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79567

	answering dept short name	International Development
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The UK provided 3% of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) budget in 2013. UNHCR records show that in April 2014 1.5% of UNHCR staff were UK citizens.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

390053

	answering dept short name	Home Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>We do not plan to issue a section 25 direction to Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) as HAL already provide accommodation for immigration holding room purposes. It has been agreed with HAL that the existing holding room accommodation will be upgraded to meet current requirements.</p><p>Refurbishment work at Terminal 3 is scheduled to begin on 1st December 2015 with a completion date of August 2016. Terminal 4 works are scheduled to begin on 15th December 2015 and be completed by June 2016.</p>
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

576225

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The USA is the UK’s single largest trade and investment partner, and the decision to open three new Government Offices in 2016 reflects our ambition to expand this economic partnership even further.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office considered a number of factors when deciding where to open these offices. The cities of Raleigh, North Carolina; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and San Diego, California were judged to have the best combination of policy, research and trade and investment potential.</p>
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

758594

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government continues to be deeply concerned by reports of the demolition of churches in Sudan. Through the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue, and our policy of phased engagement, we continue to raise human rights issues with the government of Sudan and make regular representations on freedom of religion or belief, including in relation to reported church demolitions, most recently during the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit to Sudan in July.</p>
	tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

1177219

	answering dept short name	Education
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy underpins our reforms to raise apprenticeship quality and supports employers to make long-term, sustainable investments in the skills they need to grow. Income from the levy is used to fund apprenticeships in all employers, both those who pay the levy and those who do not.</p><p>We value the employer-led element of apprenticeships and are receptive to their concerns of businesses about the apprenticeship levy. We are committed to ensuring the apprenticeship programme continues to provide opportunities for people of all backgrounds, whilst meeting the needs of employers of all sizes and delivering for the economy more broadly.</p><p>In response to employers we have already introduced the flexibility for levy-payers to transfer up to 25 per cent of their funds, enabling them to support apprenticeship starts in their supply chains or to meet local skills needs. In January, we extended the use of transfers to cover the full cost of training for 16 to 18-year-olds and eligible 19 to 24-year-olds in employers with fewer than 50 employees.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1341504

	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The creation of the FCDO has brought together diplomacy and development into a single organisation.</p><p>On 21 April, the Foreign Secretary laid a Written Ministerial Statement in Parliament which outlined the allocation of FCDO ODA for 2021/22. At present, Officials are working through the implementation (and corresponding details) of these decisions with partners and suppliers.</p>
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1485930

	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has used consultation feedback and extensive stakeholder engagement to understand the impact of proposals of the Renters Reform Bill on the availability and supply of student accommodation in the private rented sector.</p><p>The proposed reforms will support student households who have children or local roots to remain in their properties after studying if they wish to, whilst students living in privately-run purpose-built student accommodation will be governed by the same rules as those in university-owned accommodation, given the specific purpose of this housing.</p><p>We will continue to consider the impact of our reforms as we move towards legislation and will publish a full impact assessment in due course.</p>
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1681343

	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK has consistently supported the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on business and human rights. Implementation of the UNGPs supports access to justice and remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuses, wherever these occur. The Government is clear that it expects all UK businesses to respect human rights, in line with the UNGPs, and encourages businesses to voluntarily adopt due diligence approaches accordingly.</p><p>The Government also operates the UK's National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines on Multilateral Enterprises, which engages UK businesses to increase awareness and understanding of these voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct.</p>
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick