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711186

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date	14/03/2017
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: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 7 March (HL5612), what is the industry standard categorising service; who within the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) is responsible for the service; whether there is a contract or other service level agreement between PDS and the service; whether PDS pays for the service, and if so, how much is paid annually; whether the service reports to PDS in respect of its activities and decisions, and if so, how; whether its classification of websites is advisory or mandatory; whether Parliament is free to over-ride its classification of religion-based hate websites; and if so, why there are no plans to unblock the "Religion of Peace" website.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL6074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) uses the Check Point URL filtering service to categorise websites, and currently blocks a range of categories of website from the Parliamentary Estate, including “Hate/Racism”. PDS does not control which websites are put into which category by the filtering service; this is an automated process conducted at an industry level.</p><p>It is not possible to provide an accurate figure regarding the annual cost of the service as it is one of a number of services provided within a contract. With over one billion websites to categorise, it is not practicable for the filtering service to report to PDS in respect of its categorising decisions for particular websites. While it would be possible for PDS to unblock a website that has been included in a blocked category, there are no plans to unblock the “Religion of Peace” website, which has been included in the “Hate/Racism” category, because the site does not appear to have been incorrectly categorised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 23/03/2017 11:53:35 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

711173

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the incident at Retford on the East Coast Main Line on Thursday 9 March, and given that only hybrid trains can use the diversionary routes that are available, whether they intend to review the decision to go for a mostly electric fleet for the line as part of the Inter City Express Programme; what financial resources are available in Control Period 5, 2014 to 2019, to improve the reliability of the infrastructure on the line; and what resources they plan to make available in Control Period 6, 2019 to 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the make-up of the new East Coast fleet. Each electric set also has a small diesel engine so it can get passengers to the next station in the event of de-wirement or power loss.</p><p> </p><p>In Control Period 5, Network Rail plan to spend £3 billion (in 2012-13 prices) on maintaining and renewing the London and North East Route, which includes the East Coast Main Line. The planned spend for Control Period 6 will be finalised later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/03/2017 12:09:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

711165

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the contribution made to Britain by the former Hong Kong Armed Forces from 1857 until 1997, whether, and if so when, they will grant UK passports to the remaining soldiers of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Naval service who did not receive a UK passport following the handover of Hong Kong to China.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We have agreed to undertake a thorough assessment of this matter and are currently considering representations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2017 12:31:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

711158

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of research from Reform indicating that the number of deferred payments issued by local authorities has not risen since 2012, whether they plan to widen access to the Deferred Payment Scheme by raising the £23,500 means threshold.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL6046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 introduced universal Deferred Payment Agreements (DPAs) so that people should not be forced to sell their homes in their lifetimes to pay for care. The eligibility criteria for DPAs are designed to ensure that they are available to those who would otherwise be at risk of having to sell their homes.</p><p>The Department is continuing to monitor the success of the scheme, and data on the uptake of DPAs across all local authorities will be available later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/03/2017 10:41:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

711159

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of disruption to services on the East Coast mainline, what recent discussions they have held with Network Rail on its maintenance programme; and when the existing overhead electric wires will be replaced.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Whilst the maintenance and renewal of rail infrastructure, including the overhead electricity supply, is a matter for Network Rail overseen by the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, we have regular discussions with Network Rail throughout the year regarding their performance. Future plans for renewal of overhead lines on this route will be set out in Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:24:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

711155

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Immigration: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of developments in Turkey, what assessment they have made of the feasibility of applying the EU–Turkey Statement on refugees and migrants, in the form originally prescribed.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to working with our European partners and Turkey to ensure that the EU-Turkey deal is implemented in an effective and sustainable way.</p><p><br>It is clear that the deal continues to represent an important opportunity to effectively manage migratory flows, tackle people smugglers, and prevent people from making perilous crossings.</p><p><br>The EU Commission published its Fifth Report on the Progress in the Implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement on 2<sup>nd</sup> March 2017. The Report concludes that the Statement is continuing to produce tangible results despite difficult circumstances, with an average daily arrival of 43 illegal migrants compared to 1,700 per day in the month before the Statement.</p><p>We continue to believe that Turkey offers sufficient protection, in both its law and its practise, to justify the return migrants from Greece under the EU-Turkey deal. Turkey has modernised its legal framework for the protection of refugees, and the UK has been monitoring the situation closely since the attempted coup. To date, there has not been any evidence of deterioration in the protections or conditions available to refugees.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2017 12:32:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

711154

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 March, whether the electrification of the Great Western main line will include improved internal lighting in passenger carriages.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Two types of electric trains replace the existing diesel trains on the Great Western Main Line following electrification. Class 387 electric trains replace diesel commuter trains in the Thames Valley. They are brand new trains built by Bombardier to the most modern standards, including in respect of lighting and disabled accessibility. The first are already in service on the route between Hayes &amp; Harlington and Paddington. The other type of train is the Intercity Express, which replaces diesel trains on the long-distance routes from Paddington. This is also a brand new train, built by Hitachi, again to the most modern standards, including in respect of lighting and disabled accessibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:29:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

711166

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospital Wards: Gender
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 O’Shaughnessy on 13 March (HL5692), in the context of NHS hospital sleeping accommodation, what is their definition of the opposite sex of (1) men, and (2) women.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL6054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the guidance <em>Eliminating mixed sex accommodation in hospitals</em>, it is for each trust to determine how best to accommodate patients, taking into account national guidance on action to eliminate mixed sex accommodation, the relevant quality and safety standards, and patients’ own preferences. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 22/03/2017 12:21:57 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name MSA guidance.pdf title Eliminating mixed sex accommodation
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

711185

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 March (HL5562), what assessment they have made of advice from SNCF quoted in the March edition of Railway Gazette International that operating above 320 km/h incurs significantly higher track maintenance costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has collaborated with several high speed rail Infrastructure Managers, including SNCF, to ascertain the implications of running trains at 360km/h.</p><p> </p><p>Using recommendations based on experiences of managing High Speed Lines in Europe, HS2 Ltd intends to incorporate specific components in the track design which will improve the system performance whilst utilising an Infrastructure Management System that determines asset performance and condition at all times.</p><p> </p><p>The combination of these factors and the use of innovative maintenance activities, that go beyond current best practice, should reduce the maintenance implications of running at these speeds.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2017 11:47:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

711174

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Felixstowe Branch Line
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 March (HL5764), what assessment they have made of the extent to which the use of a rail replacement bus service in place of passenger trains at less busy times on the rail line between Ipswich and Felixstowe would fulfil the public service obligations of (1) the operator, and (2) Network Rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department of the extent to which the use of rail replacement bus service in place for passenger trains at less busy times on the rail line between Ipswich and Felixstowe would fulfil the public service obligation of the operator, and Network Rail.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:30:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw