collective proceedings.</p><p>A case was filed against Mastercard at the CAT in September this year (by representative Walter Merricks) on behalf of up to 40 million consumers, which is still in its early stages. It is the first claim of its sort, for a potential £14 billion pounds, brought on behalf of all UK consumers who have suffered loss, following the long-running European Commission case that ended in 2014 and the Commission’s decision that Mastercard had infringed EU competition law. Developments in the case can be followed through the CAT website.</p><p>It would be premature to undertake a consultation on the Act’s impact at present. The Government is required to carry out a full review, consulting a wide variety of stakeholders, including consumer groups, once the Act has been in force for five years.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 05/01/2017 15:57:52 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

662042

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	World Trade Organisation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK pays a subscription to the World Trade Organisation; and if so, what is the amount.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL4211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK does pay a subscription to the WTO. The UK’s net contribution to the WTO budget for 2016 was 7,441,960 Swiss francs (£4,989,388) and was paid on 1 March 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 05/01/2017 12:21:36 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

662677

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hepatitis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people they estimate will need to receive hepatitis C treatment in England over the next 13 years in order to achieve the World Health Organisation's goal of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL4284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016-21 proposes milestones and targets to achieve the aim of eliminating hepatitis C as a major public health threat. The WHO’s strategy highlights the role of prevention activities, including blood safety, safe injections, and harm reduction interventions among people who inject drugs. The strategy also sets a 2030 target that 80% of eligible persons with chronic hepatitis C are treated. A copy of the strategy is attached. An estimated 160,000 persons are currently infected with hepatitis C in England, many of whom are not yet diagnosed.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/01/2017 12:32:55 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Draft Global Health Sector Strategies - Viral Hepatitis 2016-21.pdf title WHO strategy
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

662710

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive concerning the protection of Northern Ireland civil servants from inappropriate political interference and influence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL4316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has had no discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the protection of Northern Ireland civil servants from inappropriate political interference and influence.</p><p> </p><p>The conduct of the Northern Ireland Civil Service is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 05/01/2017 12:19:09 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

662053

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	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 Energy Policy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to remain part of the European Union energy union following Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL4221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering all aspects of our future relationship with the European Union, including the energy acquis. We want to achieve the best possible outcome for the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 05/01/2017 12:20:17 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

655753

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2016
	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	Housing: Construction
	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 Bourne of Aberystwyth on 8 December (HL3536), what are the planning issues that can cause delay and prevent builders from getting on site and starting work quickly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>Because of the complexities of large sites, local authorities can require additional support to manage their applications, including: assessing pre-commencement conditions; negotiating s106 contributions including infrastructure requirements; and conducting viability and other technical appraisals. This capacity fund will provide support to successful local authorities to complete such work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/01/2017 12:30:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

662029

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	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	Supported Housing: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the consultation <i>Funding for Future Supported Housing</i>, what steps they are taking to ensure that local top-up funding for supported housing proves sustainable beyond 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL4199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting and boosting the supply of supported housing. We are currently consulting on how to ensure the new funding model for the sector is workable and sustainable and to ensure that it provides value for money for those who use it as well as those who pay for it. The amount of ring-fenced top-up funding will be set on the basis of current projections of future need. Budgets for future years will be determined in the usual way at future Spending Reviews. We are also consulting on appropriate safeguards to ensure that this funding continues to support vulnerable people and promotes the supply of supported housing. The consultation closes on 13 February 2017 – there will then be a Green paper in the spring on our detailed proposals on the top-up funding model, with a final package to be announced in autumn 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/01/2017 12:29:05 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

662031

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	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	Housing Completions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many housing completions there have been in each year since 2004; and how these figures compare with the recommendations made in the Barker Review of Housing Supply.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL4201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Barker Review of Housing Supply made a number of policy recommendations. Estimates of net additional dwellings, the primary measure of housing supply, for England for the years requested are shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>Housing supply; net additional dwellings (financial year) </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>170,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>185,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>202,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>214,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>223,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>182,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>144,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>137,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>134,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>124,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>136,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>170,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>189,650</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: 'Housing supply; net additional dwellings, England: 2015/16', Table 1</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The Government sees building more homes as central to our vision of a country that works for everyone and plans to spend over £25 billion on housing over the Spending Review period. This includes £5.3 billion of new investment as set out in the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/01/2017 15:16:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

662034

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to address the reported humanitarian and human rights crises in Rakhine State, Burma.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL4204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the ongoing persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State and allegations of human rights abuses. In response, UK Ministers and Ambassador have called on both civilian and military Minsters in the Government to urge a restrained response in line with international human rights standards, immediate and unfettered access for humanitarian aid and an investigation into allegations of human rights violations. Baroness Anelay, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, visited Burma from 9-12 November specifically to address issues of human rights, with a focus on the prevention of sexual violence in conflict.</p><p>The UK has long been one of the biggest bilateral humanitarian donors to Burma and to Rakhine State. Since 2012, we have provided over £23 million in humanitarian assistance. DFID is currently managing to get humanitarian support to over 100,000 people in Rakhine, including providing assistance in IDP camps outside of northern Rakhine and limited support in northern Rakhine. DFID is also continuing to support development activities in Rakhine where possible. DFID stands ready to provide more humanitarian support to people in northern Rakhine State as soon as better access is granted.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/01/2017 15:56:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox