Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

730964

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the roadworks on the M3 motorway between junctions 2 and 4a; and when they expect those works to be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Highways England is on schedule to open the M3 Smart Motorway between junctions 2 and 4a on 30 June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the delivery of this Smart Motorways scheme Highways England have also undertaken additional planned maintenance and renewal of a large amount of existing infrastructure reducing the need for further roadworks. This has included full low noise resurfacing of the carriageways. Highways England has delivered most of this work in parallel, there will be some remaining works which will need to take place beyond the 30 June 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/06/2017 11:06:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

730966

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the target set in the Sustainable Economic Development Plan 2012–13 to 2021–22 for St. Helena of 600 tourists per week, what steps they are taking to assist inward investment in the development of new hotel accommodation.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL2
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>DFID continues to provide funding to Enterprise St Helena (ESH), the island’s economic development agency, to promote and assist further investment in accommodation and other tourism services. The St Helena Government is confident that once weekly flights begin there will be sufficient accommodation for the anticipated number of visitors. Also that once a regular commercial air service between St Helena and the mainland is established, there will be further private sector investment in this regard.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/06/2017 16:12:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

730968

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Absent Voting: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many proxy vote applications there were in each Northern Ireland constituency for the general elections in (1) 2010, (2) 2015, and (3) 2017; and whether they intend to investigate possible electoral fraud in relation to proxy voting in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL3
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The administration of proxy voting is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland. All evidence received by the Chief Electoral Officer regarding possible electoral fraud is passed to the PSNI for investigation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The following table has been provided by the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland and contains the number of proxy vote applications in each constituency in Northern Ireland for the Parliamentary general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Constituency </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast East</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast North</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast South</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast West</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>1026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Antrim</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Londonderry</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fermanagh &amp; South Tyrone</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>1454</p></td><td><p>1707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foyle</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>1282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lagan Valley</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid Ulster</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>1127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newry &amp; Armagh</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>1304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Antrim</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Down</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Antrim</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Down</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strangford</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Upper Bann</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Tyrone</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2109</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5432</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11707</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 03/07/2017 11:44:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

730970

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed their travel advice for (1) Tunisia, and (2) Lebanon; and when they next plan to review that advice.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>As with other countries, we keep our travel advice for Tunisia and Lebanon under close and constant review. The travel advice for Tunisia was last updated on 14 June 2017 and for Lebanon on 2 May 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/06/2017 14:47:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

730978

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the likely date for the doubling of the single-track railway between Tisbury, Wiltshire, and Wilton Junction, Salisbury.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Network Rail have evaluated this scheme and have not identified it as a priority. The Department for Transport intends to set out the outcomes we want from the rail network in Control Period 6 (CP6 – 2019 to 2024) during the remainder of 2017, starting with the High Level Output Specification (HLOS), which is expected to be published in July.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/06/2017 11:08:47 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

730980

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West of England Line: Rolling Stock
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect class 158 and 159 trains running between Waterloo and Exeter to be replaced.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>These trains are expected to be operating on this route until at least the end of the new South Western Franchise, which will expire in August 2024. This rolling stock will however be subject to a programme of refurbishment that will include new seats, power sockets and toilets. Beyond that, it will be a matter for bidders for the following Franchise.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/06/2017 12:58:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

730982

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Turkey: EU Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to offer (1) advice, and (2) assistance, to help the Turkish authorities to control the flow of immigrants from that country into the European Union, following reductions in the strength of the army and security forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK is taking an active role in supporting those countries affected by the increased flow of migrants towards the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>In Turkey, the UK is supporting capacity building activities with the Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM). Over £3.2 million of funding has been made available to deliver a number of projects aimed at strengthening Turkey’s ability to manage migratory flows and supporting migrants in Turkey. This includes strengthening visa and border management capacity, supporting the integration of migrants in Turkey and tackling smuggling and trafficking across the Aegean.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/07/2017 12:21:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

730991

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 July 2016 (HL1382), whether, in cases of grooming gangs, they will identify the perpetrators as they are classified in law by reference to their specific ethnic and religious identity, and not as “Asians”.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL15
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the ethnicity or religion of suspects. The police record the self-defined ethnicity of suspects using the 16+1 Self Defined Ethnicity Codes as defined by the Office for National Statistics. The ethnicity of suspects who define themselves as Asian or British Asian are broken down under the Codes into the following more detailed ethnic groups: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or Any Other Ethnic Background.</p><p>Child sexual exploitation is not exclusive to any single culture, community, race or religion. It happens in all areas of the country and can take many forms.</p><p>The Government has made significant progress in tackling child sexual exploitation and the ‘Tackling Child Exploitation: Progress Report’ published in February 2017 sets out the progress that has been made and what further action we will be taking.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 15:40:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

731012

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Joint Intelligence Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the commitment in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 to review how the Joint Intelligence Committee supports the National Security Council and the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms during crises, whether they intend to publish that review, particularly in relation to the provision of strategic intelligence assessments; and if not, whether they will place a summary of that review in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
uin	HL27
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Review of National Security Assessment was completed in February 2017. The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) is leading the implementation of the Review’s recommendations. We are not intending to publish the Review or a summary. However, the full Review will be passed to the Intelligence and Security Committee once it has been formed, in line with their role of Parliamentary oversight for the JIO. The ISC will be given regular updates by the JIO on the progress to implement the Review’s recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 12/07/2017 15:15:23 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

731028

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the procedure for freelance public service interpreters and translators to apply for clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL36
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>An individual who is seeking to work with children or vulnerable adults may be eligible for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, eligibility for which is set out in Part V of the Police Act 1997. Eligibility takes into account the activities and circumstances under which the person is performing the role, and not necessarily the profession.</p><p>Interpreters and translators in certain public service positions may accordingly already be eligible for enhanced checks, for example those working within prisons or those working in certain roles with children or vulnerable adults. It is for an employer to satisfy themselves that the relevant position is eligible under the current legal provisions. Detailed guidance on eligibility is provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 15:39:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins