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435693

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provisions the contract with Concentrix regarding child tax credits and other benefits makes concerning the time within which decisions must be made about the eligibility for such benefits once they have been withdrawn, and what assessment they have made of how the company has performed against any such requirements in respect of the number of cases in which that period has been exceeded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) contract with SYNNEX-Concentrix UK Limited, signed in May 2014, provides additional capacity to review and correct tax credit claims that are potentially based on incorrect information.</p><p>Full details of the contractual arrangements, including agreed performance indicators put in place in respect of the intervention service, can be found on gov.uk.</p><br /><p>HMRC regularly monitors the performance of contractors but, due to the commercially sensitive nature of this information, it does not disclose such information.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/12/2015 15:25:33 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

434128

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they use in auditing compliance with Tier 4 licences for non-EU students.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL4247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>All Tier 4 licensed sponsors are assessed against criteria set out in the published Tier 4 Guidance for Sponsors. This includes the following four documents:</p><ul><li>Document one – Applying for a Tier 4 licence</li><li>Document two – Sponsorship Duties</li><li>Document three – Tier 4 Compliance</li><li>Appendix D - record keeping</li></ul><p>Some of the key criteria includes:</p><ul><li>Ensuring that each sponsor has a genuine and lawful trading presence.</li><li>Ensuring that each sponsor holds the appropriate education oversight with the relevant external inspection body.</li><li>Compliance visits; where checks are undertaken to establish whether an institution’s HR functions are appropriate.</li><li>An annual basic compliance assessment (BCA); where the sponsor must meet demonstrate that their visa refusal, enrolment and course completion rates fall within the outlined requisites<em>.</em></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Tier 4 Guidance 11-2015 - Documents 1-3 combined.pdf title Tier 4 Guidance - 1-3 Combined 2 file name Appendix D.pdf title Appendix D question first answered 21/12/2015 16:55:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

434136

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	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	Tickets: Touting
	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 activities of ticket resale websites.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL4255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>An independent Review has been established to consider consumer protection measures in relation to online ticket resales and will report by 26 May 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/12/2015 12:21:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

435714

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to support self-employed people who are confused over their tax status or struggle to understand the tax system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p><strong>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) provides business with detailed guidance and an online Employment Status Indicator to check whether they are employed or self-employed for tax, National Insurance or VAT purposes. This is available on the gov.uk website.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>HMRC is working with stakeholders to improve the online tool. Customers needing further support can call the Helpline on 03001232326. </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/12/2015 14:20:41 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

435698

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Statutory Instruments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 3 December (HL3732), when were the three occasions on which the House withheld its agreement to an affirmative instrument between World War II and 2010, and which instrument was not agreed to on each occasion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL4273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The three occasions on which the House withheld its agreement to an affirmative instrument prior to 2010 were on 18 June 1968; 22 February 2000; and 28 March 2007. The instruments not agreed to were the Southern Rhodesia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 1968; the Greater London Authority (Election Expenses) Order 2000; and the Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007, respectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 21/12/2015 12:27:26 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

435713

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that BAME civil servants struggle more than their white counterparts to reach senior positions in Whitehall.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring a diverse Civil Service that is representative of Modern Britain at all levels.</p><p>In 2014, we commissioned external research undertaken by Ethnic Dimension to identify the barriers to progression experienced by talented BAME Civil Servants. The findings informed the Talent Action Plan Refresh published in March 2015 outlining clear actions to develop a greater pool of diverse talent.</p><p>Specific actions include a commitment to expand the Positive Action Pathway programme, designed to identify and develop talented BAME employees to secure promotion.</p><p>We also plan to introduce Accelerate, an ambitious new talent programme to boost development of the pipeline for future leaders for key Director and Director General roles.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/12/2015 12:42:53 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

435735

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Religious Hatred: Islam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Earl Howe on 2 December (HL Deb, col 1193), what actions will be criminalised from next April under the specific offence of anti-Muslim hatred, and whether the actions criminalised under that offence will include (1) criticism of the Muslim religion, and (2) statements from people who have left that religion explaining why they have done so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL4310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced in October, we have asked the police to record all existing religious based hate crimes by the faith or belief (including absence of belief) of the victim from April next year.</p><p>Under existing hate crimes it is not an offence to criticise Islam or for those who have left the faith to explain why they have done so. The new recording system does not constitute a new offence of anti-Muslim hatred, but will require this to be recorded specifically.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2015 12:44:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

435736

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	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	Press: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of the success of the current system of press regulation in preventing children being named before being charged, following the identification before charges were brought of the child convicted of stabbing Vincent Uzomah and the child accused of fatally stabbing Bailey Gwynne.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL4311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a strong, independent and effective self-regulatory system for the press that commands the confidence of both the public and the industry.Following the Leveson Inquiry, and with cross-party agreement, Government has now delivered the framework for a new system of independent press self-regulation: the Royal Charter has been sealed and the Press Recognition Panel has been appointed, opening for business in September of this year. We must now give this new approach time to become established.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/12/2015 12:41:41 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

434114

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a limit on the size of personal, or company, donations to political parties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	uin	HL4233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to negotiating a comprehensive cross-party reform agreement, including donations from all funding sources including trade unions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/12/2015 12:46:51 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

435739

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Syria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Palestinian refugees who were, or still are, in Syria are eligible for resettlement as being among the most vulnerable.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Only United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) registered Syrian refugees are eligible under the Syrian Resettlement Scheme, which has been expanded to resettle up to 20,000 during this Parliament. We work closely with UNHCR to identify cases that it deems in need of resettlement according to agreed vulnerability criteria for the Syrian Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>The Syrian Resettlement Scheme is operated in addition to our global resettlement schemes: Gateway and Mandate, which are not nationality specific.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2015 12:50:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton