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176269

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of the United States about the lawsuit brought by Hershey's against import of Cadbury's chocolate products made in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has made no representations in this case. This is a commercial dispute between Hershey’s (as the licenced manufacturer and distributor of Cadbury products within the USA) and a US importer. This dispute relies upon well-known rules and principles and the companies involved have the right to take issues such as this to the judicial authorities in the appropriate territory.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/02/2015 13:19:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

176270

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take any steps against any Hershey's products manufactured in the United Kingdom while that company pursues its action in the United States courts against Cadbury products made in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Government currently has no intention of taking any steps against Hershey around the facts of this case. This is a commercial dispute between Hershey’s (as the licenced manufacturer and distributor of Cadbury products within the USA) and a US importer. This dispute relies upon well known rules and principles and the companies involved have the right to take issues such as this to the judicial authorities in the appropriate territory.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/02/2015 13:19:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

176280

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	New Businesses: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to link the Start Up Loan initiative for small businesses with local apprenticeship schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no direct links between apprenticeship schemes and Start Up Loans. However, the Start Up Loans Company (SULCo) is working to build links with local apprenticeship programmes through engagement with the Local Enterprise Partnerships. In addition, SULCo are also mapping existing activity on the ground through its Delivery Partner network.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/02/2015 12:17:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

176250

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many taxpayers in the United Kingdom had taxable income in the bands (1) £10,000 to £20,000, (2) £20,001 to £30,000, (3) £30,001 to £50,000, (4) £50,001 to £100,000, (5) £100,001 to £250,000, (6) £250,001 to £500,000, (7) £500,001 to £1 million, and (8) over £1 million, in the last year for which records are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL4508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of taxpayer numbers broken down by total income for the 2012-13 tax year are published in Table 3.3 of HMRC’s Personal Incomes statistics<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] This publication is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-incomes-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-incomes-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 09/02/2015 16:51:47 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name Doc1.docx title Taxpayers broken down by income
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

176247

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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 how many letters of comfort they gave to Mr Gerry Kelly to be delivered to IRA/Sinn Fein "on the runs".
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL4505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The total number of ‘on the runs’ considered by the administrative scheme and the outcome of their cases are set out in some detail in Chapter 7 of the Hallett Report. Lady Justice Hallett found that 156 ‘on the runs’ were sent individual letters between 2000, when the scheme was established by the previous government, and 2012, via Sinn Féin, informing them that they were not wanted.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 05/02/2015 15:46:50 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

176257

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Fracking: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect a response from (1) the Government of Wales, and (2) each of the political parties in the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to the issue of responsibility for the licensing of onshore fracking for gas to be transferred to the National Assembly.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working with the four main political parties in Wales to agree a consensus on the future of Welsh devolution by St David’s Day. This includes consideration of whether Smith Commission proposals such as the devolution of the licensing of onshore oil and gas extraction warrant further consideration in the context of Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 09/02/2015 16:52:26 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

176272

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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 statement by Baroness Randerson on 27 January (HL Deb, cols 127–31), whether they will confirm that no blank letters were given to Sinn Fein to distribute to "on-the-runs" of its choosing.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>I confirm that no such letters were given to Sinn Fein.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 05/02/2015 15:47:00 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

176273

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce the number of people employed in the Northern Ireland Office during the next three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office keeps its staffing levels under regular review. Vacancies are only filled when it is judged there is a continuing business case to do so.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office reduced its staffing levels by 19% between 2010/11 and 1 January 2015 with staff numbers reducing from 164 to 133.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 10/02/2015 12:03:30 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

176276

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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 statement by Baroness Randerson on 27 January that the "on-the-runs" scheme had been closed down in an orderly manner (HL Deb, col 130), what steps they took, and over what time period, to close down the scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>When the Government took office in May 2010, we allowed the administrative scheme to deal with so-called ‘on the runs’ established by the previous administration in 2000 to continue. We did this on the basis that the letters issued under the scheme did not confer immunity, exemption or amnesty from prosecution. In August 2012, the then-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Attorney-General decided that it would not be appropriate for the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) to accept any new cases, and that any fresh cases should be referred directly to the devolved police and prosecuting authorities. No letters have been issued by the NIO since December 2012, and on 7 March 2014 the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland confirmed the scheme was an end. On publication of the Hallett Report on 17 July 2014, the Secretary of State repeated that, as far as this Government are concerned, the scheme is over.</p><p>In response to the recommendation in the Hallett report to confirm whether any element of the ‘on the runs’ scheme still exists, the Secretary of State made clear in her statement of 9 September 2014 that the scheme is now at an end. Recipients of letters under the scheme should not place any reliance on them as a protection against prosecution should the required evidential tests be met.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 05/02/2015 16:01:14 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

176245

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Community Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce measures to help prevent Muslims born and bred in the United Kingdom from being labelled by their faith and excluded from the mainstream.
tabling member printed	Baroness Afshar
uin	HL4503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>My rt hon friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) made a Written Ministerial Statement on 18 December, <em>Official Report </em>Column 110WS, setting out the Government’s work on integration. As the Statement notes since 2010 the Department for Communities and Local Government has spent £45 million on supporting integration projects. It also makes clear that we are rising to the challenges, championing what unites our country across class, colour and creed and making clear that Britain is a stronger nation because of its faith communities. We are also taking initiatives and supporting communities in addressing anti-Muslim hatred. <br><br>We are clear that British values are Muslim values and there are incredible and powerful examples of Muslim social action and charitable contributions made by Britain's Muslim communities. Britain has a proud track record of multi-faith cooperation and we are confident that our communities work together in strengthening society. This cannot be achieved by Government alone and local communities and faith leaders are in a unique position in working with Government in ensuring that no British citizen feels marginalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/02/2015 14:15:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3847 label Biography information for Baroness Afshar