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711154

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date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great Western Main Line: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 March, whether the electrification of the Great Western main line will include improved internal lighting in passenger carriages.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Two types of electric trains replace the existing diesel trains on the Great Western Main Line following electrification. Class 387 electric trains replace diesel commuter trains in the Thames Valley. They are brand new trains built by Bombardier to the most modern standards, including in respect of lighting and disabled accessibility. The first are already in service on the route between Hayes &amp; Harlington and Paddington. The other type of train is the Intercity Express, which replaces diesel trains on the long-distance routes from Paddington. This is also a brand new train, built by Hitachi, again to the most modern standards, including in respect of lighting and disabled accessibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2017 12:29:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

711155

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Immigration: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of developments in Turkey, what assessment they have made of the feasibility of applying the EU–Turkey Statement on refugees and migrants, in the form originally prescribed.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to working with our European partners and Turkey to ensure that the EU-Turkey deal is implemented in an effective and sustainable way.</p><p><br>It is clear that the deal continues to represent an important opportunity to effectively manage migratory flows, tackle people smugglers, and prevent people from making perilous crossings.</p><p><br>The EU Commission published its Fifth Report on the Progress in the Implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement on 2<sup>nd</sup> March 2017. The Report concludes that the Statement is continuing to produce tangible results despite difficult circumstances, with an average daily arrival of 43 illegal migrants compared to 1,700 per day in the month before the Statement.</p><p>We continue to believe that Turkey offers sufficient protection, in both its law and its practise, to justify the return migrants from Greece under the EU-Turkey deal. Turkey has modernised its legal framework for the protection of refugees, and the UK has been monitoring the situation closely since the attempted coup. To date, there has not been any evidence of deterioration in the protections or conditions available to refugees.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2017 12:32:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

711158

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of research from Reform indicating that the number of deferred payments issued by local authorities has not risen since 2012, whether they plan to widen access to the Deferred Payment Scheme by raising the £23,500 means threshold.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL6046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 introduced universal Deferred Payment Agreements (DPAs) so that people should not be forced to sell their homes in their lifetimes to pay for care. The eligibility criteria for DPAs are designed to ensure that they are available to those who would otherwise be at risk of having to sell their homes.</p><p>The Department is continuing to monitor the success of the scheme, and data on the uptake of DPAs across all local authorities will be available later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/03/2017 10:41:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

711159

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of disruption to services on the East Coast mainline, what recent discussions they have held with Network Rail on its maintenance programme; and when the existing overhead electric wires will be replaced.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Whilst the maintenance and renewal of rail infrastructure, including the overhead electricity supply, is a matter for Network Rail overseen by the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, we have regular discussions with Network Rail throughout the year regarding their performance. Future plans for renewal of overhead lines on this route will be set out in Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2017 13:24:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

711160

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are on track to meet their target of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees into the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement programme by 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Work continues with local authorities and International Partners to deliver the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over the lifetime of this Parliament and we are on track to do this. Progress on resettlement will be indicated in quarterly immigration statistics. The last set of statistics, published on 23 February showed that 5,454 Syrians were resettled to the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme between October 2015 and December 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2017 12:33:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

711161

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to have resettled 3,000 vulnerable children and their families from the Middle East and North Africa under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed to resettling to the UK up to 3,000 individuals under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme over the lifetime of this Parliament. Data on the number of people who have been resettled under this scheme will be published in future releases of the Home Office’s immigration quarterly statistics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/03/2017 15:00:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

711162

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many offers to accommodate unaccompanied young asylum seekers they have received from local authorities; and how many of those offers they (1) have accepted, and (2) propose to accept.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) arriving in the UK has increased significantly in recent years. This has led to a handful of local authorities caring for a disproportionate number of UASC, principally in those local authority areas where unaccompanied children are first encountered and assessed by the local authority under the Children Act 1989. That is why we introduced the National Transfer Scheme for UASC in July 2016. The National Transfer Scheme is a voluntary scheme which is designed to ensure a more equal distribution of UASC across the country and ensure children are given all the support they need. <br> <br> The National Transfer Scheme has also placed unaccompanied children transferred to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 into local authority care. Following a full consultation with local authorities under section 67 local authorities reported they had capacity for 400 places. <br> <br> Every region in England is participating in the National Transfer Scheme and we are working closely with the Devolved Administrations to ensure they are able to accept cases under the National Transfer Scheme. We are very grateful for the way in which local authorities have stepped up to accept UASC under the National Transfer Scheme. We will continue to work closely with local authorities to take up offers of placements to help ease the burden on those local authorities caring for a disproportionate number of UASC.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2017 12:36:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

711163

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the value of UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia in (1) 2010, (2) 2012, (3) 2014, and (4) 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Arms sales data by region are published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes Official Statistics about export licences granted and refused each quarter. The data currently includes details of licences up to 30 September 2016. Data for the period 1 October 2016 to 31 December 2016 will be published on 19 April 2017. The data can be accessed on GOV.UK</p><p> </p><p>Licences granted are not necessarily a measure of exports shipped in a given period as they are valid for between two and five years. Licensing data only provides a partial indication of sales as exporters only declare export values for a subsection of licences (Standard Individual Export Licences). Some licences expire before they are used and in these circumstances exporters must submit a further application, which can result in an element of double counting.</p><p> </p><p>Export values declared for Standard Individual Export Licences for military exports granted in 2010, 2012 and 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£341,007,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£111,721,756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£80,749,168</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 22/03/2017 16:19:30 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

711164

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what aid the UK has provided to Yemen in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID Yemen’s bilateral funding for Yemen over the last five years is as follows:</p><ul><li>2016/17: £112 million</li><li>2015/16: £89.6 million</li><li>2014/15: £65.9 million</li><li>2013/14: £84.1 million</li><li>2012/13: £59.1 million</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/03/2017 16:17:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

711165

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the contribution made to Britain by the former Hong Kong Armed Forces from 1857 until 1997, whether, and if so when, they will grant UK passports to the remaining soldiers of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Naval service who did not receive a UK passport following the handover of Hong Kong to China.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We have agreed to undertake a thorough assessment of this matter and are currently considering representations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/03/2017 12:31:13 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey