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77301

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision they are planning to make for high-speed rail connectivity between northern cities, and in particular between places beyond Leeds in Yorkshire such as Bradford and Harrogate, and links between HS2 and Newcastle upon Tyne via Leeds.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL1035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has asked Sir David Higgins to produce proposals for connecting the great northern cities. This work will look at how to bring the benefits of high speed rail to the north more quickly, as well as initial proposals for faster east-west connections – including options on route, timescales and cost – by the time of the Autumn Statement later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 14:46:21 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

77302

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the northern cities engaged in a programme of work looking at northern connectivity referred to in the Written Statement by Baroness Kramer on 7 July (WS 7) do not include Bradford, York, Newcastle upon Tyne and Preston.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL1036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has asked Sir David Higgins to produce proposals for connecting the great northern cities. This work will look at how to bring the benefits of high speed rail to the north more quickly, as well as initial proposals for faster east-west connections – including options on route, timescales and cost – by the time of the Autumn Statement later this year.</p><p> </p><p>York, Newcastle and Preston are also being looked at as part of this process. Bradford falls within the Leeds City Region and as such, connectivity issues are being examined as part of the analysis process being undertaken on the public consultation responses on Phase Two.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 14:47:04 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

77310

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the period from 1 May 2012 to the end of December 2013, what proportion of the self-certified data submitted to Risk Solutions by operators using one metre longer and 2.05 metre longer semi-trailers in the Department for Transport's trial were (1) randomly monitored, and (2) independently scrutinised.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL1044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Risk Solutions has been appointed as the independent evaluator of the trial data.　 They monitor and scrutinise all of the data that is submitted by operators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 22/07/2014 14:35:48 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

77273

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that sufficient medical supplies and surgical equipment are sent to Gaza to cope with the escalating number of casualties there, and that there are sufficient fuel supplies to work generators.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL1007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are in close contact with UN and non-governmental agencies working in Gaza to make sure that priority needs are being addressed by the humanitarian community. UK aid is enabling UNRWA to continue providing basic health services and distribute fuel to ensure emergency water and sewage infrastructure can continue to function. Our support to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is helping medical supplies enter Gaza and providing surgical kits and blood for hospitals, as well as funding the repair of damaged water infrastructure. Our support to the UN Access Coordination Unit is also helping get essential supplies into Gaza, and to get the most urgent medical cases out of Gaza for treatment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:09:28 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

77308

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development has made any inquiries or requested any reports on the level of salaries in organisations it has funded in the past four years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not hold a central record of this information in the form requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:09:52 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77309

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development has ever requested a salary or administration costs to expenditure ratio of organisations it has funded in the past four years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not hold a central record of all requests made for data relating to salary and administration ratios for all the organisations it has funded.</p><p> </p><p>DFID always seeks to achieve the best value for money in the funding it provides. Salary costs and administration costs are considered when making funding decisions to ensure value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:12:14 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77276

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	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 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' report <i>Woman Alone</i>: <i>The fight for survival by Syria’s refugee women</i>; and of its assessment of the situation of Syrian refugee families in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan which are headed by women.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL1010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK welcomes the publication of this report, which highlights the distressing reality for women and girls affected by the crisis in Syria. Our assessment is that it accurately describes many of the hardships faced by refugee women who have become heads of their households as a result of the conflict, but also their resilience and bravery in the face of such hardships.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 14:21:57 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

77307

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Air Travel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent on first class air travel by the Department for International Development in the latest convenient period; and what was the justification for such expenditure.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL1041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to DFID records, no staff have flown first class during this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 16:26:03 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77275

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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 analysis in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Global Trends Report of the number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people worldwide.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL1009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for International Development (DFID) is concerned by the increase in the number of people displaced from their homes in 2013 as highlighted in the Global Trends report. The report indicates the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced around the world now stands at 51.2 million, an increase of 6 million reported in 2012 and, for the first time since the end of World War II, exceeding 50 million people.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is providing assistance to refugees and internally displaced people in many of the world’s major crises. One of the agencies receiving support is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which works in over 120 country contexts to assist displaced people, including: Syria, Kenya, South Sudan and Afghanistan. This assistance helps to meet basic needs and helps displaced people rebuild their lives whilst they await return, integration into their new community/country or resettlement. Last year UNHCR received £94 million in UK funding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 16:29:29 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

77323

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Parades Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have consulted the government of the Republic of Ireland at any stage about the recent appointment of a chairman and members of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission; and, if so, what was the result.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text This Government did not consult the Government of the Republic of Ireland about the recent appointment of a chairman and members of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission. answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 22/07/2014 12:28:22 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird