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967529

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date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Commission for Countering Extremism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the (1) work programme, (2) remit, and (3) terms of reference, of any studies by the Commission for Countering-Extremism.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government published a Written Ministerial Statement (HLWS527) and Charter for the Commission for Countering Extremism on gov.uk in March 2018. They confirm the Commission’s purpose, remit, accountabilities, and early outputs. In its first year the Commission will:</p><ul><li>engage widely and openly on extremism and our core, shared values across the public sector, communities, civil society, families and legal and academic experts;</li><li>publish a study into the threat we face from extremism and the current response; and,</li><li>advise ministers on the Commission’s future structures, work programme and the appointment of further commissioners.</li></ul><p>This advice is expected in March 2019.The Charter also confirms that the Commission is a transparent organisation operating independently from Government. The Commission will determine the content of its reports, the recommendations it makes to Government and its public statements, including the timing of these, independently.</p><p>The detail of when the Commission will publish the terms of reference for its study is a matter for the Commission but we understand it will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/09/2018 13:31:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

967547

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Workplace Pensions: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises that have set up an auto-enrolment pension scheme have done so correctly, and (2) safeguard workers against pension contribution errors made by their employers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has been a great success, with over 9.8 million employees enrolled and more than 1.3 million employers having met their duties to date.</p><p>The Department and The Pensions Regulator remain committed to enabling small and micro employers to comply with automatic enrolment by making the experience as straightforward as possible for this group.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this work, the Regulator launched an interactive step-by-step guide. This simplified guide to meeting automatic enrolment duties is designed to meet the specific needs of employers who may not have pensions experience, including those with just one or two staff. The guide includes an online tool so that employers can easily find out what they will need to do to comply and when. Using the online tool also means employers will receive tailored communications relevant to their circumstances. The step-by-step guide to automatic enrolment can be found on their website.</p><p> </p><p>Government has put in place a robust, proportionate compliance framework. This is administered by The Pensions Regulator, and includes detailed regulatory guidance about how to comply with the law. An employer is required to select a qualifying pension scheme; enrol qualifying staff into that scheme, and deduct any contributions payable under automatic enrolment.</p><p>Employers are also required to pay those contributions across to their chosen pension provider by a set deadline. Although the deadlines for contribution payments vary, depending on the type of scheme being used, there is an overall legal deadline of the twenty-second day of the following month; which aligns with the HMRC deadline for paying tax and National Insurance.</p><p>Qualifying pension schemes for automatic enrolment are subject to the same regulatory framework as all trust-based workplace pension schemes, also overseen by The Pensions Regulator. The Regulator has published codes of practice on its website setting out how trustees of defined contribution pension schemes and managers of personal pension schemes should monitor the payment of contributions; provide information to help members check their contributions; and report material payment failures to the Regulator.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 11/09/2018 15:44:53 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

967558

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they provided to the Global Fund partnership in (1) core, and (2) non-core funding in (a) 2015–16, (b) 2016–17, and (c) 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The table (below) shows DFID’s financial contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the timeframe specified. All of DFID’s contributions are provided as core funding.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£ millions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>317</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/09/2018 16:23:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

967560

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reform the leasehold system to introduce the principle of fairness in the application of service charges and ground rent, and to tackle other related issues, in the light of the Law Commission's summary of proposed solutions for leaseholders of houses, published on 18 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL10041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring there is transparency and fairness in the leasehold market. In particular we announced measures on 21 December 2017 to limit ground rents in newly created leases to a peppercorn and require new build houses to be sold on a freehold basis. We will be consulting shortly on how we intend to implement these commitments. The Government will also be setting up a working group to consider, amongst other things, service charges to make sure they are fair and transparent. In addition we have asked the Law Commission to consider a range of options for reforming the law on enfranchisement to make it easier, quicker and cheaper for leaseholders to buy their freehold or extend their lease. The Law Commission intends to consult on the details of its proposals over the autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/09/2018 15:07:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

967734

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are taken to ensure that damage is not done to public land as a result of hunts.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	170398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Anyone who believes an offence is taking place, or has taken place, during a hunt (including any damage on public land) should report the matter to the police as they deal with complaints of illegal hunting. Decisions on the arrest and prosecution of those taking part in illegal hunting activities are matters for the police and prosecuting authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 170399 question first answered 10/09/2018 11:25:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

967735

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are taken to ensure that the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004 are not violated on public land.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	170399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Anyone who believes an offence is taking place, or has taken place, during a hunt (including any damage on public land) should report the matter to the police as they deal with complaints of illegal hunting. Decisions on the arrest and prosecution of those taking part in illegal hunting activities are matters for the police and prosecuting authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 170398 question first answered 10/09/2018 11:25:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

967736

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the equity of legislation relating to (a) dogs and (b) dogs on hunts on public land.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	170400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the equity of legislation relating to dogs and dogs on hunts on public land.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/09/2018 11:27:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

967737

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to enforce legislation relating to the blocking of public highways by hunt followers during a hunt; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	170401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The police and local authorities are empowered under Part IX of the Highways Act 1980 to take enforcement action against those who obstruct the public highway. How they do so is an operational matter in accordance with local plans and priorities.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/09/2018 15:46:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

967738

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make illegal the production and sale of fox urine for the purpose of hunting.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	170402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2018 09:54:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

967739

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Moorland: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Ministry of Defence Fire Services undertook during firefighting operations near Saddleworth Moor between June 2018 and July 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	170379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Defence provided approximately 100 soldiers from 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, to support the Greater Manchester Fire &amp; Rescue Service operation responding to the Saddleworth Moor fires between June and July 2018. The Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) oversaw the training and equipment requirements for the Defence personnel involved.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2018 15:32:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell