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star this property date less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
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Home Office more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 more like this
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unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to communicate the change in the rate of asylum support due to take effect as a result of the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 to recipients of that support. more like this
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
star this property uin HL1799 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
HL1796 more like this
HL1797 more like this
HL1798 more like this
HL1800 more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T13:56:37.827Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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4234
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
392045
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
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Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 1 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords remove filter
unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what sources of information other than data from the Office for National Statistics were used in identifying essential needs under the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015. more like this
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
star this property uin HL1800 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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HL1796 more like this
HL1797 more like this
HL1798 more like this
HL1799 more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T13:56:37.937Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T13:56:37.937Z
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1091
star this property label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
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4234
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
390642
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star this property date less than 2015-07-16more like thismore than 2015-07-16
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading South Sudan: Health Services more like this
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25277
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unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to secure a medical pipeline in areas where the government of South Sudan is unable to provide basic drugs for health clinics. more like this
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The Earl of Sandwich more like this
star this property uin HL1582 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>DFID has provided £11.5 million to the jointly funded (US, Norway and UK) Emergency Medicines Fund for drug distribution in the three conflict states of South Sudan. In addition, critical gaps in the other seven states are being covered through the £120m DFID-managed Health Pooled Fund supported by US and World Health Organisation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T14:02:05.143Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T14:02:05.143Z
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3790
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
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2109
unstar this property label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich more like this
392067
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star this property date less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Civilian Stabilisation Group more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords remove filter
unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding is currently allocated to the deployment of members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group. more like this
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Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale more like this
star this property uin HL1822 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Deployments are funded by the programmes they are supporting rather than as a standalone cost. This ensures deployments are directly tied to HMG objectives and can flex according to demand. The cost of maintaining the Civilian Stabilisation Group falls under the Stabilisation Unit’s core budget, which for CSG training and management comes to £1,345,000 p.a.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T14:16:01.873Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T14:16:01.873Z
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3790
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
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4168
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale more like this
391254
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star this property date less than 2015-07-20more like thismore than 2015-07-20
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept id 13 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Forestry Commission more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords remove filter
unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land and property has been (1) disposed of, and (2) acquired, by the Forestry Commission since the publication of the report of the 2012 Independent Panel on Forestry. more like this
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Lord Greaves more like this
star this property uin HL1621 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>From 4 July 2012 to 21 July 2015, two sites in the north of England totalling 0.12 hectares were disposed of as a result of property rationalisation. In the west of England 15.5 hectares of leasehold was surrendered. During the same period land acquired by, or gifted to, the Public Forest Estate was 79.56 hectares across four sites in central, east, west and southern England. This represents a net increase in PFE land for this period.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T15:47:27.05Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T15:47:27.05Z
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4161
star this property label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
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2569
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Greaves more like this
391056
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star this property date less than 2015-07-17more like thismore than 2015-07-17
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Military Aid more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords remove filter
unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list the countries where the United Kingdom is providing training to foreign armed forces; and of those training missions, whether they will list those which include training in preventing and responding to sexual violence. more like this
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Baroness Helic more like this
star this property uin HL1594 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
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star this property answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Penny Mordaunt) in the House of Commons on 2 July 2015 to Question number 4649 to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further to this, I attach two tables which detail the countries receiving training in preventing and responding to sexual violence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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unstar this property file name Hansard Extract 2 July 2015.doc more like this
star this property title Armed Forces Training more like this
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unstar this property file name 20150727_PSVI training answer (2)[1].doc more like this
star this property title PSVI Training more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T14:00:02.79Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T14:00:02.79Z
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2000
star this property label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
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4331
unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Helic more like this
390585
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star this property date less than 2015-07-16more like thismore than 2015-07-16
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Pensions: Advisory Services more like this
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25277
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unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish information on the uptake and effectiveness of Pension Wise. more like this
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Lord Bradley more like this
star this property uin HL1525 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>Since its launch in April, Pension Wise has helped nearly 950,000 people understand their options and make informed choices about what to do with their retirement savings. Nearly 18,000 free guidance appointments over the phone and face to face are being delivered and more than 925,000 people have used the Pension Wise website, with many people returning to the site regularly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is closely monitoring the operation and effectiveness of the Pension Wise service. This ongoing monitoring is part of a wider programme of evaluation that the government is undertaking to ensure that Pension Wise is working effectively, delivers value for money, and meets consumer needs.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T15:32:54.177Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T15:32:54.177Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley more like this
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452
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Bradley more like this
392035
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star this property date less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading St Helena: Tourism more like this
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25277
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unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tourist beds (1) are currently available, and (2) are under construction, on St Helena. more like this
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
star this property uin HL1790 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>St Helena Government confirms that 101 tourist beds are currently available in serviced rooms, with an additional 38 serviced rooms planned for construction between 2015 and 2016. There are also 90 self-catering rooms on the island.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T14:13:27.65Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T14:13:27.65Z
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3790
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
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248
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
392036
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star this property date less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading St Helena: Tourism more like this
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25277
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unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tourist beds will be required on St Helena to support one weekly flight when the island’s airport opens in February 2016. more like this
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
star this property uin HL1791 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>St Helena Government estimates that 80 to 160 tourist beds will be required when the air service becomes operational.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T14:13:41.207Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T14:13:41.207Z
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3790
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
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248
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
392037
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star this property date less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading St Helena: Tourism more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
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unstar this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many proposals to create more tourist beds on St Helena (1) have been passed, (2) are currently under consideration, and (3) have been rejected, by the island’s planning authority. more like this
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this
star this property uin HL1792 more like this
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star this property answer text <p>St Helena Government has confirmed that since July 2014, five applications for additional accommodation have been approved by St Helena’s Planning Authority and two are currently under consideration. None have been rejected.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
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less than 2015-07-30T14:14:34.51Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-30T14:14:34.51Z
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3790
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
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248
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham more like this