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227413

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date	16/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received indications of concern from the Financial Conduct Authority about the mis-selling of annuities as a result of failure to take into account health issues; and whether they have taken into account the same risk to those converting pension balances to a lump sum.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>In December 2014, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its thematic review on non-advised annuities sales. This found evidence that firms’ sales practices were contributing to consumers potentially buying the wrong annuity for their circumstances, particularly in not buying an enhanced (higher return) annuity when they may be eligible for one, for example if they have a medical condition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA is asking firms that participated in the review to conduct further work to determine whether its findings in relation to enhanced annuities are indicative of a widespread problem. The FCA will then review this additional evidence, and will consider what action to take.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government’s new free and impartial pensions guidance service – Pension Wise – will encourage consumers seeking to take advantage of the new pensions freedoms to properly consider their health as part of their retirement income decision. The new pension flexibilities come into force on 6 April 2015, and the FCA has announced that, from that date, firms will have to provide retirement risk warnings to consumers at the point when they have decided they wish to take a specific action and access their defined contribution pension savings. For example, where a consumer says they would like to purchase an annuity and the provider identifies that the consumer has poor health, the provider should inform the consumer that they could be eligible for a better value annuity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 26/03/2015 13:55:04 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

227414

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	BBC Trust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action the Department for Culture, Media and Sport takes to ensure that the trustees of the BBC Trust meet their time commitments and that they physically attend meetings rather than participating by telephone.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>There is no requirement on Government to monitor internal BBC Trust processes such as attendance at meetings or overall time requirements on Trustees. The BBC Trust reports on Trustees' attendance in the BBC Annual Report which can be found at: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/2014/bbc-trust/inside-the-trust/governance.html" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/2014/bbc-trust/inside-the-trust/governance.html</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/03/2015 15:43:47 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

227415

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	Vietnam
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to pursue the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Professor Heiner Bielefeldt, in his report A/HRC/28/66/Add.2 on freedom of religion and belief in Vietnam, at (1) the United Nations, (2) the United Nations Human Rights Council and (3) in their direct communications with the government of Vietnam.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL5736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), raised our human rights concerns at his recent visit to Vietnam, both during the Strategic Dialogue and in a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on 27 February. Our Embassy in Hanoi also works closely with Embassies of likeminded countries to ensure freedom of religion or belief is raised regularly with the Vietnamese authorities, for example at the EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue in January. In our annual Human Rights Report we highlighted our concerns about vague provisions within the current penal code of Vietnam, including the article highlighted in the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations, and encouraged the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take appropriate steps. We also played a full role in the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam in 2014. We will continue to champion the UN’s special procedure mechanisms and urge all UN member states to offer an open invitation to and cooperate with Rapporteurs on country visits. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/03/2015 14:23:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

227416

registered interest
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

227423

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 support they have given to Scott Campbell, the Director of the United Nations joint human rights office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was recently expelled from that country for publishing a report documenting police killing of street children known as kuluna.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 6 March to the noble Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (HL5054). Our Ambassador in Kinshasa made clear in his official statement of 20 October 2014 the UK Government’s profound concern over the expulsion of Scott Campbell. The UN Security Council has given a mandate to its Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to monitor, report and follow-up on human rights violations and abuses. The Joint Human Rights Office’s reporting and its recommendations for action by the Government of the DRC and the international community are an important element of the UN’s work in the DRC and we expect it to be treated with respect. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/03/2015 14:23:49 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool