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date	11/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money has been allocated from the public purse by the Legal Aid Agency for legal teams of the survivors and bereaved families in the Grenfell Inquiry as of the start of the opening statements to that inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	151224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear that survivors, families of victims and local residents affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy will have government funding for legal representation. This was confirmed by the Prime Minister’s notice of determination to the Inquiry, published on 22 August.</p><p><br></p><p>The independent Inquiry will publish details of its expenditure, including legal costs, on its website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/06/2018 08:49:08 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

921348

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the National Security Adviser on the current and future intensity of the threat environment.
tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
uin	905756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As the House is aware, the Ministry of Defence is currently conducting the Modernising Defence Programme.</p><p>I meet the National Security Adviser on a regular basis to discuss key issues including Russia’s increasingly destabilising behaviour, conflict and tension in Syria and the wider Middle East, the spread of violent extremism and organised crime in ungoverned spaces, and the situation on the Korean peninsula.</p><p>The Modernising Defence Programme will take all of this into account as we determine what capabilities and policies we need to meet the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

921349

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Battlegroups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Government's decision to withdraw from leading the EU battlegroup in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	905759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>In March this year, given ongoing negotiations about post-Brexit arrangements between the UK and EU, we decided to withdraw our provisional offer to lead an EU Battlegroup in the second half of 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Our decision gave good time for another Member State to take on the role.</p><p> </p><p>The UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement has confirmed that the UK may not lead an EU Battlegroup during the Implementation Period.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 15:47:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

921350

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	North Korea: South Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the military situation on the Korean peninsula.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	905761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Tensions on the Korean peninsula are lower than for some time.</p><p>We look forward to the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un and hope that it results in an agreement that brings about complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>I urge Kim Jong-Un to heed the clear message that it is only through a change of course that he can realise the security and prosperity that North Korea claims to seek.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:46:27 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

921351

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the strategic importance of sea power for UK security and prosperity.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	905766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As is befitting an island nation, the UK has one of the most capable, skilled and experienced navies in the world. It is of vital strategic importance to UK security and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/06/2018 15:45:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

921762

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have received about any issues in relation to safeguarding or sexual abuse of Rohingya women and children in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; and what action they intend to take in response to such issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL8471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that Rohingya women and girls face risks in the camps including domestic violence, sexual harassment, forced labour and sexual exploitation. DFID is helping to provide services including psycho-social counselling, reproductive health services, child-friendly spaces, safe shelters and legal advice. We are also providing essential support for personal safety, including improved lighting and alarms to help keep women and girls safer.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/06/2018 14:48:28 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

921763

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following completion of pre-legislative scrutiny by the House of Commons Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill, when they expect to introduce such a Bill before Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL8472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The public consultation on the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill closed on the 31 January 2018. We are currently considering the responses and will be responding shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/06/2018 10:46:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

921764

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have had with animal welfare organisations campaigning for five-year sentences for animal cruelty, including Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, since the consultation on the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill closed.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL8473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>We have held several meetings with animal welfare organisations on a variety of subjects including this one.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/06/2018 10:46:14 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

921765

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to requesting a World Trade Organisation dispute panel be established to settle the dispute with the United States over recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminium.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL8474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Whilst we remain a Member State, the EU is responsible for initiating and defending trade disputes on the UK's behalf. Therefore, the UK cannot, at the moment, initiate a dispute of its own accord. The EU launched a WTO dispute, challenging US steel and aluminium tariffs on 1 June. The UK fully supports the global rules-based trade system, open and free trade, and measures to tackle unfair trade where necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 25/06/2018 10:39:01 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

921767

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the terms of reference for the review of Tier 2 visas; and when they expect to announce any changes to the Tier 2 visa policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL8475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>On Friday 15 June, the Government announced changes to the allocation of places within the Tier 2 (General) cap of 20,700. The change – which will be implemented through amended Immigration Rules coming into effect on 6 July – will ensure that all doctors and all nurses needed in the UK will be able to be recruited to work here without being counted against the cap. This is intended to be a temporary change which recognises the importance of alleviating pressure on the NHS and which creates extra space within the cap for other sectors of the economy.</p><p>In parallel to this change, we have also commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the full composition of the Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 25/06/2018 11:16:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington