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1086313

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date	11/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recommendations in the Addendum to the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principle 10(29)(e) to "increase the use of financial intelligence and financial footprints as a tool to detect networks of terrorists, financiers and sympathizers".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL14357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Investigating authorities have access to a broad range of investigative tools and financial intelligence which can be easily shared between relevant agencies. Since 2015, investigators may also share and obtain information from other Law Enforcement Authorities (LEAs) and financial institutions through the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Task Force, a public-private collaboration.</p><p>The UK’s capacity for undertaking terrorist financing investigations was extended by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 which now permits the financial investigation powers in the Terrorism Act 2000 to be exercised by civilian accredited financial investigators employed by LEAs and allows for these orders to be recognised across different UK jurisdictions.</p><p>The international Financial Action Task Force, in their December 2018 report on the UK’s measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, concluded that ‘the UK has been highly effective in investigating, prosecuting and convicting a range of terrorist financing activity’.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/03/2019 17:47:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1086316

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Organised Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recommendations in the Addendum to the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principle 10(29)(j) to "support initiatives and domestic mechanisms to effectively identify and address the linkages between terrorism and transnational organized crime".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL14359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK supports UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2396 and the as-sociated Madrid Guiding Principles, and contributed to the drafting of both. We encourage Member States to fully implement UNSCR 2396. . <br> <br>The government has undertaken a wide range of work to maximise the linkag-es between our work to counter both serious and organ-ised crime and terrorism. This is reflected in CONTEST, the United Kingdom’s strategy for counter-terrorism (June 2018: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counter-terrorism-strategy-contest-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counter-terrorism-strategy-contest-2018</a>) and the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy (November 2018, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/serious-and-organised-crime-strategy-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/serious-and-organised-crime-strategy-2018</a>). <br> <br>Counter-terrorism policing, the National Crime Agency and the National Police Chiefs’ Council are implementing a counter-terrorism and serious and organ-ised crime collaboration strategy. Its immediate priorities include joint working across a broad range of areas from prisons, intelligence, firearms through to borders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 140618_CCS207_CCS0218929798-1_CONTEST_3.0_WEB.pdf title Counter Terrorism Strategy - 2018 2 file name SOC-2018-web.pdf title SOC 2018 question first answered 25/03/2019 17:44:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1086366

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Eggs: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to permit the sale of eggs and egg products from non-EU countries produced in barren battery cages; and if such sales are permitted, what assessment they have made of the impact on eggs produced in the UK to different welfare standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL14399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is proud of this country’s high standards of food safety and animal welfare, including for farm animals.</p><p>In the UK and EU, barren battery cages for commercial production of eggs have been banned since 2012.</p><p>Once we have left the EU there will be an opportunity to consider further our position towards these imports.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/03/2019 18:00:15 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1086371

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Import Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the UK’s revised World Trade Organization tariff schedule relating to agricultural imports will come into effect.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL14403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>In the event of a ‘no-deal’ exit from the EU, the UK’s tariff schedule for all goods will come into effect at the point that the UK leaves.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will implement this temporary tariff regime for up to 12 months whilst a full consultation and review on a permanent approach is undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a deal being secured the UK will continue to apply the EU’s Common External Tariff during any implementation period. The UK would seek to negotiate a Future Economic Partnership with the EU during this time and publish a revised applied tariff schedule at the end of the implementation period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 26/03/2019 14:58:23 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1086372

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Cats and Dogs: Meat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to prohibit the human consumption of dog and cat meat in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL14404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister previously said, it is illegal to sell dog and cat meat and there are no abattoirs with a licence to slaughter these animals in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises both the symbolic and substantive nature of the issues raised, and is exploring what else can be done to send a clear signal that consumption of cats and dogs will never be tolerated.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/03/2019 18:00:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

1086377

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding was provided per pupil in cash terms for students in (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL14408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The total of schools funding and funding per pupil in cash terms from 2010-11 to 2018-19 are set out in following tables. Breaks in the funding system do not allow for like for like comparisons.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><p>Funding 2010-11 to 2012-13</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding for schools (£ million)</p></td><td><p>36,506</p></td><td><p>37,169.90</p></td><td><p>38,037.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding per pupil (£)</p></td><td><p>5,143</p></td><td><p>5,169</p></td><td><p>5,245</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For the financial year 2010-11, the figures includes the total Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) (schools block, early years block and the high needs block), and other schools related grants. From 2011-12 the total funding figures includes the DSG, the pupil premium and other schools related grants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2</p><p>Funding 2013-14 to 2018-19</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding for schools (£ million)</p></td><td><p>40,861</p></td><td><p>42,466</p></td><td><p>43,965</p></td><td><p>44,413</p></td><td><p>45,742</p></td><td><p>46,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Needs Block (£ million)</p></td><td><p>4,967</p></td><td><p>5,184</p></td><td><p>5,247</p></td><td><p>5,300</p></td><td><p>5,827</p></td><td><p>6,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools Block (£ million)</p></td><td><p>30,412</p></td><td><p>30,655</p></td><td><p>32,168</p></td><td><p>32,650</p></td><td><p>33,094</p></td><td><p>33,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block unit of funding (£)</p></td><td><p>4,551</p></td><td><p>4,555</p></td><td><p>4,612</p></td><td><p>4,636</p></td><td><p>4,619</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block primary unit of funding (£)</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>4,058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block secondary unit of funding (£)</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>5,229</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2013-14, per pupil funding figures are based on the DSG schools block only. Schools receive funding on top of this through the pupil premium, primary PE and sport premium, Year 7 Catch Up premium and the grant to support universal infant free school meals (from 2014-2015). In 2017-18, the balance between the schools and high needs block was re-set, with some £250 million being transferred from the schools block to the high needs block, to better reflect the actual spending decisions that local authorities had been taking. This accounts for the apparent reduction in the School Block Unit of Funding in that year. Before 2018-19, schools block funding was not allocated separately for primary and secondary phases.</p><p> </p><p>The government publishes gross domestic product deflators that can be used to understand the impact of inflation over time. These are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-october-2018-budget-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-october-2018-budget-2018</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14409 question first answered 03/04/2019 14:40:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1086378

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage increase or decrease in real terms per pupil funding for students in (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools in England in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL14409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The total of schools funding and funding per pupil in cash terms from 2010-11 to 2018-19 are set out in following tables. Breaks in the funding system do not allow for like for like comparisons.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><p>Funding 2010-11 to 2012-13</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding for schools (£ million)</p></td><td><p>36,506</p></td><td><p>37,169.90</p></td><td><p>38,037.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding per pupil (£)</p></td><td><p>5,143</p></td><td><p>5,169</p></td><td><p>5,245</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For the financial year 2010-11, the figures includes the total Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) (schools block, early years block and the high needs block), and other schools related grants. From 2011-12 the total funding figures includes the DSG, the pupil premium and other schools related grants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2</p><p>Funding 2013-14 to 2018-19</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding for schools (£ million)</p></td><td><p>40,861</p></td><td><p>42,466</p></td><td><p>43,965</p></td><td><p>44,413</p></td><td><p>45,742</p></td><td><p>46,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Needs Block (£ million)</p></td><td><p>4,967</p></td><td><p>5,184</p></td><td><p>5,247</p></td><td><p>5,300</p></td><td><p>5,827</p></td><td><p>6,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools Block (£ million)</p></td><td><p>30,412</p></td><td><p>30,655</p></td><td><p>32,168</p></td><td><p>32,650</p></td><td><p>33,094</p></td><td><p>33,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block unit of funding (£)</p></td><td><p>4,551</p></td><td><p>4,555</p></td><td><p>4,612</p></td><td><p>4,636</p></td><td><p>4,619</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block primary unit of funding (£)</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>4,058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools block secondary unit of funding (£)</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>5,229</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From 2013-14, per pupil funding figures are based on the DSG schools block only. Schools receive funding on top of this through the pupil premium, primary PE and sport premium, Year 7 Catch Up premium and the grant to support universal infant free school meals (from 2014-2015). In 2017-18, the balance between the schools and high needs block was re-set, with some £250 million being transferred from the schools block to the high needs block, to better reflect the actual spending decisions that local authorities had been taking. This accounts for the apparent reduction in the School Block Unit of Funding in that year. Before 2018-19, schools block funding was not allocated separately for primary and secondary phases.</p><p> </p><p>The government publishes gross domestic product deflators that can be used to understand the impact of inflation over time. These are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-october-2018-budget-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-october-2018-budget-2018</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL14408 question first answered 03/04/2019 14:40:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1086411

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the reported treatment of a blind, disabled and unarmed Palestinian during a night raid by Israeli forces in February.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL14435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities. While we recognise Israel's legitimate need to deploy security measures, we encourage them to deploy these in a way which minimises tension and to use appropriate force. In instances where there have been accusations of excessive use of force, we have advocated swift, transparent investigations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/03/2019 17:45:07 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1086412

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Jerusalem: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the excavation of tunnels by Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem causing structural damage to Palestinian homes above.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL14436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned by the reports of excavations by Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem and the impact it has on Palestinian homes. We condemn the destruction of Palestinian property and have called on the Israeli authorities to cease such activity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/03/2019 17:44:49 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1086523

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Rent Repayment Orders have been made by each of the five regional First-Tier residential property tribunals under (a) section 44, (b) section 45 and (c) section 46 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	230862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>All Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) are made by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) under section 43 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016. Section 46 lays out the circumstances where the maximum RRO is to be be set (regardless of whether it is a tenant or a local housing authority application).</p><p> </p><p>Internal management information shows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of RROs made in response to applications from tenants up to the end of September 2018</p></td><td><p>Number of RROs made in response to applications from local housing authorities up to the end of September 2018</p></td><td><p>Number of RROs set at maximum under s46 up to the end of September 2018 (from tenant or local housing authority application)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/03/2019 14:44:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 107853 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield