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387723

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict Resolution: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 30 June (HL698), when the steering board on Women, Peace and Security was established; and on how many occasions it has met.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL1100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The senior-level steering board on Women, Peace and Security was established in April 2015. The Board will meet every six months; its first meeting was in April 2015 and the second will be held in September 2015.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/07/2015 15:30:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

387203

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	EU Withdrawal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether, in the event of a member state leaving the European Union, legislation on that country's statute book that originated at European Union level remains law until expressly removed by domestic legislative procedures.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL1039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>In general terms, national legislation which is validly adopted in accordance with national procedures will remain valid until it expires, is amended or repealed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 08/07/2015 13:29:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

387233

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the accommodation provided in the United Kingdom for members of the British Army is not en-suite.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. The department is currently developing a robust Single Living Accommodation allocation and management system which will be available in 2016.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1070 question first answered 08/07/2015 15:31:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

387234

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the accommodation provided in the United Kingdom for members of the Royal Navy is not en-suite.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. The department is currently developing a robust Single Living Accommodation allocation and management system which will be available in 2016.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1069 question first answered 08/07/2015 15:31:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

386890

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government over what periods in the last 30 years there has been a threat to the existence of the United Kingdom; and what was the average percentage of gross domestic product spent on defence in each of those years.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has, and continues to face, a broad range of complex threats both at home and abroad.</p><p>The table below shows the proportion of gross domestic product that the UK has spent on defence each year since 1985. This data is published annually by NATO as part of its Defence Expenditure publications.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of GDP spent on Defence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/07/2015 15:34:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

386897

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Multinational Companies: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom will participate in the first session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, established on 26 June 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Wallace of Saltaire
uin	HL1006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK intends not to participate in the first session of the intergovernmental working group. Nor will the majority of those members of the Human Rights Council who opposed the resolution which created it. We supported the alternative approach pioneered in the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 08/07/2015 15:51:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire

386902

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of there being no agreement to recent proposals on welfare reform in Northern Ireland, what alternative measures are being considered to implement welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL1011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The full implementation of the Stormont House Agreement offers the best way to resolve the current welfare reform impasse and build a brighter, more secure future for Northern Ireland. The Government will do what is necessary to implement our obligations under the Agreement and expects the Northern Ireland Executive parties to do the same.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 08/07/2015 12:07:41 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

386916

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to discuss with the governments of (1) the United States of America, (2) France, (3) Germany, (4) Italy, (5) Australia, (6) Canada, (7) India, (8) Austria, and (9) Russia, the possible creation of an international force to tackle Islamic extremism wherever it occurs in the world, including elements of those countries' armed, intelligence and police forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>In addition to our efforts in the UN, EU and other multilateral fora to tackle Islamist extremism, the UK is a leading member of the Global Coalition of over 60 countries to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Global Coalition’s efforts include cutting off ISIL finance, reducing the influx of fighters, supporting governments and civil society to challenge extremist ideology, and stabilising areas liberated from ISIL control.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 08/07/2015 15:52:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

386922

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Food Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to avoid the World Food Programme running out of funds for its food vouchers for refugees in Jordan and elsewhere.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the Syria crisis response and has provided the World Food Programme with £164 million for use in Syria and the region to date, with provision for a further £23 million this year. The UK cannot however support the crisis alone, and other donors must step up and come good on their aid pledges.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Securing enough food is just one of several priority needs for Syrian refugees. In Jordan, the UK is helping refugees in a way that allows them to prioritise how they meet their daily needs by supporting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ unconditional cash programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 08/07/2015 15:29:25 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

386447

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the full list of armoured fighting vehicles and protected mobility vehicles in operation with the British Army, and whether each vehicle is in general service on units' Equipment Tables, or an Urgent Operational Requirement.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The armoured fighting and protected mobility vehicles in operation with the British Army are: Challenger 2, Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle, Titan, Trojan, Warrior, Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle(Tracked), Bulldog, AS90, Terrier, Warthog, Mastiff, Ridegback, Wolfhound, Husky, Panther, Jackal, Coyote, Foxhound, Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit+ Land Rover/ Revised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit Land Rover and Snatch/Vixen.</p><p>Some of these vehicles were initially bought as Urgent Operational Requirements for operations. They have all now been brought into core funding and are shown on unit establishment tables.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 08/07/2015 15:41:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee