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767884

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date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Christian, Yazidi and Shia minorities in Iraq are considered as vulnerable people in terms of UK humanitarian assistance; and if so, how this status is factored into UK aid programming both in Iraq and countries hosting refugees from these communities.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the vulnerability of religious minorities in Iraq. DFID’s funding for Iraq and host countries of Iraqi refugees is based on humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality; and we aim to ensure that no one is excluded or discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, or religion, that the specific risks facing minorities are addressed and that our assistance reaches those who need it most, including vulnerable people from minority communities such as Yazidis, Shia and Christians. DFID regularly challenges our partners in Iraq and host countries of Iraqi refugees to demonstrate that they are doing all they can to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people, including those from religious minorities. We welcome information from all sources to help us to hold them to account.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/10/2017 16:52:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

767885

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Refugees
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 UNHCR’s vulnerability criteria in relation to refugees from Iraq or Syria; and whether they consider that religious identity should be included as a factor in this assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Our current assessment is that UNHCR’s guidelines are sufficient to identify risks to refugees from Iraq or Syria which arise from their religious identity. It is recognised that identification of faith can constitute vulnerability. We will continue to raise these issues on a regular basis with UNHCR.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/10/2017 16:53:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

767886

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the UNHCR’s management of the relocation of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the UK under various schemes; and, in the light of the use of Official Development Assistance to fund the costs of refugee resettlement, whether they have any plans to make this assessment public.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>UNHCR is the internationally recognised and mandated agency for dealing with refugees. It has a global presence and 65 years’ experience in handling refugee crises. UNHCR is uniquely placed to help the UK authorities to identify and process vulnerable refugees who would benefit from resettlement in this country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK works in close partnership with UNHCR to resettle refugees from Iraq and Syria and we monitor the delivery of our schemes on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office, Public Accounts Committee, International Development Committee and Home Affairs Committee have all considered the UK’s Resettlement Programme under their respective remits and their findings have been made available publicly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2017 15:55:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

767887

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Middle East
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 UNHCR’s consideration of religious identity in their criteria for the referral of refugees from Iraq and Syria for resettlement in the UK under various schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>With regards to resettlement, the UK works according to the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality- which means that we do not take into consideration the ethno-religious origins of people requiring assistance as we resettle solely on the basis of needs, identified by UNHCR.</p><p>UNHCR is the internationally recognised and mandated agency for dealing with refugees. It has a global presence and 65 years’ experience in handling refugee crises. UNHCR is uniquely placed to help the UK authorities to identify and process vulnerable refugees who would benefit from resettlement in this country.</p><p>The seven vulnerability criteria used by the UNHCR are Legal and or Physical Protection Needs; Survivors of Torture and/or Violence; Medical Needs; Women and Girls at Risk; Family Reunification; Children and Adolescents at Risk and Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions. Individuals are not specifically identified for resettlement based on their religion or ethnicity but members of minority communities may well meet one of the other vulnerability criteria set out by UNHCR.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2017 16:09:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

767888

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of resettlement programmes for refugees from Iraq and Syria in countries such as Canada and Australia; and whether any lessons can be learned from these programmes in relation to refugees who have experienced religious persecution.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK works closely with its international resettlement partners, including Australia and Canada to further international understanding and expertise on resettlement programming. Through international forums such as the Syria Core Group, facilitated by UNHCR, and the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement, the UK works alongside other resettlement partners to address a multitude of policy and procedural matters with the aim of improving the way we resettle refugees globally.</p><p>The seven vulnerability criteria used by the UNHCR are Legal and or Physical Protection Needs; Survivors of Torture and/or Violence; Medical Needs; Women and Girls at Risk; Family Reunification; Children and Adolescents at Risk and Lack of Foreseeable Alternative Durable Solutions. Individuals are not specifically identified for resettlement based on their religion or ethnicity but members of minority communities may well meet one of the other vulnerability criteria set out by UNHCR.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2017 16:05:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

767889

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
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 UNHCR’s processes for screening refugees from Syria; and whether these processes are sufficiently robust to prevent Daesh fighters from being selected for resettlement.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>We take security extremely seriously in cases referred to us for resettlement, working closely with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). When potential cases are submitted by the UNHCR for consideration they are screened and considered for suitability for entry to the UK: we retain the right to reject individuals on security, war crimes or other grounds.</p><p> </p><p>The UNHCR has its own robust identification processes in place. This includes the taking of biometrics, gathering documentary evidence and conducting interviews. Additionally we are continually considering how we can enhance the comprehensive security arrangements we already have in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2017 16:06:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

767890

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 25 September (HL 1590), whether the OECD's Development Assistance Committee has legally binding rules or only recommendations which no country is obliged to follow.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee, of which the UK is a member, sets the rules that determine what aid counts as Official Development Assistance (ODA). Only spending that complies with these rules is recognised as counting towards the United Nations’ 0.7% of gross national income target for ODA to which the UK is committed. That commitment is enshrined in the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/10/2017 13:53:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

767891

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Mobility Scooters: Pedestrian Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 20 September, what discussions they have held with the police about the enforcement of the Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988; and in particular the legal requirements that (1) no power chair or mobility scooter must exceed 4mph whilst driven on a pavement, (2) they must not exceed 113.4kgs in weight, and (3) they must be fitted with a speed indicator and a regulator capable of restricting them to 4mph on the footway (pavement); and whether they will encourage the police to bring prosecutions for flagrant disregard of those legal requirements.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Officials will be writing to the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for roads policing bringing the matters raised to his attention and asking that he raise the matter with Chief Constables.</p><p> </p><p>However, the deployment of resources is a matter for local Police and Crime Commissioners and their Police forces, based on local priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Protecting pedestrians and all road users is a key priority. We have some of the safest roads in the world but are always looking at ways to make them safer.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/10/2017 14:23:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

767892

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Meat: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they have made any assessment of the relative risks to human health of (1) horse meat in particular from the EU which has had illegal penicillin treatment, (2) pig meat from the Netherlands and Germany infected with Hepatitis E, (3) eggs from the Netherlands contaminated with fripronil, (4) chicken meat past its use by date which has fallen on a slaughterhouse floor, and (5) chlorine-washed chicken.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL1811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised that no assessment of the relative risks to human health has been undertaken on these five topics. However, risk assessments are undertaken on individual issues as they arise. The protection of public health from risks which may arise in connection with the consumption of food is paramount to the FSA and comprehensive legislation exists to ensure that food sold in the United Kingdom is safe to eat.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 23/10/2017 14:22:49 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

767893

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the urgent need, in the wake of recent hurricanes, to clear trees, make the maximum use of their timber, and to train local communities in those skills, what plans they have to support on a permanent basis organisations like DART International UK which stand ready to carry out this work.
tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
uin	HL1812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The destructive force of Hurricanes Irma and Maria was unprecedented. Our first priority has been meeting immediate humanitarian needs, restoring security and critical infrastructure. DFID is using our existing supply chains and network of partners to maximise use if local resources which includes timber.</p><p> </p><p>DFID works very closely with a number of pre-qualified organisations as part of the Rapid Response Facility, to provide grants in specific areas during sudden crises. DART International UK is not one of those as it is not an existing Rapid Response Facility Partner.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/10/2017 16:38:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham