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746622

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date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government which higher education providers failed to attain at least a Bronze award in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>All higher education providers in the UK must meet rigorous national quality requirements for higher education. The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) measures excellence in addition to these requirements and is voluntary; therefore all participating providers received at least a Bronze award.</p><p> </p><p>As TEF is voluntary, if a provider has no TEF award this does not necessarily signify a lack of quality, as it may have decided not to take part.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 06/07/2017 12:56:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

746623

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the United Nations to set up more Human Rights Advisory Panels to investigate alleged violations of human rights by UN personnel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to ensuring the UN has appropriate and robust mechanisms in place to address all alleged violations by UN personnel. The UK hosted a UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in London in September 2016, which among other things, specifically called for all UN personnel deployed in UN peacekeeping operations be committed to the highest standards of conduct. The UN Mission in Kosovo's (UNMIK) Human Rights Advisory Panel was established in response to specific circumstances related to the international administration of Kosovo and is not a model that has applied to regular peace operations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2017 14:27:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

746624

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Kosovo: Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Kosovo concerning amelioration of the situation of the Kosovo Roma, following the June 2016 report of the United Nations Human Rights Advisory Panel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We are working with the Government of Kosovo on issues of minority rights including amongst the Roma community. Our Embassy in Pristina is supporting the return of displaced families from all communities – including the return of three Roma families who, by the end of this Financial Year, should be housed and in receipt of support packages.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/07/2017 11:27:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

746625

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Ukraine: Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Ukraine about (1) investigating the burning down of the Roma camp at 2 Kanalna Street, Kyiv on 5 April, and (2) the return and integration of the Roma residents.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of predominantly Roma settlements in Kyiv being destroyed and inhabitants evicted on 30 March and 5 April, we are not aware of reports of what efforts have been made to re-home those affected. We will investigate further and raise these incidents and what has been done to re-home and reintegrate those affected back in to their local communities with the authorities in Kyiv. I shall write to update you as this progresses.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/07/2017 11:30:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

746626

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Kosovo: Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they intend to call the United Nations to account for the alleged violations of human rights law by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo in respect of the Kosovo Roma, as set out in the June 2016 report of the United Nations Human Rights Advisory Panel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>​The Government discusses issues relating to Kosovo and minority rights at the UN, and with international partners, on a regular basis. As part of the Government's support for UN reform, we want to ensure that there are robust systems in place to deal with such complaints. The UK hosted the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in London in September 2016, which called for improvements in the '3Ps' of peacekeeping; better planning, pledges and performance, and specifically that all UN personnel deployed in UN peacekeeping operations be committed to the highest standards of conduct.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/07/2017 11:26:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

746627

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of action being taken to ensure the well-being of unaccompanied refugee children in Greece; and what steps they are taking to establish whether any such children are qualified to come to the UK by reason of extreme vulnerability or close family connection.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK recognises the pressures on European countries most affected by the migration crisis, and has committed over £100 million to the Mediterranean migration response. This includes £10million for a Refugee Children’s Fund for Europe which prioritises the needs of unaccompanied and separated children travelling through Greece and the Balkans. This support provides safe accommodation, educational activities, family reunification, psychosocial support, translation and legal advice.</p><p>In addition, the UK is fully committed to identifying and transferring unaccompanied children in Greece who may qualify for transfer to the UK under the Dublin III Regulation or section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016. We have a secondee in Greece who works with a network of partners including the Greek authorities, British Embassies, UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGOs to support this process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/07/2017 09:54:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

746628

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many police officers were deployed in Wales (1) in 2010, and (2) on the most recent date for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed by each police force in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/07/2017 13:22:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

746629

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many safer neighbourhood teams have been operational in England and Wales in each year since they were first introduced.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of full time equivalent police officers and PSCOs primarily employed in Neighbourhood Policing teams and/or Safer Neighbourhood teams roles can be found in the data tables published alongside the annual the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Officers and PCSOs with multiple responsibilities or designations are recorded under their primary function. The data do not therefore provide a complete picture of all officers assigned to neighbourhood policing functions.</p><p>Some forces are not able to make a clear distinction between ‘Neighbourhood Policing’ roles and ‘Incident (Response) Management’ roles, therefore those forces record the majority of, or all, employees under just one function. A more reliable measure is the number of officers employed in ‘Local policing’ roles, which includes both neighbourhood and response functions. This measure is available for 2015 and 2016, but not for previous years where a different framework was used.</p><p>Any comparisons at force level should be made with care due to collaboration arrangements between forces for particular functions. Additionally, police functions data are often affected by re-structuring within police forces. Therefore comparisons over time for specific functions should be made with care.</p><p>Data as at 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016 can be found in the Tables F1, F3 F4 and F6 of the police workforce statistics published in July 2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/544954/police-workforce-tabs-jul16.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/544954/police-workforce-tabs-jul16.ods</a></p><p>Previous data were collected under a different framework, with different definitions, and are therefore not directly comparable with data as at 31 March 2015 or 2016. Data have been published since 2012, and can be found in the supplementary data tables of the relevant police workforce publications via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>As HMIC has made clear, there is no simple link between police numbers and crime levels, between numbers and the visibility of police in the community, or between numbers and the quality of service provided.</p><p>Decisions on the size and composition of the police workforce are operational matters for Chief Officers working with their Police and Crime Commissioners and taking into account local priorities. The next release of ‘Police workforce’ statistics is due to be published on 20<sup>th</sup> July, and will represent the picture as at 31 March 2017.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/07/2017 13:47:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Table - HL260.xlsx title Table - HL260
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

746630

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote the establishment of new tram lines in towns and cities in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government supports light rail where it can be shown to be the best solution to an area’s transport needs. It is for local authorities to decide whether light rail is the right solution and to develop plans. They can then bid for government funding if this is required.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/07/2017 11:13:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

746631

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the role of business in reviving high streets.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the crucial role that business plays in reviving high streets. We established the Future High Street Forum in March 2013, consisting of retailers, investors and developers. The Forum provides joint business and Government leadership to enable our high streets to adapt and compete in the face of changing consumer and social trends. The Forum will advise the government in the formation and delivery of policies to support high streets and town centres, in the short and longer term.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/07/2017 15:48:40 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark