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1038894

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Asylum: Greece
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report by Oxfam Vulnerable and Abandoned, published on 9 January, about the problems associated with the Greek reception system for asylum seekers and that system's protection of vulnerable people.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of the report. In our contacts at official and Ministerial level, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has consistently raised concerns with the Greek government about the humanitarian situation faced by some migrants, and we will continue to do so. The UK remains fully committed to working with Greece to manage migration in the Eastern Mediterranean through the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement. Since March 2018, the UK has provided interpreters to work with the Greek Reception and Identification Service, supporting migrants arriving on the hotspot islands, including through facilitating access to medical and psycho-social care. As the Minister for Immigration announced on 20 December, we have also made changes to the 'Dubs amendment' scheme to allow more of the most vulnerable unaccompanied children to qualify for relocation to the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2019 15:48:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1038895

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Greece: Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report by Oxfam Vulnerable and Abandoned, published on 9 January, about (1) specialised shelters for minors, (2) special accommodation for single women, (3) access to medical services for pregnant and lactating women, and (4) psycho-social and psychiatric support for people with mental health conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of the report. In our contacts at official and Ministerial level, the FCO has consistently raised concerns with the Greek government about the humanitarian situation faced by some migrants, and we will continue to do so. The UK remains fully committed to working with Greece to manage migration in the Eastern Mediterranean through the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement. Since March 2018, the UK has provided interpreters to work with the Greek Reception and Identification Service, supporting migrants arriving on the hotspot islands, including through facilitating access to medical and psycho-social care. As the Minister for Immigration announced on 20 December, we have also made changes to the 'Dubs amendment' scheme to allow more of the most vulnerable unaccompanied children to qualify for relocation to the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/01/2019 15:28:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1038903

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of subsidy they are providing, or plan to provide, towards the cost of dredging work in the harbour area of Ramsgate.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL12740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Infrastructure work is necessary to enable the port to resume Ro-Ro services. Thanet Council is in discussion with both the Department and Seaborne Freight to finalise the funding arrangements for the infrastructure works at the port, and vital dredging work has already started.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 22/01/2019 16:17:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1038911

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Food: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional food inspectors will be put in place to ensure food imports from the EU are checked at transit ports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL12748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>In the event of a ‘no deal’ European Union exit, there will be no additional controls on food and feed originating from the EU. However, third country high-risk food and feed consignments transiting the EU destined for the United Kingdom will be subject to controls and will need to enter the UK at ports with the required facilities to undertake those controls. Following detailed analysis to determine the possible number of such transits, there is sufficient existing capacity at UK ports with those facilities to undertake all relevant import controls.</p> answering member printed Baroness Manzoor question first answered 23/01/2019 11:50:51 answering member 4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1038916

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 29 November 2018 (HL11578, HL11579, HL11580, and HL11581), whether it is HM Treasury’s responsibility to monitor the use of funds from dormant bank accounts belonging to members of the public; and if not, whose responsibility it is.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Big Lottery Fund is named in the Act as the distributor of dormant account money for meeting expenditure that has a social or environmental purpose in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each devolved administration makes decisions on how these funds are used.</p><p> </p><p>In England, all monies so far made available from dormant bank accounts have been allocated to Big Society Capital, the world’s first social investment wholesaler. The Government established Big Society Trust to provide oversight of Big Society Capital and to ensure that this funding is spent effectively. In the devolved administrations, Big Lottery Fund plays this monitoring role.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12754 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:59:57 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1038917

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their role in monitoring the effectiveness of systems and processes relating to spending money from dormant bank accounts belonging to members of the public.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Big Lottery Fund is named in the Act as the distributor of dormant account money for meeting expenditure that has a social or environmental purpose in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each devolved administration makes decisions on how these funds are used.</p><p> </p><p>In England, all monies so far made available from dormant bank accounts have been allocated to Big Society Capital, the world’s first social investment wholesaler. The Government established Big Society Trust to provide oversight of Big Society Capital and to ensure that this funding is spent effectively. In the devolved administrations, Big Lottery Fund plays this monitoring role.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12753 question first answered 22/01/2019 16:59:57 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1038919

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any evidence of social investment funds vehicles offering loans at higher interest rates than those offered by the commercial market.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL12756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The government collects no systematic evidence of the different rates of interest offered by social and commercial lenders. Interest rates cannot be compared in isolation. Interest rates applied by all investors, including independent social investment funds, are calculated based on credit assessments and reflect the risk presented by the individual organisations seeking investment and the costs of providing finance.</p><p> </p><p>We have received no complaints that recipients of social investment are being obligated to accept any investment offer they feel is not beneficial to them. Social investors in the financial and philanthropic sectors are regulated by the respective regulatory bodies to ensure compliance to standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12757 question first answered 24/01/2019 12:26:55 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

1038922

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Universities: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to prevent any funding shortfall for UK universities by introducing domestic funding to replace research income from the European Research Council and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions in the event of no withdrawal agreement being reached between the UK and EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
uin	HL12759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>If there is a deal, and the Withdrawal Agreement is ratified, the UK will continue to be able to participate in Horizon 2020 until the end of the programme. This includes access to funding for UK researchers from the European Research Council (ERC) and the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario, the Government has committed to underwrite all successful UK bids submitted to Horizon 2020 before EU exit, including ERC and MSCA funded projects. Through the extension to the guarantee, the Government has also committed to fund all UK participants’ funding in all Horizon 2020 calls open to third country participants from the date of exit. This would cover the lifetime of projects, even if they last beyond 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are very conscious, though, that third country participation is not possible for nearly all ERC and some MSCA grants. The Government is considering what other measures may be necessary to support UK research and innovation in the event that the guarantee and the extension are required. We are working with stakeholders to identify appropriate measures that could be put in place in the period immediately after EU Exit, if needed.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/01/2019 16:58:17 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1038947

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Prime Minister’s Office file PREM 19/3076, whether the UK is legally obliged to supply Saudi Arabia with aircraft parts under the Al Yamamah arms deal.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	207274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Al Yamamah programme concluded at the end of 2006 and HMG commitments under that agreement have been completed. Follow on in-service support for the Tornado and Hawk fleets is now undertaken through the Saudi British Defence Cooperation Programme.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/01/2019 11:44:43 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1038958

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the efficiency of call-handling procedures in the House of Commons Pass Office.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	207164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Pass Office recently introduced a Netcall telephone management system in order to monitor calls. In general, this shows that the Pass Office is receiving an increased volume of calls. This reflects a 17% increase in the number of pass applications, from 10,849 in 2017 to 12,940 in 2018. In particular, the Pass Office experienced a large increase in calls following the Christmas break. This coincided with a period when the Pass Office was suffering from staff shortages. While this is now being addressed, it has meant that the office currently has fewer people dedicated to responding to calls, as the back-office team also perform duties such as processing security clearance applications.</p><p>The Pass Office is keen to ensure good customer service. As calls to the Pass Office are often to check on the status of applications, callers are being advised to email the Pass Office with the relevant information. This is so that Pass Office staff can then respond more effectively and swiftly to these enquiries. The Pass Office encourages e-mail enquiries as the best way customers can get a quick update on the status of an application.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 17/01/2019 20:05:34 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead