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date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Service Quality Regime for the Avanti West Coast train operator provides good value for money.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL1680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department uses performance fees to incentivise operators to deliver the right outcomes for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>Standards provided at stations and on trains are evaluated through an independent regime, the Service Quality Regime (SQR), so fees are awarded fairly and accurately ensuring value for money for taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>To date no fees have been paid to Avanti under SQR. The first period assessed under SQR are scores for April to October 2023 and evaluation is currently underway.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 30/01/2024 11:29:13 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1488556

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academic Freedom
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 action required to safeguard universities as places of (1) free speech, and (2) challenging ideas.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL1680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The government supports free speech which generates rigorous debate and advances understanding.</p><p>It is the freedom to think independently, express and challenge ideas, and put forward lawful, new and controversial ideas, that makes our universities world-renowned. These are essential skills in a modern, forward-facing society. It is this freedom that the government strives to protect.</p><p>The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill has been introduced for this reason. The bill will strengthen existing freedom of speech duties and directly address gaps within the existing law. The bill also applies the duties directly to students’ unions and constituent colleges, including those at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.</p><p>The changes will introduce clear consequences for breaches of the new duties and ensure that these principles are upheld.</p><p>The bill is currently passing through the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 25/07/2022 15:48:28 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1343500

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many countries, and (2) what countries, are part of the Carrier Strike Group.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL1680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Two Partner Nations are integrated into the UK Carrier Strike Groups maiden voyage; the United States and the Netherlands. The United States has provided an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, USS The Sullivans, and has an embarked US Marine Corps F35b Squadron on HMS Queen Elizabeth. The Netherlands have provided the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate HNLMS Evertsen.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2021 12:02:54 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1178544

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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: Integrated Activity Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to track the effectiveness of courses in improving human rights improvements provided in Bahrain as part of the Integrated Activity Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The British Government monitors programmes and projects under the Integrated Activity Fund throughout the project lifecycle to ensure that they are on track to deliver expected outcomes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/02/2020 17:25:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

764343

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Secretary of State for Justice intends to implement the ratio of personal responsibility for six prisoners being given to every prison officer, as stated during scrutiny of the Prisons and Courts Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL1680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We want our prisons to be places where staff and offenders feel safe and where those in our care are challenged and supported to make the most effective use of their time in custody to best prepare them for release.</p><p>This is why we have committed to the introduction of the new Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model will improve the way in which we case manage offenders through their sentence and on to release.</p><p>We have therefore invested £100m to boost the front line by 2,500 prison officers by the end of December 2018. These additional officers will enable us to rollout the OMiC model. The key worker model is currently being rolled out across the prison estate which started with 11 ‘pathfinder’ prisons, 4 of which have had sufficient numbers of new officers to commence their keyworker sessions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/10/2017 14:22:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

577933

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
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	Libya: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to assist with the formulation of a regional strategy and regional co-ordination to prevent IS fighters relocating from Libya to Tunisia and Egypt following the military operation in Libya to recapture Sirte.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL1680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>We have been clear, as has the UN Security Council, that Daesh represent a threat to international peace and security. The UK has a shared interest with Libya and her neighbouring countries in the fight against terrorism, and we are committed to working together with them in a number of areas to combat the terrorist threat, including the risk that some Daesh fighters may seek to relocate from Sirte. Egypt is a vital partner in bringing peace and stability to Libya. As well as cooperating on counter-terrorism, we hold regular discussions on tackling the terrorist threat emanating from Libya, and are sharing expertise on border security. We are working with the Tunisian Government, in concert with other international partners, to secure the Libyan-Tunisian border. This includes the development of a border strategy with the government of Tunisia, targeted training of the border authorities, and provision of equipment to enhance their ability to police the border.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/09/2016 09:26:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian