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63769

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Draft)
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by what date they plan to publish their response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (HL Paper 103, Session 2013–14) published in December 2013.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to reflect on the report from the Joint Committee on Prisoner Voting Rights and is considering its recommendations.</p><p>This is not a straightforward issue and the Government is looking carefully at the Committee's conclusions, which included new options for implementation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 01/07/2014 16:10:25 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

63108

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Kingdom experts currently sit on the treaty-monitoring bodies of the United Nations international human rights treaties, and the other human rights bodies of the United Nations; and who they are.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>There are 10 treaty-monitoring bodies, three of which have a United Kingdom expert as a member. Sir Nigel Rodley chairs the Human Rights Committee, Malcolm Evans OBE is Chair of the Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture, and Diane Mulligan is a member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 12:48:59 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

63813

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to ensure that all Government employees are paid the Living Wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government supports all employers who choose to pay the living wage and encourages businesses to pay the living wage where it is affordable. The majority of Government departments already pay their employees above the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for workers and employers to decide the level of wages above the National Minimum Wage based on current circumstances. This includes the Government as an employer and procurer.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 01/07/2014 14:46:53 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

63113

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to ensure that the search for the missing Israeli teenagers does not result in the use of live ammunition against Palestinian children.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to raise with Israel the need for a proportionate response to the kidnappings of the three Israel teenagers, and calls on both sides to avoid any actions which could further exacerbate current tensions. As the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), said in his statement of 15 June &quot;It is vital that all security operations are conducted with due care and proportionate use of force.&quot;</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 13:08:23 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

63774

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	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 impact of the euro on youth unemployment in the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment. However the Government recognises that unemployment is the biggest social challenge facing the EU today, caused by slow growth and labour market barriers in Europe. Solving youth unemployment should involve creating flexible labour markets across the EU, and this is a matter of national competence.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 01/07/2014 14:47:21 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

63772

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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 implementation of the Personal Independence Payment; and whether they have any plans to re-examine the tender documents supplied by Atos in its bid for the contracts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>As with all programmes of reform, we are continually monitoring and evaluating the implementation of personal independence payment. We have no plans to review the tender documents supplied by either of our assessment providers except in the normal course of business for contract reviews.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 01/07/2014 13:41:21 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

62506

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	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 suggestion by non-governmental organisations of a new approach to humanitarian aid in Syria, as reported in The Guardian on 30 May.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government agrees that it is unacceptable that people in need in Syria continue to be denied life-saving aid, and condemns the siege and starvation tactics being practised by the Syrian regime and other armed groups. The UK government agrees that the international community must work to ensure Syrians get the aid they need by the most direct routes possible, including through sustained delivery across conflict lines and borders.</p><p>Since the start of the Syria crisis, the UK has provided £76 million to agencies working cross-border to provide medical help, food and other aid to hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need inside Syria.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 01/07/2014 16:38:25 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

62801

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Angola
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the food situation in Angola; and whether they will use their trade partnership with that country to encourage the government of Angola to act to avert a humanitarian crisis.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We have not had recent bilateral discussions with the Government of Angola regarding the food situation. The Government of Angola is leading the food assistance programme to respond to the situation and is best placed to prepare for and lead the response to humanitarian disasters with the support of UN partners. The UK government does not have a bilateral development programme in Angola, but will continue to monitor the humanitarian situation.</p><p>Under the High Level Prosperity (HLP) Partnership, the UK Government also works closely with the government of Angola to secure increased trade and investment between the UK and Angola, which will contribute to mutual prosperity and deliver sustained equitable economic growth. The UK government will continue to engage closely with the Government of Angola under the HLP partnership and will discuss the humanitarian situation where appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 01/07/2014 16:08:40 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

63130

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	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	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held in relation to the possibility of establishing a permanent NATO presence in the Baltic states.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Russia's actions in Ukraine represent the most serious security crisis in Europe this century. As a result, NATO has undertaken a number of measures to reassure Allies in Eastern Alliance territory. These include air policing, maritime deployments and exercising. The UK is playing an active role in delivering NATO reassurance measures and has offered additional support in a number of areas. We are contributing aircraft to reinforce the Baltic Air Policing mission and as part of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force. We have also augmented some NATO exercises that we were already committed to and are contributing to additional ones. On Wednesday 25 June, the NATO Secretary General announced that NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to develop a robust Readiness Action Plan for the NATO Summit in September. Allies have not made any decision to base forces permanently in the Baltics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 13:09:41 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

63786

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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	Advisory Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the remit of their advisory committees which report on pesticides; whether there is any overlap in their activities; and to whom each committee reports.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP)Terms of Reference are set out in the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, as published on the following website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/guidance/industries/pesticides/advisory-groups/acp/acp-committee-information/acp-terms-of-reference.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/guidance/industries/pesticides/advisory-groups/acp/acp-committee-information/acp-terms-of-reference.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ACP provides independent advice to Ministers responsible for pesticides in Defra, the Department of Health, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Food Standards Agency and to the Devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Defra Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF)Terms of Reference are available on the following website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/Resources/CRD/Migrated-Resources/PRiF_TOR.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/Resources/CRD/Migrated-Resources/PRiF_TOR.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The PRiF reports to Defra's Chief Scientific Adviser and provides advice to the Ministers in Defra and the Devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These two committees have separate responsibilities. Their activities are related but do not overlap.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ACP also works closely with other government advisory committees where their wider work is relevant to pesticides.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 01/07/2014 16:47:43 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar