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802386

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date	06/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hafizzulah Husseinkhel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to reconsider the case of Hafizzulah Husseinkhel, an Afghan interpreter who worked as an interpreter for the British Army and is due to be deported from the UK; if so, when; and what assessment they have made of his safety should his deportation go ahead.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a long and proud history of granting asylum to those who genuinely need our protection, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention.</p><p>Each claim is carefully considered on its individual merits and we cannot comment on individual cases. We support the principle that asylum should be claimed and processed by the first safe country in which an individual finds themselves as that is the fastest route to safety.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/12/2017 14:08:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

802387

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	North Korea: Refugees
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 December (HL3335), what assessment they have made of the compliance of their decision not to raise the individual cases of the ten North Korean refugees awaiting repatriation by China to North Korea with the UK's treaty obligations to act in cases where it is aware of treaty violations in another state.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We remain concerned that China continues to regard North Koreans fleeing the DPRK as economic migrants rather than refugees under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. The UK Government calls upon China to observe the fundamental principle that refugees should not be returned to a country where they may be subject to persecution. This is clearly the case in North Korea. We raised this issue most recently with China at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in June 2017.</p><p>The UK Government has made clear on many occasions our serious concerns about the human rights situation in the DPRK and the regime's treatment of its people, particularly those who are repatriated. These are issues we have raised repeatedly both directly with the DPRK government and through our leading roles in multilateral organisations.</p><p>We continue to work with allies and partners to maintain pressure on the DPRK to address the significant concerns we have about its human rights record, including the treatment of DPRK defectors. Most recently, the UK helped to advance an EU-Japan sponsored resolution at the United Nations Third Committee condemning the DPRK's appalling human rights situation and calling for immediate action.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3921 question first answered 20/12/2017 17:56:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

802388

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	North Korea: Refugees
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 December (HL3335), what assessment they have made of the moral and practical implications of their decision not to intervene to seek safe passage of the ten North Korean refugees awaiting repatriation by China to North Korea to the Republic of Korea or a third country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We remain concerned that China continues to regard North Koreans fleeing the DPRK as economic migrants rather than refugees under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. The UK Government calls upon China to observe the fundamental principle that refugees should not be returned to a country where they may be subject to persecution. This is clearly the case in North Korea. We raised this issue most recently with China at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in June 2017.</p><p>The UK Government has made clear on many occasions our serious concerns about the human rights situation in the DPRK and the regime's treatment of its people, particularly those who are repatriated. These are issues we have raised repeatedly both directly with the DPRK government and through our leading roles in multilateral organisations.</p><p>We continue to work with allies and partners to maintain pressure on the DPRK to address the significant concerns we have about its human rights record, including the treatment of DPRK defectors. Most recently, the UK helped to advance an EU-Japan sponsored resolution at the United Nations Third Committee condemning the DPRK's appalling human rights situation and calling for immediate action.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3920 question first answered 20/12/2017 17:56:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

802391

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Missions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many trade missions were undertaken by ministers in 2017; and what was the destination of each mission.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL3924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade undertook 139 trade missions outside of the United Kingdom in 2017, in 43 countries as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam, and Zambia.</p><p> </p><p>Of these missions, eight were supported by the Department’s Ministers, in eight countries as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Ethiopia, Uganda (Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Liam Fox)</p><p>China (Minister of State for Trade &amp; Export Promotion, Baroness Fairhead)</p><p>Spain, United States (Minister of State for Trade Policy, Rt. Hon Greg Hands)</p><p>France, Germany, India (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Investment, Mark Garnier)</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 19/12/2017 15:22:38 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

802392

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Trade: Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries were subject to trade sanctions in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL3925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK implements a wide variety of UN, EU and OSCE sanctions regimes, of which many contain arms embargoes and other trade restrictions.</p><p>In 2015, the countries subject to such trade restrictions were: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burma, China, Central African Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, the Cote d’Ivoire, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine (Crimea), Yemen, Zimbabwe. Trade restrictions were also in place against certain terrorist organisations.</p><p>In 2016, UN sanctions regimes relating to the Cote d’Ivoire and Liberia were lifted including all trade restrictions. In 2017, the EU introduced a sanctions regime including trade restrictions against Venezuela. The other sanctions regimes outlined above remained in place.</p><p>Further information is on the Department for International Trade pages on gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/12/2017 13:17:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

802393

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
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 outcome of the sale of the Green Investment Bank; and what arrangements are in place to ensure that the Bank’s Articles of Association are adhered to.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL3926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>A description of how the Government has met its objectives was issued in its “Report to Parliament on the disposal of the Crown’s shares in the UK Green Investment Bank” which can be found attached.</p><p> </p><p>This also described the Special Share arrangements put in place to protect the bank’s green objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 18/12/2017 11:33:07 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL3926.pdf title Report to Parliament on the disposal of the Crown’
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

802394

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the UK’s total contribution to the Global Fund in 2017; and how the outcome of this contribution will be assessed.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL3927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK pledged £1.1 billion to the Global Fund over 2017-19. Of this, £200 million was to double private sector contributions for tackling malaria, and £90 million was linked to successful delivery against a demanding performance agreement. In 2017, the UK contributed £317.06 million to the Global Fund. The outcome of this contribution is assessed annually, including in terms of the number of lives saved and reduction in new HIV infections and TB and malaria cases worldwide as a result of investments by the Global Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/12/2017 17:28:47 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

802395

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Climate Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries received funds from the International Climate Fund in 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Barker of Battle
uin	HL3928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>UK International Climate Finance (ICF) helps countries build resilience to the effects of climate change, reduces global greenhouse gas emissions, and supports sustainable management of natural resources, such as forests.</p><p>The latest year for which data on UK ICF spend has been published is 2016/17. In that financial year the following countries and UK overseas territories directly received UK ICF:</p><p>Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Congo, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, St Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.</p><p>In 2016-17 UK ICF also financed regional and multi-country programmes and contributed to three multilateral climate funds, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/12/2017 17:29:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle

802396

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many convicted sex offenders are (1) in prison, and (2) under supervision in the community; and how many in each of those categories have (a) a learning disability, or (b) autism.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The information requested can be found in the table below <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Sex Offenders, 30 June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Autism Spectrum</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Learning Disability</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Learning Difficulties</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Sex Offenders</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>In Community</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>823</p></td><td><p>14,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>In Custody</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>*13,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1,438</p></td><td><p>28,144</p></td></tr></tbody></table>All of the above figures have been taken from the National Probation Service (NPS) case record system as of 30 June 2017, with the exception of those marked with * which have been taken from the MOJ Quarterly Statistics Bulletin for the same month. The offender may have more than one of the listed disability types. As the NPS records information on learning disabilities and autism based on self-reporting, the data cannot be taken to give a complete picture of the prevalence of learning disability and autism amongst sex offenders in custody or supervised by NPS in the community. Sex offenders on licence are subject to a strict set of conditions, and any offender who fails to comply risks being returned to prison or, if convicted of further offences, facing further punishment.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/12/2017 14:15:30 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

802397

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding will be available to local authorities to extend personal adviser support to care leavers aged 21 to 25, as provided for in section 3 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL3930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We initially assessed that the new burden associated with the new duty in section 3 would be £8 million per year nationally, once the new duty is fully implemented. We have since refined that initial assessment in light of consultations held with local council leaving care managers and new data published in September 2017, and are currently consulting the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services before agreeing it with the Department for Communities and Local Government’s new burdens team. We plan to publish the final new burdens assessment and confirm each local council’s funding allocation in the New Year.</p><p> </p><p>The new burden associated with the support provided in sections 4 to 7 was estimated at between £30,000 and £50,000 per local council. The new burdens assessment explains that savings from reforms to adoption, including regionalisation of adoption, will offset this new burden. Average timeliness in adoption has improved by around six months since 2012-13, offering savings to local councils from the decreased cost of care. These can be reinvested to extend Virtual School Head support to previously looked after children. To date, we have launched six Regional Adoption Agencies.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL3931 question first answered 20/12/2017 16:21:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton