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1125851

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Summertime: EU Action
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to continuing alignment between UK and EU policy on seasonal time changes, after the European Parliament voted to end them from October 2021.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL15641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not believe there is any case for changing the current arrangements. I am working with EU Member States to convince them and the European Commission of our position.</p><p>We believe the current system works for citizens in the UK and there is no evidence that justifies the abolition of daylight saving time, which currently already ensures harmonisation of time in the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:29:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

1056481

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	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	Burma: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have provided for the peace process in Burma in the current financial year, broken down by each organisation that has received funding, directly or indirectly.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL13532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>To date in this current financial year the UK has provided £3,003,398 to support the peace process and wider peacebuilding in Burma. This comprises £1.9 million from the Department for International Development to the Paung Sie Facility which is implemented by the Nordic International Support Foundation to support inter-communal harmony; £383,398 from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to Inter Mediate; and £720,000 from CSSF to the Joint Peace Fund whose 11 donors provide funding for the Joint Monitoring Committee for monitoring the 2015 ceasefire agreement and over 30 other peace process-focused projects.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/02/2019 17:33:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

1056482

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to conduct an independent review of support given to the peace process in Burma as recommended by the House of Commons International Development Committee in its fourth report of Session 2017–19, Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya Crisis (HC Paper 1054), published on 22 May 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL13533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Following the IDC report, we conducted a comprehensive joint analysis of conflict and stability in Burma, and DFID initiated a review of its country strategy. On the peace process, the main vehicle for the UK’s support, the Joint Peace Fund, has undergone a thorough independent assessment of progress and challenges.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, DFID’s peacebuilding programme is reviewed annually, as is all support under the cross-departmental Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), led by the FCO.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK remains committed to providing assistance to a wide range of efforts to reach an inclusive peace agreement in Burma. It will also continue to address the protracted crises in Rakhine, Kachin, Shan and other states through humanitarian and development assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/02/2019 15:17:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

1002260

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Burma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the assets seized in the (1) UK, and (2) rest of the EU from the seven military and security personnel from Burma sanctioned by the EU on 25 June.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL11281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) is not responsible for the freezing of assets, neither does it hold them. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), which is part of HMT, ensures that financial sanctions are properly understood and implemented in the UK and it is for holders of assets subject to sanctions to ensure that they are frozen under the regulations.</p><p> </p><p>(1) OFSI undertakes an Annual Review of frozen assets in the UK, requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen assets in the UK to report to OFSI. Details of assets reported to OFSI for the 2018 Review are still being compiled and are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>(2) HM Treasury does not hold this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/11/2018 16:09:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

654718

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 November (HL Deb, col 2041), how frequently individuals convicted of stalking are assessed and monitored by the police.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL3964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Stalking is an horrific crime which can have a devastating impact on victims and this Government is determined to tackle it. The monitoring and assessment of individuals convicted of stalking is an operational matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Data is not held centrally. To support effective assessment and monitoring by the police, details of those convicted of stalking is held on the Police National Computer and, where appropriate, on the Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.</p><p>The Government’s Violence against Women and Girls Strategy published in March 2016 makes clear that a sustainable approach to preventing abuse is dependent on changing the attitude and behaviour of perpetrators. Through the Police Innovation Fund the Government is supporting, promoting and evaluating innovative models to tackle perpetrators’ behaviour and will continue to do so.</p><p>On 7 December the Government announced that it will introduce a Stalking Protection Order to help protect victims at the earliest possible opportunity and deter perpetrators. The new order will be available to the police on application to the courts and will allow the imposition of both restrictions and other measures such as a requirement to attend a treatment programme.</p><p>The College of Policing’s What Works Centre for Crime Reduction is working to build the evidence base for effective intervention with perpetrators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3965 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:47:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

654719

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	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 effectiveness of one-to-one programmes for serial stalkers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL3965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Stalking is an horrific crime which can have a devastating impact on victims and this Government is determined to tackle it. The monitoring and assessment of individuals convicted of stalking is an operational matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Data is not held centrally. To support effective assessment and monitoring by the police, details of those convicted of stalking is held on the Police National Computer and, where appropriate, on the Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.</p><p>The Government’s Violence against Women and Girls Strategy published in March 2016 makes clear that a sustainable approach to preventing abuse is dependent on changing the attitude and behaviour of perpetrators. Through the Police Innovation Fund the Government is supporting, promoting and evaluating innovative models to tackle perpetrators’ behaviour and will continue to do so.</p><p>On 7 December the Government announced that it will introduce a Stalking Protection Order to help protect victims at the earliest possible opportunity and deter perpetrators. The new order will be available to the police on application to the courts and will allow the imposition of both restrictions and other measures such as a requirement to attend a treatment programme.</p><p>The College of Policing’s What Works Centre for Crime Reduction is working to build the evidence base for effective intervention with perpetrators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3964 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:47:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

643783

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	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	Burma: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent events in Rakhine State, when the UK's Ambassador in Burma last discussed with the new administration there the opening of a full country office for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL3543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Ambassador last raised the opening of a country office for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in August.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/12/2016 14:41:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

518739

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish the completion rates for apprentices across all apprenticeship frameworks and standards, disaggregated by gender, in the light of the recent report by the Young Women's Trust suggesting that female apprentices in male dominated sectors such as engineering, IT and construction are less likely to complete their apprenticeship.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL33
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeship achievement rates disaggregated by framework and gender are published on the GOV.UK website by the Skills Funding Agency in the National Achievement Rate Tables (formerly National Success Rate Tables).</p><p> </p><p>The dataset is too large to attach to this response but is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sfa-national-achievement-rates-tables-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sfa-national-achievement-rates-tables-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>However, table 1 shows overall achievement rates by gender in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 1: Apprenticeship Overall Achievement Rates by Gender, 2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Cohort</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Achievement Rate %</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>192,310</p></td><td><p>71.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>170,950</p></td><td><p>71.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/06/2016 11:48:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

517614

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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	Burma: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the new government in Burma about the opening of a UNHCR office in that country.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL8207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>While the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees already maintain an office in Rangoon, Burma, we have long called for the Burmese government to work with the UN over the opening of a full country office for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. This was a prominent recommendation of the Burma Resolution at the UN’s March Human Rights Council, which we co-sponsored. We will continue to encourage the new administration in Burma to follow through on that recommendation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/05/2016 14:49:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

510318

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Culture: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 15 March (HL Deb, cols 1726–8), what is their definition of cultural subjects.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL7524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not have a formal definition of cultural subjects. Many subjects, such as music, drama, art and design, dance, history and English literature, all include cultural elements.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 19/04/2016 16:14:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye