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419192

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Recovery of Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many acquitted defendants who had costs orders claimed their legal costs from central funds in (1) magistrates' courts, and (2) Crown Courts, in each of the last five years, and what was the cost of meeting such claims in each category of court.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL2265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This information is not recorded centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/09/2015 15:46:13 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

419203

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Taiwan: Prisoners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to sign the prisoner exchange agreement with the government of Taiwan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL2276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Negotiations between the UK and Taiwan Authorities on an arrangement to facilitate the transfer of prisoners between the respective jurisdictions are moving forward. Plans will be made for signature once the text has been agreed.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 24/09/2015 15:46:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

419182

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the state of the latest humanitarian truce in Yemen, in the light of the airstrikes by the Arab states coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL2255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK fully supports the UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed’s efforts to achieve a lasting ceasefire in Yemen to ensure life-saving assistance can reach all populations in need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During the humanitarian pause in Yemen from 12 to 17 May 2015, according to the UN, humanitarian partners were able to deliver: a month's worth of food to more than 400,000 people; access to safe water for 1.2 million people; emergency shelter and medical supplies for more than 400,000 patients; and nutritional supplies to treat almost 35,000 malnourished children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 24/09/2015 13:52:31 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

419231

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Iraq: Kurds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting Kurdish authorities in Iraq to manage the civilians who have fled the fighting and are displaced in the region.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Worcester
	uin	HL2304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>To date, the UK has provided £59.5m of humanitarian assistance across Iraq. This goes to people most in need, including those in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). We are providing funding for a Joint Crisis Centre (JCC) within the Kurdistan Regional Government as part of this support. The JCC works closely with the UN, the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the international community to provide life-saving coordination. The UK also supports Iraqi-led stabilisation activities to enable the safe return of displaced people to their homes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 24/09/2015 13:52:19 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4257 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Worcester

417505

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Economic Policy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any of the economists who wrote a letter to <i>The Times</i>, published on 18 August, are employed in any capacity to advise Government departments or are serving on any executive or non-executive bodies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>None of the economists in question are employed in any capacity to advise the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/09/2015 13:15:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

418598

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Islam: Legal Systems
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the undertaking by the Home Secretary, made in a speech on 23 March, to set up an independent investigation into the application of Shari’a law in Britain will be fulfilled; and when that investigation is expected to report.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL2190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Sharia councils may be working in a discriminatory and unacceptable way. That is why, as part of the forthcoming Counter-Extremism Strategy, Government will commission a full, independent investigation to assess to what extent Sharia is being applied in a manner that is unacceptable. The review will commence following the appointment of an independent chair. The Terms of Reference for the review and its duration will be determined at that point. We will act on any evidence of it’s application which is outside of the law.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/09/2015 15:46:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

418189

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	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	Origin Marking: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in securing a European Union decision on the labelling of products from Israeli settlements.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
	uin	HL2160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>The issue of correct labelling of settlement produce is a subject of ongoing work with our EU partners. We believe that EU-wide guidelines on the labelling of settlement produce would be an important step to ensure correct and coherent implementation of EU consumer protection and labelling legislation, which is in fulfilment of our previous commitments and is fully consistent with long-standing EU policy in relation to illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In April 2015, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), signed a joint letter, with 15 other foreign ministers, to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini calling on the EU to follow through on longstanding policy to ensure the clear labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements. At the May/June/July Foreign Affairs Councils the Foreign Secretary also pressed the High Representative to implement EU wide labelling guidelines.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/09/2015 15:33:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

418604

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Gaza: Neonatal Mortality
	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 Palestinian Authority and the government of Israel regarding the increase in neonatal mortality in the Gaza Strip.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>While we have not raised the issue of neonatal mortality in the Gaza Strip with either the Palestinian Authority or the Israeli authorities, as part of our long-term assistance for Gaza, the UK supports partners like the World Food Programme, the UN Works and Relief Agency and the International Committee of the Red Cross, who help deal with food shortages, provide basic services and repair water infrastructure in Gaza. On 10 September the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), emphasised to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the importance of improving daily life for the people of Gaza.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/09/2015 15:33:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

418605

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Gaza: Israel
	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 government of Israel regarding the block on exports from Gaza.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>On 10 September the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), emphasised to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the importance of improving daily life for the people of Gaza, for example through better power and water supplies and facilitating travel in and out of Gaza. During his visit to the region in July, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), urged the Israeli government to ease restrictions on Gaza and for the parties to prioritise progress towards a durable solution, including taking the necessary steps to advance construction and economic development. Our Embassy in Tel Aviv has also frequently urged Israel to go further in easing movement and access restrictions on Gaza.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/09/2015 15:33:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

418606

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Israel: Church Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel following the strike at Christian schools in Israel in protest against funding cuts.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL2198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>British Embassy officials discussed this issue with Israel's Ministry of Education during the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/09/2015 15:38:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge