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418779

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne, on 11 September (HC8462), which states that the government of Pakistan has publicly recognised "the problems facing minorities, and the need to bring an end to religious persecutions", why the current Home Office guidance <i>Pakistan: Christians and Christian Converts</i> states that "there are a large number of Christians in the country and the evidence does not indicate that Christians are, in general, subject to a real risk of persecution or inhuman or degrading treatment"; and whether, in the light of the most recent evidence, they now plan to revise this guidance.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK recognises there may be individual cases of religious persecution. However, not all Christians are at risk. It is important to carefully consider each case on its merits.</p><p>This position was confirmed by the courts in December 2014 in the country guidance case ‘AK and SK (Christians: risk) Pakistan CG [2014] UKUT 569 (IAC)’.</p><p>Therefore, whilst the Home Office is always reviewing country of origin information and the accompanying guidance on a particular issue, its position is consistent with the statement made by the Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swayne, on 11 September.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 15:27:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

418780

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Measurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to permit traders to sell goods in imperial units if they and their customers so wish.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that some traders and consumers prefer or are more familiar with imperial units. Traders are already permitted to use imperial units if they are used alongside metric in dual labelling and consumers can still request imperial quantities. There are currently no plans to make any further changes to the law in this area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/09/2015 17:31:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

418781

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Allotments: Measurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to write to all local authorities and parish councils with guidance making clear that they are entitled to sell allotment space in imperial measurements, as well as metric.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to issue any instructions or guidance to local authorities on this matter. Current guidance on the disposal of allotments can be found at - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allotment-disposal-guidance-safeguards-and-alternatives" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allotment-disposal-guidance-safeguards-and-alternatives</a>. <br><br>The provision and management of allotments, including their sale, is a matter for local authorities; it is a matter for them as to how they measure their allotments for sale.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/09/2015 11:56:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

418782

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Councillors: Complaints
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a councillor who is the subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman has the right to know (1) the nature of the complaint, and (2) the identity of the person or persons making the complaint.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2015 answer text <p>There is no requirement that a councillor who is subject of, or mentioned in, a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman be informed of the nature of the complaint or the identity of the complainant. However, the Local Government Ombudsman’s practice is to request that local authorities ensure all interested parties within the local authority are aware of the investigation and are able to comment before the Ombudsman comes to a final decision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/09/2015 16:27:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418783

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes
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 appropriateness of the use of the terms "love" and "darling" in a care home; and whether they have given advice to the Care Quality Commission and local authorities on such matters.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care. All providers of regulated activities must register with CQC and comply with Regulations and a set of fundamental standards of safety and quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One of these fundamental standards relates to treating users of services with dignity and respect. The CQC issues guidance to providers on how they should meet the fundamental standards. The guidance on the standard governing dignity and respect includes the following:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- when people receive care and treatment, all staff must treat them with dignity and respect at all times. This includes staff treating them in a caring and compassionate way; and</p><p> </p><p>- all communication with people using services must be respectful. This includes using or facilitating the most suitable means of communication and respecting a person's right to engage or not to engage in communication; and</p><p> </p><p>- people using the service should be addressed in the way they prefer, and local colloquial terms may fit such guidelines perfectly well.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/09/2015 16:28:10 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418784

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Reviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to receive the results of the review by Sir Peter Hendy of Network Rail projects in Control Period 5; whether those results will be subject to a period of consultation; and if so, who they plan to consult on them.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>Sir Peter Hendy will report back to the Secretary of State for Transport this autumn with a proposal for re-planning the Control Period 5 enhancements in a way that is efficient, deliverable and affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this re-planning exercise Network Rail is consulting widely, including with train and freight operators.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/09/2015 11:29:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418785

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Plans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to streamline the local plans process; and when they expect to bring those proposals into operation.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Local Plans play a critical role in determining what development is appropriate and where, and it is therefore essential that plan-making is as simple, quick and accessible a process as possible. On 15 September, my hon. Friend, the Minister for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis), announced that we have brought together a panel of experts drawn from across the built-environment sector to help look at ways in which we could radically improve plan-making in practice (see attached). The group will consider all elements of plan-making from policy and procedural requirements of plans to how plan-making is practically undertaken. Their work will conclude in early 2016, after which I will set out to Parliament how we intend to proceed to reform plan-making.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/09/2015 13:54:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Planning Minister Brandon Lewis - HL2220.docx title Press Release - 15 September
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

418786

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Germany
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 14 July (HL1075), whether a non-EU citizen in possession of (1) a temporary, and (2) a permanent, residence permit issued by the government of Germany may enter the United Kingdom without a visa.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL2221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>A non-EU citizen who holds a valid, genuine residence card issued under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC, or a permanent residence card issued under Article 20, may enter the UK without a visa only where they are joining or accompanying their EU national family member to the UK. This applies only to Article 10 and 20 residence cards, which are issued to family members of EU nationals who are exercising free movement rights in a Member State other than that of which they are a national. Residence documentation issued by another Member State on any other basis under their domestic legislation does not exempt the holder from the requirement to hold a visa to enter the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 15:24:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

418787

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have responded, or plan to respond, to the British Red Cross report <i>Not so Straightforward: the need for qualified legal aid support in refugee family reunion</i>; if so, whether they will place copies in the Library of the House; and whether they plan to simplify the current application form for entry to the United Kingdom for family reunion and to provide clear and consistent guidance about it.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>Following the publication of the report, I wrote to the British Red Cross to confirm that we are reviewing our process for dealing with applications for refugee family reunion in consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>We are working closely with the British Red Cross and are considering the recommendations in detail.</p><p>We are in the process of improving our guidance so that it is clear, consistent and accessible. We are also redesigning the application form to ensure that applicants better understand the process and what is required of them.</p><p>Once the policy review is complete, we will provide a consolidated response to the report and place a copy in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/09/2015 15:26:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

418788

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there have been any prosecutions under the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL2223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>There have been no prosecutions to date under the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/09/2015 15:55:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty