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58551

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in relation to suppression of the marking of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations by the government of China.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL76
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text We are concerned at reports of detentions in relation to the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square and raised our concerns about this with the Chinese authorities during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue on 20 May. The Minister of State, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), raised this issue with the Chinese authorities on 19 May and made a statement on this issue on 21 May. We also fully support the EU statement of 28 May calling for the release of all those imprisoned for the peaceful expression of their views. We were pleased to see that on 5 June, the Chinese authorities released a number of those arrested after attending an event to commemorate the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989. answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 17/06/2014 14:53:36 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

60915

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Whilst the Department for Education does not set explicit targets for increasing diversity, Management Committee monitors representation rates on a monthly basis.</p><p>The table below shows the change to the workforce over the past year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>Annual change (percentage points)</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Workforce</p></td><td><p>Black and minority ethnic</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women</p></td><td><p>59.0%</p></td><td><p>57.8%</p></td><td><p>-1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled</p></td><td><p>11.7%</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td><td><p>+0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LGBT</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>+0.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We also monitor the Department's representation rates at SCS against Civil Service 2013 targets:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>BME</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Disabled</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>CS target</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>CS target</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>CS target</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>44.1%</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women (Director and above)</p></td><td><p>42.9%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/06/2014 16:48:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61266

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the 'On the Runs' Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Lady Justice Hallett's inquiry into the "on the runs" administrative scheme to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>While Lady Justice Hallett is making good progress on her report, she has informed the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland that it will not be ready for publication until shortly after the 30 June deadline.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 17/06/2014 14:11:15 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61051

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish detailed expenditure by NHS England on vaccination and immunisation services in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	199988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We will publish later this year available information about expenditure on the National Health Service public health programmes commissioned by NHS England, including national immunisation programmes. The NHS public health functions agreement with NHS England describes the required breakdown of expenditure which does not include detailed expenditure for immunisation programmes.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/06/2014 15:53:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

61326

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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	British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the extension of the lease for Diego Garcia Airbase.
tabling member constituency	Wyre and Preston North
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Wallace
uin	200200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the US presence on Diego Garcia, and we have said we want to see it continue. The current agreement does not conclude until December 2016, and we have not yet held substantive discussions with the US about this subject. I expect my officials to begin doing so later this year.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 17/06/2014 08:55:58 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace

60914

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We take into account an organisation's diversity policy and record where it is relevant to the subject matter of the contract or grant and is permissible by law. Where the organisation is listed as a Crown Strategic Supplier, we would also approach the relevant Crown Representative as part of the appraisal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/06/2014 16:43:09 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

61006

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on human rights abuses in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	199872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We regularly receive reports on the human rights situation in Western Sahara from a number of sources including the Moroccan National Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteurs, international human rights organisations and civil society groups.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 17/06/2014 08:14:12 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley

61263

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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	Kenya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current travel advice for visits to Kenya.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We keep our travel advice under constant review. As of 12 June, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised against all but essential travel to:</p><p>- areas within 60km of the Kenya-Somali border</p><p>- Kiwayu and coastal areas north of Pate Island</p><p>- Garissa District</p><p>- the Eastleigh area of Nairobi</p><p>- low income areas of Nairobi, including all township or slum areas</p><p>- Mombasa island and within 5km of the coast from Mtwapa creek in the north down to and including Tiwi in the south (this area does not include Diani or Moi international airport).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 17/06/2014 15:44:45 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

61674

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy on the need for additional gas storage capacity in the UK of recent events involving Russia and Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
tabling member printed	Dan Byles
uin	200619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We have no plans to reassess the need for additional gas storage capacity in the UK in the light of events between Russia and Ukraine. The Department commissioned from Redpoint Energy analysis on the case for Government support for additional gas storage in the UK, which was published in September 2013. This cost-benefit analysis did not support intervention to deliver additional gas storage capacity due to a combination of low risk, poor rates of return for the taxpayer, and the risk of unintended consequences within the market.</p><p>Disputes between Russia and Ukraine affecting gas supply to Europe do not change this stance. Previous analysis has demonstrated that the UK gas market is resilient to all but the most unlikely combination of high-demand conditions and supply disruption. The UK has a diverse range of gas suppliers and routes to market and receives less than 1% of its gas from Russia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/06/2014 16:04:20 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4112 label Biography information for Dan Byles

61916

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on increasing the number and quality of apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Central Devon
tabling member printed	Mel Stride
uin	904206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We are on track to deliver 2 million apprenticeships over this Parliament.</p><p>We continue to focus on quality, insisting that all apprenticeships are jobs, have a minimum duration of a year, include on the job training and meet the needs of employers. As a result the number of 'full' 16-18 apprenticeship starts – those with a planned duration of a year – have doubled.</p><p>Apprenticeship reforms will further increase quality and simplify the system, making it easier and more desirable for employers to offer more apprenticeships in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/06/2014 14:02:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride