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61507

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:42
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:31
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
	house id	2
	identifier	HL285
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 11:14:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office of the Attorney General has any records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL285
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL285
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Attorney General has no formal role in the issue of Royal Pardons and therefore there are no records of Royal Pardons held by the Attorney General's Office.</p><p> </p> question first answered 24/06/2014 11:14:18 answering member 630
	creator	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61515

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:41
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	identifier	HL293
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/06/2014 15:16:22
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Student Loans Company and HM Revenue and Customs joint accounting system is able to continue deducting repayments on loans via the PAYE system even when repayment has been completed; and why in such circumstances it is necessary for the individual customer to alert them to the situation and to reclaim overpayment.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sharp of Guildford
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL293
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL293
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>It is possible for borrowers with Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) loans nearing the end of their repayment term to over-repay their loans because there is a time lag between the deductions from borrowers pay (by employers), HMRC's annual process for student loan repayment accounting and the student loans Company (SLC) subsequently receiving payment information from HMRC. As a consequence it is possible for people to over repay before the SLC becomes aware that their repayments should stop.</p><p> </p><p>Because of this, SLC notifies borrowers in the final 23 months of repayment that they may opt out of the PAYE system and complete their loan repayments by Direct Debit (DD). This would ensure they do not over repay their loan. If borrowers choose not take up DD repayment it is likely that they will over repay. Borrowers are advised to monitor their own repayments. If they can demonstrate to SLC that they have paid enough by providing evidence, such as payslips, SLC can then ask HMRC to issue a &quot;stop&quot; notice to employers and refund any over repayments at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SLC provides guidance and tools to help borrowers calculate their loan balance and when they are likely to repay their loan in full. The SLC refunds all over repayments to borrowers' bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 24/06/2014 15:16:22 answering member 4210
	creator	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford

61499

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:40
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:20
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	2
	identifier	HL277
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/06/2014 11:05:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to promote the education of United Kingdom citizens about the events of 1948 in Palestine.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL277
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL277
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The new national curriculum for history, to be taught in maintained schools in England from September 2014, requires that 11-14 year olds be taught about the challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world from 1901 to the present day. This can cover Britain's place in the world since 1945, including the events of 1948 in Palestine. It is for schools to decide what to teach and how to teach it. In accordance with Section 407 of the Education Act 1996, we would expect that the teaching of any issue in schools be consistent with the principles of balance and objectivity.</p><p> </p> question first answered 23/06/2014 11:05:09 answering member 4270
	creator	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

61502

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:41
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:24
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL280
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:06:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and which, local authorities have made representations to the Department for Education asking it to legislate to extend the power to outsource children's social work functions, including child protection, under the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL280
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL280
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Formal representations concerning outsourcing of social care functions, potentially including child protection, have been made by Staffordshire, Kingston, and Richmond local authorities. In addition a number of informal discussions on this topic have taken place with other local authorities.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:06:00 answering member 4270
	creator	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

61503

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:41
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:25
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL281
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:06:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to their proposals to extend the power for local authorities to outsource their children's social work functions including child protection, what assessment has been made of (1) the risks to children and young people, (2) the risks to the impartiality and integrity of statutory decision-making and interventions, and (3) the risks of conflicts of interest arising for third-party providers that bid for social work functions and for commissioned care placement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL281
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL281
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is considering the outcome of its consultation on delegation of children's social care functions. The proposals would place no obligations on local authorities and do not remove their statutory accountability for child protection and wider children's social care.</p><p>Should the proposals proceed, local authorities will need to ensure that any arrangements they put in place allow them to meet their statutory duties and properly manage questions of risk and conflicts of interest.</p><p>Ofsted will consider these arrangements as part of local authority inspections and hold the authority to account for the quality of its children's services.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 16:06:52 answering member 4270
	creator	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

61504

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:41
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:27
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
	house id	2
	identifier	HL282
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/06/2014 12:11:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Nash on 9 June (HL Deb, col 167), whether the investigation by the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Education into the handling of the Trojan horse allegations in 2010 will be made public; and what is the timeframe for the report.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL282
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL282
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Secretary of State has asked the Permanent Secretary to conduct an internal review into how the Department for Education dealt with warnings in Birmingham since the formation of this Government in 2010, and before. The Permanent Secretary intends to present his findings to the Secretary of State later in the summer.</p> question first answered 19/06/2014 12:11:55 answering member 4270
	creator	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

61485

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:38
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:01
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Western Sahara
	house id	2
	identifier	HL263
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 11:46:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what efforts they are making in respect of Morocco's international human rights obligations in regard to the citizens of Western Sahara; and what steps they have taken in respect of neutralising the Moroccan wall and associated weaponry.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL263
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL263
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We encourage concrete progress towards improving human rights in Western Sahara in discussions with the parties to the dispute over the territory, and at the UN Security Council. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Mr Robertson), discussed human rights in Western Sahara during his visit to Morocco in March. We welcome Morocco's recent commitments to investigate complaints of human rights violations made to the National Council for Human Rights within three months, and to end military tribunal trials for civilians.</p><p> </p><p>Demining teams from the UN peacekeeping operation in Western Sahara (MINURSO), the Moroccan Army and Polisario continue to co-operate to clear unexploded ordnance on both sides of the Moroccan wall.</p><p> </p> question first answered 18/06/2014 11:46:52 answering member 3839
	creator	3733 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3733 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington

61513

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:43
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:18:39
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	European General Court
	house id	2
	identifier	HL291
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/06/2014 11:56:31
	question first ministerially corrected	23/07/2014 14:51:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will be publishing a response to proposals from the European Court of Justice for new rules of procedure that would permit the General Court to take into account, in actions for annulment, confidential information that has not been shown to some of the parties to the proceedings.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Pannick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL291
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL291
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government issued an Explanatory Memorandum on the 25 <del class="ministerial">May</del> <ins class="ministerial">April</ins> in which it highlighted these proposals as a matter of particular interest. This is a complex and sensitive issue which Governments across the EU are very carefully considering. We are aware of parliamentary interest in this issue and will continue to update on developments. Under the Treaty on European Union national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State.</p> question first answered 19/06/2014 11:56:31 answering member 3839
	creator	3870 label Biography information for Lord Pannick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3870 label Biography information for Lord Pannick

61477

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:36
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:17:51
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Qatar
	house id	2
	identifier	HL255
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 11:38:48
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delay by the British Embassy in Doha in issuing new passports to children born to United Kingdom parents in Qatar; and whether they have held discussions with the local authorities over the law in Qatar under which fines may be imposed on foreign nationals who are not in possession of a passport by the age of two months.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL255
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL255
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Embassy in Doha no longer issues passports. We have raised with the Qatari authorities the issue of fines imposed on British nationals without a passport, and are working to find an agreed solution. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is working closely with Her Majesty's Passport Office to overcome any problems that result from a delay in the issuing of British passports. In line with the recent statement on 12 June by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right Hon Friend the Member for Maidenhead, South East (Theresa May), any British nationals facing a problem should consult the Embassy to discuss this – including the alternatives for urgent travel to the UK without a full passport.</p> question first answered 18/06/2014 11:38:48 answering member 3839
	creator	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

61474

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 23:56:36
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:17:47
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Thailand
	house id	2
	identifier	HL252
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/06/2014 13:49:05
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of reports in The Guardian newspaper on 11 June, they intend to make representations to the government of Thailand about the exploitation and abuse of workers in that country's fishing industry and to United Kingdom companies which purchase the products of that industry.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL252
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL252
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of labour rights issues and allegations of human rights abuses in the Thai fishing industry, though not until now of the specific allegations made by the Guardian. We regularly raise our concerns about labour rights in Thailand with the relevant Thai authorities, for example during the UK-Thailand Strategic Dialogue in May 2013. The Guardian's report contains very serious allegations. We look to the Thai authorities to investigate. <br><br>Given the acute and continual political uncertainty in Thailand our ability to raise these issues with the authorities at this point is limited. However, we take the allegations very seriously and will look for opportunities to raise our concerns. At a minimum, we will continue to press for an improvement in labour rights in Thailand through ongoing negotiations towards an EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement. <br><br>The UK remains a global leader in tackling human trafficking and slavery as shown by its recent introduction of a Modern Slavery Bill. We welcome any investigation which sheds light on these horrific allegations. <br><br>We also launched our action plan on business and human rights in 2013, becoming the first country to set out guidance to companies on integrating human rights into their operations. We engage regularly with British companies as part of our efforts to boost UK trade and inward investment, but at the same time we also clearly set our commitment to protecting human rights and its expectations of UK companies in this area.</p> question first answered 19/06/2014 13:49:05 answering member 3839
	creator	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham