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47816

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incursions into Gibraltarian waters by Spanish government-owned vessels occurred in (1) 2012, (2), 2013, and (3) January and February 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>The number of unlawful incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters by Spanish state vessels totalled:</p><p>229 in 2012<br>496 in 2013<br>75 in January and February 2014</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

47817

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
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 Astor of Hever on 26 March (WA 116), whether Capita has delivered departmental savings and asset realisations.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Wherever possible, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will look to maximise competition as a way of driving best value for money. The MOD has awarded Capita 43 contracts since 1 April 2009. They may have specific deliverables relating to savings, but these will be dependant on the requirement and will differ in each individual agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

47818

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
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 Astor of Hever on 25 March (WA 105–6), how many non-operational airfields the Royal Air Force owns in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL6760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information will take some time to collate. I will write to the Noble Lord as soon as it is available.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

47819

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children they estimate will be affected by the provisions contained in Clause 18 of the Immigration Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clause 18 (which is now Clause 19) of the Immigration Bill will be relevant to all immigration and deportation decisions engaging the right to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, including where a child is the applicant or is a family member of the applicant or of the person facing deportation. Careful regard has been had to the best interests of children in the UK in framing the Clause, in line with the children's duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, but we have made no broader assessment of the number of children who will be affected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

47820

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an assessment of the number of children likely to be separated from their parents as a result of the provisions of the Immigration Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our starting-point is that it is generally in the best interests of the child to remain with their parents, including where the parents are removed from the UK. We have therefore made no assessment of the number of children who might be separated from their parents as a result of the provisions of the Immigration Bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

47821

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an assessment of the impact of the Immigration Bill on children, as set out in the Cabinet Office guidelines.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL6763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is committed to considering the impact of all new policies and legislation, including where they might have an impact on children. Careful regard has been had to the best interests of children in the UK in framing the provisions of the Immigration Bill. We are satisfied that the Bill is compatible with our obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and with the children's duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009. The Home Office has published an Impact Assessment of the Immigration Bill and a European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum, so has no plans to conduct any additional child impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

47825

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of online third parties acting as middlemen between the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and driving licence applicants.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government is taking decisive steps against such websites.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are working with various government organisations and search engine providers to raise awareness and ensure appropriate enforcement action is taken. Ministers recently met with Google and as a result, Google has taken down a series of adverts. Similar work will be carried out with other search engine providers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Trading Standards Board will receive an additional £120,000 to clamp down on misleading websites.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has issued messages on Twitter and gov.uk to advise customers that gov.uk is the only official website. Officials have worked with the press to inform customers that they may be charged an unnecessary fee if they do not use gov.uk. The DVLA is arranging to amend forms, leaflets and envelopes to make the correct website clearer for customers. Officials will continue to issue appropriate communications to help raise awareness of these sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

47826

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the recent arrival at Port Sudan of land cruisers, tanks and heavy artillery to be delivered via the Sudanese authorities to Malian fighters in Western Darfur in camps around al-Geneina and Kutum.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>We have not seen any reports of a recent arrival at Port Sudan of land cruisers, tanks and heavy artillery to be delivered via the Sudanese authorities to Malian fighters in Western Darfur in camps around al-Geneina and Kutum. The UK remains deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in Darfur. We continue to monitor developments in Darfur and call for all sides to immediate cease the violence.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

47827

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 30 April 2012 (WA 420), what is their policy on grants and state aids for harbour dredging; under which United Kingdom Government and European Union funding programmes grants are permitted; what account they take of the effect of any grant on competition with other ports in the area or region; under what circumstances grants for dredging are available for a single beneficiary which will be the main commercial beneficiary; and whether, in any application for a grant for port development, any dredging element must be identified and justified separately.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government's policy, as confirmed in the National Policy Statement for Ports, is that the ports industry in England and Wales is generally successful in funding investment, including in capital dredging, on a commercial basis without need for support from public funds. Consequently there is a general presumption against such grants, which can displace and deter private sector investment and distort competition, whether for single or multiple beneficiaries. There may, however, be occasional exceptions, as in the case of the Regional Growth Fund grant awarded for dredging in Liverpool Bay and the Mersey Estuary. This was based on an exceptional regional economic regeneration justification. In any such case, the prospective impact on competition with other ports would be taken into account during consideration of the application.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dredging costs, along with other port costs, could potentially be eligible for grants from European funding schemes such as the Connecting Europe Facility and Trans-European Networks - Transport (CEF/TEN-T). The Government would normally expect any grant application for UK or EU funds to show disaggregated costings, including clear identification of any dredging element that may be present.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

47830

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
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 average interest rate charged to small and medium-sized enterprises by United Kingdom banks.
tabling member printed	Lord Barnett
uin	HL6772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting small and medium sized businesses and recognises their importance to the economy. Since 2010, the Government has introduced a number of schemes aimed at improving access to finance for businesses, including the creation of the British Business Bank and the introduction of the joint Government and Bank of England Funding for Lending Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions about whether to lend to specific individuals or businesses including the rate of interest charged, remain commercial decisions for banks and building societies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1018 label Biography information for Lord Barnett