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850554

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Salih Muslim
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 use of a European Arrest Warrant by Turkey to arrest Salih Muslim.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We understand from reporting from Prague, where Mr Muslim was arrested on 24 February, that the arrest was made under a &quot;red notice&quot; submitted to the Czech authorities via Interpol by the Turkish government, rather than through a European Arrest Warrant. We note that Mr Muslim was released without charge on 27 February and is free to carry on his travels.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/03/2018 17:04:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

850555

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ribble Valley Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals from Ribble Valley Council to reopen the railway line from Clitheroe to Hellifield for passenger trains.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with local authorities and other partners to identify the best new rail projects that can unlock new housing and economic growth, ease overcrowding, meet future demand and offer good value for money.</p><p> </p><p>In line with our devolution policies, proposals for additional passenger services between Clitheroe and Hellifield (beyond the infrequent service currently provided on Sundays) need first to secure the support of a local body or promoter to undertake studies of the passenger demand, train service options, economic benefits, capital and any operating subsidy requirements before the addition of such services to a franchise agreement could be considered by the DfT and the Rail North consortium of local authorities, who co-manage the relevant local rail franchise (Northern).</p><p> </p><p>We will consider proposals on a case by case basis, based on the economic benefits and business case put forward by local partners. Promoters of new lines are directed to the document published by the Campaign for Better Transport “<em>Expanding the Railways</em>”. Endorsed by the Department, this provides advice and guidance to organisations seeking to open railway lines and stations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/03/2018 12:16:57 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

850556

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M6
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to provide northbound access to the M6 motorway at Junction 31A.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has no plans to introduce additional slip roads at Junction 31A of the M6. North facing slip roads here would introduce additional lane changing manoeuvres by vehicles on the short busy length of the M6 between Junctions 31A and 32. This represents an unacceptable risk to the road safety performance of the motorway.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 12/03/2018 11:36:18 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

850559

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Bodies
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 22 February (HL5517), whether they are able to provide any examples, from the current centrally maintained list of non-departmental central government bodies, of other non-departmental central government bodies that have operated on the basis of expected status rather than actual status confirmed by the National Accounts Classification Committee; and if so, for how long those bodies operated before their status was confirmed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>All bodies deemed to be in the central government sector by HM Treasury are included in the Governments Resource and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2017<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup><sup>.</sup> All bodies that have been classified by ONS to the central government sector are included in their Public Sector Classifications Guide<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> . The differences between the two reflect entities that have not yet been formally classified by ONS’s Economic Statistics Classification Committee but following HMT<strong> <br></strong></p><p>[1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/310/contents/made</p><p>[2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/introductiontoeconomicstatisticsclassifications</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/03/2018 11:53:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

850560

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Financial Reporting Council
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 Henley on 20 February 2018 (HL5469) and to the statement by the Minister for Trade on 29 March 2007 (Col 137WS), whether the Minister for Trade was informed of the intentions of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regarding its classification when making that statement; if not, why not; and when were ministers informed, if at all, that the FRC’s attempts to seek reclassification had been unsuccessful.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The ministerial statement on 29<sup>th</sup> March 2007 set out the changes to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) governance. These were part of a process at the time aimed at securing the increased independence of the FRC from Government and its reclassification so that it was no longer a public body.</p><p> </p><p>It is an established convention that Minsters of one administration cannot see the documents of a previous administration. I am therefore unable to provide the information requested by the noble Baroness.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/03/2018 12:22:55 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

850561

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
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 20 February (HL5414), in which countries the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative projects listed included the gathering of evidence to support future prosecutions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL5905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is funding projects to build capacity for evidence gathering using the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burma, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Rwanda, Somalia, Syria and Ukraine. Our projects are not designed to gather evidence themselves.</p><p>In addition to the projects listed in HL5414, the PSVI Team of Experts has been deployed 20 times to 10 countries, including Iraq, Syria, Colombia, Uganda, Sri Lanka, in the past 12 months to provide capacity building on the gathering of evidence in line with the International Protocol. Further deployments to Bangladesh will take place later this month.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/03/2018 11:26:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

850562

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Rohingya
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 20 February (HL5408), what assurances, if any, the Foreign Secretary received from the government of Burma that allegations of sexual violence perpetrated against Rohingya people would be investigated.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL5906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>We have pressed the government of Burma repeatedly to investigate violations by security forces, including sexual violence. The Foreign Secretary was told on his visit to Burma on 10 February that allegations will be investigated and that those found guilty will face punishment in line with Burmese law. We remain, however, concerned that Burmese investigations lack credibility. We will continue to press the Burmese authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice through credible and transparent judicial process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 12:25:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

850563

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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: Rohingya
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 20 February (HL5408), what assistance, if any, the Foreign Secretary offered to the government of Burma to pursue investigations of the allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by the Burmese military against Rohingya women and girls.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>On his recent visit to Burma on 10 February the Foreign Secretary pressed the Burmese authorities to investigate violations by security forces, including sexual violence. The UK Government stands ready to offer support to credible and transparent investigations. Although the Burmese authorities have to date shown no significant interest in receiving support to conduct such investigations, the UK Government will continue to urge them to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 13:04:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

850564

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Firearms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the outcome of the review into the use of guns by police officers in the UK, initiated by the then Prime Minister David Cameron on 20 December 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Hogan-Howe
uin	HL5908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>It is important that firearms officers are supported to make the difficult decisions necessary to protect the public, and are able to carry out their duties without fearing that a justified use of force will damage their careers. It is also essential that decisions by the police to use force of any kind are subject to proper scrutiny.</p><p>This is why the former Home Secretary commissioned officials to review the legal and procedural framework governing police use of firearms and post-incident investigation. The review is ongoing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/03/2018 11:56:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4693 label Biography information for Lord Hogan-Howe

850566

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Greece
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 February (HL5626), how many (1) British personnel, and (2) non-British persons employed by HM Government and British agencies, including interpreters, are now working in Greece for the purposes set out in that Answer; and how many of those personnel are regularly present in the Aegean islands.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Further to the response to written question HL5626, between May 2016 and March 2017 the Home Office provided 115 experts to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in Greece, primarily to support implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement. The exact number of UK staff deployed at any given time varies but since March 2017 we have continued to provide expert support to Greece in line with the particular needs identified by EASO. Our experts work on the Greek islands to interview arriving migrants, act as interpreters, advise on information provision and flow management and support coordination through the EU Commission team in Athens.</p><p>The majority of the interpreters are deployed via EASO on a needs basis but following a recent urgent bilateral request from the Greek government, the Home Office has also provided additional interpreters to help process migrant arrivals on the island hotspots.</p><p>We also have a Border Force cutter, HMC Valiant, based in the Aegean and provide debriefers, screeners and interpreters to support the Hellenic Coastguard and Frontex Operation Poseidon and tackle Organised Immigration Crime.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/03/2018 11:57:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton