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792918

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date	21/11/2017
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	Zoos: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the adequacy of the provisions of (1) the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, and (2) SI 2002/3080 which implemented EC Directive 1999/22/EC.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Under zoo licensing legislation zoos are subject to an annual inspection and must comply with the Secretary of State's Standards of Modern Zoo Practice. These are detailed standards for zoo management, including animal health, welfare and husbandry. The standards are kept under review by Defra’s Zoos Expert Committee (ZEC) which includes leading animal welfare experts.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have tasked the ZEC with considering whether any changes need to be made to the zoo licensing system. The Department will consider the recommendations when they are received in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/11/2017 15:08:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

793017

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what practical steps his Department is taking to ensure that the recent military intervention in Zimbabwe enables the restoration of democracy including multi-party elections.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	114802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>I visited Zimbabwe on 23 and 24 November to discuss Zimbabwe’s transition to democracy with actors from across the political spectrum. I stressed the importance of holding free and fair elections in line with the Zimbabwean Constitution and international standards. The UK has existing programmes promoting democratic and economic governance in Zimbabwe and we stand ready to support any new administration seeking to improve human rights, transparency and domestic accountability.​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/11/2017 16:01:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

793075

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Winter Fuel Payment: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making winter fuel allowance taxable at the marginal rate paid by the recipient of that allowance.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	114860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>There will be no change to the universal nature of the Winter Fuel Payment for the length of this Parliament and there are no plans to tax Winter Fuel Payments.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/11/2017 12:27:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

793056

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Wild Boar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to reduce the number of wild boar to protect their habitat.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra has no plans to reduce the number of wild boar. The responsibility for carrying out the management of wild boar, as with other wildlife, lies with local communities and individual landowners and managers. The Government and its partner organisations, such as the Deer Initiative, facilitate boar management by providing advice and guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/11/2017 15:12:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

792932

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Welfare State: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what equality impact assessments were made before the introduction of each welfare benefits change during the past seven years; and what potential adverse impacts on different groups of people were identified.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL3456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 28/11/2017 15:37:05 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

792933

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Welfare State: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what equality impact analyses have been made following the introduction of each welfare benefit change during the past seven years; and what has been the impact on different groups of people, including the elderly, lone parents, disabled people and ethnic minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL3457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 30/11/2017 12:12:43 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

793059

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Wakefield City Academies Trust has made a claim under her Department's risk protection arrangement in (a) the last three months and (b) the last year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	114844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Academies within the Wakefield City Academy Trust have reported a total of:</p><p>a) Two RPA claims in the last three months (August 2017 – October 2017);</p><p>b)Ten RPA claims in the last year, covering twelve individual claim lines (November 2016 – October 2017).</p><p>Please note: the numbers above have been calculated based on the date reported to the claims handler and not the date the accident was incurred.</p><p>Further details on the claims are summarised in the attachment.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 29/11/2017 16:14:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name Attachment 114844.docx title WCAT Risk Protection Claims
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

793061

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the Regional Schools Commissioner for East Midlands and Humber did not announce plans to rebroker academies run by the Wakefield City Academies Trust until September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	114846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>On 8 September 2017 Wakefield City Academies Trust announced that it had passed a resolution to wind up the Trust, and to ask my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education to re-broker all 21 of its academies. The Lancashire and West Yorkshire and East Midlands and the Humber Regional Schools Commissioners had been working closely with the Trust to review its performance and capacity, and had considered a range of options for its future.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 29/11/2017 13:39:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

793154

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa applications were refused in 2016-17 as a result of applicants being unable to provide evidence of investment funds in regulated financial institutions.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	114939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office retains records of visa decisions, including reasons for refusal, on internal casework systems. This information is not collated in central statistical databases, and is not recorded in a format suitable for publication.</p><p> </p><p>It is an integral feature of the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route that all applicants provide the required evidence to show that they hold the required minimum funds to invest in their business.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/11/2017 17:39:10 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

792979

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress UK Visas & Immigration has made on clearing the backlog of applications for spouse visas as a result of the Supreme Court ruling in February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	114764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made in taking decisions on applications affected by the MM Lebanon Supreme Court ruling and there remain very few applications awaiting assessment.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/11/2017 17:30:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord