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1019266

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date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to hosting the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in London.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL11955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The next potential opportunity for the UK to host COP is the 26<sup>th</sup> Conference of the Parties (COP26) in 2020. The UK is engaging with others to determine who is best placed to preside over COP26. Whoever takes on the COP26 Presidency in 2020 we will need to work with a wide range of partners to ensure it is a success and brings us closer to the long term goals of the Paris Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 11/12/2018 17:39:46 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

1019297

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Works
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the requirements local councils must adhere to in relation to the notification and coordination of street works.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL11986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Section 59 of the New Roads and Street Works Act imposes a duty on local councils as street authorities to “use their best endeavours to co-ordinate the execution of works of all kinds”. Similarly, section 60 imposes a duty on utility companies to use their “best endeavours to co-operate with the street authority and with other undertakers”. Utilities have either to give notice to street authorities of their intention to carry out works or obtain a permit to do so, depending on whether the street authority in question operates a notice scheme or a permit (and in some cases, a lane rental) scheme.</p><p>In addition, there is a statutory code of practice, Code of Practice for the Co-ordination of Street Works and Works for Road Purposes and Related Matters, which can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/43578/street-works-code-of-practice.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/43578/street-works-code-of-practice.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/12/2018 14:56:23 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1017380

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Madagascar: Contraceptives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make representations to the government of Madagascar about contraceptive stocks in that country; and whether they will consider supplying Madagascar with contraceptives as a matter of urgency.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL11940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Antananarivo has raised this important issue with the Government of Madagascar and will continue to do so. The UK is already a major supporter of family planning in Madagascar, including contraceptives. So far in 2018, we have provided approximately £4.6m through the United Nations Population Fund Supplies programme. Additionally, through the £200m pan-Africa Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme announced by the Prime Minister in August, the UK will invest a further £9.3 million between 2018 and 2021. We call on other donors and the Government of Madagascar to step up their efforts to ensure access to modern methods of family planning to all women and men who need it.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/12/2018 17:29:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1017037

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Appledore Shipyard
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to find (1) a new operator for the Appledore Shipyard, and (2) new orders from the defence and commercial sectors to maintain shipbuilding in that shipyard.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) remain closely engaged with Babcock and relevant stakeholders regarding the closure of Appledore shipyard. While the future of the shipyard will be a matter for the site owner, BEIS is working with the local council, which is considering options for the future of the yard.</p><p>The MOD explored a range of options with Babcock to protect Appledore, including potentially bringing forward a £60 million package of work at Devonport to provide further employment for Appledore workers. This was not, however, enough to secure the long-term future of the yard.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/12/2018 16:22:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1017043

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many problem gamblers they estimate are (1) under 18 years old, and (2) 18 years old or more, in (a) England, (b) Scotland, and (c) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Chadlington
uin	HL11888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Neither Government nor Gambling Commission holds data on the number of problem gamblers aged 18 and over or under 18.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England and Scotland 2016 and Problem Gambling Survey Wales 2016 estimated the number of problem gamblers aged 16 and over in Great Britain as approximately 340,000, 0.7% of the population. Of these, approximately 280,000 were in England (based on 40 individuals identified as problem gamblers), approximately 40,000 in Scotland (based on 24 individuals) and approximately 20,000 in Wales (based on 29 individuals).</p><p> </p><p>All estimates are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and due to the low prevalence of problem gambling among respondents to the survey have large confidence intervals. There is 95% confidence that the true estimate for the total number of problem gamblers aged 16 and over in Britain is between 250,000 and 460,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Gambling Commission’s 2018 Young People and Gambling Report estimated that 1.7% of 11-16 year olds were problem gamblers, or approximately 55,000 if extrapolated to the population of Great Britain. This number is based on a survey completed by 2,865 children in schools in England, Scotland and Wales. Of these, 37 children were identified as problem gamblers: 30 in England, 3 in Scotland and 4 in Wales. Due to the low number of respondents it is not possible to provide robust estimates for the number of problem gamblers in each country.</p><p> </p><p>All estimates of the total figures of problem gamblers in Great Britain should be treated with caution due to the low numbers of individuals on which they are based.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 11/12/2018 12:41:17 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3318 label Biography information for Lord Chadlington

1017061

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Immigration: Children
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 actions which the other 27 member states of the EU are taking, individually and collectively, to address the problems faced by child migrants arriving in Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government takes the welfare of unaccompanied asylum seeking children extremely seriously, and the UK has a proud history of providing protection for those in need, including some of the most vulnerable children affected by the migration crisis.</p><p>Whilst we are unable to comment on the specific actions taken by individual EU Member States, it is true to say that those States are bound by many of the same international obligations as the UK.</p><p>The June 2017 European Council conclusions on the protection in children in migration reaffirmed that the European Union is implementing a comprehensive approach to manage migration and that the protection of children is a mainstreamed element of this approach. It also underlined that the best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all actions or decisions concerning children and in assessing the appropriateness of all durable solutions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/12/2018 16:20:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1017070

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when any planned post-Brexit aviation arrangements agreed between the UK and the United States will be implemented; and whether they anticipate that date will be (1) at the March 2019 deadline for EU withdrawal, or (2) at the end of the transition period.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>New, bilateral, air services arrangements between the UK and US will come into effect once the EU-US Air Transport Agreement ceases to apply to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 11/12/2018 15:39:58 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1015823

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Bangladesh: Elections
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 the forthcoming general election in Bangladesh will be free and fair.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL11827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has been consistently clear that we wish to see a free, fair and pluralistic election in Bangladesh. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, has repeatedly encouraged the Government of Bangladesh and opposition parties to engage in an effective dialogue to this end, and the power to deliver it lies with them. Through our High Commission in Dhaka we have been clear that the Election Commission should be allowed to continue its important work without interference. We have consistently made the case for international oversight of the election and the EU has agreed to send an Election Expert Mission. Through the Department for International Development funding, the UK will also support local observation of the general election. The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns regarding the next election in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when they met at the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September. In a call on 1 November with State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific again made the case for a free, fair and participatory election. As did I when I spoke to him on 23 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11828 HL11829 question first answered 11/12/2018 15:25:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

1015824

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Bangladesh: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British High Commission in Bangladesh will call for greater democracy in that country as the general election there approaches.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL11828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has been consistently clear that we wish to see a free, fair and pluralistic election in Bangladesh. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, has repeatedly encouraged the Government of Bangladesh and opposition parties to engage in an effective dialogue to this end, and the power to deliver it lies with them. Through our High Commission in Dhaka we have been clear that the Election Commission should be allowed to continue its important work without interference. We have consistently made the case for international oversight of the election and the EU has agreed to send an Election Expert Mission. Through the Department for International Development funding, the UK will also support local observation of the general election. The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns regarding the next election in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when they met at the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September. In a call on 1 November with State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific again made the case for a free, fair and participatory election. As did I when I spoke to him on 23 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11827 HL11829 question first answered 11/12/2018 15:25:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

1015826

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Bangladesh: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the re-categorisation of Bangladesh by the Bertelsmann Stiftung Transformation Index as an autocracy rather than a democracy, what steps they will take to encourage neutral observers for the forthcoming general election in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL11829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has been consistently clear that we wish to see a free, fair and pluralistic election in Bangladesh. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field, has repeatedly encouraged the Government of Bangladesh and opposition parties to engage in an effective dialogue to this end, and the power to deliver it lies with them. Through our High Commission in Dhaka we have been clear that the Election Commission should be allowed to continue its important work without interference. We have consistently made the case for international oversight of the election and the EU has agreed to send an Election Expert Mission. Through the Department for International Development funding, the UK will also support local observation of the general election. The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns regarding the next election in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when they met at the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September. In a call on 1 November with State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific again made the case for a free, fair and participatory election. As did I when I spoke to him on 23 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11827 HL11828 question first answered 11/12/2018 15:25:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed