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514297

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date	20/04/2016
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	China: Christianity
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 China about (1) reports of a pastor’s wife who was buried alive during the demolition of a church in Henan Province; (2) the demolition of churches, and the imprisonment and detention of religious leaders; and (3) the disappearance of several Catholic priests in Hebei Province.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China. We were concerned by reports that Ding Cuimei was buried alive on 14 April while protesting at the demolition of a church in Henan Province. We intend to raise Ding’s case at the next round of the annual UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.</p><p>We are aware of reports of the closure or demolition of churches and that individuals are being harassed or detained for their beliefs. We are aware, too, of reports of the recent disappearance of a number of Catholic priests in Hebei Province, such as Father Yang Jianwei. We are concerned by all instances where the whereabouts of detainees remains undisclosed, and where detainees are held without access to legal counsel or visits from relatives.</p><p>We continue to raise the full range of our concerns about freedom of religion and the restrictions placed on Christianity with the Chinese authorities. We also place on record our concerns in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy, published on 21 April, and in updates to it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/05/2016 12:56:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

514299

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budget has been allocated to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in each year since its creation.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL7789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested regarding the budget that has been allocated to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) since its creation, is highlighted in the table below. This information can also be located in the published CCRC annual report.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2007/8 budgets were allocated by the Home Office, as the sponsor department.</p><p>For this reason, the MoJ only holds the information from the date that the sponsorship function transferred to MoJ. Since 2007/8, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has had the following net levels of funding:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Funding £ Ms</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/8</p></td><td><p>6.701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>6.661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>6.560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>6.324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>5.920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5.277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>5.178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5.178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5.178</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/05/2016 14:06:13 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

514300

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications the Criminal Cases Review Commission has received in each year since its creation.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL7790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The information requested regarding the number of applications the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has received since its creation, is highlighted in the table below. This information can also be located in the published CCRC annual report.</p><p> </p><p>Since its creation in 1997, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has had 20,367 applications. This figure excludes 279 applications that were transferred from the Home Office when the CCRC started operating in 1997. This is broken down as:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/8</p></td><td><p>1,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/9</p></td><td><p>1,037</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/0</p></td><td><p>777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/1</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2</p></td><td><p>834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/3</p></td><td><p>932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/4</p></td><td><p>885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/5</p></td><td><p>955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/6</p></td><td><p>1011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/7</p></td><td><p>1051</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/8</p></td><td><p>984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>919</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1480</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/05/2016 14:07:27 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

514301

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications the Criminal Cases Review Commission has received since its creation that subsequently succeeded on appeal.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL7791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>Since its creation in 1997 the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) had referred 619 cases, to the relevant court, by 31 March 2016. As at 31 March 2016 596 of the referrals had been heard by the court. 406 Appeals have been allowed, 178 have been dismissed and 12 have been abandoned.</p><p> </p><p>This information can also be located in the published CCRC annual report.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 05/05/2016 14:21:49 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

514302

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
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	Bahrain: Administration of Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make an urgent appeal to HM the King of Bahrain for clemency in the cases of Mr Mohamed Ramadan and Mr Hussein Ali Musa.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government regularly discusses human rights and reform with the Government of Bahrain. Although there has been a de facto moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Bahrain since 2010, we are concerned that a number of individuals have received death sentences since then. The UK’s opposition to the death penalty is well known. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), raised the cases of Mr Mohamed Ramadan and Mr Husain Al Moosa with the Bahraini Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, on 8 March. We continue to monitor these cases closely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 15:17:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

514303

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
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	Turkey: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Turkey about the recently reported killings by Turkish forces of Syrians, including women and children, attempting to flee into Turkey; whether they will call for compensation to be paid to survivors in those families; and what assessment they have made of whether those killings undermine the principles of the EU's agreement with Turkey about refugees and migrants.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>We regularly raise with the Government of Turkey issues relating to the management of the border with Syria and the treatment of refugees. We are aware of allegations of civilians being shot trying to cross the border from Syria into Turkey but have seen no evidence to substantiate them. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees is also unable to confirm these allegations, which have been strongly refuted by the Government of Turkey.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 15:18:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

514304

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will now update the benefit-cost ratios for both Phase 1 of HS2 and the complete project to allow for: (1) extra costs arising from the mitigation and compensation that has already been agreed or should be allowed for as a contingency to cover recommendations of the House of Commons High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Select Committee and other Parliamentary committees or official bodies, and negotiations between the Government and affected parties; (2) any extra expenditure required to strengthen the track in order to run trains at the proposed speed, in the light of the research conducted by Professor Peter Woodward; (3) any other costs extra to those allowed for in previous benefit-cost ratio calculations; (4) revised estimates of benefits; and (5) delays in construction and the start of operations not anticipated in previous benefit-cost ratio calculations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL7794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government intends to publish updated benefit-cost ratios for different phases of the scheme at the next iteration of the relevant business cases, including Phase 1, reflecting all the latest information on costs and benefits.</p><p> </p><p>All published benefit-cost ratios for HS2 account for unexpected costs. For Phase 1, the benefit-cost ratio published in October 2013 in the <em>Economic Case for HS2</em> included contingencies for unforeseen costs. There is therefore no increase to overall costs as a result of the Parliamentary process, as the cost estimate included provision for that process. The benefit-cost ratio was also tested against a range of different cost assumptions.</p><p> </p><p>For the rest of the project, the cost estimates were adjusted for optimism bias. The benefit-cost ratio estimates for the full Y and Phase 2a in latest update, published in November 2015 in the <em>West Midlands to Crewe Economic Case</em>, also accounted for the risk of construction inflation exceeding general inflation over the next five years. This information has been placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p>There is no change to the planned opening date for HS2 and HS2 Ltd remain on track to start construction in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2016 11:53:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

514305

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their intention that the 20,000 refugees being brought to the UK before 2020 will be housed in local authority accommodation or hosted by British families.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK has been operating resettlement schemes for many years and we already have established an effective networks to accommodate and support resettled people. We continue to work closely with Local Authorities to ensure infrastructure and support networks are in place for the appropriate care and integration of these refugees. This includes ensuring suitable housing is available for them. The accommodation provided to refugees resettled in the UK under the Syrian VPR programme is likely to be private rented accommodation and will be within existing local housing allowance rates. We are not looking to host Syrian refugees in people's homes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/04/2016 12:42:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

514306

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the process of resettling 20,000 refugees by 2020 fulfils the criteria of the UNHCR Integration Programme outlined in its 2013 report <i>The Integration of Resettled Refugees</i>, including provisions for pre-departure information, initial reception, orientation and documentation, social support, employment support, language training, education, healthcare, housing and income support.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK has worked closely with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees on both the development and delivery of its Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>Through the International Organisation for Migration the UK offers cultural orientation pre-departure to refugees being resettled to the UK. Upon arrival, local authorities are funded to provide refugees with a 12 month support package tailored to their individual needs which includes; accommodation, support in addressing any medical and social care needs, integration assistance and English language tuition.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/04/2016 15:22:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

514307

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost of providing accommodation for the 20,000 refugees to be resettled in the UK before 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The accommodation provided to refugees resettled in the UK under the Syrian VPR programme is likely to be private rented accommodation and will be within existing local housing allowance rates.</p><p>The first 12 months of a refugee’s resettlement costs are fully funded by central government using the overseas aid budget. At the Spending Review, the Chancellor announced an estimated £460 million over the spending review period to cover the first 12 months’ costs under the scheme. The costs which can be covered from the aid budget include, for example, any education, housing, medical or social care the refugees might need immediately on arrival.</p><p>At the Spending Review the Government committed £129 million to assist with local authority costs over years 2-5 of the scheme. This will be allocated on a tariff basis over four years, tapering from £5,000 per person in their second year in the UK, to £1,000 per person in year five.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/04/2016 12:42:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno