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1088875

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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	Yemen: Ports
	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 statement by the Houthi rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdel Salam that the Foreign Secretary was incorrect to state during his visit to Yemen on 3 March that the port city of Hodeidah was supposed to be "cleared of militia and left under neutral control by the beginning of January" and that this misrepresents what was agreed under the terms of the 13 December 2018 Stockholm Agreement.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL14580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Agreement between the Government of Yemen and the Houthis states clearly that a mutual redeployment of forces, which includes Houthi militia, shall be carried out from the city of Hodeidah and the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa to agreed upon locations outside the city and ports within a maximum of 21 days after the ceasefire entered into force in December. The Agreement also states that security of the city of Hodeidah and the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa shall be the responsibility of local security forces in accordance with Yemeni law. Unfortunately, the parties have still not implemented this Agreement and not yet reached an agreement in accordance with national law on the composition of the local security forces and their operational neutrality. It is critical that we all continue to support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and the UN-led peace process. There can be no return to major military operations in Hodeidah: any renewed military push would be catastrophic for Yemen, potentially pushing millions towards famine.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/03/2019 17:51:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1088874

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made as a result of the meeting of the Yemen Quad, co-hosted by the Foreign Secretary in Warsaw on 13 February, to bring an end to the Yemen crisis and to identify further measures to alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL14579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Since the meeting of the Yemen Quad, the Foreign Secretary travelled to the region on 1-4 March 2019 in a display of the UK’s support for efforts to secure peace. He further discussed the political and humanitarian situation with governments in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Aden as part of a sustained UK diplomatic campaign to support the UN-led peace process. Visiting Aden on 3 March, he was the first Foreign Minister to visit Yemen since the conflict began.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/03/2019 17:47:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1089521

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent funding (1) local peace actors, (2) aid partners, and (3) others involved in promoting a path to peace in the Yemen conflict.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL14602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>On 24 February, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would be providing £200 million of funding for the 2019/20 financial year in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The UK is supporting Yemen through £6.6 million of funding from CSSF Fund this year. This funding will support different programmes, including bolstering the UN’s capacity to facilitate the peace process, working with groups formally outside the formal peace process and establishing long-lasting conflict resolution mechanisms in Yemeni communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/03/2019 17:50:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1089524

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the visit to Aden by the Foreign Secretary, whether they have had any further discussion with the UN’s Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen and other local powers about finding a sustainable peace in that country; and if so, what agreements have been reached between the UK and others.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL14605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We work closely with our partners in the UN, including the Group of Eminent Experts, whose work underlines the deeply concerning human rights situation and the importance of reaching a political solution to the Yemeni conflict. All parties must work with the UN to implement agreements made in Stockholm.​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/03/2019 17:52:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1088564

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Bank: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to press for the publication of the names of candidates short listed for the post of President of the World Bank in advance of an appointment being made.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL14524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Nominations for President of the World Bank closed on 14 March and a single candidate was formally nominated: David Malpass, Under Secretary for International Affairs, US Treasury. This information was published in a press release from the World Bank on 14 March.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/03/2019 16:11:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1089450

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Wellbeing of Teachers and Leaders Expert Advisory Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release of 15 March 2019 on Support on wellbeing for teachers in schools and colleges, who the members are of the advisory group on teachers' wellbeing; when that group plans to meet; and what the timescale is for reporting its recommendations to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	233008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>On 15 March 2019, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced the creation of a new expert advisory group, chaired by the Department, to advise multi-academy trusts and local authorities on the wellbeing of school and college leaders and teachers.</p><p>The expert advisory group will be made up of experts including Paul Farmer, of Mind, Peter Fonagy, from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, Nancy Hey, of the What Works Wellbeing Centre, as well as representatives of the school and college sector.</p><p>The Department will confirm further details on the membership and timescales in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/03/2019 16:01:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1090974

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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	Water Companies: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on improving their performance; if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	233597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the water companies on improving their performance. In a published letter to Water UK on 31 January, the Secretary of State set out his key expectations for water companies following Ofwat’s initial assessment of business plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/03/2019 10:08:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1092081

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Office guidance Fee waiver: Human Rights-based and other specified applications, how many visa applications have been made in the categories (a) five-year partner and five-year parent route (ECHR Article 8 rights), (b) 10-year partner, parent or private life route (ECHR Article 8 rights), (c) extension of leave to remain where applicant was refused asylum or humanitarian protection and granted discretionary leave and (d) extension of discretionary leave for victims of trafficking or slavery, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	234704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of applications for extension of Leave to Remain in the categories requested is not published in quarterly immigration statistics. Data on the number of fee waiver applications is not captured in a form that can be reported and to provide the data requested would require individual scrutiny of all applications within the scope of the question. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The department do publish the number of grants and refusals of in country leave to remain applications by category as part of the quarterly immigration statistics.</p><p>This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#extensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#extensions</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 234705 question first answered 25/03/2019 17:04:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1092087

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Home Office guidance entitled Fee waiver: Human Rights-based and other specified applications, how many visa waivers have been issued in each of the last five years in the categories (a) five year partner and five year parent route (ECHR Article 8 rights), (b) ten year partner, parent or private life route (ECHR Article 8 rights), (c) extension of leave to remain where applicant was refused asylum or humanitarian protection and granted discretionary leave and (d) extension of discretionary leave for victims of trafficking or slavery, by (i) because the family is destitute and (ii) because they would be rendered destitute by payment of the fee.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	234705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of applications for extension of Leave to Remain in the categories requested is not published in quarterly immigration statistics. Data on the number of fee waiver applications is not captured in a form that can be reported and to provide the data requested would require individual scrutiny of all applications within the scope of the question. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The department do publish the number of grants and refusals of in country leave to remain applications by category as part of the quarterly immigration statistics.</p><p>This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#extensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#extensions</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 234704 question first answered 25/03/2019 17:04:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1092262

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Domestic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the 2015 Review of the Overseas Domestic Worker visa, when the information sessions for people who enter the UK on the Overseas Domestic Worker visa will be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	234850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently running a procurement exercise to identify a provider of the information sessions for Overseas Domestic Workers. The results of this tendering exercise will be released in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/03/2019 16:59:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris