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date	11/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Life Sciences: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 12 of the life sciences sector deal, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the £20 million of planned patient capital investment in the life sciences sector will provide benefits for the (a) public finances and (b) NHS.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	118242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced the outcome of the Patient Capital Review, setting out an action plan to unlock £20 billion of new investment to finance growth in innovative firms. The Government will set-up a new £2.5 billion subsidiary of the British Business Bank, expand tax-relief schemes and remove regulatory barriers to encourage long-term investment from pension funds. The subsidiary of the British Business Bank will operate on a commercial basis and will be set up with the intention to float or sell it once it has a sufficient track record. This action plan will benefit a range of sectors including the life sciences sector to commercialize research, develop new technologies and support other forms of innovation.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 6 December, the Government and the life sciences sector have agreed a transformative billion-pound Sector Deal worth close to £2.5bn of investment in innovative new treatments and medical technologies that will improve patient lives and drive economic growth in the UK. The Deal commits an expected £1.5bn from private and charitable sectors. The Life Sciences Sector Deal Implementation Board will agree implementation plans for each section of the Deal including agreed success metrics. The NHS will be represented on that board.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2017 17:04:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

804202

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Adam Smith International
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much Department for International Development aid has been channelled through Adam Smith International in Syria to consultants outside Syria; and what assessment they have made of reports by BBC Panorama and The Times that those sums have been used to resource jihadists and Al Nusra, or have been lost through corruption.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>In 2017/2018, DFID funded two Adam Smith International (ASI) programmes under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund – the Taallum initiative (which supported teaching and management staff to improve the delivery of education services), and the Assistance Coordination Unit (which conducted needs assessments and improved the coordination of aid in opposition-held areas in Syria). The total cost of these programmes was £1,167,613. This includes a mix of long and short term consultants both inside and outside Syria, of which, to ensure the security of staff, we cannot provide a breakdown.</p><p> </p><p>Given the seriousness of the allegations made by Panorama, which were also reported in the Times, the FCO suspended all ASI projects in Syria for contracts that it holds. Now having investigated these allegations, we are clear that the UK Government has not been involved in any wrongdoing. The allegations made by Panorama were either untrue or unfounded, misleading, or refer to incidents that we were aware of but took appropriate action on at the time.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/12/2017 12:02:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

804203

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much Department for International Development aid has been made directly available to support religious minorities and victims of genocide in Syria in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown of DFID spending in Syria for the last five years which includes the current financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>2017/2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£133.6m</p></td><td><p>£151.6m</p></td><td><p>£193.2m</p></td><td><p>£209.3m</p></td><td><p>£99.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>UK aid is distributed on the basis of need and need alone. We prioritise reaching the most vulnerable people, who include religious minorities and those at risk of persecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/12/2017 17:28:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

804204

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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
hansard heading	Asim Omer
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 31 October (HL2092), what further representations they have made to the government of Sudan about the case of Asim Omer, following the ruling of the Khartoum Court of Appeals of 5 December to uphold the death sentence against him.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>In a meeting on 5 December, the day of the ruling by the Khartoum Court of Appeals, our Ambassador raised with the Foreign Ministry our concerns about the case of Asim Omer, and made clear our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2017 15:42:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

804205

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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
hansard heading	North Korea: Refugees
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 December (HL3335), whether they were aware that a four-year-old child was among the ten North Korean refugees awaiting repatriation by China to North Korea.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of some reports to this effect from international non-governmental organisations and open source media. The British Government is clear that, under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, China should regard North Koreans fleeing the DPRK as refugees rather than economic migrants. As such, we expect China to observe the fundamental principle that refugees should not be returned to a country where they may be subject to persecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2017 15:37:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

804206

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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
hansard heading	North Korea: Human Rights
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 December (HL3335), whether they accept the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry that (1) North Korea is a state "without parallel", (2) more than 100,000 people are in gulags, and (3) repatriation of refugees invariably results in them being sent to gulags.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The British Government remains extremely concerned by the appalling human rights situation in the DPRK as outlined in the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. We have repeatedly made clear our serious concerns about the regime's treatment of its people, both directly to the DPRK government and through multilateral fora.</p><p>We have consistently called on the DPRK to allow independent inspections of the humanitarian situation. On 11 December, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, Matthew Rycroft, echoed this call during a speech to the UN Security Council meeting on human rights in the DPRK. The speech also referenced the regime's refusal to act on the COI's findings.</p><p>We agree unequivocally with the recommendation of Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, that the DPRK should refrain from using any form of punishment or retaliation against people who are forcibly repatriated.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2017 15:39:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

804207

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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
hansard heading	North Korea: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they accept the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1) that North Koreans who are deemed to be opponents of the State are routinely sent to gulags, become slave labour, are subjected to forced abortions, torture and execution, and (2) that repatriation of refugees invariably results in them being sent to gulags.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The British Government remains extremely concerned by the appalling human rights situation in the DPRK as outlined in the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. We have repeatedly made clear our serious concerns about the regime's treatment of its people, both directly to the DPRK government and through multilateral fora.</p><p>We have consistently called on the DPRK to allow independent inspections of the humanitarian situation. On 11 December, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, Matthew Rycroft, echoed this call during a speech to the UN Security Council meeting on human rights in the DPRK. The speech also referenced the regime's refusal to act on the COI's findings.</p><p>We agree unequivocally with the recommendation of Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, that the DPRK should refrain from using any form of punishment or retaliation against people who are forcibly repatriated.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2017 15:34:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

804208

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
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 Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to enshrine anti-corruption provisions in all post-Brexit trade agreements.
tabling member printed	Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
uin	HL4029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s Anti-Corruption Strategy, published on the 11th December, establishes an ambitious longer-term framework to guide UK government efforts to tackle corruption at home and abroad in the period to 2022. It sets out priorities for the government's anti-corruption response and includes a strong recognition of the relationship of integrity in business and prosperity. As a part of this, the Department for International Trade will consider how anti-corruption can be best supported through our bilateral and regional trade dialogues and trading agreements as the UK develops its position as an independent trading nation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 19/12/2017 15:23:16 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	778 label Biography information for Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

804209

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Customs: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, under the proposals in the Joint report on progress during phase 1 of negotiations under Article 50 TEU on the UK's orderly withdrawal from the EU, the customs arrangements will be the same for goods and services transported in either direction between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (1) across the Irish land border, (2) by sea, (3) by air, and (4) electronically.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The nature of customs arrangements following the UK’s departure from the EU will be subject to negotiations. The Joint Report between the EU and the UK announced on 8 December 2017 set out both sides’ determination to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. Northern Ireland’s position within the single market of the United Kingdom will be fully protected.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4031 question first answered 20/12/2017 16:43:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

804210

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Customs: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, under the proposals in the Joint report on progress during phase 1 of negotiations under Article 50 TEU on the UK's orderly withdrawal from the EU, the customs arrangements will be the same for goods transported in either direction between the Republic of Ireland and the UK (1) directly between the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, and (2) via Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The nature of customs arrangements following the UK’s departure from the EU will be subject to negotiations. The Joint Report between the EU and the UK announced on 8 December 2017 set out both sides’ determination to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. Northern Ireland’s position within the single market of the United Kingdom will be fully protected.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4030 question first answered 20/12/2017 16:43:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves