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63095

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date	23/06/2014
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	Egypt
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 allegations of torture and mistreatment of prisoners at the Azouli prison reported in The Guardian on 23 June; and whether they will make representations to the government of Egypt in relation to them.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Recent allegations of torture and mistreatment in Egyptian prisons are deeply worrying. A recent Amnesty International report suggests that up to 400 civilians are being held without charge at the Azouli prison, with no access to their lawyers or families.</p><p>The European Union made a statement on 19 June at the 26th Human Rights Council regarding the treatment of prisoners in Egypt. The statement expressed concern at the continued detention of thousands of Egyptian citizens, many of whom were detained on unclear grounds, and the conditions under which they are detained.</p><p>Representatives of our Embassy in Cairo raised the issue of Azouli prison with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 June. The British Government condemns the use of torture in all its forms and strongly urges the Egyptian authorities to ensure that all human and legal rights of all detainees are upheld.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 02/07/2014 14:05:42 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

63096

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lords Faulks on 18 June (WA 71), how much of the 2014–15 probation budget has been allocated to the provision of services to support the new operating model.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The probation service, under the new operating model from 1 June, continues to operate in line with the agreed probation service budget. This budget includes provision for corporate services, information technology, estates and community payback, which continue to be provided centrally, as they were up to 31 May.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 07/07/2014 16:54:12 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

63097

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War I
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many bodies of those killed in the First World War are currently unburied; and what are theirplans for theirinterment.
tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
uin	HL506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) currently holds the remains of 43 British service personnel killed in the First World War. A further eight sets of remains which were recovered with those of British personnel, are now believed to be members of other Commonwealth forces.<br><br>The Ministry of Defence has an agreed target with the CWGC to complete investigations and reinter remains, with appropriate honours, within 18 months of discovery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 02/07/2014 15:51:35 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

63098

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their plans to stop the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war announced in June 2014 will cover caste-based sexual violence, rape and so-called punishment rape.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>The Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI), launched by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), and the Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in May 2012, is focused on ending impunity for crimes of sexual violence committed in conflict and the provision of greater support to the survivors of these crimes. Where caste based sexual violence and so-called punishment rape are used in conflict they fall within the overarching objectives of the Initiative.</p><p>PSVI is complemented by wider government activity on tackling violence against women and girls, underpinned by the cross-government action plan, ‘A Call to End Violence against Women and Girls', which sets out the Government's programme of domestic and international work in this area. This includes working though our network of embassies overseas and with non-governmental organisations to address the full range of violations of women's rights, including sexual and other forms of violence committed against them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 02/07/2014 14:51:39 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

63099

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many cases the Legal Aid Agency granted funding for legal representation (full legal aid certificates) in the discrimination category in each of the years (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Discrimination only became an extant category of law covered by the Civil Legal Aid Mandatory Gateway following the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. As such, the only figures available relate to the financial year 2013/14 when 4 certificates for legal representation funding were granted. However, discrimination cases may not always be captured in this record as an alleged contravention of the Equality Act can be recorded in other categories of law, for example, mental health.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency routinely publishes legal aid statistics; this information can be found using the link below:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-statistics-april-2013-to-march-2014</a></p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 07/07/2014 16:51:41 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

63100

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Egypt about the protection of the rights of Al Jazeera journalists to a fair trial and to freedom of expression under international law.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The British Government is appalled by the sentences given to Egyptian and international journalists in Cairo on 23 June, two of whom were British Nationals. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. 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.</p><p>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 British Government was deeply concerned by the verdicts, along with the procedural shortcomings seen during the trials. There is provision for freedom of expression contained in the Egyptian constitution and he asked that the Egyptian authorities review the sentences against this standard.</p><p>The UK believes that a free and robust press is the bedrock of democracy and we will continue to raise this case with the Egyptian authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 12:47:19 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

63101

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Audit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what local authority studies corresponding to those previously undertaken by the Audit Commission are planned for 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commission will produce its final report under Section 33 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 in October 2014: Protecting the Public Purse 2014. The Comptroller and Auditor General was given new powers on 9 April 2014 to carry out examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which relevant local authorities have used their resources in discharging their functions, under section 35 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 01/07/2014 14:49:25 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

63106

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the exceptional hardship scheme for the Thames Tideway Tunnel, how many applications to acquire properties have been (1) made, (2) refused, and (3) granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Thames Water Utilities Ltd established the Thames Tideway Tunnel Exceptional Hardship Procedure in August 2011. Since then Thames Water has received requests for 19 application packs and nine of these have been returned as completed applications. Of these, five have been refused for not meeting the required criteria, three have been withdrawn by the applicant, and one application is currently going through the process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Thames Water's Exceptional Hardship Procedure follows closely those schemes adopted by the Department for Transport for major road and rail projects, such as Crossrail and HS2 which built on the experience from HS1. It is not a statutory requirement and it seeks to balance the interests of Thames Water customers, who would pay for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project through their wastewater bills, and those whose properties may be affected by the project.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 07/07/2014 15:33:38 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

63107

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the exceptional hardship scheme for HS2 Phase One, how many applications to acquire properties have been (1) made, (2) refused, and (3) granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The number of applications to acquire properties as at 1 June 2014 which had been (1) made, (2) refused, and (3) granted under the Exceptional Hardship Scheme for HS2 Phase One are indicated in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of Applications received<strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p>544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of Applications rejected</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of applications accepted</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong> 24 applications were pending a decision and 28 applications were withdrawn by the applicant.</p><p>The information above is available on the HS2 Ltd website at the following link</p><p><a href="http://www.hs2.org.uk/developing-hs2/property/exceptional-hardship-scheme" target="_blank">http://www.hs2.org.uk/developing-hs2/property/exceptional-hardship-scheme</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, on 9 April 2014, the Government announced a package of long-term discretionary property compensation measures for Phase One of HS2. The Express Purchase and Rent-back approach are available now and we intend to launch the Need to Sell and Voluntary Purchase schemes by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 07/07/2014 15:31:44 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

63108

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many United Kingdom experts currently sit on the treaty-monitoring bodies of the United Nations international human rights treaties, and the other human rights bodies of the United Nations; and who they are.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>There are 10 treaty-monitoring bodies, three of which have a United Kingdom expert as a member. Sir Nigel Rodley chairs the Human Rights Committee, Malcolm Evans OBE is Chair of the Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture, and Diane Mulligan is a member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 12:48:59 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger