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222701

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date	23/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Youth Engagement Fund
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 Wallace of Saltaire on 14 August 2014 (HL1625), how many young people from the Gypsy and Traveller communities have benefited from the Youth Engagement Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Youth Engagement Fund aims to support the most disadvantaged young people in society who are at risk of becoming long term NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). The Fund is being awarded through a competitive bidding process over two stages and we expect to announce the winning bidders in the coming weeks. Programmes will start delivering support to disadvantaged young people soon afterwards.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 02/03/2015 15:11:52 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

222702

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Travellers: Education
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 Nash on 6 May 2014 (WA 346), whether the new web portal to improve access to 16–18 performance data has been developed; and what data they expect it to yield on the experience of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma young people.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL5043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The School Performance Web Portal as alluded to in the Written Answer on 6 May 2014 (WA 346) has not yet been developed. The programme to develop it in the way envisaged at the time was discontinued in August 2014. It had become apparent that the programme was going to experience some delays to delivery and with a significant IT transformation programme taking place within the Department, and other changes across Government, it was clear that it was not the right time to progress with this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education remains committed to the objective of improving access to performance data.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently conducting small scale research with groups of parents, school leaders, governors and Department for Education officials. This is to ensure any future web presence for performance data meets both the priorities of the Department and the needs of users.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/03/2015 16:23:02 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

222703

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	El Salvador
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in El Salvador.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We welcome progress on human rights in El Salvador, as set out in its 2014 Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. However, it is vital that this progress continues, in particular, in the areas of reproductive rights and universal access to justice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:26:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

222704

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Argentina
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Argentina.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We share the view of the UN Human Rights Council that Argentina is not a human rights country of concern. We take note of recent assessments of Argentina’s human rights record by Human Rights Watch (World Report 2015) and Amnesty International (2014/15 International Report), which acknowledge progress in some areas such as Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgende rights, but urge improvements in others, for example the rights of women and indigenous peoples. Human Rights Watch also reported ongoing concerns about threats to freedom of expression. We will follow developments in these areas closely</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:25:42 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

222705

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Bolivia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Bolivia.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We welcome the progress made by the Plurinational State of Bolivia in ratifying key international human rights treaties and recognise the continued emphasis given by the Government of Bolivia to addressing poverty, discrimination and inequality.</p><p>However, as the Government of Bolivia publicly acknowledges, there remains a need to improve access to justice and citizen security. We are also concerned that laws enacted to address violence against women should be fully implemented.</p><p>Our Embassy in La Paz is working with the government of Bolivia to help improve the human rights situation. The main focus of the Embassy’s work has been on the introduction of community policing, prison reform and work to support the rights of minority groups such as those with disabilities, as well as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:25:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

222706

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Haiti
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Haiti.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Haiti is a developing country facing many complex challenges. It is slowly recovering from decades of misrule, as well as recent natural disasters and outbreaks of disease. The human rights situation is mixed. Challenges remain, particularly in relation to access to justice, prison conditions, impunity, domestic violence, and children’s rights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:25:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

222707

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Paraguay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Paraguay.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>In Paraguay, basic human rights as well as political and civic liberties such as the freedom of expression and assembly are normally respected. Free and fair elections are being held. The law and constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government respect these rights. Individuals have criticised the government publicly and privately, generally without reprisal or impediment. We are pleased that Paraguay has been elected as member of the UN Council of Human Rights for the period 2015-2017 and are working closely with them.</p><p> </p><p>However, despite good progress on a range of human rights issues, we would welcome improvements in a number of areas, including on: access to a fair trial; investigation of crimes; impunity; and a law against all forms of discrimination. We continue to raise a range of human rights issues with the Paraguayan government on a regular basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:25:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

222708

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL5049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country of concern in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights and Democracy Report 2013. We are reviewing its inclusion in the 2014 Report.</p><p>We are concerned by continued human rights abuses by all parties to the conflict in the eastern DRC. Armed rebel groups commit summary executions and rapes, and are responsible for the forced recruitment of children. The Congolese army and police have also been accused of human rights violations, including killings, rapes and ill treatment of detainees. We believe that the best way to improve the human rights situation in the DRC is through continued work to stabilise the region, reduce conflict and ensure that there is no culture of impunity in the aftermath of conflict.</p><p>We are working with the Government of the DRC to ensure that the rule of law is implemented fully and that there is no impunity for human rights abusers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:24:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

222709

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions in relation to the possible reinstatement of the railway line between Colne and Skipton they have (1) held in the past six months, and (2) arranged to hold in the next three months, with (a) Network Rail, (b) Northern Rail, (c) bidders for the Northern Rail franchise, (d) Lancashire County Council, (e) North Yorkshire County Council, (f) local authorities in West Yorkshire, (g) Pendle Borough Council, (h) Craven District council, (i) local campaign groups, and (j) any other relevant bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has advised SELRAP, Network Rail, Local Enterprise Partners and the Local Authority on how to proceed with reopening the railway line between Colne and Skipton and they will need to fund the feasibility study. We will be meeting them soon to discuss the conditional outputs and the wider issues surrounding this scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/02/2015 15:07:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

222710

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which train operators have installed or will install wifi in their trains, and by what date; and whether they intend to fund such installation separately from franchise arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The following train franchises currently operate a Wi-Fi service on some of their trains. These Wi-Fi services have been funded through commercial, franchise and local arrangements:</p><p> </p><p>- Chiltern</p><p>- Cross-country</p><p>- East Anglia</p><p>- East Coast</p><p>- East Midlands</p><p>- Great Western</p><p>- Northern</p><p>- South-Western</p><p>- West Coast</p><p> </p><p>All franchised train operators will provide a free Wi-Fi service on trains across England and Wales through their franchises from 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The ready for service date of the Wi-Fi service in each franchise will vary depending on the negotiations for each franchise, some of which are ongoing or yet to commence.</p><p> </p><p>All future franchises will include funding for the Wi-Fi service within the funding arrangements for the franchises.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/03/2015 16:23:22 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley