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583908

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date	15/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Champion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 12 September (HL Deb, col 1308), what are the remit and terms of appointment of the anti-corruption champion, and what staffing and financial support arrangements have been put in place to assist him in carrying out his duties.
tabling member printed	Lord Hughes of Woodside
uin	HL1957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>The Anti-Corruption Champion, Sir Eric Pickles, is a personal appointment of the Prime Minister. The main elements of the Champion’s role were set out in the UK's Anti-Corruption Action Plan and include: scrutinising the performance of departments and agencies, as co-chair of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Anti-Corruption; responsibility, along with Home Office Ministers, for approval of the UK’s Anti-Corruption Plan and for parliamentary and public accountability of the Government’s performance against the Plan; responsibility, along with other Ministers, for leading the UK’s push to strengthen the international response to corruption; and a mandate to engage with external stakeholders, including business and civil society organisations. The Champion is supported by the Joint Anti-Corruption Unit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 28/09/2016 14:41:42 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	1051 label Biography information for Lord Hughes of Woodside

583909

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Syria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the governments of Syria and Jordan concerning the Syrian refugees trapped at the Syria–Jordan border; what responses they have had; and what plans they have for securing food and essential services for them.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation for the people camped in the no man’s land between Syria and Jordan. We are working closely with the Jordanian authorities and humanitarian agencies to resume relief supplies as soon as possible. Our Ambassador visited the area in March and we have regularly raised the issue with Jordan at the highest levels, including during the Secretary of State for International Development, My Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel)'s visit to Jordan in August. Understandably, the Jordanian Government’s priority is their national security. We welcome their decision to supply water and allow a delivery of food and other essential aid in August, and continue to press for a long term solution that addresses both the humanitarian situation and Jordan’s security needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/09/2016 15:44:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

583910

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Livestock: Antibiotics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the final report and recommendations of the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance published on 19 May, what actions they are taking to reduce to agreed target levels the use in the UK of antibiotics in livestock and fish farming by 2018.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL1959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the final report and recommendations of the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance on 16 September 2016.</p><p>In response to the Review, we have committed to work closely with different individual sectors to ensure that appropriate sector specific reduction targets are agreed by 2017 so that future reductions are greatest where there is most scope, and that they are underpinned by improvements which focus on encouraging best practice and responsible use of antibiotics.</p><p>This work aligns with the actions already set out in the Government’s Five-Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy, including improving the stewardship of existing antibiotics, improving infection prevention and control and optimising prescribing practice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/09/2016 14:08:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

583911

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the role that Parliament should play in triggering the Article 50 process, in the subsequent negotiating process, and in approving or otherwise the final terms under which the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL1960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU will work closely with Parliament on what the approach to negotiations should be. The Government’s position is clear: triggering Article 50 is a prerogative power and one that can be exercised by the Government. There are now legal proceedings underway and it would therefore not be appropriate for the Government to comment further on these at this time.</p><p>The precise timing, terms and means by which we leave the EU will be determined by the negotiations that follow the triggering of Article 50. We will observe in full all relevant legal and constitutional obligations that apply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 28/09/2016 16:01:31 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

583912

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Profumo Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider releasing papers relating to Lord Denning's Report on the Profumo affair earlier than 2048.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL1961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen gave to Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield on 14 September 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Mobarik question first answered 21/09/2016 15:37:10 answering member 4335 label Biography information for Baroness Mobarik
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

583913

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Rights of Way
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 Gardiner of Kimble on 4 July (HL761), by what date they expect the draft regulations seeking to amend the Local Authorities (Recovery of Costs for Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993 to be laid before Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2016 answer text <p>I am unable to confirm a precise date at present but I expect to publish the draft regulations later in the session.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/09/2016 15:21:15 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

583914

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 progress of badger culls in England and the effects of those culls on the welfare of cattle.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government plans to publish a report on this year’s licensed badger control operations as it has done for the first three years of the programme. The Animal and Plant Health Agency continues to assess annually the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle in areas where badger control is licensed for the purposes of controlling the disease. The analysis of the first two years impact is available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/09/2016 14:08:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

583915

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Turkey: Politics and Government
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 flow of information between the UK and Turkey in the light of the actions taken by the government of Turkey following the attempted coup in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to have a regular dialogue with the Turkish Government following the attempted coup on 15 July, at both official and ministerial level. Both the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) and the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) spoke to their Turkish counterparts on the day following the coup attempt. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Sir Alan Duncan) also travelled to Turkey shortly after the attempted coup to demonstrate our support for the democratically elected Turkish government. The Foreign Secretary also met the Turkish Foreign Minister on 7 September in London.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/09/2016 15:26:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

583916

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Investment: Ukraine
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 opportunities for inward investment to the Ukraine by UK companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2016 answer text <p>There are a number of areas of potential interest for UK investors in Ukraine, including Agriculture, Energy and Infrastructure.</p><p>Ukraine has recently been moving up the World Bank Doing Business survey (now 83, up 5 places from 2015) but it continues to lag on the Corruption perception index (142 out of 175 countries ranked).</p><p>Ukraine’s Government is keen to attract foreign investors and is taking steps towards improving the business climate and the UK Government is providing assistance e.g. with the recent establishment of an Anti-corruption Bureau and Business Ombudsman which has been positively received by business leaders. But more still needs to be done.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 29/09/2016 13:02:15 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

583917

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who the current trade envoys are, what the total cost of their provision is, and whether they will produce a report on their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2016 answer text <p>The current trade envoys are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Trade Envoy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Market(s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adam Afriyie MP</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushanara Ali MP</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Benyon MP</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Graham MP</p></td><td><p>Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, ASEAN Economic Community</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Howell MP</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Murrison MP</p></td><td><p>Morocco, Tunisia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Prisk MP</p></td><td><p>Nordic and Baltic Countries, Brazil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Hollick of Notting Hill</p></td><td><p>Tanzania, Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon. Baroness Northover</p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Popat of Harrow</p></td><td><p>Uganda, Rwanda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Risby of Haverhill</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon. Lord Astor of Hever DL</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan, Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon. Lord Lamont of Lerwick</p></td><td><p>Iran</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon. Lord King of Bridgwater</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne</p></td><td><p>Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon. Lord Janvrin</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Morris of Bolton</p></td><td><p>Jordan, Kuwait, Palestinian Territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Faulkner of Worcester</p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Puttnam of Queensgate</p></td><td><p>Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 2016/17 budget for the Trade Envoy Programme is £333,936.</p><p>Trade Envoys, and Posts, report on market visits and UK engagements to identify actions and outcomes on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 29/09/2016 13:01:39 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey