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672258

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date	12/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much UK aid was given to Pakistan over the past decade; and how much has been earmarked for the Benazir Income Support Programme between 2012 and 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Aid to Pakistan between financial years 2006/2007 and 2016/2017 totals £2.324 billion. Between 2012 and 2020, DFID has earmarked £420.3 million to the Government of Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Programme. £120m of this was provided between 2014 and 2016 through the Stability and Growth Programme; this was an earmarked sum within a Financial Aid package linked to an IMF programme. Funding is only disbursed if robust Disbursement Linked Indicators are met.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/01/2017 17:16:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

672261

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Capital Investment
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 December 2016 (HL3362), whether any of the six AS2011 schemes were justified on the basis of a reduction in travel times of two minutes or less; and if so, which.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Road investment decisions are supported with a five-part business case. The economic case aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a proposal’s impacts. These include a wide range of social and environmental factors, as well as time savings and economic impacts. The proportion of time saving benefits which are attributed to average time savings ‎per trip of two minutes or less varies between projects, depending on the nature of the scheme, and is not centrally held.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2017 12:29:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

672274

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will extend the eligibility criteria to enter the UK for child refugees in France to those child refugees currently in Greece and Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord Dubs
uin	HL4612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, we welcomed over 900 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to the UK, including more than 750 from France as part of the UK’s support for the Calais camp clearance - almost half of the unaccompanied children who were in the camp at the time of the clearance. Approximately 200 of these children met the criteria for section 67 of the Immigration Act.</p><p>More eligible children will be transferred from Europe, in line with the terms of the Immigration Act, in the coming months and we will continue to meet our obligations under the Dublin Regulation. The process and criteria for the transfer of children from Europe under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4613 question first answered 24/01/2017 15:08:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	805 label Biography information for Lord Dubs

672275

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many child refugees have come to the UK under (1) the Dublin III Regulation, and (2) section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Dubs
uin	HL4613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, we welcomed over 900 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to the UK, including more than 750 from France as part of the UK’s support for the Calais camp clearance - almost half of the unaccompanied children who were in the camp at the time of the clearance. Approximately 200 of these children met the criteria for section 67 of the Immigration Act.</p><p>More eligible children will be transferred from Europe, in line with the terms of the Immigration Act, in the coming months and we will continue to meet our obligations under the Dublin Regulation. The process and criteria for the transfer of children from Europe under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL4612 question first answered 24/01/2017 15:08:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	805 label Biography information for Lord Dubs

672276

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
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	Cyprus: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have recently been approached by the Republic of Cyprus or the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus concerning the future of UK bases on the island of Cyprus in relation to talks aimed at settling the dispute over the division of the island.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The purpose of the current talks on Cyprus is to reach a sustainable settlement based on a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, as set out by the two Leaders in their Joint Statement of 11 February 2014.</p><p>We are in regular dialogue with the two sides in Cyprus. In the course of these discussions we have reiterated our offer, originally made to the United Nations in 2004, to cede nearly half the territory of the Sovereign Base Areas to a reunited Cyprus to help facilitate a settlement. This offer will not adversely affect the ability of the Bases to carry out their vital work to promote our security and that of the wider region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/01/2017 14:50:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

672285

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 9 January (HL4371), whether they will now provide figures to answer the question asked.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL4623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>I have nothing to add to the answer given on 9<sup>th</sup> January 2017 (HL4371). The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union (Lord Bridges of Headley), updated the House on our plans for EU exit on 17 January.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/01/2017 12:25:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

672288

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the intake needed to maintain the British Army at its required fighting strength has been recruited in each of the last six years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL4626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Defence Statistics publish information on a regular basis showing intake figures for the Armed Forces, including the Army. The most recent information is contained in &quot;UK Armed Forces Monthly Service Personnel Statistics November 2016&quot; and associated tables which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-monthly-service-personnel-statistics-index</a></p><p> </p><p>Official statistics for Regular recruitment targets which may be meaningfully compared to the official intake statistics are not produced.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/01/2017 15:34:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

672290

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans for upgrading British Army infantry fighting vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL4628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme will ensure the Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle continues to provide the infantry with battle-winning capability for the future.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore we are building an adaptive force to meet the range of future threats. Vehicle projects including Ajax (to support both the armoured infantry and new strike brigades), and the Challenger 2 life extension project, will be delivered in support of the new war fighting division as part of Joint Force 2025.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Harriett Baldwin) on 18 January 2017 to Question 59929.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/01/2017 15:39:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 18 January 2017 HOC59929.docx title Ministry of Defence Armoured Fighting Vehicles
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

672297

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Exchange Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to the fall in the value of the pound sterling; and what is their response to the reported intentions of some companies to raise the price of certain supermarket products to offset this fall.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a target for inflation, rather than the exchange rate, and does not comment on currency movements.</p><p>Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England. The MPC has the primary objective, set out in law, of maintaining price stability and therefore monitors the general level of prices.</p><p> </p><p>Pricing decisions of individual retailers are taken on a commercial basis, and the Government does not seek to comment on these decisions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/01/2017 12:22:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

672301

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Consumers: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage consumer spending during the period of negotiations for leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Consumer spending is proving to be resilient, growing by 2.6% in Q3 2016 compared to Q3 2015. The OBR forecast household consumption will continue to grow in 2017 and onwards. The government is taking targeted action to help people’s money go further: freezing fuel duty, providing affordable housing, raising the personal allowance and the National Living Wage.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/01/2017 12:25:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick