Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered question first ministerially corrected answering member label attachment file name title previous answer version answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1669118

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cuba and Russia: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out any analysis of the number of troops from Cuba who may be fighting for Russia against Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence are aware of the open-source reports on networks operating in Cuba and Russia alleged to have facilitated young Cubans to join Russia’s war in Ukraine. We are concerned that these individuals have been deceived and recruited to fight for Russia.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 23/11/2023 17:15:21 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1462248

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 20 April (151279), what estimate they have made of when the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will complete the testing of Evusheld against Omicron sub-variants; and why this has taken longer to complete than in (1) the US, and (2) the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>AstraZeneca commissioned the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to complete testing as part of studies into the effectiveness of Evusheld against Omicron variants. Initial data has been shared with AstraZeneca and testing continues for the Omicron variant BA.4. As timing of the results are dependent on a number of factors, we are currently unable to confirm the date of completion. AstraZeneca will review such data and determine whether further testing should be commissioned.</p><p>When undertaking testing, the UKHSA follows strict processes designed to ensure such treatments are effective. These processes may differ from regulations in other jurisdictions.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 16/06/2022 12:31:52 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1314169

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Greece: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Greece has (1) sentenced a Syrian man to 52 years in prison for driving a refugee boat, and (2) charged an Afghan man and an Afghan woman with various offences at sea; and what representations they have made to the government of Greece (1) about such reports, and (2) the treatment of refugees.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK recognises the challenges faced by Greece in dealing with the difficulties presented by irregular migration. We have not made specific representations with regard to the cases you refer, however we regularly engage Greek ministers and senior officials on these issues. The Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts met the Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum on 26 March to discuss respective priorities on irregular migration and asylum, and we will continue to work with Greek and international partners to identify opportunities to further support improved conditions for migrants in Greece.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/05/2021 11:26:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1169301

registered interest
date	07/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the restriction on Ofsted's inspection of schools which teach for less than 18 hours a week.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Settings that only have pupils attending for less than 18 hours per week are not considered full time and are therefore not required to register as schools. As they are not registered as schools, such settings are not subject to inspection. In March 2018, the department published guidance setting out how the government, Ofsted and local authorities can work collaboratively to help ensure children attending unregistered schools and out-of-school settings are safe and are receiving a suitable education. This guidance is attached and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-school-registration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-school-registration</a>.</p><p>Part-time settings should be considered to be out-of-school settings, which the department currently defines as “any institution providing tuition, training, instruction or activities to children in England, without their parents’ or carers supervision, that is not a school, college, 16-19 academy or provider caring for children under 8 years old, which is registered with Ofsted or a childcare agency.” This covers a large, broad and diverse sector, ranging from: settings offering part-time or supplementary education to support mainstream or home education and religious settings offering education in their own faith, to extra-curricular clubs and activities, such as dance classes, sports tuition, as well as uniformed youth organisations.</p><p>In 2015, the government consulted on proposals to introduce a new system regulation of the sector. However, in 2018 following careful consideration of the large number of wide ranging views and representations received, the government decided not to pursue the model proposed, but to instead further develop the evidence base for a national approach, including future legislation where gaps in existing powers might be identified. In connection with this, the government is currently taking forward a package of measures aimed at enhancing the safeguarding of children in this sector, including the provision of £3 million of targeted funding, in 16 local authorities, to test different approaches to multi-agency working. This work will be used to inform best practice on how existing legal powers, held by local authorities and other agencies, such as the Police, Ofsted and the Charity Commission can best be used to intervene in settings of concern and to help inform the need for any further legislation.</p><p>Some part-time settings provide alternative provision which is commissioned by a school or local authority. Ofsted can look at such a part-time setting as part of an inspection of the commissioner. In all cases (whether commissioning a place for a child in care or any other child), the local authority or school acting as the alternative provision commissioner should assure themselves that the setting is registered where applicable and that the provision is delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/01/2020 15:22:09 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL157_Independent_school_registration_guidance.pdf title HL157_Guidance
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1149952

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in responding to the request of ex-Hong Kong servicemen for British citizenship for service to the Crown, following their meeting with the Home Office on 30 November 2018 and their supply, in early 2019, of the information requested by the Home Office.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The family Immigration Rules set out the requirements to be met to allow any adult dependant relative of a British citizen to come to the UK. The applicant must be outside the UK and in most cases, the sponsor will be in the UK.The adult dependent relative rules, together with the policy on exceptional circumstances, ensure that leave can be granted for those who demonstrate that, as a result of age, illness or disability, there is a level of long-term personal care required that can only be provided in the UK by their British relative who is here, or who is intending to return here with their dependant relative.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Under the British Nationality Selection Scheme, that was introduced in 1990 and ran until 1 July 1997, a limited number of Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were settled in Hong Kong could apply to register as a British citizen.We are giving careful consideration to representations made on behalf of those former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were unable to obtain citizenship through the selection scheme.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 30/10/2019 17:45:01 question first ministerially corrected 30/10/2019 18:49:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 2854 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

732104

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they last had discussions with representatives from farming organisations to discuss the shape of future farm support.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Since his appointment on 11 June, the new Secretary of State has already met and spoken to representatives from farming organisations on a number of occasions, most recently at the Royal Norfolk Show on 28 June 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 16:14:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

519592

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK is still bound by the provisions of Directive 2005/85/EC on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status despite having not opted in to the recast Directive 2013/32/EU on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains bound by the provisions of the Procedures Directive 2005/85/EC and the Qualification Directive 2004/83/EC and not the recast Directives.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL158 question first answered 27/05/2016 11:12:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington