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1105680

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date	27/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK forces have been involved in any direct military action in Yemen in the last six months.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL14863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK provides information, advice and assistance to Saudi Arabia to respond to the threat of strategic weapons fired by the Houthis into Saudi Arabia. We are not and have never been a member of the Saudi-led Coalition. Our assistance is clearly limited to addressing this specific threat. UK military personnel in Saudi Arabia remain under UK command and control.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/04/2019 16:22:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1105694

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
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 Callanan on 21 March (HL14601), whether, under the proposed deal, the UK can decide unilaterally to leave the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL14872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Following the passing of the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 by Parliament, the Prime Minister notified the European Union of our intention to withdraw under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.</p><p>We have since agreed the terms of our exit, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>We have further agreed an extension to Article 50, and on 27 March Parliament approved a statutory instrument to redefine “exit day” under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 to reflect the new point at which the EU Treaties will cease to apply to the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 01/04/2019 13:42:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1092774

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Storms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai of the logistical needs of (1) Malawi, (2) Mozambique, and (3) Zimbabwe; and in respect of each, what has been their response.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL14725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Cyclone Idai has devastated parts of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. There have so far been over 700 fatalities and the UN estimates that up to 2.6m people may be affected. Mozambique has been the hardest-hit with almost 17,400 houses destroyed and up to 350,000 people at risk due to rising water levels. The UK Government is providing up to £22 million in support, including £4 million to match the UK public’s generous contributions to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal. In Mozambique, UKaid is supporting the World Food Programme to feed 400,000 people and we have sent life-saving relief supplies including tents and thousands of shelter kits. In Malawi, we are helping 140,000 people to feed themselves and in Zimbabwe we are providing essential health supplies, hygiene kits and child protection support. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and stand ready to provide further support if needed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/04/2019 15:49:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1092775

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Storms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international relief agencies in order to coordinate assistance to the region affected by Cyclone Idai.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL14726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with international partners to address immediate needs across the region. On 21<sup>st</sup> March, the Secretary of State for International Development spoke with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and called on him to ensure that the UN mobilises quickly and effectively. Ministers are in touch with other key international figures to ensure an effective response. UK staff on the ground are working closely with relief agencies to coordinate the response, and senior officials are in regular communication with their counterparts across the international community.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/04/2019 15:50:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1092776

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Storms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the deployment of the British Armed Forces to provide engineering and logistical advice and support to the region affected by Cyclone Idai; and whether they have received any requests for such assistance.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL14727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has deployed an RAF A400M Atlas aircraft to deliver up to 20 tonnes of UK aid supplies in support of the cyclone response in Mozambique. DFID, as the lead UK department is working closely with the Ministry of Defence and continues to keep additional options for UK assistance under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/04/2019 15:50:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1092783

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Mental Capacity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what training Approved Mental Capacity Professionals will receive in supporting people with communication needs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL14734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Under the Liberty Protection Safeguards arrangements Approved Mental Capacity Professionals (AMCPs) will independently consider Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications in specific circumstances, such as when there has been an objection to the proposed care arrangements and in other relevant cases. The Department is presently working with Social Work England and other organisations to develop the training program for AMCPs. The Statutory Code of Practice currently being developed by the Department will support professionals such as AMCPs in carrying out their role under the new Liberty Protection Safeguards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 01/04/2019 11:17:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1092784

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Conditions of Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure parity of conditions of service between employees of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL14735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Pay for those below the Senior Civil Service is delegated to departments and requires departments to develop arrangements for remuneration of their own staff, in accordance with chapter 7 of the Civil Service Management Code.</p><p>For the Senior Civil Service pay the Government submits annual evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) who make recommendations on the pay of the SCS. Pay is then set centrally for this group in accordance with chapter 7 of the Civil Service Management Code.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/04/2019 10:49:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1092796

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 20 March (HL14428), what guidance they have given to local authorities to assess the amount of (1) council tax benefit, and (2) council tax support to which those individuals identified as entitled to income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from incapacity benefit would have been entitled, and on the steps taken to compensate those individuals for any loss.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
uin	HL14747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Local Council Tax Support schemes are designed and operated by individual local authorities. The Government is considering whether individuals being placed on contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), rather than income-related ESA, may have impacted their eligibility for council tax support or council tax benefit and the levels of support granted to them. Subject to the outcomes of this work, the Government will consider the need to produce any specific guidance for local authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/04/2019 14:10:16 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1092798

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take against those schools who refused to teach the Relationship and Sex Education syllabus in full.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL14749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>As with other areas of the curriculum, we expect schools to teach the content of the new subjects of relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education when they become mandatory in September 2020. Schools must have regard to the statutory guidance in relation to the subjects, and where they depart from those parts of the guidance, they will need to have good reasons for doing so.</p><p>Complaints about the delivery of the curriculum, including individual subjects in the curriculum, are for schools to resolve through their complaints procedures.</p><p>Where, during the course of a school inspection, it becomes clear that statutory requirements are not being met, that will inform Ofsted’s overall judgment of a school.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2019 12:54:39 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092807

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	British Overseas Territories: Marine Protected Areas
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 19 March (HL14356), whether there is a requirement to board suspect vessels in the Marine Protected Areas.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL14758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>​Measures to manage and protect the maritime zones of the UK Overseas Territories, including where Marine Protected Areas have been established, are contained within the relevant Territory's legislative provisions. These can include powers for designated officers to board and inspect fishing vessels within their waters, irrespective of suspicion of infringement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/04/2019 13:24:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead