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388823

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/07/2015
	date	09/07/2015
	date tabled	09/07/2015
	ddp created	09/07/2015 19:28:20
	ddp modified	15/07/2015 22:39:30
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1300
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/07/2015 16:08:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Home Office.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL1300
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1300
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Listed below are current chair appointments to non-departmental public bodies made by the Home Office and announced in line with the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments (April 2012):</p><p>William (Bill) Griffths – Disclosure and Barring Service</p><p>Margaret Beels – Gangmasters Licensing Authority</p><p>Christopher Spencer – Independent Family Returns Panel</p><p>Professor Sir David Metcalf – Migration Advisory Committee</p><p>Elizabeth France – Security Industry Authority</p><p>Professor Leslie Iverson – Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs</p><p>John Landers – Animals in Science Committee Professor Dame Shirley Pearce – College of Policing</p><p>Dame Ann Owers – Independent Police Complaints Commission</p><p>Chris Hughes – National DNA Database Ethics Group</p><p>David Lebrecht – Police and National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body</p><p>Jonathan Hoyle – Technical Advisory Board</p><p>Home Office public appointments are usually announced via the department’s GOV.UK website or, in some instances, via the appointing body’s website</p>
	creator	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

751983

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/07/2017
	date	13/07/2017
	date tabled	13/07/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	ddp created	13/07/2017 20:05:35 13/07/2017 20:05:35
	ddp modified	13/07/2017 20:05:35 21/07/2017 13:42:03
	hansard heading	Khalida Jarrar
	house id	2
	identifier	HL818
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/07/2017 13:10:47
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered the introduction of fiscal incentives to encourage more philanthropic giving from wealthier members of society.
	session	2017/19
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL818
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL818
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government already provides a range of generous tax reliefs for the charity sector, worth over £5 billion including £1.5 billion of relief to individuals in the tax year 2016-2017. This includes higher rate tax relief on donations by higher and additional rate taxpayers, worth £520 million, and relief on gifts of shares and property, worth £70 million. Individuals can also get generous tax reliefs if they invest in a social enterprise including a charity, using the social investment tax relief scheme.</p>
	creator	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

418173

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/09/2015
	date	10/09/2015
	date tabled	10/09/2015
	ddp created	10/09/2015 18:31:20
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:21:05
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2144
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/09/2015 15:49:19
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of what has happened to the trafficked young people who were being helped by Kids Company to obtain the necessary legal documents required to attend a United Kingdom university.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2144
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2144
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The welfare of the young people who used Kids Company services continues to be of primary concern and we are working closely with local authorities to make sure they have access to the support and services they require. Under the Children Act 2004 local authorities have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in need of protection, including trafficked children. Under these arrangements, looked after children are provided with access to all their needs be they in relation to education, accommodation, psychological or health. Local authorities co-ordinate the arrangements for each looked after child to ensure they are safeguarded and have their welfare promoted.</p>
	creator	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

457349

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2016
	date	03/03/2016
	date tabled	03/03/2016
	ddp created	03/03/2016 21:14:15
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	03/03/2016 21:15:20 16/03/2016 15:37:02
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6675
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/03/2016 15:05:43
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the ongoing problems faced by the Yazidi community and children affected by the conflict in Iraq and Syria, they will reassess the criteria for eligibility for the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme and other UK resettlement schemes.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL6675
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6675
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Under the current scheme, only UNHCR registered Syrian refugees are eligible under the Syrian Resettlement Scheme, which has been expanded to resettle up to 20,000 during this Parliament. We work closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to identify cases that they deem in need of resettlement according to seven agreed vulnerability criteria for the Syrian Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>The Syrian Resettlement Scheme is operated in addition to our global resettlement schemes: Gateway and Mandate, which are not nationality specific.</p>
	creator	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

79714

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/08/2014
	date	28/07/2014
	date tabled	28/07/2014
	ddp created	28/07/2014 23:35:18
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:55:09
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1606
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 11:48:36
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Syrian Refugees have arrived in the United Kingdom under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1606
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1606
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived in March, and by the end of June 50 Syrians had been relocated to the UK. Groups of Syrians are now being brought to the UK on a regular basis under the scheme. We will be publishing the number of people arriving under the VPR scheme each quarter as part of the Home Office’s official migration statistics.</p><p>The VPR scheme is a bespoke programme designed to help particularly vulnerable refugees displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We have no plans to extend the scheme to include Iraqi refugees fleeing religious persecution. However, the Government has already brought a number of Iraqis into the UK under the Gateway Programme where they have been in a protracted refugee situation for five years or more, and who amongst other things are escaping religious persecution.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government will of course continue to consider asylum claims, including applications from Iraqi nationals suffering religious persecution, under our normal rules.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

79715

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/08/2014
	date	28/07/2014
	date tabled	28/07/2014
	ddp created	28/07/2014 23:35:19
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:55:10
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Iraq
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1607
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 11:48:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will extend the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to include Iraqi Refugees fleeing religious persecution.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1607
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1607
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The first beneficiaries of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme arrived in March, and by the end of June 50 Syrians had been relocated to the UK. Groups of Syrians are now being brought to the UK on a regular basis under the scheme. We will be publishing the number of people arriving under the VPR scheme each quarter as part of the Home Office’s official migration statistics.</p><p>The VPR scheme is a bespoke programme designed to help particularly vulnerable refugees displaced by the Syrian crisis who cannot be supported effectively in the region, particularly survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care. We have no plans to extend the scheme to include Iraqi refugees fleeing religious persecution. However, the Government has already brought a number of Iraqis into the UK under the Gateway Programme where they have been in a protracted refugee situation for five years or more, and who amongst other things are escaping religious persecution.</p><p>Furthermore, the Government will of course continue to consider asylum claims, including applications from Iraqi nationals suffering religious persecution, under our normal rules.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

773539

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	19/10/2017
	date tabled	19/10/2017
	ddp created	19/10/2017 19:21:29
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	ddp modified	20/10/2017 14:35:06 30/10/2017 17:10:42
	hansard heading	Funerals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2254
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/10/2017 16:29:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current level of protection for consumers purchasing a funeral plan, including protection from inappropriate sales and marketing practices.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL2254
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2254
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The provision of a funeral plan is defined as a regulated activity and falls within the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory remit unless specific exemption criteria are met. This arrangement and these exemption criteria are set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001.</p><p>This legislation exempts funeral plan providers from the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory remit where the following financial arrangements are conducted, which are designed to ensure that the customer’s payments are secure:</p><p> </p><ol><ol><li><p>the customer’s money is held in a trust fund, where more than half of the trustees are unconnected with the funeral plan provider. This trust must be managed by an authorised fund manager and be overseen by a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries; or</p></li><li><p>the customer’s money is placed in a life insurance policy, issued by an authorised insurer.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury sets the legislative framework for the regulation of financial services, including the provision of funeral plans, and continues to keep such exemptions under review to ensure the maintenance of effective prudential and conduct standards.</p></li></ol></ol>
	creator	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

773540

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2017
	date	19/10/2017
	date tabled	19/10/2017
	ddp created	19/10/2017 19:21:31
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	ddp modified	20/10/2017 14:35:09 30/10/2017 17:10:40
	hansard heading	Funerals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2255
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/10/2017 16:29:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to strengthen the regulation of the funeral plan market in order to improve consumer protection.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL2255
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2255
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The provision of a funeral plan is defined as a regulated activity and falls within the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory remit unless specific exemption criteria are met. This arrangement and these exemption criteria are set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001.</p><p>This legislation exempts funeral plan providers from the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory remit where the following financial arrangements are conducted, which are designed to ensure that the customer’s payments are secure:</p><p> </p><ol><ol><li><p>the customer’s money is held in a trust fund, where more than half of the trustees are unconnected with the funeral plan provider. This trust must be managed by an authorised fund manager and be overseen by a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries; or</p></li><li><p>the customer’s money is placed in a life insurance policy, issued by an authorised insurer.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury sets the legislative framework for the regulation of financial services, including the provision of funeral plans, and continues to keep such exemptions under review to ensure the maintenance of effective prudential and conduct standards.</p></li></ol></ol>
	creator	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

417126

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/09/2015
	date	07/09/2015
	date tabled	07/09/2015
	ddp created	07/09/2015 23:05:30
	ddp modified	12/10/2015 22:18:05
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2046
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/09/2015 15:41:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which United Kingdom authorities are participating in the scheme to receive relocated Afghan interpreters.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL2046
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2046
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>To date 17 local authorities have received relocated Afghans under the Afghan Locally Engaged Civilian Ex Gratia Scheme. It would not be appropriate for us to release details of where individuals are currently being placed or where they may be placed in the future, as this may undermine their privacy.</p>
	creator	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

438498

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/12/2015
	date	15/12/2015
	date tabled	15/12/2015
	ddp created	15/12/2015 21:46:33
	ddp modified	11/01/2016 23:43:24
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4594
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	29/12/2015 13:45:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) Afghan interpreters, and (2) members of their immediate families, have been relocated to the UK under (a) the <i>ex gratia</i> redundancy scheme, and (b) the intimidation policy.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 HL4594
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4594
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Up to the end of November, 230 Afghan locally engaged civilians along with 297 members of their families have been relocated to the UK under the ex gratia redundancy scheme.</p><p>No locally engaged civilians have been relocated to the UK under the current intimidation policy. One former staff member was relocated to the UK under a previous version of the policy.</p>
	creator	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins