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387694

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Russia: Baltic States
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 decision of the Russian Prosecutor General's office, following a request by members of the Russian Parliament, to examine whether the Soviet Union acted legally when it recognised the Baltic states' independence in 1991.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL1071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of the request made by two members of the Russian Parliament that this matter be examined, and understand that the Russian Prosecutor-General's office is obliged to do so. We do not assess that there will be any practical consequences of this process; the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is clearly established. The UK never recognised the annexation of the Baltic States by the Soviet Union.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/07/2015 12:31:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

387695

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of when television will be delivered predominantly across the internet.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL1072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made no estimate of when this will happen.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/07/2015 10:49:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

387696

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the terms of reference of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse have been settled; whether the Inquiry will take place under the Inquiries Act 2005; and whether any time limits have been determined for the Inquiry to produce a report.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>On Thursday 12 March 2015, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was set up with statutory powers under the 2005 Inquiries Act. The Terms of Reference were published on the same date and are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Terms of Reference set out that the Inquiry must produce regular reports and an interim report by the end of 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/07/2015 10:45:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Terms of Reference.doc title Terms of reference
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

387697

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Households
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the change in the number of households in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2014 where (1) the Household Reference Person was born in the United Kingdom and (2) the Household Reference Person was not born in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL1074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 20/07/2015 15:25:11 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name Lord Green Letter HL1074.pdf title UK Statistics Reply
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

387702

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the fast-track detention system.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s position on DFT was set out in the Written Ministerial Statement laid on 2 July:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm150702/wmstext/150702m0001.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm150702/wmstext/150702m0001.htm</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/07/2015 12:56:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Home Department WMS - 2nd July.doc title WMS - 2nd July
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

387703

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what alternatives are currently available to international students who are ineligible for undergraduate student finance.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Advice on alternative sources of funding for international students not eligible for UK Government support is provided on the Education UK website. The website lists a range of scholarships and funding schemes that are administered by the British Council as well as support available from individual UK HE institutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/07/2015 12:11:43 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

387705

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that overseas students continue to consider studying in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The UK welcomes genuine international students and there is no cap on the number that can </ins>study here. The Government promotes study in the UK through the Britain is GREAT marketing campaign and through the British Council, which promotes UK education in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government also has major education agreements with overseas partners. Key programmes include the UK-China Partners in Education Programme, the UK-India Education Research Initiative and engagement in Brazil’s ‘Science without Borders’ scholarship scheme. It has also tripled funding (to £48m) in 2014/15 for Chevening scholarships for international students with leadership potential.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Government also supports student exchange, such as through the Erasmus Scheme, which enables international students to take short placements in the UK and British students to gain valuable overseas experience.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 16/07/2015 13:03:31 question first ministerially corrected 17/07/2015 10:31:32 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 15383 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

387706

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last six years for which figures are available, how much income was received by the Information Commissioner's Office in respect of its data protection activities; how much of that was spent on such activities; and how much was remitted to the Consolidated Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) income from data protection fees and the corresponding amount remitted to the Consolidated Fund for the last six years is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Data Protection Fee Income (£’000)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount remitted to the Consolidated fund (£’000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>17,519</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>16,528</p></td><td><p>781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>16,055</p></td><td><p>359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>15,484</p></td><td><p>446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>14,965</p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>13,192</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The amount available to spend each year on data protection activities is dependent on the number of organisations that notify with the ICO. Income for 2015/16 is currently profiled to be £18.5M.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1084 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:43:16 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

387707

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Information Commissioner's Office will be entitled to spend on data protection activities in the next financial year; and how that figure will be affected if the Information Commissioner's Office registration fee income increases.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) income from data protection fees and the corresponding amount remitted to the Consolidated Fund for the last six years is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Data Protection Fee Income (£’000)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount remitted to the Consolidated fund (£’000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>17,519</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>16,528</p></td><td><p>781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>16,055</p></td><td><p>359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>15,484</p></td><td><p>446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>14,965</p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>13,192</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The amount available to spend each year on data protection activities is dependent on the number of organisations that notify with the ICO. Income for 2015/16 is currently profiled to be £18.5M.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1083 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:43:17 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

387708

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps, including review, audit or other assessment, have been taken by (1) the Ministry of Justice, (2) the Information Commissioner's Office, and (3) any external auditors and advisers, to ensure that every data controller that processes personal information has (a) registered with the Information Commissioner, if required to, (b) paid the correct registration fee in accordance with the tiered structure, and (c) not processed any personal data if it has not registered.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act 1998 requires every data controller who is processing personal information to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) unless they are exempt. The ICO’s website sets out the criteria for notification and provides guidance on the level of fee organisations should be paying. The ICO have also made it easier for organisations to notify and pay the fee by introducing online payments.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of 2014/15 there were 409,000 data controllers registered with the ICO which generated a total income of £17,519,000.</p><p> </p><p>It is for data controllers to seek registration; the ICO periodically reminds organisations of the requirement to notify.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1087 HL1088 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:51:20 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool