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1122560

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	How many civil servants have been moved from other tasks to work on preparations for holding European Parliament elections this year.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	910480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>Departments continually review workforce plans and reprioritise according to changing needs. The number of people moved from other tasks at any one time is not recorded. </strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:54:56 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1121273

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	How many returning jihadist fighters have been prosecuted (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	910352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The CPS does not collate or publish data on categories of offender such as foreign terrorist fighters. However, latest figures from the Home Office for all types of terrorism cases (which includes Foreign Terrorist Fighters) show that last year 84 people were tried following charges brought by the CPS for terrorism-related offences, resulting in 76 convictions. The remaining 8 were found not guilty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/04/2019 12:21:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1122564

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Vote Leave: Election Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Electoral Commission’s decision that a new investigation into the Vote Leave campaign would not be in the public interest.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	910484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>The Electoral Commission is an independent regulator, accountable to Parliament, not the Government. The Government is, rightly, not involved in decisions over what the Electoral Commission investigates. We remain committed to upholding the integrity of our democratic processes.</strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/04/2019 15:13:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1124047

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: France
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how much they have paid, to date, out of the UK's commitment of £45.5 million under the Sandhurst Treaty; (2) to whom any such payments have been made; and (3) whether they made any such payments to young and vulnerable refugees and migrants in France.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL15429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Under the Sandhurst Treaty, signed in January 2018, the UK government committed €50 million to implement projects agreed under the terms of the Treaty. This full funding package has now been allocated, and officials are in the process of making the final funding transfers. Payments have been made directly to the French Interior Ministry and its constituent bodies, or where necessary directly to organisations responsible for security infrastructure improvements.</p><p><br>Payments have not been made directly to migrants. However, a portion of the Sandhurst funding has been utilised to support access to French domestic asylum services. £3.6 million was specifically allocated to funding the development of the Dublin and Dubs process to support transfers of eligible children to the UK, including training for those working with unaccompanied children, family tracing and targeted information campaigns.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/05/2019 13:52:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1124650

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what assessment they have made of the University of Central Lancashire paper Flame retardants in UK furniture increase smoke toxicity more than reduce fire growth rate, published in December 2017; (2) whether they consulted the Government Chief Scientific Adviser in making any such assessment; and (3) whether they intend to review the efficacy of flame retardants which are currently on the market.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL15518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing the operation of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)( Safety) Regulations 1988 and will take account of evidence from external sources such as academic papers as well as the views of experts from across government, including Chief Scientific Advisors.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of manufacturers to ensure that any flame retardants they use are effective in meeting legal requirements for safety.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:35:15 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

1124652

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what assessment they have made of whether manufacturers not meeting the requirement to list the chemical constituents of flame retardants used in furniture and furnishings is a barrier to customers making informed decisions; and (2) whether by not meeting this requirement, the safe disposal or recycling of furniture which may contain banned chemicals is prevented.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL15520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) Regulations 1988 and has consulted on whether to introduce a specific requirement for furniture labels to stipulate any flame retardants used in their manufacture. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently conducting behavioural insights research to develop a comprehensive understanding of consumer attitudes towards product safety including what assumptions consumers make about risk and safety.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:36:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

1124630

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what is the current policy of the Student Loans Company on the surveillance of students’ social media; (2) whether any such policy is publicly available; (3) which social media platforms may fall under this policy; and (4) what measures are in place to oversee this policy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL15498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) carries out investigations where fraud is suspected, as well as sample checks to identify possible fraud. The SLC accesses a wide range of publicly available information for the purposes of verifying a customer’s eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, and this may include publicly available social media content. The SLC only accesses information that is in the public domain; it does not use information sourced from social media in isolation to make a determination on a case; and it does not conduct ongoing monitoring or surveillance of students’ social media.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC provides a privacy notice to all students during their application for finance, which is also available on the SLC’s website. This notice sets out how students’ personal information is processed and used by the company, including that both the information provided by the student during their application and publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms, may be used to detect, investigate and prevent crime including fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The SLC is also in the final stages of drafting a social media acceptable use policy, which covers all aspects of the company’s social media use. This policy is due to be published on the SLC’s website next month.</p><p> </p><p>The policy covers any publicly available social media platform. Currently, the SLC accesses publicly available content on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.</p><p> </p><p>The policy will be reviewed at least annually or more often if business requirements, legislation, or regulations change.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018-19, the SLC investigated 3,829 cases in relation to potential application fraud (out of a total of 2.8 million applicants and students). A further 5,289 cases were investigated in relation to repayment evasion (out of a total 5.7 million repayers). As part of the process for both preventing application fraud and eliminating repayment evasion, investigators may review publicly available information, such as that on social media and other public platforms. This does not occur in every investigation.</p><p> </p><p>To date in financial year (FY) 2019-20, and in FY 2018-19, no individuals received compensation or redress from the SLC as a result of wrongful decisions by the SLC's Counter Fraud Team. In FY 2017-18, one individual received an ex-gratia payment of £100.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL15499 HL15500 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:50:45 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1109292

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 1 April (HL14872), whether they will now answer the question originally asked, namely, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 March (HL14601), whether, under the proposed deal, the UK can decide unilaterally to leave the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL15009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK took the unilateral decision to leave the EU when it triggered Article 50 TEU. The proposed deal, when ratified, will see us leave the EU, taking full control of our money, borders and laws.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/04/2019 11:32:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1110126

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Afghan interpreters, and (2) members of their immediate family are currently awaiting (a) a decision on their relocation to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme, and (b) implementation of the decision that they may relocate to the UK under that scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL15094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently examining the cases of seven former Locally Employed Staff (LES) to establish their eligibility under the Ex-Gratia Scheme, all of which are expected to be resolved by the end of April.</p><p>If the former LES member is found to be eligible then the relocation process can begin immediately. As no decision has been reached, no family details have been obtained and I am therefore unable to give numbers of family members.</p><p>There are five former LES and twenty-eight family members waiting to relocate to the UK. Three are scheduled to be relocated within the next three months and two have requested that their relocation be temporarily suspended for personal reasons.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/04/2019 15:46:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1087526

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Obscenity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) arrests, and (2) convictions, for importing child sex dolls there have been in the financial years (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
	uin	HL14451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold centrally the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests for notifiable offences on a financial year basis but it is not possible to separately identify those for the importation of child sex dolls.</p><p>Data on the number of arrests are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which can be accessed here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Information on prosecutions and convictions is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/03/2019 16:49:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name police-powers-procedures-mar18-hosb2418.pdf title Police Powers and Procedures Eng & Wales 2018
	tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote