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391297

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Telephone Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Neill of Gatley on 9 July (HL898), what training in communication skills is provided for the officials in (1) HM Revenue and Customs, (2) the Home Office, (3) the Ministry of Justice, (4) the Department for Work and Pensions, and (5) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, who are responsible for helping members of the public who telephone with complaints or requests for information.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL1653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>All new HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) telephony advisers receive two days of call handling soft skills training, prior to handling customer calls. Further call handling training is provided depending on the needs of the advisor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The first escalation for complaints from an adviser is to a Team Leader. 80 per cent of complaints are successfully handled at this point.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s Personal Tax Operations has a specific team who deal with customer complaints received via telephone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a target of answering 80 per cent of all calls received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the training and performance on telephony issues for other Government Departments is not held centrally and should be obtained from the Departments concerned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1654 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:33:52 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

391298

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Telephone Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Neill of Gatley on 9 July (HL898), whether there are target times by which calls from members of the public are expected to receive attention when telephoning (1) HM Revenue and Customs, (2) the Home Office, (3) the Ministry of Justice, (4) the Department for Work and Pensions, and (5) the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
	tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
	uin	HL1654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>All new HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) telephony advisers receive two days of call handling soft skills training, prior to handling customer calls. Further call handling training is provided depending on the needs of the advisor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The first escalation for complaints from an adviser is to a Team Leader. 80 per cent of complaints are successfully handled at this point.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s Personal Tax Operations has a specific team who deal with customer complaints received via telephone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a target of answering 80 per cent of all calls received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the training and performance on telephony issues for other Government Departments is not held centrally and should be obtained from the Departments concerned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1653 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:33:52 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

391288

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Middle East: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British nationals are estimated to have travelled abroad to Syria and Iraq to join extremist groups since October 2014; how many have since returned to the United Kingdom; and what is the total number of such people who remain in Syria.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL1648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Around 700 people who are of concern to the Police and Security Services are thought to have travelled to the region since the start of the conflict. We estimate that around half of those have returned.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 13:41:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

392041

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the basis of their assessment in the Explanatory Memorandum for the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 that the current payment methodology by which additional cash payments are made for each child under the age of 18 "provides more than enough to cover the needs of individual children".
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL1796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1797 HL1798 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392042

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to publish the results of discussions with members of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum and of the coalition "Still Human Still Here", as referred to in the Explanatory Memorandum for the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL1797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1798 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392043

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why no transitional arrangements for families in receipt of asylum support have been put in place prior to the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 coming into force.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL1798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1797 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392044

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to communicate the change in the rate of asylum support due to take effect as a result of the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 to recipients of that support.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL1799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1797 HL1798 HL1800 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392045

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what sources of information other than data from the Office for National Statistics were used in identifying essential needs under the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL1800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1797 HL1798 HL1799 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

390642

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Health Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to secure a medical pipeline in areas where the government of South Sudan is unable to provide basic drugs for health clinics.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL1582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID has provided £11.5 million to the jointly funded (US, Norway and UK) Emergency Medicines Fund for drug distribution in the three conflict states of South Sudan. In addition, critical gaps in the other seven states are being covered through the £120m DFID-managed Health Pooled Fund supported by US and World Health Organisation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:02:05 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

392067

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding is currently allocated to the deployment of members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	uin	HL1822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Deployments are funded by the programmes they are supporting rather than as a standalone cost. This ensures deployments are directly tied to HMG objectives and can flex according to demand. The cost of maintaining the Civilian Stabilisation Group falls under the Stabilisation Unit’s core budget, which for CSG training and management comes to £1,345,000 p.a.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:16:01 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

391254

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Forestry Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land and property has been (1) disposed of, and (2) acquired, by the Forestry Commission since the publication of the report of the 2012 Independent Panel on Forestry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL1621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>From 4 July 2012 to 21 July 2015, two sites in the north of England totalling 0.12 hectares were disposed of as a result of property rationalisation. In the west of England 15.5 hectares of leasehold was surrendered. During the same period land acquired by, or gifted to, the Public Forest Estate was 79.56 hectares across four sites in central, east, west and southern England. This represents a net increase in PFE land for this period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/07/2015 15:47:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

391056

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list the countries where the United Kingdom is providing training to foreign armed forces; and of those training missions, whether they will list those which include training in preventing and responding to sexual violence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL1594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Penny Mordaunt) in the House of Commons on 2 July 2015 to Question number 4649 to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further to this, I attach two tables which detail the countries receiving training in preventing and responding to sexual violence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 2 July 2015.doc title Armed Forces Training 2 file name 20150727_PSVI training answer (2)[1].doc title PSVI Training question first answered 30/07/2015 14:00:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

391054

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Military Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to integrate training on sexual violence and gender issues into all training given by British forces to the Peshmerga in Iraq.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL1592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Protection of Civilian (PoC) training is now integrated into all of the training courses delivered to Peshmerga troops by UK training teams. This includes training on sexual violence and gender issues.</p><p>UK trainers have also delivered training to coalition partners' training teams within the Building Partner Capacity site at Erbil. This includes German, Norwegian, and Italian trainers. All UK trainers deployed to Iraq are now trained to deliver PoC training prior to leaving the UK.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2015 13:46:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

390585

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish information on the uptake and effectiveness of Pension Wise.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL1525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Since its launch in April, Pension Wise has helped nearly 950,000 people understand their options and make informed choices about what to do with their retirement savings. Nearly 18,000 free guidance appointments over the phone and face to face are being delivered and more than 925,000 people have used the Pension Wise website, with many people returning to the site regularly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is closely monitoring the operation and effectiveness of the Pension Wise service. This ongoing monitoring is part of a wider programme of evaluation that the government is undertaking to ensure that Pension Wise is working effectively, delivers value for money, and meets consumer needs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 30/07/2015 15:32:54 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

392035

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tourist beds (1) are currently available, and (2) are under construction, on St Helena.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>St Helena Government confirms that 101 tourist beds are currently available in serviced rooms, with an additional 38 serviced rooms planned for construction between 2015 and 2016. There are also 90 self-catering rooms on the island.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:13:27 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

392036

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tourist beds will be required on St Helena to support one weekly flight when the island’s airport opens in February 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>St Helena Government estimates that 80 to 160 tourist beds will be required when the air service becomes operational.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:13:41 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

392037

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many proposals to create more tourist beds on St Helena (1) have been passed, (2) are currently under consideration, and (3) have been rejected, by the island’s planning authority.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>St Helena Government has confirmed that since July 2014, five applications for additional accommodation have been approved by St Helena’s Planning Authority and two are currently under consideration. None have been rejected.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:14:34 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

391061

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to conduct a consultation with civil society during the summer of 2015 concerning the guidance available to businesses on what to include in their slavery and human trafficking statements.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL1599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Statutory guidance on transparency in supply chains will be published to coincide with the commencement of the transparency provisions in the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We have already held a public consultation on what the statutory guidance should cover and received responses from a wide range of civil society and private sector organisations. These responses are being taken into account in the development of guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 13:44:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

390587

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC: Royal Charters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the appointments of the eight advisers on the renewal of the BBC’s Charter conform with the seven principles of public life, in particular having regard to any conflicts of interest.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL1527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The BBC Charter Review Advisory Group has no legal status and no decision-making functions. It operates on a voluntary basis and members offer their time for free. These are not public appointments and therefore the Group is not set up under the Cabinet Office guidelines for public appointments.</p><p>Further details of the group can be found in a letter dated 27 July from to to Baroness Grender following up from a debate on the 16 July on the BBC Charter Review. A copy of this letter has been deposited in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/07/2015 15:46:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

391351

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the regional and national economic effects of the present rate of the roll-out of superfast broadband in Devon and Somerset.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL1682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Connecting Devon and Somerset Phase 1 broadband project is approximately half way through delivery of its target of providing superfast broadband coverage to 276,000 premises. In June 2015 Connecting Devon and Somerset entered into a further contract under Phase 2 of the broadband programme to provide coverage to a minimum of 4,659 premises in Exmoor and Dartmoor. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a study with analysis on the impact of superfast broadband in 2013. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/07/2015 14:12:01 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

391993

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what Ministry of Defence costs in respect of naval operations concerning migrants in the Mediterranean are currently being funded by the Department for International Development.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is not providing funding for current Ministry of Defence naval operations concerning migrants in the Mediterranean.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2015 13:44:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

392038

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Tourism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of tourist beds on St Helena; what progress has been made in this regard since the decision to build an airport on the island was made in 2010; and what incentives they are offering to encourage inward investors to provide tourist facilities on the island.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development supports Enterprise St Helena (ESH), the St Helena Government’s development agency. Enterprise St Helena offers grants to assist local businesses with proposals to increase the quantity and quality of tourist accommodation. Fifteen new serviced rooms have been added since 2010, with an additional 38 serviced rooms planned for construction between 2015 and 2016. The Saint Helena Government has introduced a range of tax incentives for investors, including tax credits, rollover reliefs and accelerated depreciation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:03 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

391945

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Aggregates Levy
	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 European Commission decision regarding exemption from the aggregates levy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The European Commission concluded a State aid investigation into various Aggregates Levy exemptions on 23 March 2015. The Commission had originally approved all the levy exemptions in 2002, but were required to carry out a State aid investigation as a result of legal challenge. The Commission’s decision found all the levy exemptions lawful except for part of the exemption for shale aggregate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in his Summer Budget that all of the lawful exemptions would be reinstated from 1 August 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission have ordered recovery of State aid provided by the exemption for some types of shale aggregate. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) have recently written to potentially affected businesses. The government will continue to work with the industry to minimise the impact of recovery on affected businesses, and any businesses that are concerned should contact HMRC as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 30/07/2015 15:33:28 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

391078

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Telecommunications: Databases
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the proposed timetable for the passage of a new communications data bill through both Houses in order to meet the present legislation's sunset deadline of December 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL1616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government are committed to introducing a Bill on investigatory powers early next year, so that it can receive Royal Assent before the sunset clause in the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act comes into effect at the end of 2016. In order to meet that timetable and allow the full parliamentary scrutiny, we intend to bring forward a draft Bill for consideration in the autumn, which will be subject to full pre-legislative scrutiny, including by a Joint Committee of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 14:14:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

391049

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the agreement between the Metropolitan Police Service and the Independent Police Complaints Commission regarding the investigation of public complaints relating to Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL1587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The IPCC and MPS reached an agreement on the handling of Schedule 7 complaints, which was issued by the High Court on 12 January 2015 in the form of a consent order. The consent order is available to the public at:</p><p>http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Documents/Schedule_7_Consent_Order.pdf</p><p>We will also place a copy of the consent order in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 13:43:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

392046

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what organisations have been established in the last five years by the Ministry of Defence that are wholly funded from within its budget; and which of those are not subject to civil service pay scales, terms or conditions, and why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has set up two arm's length organisations in the last five years that are wholly funded from within its budget.</p><p>Defence Equipment and Support was set up as a bespoke trading entity on 1 April 2014. It has a number of freedoms and flexibilities to manage its own business, outputs and workforce within an operating cost envelope set to drive significant efficiencies. This includes the freedom to implement its own pay and grading structures to reflect the highly specialised labour market in which it operates.</p><p>The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) was established by the Defence Reform Act (DRA) 2014. The SSRO is wholly funded from within the MOD budget, via grant-in-aid. SSRO employees are not subject to civil service pay scales, terms and conditions. The DRA specifies that SSRO employees are not in the civil service of the state, ensuring the independent discharge of their duties.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2015 13:45:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

392049

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Inflation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of defence inflation over the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not produce future forecasts of defence inflation. Historic figures can be found in the 2013/14 Defence Inflation Estimate, attached here for convenience.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2015 13:46:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20150129_Defence_Inflation_Statistical_Notice-201314-O.pdf title Defence Inflation Estimate
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

392066

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group have been deployed in other countries in each of the last five years; and how many are currently deployed.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	uin	HL1821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit has deployed:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of CSG deployed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On 23 July 2015, 55 members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group were on deployment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:46 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

392068

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
	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 Civilian Stabilisation Group in the light of emerging priorities and the anticipated agreement of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations in September 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	uin	HL1823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit is conducting an internal review of the Civilian Stabilisation Group skillsets to ensure it meets HMG priorities, both now and in the future. To inform this work, wider multilateral and international aims for UK capability will be considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:12:30 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

392065

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are currently on the Civilian Stabilisation Group list maintained by the Department for International Development, broken down by gender.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	uin	HL1820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit’s Civilian Stabilisation Group (CSG) consists of over 1,350 individuals. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications to the CSG from every background. We would need to carry out a manual search of each individual’s profile to provide data broken down by gender, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:31 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

391315

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Bank: Armed Conflict
	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 cost to the public purse in the last five years of the conflict in the West Bank, both directly and via the EU.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL1663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK provided £349 million in support of Palestinian development between 2011-2015 and will provide a further £72 million in 2015/16. This includes support for both Gaza and the West Bank.</p><p>DFID's programme contributes to UK policy objectives of a negotiated two-state solution. Following the conflict in Gaza last year, the UK provided £17 million of immediate humanitarian assistance and pledged a further £20 million of early recovery assistance at the Gaza Reconstruction conference in Cairo.</p><p>We have already disbursed over 80% of the pledge. European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) is the main EU financial instrument for the OPTs which provides funding to support governance at local and national levels, private sector and economic development and water and land development. In 2014, EU funding through the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) amounted €309.5 million.</p><p>The UK contributes to the EU Budget as a whole, and not to individual instruments within it. The UK’s share of the EU’s expenditure in EU instruments is approximately 14.5%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:13:00 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

392034

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Aviation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the first commercial flights to St Helena will commence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL1789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The first commercial flight to St Helena will be in February 2016, subject to completion of the remaining airport construction works and to meeting all regulatory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:13:12 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

390644

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	People Smuggling: Mediterranean Region
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffickers across the Mediterranean have been (1) apprehended, and (2) prosecuted, in the United Kingdom, or any other European Union member state, during (1) the last year, and (2) since such trafficking began.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL1584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Her Majesty's Government has established a dedicated law enforcement team to tackle organised immigration crime in the Mediterranean region. 90 officers will be deployed in the UK, Mediterranean and Africa to pursue and disrupt these callous organised crime groups profiting from the people-smuggling trade.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 14:14:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

390641

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan: Food Supply
	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 food security situation in South Sudan; and to what extent the United Kingdom will respond bilaterally as well as through the specialised UN agencies.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL1581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The most recent South Sudan Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report dated 27 May 2015 shows an increase in the number of people facing severe food insecurity. 4.6m people / 40% of the population are estimated to be unable to meet their basic food needs. The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan, contributing £172m since the start of the crisis, along with an additional £88.9m to the regional response for South Sudanese refugees. This support is provided both bilaterally and to specialised UN agencies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:01:39 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

391346

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 16 July (HL1344), in the light of the fact that some police forces, including the Metropolitan Police Service, have stopped adding faces to the National Database until the law has been clarified, why the Home Office has not yet distributed guidance about adding faces to the database until the review is complete.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>There are a number of police forces (including the Metropolitan Police Service) which do not, and never have, uploaded custody images to the Police National Database (PND). Of the Forces that have been uploading Custody Images to the PND, none have ceased doing so. Guidance on the operational uses of PND is issued by the National Police Chiefs Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/07/2015 13:42:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

391295

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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 is their latest estimate of the number of Syrians displaced (1) within Syria, and (2) abroad.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL1652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>There are an estimated 7.6 million internally displaced persons within Syria, and there are now over four million refugees from Syria in neighbouring countries. According to the UN, there have been over 278,000 Syrian asylum applications in Europe between April 2011 and May 2015.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:10:59 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

392055

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2015
	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	Pakistan: Terrorism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the level of terrorist activity in Karachi, Pakistan, and whether there is any involvement by Al Qaeda, Taliban and the Muttahida Quami Movement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL1810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>There is a high threat from terrorism and other violence throughout Pakistan, including Karachi. The British Government regularly reviews the security situation in the country and is aware of reports of attacks claimed by various militant groups in Karachi. The main terrorist threat continues to come from Tehrik-e Taleban Pakistan (TTP) who have a mainly anti-state focus but also maintain, and have stated, an intent to launch attacks on western interests. Although Al Qaeda is diminished in Pakistan and under severe pressure, it is still capable of devising sophisticated attacks. Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) is a political party.</p><p>The Government is committed to partnering Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, in the interests of both countries. We will continue to support Pakistan in developing its capacity to deal with terrorism, and in addressing its root causes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/07/2015 15:34:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

390601

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Tuberculosis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the proportion of HIV-related deaths in (1) Kenya, (2) Malawi, (3) Mozambique, (4) Nigeria and (5) Rwanda that are due to tuberculosis.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL1541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>World Health Organisation (WHO) data shows that, in 2013, the proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Proportion of deaths amongst people with HIV that were due to TB in 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:01:15 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye