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723708

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date	24/04/2017
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	Sudan: Press Freedom
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 Sudan regarding the abduction and torture of the journalist Phil Cox and the translator Daoud Hari; and, whether they intend to raise the treatment of those two individuals with the EU and the UN Human Rights Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>​Our staff in Khartoum and London worked relentlessly to make sure Mr Cox's welfare was protected and his case was handled quickly and fairly. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers raised his case at senior levels in the Sudanese government. The UK takes all allegations of mistreatment of British Nationals very seriously and expresses its deep concern at the allegations raised by Mr Cox. The British Embassy in Khartoum raised our concerns about the allegations with the Government of Sudan and have requested that a thorough, independent and impartial investigation is undertaken. On the treatment of Mr Daoud Hari, as he is not a British National, it is not within our consular remit to raise allegations of his mistreatment with the Government of Sudan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:10:55 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723712

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	North Korea: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 5 April (HL6328), what discussions they have had with the investigating authorities to determine whether the DPRK's actions constitute an act of terrorism under the UK's domestic legal definition.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>These cases have been investigated in the Republic of Korea (ROK) by the relevant ROK authorities. It is for the ROK authorities to determine if these cases involve terrorist acts, in line with the relevant legal framework.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:00:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723713

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Korea National Insurance Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 3 February (HL4923), whether they have anything to add to their reply about the activities of the Korea National Insurance Corporation; whether they believe that the activities of that Corporation are licit and lawful and whether they believe funds generated by the Corporation have aided the government of North Korea in the development of its nuclear weapons programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>​The UK has complied with all provisions of the EU designation of Korea National Insurance Company (KNIC). The decision to sanction individuals or entities is taken on a case by case basis in line with evidence. The EU designated the London office of the KNIC on 28 April 2016 and since then the UK has taken the appropriate actions to sanction the firm.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:02:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723714

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the letter from Lord Young of Cookham to Lord Beecham on 5 April regarding the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) and (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House, (1) how many challenges to the 2010 rating lists are outstanding for each year since 2010, (2) how long they estimate it will take to determine those challenges, and (3) what is their estimate of the financial impact of successful challenges on local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/04/2017 11:17:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

723719

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	ClearSprings Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assess the condition of premises provided by Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd to accommodate refugees and asylum seekers; and how many asylum seekers are currently housed by Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to protecting the rights of all asylum seekers and providing those who are destitute with safe, secure accommodation. There is a rigorous contract compliance regime in place to ensure that the required performance standards are met; this includes regular inspections. Clearsprings Ready Homes is required to inspect all of their properties each month and the Home Office inspects over a third of the property portfolio each year. Where property does not meet the required standards there are strict time limits on resolving the defects; failure to meet those time limits can result in service credits being applied.</p><p>Clearsprings Ready Homes deliver services in London and the South of England Region and Wales. The Home Office publishes quarterly figures on the number of asylum seekers housed in dispersed accommodation, including under Section 95, by region in the Immigration Statistics release, in table as_16q and 17q in volume 4 of the Asylum data tables. These are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2016/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2016/list-of-tables#asylum</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2017 11:54:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name 16q and 17q in Vol 4 - Asylum Data Tables.xlsx title 16q and 17q - Vol 4 - Asylum Data Tables
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

723720

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Brexit on the UK's GDP per hour worked, in comparison to (1) Germany, (2) France, and (3) Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the effect of leaving the EU on the UK’s GDP per hour worked compared to that of other countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 27/04/2017 10:53:04 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

723722

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Government Departments: Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether operational government land can be disposed of on a freehold basis.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/04/2017 11:17:42 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

723723

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the expected income from Network Rail’s disposal of operational freight land.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>As recommended by the 2015 Hendy Review, Network Rail is committed to disposing of assets, including freight estate, where ownership is not essential for the running of the railway. As well as generating funds to reinvest into the railway, this will allow Network Rail to focus on its core business of running a safe, reliable and growing network.</p><p> </p><p>At this point in time all options are still being considered and no firm decisions have been made about freight asset sales. The detail of any expected future asset sales is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/04/2017 10:58:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

723724

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 December 2016 (HL4189), whether the funding envelope for HS2 set by the Spending Review 2015 is unchanged; and what allowance, if any, they expect to be added to those figures in respect of developer contributions to station construction; and what, if any, government guarantees will be assumed for such private sector contributions.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Spending Review 2015 set a long term funding envelope for HS2 of £55.7 billion in 2015 prices, which remains unchanged.</p><p> </p><p>The key funding assumption remains that HS2 will be fully publicly funded upfront. The Department for Transport and HS2 Limited will investigate private financing and third party funding, where this could reduce cost to the taxpayer and promote value for money.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to Manchester Airport station, the funding arrangements are yet to be concluded but the Government has made clear that development of a station at Manchester Airport is dependent on agreeing an appropriate local funding package. HS2 Ltd’s budgeting is in line with that and HS2 Ltd will continue to pursue avenues that encourage third party, non-Governmental funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/04/2017 10:59:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

723726

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Security Guards: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they next intend to review the regulations issued under the Private Security Industry Act 2002; and what representations they have received about those regulations from (1) the Security Industry Authority, (2) bodies representing security companies, including those representing the smaller security companies, and (3) bodies representing security officers.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Regulation of the private security industry was included within the scope of the recent review of the Security Industry Authority, which sought evidence from the industry. The Government’s response to the review may include measures requiring a review of regulations issued.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/04/2017 12:07:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey