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417910

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what explanation she has received from the Ministry of Justice about the failure to answer Lord Falconer of Thoroton's Question for Written Answer tabled on 21 July, before Wednesday 9 September, 25 working days after an answer was due.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL2143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>My office makes regular contact with all Government departments that are unable to meet the 10 working day target within which to answer Questions for Written Answer. Every effort is made to address delays and to remind departments of their responsibilities to Parliament.</p><p>I have recently taken the opportunity to discuss the need for timely answers with all members of the Government front bench in this House, and written to the five departments with the greatest proportion of late responses in the 2014/15 session to make clear the House’s expectations and to stress the importance of timely responses. My office will continue to work with all departments to ensure prompt and satisfactory answers to Questions for Written Answer.</p><p>The delay in the particular case to which the noble Lord refers related to delays in gathering the required data. The question tabled by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 21 July has now been answered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 21/09/2015 14:45:20 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

417909

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rescue Services: Belfast
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the coastguard boat based in Belfast was given an Irish Language name; and what steps they plan to take to ensure equality of cultures in any such namings in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Coastguard does not have a boat based in Belfast.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/09/2015 13:29:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

417908

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Eritrea: Ethiopia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to propose to the UN Secretary-General that he commission a study of the effects on the economies of Eritrea and Ethiopia if the latter gave their unequivocal approval to the boundary demarcation between the two states, as determined by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
	uin	HL2141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans at present to propose to the UN Secretary-General that he commission such a study.</p><p>Resolving the ongoing Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute requires both countries to engage in political dialogue. We believe this would be in the economic interests of both countries, and contribute to reducing instability in the Horn of Africa.</p><p>We have consistently urged both Eritrea and Ethiopia to engage bilaterally and with international partners, such as the EU and the UN, to overcome the current stalemate. The UK, along with our partners in the international community, has underlined that the decision by the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission is final and binding. We urge both governments to respect the commitment they made in the Algiers peace agreement of December 2000.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:01:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

417907

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Tickets: Touting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the total number of websites that have been shut down with the help of City of London Police to date; and how many websites have agreed to remove Rugby World Cup tickets from their websites as a result of secondary-market operators being in breach of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to give an estimate of the total number of websites that have been shut down with the help of City of London Police. In the financial year 2014-15, 6029 websites were disrupted with the assistance of the City of London Police; and in 2013-14, 2365 websites were disrupted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Trading Standards have lead responsibility for enforcing the online secondary ticketing provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and information on interventions in relation to websites is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/09/2015 14:04:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

417906

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Tickets: Touting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to announce the chair, membership and terms of reference of the group conducting the statutory review into the secondary ticketing market; and whether they plan to include representatives from the Rugby Football Union, the Glastonbury Festival, and the security management team at The O2 on the proposed panel of experts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>The review which we will announce shortly will welcome contributions from all stakeholders in the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2015 12:30:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

417905

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Tickets: Touting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering increasing the maximum penalty that can be imposed on secondary-market operators for breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to change the enforcement provisions of the secondary ticketing rules in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which only came into force on 27 May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/09/2015 10:00:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

417904

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Tickets: Sales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the European Commission to ascertain whether it would be in accordance with the EU Consumer Rights Directive for both primary- and secondary-market ticket sellers to have to provide a unique reference number so that event organisers can track sales of tickets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is satisfied that it has a clear understanding of the constraints on legislation imposed by the Consumer Rights Directive and has not to date sought discussions with the European Commission on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/10/2015 13:16:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

417903

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Rugby: Tickets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken regarding the sale of tickets for the 2016 RBS 6 Nations series that are being offered for sale before being released by the organisers on secondary-market websites that do not provide the details required under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>Trading Standards are the designated enforcers for the ticketing provisions in Chapter 5 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and cases of non-compliance should be brought to their attention. Consumers can report the matter through the Citizens Advice consumer helpline (03454 04 05 06) who will pass complaints onto Trading Standards where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>where the issue is one of fraud or e-crime, this should be reported to Action Fraud the UK’s national fraud and internet crime reporting centre, (http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud).</p><p>This applies to the RBS 6 Nations Series as well as other future events.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/09/2015 12:27:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

417902

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their total estimated value of sponsorship for new academy schools between 7 May and 31 August.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL2135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>On Monday 7 September 2015 my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education and I attended the Academy Ambassadors ‘businesses in schools’ event, at which the Secretary of State urged business leaders to set up more academy trusts. I set up Academy Ambassadors (AA) to recruit sponsors and high-calibre business leaders to join academy trust boards as non-executive directors. This latter activity is to help multi-academy trusts grow in a sustainable way, offer specific support such as Chair of Audit or Finance, or simply serve as strong, independent board members. AA work closely with academy trusts to recruit non-executive directors and trustees with the specific skill-set the trust requires, from their local community. Its most successful approaches have been through business breakfasts, partnerships with large employers, and working with network organisations (such as Women in Banking and Finance). AA has placed over 80 business leaders onto academy trusts and has a current ‘talent pool’ of over 150 business people.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Education’s Regional Schools Commissioners undertake a wide range of activities to encourage sponsorship involving schools, businesses and other bodies, including colleges and universities, in their regions.</p><p> </p><p>The value of sponsorship is largely unquantifiable in purely monetary terms.</p><p> </p><p>Since May, no new schools have opened where the sponsor had ‘applied’ since May, however, we regularly receive applications from organisations wishing to be academy sponsors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL2133 HL2134 question first answered 18/09/2015 13:18:20 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

417901

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage sponsors to open new academy schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL2134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>On Monday 7 September 2015 my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Education and I attended the Academy Ambassadors ‘businesses in schools’ event, at which the Secretary of State urged business leaders to set up more academy trusts. I set up Academy Ambassadors (AA) to recruit sponsors and high-calibre business leaders to join academy trust boards as non-executive directors. This latter activity is to help multi-academy trusts grow in a sustainable way, offer specific support such as Chair of Audit or Finance, or simply serve as strong, independent board members. AA work closely with academy trusts to recruit non-executive directors and trustees with the specific skill-set the trust requires, from their local community. Its most successful approaches have been through business breakfasts, partnerships with large employers, and working with network organisations (such as Women in Banking and Finance). AA has placed over 80 business leaders onto academy trusts and has a current ‘talent pool’ of over 150 business people.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Education’s Regional Schools Commissioners undertake a wide range of activities to encourage sponsorship involving schools, businesses and other bodies, including colleges and universities, in their regions.</p><p> </p><p>The value of sponsorship is largely unquantifiable in purely monetary terms.</p><p> </p><p>Since May, no new schools have opened where the sponsor had ‘applied’ since May, however, we regularly receive applications from organisations wishing to be academy sponsors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL2133 HL2135 question first answered 18/09/2015 13:18:20 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig