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105776

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date	03/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to complete their review of the Muslim Brotherhood; and whether they intend to publish the review’s findings in full.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 13 October 2014, Official Report, Column WA13.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2591 HL2592 question first answered 10/11/2014 18:04:48 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

105777

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a full list of organisations investigated by their review of the Muslim Brotherhood will be made public, together with any recommended actions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 13 October 2014, Official Report, Column WA13.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2590 HL2592 question first answered 10/11/2014 18:04:49 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

105779

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Cordoba Foundation, Middle East Eye, British Muslim Initiative and Interpal have featured in their review of the Muslim Brotherhood.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 13 October 2014, Official Report, Column WA13.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire grouped question UIN HL2590 HL2591 question first answered 10/11/2014 18:04:49 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

93673

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to the future of the tented camp used by British Forces in Kandahar; whether Agility and those involved in its disposal have been instructed to examine urgent humanitarian uses to which it could be put; whether any discussions have taken place with non-governmental organisations willing to purchase it; whether commercial interests will be given priority; and what plans they have for assistance to be given by the Department for International Development to enable the camp to be transported for use by refugees in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Agility operates on behalf of the Defence Disposal Services Authority and is charged with securing the best value for money for items that our redeployment process has determined should be disposed of in theatre. It is for Agility to make subsequent arrangements, in line with this objective.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 11/11/2014 16:07:18 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

93675

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for compensation have so far been generated under the terms of the Mesothelioma Act 2014; how that number compares with predicted numbers of claims; what, if any, underspend against budget has resulted; and whether they intend to allocate any underspend for research into finding cures for mesothelioma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Scheme began taking applications in April 2014, and began making payments on 1 July 2014. As of 30 September 2014 the Scheme had received 173 applications. During the first year of operation we had forecasted around 900 applications to the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The DMPS is funded by a levy on the insurance industry. The levy is intended to cover the cost of the Scheme in any one year, and we are not expecting to generate any under spend. Any under spend would be returned to HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 22/10/2014 14:48:20 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

93409

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with other European Union member states about scaling up the resettlement programme for refugees displaced by fighting in Syria and Iraq; and what is their policy in regard to applications for asylum from displaced Yezidis and Christians from those countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that humanitarian aid and actively seeking to end the conflicts in Syria and Iraq are the most effective ways for the UK to help the majority of refugees, rather than increasing resettlement. We have made our position on this clear in relevant discussions with other EU Member States and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We are aware that EU Member States have responded to the crises in different ways; it is right that the international community should consider all available means to relieve the suffering of the Syrian and Iraqi peoples. However, the UK’s overall contribution stands comparison with any in the world.</p><p> </p><p>To date we have committed £700 million to the Syrian relief effort, making us the second largest bilateral donor after the USA, and £23 million in aid to Iraq. UK funding is helping hundred of thousands of refugees; compared with aid, resettlement can only ever support a comparatively small number of people in need. We also support efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict, and we are working with the Iraqi government and the international community to tackle the threat posed by IS and promote an inclusive, sovereign and democratic Iraq which will protect all Iraqi citizens.</p><p> </p><p>To complement our humanitarian aid, we operate the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme to relocate to the UK the most vulnerable displaced Syrians who cannot be supported effectively in the long term in the region. In addition, the Government carefully considers each asylum application lodged in the UK, including those made by Syrian and Iraqi nationals on the grounds of religious persecution, on its individual merits, to ensure we grant protection to those who genuinely need it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:30:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

92762

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Amnesty International’s report <i>Lives adrift: Refugees and migrants in peril in the Central Mediterranean</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is working with other EU Member States to address the migration pressures in the Mediterranean described in the report, in particular through the EU’s Task Force Mediterranean. This was discussed most recently at the JHA Council on 9 October. We believe it is important to find solutions which address the root causes and do not encourage even greater numbers of people to undertake dangerous journeys. Efforts under the Task Force Mediterranean should therefore be primarily focused on improving border security and asylum processes in Member States, disrupting the activities of people smugglers and putting in place stronger cooperation on migration issues with source and transit countries. The Government does not however support ‘responsibility-sharing’ if that means the relocation of asylum seekers from the Member State in which they first arrive to other EU countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:11:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

92765

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to emulate the United States Justice Department’s "Kleptocracy Initiative" in which assets are seized from corrupt foreign officials and politicians living in the United States.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for International Development provide funding for UK law enforcement units within the Metropolitan Police and National Crime Agency to investigate illicit financial flows linked to corrupt foreign officials from developing countries in the UK. To date, these units have restrained or confiscated more than £120 million of stolen funds. The Government is reviewing the overall coordination and effectiveness of the UK’s enforcement response to cases of bribery and corruption. This work is ongoing and ministers will consider the findings in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/10/2014 16:31:36 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

79639

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
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	Mesothelioma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what trends they have identified in the prevalence of mesothelioma in the United Kingdom over the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the prevalence of mesothelioma in the United Kingdom – that is, the number of people that had the disease at a particular time or in a particular period – are not available. However, mesothelioma prevalence is known to be approximately equivalent to annual mesothelioma mortality.</p><p>The annual total numbers of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the period 2003-2012 (the latest 10 years for which data are available) are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1887</p></td><td><p>1978</p></td><td><p>2049</p></td><td><p>2060</p></td><td><p>2176</p></td><td><p>2265</p></td><td><p>2336</p></td><td><p>2360</p></td><td><p>2291</p></td><td><p>2535</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Health and Safety Executive mesothelioma register.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 30/07/2014 14:06:13 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

79603

registered interest
date	24/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mesothelioma
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 progress in negotiations between the Association of British Insurers and the British Lung Foundation over the last three months to establish a long-term funding scheme for mesothelioma research.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>In April this year, I convened a high level meeting between the Association of British Insurers and the British Lung Foundation (BLF) to discuss how insurers can remain engaged in support for mesothelioma research following earlier donated funding. Departmental officials attended this meeting. Discussions between the BLF and insurers are ongoing. The Department has no direct role in these discussions but is monitoring progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This year, a number of noble Lords and members of the House of Commons have written to the Secretary of State for Health, Mr Jeremy Hunt, or to me about this subject.</p><p> </p><p>Any further funding made available by insurers for mesothelioma research will be in addition to existing sources of public funding. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has highlighted to the research community that it wants to encourage research applications in mesothelioma. Further details of this are available on the NIHR website at:</p><p> </p><p>www.themedcalls.nihr.ac.uk/mesothelioma</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1500 HL1502 HL1503 HL1530 HL1534 question first answered 30/07/2014 13:04:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool