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755124

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date	20/07/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what powers they have to direct Northern Ireland departments on the allocation of funds, in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>In the absence of a functioning Executive, it is for NI civil servants to allocate cash under s59 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. This situation has led to understandable concern and uncertainty among businesses and those relying on public services alike. Since April the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has therefore worked closely with the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), in conjunction with the NICS Board, to keep under review how to provide ongoing assurance around the Budget in the absence of an Executive.</p><p> </p><p>As a result the Secretary of State has made two Written Statements on NI finances, on 24 April and 19 July. These have set out indicative Budget positions and departmental allocations. These seek to enable Permanent Secretaries to plan and prepare to take more detailed decisions on cash allocations. These allocations do not reflect input or decisions from the UK Government nor do they constrain the future ability of an incoming Executive to adjust its priorities.</p><p> </p><p>These statements did not replace the ultimate need for a formal Budget for Northern Ireland. The exercise of s59 powers cannot be sustained indefinitely. Accordingly, the Secretary of State’s statement on 19 July reaffirmed that the UK Government remains prepared to take forward legislation at Westminster to give authority for the expenditure of Northern Ireland departments should an Executive not be restored in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>It should be for a new Executive to make swift decisions on its Budget to make use of the spending power available to it, and it remains our overriding priority to see a new Executive in place as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/07/2017 11:12:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

755191

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what strategy is in place to meet recruitment and retention challenges faced by the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL1199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Naval Service utilises a wide range of mechanisms to aid the recruitment and retention of personnel. For recruitment these include targeted marketing, specific recruitment events and staged remunerative awards to attract recruits in specialist areas. A number of initiatives have also been developed in order to retain experienced personnel, such as the use of targeted retention incentives and career extensions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 13:39:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

753924

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of (1) children in South Sudan who are malnourished, and (2) South Sudanese children who are crossing into Uganda; and what steps have been taken to address the plight of children in South Sudan affected by the ongoing armed conflict.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL1070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest estimate from the UN is that there are 1.1 million acutely malnourished children in South Sudan. There are 586,600 children under 18 who have fled to Uganda and many of these will have been malnourished when they arrived. The UK is leading the international response to the crisis in South Sudan, and this year will feed 500,000 people and, with other donors, provide lifesaving nutritional support for 100,000 children and mothers, and over 1.8 million health consultations to children under five.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/07/2017 15:01:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

753943

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of whether there is a legal mechanism by which airlines operating from the UK can fly to territories in the EU (1) if the UK ceases to be a member of the European Aviation Safety Agency, or (2) is no longer party to the European Open Skies programme.
tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
uin	HL1088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising from the UK’s exit from the EU and plans to negotiate the best possible relationship between the UK and the EU in the field of aviation.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the exit negotiations, the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in the field of aviation safety and standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/07/2017 10:07:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

753265

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the lessons to be learned from the reports of the Scottish Government's Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality in the light of persistent poverty levels in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality was appointed in 2015 to offer advice to the Scottish Government on the action it could take to tackle poverty in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, the UK Government has taken note of the Advisor’s two publications: <em>Shifting the Curve</em> (and its most recent progress report) and <em>The Life Chances of Young People</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government remains committed to tackling the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage, and has set out a framework for continued action in <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families</em>, published on 4 April.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/07/2017 10:30:43 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

753282

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of trains per hour that will run between Birmingham and London Euston once HS2 is completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
uin	HL970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The business case for HS2 assumes that seven trains per hour in each direction will run between central Birmingham stations (Birmingham New Street and the new Curzon Street station) and London Euston. This includes three trains per hour using HS2.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/07/2017 10:07:16 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

753297

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the HMRC budget for national minimum wage enforcement for 2017–18; how many staff are expected to be employed by HMRC in national minimum wage enforcement in 2017–18; and how many staff were employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has more than trebled annual funding of minimum wage enforcement since 2014, providing a total budget of £25.3m in 2017-18. As at 1 April 2017, there were 399 staff in post in HMRC’s NMW teams. HMRC are 90% staffed against current recruitment plans for the year.</p><p> </p><p>For the previous 5 years NMW staff figures I refer the honourable member to UIN 58599 and UIN 16938.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/07/2017 10:03:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

753352

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government on what date the Welsh Government was given a draft copy of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill; and on what date they received written comments from the Welsh Government on the proposed contents of that Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was shared with officials in the Welsh Government and the other devolved administrations on 30 June. Since then, Government officials have continued discussions on the Bill with their colleagues in the Welsh Government. The Government expects those discussions to intensify over the coming weeks and months as we work through the legislative preparations for our exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 25/07/2017 10:04:44 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

753355

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Young People: Delyn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18 to 25-year olds in Delyn constituency are recorded (a) in the latest census estimate and (b) on the electoral register; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	5706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/07/2017 09:41:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ5706 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ5706
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

753361

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Young People: Blaenau Gwent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18 to 25 year olds in Blaenau Gwent constituency are (a) recorded in the latest census estimate and (b) recorded on the electoral register for that constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	5802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/07/2017 09:40:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ5802 v.02.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ5802
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith