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990164

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Dogs: Meat
	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 extent to which dog meat (1) has been sold, and (2) is being sold, in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL10786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>It is already illegal to sell dog meat for human consumption and the Government has seen no evidence that dog meat is being sold or consumed in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL10787 question first answered 31/10/2018 12:49:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

990165

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Dogs: Meat
	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 case for banning the sale and consumption of dog meat in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL10787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>It is already illegal to sell dog meat for human consumption and the Government has seen no evidence that dog meat is being sold or consumed in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL10786 question first answered 31/10/2018 12:49:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

917783

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Traffic Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take steps to ensure no future allocation of lower airspace takes place until a policy on the allocation of lower airspace has been agreed and implemented by the Civil Aviation Authority.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL8377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Airspace is allocated in accordance with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) classifications of airspace. As set out in the Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2017, the CAA is responsible for the policy on the classification of UK airspace, how this is implemented, as well as its modification through the CAA’s airspace change process. The government has no plans to review this.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/06/2018 10:50:35 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

917784

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Traffic Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to adapt the UK's airspace to reflect technological changes which enable aircraft to take-off and land more safely and accurately.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL8378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government supports the implementation of the Civil Aviation Authority’s Future Airspace Strategy which sets out the long-term vision for the modernisation of UK’s airspace. The CAA is due to revise this strategy later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The maintenance of air safety and the need for more accurate navigation are key components of the strategy, and both will be assisted by, for example, the use at airports and aerodromes of new satellite-based instrument approach and departure procedures and Ground-Based Augmentation Systems.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/06/2018 12:17:15 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

917785

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Infrastructure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to instruct the National Infrastructure Commission to assess infrastructure challenges in the general aviation sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL8379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) remit includes all sectors of economic infrastructure, including transport (road, rail, ports and airports). The NIC will publish their first ever National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) this summer. This document will assess the UK’s infrastructure needs over the next 30 years, and make recommendations to government on how to address them. The Chancellor of the Exchequer commissions the NIC to conduct short term studies into specific, priority infrastructure issues. The Chancellor will consider what further work to commission the NIC in light of the NIA’s recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>Aviation continues to be a priority for the government and we are developing an Aviation Strategy that will set out the long-term direction for aviation policy to 2050 and beyond.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/06/2018 15:09:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

869186

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	Nigeria: Curfews
	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 effectiveness of the curfew imposed in rural communities in Taraba State, Nigeria.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL6559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the effectiveness of the curfew imposed in Taraba State. We are engaging the Nigerian Federal and State Authorities to express our concerns about clashes between pastoralists and farmers of all faiths. Curfews may reduce the number of incidents temporarily but we are encouraging the government to address the underlying causes and develop a solution that meets the needs of all affected communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/04/2018 13:59:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

869187

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	Nigeria: Boko Haram
	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 abduction of 110 schoolgirls from a school in the town of Dapchi, Nigeria by Boko Haram last month and the recent return of around 100 of those schoolgirls; and whether they plan to provide any assistance to the government of Nigeria to prevent similar incidents in the future.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL6560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the news that some of the Dapchi girls have been released and offer our condolences to the families of those reported to have died.</p><p>Attacks on schools and abductions of children are abhorrent and must stop.</p><p>The UK provides a substantial and increasing package of intelligence, military and development support to help Nigeria fight terrorism. This includes training and advice for Nigerian armed forces deploying against Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa and £5 million to support the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/04/2018 13:59:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

436586

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of refugees in (1) Europe, (2) the Middle East, and (3) North Africa, and what those figures are broken down by country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL4420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>As of 8th December the UN estimate that more than 920,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year. Almost 770,000 have arrived in Greece, and a further 150,000 have arrived in Italy. A large number of refugees remain in the Middle East. The most accurate figures are available for Syrian refugees, of whom there currently are 2,181,293 in Turkey, 1,070,189 in Lebanon, 632,762 in Jordan, and 244,527 in Iraq. Additionally, 2,117,361 Palestinian refugees are currently registered in Jordan, and 452,669 in Lebanon. It is also estimated that North Africa is host to 234,901 refugees, the majority of whom are in Egypt (187,753) and Libya (36,984).</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/12/2015 14:27:52 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

49929

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 23 April (HL 6672), for each £100 of identifiable public expenditure per capita in England, for each of the last ten years, how much was spent in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL6895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The tables below show the expenditure per capita in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for each £100 of identifiable expenditure per capita in England. This is over a ten year period.</p><p> </p><p>In order to produce this analysis, a modified version of the per capita expenditure provided in the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 23 April (HL 6672) has been used.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Per capita identifiable public expenditure showing for each £100 spent in England, the amount spent in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2003-04 to 2007-08</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5"><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"> </td><td><p><strong>2003-04</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources: expenditure data from past and present editions of PESA and mid-year population estimates from various sources, on a consistent basis to Country and Regional Analyses 2013</p><p> </p><p><strong>Per capita identifiable public expenditure showing for each £100 spent in England, the amount spent in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2008-09 to 2012-13</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5"><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"> </td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: per capita expenditure data from Country and Regional Analyses 2013</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

47440

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 2 April (WA 197–8), what are the areas covered by "identifiable public expenditure"; and, for each pound of identifiable public expenditure per capita in England, for each of the last ten years, how much was spent in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	uin	HL6672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>The first part of the question asks; <em>what are the areas covered by &quot;identifiable public expenditure&quot;</em></p><p>· The Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) is based upon the Total Expenditure on Services (TES) framework. Around 86 per cent of TES is identifiable expenditure, incurred for the benefit of individuals, enterprises or communities within particular regions (English regions plus Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). Examples include; health, education, social protection, transport and agriculture spending.</p><p>· The remaining 14 per of TES is deemed to be incurred on behalf of the UK as a whole, and as such is considered to be non-identifiable expenditure. Such examples include defence, overseas representation and tax collection.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA, as published in November 2013, can be used to provide country level splits of identifiable public expenditure on a total as well as per capita basis for the last five-years from 2008-09 to 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p>CRA data from the previous five years can be taken a year at a time from the latest and past editions of the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses or <strong>PESA</strong> annual Command Paper.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Identifiable public expenditure per capita by country, taken from past and present editions of PESA, 2003-04 to 2007-08</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>£ per capita</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2003-04</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004-05</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005-06</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006-07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007-08</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>6,011</p></td><td><p>6,424</p></td><td><p>6,772</p></td><td><p>7,015</p></td><td><p>7,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>7,277</p></td><td><p>7,552</p></td><td><p>8,227</p></td><td><p>8,588</p></td><td><p>9,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>7,025</p></td><td><p>7,403</p></td><td><p>7,837</p></td><td><p>8,194</p></td><td><p>8,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>7,868</p></td><td><p>8,325</p></td><td><p>8,699</p></td><td><p>8,955</p></td><td><p>9,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK identifiable expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,221</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,622</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,003</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,261</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,648</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Note: </strong>data taken from individual PESA publications covering the periods 2003-04 to 2007-08 should be viewed with caution when comparing across years. Between editions of PESA, a number of departments will have made revisions to country and regional allocation methodologies of several of their programmes.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Identifiable public expenditure per capita by country, taken from the 2013 CRA, 2008-09 to 2012-13</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>£ per capita</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>outturn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>7,911</p></td><td><p>8,498</p></td><td><p>8,508</p></td><td><p>8,368</p></td><td><p>8,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>9,394</p></td><td><p>9,913</p></td><td><p>9,944</p></td><td><p>9,941</p></td><td><p>10,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>8,955</p></td><td><p>9,504</p></td><td><p>9,612</p></td><td><p>9,710</p></td><td><p>9,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>9,996</p></td><td><p>10,506</p></td><td><p>10,572</p></td><td><p>10,665</p></td><td><p>10,876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK identifiable expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,146</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,724</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,740</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,631</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,788</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas