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515916

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	British Home Stores: Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Statement by the Business Minister, Anna Soubry, on 25 April (HC Deb, col 1174), what assistance they plan to offer BHS or Retail Acquisitions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL7982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text Workers and their families will be worried by the news that BHS has been placed in the hands of administrators. The Administrator must secure the best possible result for the business, starting with rescuing it if possible as a going concern. If this does not prove possible, then we stand ready to help those affected, including through Jobcentre Plus’ Rapid Response Service, to help people move into new jobs as quickly as possible. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 14:49:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

515904

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they propose to increase immigration and asylum chamber fees, and what assessment they have made of the likely impact of those increased fees on access to justice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	uin	HL7970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>We’re protecting the most vulnerable from any fee increase, including those who receive asylum support and cases involving children being supported or housed by a local authority. But it is also right that the taxpayer does not subsidise those who choose to challenge a decision made by the Home Office before the Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>We have a duty to the public to reduce the deficit and ensure sustainable funding for Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service.</p><p> </p><p>We have published a full impact assessment alongside the consultation document published on the Government website.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/05/2016 11:33:41 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

515961

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Community Housing: Cooperatives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to boost the co-operative housing sector in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL8011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>We recognise the significant role Housing Co-Operatives can play in delivering locally led housing development. The Government continues to be supportive of Housing Co-Operatives, because we want to see communities more in control of decisions that affect them. The March Budget confirmed £60 million a year from additional receipts from higher stamp duty rates on additional residential properties will be redirected into rural and coastal areas for community supported housing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/05/2016 15:23:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

515881

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	Islamic State: Yazidis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the evidence that ISIS have sold Yazidi women to Saudi Arabians, and what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about recovering them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL7947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>We maintain a close dialogue with Saudi Arabia on Counter Terrorism issues. We have seen no evidence of Saudi Foreign Terrorist Fighters trafficking Daesh sex slaves to Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/05/2016 14:21:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

515890

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	Manufacturing Industries
	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 recent data from Begbies Traynor showing that the number of British manufacturers that are struggling financially has risen by 20 per cent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of this report. The UK has some of the best manufacturing in the world, and we are focussed on a competitive tax regime and supporting science and innovation to make the UK an even better place to do business. There are a number of global headwinds which are currently placing significant pressures on UK manufacturing, making it more important than ever that we stick to our long term economic plan for sustainable growth.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 15:00:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

515946

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	Egypt: Shipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact on British shipping of the decision by the President of Egypt to give control of the expansion of the Suez Canal to the Egyptian armed forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL8004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>We are not aware of any impact on British shipping in relation to the Egyptian armed forces’ involvement with the Suez Canal. The New Suez Canal Project, completed in August 2015, has shortened the transit time and has increased the number of ships which the Canal can handle on a daily basis. The Egyptian armed forces continue to provide security for the Canal and support the activity of the Suez Canal Authority as they did before the expansion of the Canal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/05/2016 14:22:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

515882

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	Islamic State: Yazidis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have evidence that the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Peoples Protection Units have rescued some captive Yazidi women; what assessment they have made of whether the Kurdistan Regional Government Peshmerga have carried out any rescues, and if so, whether they have offered to assist them; and whether the same British technology that is able to identify ISIS commanders has been used to identify and to rescue women captives.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL7948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of media reports about organisations that are working to free those being held hostage by Daesh. We do not have any information regarding the rescue of Yezidi captives by either the Kurdistan Workers Party or the Peoples Protection Units. During offensive operations against Daesh, Yezidi hostages have been freed by the Peshmerga. We continue to work in support of Iraqi and Kurdish Regional government forces towards defeating this terrible organisation. The UK has been at the forefront of these efforts and plays a leading role in a Global Coalition of 66 countries and international organisations to respond to Daesh’s inhumanity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/05/2016 13:36:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

515929

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	Horse Racing: Betting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will select members of the proposed Racing Authority, and what the selection criteria will be for the appointees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Hindhead
	uin	HL7995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Under the replacement for the current Horserace Betting Levy a racing authority will be responsible for making decisions on spend in line with the overall purposes of the scheme. This body will be referred to in legislation but it will not be a statutory body. It will be for the racing industry to determine its governance arrangements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/05/2016 11:35:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4542 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Hindhead

515942

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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	Burundi: Foreign Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of relations between the UK and Burundi, and of the security situation in that country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL8002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The security situation in Burundi remains fragile with continued abductions, illegal detentions, torture, gang rapes and killings. We are also concerned at the apparent recent increase in the number of targeted assassinations, most recently the assassination of Brigadier General Athanase Kararuza and his wife on 25 April and the attempted assassination of the Minister of Human Rights, Social Affairs and Gender, Martin Nivyabandi on 24 April. I join UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in condemning these attacks.</p><p>We continue to make clear our concerns to the Government of Burundi. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge) visited the country in December last year where he urged the Burundian government to engage in meaningful, inclusive dialogue with the opposition without preconditions. In January he met Burundian Foreign Minister Alain Nyamitwe to reiterate this message. Mr Duddridge writes regularly to Mr Nyamitwe to convey our concerns and to urge his government to take the necessary steps to resolve the current situation. Only a genuine and inclusive dialogue, based on the respect of the Arusha Agreement, will enable Burundian stakeholders to find a consensual solution to the situation facing their country.</p><p>Our Ambassador to Burundi in Kigali travels regularly to the country to meet members of the Burundian Government and we will shortly be increasing the British Government’s presence in Bujumbura through the recruitment of a Burundi Coordinator.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/05/2016 16:29:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

515887

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the establishment of (1) the Royal Navy, (2) the Army, and (3) the Royal Air Force, and how many vacancies there are in each service.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL7953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The requested information, as at 1 March 2016, is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liability (establishment)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time trained strength</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deficit (vacancies)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>30,220</p></td><td><p>29,730</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>83,580</p></td><td><p>79,840</p></td><td><p>3,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>33,150</p></td><td><p>31,000</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: All figures are rounded. Totals and sub-totals are rounded separately and may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of liabilities and trained strengths are included in the UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-2016</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/05/2016 14:25:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem