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1694871

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date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chiltern Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 6 March (HL2701), whether they have received any representations from Chiltern Railways about ending the direct access services between Northolt Junction and Paddington.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to reinstate direct access services from Northolt Junction to Paddington.</p><p> </p><p>Chiltern Railways used to run a twice-daily service from Northolt Junction (i.e. South Ruislip Station) to London Paddington. In December 2018, this route was cancelled with the closure of the Acton to Northolt line to enable High Speed 2 works. Chiltern Railways made representations to alternatively run to West Ealing via the Greenford branch line, however this was not possible due to Crossrail capacity constraints.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 25/03/2024 16:25:15 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1538966

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the impact that the practice of stopping and reviewing benefits for disabled people who earn over a certain monthly threshold has had on the advertising industry’s project to increase diversity within the sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>The department has not assessed whether benefit rules in relation to earnings have impacted on the advertising industry’s project to increase diversity within this sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 16/11/2022 14:12:58 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1360901

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hebron: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Israeli soldiers injured several nonviolent protesters and journalists south of Hebron on 17 September.
tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>We are aware of these reports. Our Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the importance of the Israel security force's adherence to the principles of necessity and proportionality when defending its legitimate security interest. The wounded or critically ill should be able to access the urgent medical care they need.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/11/2021 13:39:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke

1189652

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those applying for Disabled Students Allowance who need formal diagnosis, normally provided through one-to-one assessments, will have that Allowance in place before the start of the next academic year.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) published revised guidance on diagnostic assessments on 4 May 2020. The department is working with the Student Loans Company on how best to take account of the revised guidance in administering Disabled Students Allowances, and will communicate the approach to stakeholders shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 07/05/2020 10:37:19 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

788861

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Leprosy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people worldwide were diagnosed with leprosy in the last year for which figures are available;  how many of those affected were children; in how many countries the disease was reported; and how many people worldwide are living with disabilities as a result of leprosy.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The WHO reported the detection of 214,783 new cases of leprosy in 2016. In countries for which figures for children were available, a total of 18,230 of those affected were children. 137 countries reported leprosy prevalence for 2016, with 102 countries reporting 1 or more new cases. 13 countries reported 1,000 new cases or more. The number of new cases with grade-2 disabilities, where a person has visible deformities, was 12,819.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/11/2017 16:19:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

632772

registered interest
date	09/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Capital Investment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total allocation of infrastructure investment in each of the regional growth deals to each region in England, and what is the estimated population of each region.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The government has made over £7 billion of Local Growth funding available to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) across England to create the infrastructure they need and invest in their other priorities to unlock growth. Opportunities to boost productivity are best identified by those with detailed local knowledge, and this funding is spent by LEPs in line with regional priorities.</p><p>The award of Growth Deal investment in each Local Enterprise Partnerships region has been published on the gov.uk website and is available in pdf form <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/growth-deals-gain-momentum-firing-up-local-economies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/growth-deals-gain-momentum-firing-up-local-economies</a>&gt;. Estimated regional populations provided by the Office for National Statistics are below.</p><p> </p><p>Estimated Regional Population</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Population mid-2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>2,624,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,173,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>5,390,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,677,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,751,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>6,076,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>8,673,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>8,947,913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>5,471,180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Office for National Statistics: 2015 mid-year population estimates published in June 2016</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/11/2016 17:23:38 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

425244

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support calls for the establishment of a full, international, independent investigation by the UN into claims of genocide against the Rohingya in Burma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>These and other disturbing reports from Rakhine State make clear that the Rohingya are being persecuted and denied the most basic rights. We welcome the work of a highly effective UN Special Rapporteur on Burma, who has shone a spotlight on violations against the Rohingya in Rakhine. She has not characterised the treatment of the Rohingya as genocide, and neither did the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide in his 4 November Statement on Burma's elections.</p><p>However, any judgement on whether genocide has occurred is a matter for international judicial decision, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. A UN investigation would require high level international support for which we assess there is little prospect of agreement at this stage. Our approach is to seek an end to all violations, irrespective of whether or not they fit the definition of specific international crimes. British Government Ministers take every appropriate opportunity, both publicly and in private, to press the Burmese authorities to take urgent steps to address the situation of the Rohingya. Most recently, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), did so with the Burmese Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin in September in New York.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL3169 question first answered 16/11/2015 14:07:49 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

166112

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	Insurance Bill (HL) Special Public Bill Committee (HL)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what will be the remuneration of the specialist adviser to the Special Public Bill Committee on the Insurance Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Specialist advisers to House of Lords Committees are typically paid a daily rate of between £240-280 pro rata. Certain expenses, including travel, are also met. The specialist adviser to the Special Public Bill Committee on the Insurance Bill will be remunerated within these parameters. I am grateful for the valuable public service provided by those people who act as specialist advisers to House of Lords Committees.</p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 09/12/2014 17:52:38 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer