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517801

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date	05/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to protect the identity of RAF unmanned aerial vehicle operators.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL8224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Reaper Force personnel are briefed in line with their specific situation and, as with all RAF personnel, they receive periodic training on personal security. This includes, for example, briefing on social media profiles. Mechanisms exist to ensure that specific threats, and the necessary responses to them, are communicated in a timely fashion.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 10/05/2016 15:19:13 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

517803

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 3 May (HL Deb, col 1308), what steps they plan to take to provide Parliament with a clear view of academy trusts' spending.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL8226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>From 2016-17 onwards, the department will produce a new report and accounts covering the performance of the academy sector during the previous academic year. This will provide Parliament with information on academy trusts’ spending, income and assets that is clearer, more transparent and more timely. This approach has been considered and endorsed by the Education Select Committee and the Liaison Committee of the House of Commons.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/05/2016 14:58:20 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

517804

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 3 May (HL Deb, col 1308), how many allegations of fraud in respect of academies and free schools were made to the Education Funding Agency in each financial year from 2012–13 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL8227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>EFA does not classify allegations into fraud or other forms of irregularity until they have been investigated. The number of fraud allegations cannot therefore be isolated from other allegations of irregularity. After investigation EFA concluded that only 10 of the allegations received in respect of academies and free schools since 2012-13 were probable fraud. This shows that there are low levels of fraud within the 5,685 academies in the sector. Where fraud or other irregularity is identified EFA takes swift action which may include conducting its own investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 10/05/2016 14:58:51 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

517806

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the UK Trade Envoys, and to which country or countries each is assigned.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL8229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below outlines all current Trade Envoys and the market/markets which they cover. Further information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/trade-envoys" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/trade-envoys</a></p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>MP Trade Envoys</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Market/Markets</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Adam Afriyie MP</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushanara Ali MP</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Benyon MP</p></td><td><p>DRC, Mozambique, Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jeffrey Donaldson MP</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Garnier MP</p></td><td><p>Burma, Brunei, Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richard Graham MP</p></td><td><p>Indonesia, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Philippines, Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Howell MP</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Murrison MP</p></td><td><p>Morocco, Tunisia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew Percy MP</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Prisk MP</p></td><td><p>Brazil, Nordic and Baltics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Astor of Hever DL</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan, Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord (Richard) Faulkner</p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Hollick of Notting Hill</p></td><td><p>Tanzania, Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Janvrin</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord King of Bridgwater</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Lamont</p></td><td><p>Iran</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Morris of Bolton</p></td><td><p>Jordan, Kuwait, Palestinian Territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne</p></td><td><p>Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Northover</p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Popat</p></td><td><p>Uganda, Rwanda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Puttnam of Queensgate</p></td><td><p>Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Risby of Haverhill</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 10/05/2016 14:52:53 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

517807

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
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	EU Countries: Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of which of the 27 other EU member states have not legalised same-sex marriage.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL8230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Seven EU Member States have not legalised same sex marriage. These States are: Bulgaria, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/05/2016 14:49:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

517811

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the decision-making process followed by local enterprise partnerships is transparent.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	36665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We’ve set out clear standards on transparent decision making, which Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) must comply with through their local assurance frameworks. These are verified by their accountable section 151 officers. We commissioned the Government Internal Audit Agency to review the quality of these frameworks, and keep the system under review through annual performance conversations with each LEP.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:16:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

517812

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
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	Food: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to require supermarkets to donate food to food banks and other charities.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	36683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>I am replying as the Minister with responsibility for food waste.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the redistribution of good quality surplus food to charities that can make sure it goes to people rather than going to waste.</p><p> </p><p>Based on our experience, a simple law or requirement obliging supermarkets to donate food would not fix the barriers to redistribution. We need to look at the bigger picture. Less than 10% of food wasted in the supply chain is from supermarkets, so we need the whole chain to work together.</p><p> </p><p>Facilitated and supported by government, all major retailers now have arrangements in place to redistribute surplus food. Action taken by retailers to redistribute surplus food includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Morrisons have announced that, from January 2016, any unsold safe food will go to redistribution organisations</li><li>Tesco are making use of an app which links supermarkets with redistribution organisations</li><li>Asda are working with FareShare to redistribute food</li></ul><p> </p><p>Signatories to the voluntary Courtauld Commitment with industry have reported a 74% increase between 2012 and end 2014, and we expect it to increase further.</p><p> </p><p>We want to achieve more. Last year, the Secretary of State held a meeting with industry and redistribution organisations to take stock of progress on food redistribution. Outcomes from this include the recent publication of a Redistribution Framework to help facilitate closer working between potential donors and recipients of food surpluses. Research has been commissioned by WRAP to identify where and why waste and surpluses occur in the supply chain to inform further action to increase waste prevention and redistribution.</p><p>Following the success of earlier agreements, WRAP launched The Courtauld Commitment 2025 in March. This is an ambitious new agreement that takes a whole food supply chain approach, and will build on the progress we have already made to prevent waste, including through the redistribution of surplus food.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/05/2016 15:35:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

517813

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Council of Data Science Ethics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the membership of the Council of Data Science Ethics includes non-public sector experts and other representatives from that field.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Science and Technology Committee report on the Big Data Dilemma recommended that a Council for Data Ethics be established. The Government response was published on 26th April 2016 and can be found at the following link: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 36695 36696 36697 question first answered 10/05/2016 15:10:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

517814

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Council of Data Science Ethics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Council of Data Science Ethics will first meet; and whether the minutes of that meeting will be published.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Science and Technology Committee report on the Big Data Dilemma recommended that a Council for Data Ethics be established. The Government response was published on 26th April 2016 and can be found at the following link: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 36694 36696 36697 question first answered 10/05/2016 15:10:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

517815

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Council of Data Science Ethics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the advisory role to government of the Council of Data Science Ethics will be; whether that advice will include advice on EU legislative proposals on the right to be forgotten; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the Council's membership has the necessary leadership expertise to fulfil its role.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	36696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Science and Technology Committee report on the Big Data Dilemma recommended that a Council for Data Ethics be established. The Government response was published on 26th April 2016 and can be found at the following link: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/992/99204.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 36694 36695 36697 question first answered 10/05/2016 15:10:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah