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	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 21:46:55
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:07:55
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6767
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of online third parties acting as middlemen between the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and driving licence applicants.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6767
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6767
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is taking decisive steps against such websites.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are working with various government organisations and search engine providers to raise awareness and ensure appropriate enforcement action is taken. Ministers recently met with Google and as a result, Google has taken down a series of adverts. Similar work will be carried out with other search engine providers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Trading Standards Board will receive an additional £120,000 to clamp down on misleading websites.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has issued messages on Twitter and gov.uk to advise customers that gov.uk is the only official website. Officials have worked with the press to inform customers that they may be charged an unnecessary fee if they do not use gov.uk. The DVLA is arranging to amend forms, leaflets and envelopes to make the correct website clearer for customers. Officials will continue to issue appropriate communications to help raise awareness of these sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

79567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/08/2014
	date	23/07/2014
	date tabled	23/07/2014
	ddp created	23/07/2014 22:53:04
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:50:44
	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
	hansard heading	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1465
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/08/2014 10:41:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the budget of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is provided by the United Kingdom; and what percentage of the staff of the UNHCR are United Kingdom citizens.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1465
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1465
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The UK provided 3% of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) budget in 2013. UNHCR records show that in April 2014 1.5% of UNHCR staff were UK citizens.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

79597

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/08/2014
	date	24/07/2014
	date tabled	24/07/2014
	ddp created	24/07/2014 21:05:32
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:51:34
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Parachuting
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1493
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/08/2014 10:39:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the British Army last inserted forces for combat operations by means of parachute drop at greater than platoon strength other than under the control of the Director of Special Forces.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1493
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1493
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The last time the British Army inserted troops not under the control of the Director of Special Forces for combat operations, by parachute, was on 5 November 1956 during the Suez crisis.</p>
	creator	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee