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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Housing: Construction more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to promote housebuilding. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL687 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answer text <p> </p><p>This Government has delivered over 445,000 new homes since 2010 and housing starts in the past year are up 31 per cent and the highest since 2007. I refer the noble Lord to my comprehensive Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2014, <em>Official Report,</em> Col. WS40, which details the measures that this Government is taking to promote housebuilding and increase housing supply across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these measures, we are creating new dedicated Housing Zones to support housing development on brownfield sites in London and across the country. £200 million investment each from the government and the Mayor of London will create 50,000 new homes in twenty Housing Zones across London, and a further £200 million of government money will create ten Housing Zones outside London.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-09T12:42:11.3279651Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-09T12:42:11.3279651Z
answering member
4205
label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
64588
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-27more like thismore than 2014-06-27
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Hong Kong more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China regarding the Basic Law and democratic elections in Hong Kong. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL675 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
answer text <p>We maintain a good dialogue both with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Chinese authorities, with whom we discuss Hong Kong regularly at senior levels. We did so most recently during the UK-China Summit in June, when the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), and Premier Li discussed prospects for universal suffrage in 2017, alongside a variety of other issues. During his visit to Beijing in May, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), met with Wang Guangya, Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office to discuss the transition to universal suffrage, as well as Hong Kong's continuing prosperity.</p><p>The Six Monthly Reports to Parliament demonstrate our commitment to closely monitor Hong Kong's development. The latest Six Monthly Report is due to be published in mid-July.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Warsi more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-07T14:55:46.7322437Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T14:55:46.7322437Z
answering member
3839
label Biography information for Baroness Warsi more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
64589
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-27more like thismore than 2014-06-27
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Sugar more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce sugar intake in children. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL676 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answer text <p>Helping people consume fewer calories, including sugar, is key to reducing obesity levels in England. Through the Responsibility Deal, 40 companies, including those that produce and retail sugar sweetened beverages and confectionery, are removing sugar under the calorie reduction pledge.</p><p> </p><p>Rules are in place that prohibit the advertising of foods high in sugar in or around children's television.</p><p> </p><p>The school food standards severely restrict the provision of foods and drinks that are high in sugar in schools.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-09T15:15:02.8719486Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-09T15:15:02.8719486Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
64590
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-27more like thismore than 2014-06-27
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Obesity more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the levels of obesity. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL677 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-09more like thismore than 2014-07-09
answer text <p>We have a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions to reduce levels of obesity. These include working with a wide range of partners including Public Health England, NHS England, Government departments including the Department for Education and Department for Transport, and industry through the Public Health Responsibility Deal. Key initiatives include Change4Life, the National Child Measurement Programme, NHS Health Checks, Change4Life Sports Clubs, School Sports Funding and the School Food Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Our national ambition for a downward trend in excess weight in adults and children by 2020 requires collective action by Government, businesses, health and care professionals, and individuals. We believe the actions we are taking are delivering results with obesity rates levelling off, but we still have much further to go.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-09T15:15:46.0708907Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-09T15:15:46.0708907Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
64591
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-27more like thismore than 2014-06-27
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Ebola more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what role they have in the programme to contain the spread of Ebola. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL678 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
answer text <p> </p><p>To date, the UK government has contributed £897,324 to the Ebola Virus Disease response in the three affected countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia through multilateral partners and the DFID bilateral programme. In addition, DFID is finalizing arrangements to send out three Public Health England disease control specialists to Sierra Leone to support the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response.</p><p> </p><p>In Sierra Leone, DFID funds are being used to support improved coordination at the national level; training and equipping of health workers competently to manage Ebola cases; improving EVD case detection and supporting appropriate radio messaging and community mobilisation activities on EVD prevention in affected districts. In Liberia, DFID has provided chlorine and other materials for hygiene and sanitising; and training in their appropriate use. Along with colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, we are closely monitoring the outbreak from Sierra Leone and Liberia (where we have DFID country offices) and internationally through Whitehall. We are working with WHO and national government agencies to improve our understanding of the outbreak and help to guide the response in-country and regionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Northover more like this
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less than 2014-07-07T16:36:37.3635724Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T16:36:37.3635724Z
answering member
2539
label Biography information for Baroness Northover more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
64592
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-27more like thismore than 2014-06-27
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Egypt more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the position of free media in Egypt. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL679 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
answer text <p>The British Government is appalled by the sentences given to Egyptian and international journalists in Cairo on 23 June, including to two British nationals being tried in absentia. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Right Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), made a statement on 23 June expressing his concerns and urging the Egyptian government to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression by reviewing this case as a matter of urgency. <br> <br>The Egyptian Ambassador, Ashraf el-Kholy, was summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 23 June. FCO Political Director, Simon Gass, told the Egyptian Ambassador that the Government was deeply concerned by the verdicts, along with the procedural shortcomings seen during the trials. Our Ambassador to Egypt raised this issue in Cairo with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 June. We will continue to monitor the situation of these journalists very closely, and raise the issue with the Egyptian authorities. The UK believes that a free and robust media is a bedrock of democracy.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Warsi more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-07T15:04:09.1938655Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T15:04:09.1938655Z
answering member
3839
label Biography information for Baroness Warsi more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
63808
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Flood Control more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are planning to take in order to prevent flooding in the future, in the light of recent experience. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL592 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
answer text <p> </p><p>We will be spending more than £3.2 billion over thecourse of this parliament on flood and erosion risk management (between 2010/11 to 2014/15). Going forward, we have also made an unprecedented long-term 6-year commitment to record levels of capital investment in improving defences right up to 2021. By the end of the decade, we will have provided a better level of protection to at least 465,000 households.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to the exceptional events of the winter, Defra has made an extra £270 million available to repair, restore and maintain critical defences. This new funding will help the Environment Agency ensure that the most important defences are returned to, and maintained at, target condition as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also working to enable action by landowners, communities and others to manage local flood risk, including through the River Maintenance Pilot scheme.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord De Mauley more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T16:37:31.1199292Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T16:37:31.1199292Z
answering member
2202
label Biography information for Lord De Mauley more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
63138
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading School Libraries more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that every school has a library. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL547 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p>We strongly support school libraries and are aware of the important role they play in improving literacy and encouraging young people to read for pleasure. In line with our approach to giving schools in England greater freedom, we believe that it should be for headteachers to decide how to provide a library service for their pupils. Many headteachers recognise the role libraries can play in improving young people's literacy and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Nash more like this
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less than 2014-06-30T12:53:19.3538449Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T12:53:19.3538449Z
answering member
4270
label Biography information for Lord Nash more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
63139
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what other high speed rail links they are planning in addition to HS2. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL548 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-01more like thismore than 2014-07-01
answer text <p>The Government's goal for high speed rail is for a truly national network that will bring the UK and its cities closer together. We are clear that the benefits of high speed rail should extend as widely as possible, and we will continue to explore options for future links to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Kramer more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-01T12:40:47.4494467Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-01T12:40:47.4494467Z
answering member
1557
label Biography information for Baroness Kramer more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
63140
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answering body
Department for Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept id 63 more like this
answering dept short name Energy and Climate Change more like this
answering dept sort name Energy and Climate Change more like this
hansard heading Energy Supply more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to ensure resilience of energy supply for the United Kingdom and its citizens. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
uin HL549 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-30more like thismore than 2014-06-30
answer text <p>The Government conducts regular assessments to identify risks to energy supply including through the National Risk Assessment and National Security Risk Assessment processes. Government works closely with the supply industry and other stakeholders to ensure there are appropriate mitigation measures in place to strengthen resilience and to protect against risks where it is possible and value for money to do so. For example, supplies of power, gas and fuel across the country were robust to the major flooding earlier this year (though power supplies to flooded properties must be disconnected for safety reasons).</p><p>Further, in the event of a situation which threatened to disrupt energy supplies to customers, Government and industry have robust plans in place to manage and respond to such events, which are exercised on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Verma more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-30T12:49:09.2072191Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-30T12:49:09.2072191Z
answering member
3790
label Biography information for Baroness Verma more like this
tabling member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this