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106156

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
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	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Oral Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she will propose to the Procedure Committee a review of the system for tabling oral questions in the House of Lords in respect of the requirement for members to queue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL2628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The process for tabling oral questions was considered in detail in the 2012-13 session. In response to concerns raised about the current “first-come-first-served” system - including a concern about the requirement to queue raised by my Noble Friend, Lady Sharples - the Procedure Committee proposed the introduction of a ballot in its place (Procedure Committee, 3rd Report, Session 2012-13). The House remitted the issue back to the Procedure Committee for further consideration (HL Deb 9 Jan 2013, cols 145-172). <br><br>That further review did not identify a clear consensus as to whether a ballot was preferred to the “first-come-first-served” system (see Procedure Committee, 5th Report, Session 2012-13; see also HL Deb 24 April 2013, cols 1406-1417). <br><br>I know that strong views persist on both sides of the argument about this issue. I will write to the Chairman of the Procedure Committee on my Noble Friend’s behalf to suggest that the matter might be discussed at a future meeting of the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 18/11/2014 14:34:08 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

778083

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any limitations on the fees that can be charged by universities to undergraduate students domiciled in EEA countries that are not members of the EU.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL2628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Various provisions of EU law underpin fees legislation on higher education, including: Article 18 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU (TFEU), prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of nationality; Article 21 of the TFEU, covering the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States; Article 45 of the TFEU, covering freedom of movement for workers within the Union and prohibiting discrimination based on nationality between workers of the member states; the Free Movement Directive 2004/38/EC and Regulation 492/2011.</p><p>Legislation enables universities to charge students, without a specified connection with the UK, fees at a higher level than eligible students with such a connection to the UK. This differential fee charging is not unlawful discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act prevents universities from discriminating, including when charging fees, on the basis of protected characteristics including nationality, except where the discrimination is permitted by other legislation.</p><p>In order to qualify for home fee status and be eligible for tuition fee caps, students must have a specified connection with the UK. Eligible European Economic Area migrant workers, self-employed persons, frontier workers and frontier self-employed persons and their eligible family members who meet the residency criteria may benefit from capped fees and home fee status.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL2626 HL2627 question first answered 09/11/2017 15:52:44 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

421257

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the new contractor for rail electrification schemes in the North West will be appointed, and what is the timetable for carrying out and completing each of those schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Network Rail is working through the contract details to complete contract award on the North West Electrification Schemes. This programme forms part of the delivery review being undertaken by the new Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy. Contract award is expected before the end of 2015. Interim arrangements are in place to ensure that progress on these important schemes continues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/10/2015 14:20:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

621111

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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	Elephants: Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the UK voted against the upgrading of elephant populations remaining in Appendix II to Appendix I at the recent Convention on International Trade and Endangered Species conference.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hague of Richmond
	uin	HL2628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to tackling the crisis facing the African elephant from poaching and illegal trafficking. We fully support the existing global ban on ivory trade. The view of the UK and the EU was that the large and growing elephant populations of southern Africa did not meet the scientific criteria established by CITES for their inclusion in Appendix I of the Convention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/11/2016 16:00:05 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond