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747324

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date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they, or their agencies, give to universities on the appropriate fee level to set in respect of undergraduate courses.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Fees for English domiciled undergraduate students studying at Higher Education Institutions that are funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) are subject to maximum fees, which are set in legislation. HEFCE funded institutions that have an access agreement in place for widening participation with the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) can charge a higher fee than those that do not. In addition, HEFCE funded institutions that have demonstrated high quality teaching by achieving a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) rating can charge up to a higher fee than those that do not.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/07/2017 11:49:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747328

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many officials with substantial experience of international trade negotiations have been appointed to the Department for International Trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a strong and capable trade policy team which has grown significantly since June 2016 (from 45 to over 300 today), and is continuing to grow.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and externally, in order to build a world class trade policy team that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage, the Department’s primary focus is on developing our trade policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations to ensure we are in the best position to agree trade deals once we exit the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently appointed Crawford Falconer to the role of Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and Head of Trade Profession. Mr Falconer brings a wealth of global trade expertise from over 25 years of working on trade policy in the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization and academia.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 12:24:59 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747334

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have registered an increase in the number of attacks on the British Muslim community.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We condemn any attacks against people on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. Where a crime is motivated by race or religion it will be treated as a hate crime and the perpetrator will receive a higher sentence. The police now record religiously based hate crimes by faith. The figures for hate crime in 16/17 will be published in October.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling hate crime and we have in place a comprehensive Hate Crime Action Plan to drive forward action against such crimes. The action plan includes additional funding for projects to tackle hate crime at local level and to protect places of worship from hate crime. A further £1M to protect places of worship and religiously based community centres that are vulnerable to attack was announced on 22 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL318 HL319 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747335

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Corrosive Substances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent acid attacks on Muslims in England and what advice they have provided to the police in relation to these attacks.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Attacks on people involving acids or other corrosives are a serious matter that can result in huge distress and life changing injuries. We are working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead to better understand the nature and scale of these crimes. On 4 July we hosted a joint event bringing together a range of partners including police, retailers, health professionals, relevant departments and agencies to agree what further action can be taken to prevent these kinds of attacks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2017 13:48:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747339

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they have given to the police in relation to attacks on people perceived to be Muslims and from ethnic minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We condemn any attacks against people on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. Where a crime is motivated by race or religion it will be treated as a hate crime and the perpetrator will receive a higher sentence. The police now record religiously based hate crimes by faith. The figures for hate crime in 16/17 will be published in October.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling hate crime and we have in place a comprehensive Hate Crime Action Plan to drive forward action against such crimes. The action plan includes additional funding for projects to tackle hate crime at local level and to protect places of worship from hate crime. A further £1M to protect places of worship and religiously based community centres that are vulnerable to attack was announced on 22 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL315 HL319 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747341

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of an increase in the number of attacks on Muslims in the UK in 2017, whether additional resources have been directed towards preventing and responding to such attacks; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We condemn any attacks against people on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. Where a crime is motivated by race or religion it will be treated as a hate crime and the perpetrator will receive a higher sentence. The police now record religiously based hate crimes by faith. The figures for hate crime in 16/17 will be published in October.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling hate crime and we have in place a comprehensive Hate Crime Action Plan to drive forward action against such crimes. The action plan includes additional funding for projects to tackle hate crime at local level and to protect places of worship from hate crime. A further £1M to protect places of worship and religiously based community centres that are vulnerable to attack was announced on 22 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL315 HL318 question first answered 17/07/2017 11:55:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

747353

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when was the last time that FCO Ministers discussed religious persecution in Turkey, in particular the persecution of religious minorities, with Turkish officials; and at what level did these discussions take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers hold regular discussions with their Turkish counterparts on human rights matters. We strongly support religious freedom in Turkey and are supporting a civil society project that addresses hate speech towards religious minorities. We will continue to raise these important subjects with the Turkish authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/07/2017 16:51:44 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

747355

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the UK embassy in Ankara has made any contacts with the Mor Gabriel Monastery Foundation in relation to the government of Turkey's seizure of Christian properties.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Ankara has not been in contact with the Mor Gabriel Monastery Foundation. Legal changes to local government structures in Mardin, where many important Assyrian religious sites are found, resulted in 2012 in the transfer of the title deeds to some religious sites from local bodies to central government. They were eventually transferred to the Government's Directorate for Religious Affairs. Assyrian organisations are making legal appeals against these decisions. The British Embassy in Ankara regularly raises human rights issues with the Turkish authorities and will be closely following this legal process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/07/2017 16:50:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

747357

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Algeria about the six Ahmadis sentenced on 28 June to up to four years in prison for charges relating to the exercise of their religion; and when they last discussed with the government of Algeria its obligations under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which requires states to guarantee freedom of religion and belief.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>On the issue of the 28 June sentencing, we have raised this with the Algerian Embassy in London. We noted that the constitution protects freedom of conscience and religion but that domestic law might limit these rights. During Algeria's last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in May, we raised the question of whether domestic law was to be changed to allow full freedom of religion as per the constitution. Algeria will consider the recommendations of the UPR and reply by September.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/07/2017 16:51:10 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

747358

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Secretary of State for Transport has had with Network Rail concerning the Hansford Review; and whether they intend to publish that review.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has held discussions with Network Rail regarding the Hansford Review. The report is an independent review, commissioned by Network Rail. It will be for Network Rail to decide the appropriate way to publish the findings.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/07/2017 11:33:15 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley