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79665

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sudan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether anyone associated with the Liberation and Justice Movement of Sudan has been barred from entering the United Kingdom; and, if so, who and why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
	uin	HL1557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases. This is because the Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information. The Liberation and Justice Movement of Sudan has not been proscribed by the UK. Individuals associated with the Liberation and Justice Movement would not necessarily be denied entry based solely on their association with it.</p><p /> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:35:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

79653

	registered interest
	date	28/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many child victims of human trafficking were interviewed in 2013 by competent authority staff, as opposed to specialist interviewers.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
	uin	HL1545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>&quot;There were 450 potential victims of trafficking who were minors at the time of exploitation referred into the National Referral Mechanism in 2013. These referrals were considered by UK Visas and Immigration and the UK Human Trafficking Centre.<br><br>The UK Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC) do not conduct interviews with potential victims of trafficking. Interviews may take place with other agencies, for example the Police or Social Services, however UKHTC does not keep a record of who conducts the interviews, or when the interviews take place.<br><br>UK Visas and Immigration do conduct interviews where appropriate. Information on the training received by the staff involved in interviewing is not collated centrally and establishing this would incur disproportionate cost. However, all UKVI staff undertaking interviews with children must have undertaken specialist training. In addition, staff may also have received Competent Authority training which includes a two day specialist training course. All reasonable grounds and conclusive ground decisions are taken by trained Competent Authority staff.&quot;</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:17:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

89921

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the criteria for giving visas to overseas church representatives in cases where all fares and expenses are guaranteed by a United Kingdom church body.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
	uin	HL1763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Applicants for visit visas are required to have adequate funds available to cover the cost of their travel to and stay in the UK, without taking employment or accessing public funds. Entry Clearance Officers take into account the individual’s income and outgoings to see whether they have enough money to fund a trip to the UK as well as having suitable accommodation. Relatives and friends can offer this support by providing evidence to demonstrate they have the financial means to support the applicant, as well as information on where the applicant will be staying in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Officials will be meeting colleagues from the Church of England soon to discuss the current process for visit visa applications for visitors. This should assist both applicants and United Kingdom church bodies when arranging visits to the UK as we want to ensure that genuine applicants who meet the requirements are able to demonstrate this sufficiently the first time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:54:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4315 label Biography information for The Lord Archbishop of York

47778

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent deaths in the Yarmouk section of Damascus, reported by Amnesty International in its report Squeezing the life out of Yarmouk: War crimes against besieged civilians, and, in particular, of that organisation's attribution of the deaths to starvation and lack of medical care.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL6726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is deeply concerned by reports of Palestinian refugees in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus suffering and dying as a result of malnutrition and lack of medical care. Yarmouk has been under siege for some time and we are calling for unfettered access to all affected communities and for all sides to lift sieges to end this suffering.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

89930

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Twitter
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure the cooperation of the authorities in California with United Kingdom law enforcement agencies in securing information from Twitter in respect of alleged online offences.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL1772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>HM Government works closely, and has regular discussions, with the US Government to help ensure that UK law enforcement agencies are able to secure the information they need in respect of alleged online offences.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:26:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

90934

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Anjem Choudary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Home Office officials have had any discussions with Mr Anjem Choudary.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Home Office officials have not had any discussions with Mr Anjem Choudary.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 10:24:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

47862

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Randerson on 8 April (HL Deb, cols 1237–9), in the event that the police fail to provide the review led by Lady Justice Hallett with adequate information in respect of whether they are currently seeking evidence on "on the runs", what steps they will take to ensure that Parliament is provided with such information.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL6804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I understand the PSNI are working closely with Lady Justice Hallett's team to provide access to the information they require in order to fulfil their remit. It will be a matter for Lady Justice Hallett to consider and, if she so wishes comment on, the levels of cooperation received from all relevant parties, and to make recommendations. Her Majesty's Government will respond appropriately to any recommendations which Lady Justice Hallett makes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

47850

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they co-ordinate the United Kingdom's emergency aid efforts and expenditure with those of non-governmental organisations and bilateral donors to avoid duplication and waste.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	uin	HL6792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information is consistently shared by the UK with NGOs and other donors at headquarters and field level, and the level of funds pledged or committed are regularly updated on the UN's Financial Tracking Service. The UK also plays a key leadership role during responses, encouraging all humanitarian actors to co-ordinate and to do so in partnership with the affected Government wherever appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

47793

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the cases made by the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme in respect of the establishment of a humanitarian operation in the Central African Republic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL6741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It estimated that 1.3 million people (30% of the population) are food insecure. 60% of farmers have indicated that their crop production in 2013 was significantly reduced and around 50% of livestock was either looted or lost. 94% of farmers reported insufficient access to seeds for the upcoming planting season.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is supporting short and medium term solutions to assist people through the lean season and plant staple crops to harvest in August. We have committed £4 million to FAO for the distribution of seeds and tools and to support livelihood activities such as home gardening. FAO will assist 150,000 farming households through the provision of seeds and tools. We will continue to closely monitor the humanitarian situation.</p><p><br>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation and has pledged a total of £23m to the response in 2013 and 2014 and is one of the largest humanitarian donors to CAR. The UK's assistance is helping hundreds of thousands of people and will go towards the protection of civilians (in particular violence against women and girls); to urgent medical assistance; and to food security and livelihoods assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

90916

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidelines, if any, are given to police and crime commissioners upon taking up office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL1842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are subject to statutory duties and are required to sign a Declaration of Acceptance of Office upon taking office. The respective Offices of the PCC, in conjunction with the Association of PCCs, coordinate individual inductions for newly elected PCCs. The Home Office does not issue guidelines to PCCs upon them taking office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2014 11:22:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle