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166626

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that there are adequate banking facilities in every community.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Part of the Government’s long term economic plan is to ensure that banks serve all sections of society. The Government is committed to increasing competition to deliver innovation and good financial products and services for all bank customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Economic Secretary to the Treasury recently chaired a roundtable with senior representatives from UK banks and building societies to explore what more can be done to make sure that customers, wherever they live, have access to the banking services they need.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL3218 question first answered 10/12/2014 13:50:04 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

166627

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many bank branches have closed in the United Kingdom during the past year; and where they were located.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information relating to bank branch closures.</p><p> </p><p>Part of the Government’s long term economic plan is to ensure that banks serve all sections of society. The Government is committed to increasing competition to deliver innovation and good financial products and services for all bank customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Economic Secretary to the Treasury recently chaired a roundtable with senior representatives from UK banks and building societies to explore what more can be done to make sure that customers, wherever they live, have access to the banking services they need.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL3217 question first answered 10/12/2014 13:50:04 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

175915

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total revenue to the Exchequer as a result of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the last year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) does collect information from private sector companies on what contracts defence companies win with Saudi Arabia and other countries. This data is provided on a confidential basis and only published in aggregated format. This data exercise does not include details on tax paid to the UK however.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 10/02/2015 17:37:07 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

169076

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Freedom of Expression
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provisions they have put in place to safeguard the exercise of free speech in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The United Kingdom is bound by its obligations under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which makes clear that everyone has the right to freedom of expression. It also makes clear that this right carries duties and responsibilities and consequently can be restricted for the reasons set out in Article 10 where prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society.</p><p> </p><p>In the Coalition Agreement the Government agreed that the obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, including Article 10, will continue to be enshrined in UK law.</p><p> </p><p>The removal earlier this year of the word “insulting” from the offence under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 is a concrete example of the Government keeping our legislation under review and ensuring it strikes the right balance in protecting freedom of speech.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/12/2014 17:46:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

169077

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they consider to constitute "extremist" speech.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s definition of extremism, as set out in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, is vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. This includes calls for the death of members of our armed forces, whether in this country or overseas. The Home Office now has responsibility for a new counter-extremism strategy to tackle extremism in all its forms, which will be published next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/12/2014 15:13:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

169078

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Freedom of Expression
	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 recent comments by the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police on the role of the police in defining what counts as acceptable speech.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Speakers in the UK must stay within the law, including laws about the glorification of terrorism and incitement of racial or religious hatred. Whether an individual’s behaviour is unlawful is a decision for the police and Crown Prosecution Service, on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/12/2014 12:57:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

169079

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Freedom of Expression
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend that under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill the Home Secretary will have the power to define what is and what is not acceptable speech in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill will not give the Home Secretary the power to define what is or is not acceptable speech in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/12/2014 15:25:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

170263

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people took the Life in the United Kingdom citizenship test in each month from January 2013 until November 2014 inclusive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Information is not published in this format. However, statistics relating to the number of Life in the UK tests taken are already published quarterly on the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-november-2014</a></p><p>Table LUK1 refers, which provides data up to and including September 2014. Data relating to October and November 2014 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/01/2015 14:40:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

170264

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many complaints were made about the Life in the United Kingdom citizenship test each month from January 2013 until November 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>This information is not aggregated in national reporting systems and could only be obtained by a disproportionately expensive manual case by case search to collate the data.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 14:53:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

170265

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have taken the Life in the United Kingdom citizenship test for a second time after passing the test previously because they lost the certificate confirming they had passed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL3761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>No statistical information is available showing how many people have re-taken the test for this purpose. It would not be necessary to re-take the test in these circumstances as each test result is transferred to Home Office systems for reference purposes and would therefore be available to the caseworker considering any subsequent application for settlement or citizenship.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/01/2015 14:34:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno