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1002206

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date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether public funds are used to support charities which lobby government departments; and if so, to what purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government's Grant Standards include a requirement for grant agreements to provide a clear description of how funding should be spent which precludes the use of government funding for paid for lobbying, where lobbying is not a requirement of the grant.</p><p> </p><p>Providing feedback to a department on a funded programme, or responding to public consultations, where the topic is relevant to the objectives of the grant scheme, for example, would be permitted, as described in the guidance which supports the Grant Standards.</p><p> </p><p>Grant Standards do not restrict how charities spend their non-government funding.</p><p> </p><p>This ensures public funds are used as intended and protects charities independence, freedom of speech and their ability to contribute their expertise to policy development.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:18:36 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1002207

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Asia Bibi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about securing the safety of Asia Bibi, and all those associated with her and her trial, following her acquittal by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 31 October.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL11228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>​As the Prime Minister has said, Asia Bibi's acquittal is very welcome news to her family and those who have campaigned in Pakistan and around the world for her release.</p><p>We regularly raise our concerns about Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and the protection of minority religious communities, with the Pakistani Government at a senior level. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific raised discrimination against religious minorities with the Ministry of Human Rights during his visit to Pakistan in November 2017. I discussed the treatment of minority religious communities with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Dr Shireen Mazari, in September 2018.</p><p>We will continue to press the new Government of Pakistan to adhere to its international obligations and uphold the rule of law.</p><p>Due to the sensitivity of Asia Bibi's situation it would be inappropriate to comment in detail. The long-term safety of Asia Bibi and her family remains utmost in our considerations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/11/2018 14:18:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1002208

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two and Network Rail: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Network Rail and HS2 have whistleblower policies; and if so, where those policies are published.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL11229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has had a Whistleblowing Policy since 2014. It was updated in 2018 to incorporate the launch of the “Speak Out” reporting line. The Whistleblowing Policy is published internally on the HS2 Ltd intranet. HS2 Ltd is now working on launching the “Speak Out” reporting line outside of HS2 Ltd. At present, where any whistleblowing allegations are raised to the HS2 Helpdesk, such allegations are referred to HS2’s independent “Speak Out” line supplier.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s whistleblowing policy is published online on the Network Rail website and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Speak-Out-Policy-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Speak-Out-Policy-2017.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/11/2018 12:07:44 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1002209

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Homelessness: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) guidance, (2) instructions, and (3) resources they provide to local authorities for Safeguarding Adult Reviews in relation to the deaths of homeless people; how many homeless people they estimate died in the last year for which figures are available; in how many of those cases Safeguarding Adult Reviews were carried out; and what steps they are taking to ensure that such reviews are carried out more often.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL11230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We have not provided guidance, instructions or resources to local authorities for Safeguarding Adult Reviews related to the death of homeless people.</p><p> </p><p>At present we do not hold data on how many homeless people died in the last year. Our statistics on Adult Safeguarding Reviews does not include information on place of residence, however, the Office for National Statistics is preparing to publish official estimates in December as experimental statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11231 question first answered 15/11/2018 16:21:27 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1002210

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Homelessness: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to (1) collate Safeguarding Adult Reviews in relation to the deaths of homeless people, and (2) conduct a review to identify patterns and amend policy accordingly.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL11231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We have not provided guidance, instructions or resources to local authorities for Safeguarding Adult Reviews related to the death of homeless people.</p><p> </p><p>At present we do not hold data on how many homeless people died in the last year. Our statistics on Adult Safeguarding Reviews does not include information on place of residence, however, the Office for National Statistics is preparing to publish official estimates in December as experimental statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL11230 question first answered 15/11/2018 16:21:27 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1002212

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Food: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK total food import expenditure is made up of items (1) finished in the EU, and (2) part-finished in the EU, which could be finished in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL11233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p><br></p><p>Defra does not hold the statistics required to answer this question. Overseas trade commodity data collected by HMRC does not include any details of where products are manufactured, or of any intermediate manufacturing processes.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 12/11/2018 17:48:22 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

1002213

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish recommended dietary advice, similar to that for fruit and vegetables, for meat and fish.
tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
uin	HL11234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recommends eating some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein as part of a healthy balanced diet. Government advice is that we should eat on average no more than 70 grams of red meat a day due to the increased risk of bowel cancer. It also recommends eating two portions of fish a week, one of which should be oily, as oily fish provide long chain omega-3 fatty acids, which may help to prevent heart disease.</p><p>Dietary recommendations for meat and fish consumption are published in the national food model, the <em>Eatwell Guide</em> and its supporting messages. The <em>Eatwell Guide</em> provides visual representation on national guidance of how a balanced diet looks. A copy of the <em>Eatwell Guide</em> is attached.</p><p>Supporting documentation includes the <em>Government Dietary Recommendations: Government recommendations for energy and nutrients for males and females aged 1-18 years and 19+ years</em>, which outlines the breakdown of calorie, vitamin and mineral intake for different age groups. A copy of the <em>Government Dietary Recommendations</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Eatwell_guide_colour.pdf title Eatwell Guide 2 file name government_dietary_recommendations.pdf title Government Dietary Recommendations question first answered 15/11/2018 16:25:57 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

1002218

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an Irish citizen born in Ireland with an English mother is entitled to apply for a British passport.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL11239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>To apply for a British passport, a person must first hold a form of British nationality. Irish nationals born after 1949 can generally become British citizens if one of their parents held British citizenship at the time of their birth and was able to pass that status on. Mothers could only pass on British nationality from 1 January 1983.</p><p>Where they do not hold British nationality, Irish nationals with a British citizen parent are able to apply for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen provided they meet the statutory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11240 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1002219

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an Irish citizen born in Ireland with an English father is entitled to apply for a British passport.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL11240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>To apply for a British passport, a person must first hold a form of British nationality. Irish nationals born after 1949 can generally become British citizens if one of their parents held British citizenship at the time of their birth and was able to pass that status on. Mothers could only pass on British nationality from 1 January 1983.</p><p>Where they do not hold British nationality, Irish nationals with a British citizen parent are able to apply for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen provided they meet the statutory requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL11239 question first answered 16/11/2018 11:31:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1002221

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliament: Official Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how much each Address to both Houses of Parliament cost in each of the past 15 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL11242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>In line with the Authorised Records Disposal Practice, records relating to financial information relating to State Visits and Addresses is kept for 5 years and then disposed of. The costs to Parliament for visits where records are available are listed in the table below. These vary depending on whether the event was held in the Royal Gallery or Robing Room. Costs of addresses in Westminster Hall are not available. It should be noted that additional costs related to translation, sound and AV services, catering and, in a number of cases, ticketing and programmes are borne by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Event</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Porterage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Furnishings</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost of halting planned maintenance</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Flowers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ticketing and printing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Visit by the King and Queen of The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>23 October 2018</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£7,235.00</p></td><td><p>£4,930.40</p></td><td><p>£2,500.00</p></td><td><p>£1,100.00</p></td><td><p>£109.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Visit by the King and Queen of Spain</p></td><td><p>12 July 2017</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£6,169.00</p></td><td><p>£4,925.85</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td><td><p>£480.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by President of Columbia</p></td><td><p>1 November 2016</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£2,907.48</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£540.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by President of Indonesia</p></td><td><p>19 April 2016</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£490.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£462.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Speech by Prime Minister of India</p></td><td><p>12 November 2015</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£2,350.00</p></td><td><p>£6,965.76</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£418.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the Prime Minister of China</p></td><td><p>20 October 2015</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£5,800.00</p></td><td><p>£8,678.85</p></td><td><p>£1,300.00</p></td><td><p>£418.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Visit by the President of Mexico</p></td><td><p>3 March 2015</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£1,497.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£740.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the President of Singapore</p></td><td><p>21 October 2014</p></td><td><p>Robing Room</p></td><td><p>£3,046.00</p></td><td><p>£941.16</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£470.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the President of Ireland</p></td><td><p>8 April 2014</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£5,450.00</p></td><td><p>£2,703.50</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£300.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Address by the Chancellor of Germany</p></td><td><p>27 February 2014</p></td><td><p>Royal Gallery</p></td><td><p>£5,450.00</p></td><td><p>£3,110.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>£300.00</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 15/11/2018 17:31:41 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock