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533019

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date	05/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for restoring a reliable service by Southern Rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>The first issue is for GTR to provide a reliable, consistent train service, which is what its revised timetable is designed to do. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will keep the situation regarding traincrew availability under review every week and will take decisions about restoring services on that basis.</p><p> </p><p>We also urge the union in the strongest possible terms to sit round the table with the operator to bring this unjustified action, which is harming passengers, to an end.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2016 14:15:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

533023

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Brexit: British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to prevent human trafficking within the UK and to prosecute those responsible.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Modern Slavery Act 2015 which gives law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking and a maximum life sentence for perpetrators. The Government is working closely with law enforcement to ensure that these provisions in the Act are used to full effect.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2016 13:31:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

533030

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last held discussions with senior managers of Govia Thameslink Railway about train cancellations on their services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport and the Rail Minister have been in regular contact with senior Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) managers to discuss GTR franchise matters. Officials are also in constant contact with representatives from GTR and frequently discuss the operation of the franchise.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2016 14:12:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

533031

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether when undertaking further work on the options for airport expansion they will include a review of the current safety and security risks associated with each option for expansion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>Safety and security are of paramount importance, these issues were considered by the Airports Commission and will be given due regard again at appropriate points in the process following any preferred scheme being announced.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2016 12:33:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

533034

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why people with a British passport and of British nationality require an additional immigration check when submitting an application to rent a home.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office guidance makes clear that landlords are expected to carry out checks on all adults.</p><p>This approach helps landlords to avoid acting in a discriminatory manner and to establish a statutory excuse against a penalty should they be found letting to an illegal migrant. In many cases, landlords and agents will already be asking for the same documents for credit and tenant referencing purposes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2016 13:05:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

532325

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many bats are currently estimated to be using the bat bridges built over the Dobwalls bypass in Cornwall; and how that number compares with the number recorded at the opening of the bridges.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>Dobwalls Bypass opened to traffic in December 2008 and included the construction of two purpose built bat bridges: Havett Farm Bridge and Lantoom Quarry Bridge. Sample monitoring of the effectiveness of the bridges has been undertaken. The surveys recorded 23 bat crossings over two days in June 2008, compared to a total of 39 bat crossings over two days in July 2014. The results of the surveys are not directly comparable as they were conducted in different months and at different times of day.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2016 10:58:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

532327

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Times of Sittings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the referendum of the UK membership of the EU, whether families and individuals already established in the UK, including families and individuals from other EU countries, will be able to stay in the UK whatever changes may be made in regard to future migration to the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government wants to be able to guarantee the legal status of EU nationals who are living in the UK, and we are confident that we will be able to do this.</p><p>But we must also win the same rights for British nationals living in European countries, and it will be an early negotiating objective for the Government to achieve those things together.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2016 13:02:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

532328

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Hungary has ratified the UN Convention on Refugees; and whether they will make representations to the government of Hungary about not expelling any applicants for asylum before their cases have been examined and decided.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>According to the UNHCR’s online list of participating States Hungary acceded to the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol on 14 March 1989.</p><p>The EU Procedures Directive sets out when a Member State may declare an asylum claim inadmissible, including when it is permissible to return an asylum applicant to a safe third country. Hungary is also bound by the EU Returns Directive, which includes safeguards for individuals facing removal from participating States.</p><p>Member States' implementation and compliance with EU legislation is a matter for the European Commission and the European Court of Justice. The Government has no plans to make representations to the Government of Hungary on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2016 13:03:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

532332

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Life Imprisonment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of asylum applications have been accepted in the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>In answer to Question HL929, I refer the noble Lord to my answer on 28 June 2016 for Question HL718. In answer to Questions HL930, I refer the noble Lord to my answer on 27 June 2016 for Question HL719.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL930 question first answered 12/07/2016 16:34:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

532333

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Protest
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of asylum applications to the UK in the last 12 months were from Syrian minors, and what percentage of those applications were accepted.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>In answer to Question HL929, I refer the noble Lord to my answer on 28 June 2016 for Question HL718. In answer to Questions HL930, I refer the noble Lord to my answer on 27 June 2016 for Question HL719.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL929 question first answered 12/07/2016 16:34:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno