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541729

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date	21/07/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions have to be met before they would consider triggering a Border Poll in Northern Ireland, and whether those conditions currently exist.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government remains fully committed to the Belfast Agreement. This includes the obligation for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to call a border poll if he believes there is majority support for a united Ireland. However, it is the Secretary of State’s view that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland continue to support the current political settlement, including Northern Ireland’s position within the United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:47:59 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

541731

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had, or intend to have, discussions with the government of the Republic of Ireland about the possibility of holding a Border Poll.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government regularly meets representatives from the Government of Ireland to discuss a range of issues. We will continue to hold such meetings throughout the process of negotiating our exit from the European Union. The UK Government remains fully committed to the Belfast Agreement. This includes the obligation for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to call a border poll if he believes there is majority support for a united Ireland. It is however the Secretary of State’s clear view that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland continue to support the current political settlement, including Northern Ireland’s position within the United Kingdom. As the Government’s Northern Ireland manifesto at the last election set out, the circumstances requiring a border poll are, therefore, not satisfied.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:48:31 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

541767

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Monarchy: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the heir to the throne is subject to EU law.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL1443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>In general, under UK law the Heir Apparent occupies the same legal status as a private citizen. The European Court of Justice has held that EU law must be interpreted in the light of the relevant rules of international law. As such, when abroad, the Heir Apparent may enjoy a specific status accorded to Heads of State and to the members of their family and household.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:49:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

541768

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of reports of increasing anti-Semitism in the UK, whether they will consult university Vice-Chancellors about what action they can take on the decision of the National Union of Students (NUS) to prevent the Union of Jewish Students from recommending a representative on the NUS Anti-Racism, Anti-Fascist Task Force.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
uin	HL1444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>There is no place in our society for bigotry, hatred or any form of racism such as anti-Semitism.</p><p> </p><p>Higher Education Institutions are committed to challenging intolerance on campus. They have a clear responsibility under the 2010 Equality Act to provide a safe and inclusive environment.</p><p> </p><p>Student clubs, societies and associations, with a membership of over 25, are covered by the applicable requirements of the Equality Act 2010. This means they cannot discriminate, harass or victimise protected groups, as an employer, or in the provision of goods services and facilities, or as members or guests.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect all bodies representing students in English universities to be clear that there is no place for anti-Semitism in higher education. They should be doing everything they can to tackle anti-Semitism as they would all forms of racism.</p><p> </p><p>In response to growing concerns over hate crime Universities UK have established a Harassment Taskforce to consider further measures to address harassment on campus including religion and belief. Government has asked the UUK Taskforce to consider a number of specific actions in relation to anti-Semitism:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>The need for an improved data collection of incidents by institution, to ensure Universities are recording incidents effectively;</p></li><li><p>The importance of a complaints process that protects the identity of students who are fearful of coming forward;</p></li><li><p>The need for better training to help University staff understand the different forms anti-Semitism can take.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The taskforce will provide a range of recommendations and actions in its report to ministers in the autumn.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 15:48:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

541213

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many ministers (1) in the House of Lords, and (2) in the House of Commons, are presently unpaid.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>In the present Government there are five unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Lords and three unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Commons.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:48:50 question first ministerially corrected 03/08/2016 13:57:24 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown previous answer version 8779 answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen answering member 4330
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

541214

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	BBC Monitoring
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 19 July (HL Deb, col 525), what assessment the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, National Security Council, Joint Intelligence Committee and National Crime Agency have made of the suitability of the planned changes to the provision of reporting by the BBC Monitoring Service.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>Government has been working closely with the BBC to ensure the requirements of the MOD, FCO, Cabinet Office, and the intelligence agencies can continue to be met by BBC Monitoring.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:45:03 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

541215

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Degrees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, between 2013 and 2016 inclusive, how many institutions applied to the Quality Assurance Agency’s Advisory Committee on Degree Awarding Powers (ACDAP) with a view to obtaining (1) degree awarding powers, and (2) university title, but did not proceed to full scrutiny of their applications because of the ACDAP’s preliminary judgment and feedback; and of those, how many were (a) public or not-for-profit institutions, and (b) private for-profit providers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL1378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The Advisory Committee on Degree Awarding Powers (ACDAP) does not consider applications for university title. In the period 2013-2016, there have been two applications for degree awarding powers that did not proceed to full scrutiny of their application because of ACDAP’s preliminary judgement and feedback. One application was from a publicly funded provider and one was from a private for profit provider.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 15:47:31 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

541225

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Motorways: Driving Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many motorists have been prosecuted for the inconsiderate use of the middle lane on the motorway network since the announcement that the police would take appropriate action to discourage such behaviour.
tabling member printed	Lord Snape
uin	HL1387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 15:08:01 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	319 label Biography information for Lord Snape

536545

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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 what measures they have in place to ensure that the Student Loans Company does not continue taking payments after graduates have paid off the balance of their debt.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>There is a risk that borrowers coming towards the end of their loans may repay to much, as a result of a time lag between HMRC making deductions and their being reported to the Student Loans Company (SLC). In such cases, borrowers are advised to monitor their own repayments so they know when they are likely to come to the end of repaying their loan, as they could over repay otherwise. They are also encouraged to inform SLC that they wish not to have any remaining repayments through the PAYE system but repay their loan through a direct debit.</p><p> </p><p>Any amounts that are overpaid are refunded with interest by the SLC when borrowers’ accounts are reconciled at the end of the financial year.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 16:02:52 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

536546

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, how they plan to ensure that UK universities are still attractive institutions to study at for students from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The UK has a long established system that supports, and therefore attracts, the brightest minds, at all stages of their careers. We fund excellent research wherever it is found, and ensure there is the freedom to tackle important scientific questions. The UK remains a member of the EU until our withdrawal is completed. There is no immediate effect on UK universities and their students and staff from EU countries. EU students currently eligible to receive funding from the Student Loans Company will continue to do so for courses they are currently enrolled on, or about to start this Autumn. The Higher Education and Research Bill reforms in England will enhance the reputation of our world-class HE system and drive up innovation, diversity, quality and capacity, ensuring we remain attractive internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 16:03:35 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey