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431526

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date	23/11/2015
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	Burma: War Crimes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports from the Shan Human Rights Foundation that between 9 and 12 November the Burmese Army carried out shelling and aerial bombing of Mong Nawng and that those attacks constitute war crimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports of continued fighting in Shan State, including around Mong Nawng and Wanhai, which the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates has displaced approximately 6,000 people since 6 October. Our Ambassador in Rangoon raised our concerns about the conflict in Shan with the Burmese military on 20 November. The UK has played a leading role in supporting efforts to broker ceasefire agreements, funding expert advice to both sides in support of dialogue and peacemaking.</p><br /><p>We welcomed the signing of a ceasefire agreement on 15 October and we continue to urge armed groups who did not sign the ceasefire and the Burmese government to engage in ceasefire talks to bring the conflict to an end.</p><br /><p>The UK has made no assessment of whether these allegations amount to war crimes. Any determination as to whether specific international crimes have occurred is a matter for an international judicial decision rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. Our approach is to seek an end to all violations and to prevent their further escalation, irrespective of whether these violations fit the definition of specific international crimes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/12/2015 15:59:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

431527

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	North Korea: Refugees
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 China about not returning to North Korea nine refugees transferred to China from Vietnam; what assessment they have made of conclusions by Human Rights Watch that, should those refugees be repatriated, they will be at grave risk; and what assessment the British Ambassador in Pyongyang has made of the fate of other refugees returned to North Korea.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of the situation and are discussing the case with the relevant authorities. We raise the issue of non-refoulement with the Chinese government regularly, including at the last UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/12/2015 15:59:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

431528

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to improve the effectiveness of national and global measures to counter internet fraud and other online crime.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL3791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Cyber Security, including combating cyber crime, is a top priority threat to national security. That is why, through the National Cyber Security Programme, we have invested over £90 million over the last five years to bolster the law enforcement response, and we will continue to invest. As the Chancellor announced on 17 November, we plan to almost double investment in cyber security, including cyber crime, to £1.9 billion over the next five years.</p><p>Cyber Crime, including internet enabled fraud will continue to call for a multi layered response from Government, Law Enforcement and Industry to successfully tackle the threat. At the National and International level the National Cyber Crime Unit in the National Crime Agency (NCA) will continue to lead operations to disrupt serious cyber crime at scale. This includes joint operations with industry and international law enforcement partners across the globe, to disrupt cyber criminals, attack their infrastructure and protect UK businesses and citizens.</p><p>Having an accurate national picture of the threat is critical to informing our ongoing response. That is why there has been and will continue to be significant investment in Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, which has seen the reporting of fraud and cyber crime trebled, from 72,000 before the centralisation of reporting to over 230,000 reports. As a result of this improvement in reporting we have now got a much improved intelligence picture.</p><p>Industry also has a central role in fraud and Cyber Crime prevention. That is why we are working with the banking sector and law enforcement agencies to more effectively disrupt fraudsters and protect victims. The Government also continues to raise awareness of cyber crime and fraud at all levels, through the Cyber Streetwise campaign, while providing advice to help individuals and small businesses adopt safer behaviours online and to be better protected. The third phase, launched in September this year focuses on promoting the adoption of three simple online behaviours: use of three random words to create a strong password; install security software on all devices; and always download the latest software and app updates as soon as they appear.</p><p>The UK also leads international efforts to raise global cyber resilience through our work with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and multilateral institutions such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe and others, to strengthen the ability of countries to deal with the threat from Cyber Crime. In the past three years the NCA has used Government funding to increase the investigative capacity of a range of Law Enforcement partners around the World. The projects, which range from 'on-the-job' investigative mentoring to legislative and technical training in the UK, focus on supporting the NCA's priority countries overseas and build capability and mutually beneficial relationships with key partners across the globe.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/11/2015 12:17:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

431529

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Internet: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 2 November (HL2691), when they expect to be able to collect reliable data on the incidence and cost of internet fraud; and whether they will publish that information.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL3792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 08/12/2015 17:21:09 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL3792 FINAL.pdf email UKSA.pdf title UKSA referral letter
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

431530

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which foreign governments were consulted as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL3793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>Discussions were offered to all London-based foreign diplomatic missions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 09/12/2015 17:26:17 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

431531

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 17 November (HL3184), how many electoral registration officers have visited schools and colleges in the last twelve months; and what proportion of the total number of electoral registration officers that figure represents.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 07/12/2015 17:54:05 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

431532

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to increase racial diversity in the workplace in the light of the Business in the Community report <i>Race at Work 2015</i>, which found that ethnic minority Britons are struggling against bias at work.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 protects all individuals against racial and other forms of discrimination in the workplace. The Prime Minister has underlined the Government’s commitments to increasing racial diversity in the workplace in his 2020 Vision in which he made a commitment to increase BAME employment by 20% by 2020. Her Majesty’s Government welcomes the publication of the Race at Work report and will study its recommendations carefully,.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/12/2015 12:23:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

431533

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	New Businesses: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support is available for disabled entrepreneurs.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>Anyone, including disabled people, can apply for financial and practical help through the Government’s Start Up Loans scheme.</p><br /><p>Access to Work, which helps people with a disability or health condition to stay in work or start work, now features a new specialist self-employment team to support entrepreneurs and the self-employed.</p><br /><p>Unemployed potential entrepreneurs, including those with disabilities or health conditions, can talk to their Jobcentre Plus Work Coach, or where appropriate, Disability Employment Adviser (DEA), regarding national programmes like Work Choice, Work Programme and the new Specialist Employability Support. These programmes offer tailored services which can include practical support and advice for becoming self-employed.</p><br /><p>Work coaches can also refer claimants, including disabled clients, to the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA). Over 73,000 new businesses have started up through the scheme and 20% of NEA business starts have been made by disabled people. Disabled jobseekers who are accepted onto the NEA scheme may also be entitled to receive an Access to Work grant.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 04/12/2015 10:38:42 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

431534

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reconsider expanding Gatwick airport in the light of comments by the Chief Executive of that airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider the large amount of very detailed analysis contained in the Airports Commission’s final report before taking any decisions on next steps.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/12/2015 11:47:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

431535

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Business: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are holding discussions about reducing EU regulation of UK business.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Reducing the burden of EU regulation is a critical element of stimulating jobs, competitiveness and growth in Europe. We welcome the European Commission’s recent progress in this area, but want them to go further. Together with other like-minded Member States, we are pressing the Commission to bring forward proposals for an EU target to cut the total burden on business, in line with the Prime Minister’s EU reform letter to European Council President Tusk.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/12/2015 16:07:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick