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784668

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date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	St James's Park: Cycleways
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 Ashton of Hyde on 25 October 2016 (HL 2343), what discussions Royal Parks has had with Transport for London concerning completion of the East West Cycle Superhighway in St James’s Park; and whether the licence for those works imposes any deadline for their completion.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and delivered by Transport for London. The Department is not involved in discussions between Royal Parks and Transport for London (TfL) about construction of cycle superhighways.</p><p> </p><p>The East-West Cycle Superhighway will run through central London – and will provide a route from Tower Hill to Lancaster Gate. TfL plans to complete this route this winter.</p><p> </p><p>The Hyde Park cycle track is open in full along West Carriage Drive and South Carriage Drive and provides fully segregated cycling facilities. There is however some ongoing remedial works and other related works such as the reconfiguration of the Diana Car Park.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to St. James Park, Birdcage Walk remedial works begin on 13 November 2017. The resurfacing outside of Buckingham Palace memorial begins 20 November 2017. These works have been delayed due to issues sourcing the red surfacing material. Constitution Hill in Green Park, adjacent to St. James Park, is open in full.</p><p> </p><p>TfL anticipate that the cycle track will be open in St James Park from mid-December 2017, subject to the remaining works going to programme. In the meantime, TfL continues to engage with local businesses, residents and stakeholders to ensure those affected are kept informed about the work arrangements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/11/2017 14:45:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

784678

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Migrant Smuggling Centre
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 work of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC); how much the EMSC has cost to operate in each year since its inception; and whether they intend to continue to work with, or otherwise support the work of, the EMSC following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL2896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The intelligence exchange that the UK undertakes with the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) is a very important part of our efforts to tackle organised immigration crime in source, transit and destination countries.</p><p> </p><p>Europol funds the EMSC and the UK contributes indirectly through our contribution to the EU budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently set out its proposals for an ambitious strategic agreement to support our future cooperation with the EU on security and law enforcement in “<em>Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice – a future partnership paper</em>” published on 18 September and available on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-law-enforcement-and-criminal-justice-a-future-partnership-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/security-law-enforcement-and-criminal-justice-a-future-partnership-paper</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/11/2017 14:01:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Security__law_enforcement_and_criminal_justice_-_a_future_partnership_paper.pdf title Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice – a
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

784681

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Adoption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they treat children who claim to be adopted differently from those who are not adopted in determining immigration cases; and if so, how many instances of such different treatment there have been in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Eatwell
uin	HL2899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Children who claim to be adopted are not treated differently to biological children in determining immigration cases.</p><p>The UK automatically recognises adoptions from the list of designated countries that can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies</a>. The adoption order is required as proof of such adoptions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2900 HL2901 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:29:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2802 label Biography information for Lord Eatwell

784682

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Adoption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 October (HL2021), which member states of the UN have adoption laws that are not recognised as lawful in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Eatwell
uin	HL2900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Children who claim to be adopted are not treated differently to biological children in determining immigration cases.</p><p>The UK automatically recognises adoptions from the list of designated countries that can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies</a>. The adoption order is required as proof of such adoptions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2899 HL2901 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:29:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2802 label Biography information for Lord Eatwell

784683

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Adoption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proof of adoption is required for a child adopted in a foreign jurisdiction to be deemed lawfully adopted by the UK authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Eatwell
uin	HL2901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Children who claim to be adopted are not treated differently to biological children in determining immigration cases.</p><p>The UK automatically recognises adoptions from the list of designated countries that can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intercountry-adoption-information-for-adoption-agencies</a>. The adoption order is required as proof of such adoptions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2899 HL2900 question first answered 14/11/2017 17:29:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2802 label Biography information for Lord Eatwell

784684

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Natural Gas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of asset closures the UK gas market could withstand without affecting energy prices or security of supply.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL2902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK consistently has one of the largest and most liquid gas markets in Europe with extensive import infrastructure and a diverse range of gas supply sourcesThis winter we forecast 23% more daily capacity than peak demand. We are well placed to manage gas supply risks and any wholesale price impacts.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/11/2017 13:48:33 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

784685

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
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 continuity in operations of UK interconnectors with continental Europe under the current regulatory framework.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL2903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Electricity and gas interconnection in the UK is regulated through a combination of domestic legislation, EU regulations and network codes, regulatory licences, and industry codes. These rules provide a robust framework for operation as demonstrated by current flows across the interconnectors, which respond efficiently to market signals.</p><p> </p><p>The future of this framework will be subject to negotiations with the EU, and the Government has made clear that we seek to develop a deep and special partnership with the EU on energy. Interconnection benefits countries on both sides of the link, through the value of the energy traded, the increased diversity of energy supply, and the flexibility that interconnectors provide for the electricity system.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 13/11/2017 13:50:05 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

784692

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Broadcasting: Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of EU Commission proposal 2016/0284, which lays down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes, and its potential impacts on the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
uin	HL2910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The proposed regulation under 2016/0284 seeks to extend a “country of origin” principle for copyright clearance to certain online broadcast transmissions (such as catch up services), meaning that rights only have to be cleared once in the country of origin of the service. It also proposes to extend the mandatory collective management of rights to retransmissions of TV and radio programmes delivered over the internet.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provided an Explanatory Memorandum to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee and the House of Lords European Union Committee in October 2016 following publication of the Commission’s proposal. In this it set out how the proposed extension of country of origin principle could benefit consumers by enabling them to receive TV and radio programmes from other EU Member States via services which are currently unavailable – for example, where they miss a programme and cannot access the catch up service. Likewise, UK citizens in other countries may be able to access UK broadcasts. However, many broadcasters and rights holders have concerns that this provision will undermine their ability to license content by territory, which is central to their business models. The Government agrees that the proposal could undermine the principle of freedom to contract by territory, affecting both broadcasters and rights holders. On this basis, the Government opposes the proposed extension unless it protects the freedom to contract by territory robustly.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 15/11/2017 13:11:03 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3707 label Biography information for Lord Griffiths of Burry Port

784693

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Broadcasting: Copyright
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 responses of the governments of France and Spain to EU Commission proposal 2016/0284, which outlined why they oppose the initiative based on their belief that it would undermine the principle of the territoriality of copyright.
tabling member printed	Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
uin	HL2911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The proposed EU regulation under 2016/0284 seeks to apply a “country of origin” principle for copyright clearance to certain online broadcast transmissions (such as catch up services). The governments of France and Spain have made known their opposition to this extension.</p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees that the Commission’s proposal could undermine the principle of freedom to contract by territory, affecting both broadcasters and rights holders. On this basis, the Government opposes the proposed extension unless it protects the freedom to contract by territory robustly.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 15/11/2017 13:09:47 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3707 label Biography information for Lord Griffiths of Burry Port

784695

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of establishing free schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL2913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The total cost of establishing a Free School includes the capital cost of acquiring a suitable site and construction or refurbishment of that site and pre and post opening grants to the school. The Department’s total capital costs of establishing Free Schools in each of the last five financial years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total capital costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£275m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£704m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£761m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£931m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£965m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On average, the construction costs of newly built free schools are 29% lower (per square metre) than schools built under Building Schools for the Future and similar to schools built under the Priority Schools Building Programme. The department has reduced costs by taking advantage of central economies of scale and standardised building specifications.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of making a routine update to the data that we hold on pre and post-opening grant allocations for Free Schools, University Technical Colleges and Studio Schools, following the opening of new schools in September. We will be publishing the latest data on the GOV.UK website in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/11/2017 13:08:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott