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79462
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-07-22
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Cabinet: Aberdeen more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to the Exchequer of holding the Cabinet meeting in Aberdeen on 24 February. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Seccombe more like this
uin HL1361 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-29more like thismore than 2014-07-29
answer text <p>The central cost of holding Cabinet in Aberdeen was £1,800. This is a considerable reduction from the cost of regional Cabinet meetings under the previous administration, which were reported through Parliamentary Questions to have cost between £50,000 and £100,000.</p><p>As was the case under previous administrations, Departments and agencies may also have incurred costs in terms of travel, staff time and other support. The cost of police security is a matter for the relevant police force.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-29T11:41:44.8074325Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-29T11:41:44.8074325Z
answering member
1816
label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire more like this
tabling member
2097
label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe more like this
79463
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-07-22
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Cycling more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 18 July (WA 147) what are the powers available to police officers to establish the correct identity of cyclists who decline to co-operate or who give false identity information. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Trefgarne more like this
uin HL1362 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-28more like thismore than 2014-07-28
answer text <p>The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 sets out the general powers available to the police, including in circumstances when an individual’s identity needs to be established or when false identity information has been provided. Similarly, powers exist under Section 168 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 where the person is suspected of having committed an offence under Sections 28 and 29 of the same Act. The application of any such powers is an operational matter for the police.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-28T13:21:22.8347738Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-28T13:21:22.8347738Z
answering member
3787
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach more like this
tabling member
1813
label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne more like this
79511
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-07-22
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Syria and Iraq more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of (1) the number of British Muslims fighting with Salafist movements in Syria and Iraq, and (2) the number of such British Muslims who have recently returned home. more like this
tabling member printed
The Marquess of Lothian more like this
uin HL1410 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-30more like thismore than 2014-07-30
answer text <p /> <p>We believe that more than 400 UK-linked individuals have travelled to Syria and have become involved in the fighting since the start of the uprising. A <br>significant subset of those have returned to the UK.</p><p /> more like this
answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-30T15:49:00.8439955Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-30T15:49:00.8439955Z
answering member
3787
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach more like this
tabling member
259
label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this
79162
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Gibraltar: Spain more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 6 May (WA 363), how many incursions into Gibraltarian waters by Spanish government-owned vessels have occurred since February 2014. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord West of Spithead more like this
uin HL1323 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-30more like thismore than 2014-07-30
answer text <p>The number of unlawful incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters by Spanish state vessels totalled 180 between March and 22 July 2014.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Warsi more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-30T11:02:34.1237992Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-30T11:02:34.1237992Z
answering member
3839
label Biography information for Baroness Warsi more like this
tabling member
3834
label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
79164
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading UN Convention against Torture more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government which member states other than the United Kingdom which have ratified the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment have failed to declare acceptance of the right of individual petition under Article 22 of the Convention. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Avebury more like this
uin HL1325 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-28more like thismore than 2014-07-28
answer text <p>According to the United Nations’ website (<a href="http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx" target="_blank">http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx</a> - accessed on 23 July 2014) on the ratification status of the Convention, 65 States (out of 155 States Parties to the Convention) accepted the right of individual petition under Article 22; this suggests that 90 States, listed on the website, have not yet done so. The UK is committed to a strong and effective international human rights system and we are state party to a number of international human rights treaties including the UN Convention Against Torture. The UK Government however remains to be convinced of the added practical value to people in the UK of rights of individual petitions to the UN, considering that the UK has strong and effective laws under which individuals may seek remedies in the courts or in tribunals if they feel that their rights have been breached. To date, the UK's experience under the two optional protocols it has ratified (in 2004 to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and in 2009 to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) has not provided sufficient empirical evidence to establish the practical benefits of becoming a State Party to a further individual petition mechanism to the UN.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
grouped question UIN HL1327 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-28T11:55:23.4342556Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-28T11:55:23.4342556Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
1665
label Biography information for Lord Avebury more like this
79165
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading UN Convention against Torture more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken or propose to take to remedy the shortcomings identified by the United Nations Committee Against Torture in the United Kingdom’s compliance with the United Nations Convention against Torture in May 2013 in relation to (1) the alleged torture of Tamil returnees from the United Kingdom, (2) the lack of accountability in respect of allegations of United Kingdom complicity in torture abroad, (3) the detention of torture survivors in the Detained Fast Track System, (4) the lowering of the evidential threshold before a suspected torture survivor is deemed unsuitable for the Detained Fast Track System, (5) the application of Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules, (6) the exemption in section 134 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which provides a defence of lawful authority, justification or excuse to a charge of official intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering, and (7) its concerns about section 5 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 which provides immunity to intelligence officers once a warrant has been signed by a government minister giving them lawful authority.
tabling member printed
Lord Avebury more like this
uin HL1326 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-28more like thismore than 2014-07-28
answer text <p>The UK Government does not engage in torture, or solicit, encourage or condone its use, and works closely with its international partners to prevent torture occurring anywhere in the world. As requested by the Committee Against Torture, the UK Government submitted, on 31 May 2014, follow up information (available at <a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/human-rights/cat-300520140-uk-follow-up-information.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/human-rights/cat-300520140-uk-follow-up-information.pdf</a>) on issues raised by the Committee during the examination of the UK in May 2013. At the Committee’s request, the UK Government will provide its 6<sup>th</sup> periodic report under the Convention Against Torture, addressing the Committee’s list of issues, in May 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-28T12:00:34.2046345Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-28T12:00:34.2046345Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
1665
label Biography information for Lord Avebury more like this
79166
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading UN Convention against Torture more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will allow the right of individual petition under Article 22 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Avebury more like this
uin HL1327 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-28more like thismore than 2014-07-28
answer text <p>According to the United Nations’ website (<a href="http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx" target="_blank">http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx</a> - accessed on 23 July 2014) on the ratification status of the Convention, 65 States (out of 155 States Parties to the Convention) accepted the right of individual petition under Article 22; this suggests that 90 States, listed on the website, have not yet done so. The UK is committed to a strong and effective international human rights system and we are state party to a number of international human rights treaties including the UN Convention Against Torture. The UK Government however remains to be convinced of the added practical value to people in the UK of rights of individual petitions to the UN, considering that the UK has strong and effective laws under which individuals may seek remedies in the courts or in tribunals if they feel that their rights have been breached. To date, the UK's experience under the two optional protocols it has ratified (in 2004 to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and in 2009 to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) has not provided sufficient empirical evidence to establish the practical benefits of becoming a State Party to a further individual petition mechanism to the UN.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
grouped question UIN HL1325 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-28T11:55:24.1723948Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-28T11:55:24.1723948Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
1665
label Biography information for Lord Avebury more like this
79187
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Fuels: Tax Evasion more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 15 July (HL Deb, col 501), what specific legislative change was undertaken specifically to deal with the absence of custodial sentences for illegal production or smuggling of diesel in Northern Ireland; and on what date those legislative changes became effective. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mawhinney more like this
uin HL1348 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-08-04more like thismore than 2014-08-04
answer text <p>Legislative change enacted in, The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Review of Sentencing) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (SR 249/2013) allows the appeal of unduly lenient sentences for fuel fraud to the Court of Appeal. It came into force on 9 December 2013.</p><p>All 22 convictions related to offences prosecuted under Section 170(2)(a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 for fraudulent evasion of duty. Further details area as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· 15 of the cases were prosecuted for two offences under this Act</p><p>· 12 of these convictions resulted in suspended sentences totalling 104 months, with each being suspended for a period of time between 12 and 36 months</p><p>· One case resulted in the defendant being bound over</p><p>· In nine cases fines of up to £4,000 were imposed - totalling £11,700; and in two of these the defendant was given a period of up to 26 weeks to pay the fine or an additional custodial sentence would be imposed</p><p>· One conviction was converted into a time to pay agreement due to the ill health of the defendant</p><p>· One Confiscation Order was made for £98,000</p><p>· One Compensation Order was made for £500</p><p> </p><p>It would not be prudent to provide the further detailed information requested as they could lead to identification of the individuals concerned and jeopardise the safety of the defendants and their immediate families.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of how much of the diesel bought in the Republic of Ireland and brought into Northern Ireland is illegally produced or smuggled. However, tax gap figures estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland at 12-13% in 2011-12 and negligible for petrol.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps-tables</a></p><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. The UK has recently announced, jointly with Ireland, an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
grouped question UIN
HL1349 more like this
HL1351 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-08-04T13:56:40.6018153Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-04T13:56:40.6018153Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
121
label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney more like this
79188
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Fuels: Tax Evasion more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 15 July (HL Deb, col 501), for each of the 22 convictions referred to, what was the (1) date of conviction, (2) the charge on which the perpetrator was found guilty, (3) the other charges, if any, dealt with in the same trial, on which the convicted person was found not guilty, (4) the sentence passed, and (5) the court in which the hearing took place. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mawhinney more like this
uin HL1349 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-08-04more like thismore than 2014-08-04
answer text <p>Legislative change enacted in, The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Review of Sentencing) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (SR 249/2013) allows the appeal of unduly lenient sentences for fuel fraud to the Court of Appeal. It came into force on 9 December 2013.</p><p>All 22 convictions related to offences prosecuted under Section 170(2)(a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 for fraudulent evasion of duty. Further details area as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· 15 of the cases were prosecuted for two offences under this Act</p><p>· 12 of these convictions resulted in suspended sentences totalling 104 months, with each being suspended for a period of time between 12 and 36 months</p><p>· One case resulted in the defendant being bound over</p><p>· In nine cases fines of up to £4,000 were imposed - totalling £11,700; and in two of these the defendant was given a period of up to 26 weeks to pay the fine or an additional custodial sentence would be imposed</p><p>· One conviction was converted into a time to pay agreement due to the ill health of the defendant</p><p>· One Confiscation Order was made for £98,000</p><p>· One Compensation Order was made for £500</p><p> </p><p>It would not be prudent to provide the further detailed information requested as they could lead to identification of the individuals concerned and jeopardise the safety of the defendants and their immediate families.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of how much of the diesel bought in the Republic of Ireland and brought into Northern Ireland is illegally produced or smuggled. However, tax gap figures estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland at 12-13% in 2011-12 and negligible for petrol.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps-tables</a></p><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. The UK has recently announced, jointly with Ireland, an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
grouped question UIN
HL1348 more like this
HL1351 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-08-04T13:56:41.173835Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-04T13:56:41.173835Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
121
label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney more like this
79190
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Fuels: Tax Evasion more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 15 July (HL Deb, col 501), what is their estimate of how much of the diesel bought in the Republic of Ireland and brought into Northern Ireland, is illegally produced or smuggled into the province. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Mawhinney more like this
uin HL1351 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-08-04more like thismore than 2014-08-04
answer text <p>Legislative change enacted in, The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Review of Sentencing) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (SR 249/2013) allows the appeal of unduly lenient sentences for fuel fraud to the Court of Appeal. It came into force on 9 December 2013.</p><p>All 22 convictions related to offences prosecuted under Section 170(2)(a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 for fraudulent evasion of duty. Further details area as follows:</p><p> </p><p>· 15 of the cases were prosecuted for two offences under this Act</p><p>· 12 of these convictions resulted in suspended sentences totalling 104 months, with each being suspended for a period of time between 12 and 36 months</p><p>· One case resulted in the defendant being bound over</p><p>· In nine cases fines of up to £4,000 were imposed - totalling £11,700; and in two of these the defendant was given a period of up to 26 weeks to pay the fine or an additional custodial sentence would be imposed</p><p>· One conviction was converted into a time to pay agreement due to the ill health of the defendant</p><p>· One Confiscation Order was made for £98,000</p><p>· One Compensation Order was made for £500</p><p> </p><p>It would not be prudent to provide the further detailed information requested as they could lead to identification of the individuals concerned and jeopardise the safety of the defendants and their immediate families.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of how much of the diesel bought in the Republic of Ireland and brought into Northern Ireland is illegally produced or smuggled. However, tax gap figures estimate the market share for all illicit diesel in Northern Ireland at 12-13% in 2011-12 and negligible for petrol.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measuring-tax-gaps-tables</a></p><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. The UK has recently announced, jointly with Ireland, an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
grouped question UIN
HL1348 more like this
HL1349 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-08-04T13:56:41.2700089Zmore like thismore than 2014-08-04T13:56:41.2700089Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
121
label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney more like this