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804735

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date	12/12/2017
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	Oman al-Bashir
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the International Criminal Court's proposal to refer Jordan to the UN Security Council for its failure to arrest Sudan's indicted President Omar al-Bashir when he attended an Arab League summit in Jordan in March.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has encouraged fellow UN Security Council members to consider carefully what more the Council can do to ensure that the International Criminal Court (ICC) receives the necessary support, which would include action on Court referrals to it, and will continue to do so. The United Kingdom raised the importance of cooperation with the ICC on 11 December at the Assembly of States Parties and on 12 December at the UN Security Council. We called on all States Parties to the ICC to cooperate with the Court and to consult the Court if they feel that they are unable to co-operate with it for any reason. The United Kingdom will continue to raise our concerns with the non-cooperating governments, including through the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2017 15:41:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

804738

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Bletchley
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what structural assessments have been commissioned for the Bletchley Flyover; and what assessment they have made of the impact on freight services of constructing a passenger station on that flyover.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The East West Rail programme will breathe new life into the Bletchley Flyover which has not been used by regular passenger rail services for nearly 50 years. As part of Network Rail’s ongoing work, it is conducting a series of detailed surveys to fully assess the condition of structures along the route, including the flyover. This will inform the level of work required to deliver the new train service. The construction of new platforms on the flyover to form part of an expanded Bletchley station will have no impact on freight services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:11:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

804739

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East West Rail Line: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provision for rail freight is planned for the Western Section of the East West Rail project.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The East West Rail (Western Section) programme will retain all existing freight paths. The programme is already protecting future rail freight growth, with Network Rail in the process of completing surveys to determine the level of works required to create additional freight paths. A decision will be taken in early 2018 considering the value for money of the options available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:17:05 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

804742

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Accountancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the qualified accountants who have served on the Kings College Hospital Foundation Trust over the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The qualified accountants who have served on the King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust Board between 2012 and 2017 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Executives:</p><p> </p><p>Colin Gentile, Director of Finance</p><p>Alan Goldsman, Strategic Development and Interim Director of Finance</p><p>Simon Taylor, Director of Finance</p><p> </p><p>Non-executives:</p><p> </p><p>Lord Kerslake, Chair</p><p>Christopher Stooke, Non-Executive Director</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 21/12/2017 12:13:40 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

804749

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support work to assist highly vulnerable people with dementia living in rural areas; and what assessment they have made of such work, including that of the Rural Dementia Friendly Task and Finish Group.
tabling member printed	Baroness Crawley
uin	HL4081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Improving the skills and dementia awareness of homecare staff can have a big impact on supporting people with dementia in rural areas; over 100,000 social care workers have received some form of dementia awareness training and this is continuing as part of the national implementation of the Care Certificate. By 2020, we expect social care providers to provide appropriate training on dementia to all other relevant staff.</p><p> </p><p>The Department works closely with Alzheimer’s Society including through their Rural Dementia Friendly Task and Finish Group, and in establishing Dementia Friendly communities. The challenges of supporting people living in rural areas are raised frequently. The issues are kept under review by the sector partners of the Dementia Programme Board.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 21/12/2017 15:41:08 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3386 label Biography information for Baroness Crawley

804751

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Dementia: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support efforts by local authorities and community groups to tackle issues experienced by people with dementia and their carers in rural areas, such as isolation, lack of transport, and lack of broadband.
tabling member printed	Baroness Crawley
uin	HL4082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing the Dementia 2020 Challenge in full. We have supported dementia friendly initiatives and there are now over 2.2 million Dementia Friends and 225 Dementia Friendly communities in England, which cover a range of geographies including rural areas.</p><p>Local authorities and community groups in rural areas will be best placed to consider and respond to the needs of their communities, including people with dementia and their carers and taking into account such issues as transport needs and broadband. In 2016/17, English local authorities outside London received £265 million of funding to support socially necessary bus services and the Community Minibus Fund has provided over 300 local charities and community groups across England with over 400 minibuses to use for the benefit of their passengers. Improving broadband is also a high priority for the Government, including in rural areas. £1.7 billion of public money is being invested to support vital improvements in superfast broadband coverage across the UK.</p><p>We acknowledge that there is some evidence of increased cost of service delivery in rural sparse areas. This is why we provide specific funding for rural communities through the Rural Services Delivery grant which has provided £145.5 million for rural councils over the last two years.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 21/12/2017 15:55:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3386 label Biography information for Baroness Crawley

804753

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal autonomous operation of aircraft is allowed during which a remotely piloted aircraft is operated without pilot intervention in the management of the flight.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL4084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) policy regarding autonomy in relation to unmanned aircraft is contained in its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) guidance document, CAP722 (www.caa.co.uk/cap722). To date, the CAA has not received any applications to conduct autonomous UAS operations. Any application received would be extensively investigated and assessed to assure safety before any permissions to fly are issued.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:08:07 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

804760

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Turkey: Crimes of Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a rising number of gender-motivated murders in Turkey, and of related gender violence, including child abuse; and whether they intend to make representations to the government of Turkey concerning its response to such violence.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Ankara is in regular discussion with the Turkish government, civil society groups, businesses and UN agencies on how to address the issue of violence against women and children. The Family and Social Affairs Minister has said Turkey has a zero tolerance policy for violence against women and is committed to taking action in this area, as well as on child abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2017 15:47:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

804761

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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: Cumbria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ruled out including stops in Cumbria for the proposed HS2 rail line.
tabling member printed	Lord Inglewood
uin	HL4092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Service assumptions for HS2 are still being developed, and exact timetables will be developed before HS2 operational services commence. We have not ruled out stops in Cumbria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 12:17:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1980 label Biography information for Lord Inglewood

804774

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Midlands Trains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation was undertaken with (1) local authorities, (2) rail user groups, and (3) passengers, prior to the announcement that, from 20 May 2018, no fast East Midlands Train services arriving to St Pancras station between 7am and 10am on weekdays will call at Bedford or Luton, and that no fast trains leaving St Pancras between 4pm and 7pm will stop at those stations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL4103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>In order to realise the benefits of the Thameslink Programme and the planned upgrade to the Midland Mainline, to be completed in 2020, a temporary timetable has been developed from May 2018. This limits the impact to passengers until the planned capacity is fully available and balances the needs of passengers across the routes. This has resulted in the temporary removal of peak direction East Midlands Trains services between Bedford and Luton to St Pancras. At the same time a number of peak Thameslink services will operate a faster service to central London. It has not been possible to consult on these changes as is routinely done. The Department for Transport has given its authorisation for this approach.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:22:56 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson