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1137403

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNICEF: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UNICEF in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Details of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) spending on international development is available online in <em>Statistics on International Development</em>. Please note that data is published by calendar year and not HMG financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the UNICEF received the following funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-Core</p></td><td><p>£354m</p></td><td><p>£400m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> 2018 data on non-core funding will be published later this year. Core funding for 2018 remained steady at £48m.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:04:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137405

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Women: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UN Women in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL17012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Details of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) spending on international development is available online in <em>Statistics on International Development. </em>Please note that data is published by calendar year and not HMG financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The report shows that the UN Women received the following funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Core (£ millions)</p></td><td><p>Non-core (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2018 data on non-core funding will be published later this year. Core funding for 2018 remained steady at £12.5m.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:04:55 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1137963

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, with UNESCO, to raise global education standards.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In alignment with the Global Goal for education (SDG4), DFID is helping tackle the learning crisis: millions of children unable to read and do maths despite years at school. DFID works to strengthen the quality of education and the effectiveness of education systems so that all children have access and opportunity to learn.</p><p> </p><p>UNESCO is the UN’s specialized agency for education and UN lead on SDG4. DFID works with UNESCO towards our shared goal of ensuring quality education for all. DFID provides a voluntary contribution of £7.8m to support the UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) and the UNESCO published Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report). The UIS provides comparable, publicly available data on learning outcomes. The GEM Report is an independent, policy focused monitoring report, it is a key tool for pushing progress towards the Global Goals.</p><p> </p><p>Our support to the UIS and the GEM Report is being used to create vital data, evidence and tools to assess whether children are learning, who is being left behind and whether SDG4 is being achieved. It allows the international community to report progress on SDG4 education indicators on learning and equity and enables policy makers to know whether SDG4 is on track and where to direct policy intervention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/07/2019 16:05:48 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1137077

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Noise: Pollution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce noise both in the internal environment, in particular, with regard to underground trains, and the external environment, with greater use of noise barriers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL16941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes that it is important to minimise the noise impacts of the railway on its neighbours and on passengers. We have actively contributed to the development of the new European noise technical specification for interoperability that sets limits on noise from new and upgraded rolling stock.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government's most recent rail innovation competition, £2.75m of funding was awarded to projects aimed at reducing environmental impacts such as noise pollution. One of these projects will develop a noise barrier with an innovative design that will deflect noise upwards in order to reduce noise at a level comparable to a barrier of three times the height.</p><p> </p><p>Transport for London is responsible for the London Underground and its noise impacts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/07/2019 13:39:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

1137936

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the structure of the territorial police forces in England and Wales, in particular regard to (1) the standard of performance, (2) public satisfaction, and (3) ensuring that the full range of expert services, subject to a proportionate and necessary senior command structure, is available throughout the country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
	uin	HL17035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to review the structure of territorial police forces in England and Wales.</p><p><br>More can be done within the current organisational and leadership structures to improve police performance and ensure services meet public expectations.</p><p><br>The Government supports HMICFRS’ ongoing assessments of forces, measuring performance and identifying areas to improve. Through the Police Transformation Fund we have also supported collaboration arrangements, for example, via the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Specialist Capabilities Programme which is developing new approaches for the provision of specialist capabilities across police force boundaries to tackle a range of criminality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/07/2019 16:20:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

1137086

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	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 decision of the United Nations General Assembly that the decolonisation of Mauritius has not been lawfully completed because the detachment of the Chagos Archipelago was not based on the free and genuine expression of the will of the people of Mauritius; whether they accept that decision; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL16950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>It is disappointing that Mauritius’ claim that the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is part of Mauritius, which we strongly refute, should have been referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the UN General Assembly. It is an accepted international principle that States should not be compelled to have their bilateral disputes adjudicated upon by the ICJ without their consent. Circumventing this principle sets a dangerous precedent. BIOT has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814. No international court or tribunal has ever found UK sovereignty to be in doubt. Mauritius agreed to the detachment of the islands in 1965, in return for certain benefits including a UK commitment, which we stand by, to cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius when it is no longer required for defence purposes. Mauritius affirmed that agreement numerous times following independence, and in March 2015 a United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Arbitral Tribunal ruled the agreement to be internationally binding.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/07/2019 14:46:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1137087

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	UN General Assembly
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times they have not complied with decisions of the United Nations General Assembly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL16951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Under the United Nations Charter, the UN General Assembly passes resolutions that make recommendations to Member States. These resolutions are not legally binding. While resolutions express the view of the General Assembly as a whole, those Member States which vote against or abstain on individual resolutions are not legally committed to implement their respective contents. Of the 313 resolutions adopted during the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (2017-18), 234 were adopted by consensus (i.e. without a vote). Of the remaining 79 which were adopted by vote, the UK voted in favour of 44, against 25 and abstained on 10 occasions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/07/2019 14:47:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1137078

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government: Devolution
	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 report by Lord Heseltine Empowering English Cities, published on 2 July; and whether they intend to provide a response.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL16942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Lord Heseltine brought forward a motion in the House of Lords on the subject of this report on 17<sup>th</sup> July. It is a thought provoking report full of excellent ideas on devolution within England. I committed afterwards to share a record of the debate with every government department such is its importance. The Department is carefully considering its recommendations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2019 15:23:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1137377

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Mayors: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 4 July (HL Deb, col 1524), what assessment they have made of (1) the comparative costs of directly elected mayoral systems and traditional systems of local government administration, and (2) whether directly elected mayoral systems represent value for money.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL16984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s comparative assessment of the models of local governance is that only the mayoral model provides that single point of accountability necessary if significant powers and budgets are to be devolved to an area, and it is for local areas to decide whether such an arrangement would be of benefit and value to their local communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2019 15:23:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1137088

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	South Africa: Lions
	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 South Africa about the practice of canned hunting of lions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL16952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey MP raised this issue with the Government of South Africa in 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/07/2019 14:47:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham