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346818

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslims
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 percentages of the Muslim populations in (1) Birmingham, (2) Blackburn, (3) Bradford, (4) Leicester, (5) Luton, (6) Manchester, (7) Slough and (8) the London Boroughs of (a) Newham and (b) Tower Hamlets; what was the percentage growth of those Muslim populations between 2004 and 2014; what percentages are under the age of 15; how these compare with the non-Muslim populations; and what were the comparative birthrates between the Muslim and non-Muslim populations in those areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL56
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name ONS Reply HL56 Lord Pearson.pdf title UK Statistics Reply 2 file name HL56 Lord Pearson Population Tables.xlsx title Tables of Population Figures question first answered 10/06/2015 15:57:01 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

346819

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Muslims
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether employment in government departments has been given to Muslims with links to Islamic extremist groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL57
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>All Civil Servants are subject to recruitment checks (including of unspent criminal records) and the provisions of the <em>Civil Service Code. </em>Line managers report concerns about staff, including for example, expressions of support for extremist views, actions or incidents.</p><p>Civil Servants in sensitive roles are subject to national security vetting. Information is checked against records held by the Security Service and the police.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 10/06/2015 14:36:46 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

227047

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Botswana
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 De Mauley on 24 February (HL4991), and in the light of the United Kingdom's special responsibility for the rights of the bushmen of the Kalahari when granting independence to Botswana in 1961, what is their assessment of whether the hunting ban imposed on the bushmen by the government of Botswana in 2014 is a <i>prima facie</i> breach of Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and whether they will make representations to the government of Botswana if they conclude that it is.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Botswana is a democracy with an independent judiciary. We have not made any assessment as to whether the Government of Botswana’s ban on hunting or any decision on the supply of food to the San constitutes a breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Botswana constitution guarantees the rights and freedoms of all Batswana irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, political opinion or place of origin. The UK follows closely the situation of the San communities in Botswana. We will continue to encourage dialogue between the San communities and the Government of Botswana.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL5687 question first answered 20/03/2015 14:34:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

227048

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Botswana
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 De Mauley on 24 February (HL4991), what assessment they have made of whether the hunting ban imposed on the bushmen of the Kalahari in 2014 by the government of Botswana breaches Article 1(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, by which states agree that "peoples" are not to be deprived of their means of subsistence.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Botswana is a democracy with an independent judiciary. We have not made any assessment as to whether the Government of Botswana’s ban on hunting or any decision on the supply of food to the San constitutes a breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Botswana constitution guarantees the rights and freedoms of all Batswana irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, political opinion or place of origin. The UK follows closely the situation of the San communities in Botswana. We will continue to encourage dialogue between the San communities and the Government of Botswana.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL5686 question first answered 20/03/2015 14:34:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

227049

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Botswana
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 De Mauley on 24 February (HL4991), whether they consider that the government of Botswana's decision not to supply food to the bushmen of the Kalahari who have a legal right to live in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve constitutes a breach of Article 1(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment as to whether the Government of Botswana’s ban on hunting or any decision on the supply of food to the San constitutes a breach of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Botswana is a democracy with an independent judiciary. The constitution guarantees the rights and freedoms of all Batswana irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, political opinion or place of origin. The UK follows closely the situation of the San communities in Botswana. We will continue to encourage dialogue between the San communities and the Government of Botswana, and raise issues at an appropriate level.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/03/2015 14:35:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

226819

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	EU Internal Trade
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 benefit or disbenefit of Single Market legislation to United Kingdom companies which do not export to that market.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not carried out any assessment of the benefits or costs of single market legislation to UK companies which do not export to that market.</p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 17/03/2015 16:56:07 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

226820

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Cars: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new cars the United Kingdom exported in (1) 2013, and (2) 2014, by (a) country of destination, and (b) marque.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The total number of cars built in UK for export in 2013 was 1,201,395. In 2014 the figure was 1,195,196. A breakdown by marque and destination is not available, although data on the value of UK’s exports of motor cars by destination is published by H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC).</p><p> </p><p>The total value of UK car exports in 2013 was £24.4 Billion. In 2014, the total value of UK car exports was £25.7 Billion</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the data excludes public transport vehicles, freight vehicles and exports of motor car components.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>UK EXPORTS OF MOTOR CARS </strong></p><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>£ Millions</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£ Millions</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>4,349</p></td><td> </td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>5,448</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>3,319</p></td><td> </td><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>3,292</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>1,684</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>2,426</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>1,645</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1,347</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>1,381</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>1,154</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>1,018</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td> </td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>611</p></td><td> </td><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>394</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Irish Republic</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Irish Republic</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td> </td><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>3,987</p></td><td> </td><td><p>Rest of the World</p></td><td><p>3,953</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total Exports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,442</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total Exports</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25,729</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 17/03/2015 16:05:18 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

226821

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Cars
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new cars the United Kingdom registered in (1) 2013, and (2) 2014, by (a) country of destination, and (b) marque.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The total number of new cars registered in the UK in 2013 was 2,476,435.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 the figure was 2,264,737.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on the country of destination is not held</p><p> </p><p>Total registrations are shown by marque. However as these are all registered in the UK, there is no country of destination, as this would only apply to cars exported from the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>REGISTRATIONS OF NEW CARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM - BY MARQUE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abarth</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td><td><p>1,642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alfa Romeo</p></td><td><p>5,687</p></td><td><p>5,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aston Martin</p></td><td><p>926</p></td><td><p>864</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Audi</p></td><td><p>142,040</p></td><td><p>158,987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bentley</p></td><td><p>1,231</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW</p></td><td><p>135,583</p></td><td><p>148,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chevrolet</p></td><td><p>11,676</p></td><td><p>2,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chrysler</p></td><td><p>2,515</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citroen</p></td><td><p>78,358</p></td><td><p>83,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dacia</p></td><td><p>17,146</p></td><td><p>23,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiat</p></td><td><p>60,198</p></td><td><p>67,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>310,865</p></td><td><p>326,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honda</p></td><td><p>55,660</p></td><td><p>53,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyundai</p></td><td><p>76,918</p></td><td><p>81,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infiniti</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jaguar</p></td><td><p>16,210</p></td><td><p>18,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jeep</p></td><td><p>2,229</p></td><td><p>3,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kia</p></td><td><p>72,090</p></td><td><p>77,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Land Rover</p></td><td><p>54,699</p></td><td><p>56,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lexus</p></td><td><p>9,014</p></td><td><p>11,572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lotus</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maserati</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mazda</p></td><td><p>31,228</p></td><td><p>37,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mercedes-Benz</p></td><td><p>109,456</p></td><td><p>124,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MG</p></td><td><p>504</p></td><td><p>2,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MINI</p></td><td><p>51,933</p></td><td><p>53,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi</p></td><td><p>9,044</p></td><td><p>15,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nissan</p></td><td><p> </p><p>117,967</p></td><td><p> </p><p>138,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perodua</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peugeot</p></td><td><p>105,435</p></td><td><p>103,566</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Porsche</p></td><td><p>8,260</p></td><td><p>9,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proton</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renault</p></td><td><p>46,173</p></td><td><p>66,334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saab</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEAT</p></td><td><p>45,312</p></td><td><p>53,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skoda</p></td><td><p>66,081</p></td><td><p>75,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>smart</p></td><td><p>5,314</p></td><td><p>4,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ssangyong</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>1,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Subaru</p></td><td><p>2,271</p></td><td><p>2,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suzuki</p></td><td><p>33,088</p></td><td><p>37,395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toyota</p></td><td><p>88,648</p></td><td><p>94,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall</p></td><td><p>259,444</p></td><td><p>269,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volkswagen</p></td><td><p>194,085</p></td><td><p>214,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volvo</p></td><td><p>32,666</p></td><td><p>41,066</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 25/03/2015 17:47:17 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

225400

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islam
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to sponsor a conference on the nature of Islam, and the use of Islam by extremists to justify their actions.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>We continue to work with a range of community and faith groups to explore concerns across all forms of extremism including Islamist extremism – although we have no plans to sponsor a specific conference. Our work promotes the moderate voices of the vast majority of Muslims and of other faiths across the country who oppose the poisonous rhetoric of extremists.</p><p>Last Autumn, the Home Secretary announced a new counter-extremism strategy that goes beyond violence and terrorism. The strategy will aim to build up the public sector and civil society to identify extremism in all its forms, confront it, challenge and defeat it. Although overseen by the Home Office, its implementation will be the responsibility of the whole of government and the public sector, and wider civil society.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/03/2015 15:05:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

225401

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Nepal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions a Nepalese man must meet to obtain a three-month tourist visa to visit the United Kingdom if he is married to a woman who is a British citizen resident in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL5477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>All visit visa applications, regardless of nationality, are carefully considered in accordance with the Immigration Rules. Visitors must demonstrate that they are genuinely visiting the UK for a period of less than six months and intend to leave the UK at the end of their proposed visit. Applicants must satisfy our decision-makers that they have strong social and economic ties to their home country as well as adequate funds to cover the cost of their travel to and stay in the UK without taking employment or accessing public funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/03/2015 15:50:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch