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533024

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/07/2016
	date	05/07/2016
	date tabled	05/07/2016
	ddp created	05/07/2016 21:30:21
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	06/07/2016 21:45:10 14/07/2016 15:08:05
	hansard heading	Ascension Island: Airports
	house id	2
	identifier	HL989
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	14/07/2016 14:36:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Turkey about the impact on the civilian population of current military operations in Lice and adjoining neighbourhoods in southeast Turkey; and whether they plan to propose a fact-finding visit to the region by the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to investigate reports of widespread displacement of people from their homes.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 HL989
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL989
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Turkish Government have said that over 300,000 people have fled their homes in the region. Our thoughts are with the victims of the PKK terrorist attacks, and the civilians who have been caught up in the violence. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and the Minister for Europe, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington), and our Ambassador to Turkey, have discussed with the Turkish government the importance of respecting human rights and avoiding civilian casualties in the fight against terrorism. We believe the first responsibility for investigating any alleged violations falls to Turkey; and that the PKK needs to cease violence in order to create the conditions for political resolution of the difficulties in the south east.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

938814

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/07/2018
	date	11/07/2018
	date tabled	11/07/2018
	ddp created	11/07/2018 19:34:14
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	12/07/2018 13:35:06 24/07/2018 17:10:15
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9430
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/07/2018 16:38:21
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase Universal Credit payments in line with inflation; and what plans they have, if any, to make payments reflect more closely the Minimum Income Standard.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL9430
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9430
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department will be conducting the annual review of benefit and pension rates later this year, as required by the Social Security Administration Act 1992. This will include many Universal Credit rates, though it will exclude the standard allowance which has been frozen at 2015/16 levels until the end of 2019/20, by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people who cannot work or have additional needs as a result of illness or disability and has consistently increased the carer amount, Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity amount and higher disabled child addition in line with inflation since the introduction of Universal Credit. Additionally, although work allowances, have not been increased each year they were raised in line with inflation for 2018/19.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

932352

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/07/2018
	date	28/06/2018
	date tabled	28/06/2018
	ddp created	28/06/2018 19:09:20
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	02/07/2018 16:46:43 12/07/2018 13:21:04
	hansard heading	West Bank: Planning Permission
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9064
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/07/2018 12:49:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to give effect to their concern about the difficulties experienced by Palestinians in getting building permissions for houses and necessary infrastructure in East Jerusalem and Area C of the West Bank.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL9064
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9064
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We continue to urge the Government of Israel to develop improved mechanisms for zoning, planning and granting permission in Area C for the benefit of the Palestinian population, including by facilitating local Palestinian participation in such processes. Additionally the UK has also allocated £1.1 million to support essential infrastructure for vulnerable Palestinians in Area C. We are supporting four communities, comprising of nearly 500 Palestinian families living in Area C, to remain on their land through improved infrastructure and access to community services, including education and health, in areas which have an outline plan in the Israeli approval process.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

932048

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/07/2018
	date	27/06/2018
	date tabled	27/06/2018
	ddp created	27/06/2018 20:29:29
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	28/06/2018 13:15:07 09/07/2018 16:50:07
	hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9021
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/07/2018 16:18:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report on the latest developments in Afrin District, published on 15 June by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL9021
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9021
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We continue to closely follow the situation in Afrin, and wider north-western Syria. UK-funded partners including UN OCHA and other UN agencies have been working to deliver assistance to those displaced from Afrin, and those in need in Afrin, where access allows. This includes food, water, sanitation support, resupplying damaged health facilities, and education on the risks of mines. We regularly discuss issues of concern with the Turkish government, including the protection of civilians and the need to facilitate access for life-saving humanitarian aid in accordance with international humanitarian law.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

926451

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2018
	date	18/06/2018
	date tabled	18/06/2018
	ddp created	18/06/2018 20:51:30
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	19/06/2018 13:15:05 27/06/2018 13:04:03
	hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8709
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/06/2018 12:32:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about Turkish military actions (1) inside Iraq under Operation Tigris Shield, and (2) in Duhok and Erbil provinces, and plans to attack the Candil Mountains; and whether such actions have been discussed in any international forum.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL8709
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8709
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>​We have been closely following Turkey’s Operation Tigris Shield, announced in March in order to combat Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in the Turkey-Iraq border regions. The PKK remains a significant threat to Turkey and is an internationally proscribed terrorist organisation. We have not discussed the current operation in international fora, but will continue to engage with the Turkish Government on their operations as appropriate.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

926448

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2018
	date	18/06/2018
	date tabled	18/06/2018
	ddp created	18/06/2018 20:51:27
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	20/06/2018 16:15:05 28/06/2018 17:00:09
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL8707
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/06/2018 16:26:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consult the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and other UN agencies about what can be done for the Palestinians formerly living in Yarmouk, who moved to Babbila, Yalda and Beit Sahem but who now face eviction.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL8707
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL8707
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Syria Emergency Appeal, the UK continues to support Palestinian refugees in Syria, including those who are displaced following the siege of Yarmouk. The UK remains in dialogue with UNRWA as they assess and develop contingency plans to assist displaced Palestinian refugees, including should they be evicted from Yarmouk, Yalda, Babbila and Beit Sahem.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

751986

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/07/2017
	date	13/07/2017
	date tabled	13/07/2017
	ddp created	13/07/2017 20:05:38
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	14/07/2017 21:45:08 27/07/2017 10:16:03
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	2
	identifier	HL821
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	27/07/2017 09:44:19
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are developing strategies in relation to (1) death from natural causes, (2) mental health issues, and (3) suicides for (a) prisoners in general, (b) older prisoners, and (c) prisoners on indeterminate sentences who are held beyond their initial tariff.
	session	2017/19
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL821
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL821
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are committed to improving the support that we offer to prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide. We expect the most important and effective measures to be the investment of £100 million for recruitment of 2,500 new staff, and the introduction of new offender management arrangements in prisons under which each key worker will have particular responsibility for a small number of prisoners. These will greatly enhance the time and resources available to support prisoners who are at risk.</p><p> </p><p>New training is being rolled out across the estate to support our staff to identify the risks and triggers of suicide and self-harm and understand what they can do to support prisoners at risk. The new training package consists of six sections including awareness training for staff on supporting prisoners with mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p>We have put in place specialist roles (regional safer custody leads) in every region to provide advice to prisons and to spread good practice on identifying and supporting prisoners at risk. We are using experts – including providing extra funding for the Samaritans to provide targeted support for prison staff and to prisoners directly.</p><p> </p><p>Other measures are being developed as part of our safety programme, which includes specific strands of work on the early days in custody; the case management of prisoners at risk; improvements to the built environment of prisons; and building hopefulness amongst prisoners, including through family and peer support.</p><p> </p><p><em>Older Prisoners</em></p><p>Elderly and frail prisoners receive support from NHS clinical services and local authority social care, as well as from prison officers. All staff are trained to appropriate professional standards for their contribution to care. Supporting elderly prisoners is covered in entry-level prison officer training. Prison officers are provided with guidance on dementia and also receive advice and guidance from occupational therapists and social workers at a local level. We are working closely with clinical leaders and social care services to improve our understanding of the impacts of dementia across prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working to improve our knowledge about the particular health and social needs of older prisoners so we can determine how we might meet these requirements. We have set up a working group to explore this issue. This work will include taking expert advice on what changes we might need to make to the estate or to the regime.</p><p> </p><p><em>Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners beyond tariff</em></p><p>The release of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) who have completed their tariff is a matter for the independent Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is focused on giving IPP prisoners the support, opportunities and motivation they need to progress more quickly when they are reviewed by the Parole Board so that they have the best possible prospect for securing release. HMPPS and the Parole Board have implemented a joint action plan, the purpose of which is to deliver further improvements and efficiencies in the effort to help IPP prisoners progress towards release.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

890722

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2018
	date	24/04/2018
	date tabled	24/04/2018
	ddp created	24/04/2018 20:18:21
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	ddp modified	25/04/2018 22:15:06 03/05/2018 11:38:02
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Discrimination
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7242
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/05/2018 11:06:26
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they have received from other Commonwealth countries that those governments will work to prevent persecution of individuals and groups; what assessment they have made of those assurances; how the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, agreed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, will be implemented; and over what period of time that implementation will take place.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL7242
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7242
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We welcome the agreement by leaders at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting in London that the full social, economic and political participation of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status, is essential for democracy and sustainable development to thrive, as expressed in the official communique.</p><p><br></p><p>​We also welcome Heads' commitments to continued action to prevent barriers to the development and full realisation of all ​girls’ and women’s human rights. They also committed to ratify and implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, through legislation, policies and programmes that mainstream and promote gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in social, economic and political life​.</p><p>​</p><p>The UK will continue to support work towards a fairer, more inclusive Commonwealth during its period as Chair-in-Office, including through a programme working with civil society groups which will support countries wishing to reform outdated legislation on sexual orientation and gender identity, and on women's rights.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

889834

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/05/2018
	date	23/04/2018
	date tabled	23/04/2018
	ddp created	23/04/2018 21:13:22
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	25/04/2018 22:15:07 03/05/2018 15:35:09
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Iran
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7166
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/05/2018 15:03:08
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have proposals for improving banking arrangements between the UK and Iran, in order to overcome trading difficulties.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL7166
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7166
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The government remains committed to the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which includes ensuring that Iran gains tangible benefits from the sanctions relief agreed under the deal.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials are acutely aware of the reluctance of financial firms to support Iran-related activities and are continuing to work with UK banks and banking associations to understand their concerns and to identify practical approaches that will help facilitate trade with Iran.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

874380

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/04/2018
	date	28/03/2018
	date tabled	28/03/2018
	ddp created	28/03/2018 21:30:30
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	29/03/2018 20:45:08 13/04/2018 12:36:02
	hansard heading	Work in Fishing Convention
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6763
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/04/2018 12:04:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to lay before Parliament the statutory instruments necessary to implement the European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Work in Fishing Convention) Order 2018; and whether they intend that those statutory instruments should be approved by both Houses before the UK leaves the EU.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL6763
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6763
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Work in Fishing Convention) Order 2018 will provide the powers to fully implement the International Labour Organization’s Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188). The Government intends to lay the statutory instruments implementing the Convention in summer 2018. These instruments will be laid under negative procedure.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton