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753897

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date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Money
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to prohibit credit card companies from placing pressure on shops to refuse to accept cash payments; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Cash continues to play a key role in the UK economy, making up around half of all payments. The Government remains committed to widespread free access to cash and consumer choice in payments. The Government would not be able to prohibit credit card companies from placing pressure on shops to refuse to accept cash payments as this is a commercial decision. However, given the continued importance of cash we would not expect credit card companies to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/08/2017 10:58:57 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

753899

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	RateSetter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to protect those lenders who have made loans through Ratesetter.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL1045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The government has implemented a proportionate, principles based regime for peer-to-peer (P2P) lending that balances the need for consumer protection with allowing the sector to grow and evolve. This requires consumer-facing platforms to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and subject to FCA rules.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA are currently undertaking their planned review of the regulatory framework for (P2P) lending, and the government will continue to engage with the FCA and the wider P2P industry as the review continues.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/08/2017 10:58:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

753900

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Halifax Bank of Scotland: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the Financial Conduct Authority regarding the timetable for investigating lending by HBOS.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL1046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) investigations into lending by HBOS are a matter for the FCA. The independence of the FCA is vital to their role. Their credibility and authority would be undermined if it were possible for the Government to intervene in their decision-making.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/08/2017 10:58:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

753907

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have received evidence that those working for (1) the UNHCR, and (2) other UN agencies, are failing to protect internally displaced (a) Christians, (b) Syriacs, and (c) Chaldeans, in Northern Iraq and Syria; and if so, what was their response.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the specific risks faced by religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, including those who have suffered so horrifically at the hands of Daesh. We have not received evidence indicating that staff of UN agencies are failing to discharge their protection mandates with regard to these minorities in Northern Iraq and Syria. DFID considers reports from a wide range of sources, including field visits by UK officials where these are possible, to assess the effectiveness of UN agencies, including in discharging their protection mandates. DFID takes any allegations that they are not being applied effectively very seriously, and stands ready to follow up specific allegations with the partners concerned.</p><p>Lord Bates and Minister Burt have arranged a joint meeting with Lord Alton and interested parties to discuss this important issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 15:52:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

753908

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of (1) the written evidence submitted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief to the International Development Committee on 20 October 2015 that local workers employed by UNHCR were giving preferential access to aid and food resources to Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey who shared the religious beliefs of those workers, and (2) the extent to which such practices are continuing.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes extremely seriously any allegations that UN staff are giving preferential access to aid on the basis of the religious affiliation of beneficiaries. This would contravene international humanitarian principles and the UN’s own guidelines. Lord Bates and Minister Burt have arranged a joint meeting with Lord Alton and interested parties to discuss this important issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 15:44:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

753924

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of (1) children in South Sudan who are malnourished, and (2) South Sudanese children who are crossing into Uganda; and what steps have been taken to address the plight of children in South Sudan affected by the ongoing armed conflict.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL1070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest estimate from the UN is that there are 1.1 million acutely malnourished children in South Sudan. There are 586,600 children under 18 who have fled to Uganda and many of these will have been malnourished when they arrived. The UK is leading the international response to the crisis in South Sudan, and this year will feed 500,000 people and, with other donors, provide lifesaving nutritional support for 100,000 children and mothers, and over 1.8 million health consultations to children under five.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/07/2017 15:01:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

753934

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Snakes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what priority the Department for International Development plans to give to the issue of snakebite envenoming, given that the WHO considers it to be a category A neglected tropical disease.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the importance of snakebite envenoming (the act of being poisoned) and is carrying out research in this area. DFID and the Medical Research Council are currently funding the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to develop a new ‘universal anti-venom’ to treat victims of any of 21 of the most venomous snakes that threaten human health in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p>In addition, DFID launched a call for expressions of interest for the development of new technologies in March this year. New anti-venoms to treat snake bites were highlighted as one of the areas where research is needed. The intent is to develop anti-venom that can be stored safely at ambient temperature, avoiding the need for refrigeration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 15:49:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

753935

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Tropical Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development intends only to focus on eradicable neglected tropical diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is tackling a range of neglected tropical diseases. One of these, Guinea Worm, is close to eradication. On others – for example schistosomiasis, trachoma and lymphatic filariasis – we are part of a global effort to control and eliminate infections. DFID support to action against these diseases is determined by disease burden, value for money, and the impact on the poor and vulnerable populations they affect.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/07/2017 15:43:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

753945

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether, following their announcement that the future of public sector pay will be considered as and when pay review bodies report, they will allow those bodies to make independent evidence-based recommendations.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>The Government will continue to consider the independent evidence-based recommendations of the Independent Pay Review Bodies, which make their recommendations on the annual pay awards for the relevant public sector workforces after considering the evidence on affordability and workforce pressures including recruitment and retention.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/08/2017 10:57:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

753955

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much the Republic of Ireland owes the UK relating to the £338 million loan provided following the financial crisis; and what are the arrangements for repayment.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the most recent statutory report which the Treasury provided to Parliament as required by Section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010. The last report was laid in Parliament on 18 April 2017 and is available in the Printed Paper Office.</p><p> </p><p>The timetable for repayment set out in this report remains unchanged.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/07/2017 12:52:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird