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1007903

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Bates on 14 November (HL Deb, col 1882), how much of the development funding spent in Pakistan has been spent each year on education of young girls in the last 20 years; which agencies have been supported to further the education of young girls in Pakistan; and in which (1) states, and (2) schools in Pakistan the money has been spent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL11513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Since 2011, DFID has benefited 10 million primary and nearly 6 million secondary students in Pakistan. Gender inclusion forms an integral part of provincial and national education programmes. Our programmes have supported 4.7 million girls to complete primary school in Pakistan and 2.7 million girls to complete secondary school in Punjab. Since 2000, DFID has spent £914 million on education in Pakistan, including £122.7m in 2017/18. We are not able to disaggregate this spend by gender. This support is mainly focussed on schools in the Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh with our two largest sector reform programmes operating in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. We have supported a range of actors to deliver girl’s education including: the Governments of KP and Punjab; private sector providers; and not for profit and non-state actors.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 15:30:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1007904

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply of Lord Bates on 14 November (HL Deb, col 1882), how much of the development funding to support the education of young girls in Pakistan has been spent on girls from minority communities in the last 20 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL11514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Since 2011, DFID has invested £678.7m in education in Pakistan, including £122.7m in 2017/18. Inclusion and respect for minority communities forms an integral part of our provincial and national education programmes in Pakistan. For example, the KESP programme in KP, which aims to improve learning outcomes for all children, has an increasing focus on girls and marginalised groups. Our work to promote inclusion includes: training nearly 100,000 teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab in equity and inclusion; funding the Alif Ailaan education campaign which focusses on religious minorities; and engaging with education civil society organisations to champion issues of inclusion and raise these with government. We do not collect disaggregated population data on minority groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 15:30:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1007905

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply of Lord Bates on 14 November (HL Deb, col 1882), what assessment they have made of the (1) discrimination against religious minorities in Pakistan, and (2) case for prioritising development funding for such religious minorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL11515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government strongly condemns persecution of any kind and we continue to engage the Government of Pakistan at the highest levels on the need to uphold the rights of all of its citizens. For example, through the AAWAZ Voice and Accountability programme, DFID Pakistan promoted tolerance between people of different faiths, and worked to address issues of inequality, discrimination and prevention of violence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/11/2018 15:31:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1007906

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Mohamed Boshi
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt about the forced repatriation of the Sudanese journalist, Mohamed Boshi.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL11516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of recent reports regarding Mohamed Boshi and are monitoring the case. The UK regularly raises concerns about freedom of expression with the Egyptian Government both in public and private. On 18 September we issued a statement at the UN Human Rights Council in which we raised specific concerns about the 'arrests of activists, bloggers and journalists'. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa also raised concerns over freedom of expression with the Egyptian Foreign Minister during his visit to Cairo on 14 October. I raised concerns over freedom of the media with the Assistant Foreign Minister during my visit to Cairo on 19 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/11/2018 16:32:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1007907

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Company Accounts: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the function and remit of the BEIS External Stakeholder Group.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL11517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The function and remit of the BEIS External Stakeholder Group was to provide advice and share industry insight with BEIS officials to facilitate the preparation of legislation on the UK’s company reporting framework in preparation of the UK’s departure from the EU. The stakeholder group was established in April 2018 to support the development of legislation needed in the unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a future agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 22/11/2018 16:42:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1007908

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Company Accounts: Standards
	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 24 October (HL10986), who are the current members of the BEIS External Stakeholder Group dealing with accounting law relating to International Accounting Standards; who each member (1) currently works for, (2) represents as stakeholder, and (3) was nominated for appointment to the group by; and whether any members (a) are currently, and (b) have been members of PwC’s Corporate Reporting Users Forum.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL11518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) External Stakeholder Group brought together the expertise and experience of those with an interest in the quality of accounts prepared by UK companies. Its membership was intended to be</p><p>diverse to ensure a balance of views of those working as preparers of accounts, company advisers, industry representatives and users of accounts. Membership of the Group was in a personal capacity, acknowledging the individuals’ expertise in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The group met 6 times during the course of 2018 and is not expected to meet again.</p><p>The members of the group were:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Buckley</p></td><td><p>GlaxoSmithKline</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Carpenter</p></td><td><p>Association of British Insurers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jonathan Compton</p></td><td><p>BDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Clifford</p></td><td><p>EY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jake Green</p></td><td><p>Grant Thornton UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peter Hogarth</p></td><td><p>PriceWaterhouseCoopers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Jolly</p></td><td><p>Slaughter and May</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Martin</p></td><td><p>Association of Chartered Certified Accountants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liz Murrall</p></td><td><p>Investment Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veronica Poole</p></td><td><p>Deloitte</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Pudge</p></td><td><p>Clifford Chance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Danielle Stewart OBE</p></td><td><p>RSM UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigel Sleigh-Johnson</p></td><td><p>Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pamela Taylor</p></td><td><p>KPMG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Wood</p></td><td><p>Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jed Wrigley</p></td><td><p>Investment Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andy Young</p></td><td><p>Liverpool Victoria</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL11519 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:41:40 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1007909

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Company Accounts: Standards
	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 24 October (HL10986), who has been a member of the BEIS External Stakeholder Group dealing with accounting law relating to International Accounting Standards; who each member (1) worked for at the time they were members of the group, (2) represented as stakeholder, and (3) was nominated for appointment to the group by; and whether any members were also members of PwC’s Corporate Reporting Users Forum.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
	uin	HL11519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) External Stakeholder Group brought together the expertise and experience of those with an interest in the quality of accounts prepared by UK companies. Its membership was intended to be</p><p>diverse to ensure a balance of views of those working as preparers of accounts, company advisers, industry representatives and users of accounts. Membership of the Group was in a personal capacity, acknowledging the individuals’ expertise in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The group met 6 times during the course of 2018 and is not expected to meet again.</p><p>The members of the group were:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chris Buckley</p></td><td><p>GlaxoSmithKline</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Carpenter</p></td><td><p>Association of British Insurers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jonathan Compton</p></td><td><p>BDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Clifford</p></td><td><p>EY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jake Green</p></td><td><p>Grant Thornton UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peter Hogarth</p></td><td><p>PriceWaterhouseCoopers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Jolly</p></td><td><p>Slaughter and May</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Martin</p></td><td><p>Association of Chartered Certified Accountants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liz Murrall</p></td><td><p>Investment Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veronica Poole</p></td><td><p>Deloitte</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Pudge</p></td><td><p>Clifford Chance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Danielle Stewart OBE</p></td><td><p>RSM UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigel Sleigh-Johnson</p></td><td><p>Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pamela Taylor</p></td><td><p>KPMG</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Wood</p></td><td><p>Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jed Wrigley</p></td><td><p>Investment Association</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andy Young</p></td><td><p>Liverpool Victoria</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL11518 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:41:40 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1007910

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Fracking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many objections to fracking they have received in 2018 to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL11520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>During 2018, the Department has received a range of correspondence from various stakeholders and the general public. The Government continues to work closely with regulators and with the shale industry to ensure that any concerns raised are appropriately addressed.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 22/11/2018 16:49:09 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1007911

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the introduction of "pot-hole spotter systems".
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL11521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport announced in January 2017 that it was undertaking an innovative trial on the way potholes are identified and managed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working in partnership with Thurrock, York and Wiltshire councils and two private sector SME’s, Soenecs and Gaist, to undertake the pothole spotter trial which allows high-definition cameras to be mounted to refuse collection vehicles to help identify road surface problems before they become potholes.</p><p> </p><p>Data has been collected from the trial and is currently being assessed. A “lessons learned” report will be published by end March 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 29/11/2018 15:49:25 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1007912

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Abdullah Öcalan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they made any representations to the government of Turkey about the petition arranged in 2015 by the International Initiative as part of its Peace in Kurdistan Campaign calling for the release of Abdullah Öcalan; and if so, what response they received from the government of that country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL11522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>​We have not made representations to Turkey about this issue. Abdullah Ocalan is the leader of the PKK, a proscribed terrorist group in the UK, EU and US. We continue to urge an end to PKK violence and a return to a peace process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/11/2018 13:59:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton