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347931

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Empty Property
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many vacant houses and flats are owned by government departments or agencies; and what plans they have either to bring them into use or to redevelop their sites.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit in the Cabinet Office is working with departments to reduce vacant space across the estate.</p><p>Since May 2010, we have reduced our Estate by 2 million square metres, saving over £625 million in running costs and generating £1.4 billion in capital receipts. On 31st March 2014 only 2.4% (204,327 sq m) of space was vacant across the mandated Civil Estate, well below the reported national average of 8.8%.</p><p>Information on the number of vacant houses and flats owned by departments or their agencies is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:52:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

347933

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Taxpayers against Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when and how they plan to reply to the 19 May letter to the Prime Minister from Taxpayers Against Poverty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>As far as I am aware, the Prime Minister's Office has not received this letter.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 16/06/2015 16:52:18 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

426911

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many people were on zero-hours contracts in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/11/2015 17:29:47 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL3398.pdf ONS letter.pdf title UKSA attachment
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

428917

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts for Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that contract staff in all government departments receive the Living Wage at the appropriate rate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL3640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Every employer in the country will pay the National Living Wage, including all Government contractors, from April 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 01/12/2015 17:24:43 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

65921

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to help the Beachy Head Chaplaincy team to continue its work in preventing suicides on the cliffs; and in particular whether they will assist it to receive lottery, European Union and voluntary grants.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>We are keen to recognise the valuable role played by organisations such as the Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team (BHCT). The charity was recently awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.</p><p>Government has been working with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and the Big Lottery Fund to enable more local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to access the new round of European Structural and Investment Funds. Funding decisions will be a matter for Big Lottery Fund.</p><p>BCHT may wish to consider applying for Big Lottery Fund programmes, such as the ‘Reaching Communities’ programme in England, which provides funding for projects that help people and communities most in need.</p><p>Cabinet Office officials are currently consulting on a proposed £40m fund for 2015/16 to help charities and social enterprises become more sustainable.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 21/07/2014 16:40:51 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

92414

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish Sir John Jenkins’ report on the Muslim Brotherhood.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Work is under way across Government to consider the findings of the Muslim Brotherhood review. We will make the main findings of the review public in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 13/10/2014 15:23:15 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

174947

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Arab States
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage tariff reductions, labour mobility, mutual recognition of university degrees, trade integration and increased exports, throughout the Arab world.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK is taking steps both bilaterally and in the European Union to support stronger economic ties with Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Gulf Cooperation Council suspended negotiations with the EU in 2008. However, the UK is working closely with European partners to build on existing Association Agreements (AA) in the region through the Union for the Mediterranean which brings together the EU and 15 countries of the MENA and Southern Mediterranean region. This work is an opportunity to reduce tariffs and further open up these markets for British businesses. The UK has also supported the opening of trade talks with Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Egypt. Of these, the most advanced trade talks are with Morocco; very recently an agreement was concluded to protect Geographical Indications (GIs).</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>UK Trade and Investment also has offices throughout the region working with business to increase UK exports, including a Middle East and North Africa marketing hub in Dubai. The Gulf region is also one of the priorities in the Government’s strategy for international education. In this regard the Government has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Higher Education and Research with Kuwait (June 2014), and one on Mutual Recognition of Qualifications with the UAE (May 2013).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 02/02/2015 15:35:58 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224242

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their view on Ukraine having free-trade agreements with both the European Union and Russia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL5295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We are a not opposed to Ukraine having a free trade agreement with the Russian Federation if it wishes to do so.</p><p> </p><p>An Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union has been signed and ratified by both the Ukrainian and European parliaments. The Association Agreement establishes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which is due to come into force from 1<sup>st</sup> January 2016. Under the terms of the DCFTA, 98.1% of the value Ukrainian exports to the EU will become tariff-free. Additionally, Ukraine is required to take steps to modernise its trade relations by undertaking certain economic reforms and aligning a number of its industrial regulations and standards with those of the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Ukraine is also a signatory to the Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area (CISFTA). Established in October 2011, this is a free trade area between Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Ukraine. The EU-Ukraine DCFTA does not stop Ukraine from remaining within this free trade area.</p><p> </p><p>Separately from the CISFTA, Russia has established the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) with a number of its neighbours. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Russia are currently members. The EEU unifies its members’ import tariffs, customs regimes and a number of industrial regulations and standards. Therefore it is not possible for Ukraine to be a party, simultaneously, to both the EU-Ukraine DCFTA, which eliminates tariffs on most goods to and from the EU, and the EEU, which would require Ukraine to apply the same tariff rates as applied by Russia and the other EEU members.</p><p> </p><p>However, this does not prevent Ukraine from maintaining or entering into free trade agreements with other countries or blocs, including the EEU; it leaves Ukraine free to determine its own trade policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 09/03/2015 16:42:59 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224244

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Ukraine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose that the European Union removes all customs duties on Ukrainian exports, and provides technical assistance to Ukrainian companies wishing to enter the European market.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL5297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>Ukraine already benefits from autonomous trade preferences which enable most Ukrainian goods to enter the EU market free from import tariffs. In April 2014, the EU unilaterally eliminated or reduced its customs duties on goods originating from Ukraine; for instance, EU import tariffs were removed immediately for 94.7% of industrial products from Ukraine. These autonomous trade preferences have now been extended, so that they will apply for 2015, after which the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) is due to be applied. Under the terms of the DCFTA, 98.1% of the value Ukrainian exports to the EU will become tariff-free. The UK has given its full support for these measures.</p><p> </p><p>The EU is providing significant financial and technical assistance to support Ukraine, including help with economic reform and political stabilisation. In addition to our £4.35 million share of these EU and other multilateral efforts. The UK has also committed a further £1.4 million bilaterally this financial year for humanitarian support in Ukraine. On 23 February, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will release £15 million in emergency assistance for Ukraine. Furthermore, UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) and the British Embassy in Kyiv continue to work closely with the Ukrainian government across a broad range of issues to improve our trade and business links.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 06/03/2015 11:58:28 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

347590

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Export Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the exports and overseas licensing of technology designed to reduce the impact of climate change.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government actively supports British companies to export products and services that reduce the impact of climate change. For example, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) helps UK companies to win export business in the offshore wind, other renewables and nuclear sectors. This approach is consistent with the Government’s overall climate change policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 10/06/2015 11:33:33 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton