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1170172

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date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Empty Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ministry of Defence dwellings are currently lying empty in each of (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales; and what plans they have, if any, to modernise and re-let those dwellings.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>As of 27 January 2020 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently has 8951 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties vacant in England (20%), 850 properties in Scotland (27%) and 274 properties in Wales (25%). These figures represent a snapshot in time as the occupancy rate varies on a daily basis as Service families move in and out. The Department is focused on reducing the number of empty properties in the UK from the current level of 20% overall to a 10% management margin by Autumn 2021. This is being achieved by handing back vacant properties in England and Wales to Annington Homes; widening eligibility to cohabiting couples and Service leavers; and accelerating the letting of temporarily empty properties to screened members of the public at prevailing market rates.</p><p>SFA are modernised as required to maintain them at a Decent Homes Standard (DHS). 97% of all SFA meet DHS as a minimum, and are, therefore, available for allocation to Service families. In the last financial year this resulted in approximately 3,800 homes receiving upgrades, including new kitchens and bathrooms.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/01/2020 16:31:21 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1170173

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the forthcoming Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review will incorporate Britain’s role and involvement in (1) the Council of Europe, (2) the OSCE and its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, (3) the Inter-Parliamentary Union, (4) the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and (5) other multilateral agencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Security Defence and Foreign Policy Review was announced in the Queen's Speech to reassess the nation’s place in the world. The review will examine how we strengthen and prioritise our alliances, diplomacy and development. It will also deliver against the government’s ambition to extend our diplomatic network; reinvigorate relationships with Europe; and seek to strengthen old and new partnerships across the world.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/01/2020 12:30:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1170174

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Tree Planting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many trees have been planted in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, in each of the last three years; and what were the respective acreages of (a) replanting of existing woodlands, and (b) new afforestation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission produces statistics on woodland planting and restocking by area, but not by tree numbers, in the UK. These are Official Statistics produced to meet the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Woodland area statistics can be found on the Forest Research website together with background information at: <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/</a></p><p> </p><p>The area of new planting (woodland creation) and publicly funded restocking for each country in each of the last three years, taken from the published statistics, which report in hectares, is shown below.</p><p> </p><p>Woodland Area (thousands of hectares)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year (ending 31/3)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>New planting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Restocking</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td><td><p>3.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>2.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.42</p></td><td><p>1.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>0.40</p></td><td><p>1.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>1.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td><td><p>1.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>4.76</p></td><td><p>11.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>7.14</p></td><td><p>9.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>11.21</p></td><td><p>11.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Publicly funded restocking is defined in the statistics as restocking of Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland, Natural Resources Wales Forest Service Woodlands and grant aided restocking of private sector woodland. This means that the level of restocking is under-reported in these statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 21/01/2020 13:09:39 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1170175

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Middle East and North Africa: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what programmes they run, or intend to run, in (1) the Middle East, (2) North Africa, (3) Turkey, (4) Iran, and (5) Afghanistan, to work with young adults from those areas; and what plans they have for ministerial visits to focus on issues which affect such young adults.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government supports a wide-range of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) funded programmes benefitting young adults. For example, in Turkey we have helped train young politicians and civil society representatives in democratic participation. In Tunisia and Egypt, we have helped young people build skills to access jobs. In Jordan we have supported implementation of the Government’s Youth Strategy. In Afghanistan we have supported economic development and job creation. More information can be found on the gov.uk website. We do not comment on future Ministerial visits for security reasons but Ministers raise these issues with their international partners on a regular basis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2020 13:25:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton