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417035

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they issue to Jobcentre Plus branches about treating claimants as innocent and deserving unless clearly shown not to be so; and whether they have any plans to amend any such guidance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Legislation sets clear entitlement provisions which are used to ensure that benefit is paid correctly to those who claim it. We emphasise in our learning and development packages and the DWP customer charter, that all claimants are treated fairly and with respect. These standards are outlined and published in the DWP Customer Charter on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 11:21:34 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417033

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to introduce a warning system to provide benefit claimants with an opportunity to explain any non-compliance before sanctions are imposed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This is already an established part of the process. All claimants are informed of the responsibilities they must fulfil in order to receive benefit, and the consequences of failing to comply. This is done in discussions with work coaches and through the Claimant Commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Where it appears a claimant has failed to comply with a particular requirement and the case is being referred to a decision maker, the claimant is asked to provide information they wish to be taken into account, including their reasons for non-compliance, before the imposition of a sanction.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Anyone who disagrees with a sanction has the right to appeal.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 14:36:08 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1087530

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Bahrain: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to persuade the government of Bahrain to (1) end capital punishment and to reprieve those awaiting execution, (2) release journalists imprisoned as a result of their professional work, (3) end the use of torture in all circumstances, and (4) allow those who have had their Bahraini citizenship removed since 2012 to present their cases for restoral of citizenship.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL14454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>(1) The UK's position on the use of the death penalty is longstanding and clear. We oppose its use in all circumstances and countries. The Government of Bahrain are fully aware of our position</p><p><br>(2) The UK and Bahrain have an open dialogue which enables us to raise our concerns, including on individual cases, through private and senior channels. Where we have concerns we raise them at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. The UK supports freedom of expression and freedom of speech as both a fundamental right in itself and as an essential element of a full range of human rights. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to protect freedom of expression for all of its citizens, in line with its international obligations</p><p><br>(3) We continue to encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims</p><p><br>(4) The UK has raised our concerns on the revocation of Bahraini citizenship at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.​</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/03/2019 17:43:03 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1285432

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Western Europe: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the total overseas aid provided by the UK has gone to (1) Greece, (2) Cyprus, and (3) Malta, in each year since 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL13179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>0 per cent of Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been provided to Greece, Cyprus and Malta as they have been non-ODA eligible countries since 1995, 1997 and 2003 respectively as defined by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/02/2021 17:12:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

889832

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Chemical Weapons Convention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to persuade the governments of Egypt, Israel, Palestine, North Korea and South Sudan, and other non-signatories, to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>192 states are signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). We are encouraging all those that are not signatories to ratify.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/05/2018 13:22:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

938075

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities have produced 500 or more new homes for rent in the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL9380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>500 or more additional dwellings were built for rent between 2007 - 08 and 2016 - 17 in 251 out of 326 local authorities. This includes social rent, affordable rent and intermediate rent.</p><p>More comprehensive statistics on additional affordable housing provided local authority and private registered providers (housing association) are published in the Department’s live tables (attached) at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p>Tables 1006C and 1006aC provide figures for ‘social rent’ and ‘affordable rent’ by local authority area respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/07/2018 16:12:57 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180713 Copy of Live Table 1006 1009 - HL9380.xlsx title live table on affordable housing
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1144157

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Gaza: Weedkillers
	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 Israel about drift from herbicide sprays, aimed at the buffer zone, but affecting crops and population inside the Gaza Strip.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised this issue with the Israeli authorities earlier this year. The UK continues to urge the Government of Israel to ease their restrictions to help improve the dire humanitarian situation and living standards of ordinary Palestinians in Gaza.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/09/2019 16:26:08 question first ministerially corrected 01/10/2019 10:50:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 133929 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1144158

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Turkey: Kurds
	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 Turkey about the dismissal of elected mayors and other officials in Kurdish majority areas of Turkey and the accusations of malpractice by their replacements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The decision to appoint state trustees in local municipalities is a decision for the Turkish Government. Nevertheless, we expect Turkey to undertake any legal processes against locally elected representatives fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law. We note the suspension of the mayors of Mardin, Van and Diyarbakir on 19 August. We are following these ongoing legal developments closely. Our Ambassador raised this with the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister on 22 August.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/09/2019 16:26:13 question first ministerially corrected 01/10/2019 10:50:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 133930 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1145228

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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 Banks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with food retailers about providing food and other products that would otherwise have to go to landfill sites to food banks; and what plans they have to encourage (1) food retailers to participate in, and (2) the further development of, such provision.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We continue to work with key stakeholders across the food chain to overcome the barriers to redistribution and explore solutions through The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), supported by funding from Defra.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All large retailers have relationships with redistribution organisations and we have seen a large increase in redistribution which has almost doubled since 2015 (96% increase), or an additional £81 million of food equivalent to an extra 65 million meals a year. This has been helped by a 63% increase in supply of food from major retailers in recent years.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There is still more that can be done, the Government announced in October 2018 a £15m pilot fund for 2019/20 that aims to increase the redistribution of surplus food through a series of grant opportunities. The winners of which will be announced later in the year. We have already awarded £4.2 million of this fund to projects.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In line with its commitment in the Resources and Waste Strategy the Government has also appointed Ben Elliot as its Food Waste Reduction Champion. He has been meeting - and continues to work with - business leaders from restaurants and large food retailers to further develop solutions to prevent good food from being wasted.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/09/2019 16:30:14 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2019 15:00:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble previous answer version 135344 answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1144160

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing Benefit
	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 case for increasing the (1) scope, and (2) total amount, of housing benefit, including any resulting savings on temporary accommodation and other costs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</del></p><p><strong><ins class="ministerial">No assessment has been made of the case for increasing the scope of housing support. Housing support in the private rented sector is based on the Local Housing Allowance and decisions on the uprating of Local Housing Allowance from April 2020 will form part of the discussions in support fiscal events later this year.</ins></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 09/09/2019 15:39:15 question first ministerially corrected 30/09/2019 12:02:40 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott previous answer version 134928 answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton