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79777

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their policy that ministers speaking from the despatch box in their capacity as ministers should not express personal opinions in conflict with Government policy; if so, how that policy is enforced; and, if not, whether they intend to introduce such a policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL1666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Ministerial Code provides guidance to Ministers on their accountability to Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:41:50 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

79779

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
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	Chernobyl: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assisted in any schemes offering holidays in the United Kingdom to children affected by the Chernobyl disaster; and if not, whether they have been asked to, or plan to.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Up until 2013 children affected by the Chernobyl disaster travelling to the UK on recuperation visits under the auspices of a registered UK charity were granted gratis UK visas. The decision to discontinue the scheme was one of a number of difficult spending decisions across Government. The Visa Application Centre in Minsk will continue to offer a mobile service for some of the children travelling with Chernobyl charities spending a number of days accepting applications and collecting Biometric data in the regions at no additional cost.</p><p>Our Embassy in Minsk has funded other projects run by Chernobyl Children’s charities in 2013 and 2014. These include projects to avoid such children being placed in institutional care and creating a better child protection system in Belarus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:40:31 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

79795

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
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	British Petroleum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the judgments of courts in the United States which have recently awarded significant damages against BP; and what discussions they have had with the government of the United States about the issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text The British Government has taken a close interest in the regulatory and legal action in the US against BP following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 and has discussed this issue with the US authorities on several occasions. It remains concerned that BP, like all British companies, should receive fair and equitable treatment at the same time as dealing fairly with the consequences of the spill. The Government’s support for BP’s activities in the US has included submitting an amicus brief before the Southern Texas District Court on 2 December 2013 in support of BP in its case regarding its disbarment from US government contracts by the US Environmental Protection Agency – a bar which has since been lifted. answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:41:21 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

79798

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
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 use of prepayment meters on the ability of lower income households to pay their energy bills.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010, all major suppliers have voluntarily equalised tariffs between prepayment customers and standard credit customers but the price differential between customers using pre-payment meters (PPM) and those paying by direct debit can be more than £100 for a dual-fuel customer.</p><p>Whilst paying by PPM is more common among fuel poor than non-fuel poor households, a majority of fuel poor customer pay by other payment methods.</p><p>Of households who were fuel poor in England in 2012, around 27% paid for their electricity and 22% paid for their gas through PPM.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:39:50 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

79799

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to encourage the six major energy companies to adhere to the five principles on the use of prepayment meters which were agreed with Consumer Focus in March 2011.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>In July 2012, Consumer Focus released a report, ‘Making Progress’ which found that suppliers have all made changes to their policies and processes following their agreement to the 5 Key Principles that Consumer Focus set out in March 2011.</p><p>We know that issues relating to prepayment meters (PPM) remain of broad concern for consumers. The roll out of smart metering should greatly improve the customer experience for prepayment customers. In April 2014, the Secretary of State wrote to suppliers challenging them to ensure that from the end of 2016 current ‘normal’ PPM are replaced only with Smart Meters and offer Smart Meters with ‘pay as you go tariff’ options to all PPM customers by the end of 2016. We will continue to work with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure that PPM customers can benefit from smart meter roll out as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:39:23 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

79813

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Statutory Instruments
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 Wallace of Saltaire on 29 July (WA 297), what percentage of statutory instruments laid by the Cabinet Office this calendar year corrected errors in a previous instrument (including drafts of affirmative instruments that had to be superseded by correcting drafts); and what were the titles of the correcting instruments.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL1702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>In 2014 Cabinet Office has laid 22 statutory instruments, of which three corrected errors in a previous instrument (14%).</p><p>The instruments concerned are the European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2014, the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and the Electoral Registration (Disclosure of Electoral Registers) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:42:17 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

79652

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to assess the impact of prolonged attacks on Gaza on (1) the mental health of the population, and (2) water supplies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID works closely with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA), which manages the process of collecting, analysing and sharing information about the humanitarian situation. According to OCHA’s most recent assessment at least 373,000 children require direct and specialised psychosocial support and 1.5 million people not in shelters have no or extremely restricted access to water.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK will provide more than £15 million in emergency support for Gaza. DFID activated a £3 million Rapid Response Facility (RRF) which will mean that more than half a million people in Gaza will receive medical care, clean water and sanitation. Three of the NGOs funded under the RRF are providing psychosocial support and one will be providing advanced mental health care. DFID also brought forward £3 million in funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help them repair water infrastructure, deliver emergency medical services and protect the civilian population.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/08/2014 10:33:09 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

79654

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals on domestic worker visas have sought assistance as victims of human trafficking through the National Referral Mechanism.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL1546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect the information that has been requested. However, domestic workers who are abused or exploited, regardless of their immigration status, can receive care and support in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1547 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:35:20 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

79655

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals on domestic worker visas have been identified as victims of human trafficking offences in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL1547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect the information that has been requested. However, domestic workers who are abused or exploited, regardless of their immigration status, can receive care and support in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1546 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:35:19 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

79656

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forced Labour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many audits of supply chains have been undertaken to ensure that public bodies and publicly-funded projects are not using forced labour through their supply chains.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL1548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not hold central information on the number of audits commissioned or auditing steps taken regarding publically funded projects, as these would be a matter for individual contracting authorities to commission.</p><p> </p><p>All suppliers are required to comply with UK law, including relevant human rights and employment rights law. Social, environmental and ethical issues are taken into account in the procurement process, where relevant and proportionate.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, EU procurement rules require contracting authorities to exclude suppliers that have been convicted of certain offences, and allow authorities to exclude suppliers for grave professional misconduct. The new EU procurement Directives, which are currently being transposed into UK law, update the mandatory exclusion offences to explicitly include offences of &quot;trafficking in human beings&quot;.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover grouped question UIN HL1549 question first answered 18/08/2014 09:34:54 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby