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227416

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date	16/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many years the Head of Carrier Enabled Power Projection has spent serving on aircraft carriers.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL5737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Carrier Enabled Power Projection (CEPP) is a joint programme, bringing together the Carriers, F-35B aircraft and Merlin Crowsnest helicopters. The Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for CEPP is the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability), who is directly accountable to the Permanent Under Secretary for Defence for the coherent delivery of the overall CEPP capability.</p><p>The principal skill set required by the SRO is leadership and experience in delivering complex programmes across Defence. Specialist experience of carrier air operations is provided by the individual SROs for the Carrier and F35B projects (Royal Navy and Royal Air Force officers, respectively), both of whom have significant experience of carrier air operations.</p><p>The CEPP SRO is also directly supported by a Programme Director (a Rear Admiral (aviator)), an Air Commodore, and a small joint staff with significant maritime and combat air experience.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/03/2015 17:25:40 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

227417

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new (1) state primary, and (2) state secondary, schools were established in England during each of the years from 1997 to 2014 inclusive, excluding schools converting to academy status.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL5738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides the numbers of new state primary and secondary schools between 2010 and 2014. This includes new free schools and new academies but does not include maintained schools that converted to academy status.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2010 the records did not capture the information in a way which would allow us to respond fully to the Rt Hon Lady’s question. For example, before 2010 the records made no distinction between genuine new provision and mergers or amalgamations of existing schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Primary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Secondary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>152</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>173</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/03/2015 14:03:21 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

227419

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they or the Pensions Regulator have received about the operation of the Pensions Regulator internet portal for the registration of contacts for the automatic enrolment of employees into workplace pensions, in particular in relation to problems with the login details supplied to employers; and what steps they plan to take to rectify any such problems to enable employers to meet the 1 April deadline for registration.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL5740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator has received feedback from some small and micro businesses about the operation of the internet portal for automatic enrolment contact detail registration, known as the &quot;nominate a contact&quot; webpage. This feedback suggests that some users are not very familiar with their PAYE reference. The letters currently sent to customers from the Regulator protects customer data by masking the first 3 digits of their PAYE reference with asterisks and some customers are trying to enter the asterisks as part of their PAYE reference which is generating an error message.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator is fully aware of the issue. To address it, they are updating the website to clarify exactly what to enter and including the full PAYE reference on relevant letters in future so employers have all the details they need in front of them when prompted by the letter to visit the automatic enrolment contact nomination webpage.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/03/2015 13:47:18 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

227420

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Lord's Resistance Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in bringing Joseph Kony and the leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army to justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has consistently promoted a co-ordinated international approach to defeating the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and continues to be active in leading this work in the UN Security Council. The African Union’s Regional Task Force continues to play a key role in tackling the LRA threat on the ground. <br><br>The LRA has been weakened, but remains a threat. It numbers approximately 250 fighters who are scattered between the Central African Republic, the Sudans and the Democratic Republic of Congo. A notable recent success was the capture in January of Dominic Ongwen, allegedly a senior commander in the LRA. Mr Ongwen has been transferred to the International Criminal Court to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:51:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227421

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo about the reported imprisonment of members of the Congolese opposition (including parliamentarians), disappearance of human rights activists, harassment of United Nations officials, and killing of journalists there; and what response they have received.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 23 February to the noble Lord Chidgey (HL4967). Officials continue to raise the ongoing detention of protestors with senior members of the Congolese government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:52:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227422

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo about the imprisonment of the Congolese opposition leaders Vano Kiboko, Jean-Bertrand Ewanga and Diomi Ndongala; and what response they have received.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 23 February to the noble Lord Chidgey (HL4967). Officials continue to raise the ongoing detention of protestors with senior members of the Congolese government. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:58:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227429

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
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 Bates on 12 February (HL4630) concerning the proposed European Union Passenger Name Records Directive, whether the directive would transfer further powers to the institutions of the European Union; and, if so, whether they consider that a referendum should be held under the provisions of the European Union Act 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The European Union Act 2011 does not apply to the exercise of competence already conferred on the EU within the existing EU Treaties, which includes the enactment of EU measures such as directives or regulations within existing areas of European Union competence (the one exception is a decision under Article 352 TFEU, which requires an Act of Parliament). The normal Parliamentary scrutiny arrangements continue to apply to proposals for EU legislation.<br><br>The proposals in the draft Passenger Name Records Directive (PNR) do not transfer further areas of competence to the European Union. In triggering the JHA opt-in, the PNR <br>Directive was however subject to the enhanced parliamentary scrutiny arrangements, including debates in both Houses in March 2011 prior to the decision that the UK should participate in the measure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2015 17:19:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

227431

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Ukraine
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 Anelay of St Johns on 9 March (HL5328) concerning the supply of 75 armoured vehicles to Ukraine, for what purpose other than military action those vehicles could be used.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text The Saxon is a lightly armoured personnel carrier (APC). The information we have received from the Ukraine Ministry of Defence states that the APCs will be used by two battalions operating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation area (ATO), and by airmobile units for reconnaissance and general patrolling. We are aware that the Ukrainians are also considering converting some of the APCs for use as “Medevac vehicles.” answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 14:03:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

227433

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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 Defence Policy
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 comment by German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen in an interview with Deutschlandfunk that a European army is "the future"; and what is their assessment of the impact of that comment, together with those by other German leaders and the President of the European Commission, on the credibility of NATO.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We have always been clear that defence is a national, not an EU, responsibility and that there is no prospect of that position changing and therefore no prospect of a European army. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), made clear NATO’s primacy in European Defence at the December 2013 European Council and we will continue to underline this with EU Partners and Institutions as we look towards the June European Council stocktake on CSDP. <br><br>NATO is the bedrock of the UK’s defence and a leading instrument of our national security. The NATO Summit in Wales showed that the Alliance is strong and united, reaffirming the centrality of NATO to European and global security.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 14:02:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

227434

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when advice will be issued to schools and initial teacher training (ITT) providers about (1) new child safety requirements relating to childcare settings, and (2) the extent to which ITT providers are allowed to share information relating to Disclosure and Barring Service checks with partner schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Donaghy
uin	HL5755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’ statutory guidance was issued in February 2015. All initial teacher training (ITT) providers should have regard to this guidance when placing students in relevant childcare settings.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is currently reviewing the statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This will include an update regarding the information that providers can share with schools in relation to non-salaried trainees.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 23/03/2015 15:25:44 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4166 label Biography information for Baroness Donaghy