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747963

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date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of introducing a double lock on Pension Credit uprating from 2018–19 onwards, uprating pensions by the highest of the consumer price index or earnings inflation, (1) over the course of this Parliament, (2) over the next 10 years, and (3) up to 2050.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>No estimate of the cost of introducing a double lock on Pension Credit uprating has been made. The legislative requirement is that the standard minimum guarantee in Pension Credit should increase at least in line with earnings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 18/07/2017 16:24:54 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

747964

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the claims included in a press release issued by Amnesty International on 4 July concerning (1) forcible displacement in the Equatorial region of South Sudan, (2) war crimes against civilians, (3) abduction and gang-rape, and (4) food shortages and starvation resulting from conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>​We are deeply concerned about the violence, and forced relocation of populations along ethnic lines in South Sudan, along with the blocking of humanitarian access. We take very seriously the UN reports which suggest that civilian populations have been deliberately targeted on the basis of their ethnic identity.</p><p>We are working through the UN, EU, and with regional partners to make clear our concerns about the insecurity, and to try to prevent an increase in violence. The UK Government urges all parties to show restraint, to end the fighting, and to return to an inclusive political process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2017 15:24:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

747965

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that (1) civilians in the Equatorial region of South Sudan are protected under international law, (2) those on all sides responsible for war crimes are brought to justice, and (3) UN peacekeepers fulfil their mandate to protect civilians.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and continues to lobby the Government of South Sudan to cooperate fully with the Mission so that it can fulfil its mandate to protect civilians, monitor the human rights situation, and secure the delivery of humanitarian aid. We have contributed nearly 400 troops to UNMISS to provide vital medical and engineering support, which will help to improve the delivery of the Mission.</p><p>The 2015 Peace Agreement mandated the creation of a Hybrid Court in South Sudan for the most serious of crimes. We continue to urge all parties to accelerate the establishment of the Court. The UK Government has jointly led a resolution at the Human Rights Council in Geneva which extended the mandate of the South Sudan Human Rights Commission to gather evidence of crimes for use in a court of law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2017 15:24:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

747966

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of North Korea's claim to have tested a long-range intercontinental missile.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>​North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on 4 July is a clear violation of numerous Security Council resolutions. It is yet another reminder of the grave danger that North Korea poses. As a consequence on 5 July, the North Korean Ambassador was summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UN Security Council met to condemn the test. We will work with partners on further measures to address the threat to international peace and security posed by North Korea's destabilising and provocative conduct.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 18/07/2017 17:00:02 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

747967

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether civil servants in the Department of Health are permitted to use the term “hard Brexit” in official briefing papers.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to seizing the opportunities arising from exiting the European Union, and to ensuring that we exit smoothly on the best possible terms. The terms 'hard' and 'soft' are commonly used outside the Civil Service and within discussions around EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>The role of the Civil Service is to provide impartial advice and to deliver Government policy, and is focused on delivering this Government’s commitment to leave the EU and get the very best deal for the United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 17/07/2017 11:52:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

747322

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they, or their agencies, give to universities on the appropriate remuneration of vice-chancellors.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous bodies and it is for them to determine pay arrangements for their staff. However, the Government, in the 2017/18 Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) grant letter stated:</p><p> </p><p>“The Government is clear that efficiency includes demonstrating restraint in senior pay and remains concerned about the substantial upwards drift in salaries of some top management. We would like to see senior leaders in the sector exercise more pay restraint.”</p><p> </p><p>Jo Johnson, the Minister for Universities and Science, has continued to call on the sector to show restraint in Vice Chancellors' pay and for the sector to demonstrate more leadership especially at a time when students are concerned about value for money.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/07/2017 10:38:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747324

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they, or their agencies, give to universities on the appropriate fee level to set in respect of undergraduate courses.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Fees for English domiciled undergraduate students studying at Higher Education Institutions that are funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) are subject to maximum fees, which are set in legislation. HEFCE funded institutions that have an access agreement in place for widening participation with the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) can charge a higher fee than those that do not. In addition, HEFCE funded institutions that have demonstrated high quality teaching by achieving a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) rating can charge up to a higher fee than those that do not.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/07/2017 11:49:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747326

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether, in the past 12 months, they, or their agencies, have advised any university, or universities, that proposed fee levels were unacceptably high; and if so, what that advice was.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The government does not assess the fees of individual institutions. It sets maximum fees for eligible students in legislation. Only those institutions with an access agreement in place for widening participation with the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) can charge fees up to a highest cap.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 14/07/2017 10:38:21 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747328

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many officials with substantial experience of international trade negotiations have been appointed to the Department for International Trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has a strong and capable trade policy team which has grown significantly since June 2016 (from 45 to over 300 today), and is continuing to grow.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hire the brightest and best talent from within the UK civil service and externally, in order to build a world class trade policy team that can deliver the best outcomes for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>At this stage, the Department’s primary focus is on developing our trade policy positions, international relationships and approach to future trade negotiations to ensure we are in the best position to agree trade deals once we exit the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently appointed Crawford Falconer to the role of Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and Head of Trade Profession. Mr Falconer brings a wealth of global trade expertise from over 25 years of working on trade policy in the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization and academia.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 17/07/2017 12:24:59 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

747330

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what advice they, or their agencies, have given to multi-academy trusts on the remuneration of their chief executives.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Academy trusts are responsible for setting their own remuneration for staff, and best placed to consider the factors relevant to their decisions on this. It is essential that we have the best people to lead our schools if we are to raise standards.</p><p>We hold an analysis of multi-academy trusts that pay staff more than £150,000, but do not have a list of those between £140,000 and £150,000. The analysis does not identify the names of the individuals nor whether they are the chief executive. The latest available data, for the year ended 31 August 2015, is in the table below, which identifies 71 trusts (3%) paying over £150,000. We expect data for the year ended 31 August 2016 to be available by the end of July 2017.</p><p>Information about remuneration is available in trusts’ financial statements published online by Companies House (available by searching “Companies House service”).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Company No.</p></td><td><p>Multi-academy trusts paying remuneration of more than £150,000 to an employee: year ended 31 August 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6625091</p></td><td><p>ACADEMIES ENTERPRISE TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7846852</p></td><td><p>ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7977940</p></td><td><p>AMBITIONS ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5112090</p></td><td><p>ARK SCHOOLS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7867577</p></td><td><p>ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4389132</p></td><td><p>BARNET CITY ACADEMY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7768726</p></td><td><p>BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7540236</p></td><td><p>BRAMPTON MANOR TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7695771</p></td><td><p>BRIGHT FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7808732</p></td><td><p>CARMEL EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7827368</p></td><td><p>CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8179498</p></td><td><p>CHINGFORD ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4504128</p></td><td><p>CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7617529</p></td><td><p>CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2303464</p></td><td><p>DIXONS ACADEMIES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6526376</p></td><td><p>E-ACT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5853746</p></td><td><p>GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7551959</p></td><td><p>GLF SCHOOLS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7687897</p></td><td><p>GRAVENEY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6864339</p></td><td><p>GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7416734</p></td><td><p>GURU NANAK SIKH ACADEMY LIMITED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2535091</p></td><td><p>HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6228587</p></td><td><p>HARRIS FEDERATION</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7949111</p></td><td><p>HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8269066</p></td><td><p>HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8179349</p></td><td><p>INSPIRATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8657945</p></td><td><p>INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7398467</p></td><td><p>IVYBRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8296921</p></td><td><p>L.E.A.D. MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2387916</p></td><td><p>LANDAU FORTE CHARITABLE TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7361021</p></td><td><p>LEARNER ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT PARTNERSHIP MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8066610</p></td><td><p>LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8743560</p></td><td><p>LOXFORD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7548754</p></td><td><p>MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7348167</p></td><td><p>NINESTILES ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5067702</p></td><td><p>NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5398529</p></td><td><p>OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6982127</p></td><td><p>ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6995649</p></td><td><p>OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8469218</p></td><td><p>PARADIGM TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8339345</p></td><td><p>PARTNERSHIP LEARNING</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7749786</p></td><td><p>PERRY BEECHES THE ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7493622</p></td><td><p>QED ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7386086</p></td><td><p>SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP TRUST ACADEMIES</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7344732</p></td><td><p>SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7730920</p></td><td><p>THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8158309</p></td><td><p>THE BOSTON WITHAM ACADEMIES FEDERATION</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2400784</p></td><td><p>THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8148675</p></td><td><p>THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6182612</p></td><td><p>THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8027943</p></td><td><p>THE DEAN TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8039629</p></td><td><p>THE DOVER FEDERATION FOR THE ARTS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7848783</p></td><td><p>THE EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7827747</p></td><td><p>THE EVOLVE TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7465701</p></td><td><p>THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7614421</p></td><td><p>THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7597068</p></td><td><p>THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5735093</p></td><td><p>THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5358533</p></td><td><p>THE LANGLEY ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6462935</p></td><td><p>THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7990619</p></td><td><p>THE RODILLIAN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8107310</p></td><td><p>THE SILVER BIRCH ACADEMY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7359755</p></td><td><p>THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7569727</p></td><td><p>THE WILLIAMSON TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8085503</p></td><td><p>TOLLBAR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7635510</p></td><td><p>TORCH ACADEMY GATEWAY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7559256</p></td><td><p>VALLEY INVICTA ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7462885</p></td><td><p>WAKEFIELD CITY ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8531479</p></td><td><p>WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8833508</p></td><td><p>WICKERSLEY PARTNERSHIP TRUST</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6415729</p></td><td><p>WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL314 question first answered 12/07/2017 11:53:26 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis