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911060

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Badgers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure the crime of badger baiting is ended.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL8223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Badgers and their setts are protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, which makes it illegal to kill, injure or take badgers or to interfere with a badger sett. Interference with a sett includes blocking tunnels or damaging the sett in any way.</p><p> </p><p>Badger persecution (including badger baiting) is one of the UK’s six wildlife crime priorities. Each UK wildlife crime priority has a delivery group responsible for taking forward actions to gather and share intelligence to inform enforcement activities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/06/2018 13:41:17 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

911042

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Hong Kong: 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 (1) the number of the pro-democracy protesters and activists prosecuted under Hong Kong's public order ordinance since 2014, and (2) the compliance of the public order ordinance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
	uin	HL8205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent Six Monthly Report to Parliament, published on 15 March, the Foreign Secretary said “The rule of law and independence of the judiciary is the foundation on which Hong Kong’s success and prosperity is built. This reporting period has seen a large number of cases related to the political system come before Hong Kong’s courts… The judiciary in Hong Kong remains in high esteem. It will be vital that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is seen to use the system of justice fairly in all cases.”</p><p>I note that Hong Kong’s current International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) review is expected to report in late summer, and that the previous review recommended that Hong Kong “should ensure that the implementation of the Public Order Ordinance is in conformity with the Covenant”.</p><p>Individual cases regarding pro-democracy activists are a matter for the Hong Kong courts. However, the British Government has highlighted its hope that recent criminal proceedings do not discourage lawful protest, or discourage young people engaging in politics in the future. Hong Kong citizens are guaranteed the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration under the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. As I set out to this House on 24 January, the British Government takes its commitment under the Joint Declaration very seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL8206 question first answered 11/06/2018 11:58:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	258 label Biography information for Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon

911043

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Edward Leung
	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 conviction of Edward Leung on charges of rioting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
	uin	HL8206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent Six Monthly Report to Parliament, published on 15 March, the Foreign Secretary said “The rule of law and independence of the judiciary is the foundation on which Hong Kong’s success and prosperity is built. This reporting period has seen a large number of cases related to the political system come before Hong Kong’s courts… The judiciary in Hong Kong remains in high esteem. It will be vital that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is seen to use the system of justice fairly in all cases.”</p><p>I note that Hong Kong’s current International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) review is expected to report in late summer, and that the previous review recommended that Hong Kong “should ensure that the implementation of the Public Order Ordinance is in conformity with the Covenant”.</p><p>Individual cases regarding pro-democracy activists are a matter for the Hong Kong courts. However, the British Government has highlighted its hope that recent criminal proceedings do not discourage lawful protest, or discourage young people engaging in politics in the future. Hong Kong citizens are guaranteed the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration under the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. As I set out to this House on 24 January, the British Government takes its commitment under the Joint Declaration very seriously.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL8205 question first answered 11/06/2018 11:58:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	258 label Biography information for Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon

911058

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the referral under article 14 of the Rome Statute, submitted by the government of the State of Palestine to the International Criminal Court, to move from a preliminary investigation to a full investigation regarding the situation in Palestine since 13 June 2014.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL8221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>​We respect the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, who will continue her preliminary Examination into the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in order to determine whether the criteria is met to open a full investigation. Genuine and thorough investigations, whether conducted domestically or by the ICC, are important to help deliver justice for victims of atrocity crimes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/06/2018 11:58:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

911287

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department monitors private finance initiative contracts, including (a) strategic risk management policy, (b) financial control and (c) performance management.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	147794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The vast majority of PFI projects were signed under the last Labour government – 620, or 86% of all PFI projects in the UK. Since coming to office in 2010, this Government has reformed the approach so that now, PF2 contracts deliver better value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We have also improved the VfM we get from existing PFI contracts, and this will deliver over £2 billion in efficiencies over the remaining life of the contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The performance of PFI and PF2 contracts is monitored by the procuring authority. The government has published a range of advice on managing PFI and PF2 contracts, covering areas such as operational savings, refinancing and termination. HM Treasury assesses and responds to fiscal and financial risks as part of its ongoing business activities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 09:16:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

911284

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which private finance initiative contracts are being delivered by contractors that his Department deem to be high risk.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	147791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The vast majority of PFI projects were signed under the last Labour government – 620, or 86% of all PFI projects in the UK. Since coming to office in 2010, this Government has reformed the approach so that now, PF2 contracts deliver better value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>We have improved the VfM we get from existing PFI contracts, and this will deliver over £2 billion in efficiencies over the remaining life of the contracts. In 2012 we also reformed PFI to improve its transparency, and reduce procurement times, through the new PF2 model.</p><p>The Government continually monitors the financial health of all of its strategic suppliers, including those delivering PFI contracts.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 09:17:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

911285

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Forty-first report of the Public Accounts Committee, Government risk assessments relating to Carillion, published on 23 May 2018, HC 1045, when his Department first became aware of the Cabinet Office's responses to recommendations to give Carillion a high-risk rating two months before that company collapsed.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	147792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office leads on Strategic Supplier Risk Management, and undertakes regular assessments of suppliers. Following Carillion’s profits warning in July, the Treasury was part of the cross government working group, and were fully engaged in the contingency planning process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 09:25:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

911280

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news item on UK PFI and PPP equity offshoring and tax avoidance published by the European Services Strategy Unit, if his Department will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of that Unit's findings that almost half of all private finance initiative projects are majority owned by nine offshore infrastructure funds.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	147789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As is normal practice, the government does not comment on taxpayer-specific cases. UK resident PFI contractors, facilities management services and fund management companies, regardless of their shareholders’ registered jurisdiction, will be charged UK corporation tax on profits earned within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The government is clear that everyone must pay their fair share, and has taken significant steps domestically and internationally to ensure companies pay the right amount of tax.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 09:19:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

911281

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report entitled PFI and PF2, published by the National Audit Office on 17 January 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his Department's policies of that report's findings that PF2 costs are around 40 per cent higher than similar projects financed by government borrowing; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	147790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The vast majority of PFI projects were signed under the last Labour government – 620, or 86% of all PFI projects in the UK. Since coming to office in 2010, this Government has reformed the approach so that now, PF2 contracts deliver better value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We have also improved the VfM we get from existing PFI contracts, and this will deliver over £2 billion in efficiencies over the remaining life of the contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Green Book is clear that, to compare the costs and benefits that occur at different times between different projects, a discount rate must be applied to the cashflows. This is standard practice in all economic appraisals as it provides a Net Present Cost for the different projects, which enables a proper comparison of the costs and benefits occurring at different times on a consistent basis.</p><p> </p><p>The NAO report’s finding that PF2 costs are around 40 per cent higher than similar projects financed by government borrowing is based on undiscounted cashflows and has not followed the Green Book guidance. It is not, therefore, an appropriate comparison.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 09:13:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

911106

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff were (a) employed by and (b) seconded to his Department at May (i) 2017 and (ii) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	147807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of staff working for the Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) is set out below.</p><p>The totals shown include all people engaged in DIT business activities. This includes employees, contractors and those on loan from other government departments or seconded from organisations external to the Civil Service.</p><p>DIT &amp; UKEF calculate and report their workforce at the end of each month. As the totals for May 2018 are not yet available, comparative figures for end of April are being shown between (i) 2017 and (ii) 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DIT and UKEF Total Staff</p></td><td><p>Of which are inward secondees from organisations outside the Civil Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 April 2017</p></td><td><p>3,039</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 April 2018</p></td><td><p>3,779</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/06/2018 14:05:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 61307 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham