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172629

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date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Unpaid Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many internships are offered by each government department.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Data is not held centrally on internships offered by individual Departments; however a number of internship programmes are run centrally by Civil Service Resourcing. Details of these programmes and the targeted groups are listed online.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-summer-diversity-internship-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-summer-diversity-internship-programme</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-early-diversity-internship-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-early-diversity-internship-programme</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.socialmobility.org.uk/programmes/residential-programmes/whitehall-residential-programme/" target="_blank">http://www.socialmobility.org.uk/programmes/residential-programmes/whitehall-residential-programme/</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/01/2015 14:41:13 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

172360

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost per application for each of the Cabinet Office voter registration Innovation Fund projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The cost of application to the Cabinet Office innovation fund projects is a matter for the individual organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/01/2015 14:41:32 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

172361

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to (1) celebrate, and (2) support, National Voter Registration Day on 5 February.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of organisations and initiatives that promote democratic engagement and voter registration including National Voter Registration Day.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/01/2015 14:40:46 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

172378

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Government Ministers routinely acknowledge written communications from members of Parliament, including emails; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL3961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Guidance on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations is available online.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance states that:</p><p> </p><p><em>'Individual departments' targets for routine correspondence from MPs should be a maximum of 20 working days. Departments should consider setting themselves more challenging targets'</em></p><p> </p><p>The guidance adds that, when delays occur, Departments should:</p><p> </p><p><em>'Ensure all correspondence is responded to as quickly as possible, keeping the MP informed at all times'</em></p><p> </p><p>Departments should apply the same standards when dealing with correspondence from Peers.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/01/2015 14:40:07 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

170938

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Bills
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which bills introduced since May 2010 have included any issues of exclusive concern to England and any of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland; and what were those issues for each bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL3845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Leader of the House of Commons will publish an analysis of legislation relating to England in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/01/2015 14:06:11 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

170836

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what examination they are giving to granting 16 and 17 year-olds votes in United Kingdom elections in the event of the Scottish Government reducing the voting age in Scotland to 16.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>There is no consensus within Government on the question of lowering the voting age for Westminster elections and therefore no plans to do so in this Parliament. However the Government welcomes the ongoing discussions and debates on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/01/2015 14:05:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170225

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of civilian casualties caused by air strikes against ISIS by Western forces.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text The coalition, which includes a number of regional partners, as well as ‘western’ nations, takes every possible precaution to avoid civilian casualties, unlike the ISIL terrorists who show no respect for human rights or human life within the territory they control. Coalition targets are selected with the utmost care, the times of attack are carefully chosen and precision guided weapons are used. We are not aware of UK strikes causing civilian casualties. answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:52:03 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

170226

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	Palestinians
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 treatment of Christians in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>We understand that there are around 1300 Christians in Gaza who are allowed to practice freely, including observing religious holidays.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:50:56 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

170232

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	Central African Republic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made by the new International Criminal Court investigation into the situation in the Central African Republic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK notes the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s decision to open a second investigation into the situation in the Central African Republic with respect to alleged crimes committed since 2012. Her Office’s investigation is ongoing and the Prosecutor will decide whether to bring any charges based on its findings. The Prosecutor released a statement on 24 September which sets out the Prosecutor's belief that there is a reasonable basis to believe that both the Séléka and the anti-balaka groups have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:50:26 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170270

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Unpaid Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage and support the remuneration of internships.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>The term “intern” is not defined in any legislation: entitlement to the minimum wage depends on whether or not an individual is a worker. If an internship meets the legal definition of a worker, then they must be paid at least the minimum wage from the start. Given the dependency on employment status, it is vital that employers and workers understand how this is determined.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Last November, the Minister for Employment Relations launched a series of posters and an information video alongside 200 letters to employers to increase awareness of employers and interns rights and responsibilities in relation to the National Minimum Wage. This was followed by a Facebook campaign. The Facebook messages reached 160,000 young people and HMRC are currently evaluating the impact of the letters sent to employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, complaints from interns about non-payment of the minimum wage are prioritised by HMRC for investigation and HMRC will investigate every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should call the helpline on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Determining an individual’s employment status can be complicated; this is why the Business Secretary announced a review of employment status in October this year, to help ensure an employment status framework in the UK that meets the needs of everyone. This is an internal review and will present findings to ministers early next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:48:32 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey