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439527

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date	17/12/2015
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: Liverpool
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the 20 Miles More group's campaign to extend HS2 to Liverpool.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises that Liverpool is a major city and a significant market. Evidence from Liverpool City Region has been assessed but no decision has yet been made on the Phase Two route other than the route to Crewe.</p><br /><p>Liverpool will benefit from day one of HS2. Phase One will cut 28 minutes from the journey time between Liverpool and London. Accelerating the line to Crewe will reduce journeys by a further 14 minutes.</p><br /><p>HS2 will ensure that it maximises the synergies with the Northern Powerhouse, to make the most of the two networks. In this way opportunities may be created for Liverpool to benefit still further.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/12/2015 11:38:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

439078

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Access to Work scheme can fund, or help fund, the installation of a disabled toilet in a workplace.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL4624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Access to Work is able to help with adaptations to Premises and Equipment.</p><br /><p>In all cases where adaptations to premises are required, advisers will look to see what reasonable adjustment has first been made in accordance with employers obligations under the Equality Act.</p><p>Dependent on the size of the business, an employer contribution may also be sought.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 22/12/2015 16:09:58 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

439086

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to undertake a review of the Emissions Performance Standard under section 66 of the Energy Act 2013.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL4632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Section 66 of the Energy Act 2013 requires the Emissions Performance Standard to be reviewed as soon as reasonably practicable after December 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 22/12/2015 12:21:52 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

439092

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison, </i>in particular claims that visits by children to fathers who are in prison are severely restricted<i>.</i>
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4639 HL4640 HL4641 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

439093

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations in Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4638 HL4640 HL4641 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

439094

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of Barnardo's in the recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>, that visits by children to fathers in prison should be removed from the incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4638 HL4639 HL4641 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

439095

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the conditions for children visiting a parent in prison, in the light of Barnardo's recent report <i>Locked Out: Children's experiences of visiting a parent in prison</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL4641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government agrees that strong family ties are an important part of helping prisoners turn away from crime, and the recommendations from the recent Barnardo’s report are currently being considered in the context of the wider prison reforms.</p><p>All convicted prisoners have a long-standing statutory entitlement to a minimum of two visits every 28 days. In addition, prisoners may also be rewarded with additional visits for good behaviour and for engaging with their rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL4638 HL4639 HL4640 question first answered 22/12/2015 16:58:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

439097

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the Department for International Development aid budget will be spent by other departments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>As part of the 2015/16 Main Estimate process the Department for International Development transferred £258m of its International Aid budget to other Government Departments.</p><br /><p>This figure excludes the Conflict Security and Stability Fund, which is a £1.033bn cross departmental fund, £883m of which sits on the Department for International Developments baseline. £823m of this was then transferred to other government departments as directed by the National Security Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/12/2015 14:17:58 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

439098

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans for the Department for International Development to invest in addressing Aids, tuberculosis, and malaria globally from 2016 onwards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK government is committed to remaining a world leader in tackling global diseases and ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030. We are already working towards this goal through our substantial investment to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria which has saved 17 million lives.</p><p /> <p>We are currently undertaking a number of internal reviews to ensure we are in the right place to deliver our objectives and maximise our value for money and impact. Our future contributions to the Global Fund and country programmes are being considered as part of this. We will lay out further investment plans in the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/12/2015 14:17:38 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

439103

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Droughts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the drought and food shortage in Ethiopia, and what support is being offered to those affected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL4648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>DFID has been following the evolution of the drought and its impact since the middle of 2015, working with the Government of Ethiopia, the UN system and other donors to compile and assess information on rainfall, production and food and non-food needs. On December 11th the Government and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released a Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) which assessed that 10.2 million people would need emergency food assistance in the first half of 2016 due to the effects of the drought. This is on top of the 8 million Ethiopians who are chronically food insecure, and who already receive multi-year support through the Government’s rural public works programme. 5.8 million people require assistance obtaining clean water, health and sanitation; and a projected 400,000 children will require treatment for severe malnutrition.</p><p>The UK Government has provided one of the earliest and largest packages of assistance to tackle the effects of the drought. In July, DFID provided £45 million to the response, which provided food to 2.3 million people; nutritional support to 258,000 severely malnourished children; and assistance to water, sanitation and health needs of the drought-affected communities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/12/2015 17:01:59 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead