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723729

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date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Security Guards: Conditions of Employment
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 recent ruling in respect of the employment status of Uber drivers on the security industry; and what is their assessment of the use of zero-hour or self-employment contracts in the security industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government cannot comment on individual cases. The Government has not made any assessment of the use of zero-hour or self-employment contracts in the security industry.</p><p>The availability of atypical or non-standard forms of employment provide a number of benefits for workers who cannot or do not want to commit to ‘standard’ full-time employment. This Government is absolutely clear that employers must take their employment law responsibilities seriously and cannot simply opt out of their responsibilities. We believe everyone deserves to be treated fairly at work.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/04/2017 13:56:16 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

723731

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards creating the virtual National Security Academy announced in the 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
uin	HL6773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Work on a virtual National Security Academy has begun, with departments agreeing to take a shared approach and cross-community training being developed in specific areas. It has held its first course on Full Spectrum Effects. Open to staff across government, the FCO Diplomatic Academy has launched a Security, Defence and Intelligence faculty, which will further develop knowledge and skills on international security.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/04/2017 16:43:36 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

723736

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	Internet: British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who authorised the decision to allocate the British Indian Ocean Territory its own internet country code through IANA, operating under the domain name of .io.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 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 Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 11:57:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

723737

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	Internet: British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they were consulted in relation to any matter connected with the operation of the .io internet domain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 11:58:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

723738

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	Internet Computer Bureau
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they indicated to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) that they approved, and continue to approve of, the company Internet Computer Bureau, which is the Registry for the .io internet domain; and who are the beneficial owners of Internet Computer Bureau.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 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 Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 11:58:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

723740

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	Internet: British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Chagossian people benefit in any way from the revenues derived from the .io country code which represents the British Indian Ocean Territory.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 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 Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:00:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

723742

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Supermarkets: Marketing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they have that UK supermarkets sell products using the names of non-existent farms and other businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial"><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</em></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Brand names can be used but this must be done in line with the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 which prohibits food labelling from misleading the consumer. The way that product brands influence consumers’ choices will vary between cases, depending on the circumstances. Enforcement authorities will take action if there is evidence that a food business operator is labelling food in a way that is misleading.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/04/2017 10:58:14 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2017 15:06:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble previous answer version 46575 answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

723759

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	Cannabis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the differing risks posed by different strengths of cannabis; and, if so, whether they have published those results.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL6801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The government relies on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs to inform its assessment of drug harms. The most recent advice from the ACMD relating to cannabis is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acmd-cannabis-classification-and-public-health-2008" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acmd-cannabis-classification-and-public-health-2008</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/04/2017 16:14:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name acmd-cannabis-report-2008.pdf title ACMD Report - Cannabis
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

723765

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	White Helmets
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 value of the White Helmets in humanitarian work in the Syrian conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL6807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Syria Civil Defence (SCD), also known as the White Helmets, plays an invaluable role in rescuing people from the devastation caused by Syrian and Russian air and missile strikes. The 107 SCD teams, of over 3100 volunteer women and men, deliver community-based services to approximately four million Syrian civilians living in opposition-controlled areas. To date they have saved over 85,000 lives and conducted extensive mine risk awareness campaigns to help civilians protect themselves from unexploded ordnance. 167 SCD volunteers have been killed and another 480 seriously injured while carrying out their life-saving work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:20:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

723795

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the commitment made in Budget 2016 that Professor Sir Adrian Smith's review of the study of mathematics from 16 to 18 would report during 2016, for what reason publication of that review has been delayed.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	71784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Vice Chancellor of the University of London and Deputy Chair of the UK Statistical Authority is currently reviewing the case for increasing the number of young people studying mathematics post 16. The focus of the review is on how to improve post-16 mathematics education to ensure the future workforce is competitive and has appropriate mathematics and quantitative skills.</p><p>While the publication date had originally been scheduled for 2016, we are allowing additional time to finalise the report. We intend to publish the review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 71833 question first answered 27/04/2017 07:25:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms