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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

782415

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	Shops: Wheelchairs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the study conducted by DisabledGo and the Department for Work and Pensions in 2014, what is their current estimate of the number or proportion of shops with wheelchair access; and whether they intend to conduct a further study.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to conduct a further study with DisabledGo at this time and DCLG have no current data on the number of accessible shops.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year the Minister for Disabled People appointed a number of Sector Champions to help tackle the issues disabled people face as consumers. The champions represent a range of different sectors and businesses, including retail (Helen Drury) and tourism (Chris Veitch). The Champions are using their influential status as leaders to drive improvements to the accessibility and quality of services and facilities for disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 November the Minister will be hosting a round table with the Retail Sector Champion and leaders of large retail companies to discuss accessibility in the retail industry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 15/11/2017 17:21:53 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

782416

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	Railways: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the total train delays in 2016–17 resulted from incidents over which the railway network and operators had no control; and how much total time delay occurred as a result of such incidents.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL2839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Incidents over which the rail industry had no control (for example vandalism, trespass, fatalities, disorder on trains and severe weather) accounted for approximately 16% of all delay minutes in the year 1<sup>st</sup> April 2016 – 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017. Over the same time period, such incidents caused approximately 2.85 million delay minutes to the rail industry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/11/2017 14:45:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

782417

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Religious Freedom
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 number of Commonwealth countries that retain apostasy laws.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL2840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief around the world. Criminalising apostasy runs contrary to this human right and we oppose it for that reason. We do not currently hold information on the number of Commonwealth countries that criminalise apostasy, but data collected by Pew Research Centre in 2014 found that 25 countries worldwide had some form of apostasy law or policy.</p><p>We do not hold these details and it is difficult to obtain accurate data. We will speak with our non-governmental organisations to see if they hold information</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2017 17:23:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

782418

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Blasphemy
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 number of Commonwealth countries that retain some form of blasphemy law.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL2841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government remains firmly committed to the protection and promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief around the world. Criminalising blasphemy runs contrary to that human right and we oppose it for that reason. We do not currently hold information on the number of Commonwealth countries that criminalise blasphemy, but a report published by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom in July 2017 found that blasphemy laws were retained in 71 countries worldwide.</p><p>We do not hold this information and accurate data is difficult to obtain. We will speak with our non-governmental organisations to see if they hold this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2017 17:24:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

782419

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Capital Punishment
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 number of Commonwealth countries that retain the death penalty.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL2842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) works closely with leading human rights organisations to promote abolition of the death penalty globally. 33 Commonwealth countries retain the death penalty. The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and we make our opposition known at the highest levels in countries where it continues to be applied. On World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October, I issued a statement setting out the UK Government’s position that the use of the death penalty undermines human dignity, that there is no conclusive evidence of its deterrent value, and that any miscarriage of justice leading to its imposition is irreparable.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2017 17:28:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

782420

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their strategy for protecting freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL2843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) remains a high priority for Her Majesty's Government. We work on this issue around the world, including in countries that are members of the Commonwealth.</p><p>On International Religious Freedom Day (27 October), I wrote to all UK Ambassadors and High Commissioners encouraging them to make FoRB a priority in their human rights engagements and work in country. I also re-issued our revised &quot;toolkit&quot; which supports our diplomats working to protect and promote FoRB in locally appropriate ways. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) also continues to provide training and seminars to increase religious literacy amongst staff.</p><p>Ministers and officials also speak out publicly in support of Freedom of Religion or Belief. For example, during my visit to Bangladesh in August 2017, I visited the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Dhaka and made a public call for religious tolerance.</p><p>The UK Government also continues to support a number of projects which promote Freedom of Religion or Belief through the FCO's Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy. Examples include a project to support a network of human rights defenders in South Asia.</p><p>In multilateral fora, the Government continues to work to sustain consensus on the adoption and implementation of two important resolutions: the European Union's Freedom of Religion or Belief resolution and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s resolution on Combating Religious Intolerance.</p><p>In October 2017, I convened the first in a series of roundtable meetings on FoRB. These meetings will bring together faith leaders and civil society to discuss current challenges to FoRB internationally, and how we can collaborate to strengthen our response to these.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2017 17:31:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

782421

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of funds currently allocated under the Magna Carta Fund aim to protect or strengthen freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL2844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>This financial year 2% (£207,946) of the overall Magna Carta Fund has been allocated to protecting or strengthening freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth. All of these projects are regional and therefore include Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2017 17:36:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

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