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62802

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/07/2014
	date	19/06/2014
	date tabled	19/06/2014
	ddp created	19/06/2014 18:57:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:23:02
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	Spencer Perceval
	house id	2
	identifier	HL482
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 11:13:36
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees whether there are plans to mark the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812; if so, what those plans are; and if not, why not.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL482
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL482
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords has no such plans. A series of events was held in 2012 to mark the 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. The House of Commons authorities plan to erect a plaque in St Stephen's Hall near the spot where Spencer Perceval was assassinated.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 11:13:36 answering member 2124
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

62459

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 22:11:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:05
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television Channels: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL397
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:06:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 25 January 2011 (WA 132), what were the final overall installation costs of the Divis transmitter which enables the broadcasting into Northern Ireland of TG4, and of the new low-power television multiplex; what were their annual running costs in the last three years; which government paid what costs; and in which departmental budget they are accounted for.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL397
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL397
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The capital costs for the installation of the analogue transmitter at the Divis site to carry Telefis na Gaeilge (TG4) services are as set out in the reply by Baroness Rawlings on 25 January 2011 (Column WA132). The operational costs of broadcasting TG4 services in analogue from the Divis site were met by Foras na Gaelige. These arrangements ended with digital switchover on 23 October 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Since 23 October 2012, TG4 services in Northern Ireland have been carried on the new Northern Ireland Multiplex. These arrangements were made under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of UK and Ireland in February 2010 which sets out a framework for co-operation on broadcasting issues in Northern Ireland. Under this arrangement, the Northern Ireland Multiplex carries RTE 1 and RTE 2 services as well as TG4. DCMS meets one third costs of the multiplex (including transmission services) with RTE meeting the remaining two thirds of costs. The costs since October 2012 are shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>2012-13 £149,984.84</p><p>2013-14 £264,211.45</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:06:30 answering member 4161
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

57578

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:18:17
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:13:04
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Entry Clearances
	house id	2
	identifier	HL51
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 14:29:42
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many non-European Union students came to the United Kingdom (1) in the last year, and (2) in the previous year; what are the numbers for the top 20 countries involved; what bodies advise the Government on the issue of visas for student entry to the United Kingdom; and, what assessment they have made of the operation of the current college inspection system.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL51
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL51
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested, relating to visas granted, is given in the table below. <br><br>[insert table]<br><br>The information is based on the latest published Home Office immigration statistics which are available from the Library of the House and on the <br>Department's website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2014</a><br><br>The Government engages with a range of bodies, including the Joint Education Taskforce about the student visa system although they do not formally advise the Government on the issue of visas for student entry to the United Kingdom. The Government works closely with the bodies that inspect colleges, including the Quality Assurance Agency and the Independent Schools Inspectorate but has not made any formal assessment of the operation of the current college inspection system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 16/06/2014 14:29:42 answering member 3787
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

57577

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:18:10
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:13:03
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migration Advisory Committee
	house id	2
	identifier	HL50
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 14:31:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current membership and remit of the Migration Advisory Committee; on what criteria they appoint its members; and whether they have plans to review those criteria and its remit with a view to tasking the Committee with examining immigration and its impact in the round.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL50
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL50
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is comprised of economists and migration experts who serve as a chair and committee members. They are appointed to support the remit of the Committee, which is to provide independent and evidence-based advice to the Government on migration issues. Professor Sir David Metcalf is the Chair and is supported by 4 members; Dr Martin Ruhs, Professor Jonathan Wadsworth, Dr Jennifer Smith and Professor Jackline Wahba.</p><p>Lesley Giles of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and John Thompson, the Director of Immigration Policy in the Home Office, also sit on the Committee as ex-officio members. <br><br>The Chair and Committee members are public appointments made in line with guidance issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The current criteria for membership are:<br><br>Essential criteria<br><br>* Expertise in economics, preferably labour markets. <br>* Quantitative analytical skills.<br>* Strong written skills – experience of producing evidence based reports.<br>* Building effective working relationships with a wide range of groups. <br><br>Desirable criteria<br><br>* Ability to work as part of a team.<br>* Knowledge of non-UK migration data and policies.<br><br>There are no plans to change or review the remit or the criteria for <br>appointment to the MAC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 16/06/2014 14:31:03 answering member 3787
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

62458

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 22:11:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:04
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed
	house id	2
	identifier	HL396
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/07/2014 12:44:21
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 17 December 2013 (WA 189), what was the text of the Somali nationality law which required in the case of Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed the loss of Somali nationality on his naturalisation as a British citizen.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL396
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL396
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following is a direct quote from Article 10 of the 1962 Somali nationality law which governed loss of Somali citizenship – Any Somali citizen who:<br>a) having established his residence abroad, voluntarily acquires foreign country (sic);<br>b) having established his residence abroad, and having acquired, for reasons beyond his will, foreign citizenship or the status as subject of a foreign country, declares to renounce foreign citizenship;<br>c) being abroad and having accepted employment from a foreign Government or voluntarily serving in the armed forces of a foreign country, continues to retain his post, notwithstanding the notice from, the Somali Government that, unless he leaves the employment or the service within a definite period of time, he shall lose Somali citizenship; shall cease to be a Somali citizen.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 09/07/2014 12:44:21 answering member 3787
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

62457

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 22:11:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:03
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL395
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 12:42:08
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review electoral law in Northern Ireland in relation to postal voting; what are the major differences from the law in England; and whether they have any plans to enable those over 80 years of age, on application and verification, to have automatic permanent postal votes.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL395
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL395
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The system of postal voting in Northern Ireland is kept under regular review, both by the Government and the Chief Electoral Officer and Electoral Commission. Legislative amendments will be brought forward shortly with the introduction of anonymous registration which will permit electors with an anonymous entry on the electoral register to vote by post. These provisions will come into force on 15 September 2014.</p><p>Postal votes are issued to electors in Northern Ireland who are unable to vote in person at their polling station on Election Day as a result of certain specified conditions. These conditions relate to disability, work or study circumstances. This is different to Great Britain where postal voting is offered on demand and electors are not required to provide a reason for why they are unable to vote in person.</p><p>There are no plans to enable those over 80 years of age to have automatic permanent postal votes. However, permanent postal votes are available to all electors who are unable to attend their polling station on a permanent or long-term basis on the grounds of disability; their (or their husband's, wife's or civil partner's) work; or their (or their husband's, wife's or civil partner's) studies.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 12:42:08 answering member 4230
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

62456

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/07/2014
	date	17/06/2014
	date tabled	17/06/2014
	ddp created	17/06/2014 22:11:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:01
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL394
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/07/2014 13:26:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what searches have been undertaken to find the missing files on pre-1998 Northern Ireland royal prerogative of mercy cases; how many are absent; where the paperwork would normally be filed; and whether such paperwork is passed to the National Archives on a routine basis after 30 years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL394
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL394
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Before 1998, the use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) in Northern Ireland was relatively common since this pre-dated a number of statutory schemes which enabled sentences to be shortened for various reasons, for example where evidence had been given by prisoners to enable others to be convicted. The overwhelming majority of RPM cases during this period were not terrorist-related.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office continues to seek information on the use of the RPM between 1987 and 1997, including through contacts with other parts of Government which might hold relevant information.</p><p>The NIO takes its records management responsibilities seriously and is compliant with all public records legislation and National Archives guidance. This includes routine reviews of records, compliance with records disposal schedules and transfers of records at 30 years to the National Archives.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/07/2014 13:26:40 answering member 4230
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

57576

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:18:02
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:13:01
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Taxation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL49
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 15:43:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether lump sum retiring allowances in public sector pension schemes and the equivalent in private pension schemes including annuity payments and pension commencement lump sums are taxable; if so, whether they are taxed in the same way; and what are their proposals for taxing lump sum payments under the new pension arrangements announced in the Queen's Speech.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL49
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL49
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>At retirement individuals have the option of taking up to 25 per cent of their pension fund as a tax free pension commencement lump sum.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals at retirement can also take their pension pot as a lump sum:</p><p>· If their total pension pots under all the schemes they belong to are worth £30,000 or less</p><p>· Under certain circumstances, one of their pension pots is worth £10,000 or less</p><p>25 percent would be tax free with the rest being taxed at the individual's marginal rate.</p><p> </p><p>These rules apply to all registered pension schemes and therefore apply to both defined benefit and defined contribution pensions and to both private and public sector schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 17/06/2014 15:43:30 answering member 4262
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird