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782413

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date	02/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL Deb, col 836) referring to the announcement on 30 September by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that HM Government will increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from the current six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment, and stating that they will publish a draft bill later this year, whether any Cabinet committees have given their approval for that draft bill to be published; and if so, which
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL2836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Government announced on 30 September its intention to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences from the current six months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine to 5 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The policy was agreed by the relevant Cabinet committee. The announcement made clear we hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2837 question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

782414

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL Deb, col 836) referring to the announcement on 30 September by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that HM Government will increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from the current six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment, and stating that they will publish a draft bill later this year, whether they intend to propose that that draft bill be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL2837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Government announced on 30 September its intention to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences from the current six months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine to 5 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The policy was agreed by the relevant Cabinet committee. The announcement made clear we hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2836 question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

782422

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they intend to have with (1) non-governmental organisations, and (2) the private sector, during the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hague of Richmond
uin	HL2845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is engaging with non-governmental organisations and the private sector in advance of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference 2018. Our cross-sector engagement in the build-up to and at the conference will ensure we deliver ambitious goals and effective partnerships for globally coordinated action to combat the illegal wildlife trade.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/11/2017 15:47:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond

782423

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Ivory: Smuggling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the issue of the illegal trade in ivory will be discussed at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hague of Richmond
uin	HL2846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has announced the four themes that the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will focus on: prosperity, sustainability, security and fairness. The UK Government is working closely with Member States and the Commonwealth Secretariat to examine options for the summit agenda.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government recognises the need for robust action to protect elephants, one of the world’s most iconic and treasured species. That is why the Government announced its proposals on 6 October to introduce a total ban on UK sales of ivory that could contribute either directly or indirectly to the continued poaching of elephants, with some carefully defined and narrowly targeted exemptions.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/11/2017 15:25:50 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond

782431

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Poverty: Children
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 forecast made by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in October that child poverty will increase by 4 per cent in southern England, and by 8 per cent in the Midlands, Wales and the North; and whether they intend to take remedial action.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Employment is key to helping people out of poverty and our welfare and tax reforms are designed to support people into employment. Employment is at historically high levels and the number of children living in a family where no one is working is 608,000 lower than it was in 2010. <br></p><p>This Government is committed to action that will make a meaningful difference to the lives of the most disadvantaged children and families. Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families, published on 4 April, set out a framework for a continued focus on improving children’s outcomes, now and in the future. A copy is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 13/11/2017 16:39:40 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name HL2854 Improving Lives - Helping Workless Families (web).pdf title Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

782441

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Questions for Short Debate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she intends to review the rule under which Members who ask a question for short debate have no right of reply at the end.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Questions for short debate, which remain the principal means by which backbenchers are able to secure 1-1½ hour debates in the Chamber or Grand Committee, are, by design, treated as questions rather than motions. As such there is no right of reply.* Standing Order 32(2) is also clear in that members may only speak once to questions for short debate, save, with the leave of the House, to clarify a point they have made in their speech.</p><p>The speaking time limits for additional backbench contributors in the twenty-five questions for short debate we have had so far in this session have ranged from two to ten minutes. Any change to the present arrangements would of course be a matter for the Procedure Committee. I can only note that revising the procedure so that the member asking the question had a right of reply within the 1 or 1½ hour time limit would reduce the time available to other members when debates are well-subscribed.</p><p><br>*Paragraph 6.32 of The Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings of the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 07/11/2017 12:00:57 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

782445

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 25 October (HL Deb, cols 950), when they expect to publish their description of a linked travel arrangement; and whether Ministers have met with, or intend to meet with (1) online companies including online providers, and (2) consumer organisations, before determining their description of a linked travel arrangement.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL2868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has published the definition of a Linked Travel Arrangement (LTA) in the recently closed consultation on the updated Package Travel Regulations. The definition has been taken from the EU Package Travel Directive 2015 to ensure harmonisation across Europe. The forthcoming consultation on ATOL regulations, will set out how this will be transposed into UK regulations for holidays that include a flight. The practical points for implementation and operation will be published in the Civil Aviation Authority’s Guidance that will accompany the updated ATOL regulations and the Package Travel Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>In developing these proposals and bringing them in to law, Ministers have a full programme of engagement, which includes online companies, tour operators and consumer organisations. In addition, travel companies and organisations such as the European Technology &amp; Travel Services Association (ETTSA), Trading Standards and ABTA, have attended the PTD implementation workshops.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/11/2017 14:59:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

782446

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Package Holidays: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 25 October (HL Deb, cols 950–951), when the regulations associated with the EU Package Travel Directive 2015 will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Rosser
uin	HL2869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Following on from the recently closed consultation on updating the Package Travel Regulations and the successful passage of the ATOL Bill, the Government will publish the proposed regulations that will implement the EU Package Travel Directive 2015 (PTD) into domestic law as soon as possible. The updated ATOL regulations that implement the PTD for package holidays which include a flight, will be published for consultation by the end of this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 13/11/2017 15:00:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3687 label Biography information for Lord Rosser

782448

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the extent of civilian casualties in the civil war in Yemen; and what response they have made during 2017 to appeals from humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organisations providing relief in Yemen.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL2871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>In September 2017, the UN Human Rights Office reported that at least 5,144 civilians have been documented as killed by conflict in Yemen and at least 8,749 injured between March 2015 and August 2017.</p><p>We have increased our support for Yemen to £155 million this financial year, making the UK the second-largest donor to the UN appeal. Delivered by UN agencies and NGOs, our humanitarian assistance will provide enough food for 1.8 million people for a least a month, nutrition assistance to 1.7 million people, and clean water and sanitation to an expected 1.2 million people.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/11/2017 14:14:05 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

782623

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what performance information the Government collects on its contracts with strategic suppliers; and how frequently such information is collected.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Representatives regularly monitor the performance of Government contracts with strategic suppliers through the Commercial Relationships Board. The Board meets on a six weekly basis. The terms of reference for this board, and how performance is specifically monitored, is contained in the Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80222/20121108_Strategic_Supplier_Risk_Management_Policy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80222/20121108_Strategic_Supplier_Risk_Management_Policy.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/11/2017 11:29:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett