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781190

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date	31/10/2017
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
hansard heading	Pakistan: Blasphemy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan following the lynching in April of Mashal Khan, a student of Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, for allegedly publishing blasphemous content online and expressing liberal and secular views; if so, what response they have received; and whether they have made other representations to the government of Pakistan on cases involving deaths or imprisonment following breaches of the country’s blasphemy laws in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>We were deeply concerned by the case of Mashal Khan. We understand that a Supreme Court mandated investigation found no evidence of Mr Khan committing blasphemy. We also understand that 57 individuals were indicted in September and are currently facing trial in Pakistan’s Anti-Terror Courts in connection to this case.</p><p><br>The Government regularly applies diplomatic pressure on countries which implement blasphemy laws. These laws generally limit freedom of expression and are only compatible with international human rights law in narrow circumstances when they are used to prevent or punish incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence. The UK regularly raises our concerns about the blasphemy laws and their misuse with the Pakistani Government. The Foreign Secretary raised the blasphemy laws and their misuse during his visit to Pakistan in November 2016. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific, (Mr Field), discussed Pakistan’s blasphemy laws on 8 November on his visit to Pakistan. ​We will discuss Pakistan’s human rights record, including concerns about the blasphemy laws in more detail at its Universal Periodic Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/11/2017 16:23:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

781191

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date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the commitment made by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 20 March (HL Deb, col 40) to consider the definition of prohibited material in the Government’s Internet Security Strategy Green Paper, and the reference by the Minister of State for Digital Policy on 26 April (HC Deb, col 1126) to such definitions as unfinished business, why the Green Paper does not address the issue of definitions
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act (2017) requires the Secretary of State for Digital Culture, Media and Sport to produce a report on the effectiveness of age verification measures 12 months after the powers come into force. We will use this review to consider wider impact and consult on the definitions used in this part of the Act.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL2777 question first answered 14/11/2017 12:36:41 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

781192

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Government's Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper, published on 11 October,  addresses the issue of the anonymity of internet users.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Internet Safety Strategy recognises that the Internet can facilitate abuse and harassment, and enables individuals to attack people anonymously and those they have never met. As part of the Strategy consultation, we are gathering information on users' experience of online abuse.</p><p>We are also consulting on the introduction of a code of practice, as laid out in the Digital Economy Act 2017. The Act requires that the code addresses conduct that involves bullying or insulting an individual online, or other behaviour likely to intimidate or humiliate the individual. Our online survey consultation specifically asks whether the code of practice should include steps to tackle those who use anonymous social media accounts to abuse others.</p><p>We will use the information gathered during our consultation to inform future policy development.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 09/11/2017 15:35:11 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

781193

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment: Channel Islands
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that NHS Trusts have been advised to charge residents of Channel Islands 150 per cent of the cost of specialist treatments received at English hospitals.
tabling member printed	Lord Beith
uin	HL2757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a residence based health care system, and entitlement to free National Health Service care is largely based on being ordinarily resident in the UK, or being otherwise exempt from charge under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, as amended the Charging Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>A person who is not ordinarily resident in the UK (an overseas visitor) is subject to the Charging Regulations, which require providers of NHS relevant services to make and recover charges from overseas visitors unless an exemption category in the Charging Regulations applies. Since April 2015, it is a requirement when making these charges to apply a charge of 150% of the national tariff to those overseas visitors who are resident outside the European Economic Area, including those resident in the Channel Islands.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 13/11/2017 15:25:00 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

781195

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many signal failures there have been on the West Coast Main Line in 2017 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL2749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>This an operational matter for Network Rail; the Department for Transport does not hold this information.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/11/2017 12:28:32 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

781196

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: North West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many academies have been established in the North West of England in each of the last two years to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL2750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>As of 1 October 2017, a total of 148 academies, free schools, studio schools and University Technical Colleges (UTCs) have opened in the past two years in the North West region of England - 76 opened in the 2016 calendar year and 72 have opened in the 2017 calendar year to date. The breakdown of these is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academy Converter</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsor Led Academy</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Studio school</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UTC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As at 1 October 2017 a total of 1942 academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs have opened in the past two years in England. The breakdown of these is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academy Converter</p></td><td><p>681</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>1343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsor Led Academy</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Studio school</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UTC</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>968</p></td><td><p>974</p></td><td><p>1942</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 14/11/2017 12:31:05 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

781197

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Human Rights
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 October (HL1818), what were the outcomes of their conversations with the government of Saudi Arabia on human rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL2760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>We regularly and robustly raise human rights cases with Saudi Arabia, including through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Human Rights Report in which Saudi Arabia is listed as a Human Rights Priority Country due to the death penalty, women's rights and the restrictions on freedom of expression and belief. We believe that, together with our international partners on human rights, we have been able to influence gradual but positive change in women's rights. We welcome recent developments such as the Royal Decree permitting women to obtain driving licenses from June 2018 and greater female participation in the workforce.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/11/2017 16:23:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

781198

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to reduce the adult prison population, using methods similar to those which have successfully reduced the number of youths in custody.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text Prison numbers can fluctuate, which is why we have a robust set of plans in place to ensure we will always have enough places for offenders committed to custody by the courts. This includes modernising the estate and building new accommodation. We want to see the number of people imprisoned fall, but not by setting an arbitrary figure for reduction. To address the level of re-offending, which remains unacceptably high, we are committed to transforming all prisons into places of safety and reform and to ensuring that community penalties are tough, effective and command the confidence of sentencers. There are significant differences in the adult and youth justice systems. We will continue to assess, however, whether approaches adopted for youths have a broader application. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/11/2017 15:23:20 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

781201

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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
hansard heading	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last had a face to face conversation with representatives of the government of Bahrain about human rights issues; what conclusions they drew from that conversation; whether they raised the cases of (1) Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, (2) Nabeel Rajat, (3) Mahmood Marzooq, and (4) Hajar Mansoor Hasan; and if so, with what result.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Middle East had face to face meetings with members of the Bahraini Administration during his visit to Manama on 19 October. He covered a wide range of topics including human rights. The UK Government continues to emphasise the need to respect the rights of all citizens and to act proportionately to protect human rights, including freedom of expression. We have raised our concerns with the Bahraini government at the highest levels.</p><p>We have raised the referenced cases at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. We understand there is now a right of appeal to these sentences. The UK Government will continue to closely monitor proceedings.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/11/2017 16:14:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

781202

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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
hansard heading	China: Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to legislate to criminalise the visiting of China to receive organ transplants.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned about reports of involuntary organ removal taking place in China, and suggestions that minority and religious groups are being specifically targeted. We have raised this issue with the Chinese authorities.</p><p>Despite UK physicians advising patients against it, it is very difficult to prevent UK citizens travelling to less well-regulated countries to seek an organ transplant. Although numbers in the UK are not collated, it is thought that very few patients in the UK choose to do so. There are no plans to legislate on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/11/2017 16:16:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton