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384513

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Employment: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people they expect to find jobs as a result of the Disability Confident campaign.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Disability Confident campaign makes the business case for recruiting and retaining more disabled people and aims to increase the number of employers taking positive action to be more disability confident. We are not able to measure the number of disabled people moving into employment as a direct result of it, but the campaign is an important contributor towards our commitment to halve the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 06/07/2015 12:00:19 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

384514

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	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 recent High Court ruling regarding delays in Personal Independence Payments.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Court rejected two of the three legal grounds brought by the claimants, finding that their human rights had not been breached and not awarding damages.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Court found that the historic delay for the two claimants was unlawful, they also ruled that they are not “test cases” and it would be inappropriate to make wider findings.</p><p> </p><p>The Court accepted that the Government had made significant improvements to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) process and there are now no inherent failings in the system.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of these improvements, the average time taken for a claimant to be assessed by an assessment provider has fallen by more than three quarters since June 2014. In April 2015, the average new claimant was waiting 5 weeks for their PIP assessment – well within the 16 week target set by the Secretary of State.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 30/06/2015 15:50:02 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

384516

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Families
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Altmann on 22 June, how they have calculated that £1 spent on advice yields approximately £11.50 in savings.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This calculation was derived from an independent review commissioned by the Department for Education.</p><p> </p><p>The information is available in the Department for Education’s Relationship Support Interventions Evaluation, published in 2014. This sets out a detailed explanation of how the savings were calculated using a cost benefit analysis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 06/07/2015 13:22:18 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

384478

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	North Korea
	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 role played by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in (1) sponsoring and aiding international terrorism; and (2) the abduction and attempted assassination of refugee North Korean activists; and what consideration they are giving to revising their travel advice for North Korea based upon these assessments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice for North Korea reflects our latest assessment of the threat from terrorism to British nationals in North Korea. We keep our travel advice under constant review.</p><p>We do not consider that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) poses a terrorist threat, nor are we aware of any recent incidents of the DPRK abducting or physically harming North Korean refugees. It is unlikely the DPRK would issue visas to any North Korean refugees considering visiting the DPRK, but anyone who has previously held North Korean nationality should take into account that the DPRK may still regard them as North Korean nationals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 11:43:01 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

384479

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	North Korea: Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which locations in North Korea the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea allows the United Kingdom to implement or fund projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>There is no formal agreement between the UK and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) regarding project activity. The UK supports projects delivered by a range of international non-governmental organisations who work in co-ordination with the DPRK government. In recent years, UK funding has contributed to projects taking place in: Pyongyang; North Hwanghae Province; North Pyongyan Province; and Kangwon Province.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/06/2015 13:23:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

384480

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	North Korea: Diplomatic Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is allowed to travel freely within that country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) permits travel by diplomatic missions and international organisations, including our Embassy, to the following areas of the country: Pyongyang; Sinanju; Wonsan; Mount Kumgang; Sariwon; Songrim; Kwail County; and Haeju. Any diplomatic mission or international organisation wishing to undertake travel is required to notify the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs beforehand.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/06/2015 13:24:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

384483

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policies they are pursuing to reduce current tensions with Russia.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is clear that we must maintain dialogue with Russia, to avoid misunderstanding and escalation. The Prime Minister, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), was clear in his phone call with President Putin last month that although we continue to have deep differences over issues such as Ukraine, the UK and Russia share mutual interests on certain global security dossiers such as Syria, combating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and working towards a nuclear deal with Iran. We will look to work together on such matters whilst maintaining our firm position that Russia’s aggressive and destabilising actions in Ukraine are unacceptable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 11:48:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

384484

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Embassies: Flags
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been any change of policy by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding the flying of flags by British embassies.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>It is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)’s long-standing policy to fly the Union flag, national flags and the flags of Overseas Territories (on relevant days). The Union flag always takes priority and is flown from the FCO’s main flag pole at all times. It is never substituted by another flag.</p><p><br>At our overseas posts the Union flag always takes precedence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 11:39:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

384485

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the full estimated costs of holding the planned referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union; and whether there is a difference in the estimated costs depending on when the referendum is held.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>At this stage we are undertaking further analysis to establish the potential cost to the Consolidated Fund. This may include any variance of cost on different dates. Electoral Commission data shows that the last such UK-wide poll - the 2011 Parliamentary Voting System referendum - cost approximately £75million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 12:00:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

384489

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Conflict Resolution: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to report on progress in implementing the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, and if so, when such a report will be published.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text The third UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, covering the period 2014-17, was published in June 2014. In December 2014 we presented an Implementation Plan to Parliament, which set out our goals for action on this important issue in our priority countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Somalia and Syria. The National Action Plan, jointly owned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence, demonstrates our intention to put women and girls at the centre of all our efforts to prevent and resolve conflict; to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls; and to promote peace and stability internationally. We will report to Parliament on progress in implementing the National Action Plan in the autumn. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 12:03:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic