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788261

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	UN Human Rights Council: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they used to determine which state's candidacy to support in the recent election to the UN Human Rights Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Alderdice
uin	HL3053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK reaches decisions on votes on the basis of candidates’ human rights records, and their cooperation with Human Rights Council (HRC) mechanisms. The UK also considers candidates’ engagement and voting record at HRC, broader UK Government priorities, standing obligations, and whether a reciprocal deal can be made. The UK has a long-standing policy of not revealing our voting intentions in international elections, nor how we voted in the past.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:19:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3478 label Biography information for Lord Alderdice

788290

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Funeral Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the maximum payment that can currently be made under the Funeral Payment scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL3082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments scheme comprises of two elements. The first element covers the ‘necessary’ costs of arranging a funeral, which include costs of a burial or cremation including the purchase of a grave. It also meets the cost of any medical references or the removal of active implanted medical devices for cremations, reasonable costs if a body has to be moved for more than fifty miles and travel costs for the applicant to arrange and attend the funeral. These costs are paid in full and there is no maximum contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The second element covers all other costs, which are subject to a maximum of £700. We have no plans at this time to review this component of the scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 20/11/2017 15:56:52 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

788311

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Rights of Way: Closures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds a public right of way may be temporarily closed.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of public rights of way. Public rights of way should always be open and available for the public to use, but an application may be made to the local highway authority under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, for an Order to close or divert temporarily a public right of way for safety reasons, or to carry out necessary works.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/11/2017 11:45:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

788333

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Fracking: North Yorkshire
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of recent protests, what is their evidence base for the environmental safeguards proposed to protect water supplies in areas of North Yorkshire affected by applications to hydraulically fracture.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL3125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has issued Third Energy with an environmental permit that will ensure a high level of protection for the environment and human health. Before the permit was issued a detailed hydrogeological assessment was undertaken to ensure groundwater would be protected. This included a consultation with Yorkshire Water which was satisfied that activities would not pollute drinking water. The permit requires the operator to undertake baseline monitoring of groundwater, as well as operational monitoring, to ensure the activities are not having an impact on groundwater.</p><p> </p><p>The British Geological Survey has also been undertaking additional groundwater monitoring in the area since 2015 and will continue to monitor the groundwater at the site during operations.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/11/2017 11:46:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

788335

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
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 Henley on 10 November (HL2703), what is their estimated increase in prosecutions that will result from current and planned activity to raise awareness and improve compliance with the National Minimum Wage legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not set a target for the number of criminal prosecutions relating to National Minimum Wage non-compliance.</p><p>The specific circumstances of each case will determine whether it is suitable for referral for prosecution and it is therefore not possible to forecast how many cases will result in prosecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 20/11/2017 15:15:52 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

788337

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Complaints
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 Henley on 10 November (HL2702), how many complaints from small businesses have been received by (1) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and (2) the Small Business Commissioner's office, since 1 October; and of those, how many have not been accepted because of the delay in the launch of the Small Business Commissioner's complaints handling service.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Since 1 October, the Department for Business Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy has not received any complaints from small businesses that would be in scope of the proposed Small Business Commissioner’s complaints handling service. The office of the Small Business Commissioner has received two enquiries on behalf of small businesses, neither of which would be in scope of the proposed complaints handling service. Secondary legislation relating to this complaints handling service is currently before this House, and would need to come into force before the complaints service could launch. Subject to the will of Parliament, when it is in force small businesses will be able to submit complaints for consideration, including complaints relating to the period from 6 April 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 20/11/2017 15:17:54 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

788349

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hilda Murrell
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 November (HL2390) regarding files relating to Hilda Murrell being closed until 1 January 2070, what are the current ages of the living individuals whose personal data is covered by section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>There are no Hilda Murrell files created by the Home Office that are closed in full at the National Archives. Where a person is less than 100 years old their personal details will be extracted from a file and kept closed until they reach 100 years of age. Based on a closure date of 1 January 1970, the extract in question (HO/287/3597/1) will contain information relating to an individual born in 1969.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/11/2017 17:30:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

788368

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Out-of-school Education: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unregistered schools have been prosecuted in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The offence of operating an unregistered independent educational establishment is created by section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008. There is a related offence, under section 97 of that Act, of intentionally obstructing a person carrying an inspection where it is believed that an offence under section 96 is being committed.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no prosecutions of unregistered schools in the last year involving either of these offences.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 20/11/2017 11:43:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

788370

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the future for Palestinians following the report by the General Assembly Fourth Committee that a sharp increase in settlement construction activity fuelled by the passing of a regularisation law, combined with the demolition of Palestinian homes, has led to an atmosphere of despair and hopelessness among Palestinians in the occupied territories.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that settlement expansion and demolition activity is illegal and harmful to the peace process. When the Prime Minister met Prime Minister Netanyahu on 2 November she reiterated the UK’s continued opposition to settlement activity and our firm commitment to a two-state solution as the best way to bring about stability and peace. Former Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood MP, issued a statement on 7 February condemning the passing of the Land Regularisation Law by the Knesset. The law is currently being challenged in Israel’s High Court of Justice. We understand frustration at the lack of progress in the Middle East Peace Process. We believe that peace will only come through negotiations between the parties, and we are committed to supporting progress towards a two-state solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 16:58:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

788394

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111542, how many discussions his Department has had with the UK Government Ministers or Welsh Government Ministers in the last 12 months on valuation office closures; on what dates those discussions took place; who participated in those discussions; and whether there were any actionable outcomes from those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	112656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Neither Treasury Ministers nor officials have discussed the Valuation Office Agency’s estate plans with other UK Ministers or Welsh Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/11/2017 15:07:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane