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746645

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date	29/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take any action to prevent attacks by Turkey on Kurdish forces in Afrin Canton in northern Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Protecting the security of Turkey, as a key NATO Ally, will always be a top priority for the UK. Turkey is also a partner the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh and the UK welcomes previous Turkish actions which cleared the terrorists from its border.</p><p> </p><p>The Syrian Democratic Forces continue to make an important contribution to the Global Coalition's efforts to counter Daesh. Given the complex situation in northern Syria, we will continue to urge all actors to focus on the fight against Daesh, and to coordinate their action through the Coalition.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/07/2017 15:23:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

746649

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have given following the Nepal earthquake of 2015, both directly and through voluntary organisations; and how that compares to assistance given by other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK government is the second largest Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) contributor to the 2015 Nepal earthquake response, after Japan. The UK Government pledged £70m at the June 2015 International Conference for Nepal’s Recovery, which has been followed by a five year £83m reconstruction programme. We provided over 250,000 people with emergency shelter; over 200,000 people with winter including clothes, blankets and mattresses; and over 2000 hours of helicopter operations to reach communities inaccessible by road. Our assistance was provided via humanitarian delivery partners, including the use of volunteers by Voluntary Service Overseas, the Nepal Red Cross and the Nepal Scout Association.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2017 16:51:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

746650

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number and quality of homes rebuilt following the Nepal earthquake of 2015; which regions of Nepal have benefited from UK humanitarian assistance; and to what extent this assistance has been directed through non-governmental channels.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government of Nepal reports that 29,689 homes have been rebuilt following the 2015 earthquake. We assess the number to have been larger but that many of these need additional work to be resilient to future earthquakes. UK humanitarian support was needs-based. Reconstruction support targeted four of the most affected districts: Dhading, Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Gorkha. Our response was coordinated with the government but channelled through non-government organisations (60%) and multilateral organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2017 16:52:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

746656

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many UNESCO World Heritage sites there are in the UK;  and where those sites are.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>There are 31 World Heritage Sites for which the UK has responsibility. These are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Blaenavon Industrial Landscape</p><p>Blenheim Palace</p><p>Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church</p><p>Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd</p><p>City of Bath</p><p>Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape</p><p>Derwent Valley Mills</p><p>Dorset and East Devon Coast</p><p>Durham Castle and Cathedral</p><p>Frontiers of the Roman Empire</p><p>Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast</p><p>Gorham’s Cave Complex</p><p>Gough and Inaccessible Islands</p><p>Heart of Neolithic Orkney</p><p>Henderson Island</p><p>Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda</p><p>Ironbridge Gorge</p><p>Lake District</p><p>Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City</p><p>Maritime Greenwich</p><p>New Lanark</p><p>Old and New Towns of Edinburgh</p><p>Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s church</p><p>Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal</p><p>Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew</p><p>Saltaire</p><p>St Kilda</p><p>Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites</p><p>Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey</p><p>The Forth Bridge</p><p>Tower of London</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 11/07/2017 15:08:08 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

746657

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what support they give to current UNESCO World Heritage sites in the UK to enable them to keep this designation.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is responsible for advising UK World Heritage Sites on compliance with the World Heritage Convention. It provides practical support in arranging and hosting UNESCO missions, and works closely with those UK World Heritage Sites that have specific issues and challenges, particularly around development activity. It submits documents and notifications on the UK World Heritage Sites at the request of the World Heritage Centre and Committee. It also represents the UK’s World Heritage Sites with the World Heritage Centre and its advisory bodies, and provides representation at the World Heritage Committee and World Heritage General Assembly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 11/07/2017 15:07:34 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

746766

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish a Green Paper on schools policy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	1922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government published a Green Paper on <em>Schools that work for everyone</em> on 12 September 2016, setting out a number of proposals to increase the number of good school places. The Department will provide further information on the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 16:57:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

746788

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the schools budget has been spent on capital expenditure in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	2184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department provides capital and revenue funding for schools. The main sources of revenue funding are the dedicated schools grant (DSG) and pupil premium, which fund the ongoing costs of running a school. The main sources of capital funding are: allocations for condition and basic need to fund the building and maintenance of schools and school places; the Priority School Building programme; free schools and legacy programmes including Building Schools for the Future. Revenue funding can also be used for capital purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the total revenue and capital funding allocated to local authorities and schools in each of the last seven years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DSG and pupil premium</p></td><td><p>Total schools capital<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£31.2 billion</p></td><td><p>£6.2 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£37.2 billion<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>£4.9 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£38.0 billion</p></td><td><p>£4.3 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£39.9 billion</p></td><td><p>£4.0 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£41.2 billion</p></td><td><p>£4.2 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£42.6 billion</p></td><td><p>£4.5 billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£43.1 billion</p></td><td><p>£5.3 billion<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. £4.9 billion of additional grants were mainstreamed into DSG in 2011-12.</p><p>2. Capital figures include basic need and condition allocations and actual expenditure for other programmes.</p><p>3.Budgeted expenditure and allocations. Subject to final expenditure outturns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 16:55:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

746906

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to update her Department's guidance on summer-born children: school admission.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	2236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned that some summer born children, whose parents opt to defer entry may be missing the reception year where the essential teaching of early reading and arithmetic takes place. We are giving careful consideration to how we might make any changes. Further information will be available in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 16:49:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson