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172628

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date	07/01/2015
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Unpaid Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many internships are offered by the House of Lords Administration.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The House of Lords Administration does not offer any internships. The three posts erroneously identified as internships are Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) fellowships usually for PhD students, funded by the UK Research Councils, learned societies and charities. Further details of that scheme are available from the Parliamentary website: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/</a></ins></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 21/01/2015 15:25:47 question first ministerially corrected 03/02/2015 17:40:13 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel previous answer version 39538 answering member printed Lord Sewel answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

172631

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the nature and purpose of the new agreement with Bahrain in relation to the naval base at Mina Salman.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL3965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has had a Naval Base in Bahrain since the 1950s. The new arrangement will enhance the naval and logistics facilities that support our operations in the Gulf. The agreement (signed in December 2014) reaffirms the UK's and Bahrain's joint determination to maintain regional security and stability in the face of enduring and emerging regional challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 20/01/2015 16:20:36 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

172632

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the new defence co-operation arrangements with Bahrain differ from the previous arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL3966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The arrangement signed in December 2014 supports our existing agreements with Bahrain, comprising three extant Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) covering issues such as Status of Forces, Defence Equipment Cooperation, Exercises and Training. The key MOU was signed in the run up to the first Gulf War. This was principally about facilitating the movement of UK forces through Bahrain including making facilities available for UK forces; this continues to the present day with the hosting of the UK Maritime Component Commander and basing of UK minehunters on operations in the Gulf. The UK/Bahrain high level Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation which was signed in 1971 remains in force.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 20/01/2015 16:23:21 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

172633

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether defence arrangements with Bahrain extend to any areas other than Mina Salman.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL3967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Arrangement that the UK signed with Bahrain in December 2014 concerning naval basing also changed the jurisdiction arrangements that apply to UK military personnel who are serving throughout Bahrain. From 1994 to 2014, the UK had exclusive jurisdiction over UK military personnel in Bahrain but we now have concurrent jurisdiction which recognises that both UK and Bahraini law applies. The Arrangement contains a mechanism to allow the UK and Bahraini authorities to determine which set of national laws should be applied to a member of the UK Armed Forces if it is alleged that they have committed a crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 20/01/2015 16:24:48 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

172634

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the defence co-operation arrangements with Bahrain differ from defence arrangements with other countries in the Gulf or elsewhere.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL3968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>We have similar defence co-operation arrangements with other countries. Each is governed by a range of international agreements agreed on a bilateral basis.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 20/01/2015 16:23:58 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

172638

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority towards achieving access to the Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem, and other historic sites, for Palestinians in the West Bank and more widely for visitors from the Middle East and the rest of the world.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text We have made representations to the Government of Israel that it is vital that the longstanding status quo in respect of access to Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif, and other historic sites, be preserved. We raised the issue of access restrictions numerous times with the Israeli authorities between September and November last year. Since the middle of November, Muslims of all ages have been allowed to worship at Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif. We have also lobbied the Israeli authorities on the wider issues of movement and access of Palestinians between Jerusalem and the West Bank. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/01/2015 15:39:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

172652

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Israel: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States regarding the United States–Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Washington have discussed elements of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 with their contacts on Capital Hill and in the United States Administration</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/01/2015 15:40:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

172659

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve food labelling to assist diabetes sufferers.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The nutrients that can be declared on pre-packed food are defined by law. Under current legislation, companies already providing nutrition information on a voluntary basis are required to declare carbohydrate value. From December 2016, the majority of pre-packaged foods will be required to carry nutrition information, including on carbohydrate value, on the back of pack.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the new EU Regulation No. 1169/2011 allows energy value only or energy value plus amounts of fat, saturates, sugars and salt to be voluntarily repeated on front of pack. In June 2013 we published a Government recommendation on how this information could be provided clearly and consistently. To date, companies accounting for nearly two thirds of pre-packaged food have said they will use this new scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/01/2015 14:21:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

172660

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Milk
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 the long term sustainability of milk production in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government understands the concerns of British farmers over the current pressures on milk prices caused by the volatility of the global market. We want a competitive and resilient dairy industry that can take advantage of opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the dairy industry as a whole to manage price volatility. At last week’s farming resilience summit George Eustice discussed ways of offering support to address the problems of severe market volatility with the NFU, high street banks, and farming industry experts.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to remember that the long-term prospects are bright with exports at record levels. We are helping the dairy industry to take advantage of opportunities such as opening new export markets. The £141 million Countryside Productivity Scheme will include measures to help dairy farmers. We are pushing for better country of origin labelling for British dairy products.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 21/01/2015 13:54:49 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

172661

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking with supermarkets, processors and dairy farmers to ensure that the price paid for milk reflects the costs of production.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>All operators in the supply chain should receive a fair price for their goods. We regularly bring together supermarkets, processors and farmers through the Dairy Supply Chain Forum to discuss issues such as collaboration, risk management and market volatility. At the Farming Resilience summit on 14 January, George Eustice discussed with the NFU and a range of industry bodies how to help manage volatility such as through the creation of a futures market.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 21/01/2015 13:56:42 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans