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101714

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date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Bullying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to tackle homophobic bullying in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made preventing and tackling bullying one of its top priorities by striking the right balance between schools’ legal requirements, freedom and accountability.</p><p>On 16 October, the Department for Education announced the £25 million National Prospectus grants programme. Voluntary and community sector organisations, social enterprises and other organisations will be able to bid for part of this funding to tackle bullying. On 29 October, in tandem with the Government Equalities Office, the Department also announced that £2 million will be made available in 2015-16 to help schools tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying more effectively.</p><p>All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy with measures to address all forms of bullying, including homophobic bullying. We have strengthened teachers’ powers to tackle bullying and are providing £4 million to anti-bullying organisations that are working with schools and children to combat bullying. We have also issued specific advice to schools on preventing and tackling bullying in which we link to national organisations such as Stonewall who can provide specialist advice to schools to tackle homophobia. This information is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying</a></p><p>Schools are also held to account by Ofsted for their effectiveness in managing pupil behaviour and safety, which includes homophobic bullying. Inspectors must consider pupils’ freedom from all forms of harassment, bullying and discrimination. As part of the inspection, schools are asked to make available evidence of records and analysis of bullying, in particular homophobic bullying.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/11/2014 16:59:46 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

101716

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the decision by the government of Israel to close access to Al-Aqsa mosque; and whether they intend to raise the matter at the European Union Council of Ministers.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL2525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The temporary closure of the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif compound on 30 October has added to the growing tensions in East Jerusalem. There is a serious risk of escalation and further violence. Along with international partners, including other EU Member States, we will continue to press all sides to de-escalate and protect the status quo, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely in the run up to the Foreign Affairs Council later this month.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/11/2014 14:06:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

101717

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Occupied Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the decision by the government of Israel to build a further 1,000 homes in East Jerusalem; and whether they intend to raise the matter at the European Union Council of Ministers.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL2526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), issued a statement on 29 October condemning the announcement of plans for 1060 new housing units in East Jerusalem. He made clear that this was an ill-judged and ill-timed decision, which makes it harder to achieve a two state solution with Jerusalem as a shared capital. We will continue to work closely with European partners to discourage settlement expansion, and discussions are currently underway in Brussels to that end. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/11/2014 14:07:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

101721

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	EU Economic Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why paragraphs 7 and 8 of the European Council’s Conclusions of its meeting of 23 and 24 October were excluded from their Statements about that meeting to both Houses of Parliament on 27 October.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Paragraph 7 of the October European Council Conclusions refers to the first of five priority areas (stronger economies with more jobs) of the Strategic Agenda for the Union in Times of Change, the EU’s priorities for the next five years, as agreed by EU Leaders in the June 2014 European Council. <br>Paragraph 8 focuses on European Council support for concrete policy actions to boost investment, especially the Commission’s proposed €300 billion investment initiative, encouraging full use of all existing and allocated EU resources. The UK successfully pushed for private investment to be a key part of this language. The investment package is currently a policy initiative to be discussed by EU Heads of State at the December European Council. The economic growth and jobs that the package aims to stimulate in the economies of EU Member States is of significant importance to the UK economy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/11/2014 15:06:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

101723

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	EU Economic Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister in response to Cheryl Gillan MP on 27 October (HC Deb, col 36), when they will inform Parliament of the share of the European Commission’s new €300 billion investment package which will be borne by the United Kingdom, whether through the European Investment Bank or otherwise; and when the United Kingdom will have to pay it.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Exact details of the package, including financing, are yet to be determined but the European Commission’s Task Force will report to the European Council in December about the next steps. The UK has a great deal of experience to share in this area by virtue of our National Infrastructure Plan and Guarantee Scheme. The Government will inform Parliament about the details at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/11/2014 15:08:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

101724

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	EU Economic Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether at the European Council meeting on 23 and 24 October the Prime Minister agreed to the European Commission's new €300 billion investment package over 2015 to 2017, known as the Strategic Agenda for the Union in Times of Change, or whether he was outvoted.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text The Strategic Agenda and the European Commission’s proposed €300billion investment package are different things. The Strategic Agenda for the Union in Times of Change, as agreed by EU Leaders in the June 2014 European Council, outlines five priorities to guide the EU over the next five years. These priorities are stronger economies with more jobs; societies enabled to empower and protect; a secure energy and climate future; a trusted area of fundamental freedoms and effective joint action in the world. The planned investment package is a proposed way to work towards the first of these priorities. Exact details of the package, including financing, are yet to be determined. The European Commission’s Task Force will report to the European Council in December about the next steps. The UK has a great deal of experience to share in this area by virtue of our National Infrastructure Plan and Guarantee Scheme. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/11/2014 15:10:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

101729

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Burkina Faso
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 decision of the President of Burkina Faso to amend the country’s constitution to permit him to seek a third term in office.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL2538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The decision by President Compaoré to attempt to amend the constitution has proved disastrous for democracy in Burkina Faso. The UK and our international partners had cautioned President Compaoré against seeking a third term, highlighting the potential risks that taking such action would pose. In the event, the demonstrations resulted in President Compaoré being swept from power and an interim military government being installed.</p><p>We now call on the Burkinabe military and security forces to move swiftly to restore a democratically elected civilian government in Burkina Faso. We urge all parts of society to work calmly and collaboratively in this endeavour. We also support the efforts of the African Union, the Economic Community Of West African States and the UN to bring this crisis to a swift and peaceful resolution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/11/2014 14:39:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

101730

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Burkina Faso
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work the United Kingdom Special Envoy has undertaken in Burkina Faso since being appointed to the post.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL2539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Since being appointed in October 2012, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for the Sahel has devoted much of his time to helping to resolve the crisis in Mali. He has visited most countries in the North and West Africa region, but has not yet visited Burkina Faso in his current role. The then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for International Development, the right Hon. member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Lynne Featherstone), visited Burkina Faso in February 2014.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/11/2014 14:27:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

101731

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Burkina Faso
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 risks of (1) domestic, and (2) regional, destabilisation as a result of current political events in Burkina Faso.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL2540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK and our international partners cautioned President Compaoré against amending the constitution ahead of the elections in 2015, highlighting the risks that such a course of action would pose. We have seen these consequences manifest themselves:</p><p>1) Domestically, demonstrations have seen President Compaoré swept from power, the constitution suspended and a military government installed. We now urge the interim authorities to work with all parties to bring about a swift return of civilian democratic governance.</p><p>2) Prolonged instability in Burkina Faso could have a wider impact given the underlying security and development challenges in the region. Therefore, we support the efforts of the African Union and the Economic Community Of West African States, alongside the UN, to bring about a resolution to the crisis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/11/2014 14:27:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

101751

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Burkina Faso
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 political situation in Burkina Faso.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the violence and uncertainty in Burkina Faso, caused by President Blaise Compaoré’s attempt to change the constitution in order to seek a third term, and the subsequent installation of a military government.</p><p>We call on the Burkinabe military authorities to work swiftly with all parts of society to restore a democratically elected civilian government in Burkina Faso. We also support the efforts of the African Union, the Economic Community Of West African States and the UN to bring this crisis to a swift and peaceful resolution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/11/2014 14:28:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark