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603945

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date	17/10/2016
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	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the research commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in 2013 <i>Payment of Tribunal Awards</i> showing that one-third of employment tribunal awards remained unpaid and only 49 per cent of successful applicants received their full awarded compensation, what steps they are taking to ensure that employment tribunal awards are paid in full.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has introduced robust Employment Tribunal enforcement processes, which can ultimately lead to a referral to a debt collection agency. A new process implemented in April 2016 allows for a penalty to be issued. The penalty is calculated as 50% of the value of the tribunal award up to a maximum of £5,000.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2016 12:24:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

603948

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
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 impact on the British tourism and airline industries of the ban on air flights between the UK and Sharm el Sheikh.
tabling member printed	Lord Dear
uin	HL2344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>UK aviation security experts have worked closely with their Egyptian counterparts on the ground, sharing their expertise in establishing effective security arrangements. We continue to work in partnership in a spirit of cooperation, and are grateful for Egypt's close engagement and partnership. We look forward to achieving the return of flights once we can be assured that the necessary security environment can be sustained.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/10/2016 12:15:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3808 label Biography information for Lord Dear

603962

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the joint Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Unit, which was referred to in the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, has been formed; and what its future role is anticipated to be when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL2358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Joint Unit on Euro-Atlantic Security Policy (EASP) was launched on 18 October 2016. Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence colleagues are now co-located as a single team leading the Government's work on NATO policy, the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy, and Conventional Arms Control in Europe.</p><p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the UK remains fully and strongly committed to European defence and security. The EASP Joint Unit will continue to lead on these issues after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/10/2016 14:21:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

603966

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	International Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the changes to the selection process for the UN Secretary General, whether they are planning to initiate a review of the selection processes for the President of the World Bank and for similar offices in other international financial institutions and UN specialised agencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL2362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government strongly supported the more transparent and structured process that led to the recent appointment of the next UN Secretary-General and has promoted similar reforms in other multilateral organisations aimed at ensuring the best candidates apply for leadership roles. The scope for reform depends on the dynamics of each organisation, including their internal decision-making procedures and the views of other member states.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/10/2016 14:22:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

603967

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	Venezuela: Guyana
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the government of Venezuela's claim to approximately two-thirds of the territory of Guyana, a Commonwealth member state.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL2363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text The Government is aware of the ongoing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela. This is a bilateral issue to be resolved between the two countries. We believe the 1899 Arbitral Award, to which we were a party, definitively settled the border. Both countries are signatories of the Geneva Agreement of 1966 which provides a range of mechanisms for dealing with this issue. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/10/2016 14:29:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

600951

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the extent of human trafficking in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>An in depth assessment of the scale and nature of modern slavery and human trafficking across the UK, including in Northern Ireland, can be found in the recently published Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group (IDMG) report on modern slavery, available via the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-of-the-inter-departmental-ministerial-group-on-modern-slavery-2016.</p><p>The latest published figures from the National Crime Agency reveal that in 2015, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) – the framework which identifies and supports potential human trafficking victims – received 53 referrals of potential victims first encountered in Northern Ireland. This represents a 17% increase on 2014 referrals and 1.6% of UK referrals to the NRM.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2016 15:51:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Modern_Slavery_IDMG_Report_2016.pdf title Report PDF
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

600952

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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	Nuisance Calls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect members of the public from unsolicited telephone calls.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined to tackle the problem of nuisance calls, and is considering implementing a number of legislative measures to provide better consumer protection, from unsolicited telephone calls. These measures include; extending the Information Commissioner's powers of compulsory audit to organisations that generate nuisance calls and holding company directors to account for breaches of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). The Government introduced a new requirement for all direct marketing callers to provide caller line identification, which came into effect on 16 May. More recently we introduced a measure in the Digital Economy Bill, making it a requirement for the Information Commissioner to issue a statutory code of practice on direct marketing, which will support a reduction in the number of unwanted direct marketing calls.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 20/10/2016 14:49:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

600954

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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	Hewlett-Packard
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to refer Hewlett-Packard Co (Ltd) to the Competition and Markets Authority for making their printers incompatible with non-HP printer cartridges.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not have the power to direct the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to undertake investigations into breaches of competition law. The CMA is an independent authority which decides on which cases to investigate based on available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>If there is evidence that Hewlett-Packard is acting in an anti-competitive manner, this should be provided to the CMA which will assess it against its published prioritisation principles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/10/2016 15:51:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

600958

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Camps: France
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in their discussions with French ministers, they plan to ask that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees be fully represented at camps near Calais and Dunkirk; and whether they plan to press the case for competent interpreters and child advocates.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The management of the migrant camp in Calais, including any decision to dismantle it, is the responsibility of the French Government. The UK continues to work closely with the French Government at both a political and operational level on every aspect of the migrant situation in northern France.</p><p>Although the primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in France lies with the French authorities, the Home Secretary made clear on 10 October that we will transfer as many minors as possible to the UK who are eligible under the Dublin Regulation before the camp clearance starts. The Home Secretary further emphasised that the remaining children who may be eligible to come to the UK under the Dubs amendment must be moved to safe facilities where there best interests can be properly considered</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2016 13:38:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

600959

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Calais
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to ask the government of France to defer demolition of the Jungle camp at Calais, until all the children there have been moved to places of safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The management of the migrant camp in Calais, including any decision to dismantle it, is the responsibility of the French Government. The UK continues to work closely with the French Government at both a political and operational level on every aspect of the migrant situation in northern France.</p><p>Although the primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in France lies with the French authorities, the Home Secretary made clear on 10 October that we will transfer as many minors as possible to the UK who are eligible under the Dublin Regulation before the camp clearance starts. The Home Secretary further emphasised that the remaining children who may be eligible to come to the UK under the Dubs amendment must be moved to safe facilities where there best interests can be properly considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2016 13:38:53 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton