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424131

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Level Crossings: Plumpton Green
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) whether they consider the action of Network Rail in closing the level crossing in the East Sussex village of Plumpton Green acceptable, and (2) whether they will call on Network Rail to re-open the affected road running through the village as a matter of urgency; and what arrangements will be made for emergency vehicles, access for disabled people and parents trying to get their children to local schools.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
	uin	HL3042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>Whilst Network Rail has an otherwise excellent record of completing works at the 6,200 level crossings which it manages with minimal disruption, it is highly regrettable that there appears to have been a lapse in project management in this particular case.</p><br /><p>The impact which the continued closure of the crossing is having on the lives of local residents and businesses is not acceptable. Ministers have raised this matter with Network Rail at the highest level to request that the company urgently re-doubles its efforts in partnership with local stakeholders to find a solution and ensure that the crossing can re-open as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/11/2015 12:19:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

424151

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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	Jerusalem: Religious Buildings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what approaches they have made to the President of the Palestinian Authority about his comments that Israel intends to take over the Temple Mount and the mosque situated there.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
	uin	HL3062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), emphasised the importance of calming the current tensions when he spoke to President Abbas on 9 October. On 26 October, our Consul General in Jerusalem raised our concerns with Prime Minister and Minister for Interior, Rami Hamdallah.</p><p>Since the start of the current violence we have spoken regularly to both the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Government on the need to de-escalate tensions, avoid any words or actions that could incite further violence, and maintain the status quo at the holy site of Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/11/2015 16:03:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

424154

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Older Workers: Average Earnings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the estimated average earnings from employment of 1,156,000 employees aged 65 years or older, as shown in Summary Table 2(2) of the Office for National Statistics UK Labour Market Bulletin for October by gender.
	tabling member printed	Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
	uin	HL3065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/11/2015 14:16:56 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL3065.pdf ONS letter.pdf title ONS correspondence on statistics
	tabling member	2536 label Biography information for Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay

424129

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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	Housing Benefit
	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 effect on the cost of housing benefit to the public purse of requiring local authorities to sell their housing stock.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
	uin	HL3040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>Everyone needs to live within their means. People on benefits should have to make the same decisions and choices about where they can afford to live as people who are not on benefits, and should not expect to be housed in properties that most working households are unable to afford.</p><p>The Housing and Planning Bill will require local authorities to make a payment to Government based on the estimated value of their high value housing that is expected to become vacant.</p><p>This policy is about councils making best use of their housing stock – selling vacant high value housing to fund the building of new homes which reflect housing need and increase overall housing supply, and to increase home ownership, as set out in the Government’s manifesto.</p><p>At the heart of this legislation is the building of more homes. A portion of receipts generated from sales of vacant high value local authority housing will be used to build homes that better meet housing need and increase overall housing supply. In addition to this, housing associations will retain the sales receipt from each home sold through Right to Buy to enable them to re-invest in the delivery of new homes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 04/11/2015 14:50:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

424149

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
	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 impact of the proposed new contract for junior doctors on (1) their average salary and the number of doctors who will be financially disadvantaged, (2) the number of hours they will be expected to work to receive overtime benefits, (3) the number of hours per week they will be expected to work, and (4) the overall levels of patient care.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
	uin	HL3060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>On 4 November, the Government published a firm offer for a new contract published by NHS Employers alongside a new calculator that offers specific information on how the new contract will impact doctors’ salary. On the same day, I issued a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2015-11-04/HLWS282/" target="_blank">HLWS282</a>) in Parliament and the Secretary of State wrote directly to all junior doctors. The Government guaranteed that under the new contract:</p><br /><p>‒ average pay will be maintained, and that the pay of all junior doctors working safe hours in the transition to the new contract would be protected and those junior doctors who could complete their training within four years will continue to be paid based on the existing contract. We want the British Medical Association to work with us on the detail and the Secretary of State for Health will be setting out the details of the Government’s offer to junior doctors in the coming days;</p><br /><p>‒ basic pay will reflect a 40 hour week, and planned hours worked on top of this (up to a maximum of eight hours) will be paid proportionately i.e at the standard rate for the time of day worked;</p><br /><p>‒ there will be a mutual contractual obligation on employers and trainees to respect the following limits on working hours:</p><br /><p>o A maximum of 48 weekly hours on average (extended, but still limited, to 56 hours a week on average for those trainees who choose to opt- out of the Working Time Regulations);</p><p>o New maximum of 72 hours in any consecutive seven day period (lower than the 91 hours possible within average weekly hours of 48);</p><p>o No rostered shift to exceed 13 hours (excluding overnight on-call periods); and</p><p>o A new limit of no more than five consecutive long shifts (i.e. more than 10 hours); no more than four consecutive night shifts (where at least three hours fall between 11pm and 6am); and no more than seven consecutive days and nights on-call.</p><br /><p>‒ introduce a safer, fairer contract for junior doctors that will help improve their training experience to better support patient care every day of the week.</p><br /><p>The published contract offer to junior doctors and calculator is attached and can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/need-to-know/junior-doctors-contract" target="_blank">http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/need-to-know/junior-doctors-contract</a></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/11/2015 15:40:43 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name JD A4 booklet FINAL.pdf title Junior Doctor Contract
	tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

424122

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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: Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether (1) medical personnel, (2) ambulance crews, and (3) journalists, have been unlawfully attacked in the last year in Israel and Palestine, and how many of each group have been injured in that period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>While we have not made an assessment specifically on this matter, we are clear that both medical staff and journalists should have the protection that allows them to do their jobs in safety. Freedom of the media is an important human rights principle. We are aware of several concerning incidents involving journalists and ambulance crews in the West Bank and Gaza over the past year. We regularly raise our concerns with both the Palestinian Authority and Israeli government, and have urged all sides to de-escalate the current tensions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/11/2015 15:20:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

424135

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the removal of the reference in the Ministerial Code to having to comply with international law and treaty obligations alters the legal obligations of ministers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
	uin	HL3046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The Ministerial Code is normally updated and reissued after a General Election. The updated Code makes clear that Ministers must abide by the law. The obligations of Ministers under the law including international law remain unchanged.</p><br /><p>Information relating to internal discussions and advice is not disclosed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL3047 HL3048 question first answered 05/11/2015 17:13:49 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

424138

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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	EU Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria were used to decide which governments to invite to participate in the European Union leaders’ meeting of 25 October to discuss the Western Balkans migratory route.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL3049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The British Government understands that on 25 October Commission President Juncker convened leaders from those countries most affected by the migration crisis along the Western Balkans route; namely, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. The emergency meeting was not attended by all 28 Member States of the EU, or all the countries of the Western Balkans. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), participated in a formal EU Conference with Western Balkans and other countries on 8 October in Luxembourg which agreed a comprehensive package of measures for dealing with the challenges of migration through the Eastern Mediterranean.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/11/2015 16:07:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

424125

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussion they have had with the government of Burma to ensure that Rohingya are given full humanitarian access to camps, and the protection which enables them to return home or be given safe voluntary resettlement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL3036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>British Government Ministers take every appropriate opportunity to raise the plight of the Rohingya community with their Burmese counterparts. Most recently, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), did so with the Burmese Foreign Minister in New York on 29 September. During his visit to Burma in July, Mr Swire travelled to Rakhine State to see the situation there at first hand, and raised the situation of the Rohingya at a senior level both in Rakhine and with Burmese central government ministers. The UK’s Deputy Head of Mission, accompanied by DFID officials, visited northern Rakhine State on 5-8 October and discussed freedom of movement for those in internally displaced person camps with Rakhine State Chief Minister, U Mya Aung.</p><br /><p>DFID is one of the largest bilateral humanitarian donors in Rakhine, and has provided over £18 million since 2012.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 04/11/2015 17:09:58 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

424150

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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	Jerusalem
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with King Abdullah of Jordan about his role in and responsibility for the oversight of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
	tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
	uin	HL3061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>King Abdullah raised his concerns over violence at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif site during the visit to Jordan in September by the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron). We regularly discuss measures to de-escalate tensions and maintain the status quo with all levels of the Jordanian government.</p><p>On 29 October the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), met a delegation of Arab Heads of Mission, led by the Jordanian Ambassador, to discuss the violence at the Holy Sites and the implementation of the recent Israel-Jordan agreement. He assured the Ambassador and delegation that we will do all we can to support efforts to de-escalate tensions and maintain the status quo, which includes encouraging all sides to respect the King of Jordan’s custodianship.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/11/2015 15:53:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg