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751151

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date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much (1) has been paid since July 2016, and (2) is budgeted to be paid in 2017–18, by the Department for International Trade for the training of staff.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Since July 2016 the Department for International Trade (DIT) has paid £1,723,675 on learning and development.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has a training budget of £2.1m for 2017-18; this budget covers a range of learning and development opportunities for staff.</p><p> </p><p>DIT staff attend training provided by the Trade Policy and Negotiations Faculty. The role of the Faculty is to build trade policy and negotiations capability in Departments across Her Majesty's Government.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of our on-going commitment to building capability across DIT, we have developed a DIT branded Learning Hub to utilise available technology to host and deliver learning through formal, informal and social learning methods, across the global network.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 26/07/2017 13:39:48 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

751152

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many qualified lawyers have been recruited by the Department for International Trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not directly recruit in house lawyers. Currently there are approximately 20 Government Legal Department lawyers working for the benefit of the Department for International Trade.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 26/07/2017 13:16:21 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

751153

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Middle East and North Africa: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much (1) has been paid since July 2016, and (2) is budgeted for 2017–18, by the Department for International Trade for external legal advice
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>(1) The total amount that the Department for International Trade has spent on external legal services since the beginning of July 2016 is £135, 974.30..</p><p> </p><p>(2) Department for International Trade has budgeted 1.5 million pounds in 2017/18 for external legal services that may be required.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 27/07/2017 08:38:55 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

751154

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Breastfeeding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants at the Department for International Trade have undertaken training in negotiating skills; and how much has been budgeted in 2017–18 for further such training.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>Training on trade policy and trade negotiations is provided predominately by the Trade Policy and Negotiations Faculty. The role of the Faculty is to build trade policy and negotiations capability in Departments across Her Majesty's Government.</p><p> </p><p>To date over 200 DIT staff have undertaken trade policy training offered by the Trade Faculty or organised directly by DIT.</p><p> </p><p>The Faculty has a training budget of c. £1,600,000 for 2017-18, which will cover training on a range of trade policy topics and negotiations. DIT’s Trade Policy Group has a training budget of c.£900,000 for 2017-18; this budget covers a range of learning and development, including but not limited to trade policy and negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 28/07/2017 11:05:22 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

751155

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Child Rearing: GCSE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the travel budget for the Department for International Trade in 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a total travel budget of £7,607,409 for 2017-18.</p><p>The budgeting and forecast process is subject to on-going review on a quarterly process when budgets can be re-aligned to reflect changes in priorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 26/07/2017 13:14:27 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

751156

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Breastfeeding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 11 July (HL 291), why changing the system of courtesy titles for (1) the spouses of women members, and (2) the same sex spouses and civil partners of members, of the House of Lords is not a priority for the current parliamentary session.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government does take the issue of inherent inequalities seriously, however, the Government’s priorities for the coming Parliamentary session were set out in The Queen’s Speech.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/07/2017 15:40:20 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

751157

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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
hansard heading	Breastfeeding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief that the "recent escalation in persistent pattern of persecution of the Baha'i community in Sana'a mirrors the persecution suffered by the Baha'i living in Iran", what assessment they have made of the influence of Iran against the interests of the Baha'i community in Sana'a, Yemen.
tabling member printed	Lord Dholakia
uin	HL754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>We share the UN Special Rapporteur's concerns about the persecution of the Baha'i community in Yemen. We have raised our concerns with the Government of Yemen, and sought to highlight their plight through public diplomacy. We call on all parties to respect freedom of religion and belief and to protect the fundamental human rights of all Yemenis. We are concerned by Iranian support for the Houthis, and encourage Iran to show it can be constructive through promoting stability and showing commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Yemen.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/07/2017 14:54:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2685 label Biography information for Lord Dholakia

751158

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Breastfeeding
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend their offer regarding continued residence after Brexit to EU citizens in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>EU citizens who arrived and became resident before the specified date - which will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and no later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU - but who have not accrued five years’ continuous residence at the time of the UK’s exit will be able to apply for temporary status in order to remain resident in the UK until they have accumulated five years, after which they will be eligible to apply for settled status.</p><p>EU citizens who arrived after the specified date will be allowed to remain in the UK for at least a temporary period and may become eligible to settle permanently, depending on their circumstances – but this will depend on the new immigration system.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/07/2017 14:49:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

751159

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Patrol Craft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the state of the UK economy and of whether it is growing or shrinking; and in the light of that assessment, whether they intend to continue with Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The fundamentals of the economy remain strong. The UK was the second fastest growing major advanced economy last year and since the start of 2010 the UK has grown by more than Germany and nearly twice as fast as France. The deficit has been cut by three quarters from its pre-crisis peak and the employment rate is the highest on record.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility provide the government with economic and fiscal forecasts for the UK economy twice a year. In their most recent forecast in March of this year, they forecast that growth would be 2.0% in 2017, 1.6% in 2018 and 1.7% in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The public wants the Government to provide certainty and stability and get on with the immediate job of securing a new partnership with the EU which guarantees our long term prosperity.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/07/2017 13:10:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

751161

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	Euratom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the benefits and costs of being an associate member of Euratom.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The nature of the UK’s future arrangements with Euratom and the EU will be subject to negotiation. Government’s aim throughout the negotiations with the European Commission will be to maintain our mutually successful civil nuclear cooperation with Euratom and the rest of the world.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/07/2017 09:42:41 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick