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926489

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to exercise their power under section 26(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to repeal sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 to comply with the UK's obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL8740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to amend the law on abortion in either England and Wales or Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Abortion has always been a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The Government's priority is therefore restoring devolved government, so that the people of Northern Ireland, and locally elected representatives, can decide what is right for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 02/07/2018 12:32:32 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

926491

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
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 Duncan of Springbank on 9 May (HL7342), on how many occasions the use of the powers in Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 in Northern Ireland resulted in (1) referrals to immigration, HMRC or other agencies, and (2) consequent detentions for immigration, customs or other purposes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL8741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The answer of 9 May set out the Police Service of Northern Ireland's use of the powers in Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 in each of the past five years. PSNI have confirmed that they do not keep records of any referrals made following Schedule 7 detentions.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 02/07/2018 12:32:49 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

926492

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how often the two Cabinet Sub-Committees which are currently examining the two proposed models for future customs cooperation with the EU have met; and when they are expected to reach a conclusion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL8742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has established two working groups to consider the Government’s options for future customs arrangements. We do not comment on the details of work that relates to Cabinet or its sub-Committees.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out two potential models for the UK’s future customs relationship – a new customs partnership and a highly streamlined customs arrangement, and will set out further detail on its preferred customs model in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/06/2018 16:37:22 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

904286

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
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 Duncan of Springbank on 9 May (HL7342), how many examinations under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 were used in each of the last five years in (1) airports, (2) seaports, and (3) borders; and how many (a) referrals to immigration, HMRC or other agencies, and (b) detentions for immigration, customs or other purposes, resulted from such examinations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL7860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>In each of the past five years the powers in Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 were used in the UK on the following number of occasions:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Persons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Freight Air/Sea</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Detentions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Figures for 2017-2018 are not yet available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>18,103</p></td><td><p>10,316</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>26,167</p></td><td><p>9,431</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>31,769</p></td><td><p>No Stats Available</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>46,964</p></td><td><p>No Stats Available</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not disclose a further breakdown of these figures (including by airport or seaport) for national security reasons. These powers have not been used by HMRC or Border Force in the past five years</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/05/2018 11:26:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

892434

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are (1) the staff numbers, and (2) the composition, of the Immigration Enforcement and Compliance Teams in Northern Ireland; and what plans they have regarding any increase in the staffing of that team.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL7341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Immigration Enforcement and Compliance Team in Northern Ireland has 49 staff, 30 of which are Immigration Officers. Currently, there are no plans to increase the team’s staffing levels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/05/2018 10:48:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

892435

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the figures given in Table 16 of the Northern Ireland Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2015–16 on the number of examinations under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 and the number of resultant detentions, how many times those powers were used in each of the last five years (1) by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, immigration officers, customs officers respectively, (2) in airports, seaports or the border area; and how many (a) referrals to immigration, HMRC or other agencies, and (b) detentions for immigration, customs or other purposes, resulted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL7342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>In each of the past five years the powers in Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 were used by the Police Service of Northern Ireland the following number of occasions:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Persons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unaccompanied freight</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Detentions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Figures for 2017-2018 are not yet available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1,915</p></td><td><p>1,576</p></td><td><p>3,491</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2,801</p></td><td><p>1,604</p></td><td><p>4,405</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>3,917</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>4,157</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These powers have not been used in Northern Ireland by HMRC or Border Force in the past five years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 09/05/2018 14:25:28 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

847871

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	British Council: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to make a decision on the future level of funding for the British Council in the developed world.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL5848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>​The British Council plays an important role in projecting British values and promoting international cultural relations around the world. The British Council will continue to receive the annual funding that was agreed in 2015 as part of the Spending Review. In 2018/19 that includes £151 million Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding and £13 million non-ODA funding. Future funding for the British Council will be decided as part of the next Spending Review. Any decisions on funding which are taken outside that process will be updated to Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/03/2018 14:56:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

847872

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	EU Countries: British Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the British Council's operations in EU member states in the run-up to Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL5849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Council plays an important role in maintaining strong and effective partnerships in Europe. British Council operations are primarily a matter for the Council and its Board of Trustees, but we regularly discuss priorities with them and will continue to do so, both for Europe and the rest of the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/03/2018 14:58:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie