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711152

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Government Art Collection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Government Art Collection is planning to open a gallery in central London; if so, what is the projected annual cost, and when it will open; and whether they held discussions on locating the gallery outside London prior to making that decision.
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL6040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government plans to make an announcement on this matter in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 28/03/2017 16:17:36 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

711153

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many young people have left local authority care in each of the last 10 years; and whether they intend to recommend that local authorities treat them as a priority category for social housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The number of young people who left local authority care in each of the last 10 years, is provided in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the Department for Communities and Local Government issued statutory guidance for local authorities on social housing allocations. The guidance makes clear that those leaving care should be treated as a priority group for social housing. In addition, care leavers aged 18-21 are an identified priority need group in homelessness legislation.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, we introduced the ‘Staying Put’ duty, which requires local authorities to support young people in foster care to remain with their former foster carer(s) until age 21. We have also made a commitment to introduce ‘Staying Close’, which will provide many of the benefits associated with Staying Put for young people leaving residential care.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/03/2017 16:16:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name Children_who_ceased_to_looked_after 2012-2016.xlsx title Children_who_ceased_to_be_looked_after
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

711156

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	RT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the spread of misinformation, or (2) interference in the internal affairs of foreign states, through the activities of Russia Today.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The Russian government has a poor record of respecting freedom of expression and enjoys a near monopoly over Russian language media across the post-Soviet region. This provides an avenue for the spreading of disinformation and propaganda.</p><p>Where media plurality exists such as that enjoyed by broadcasters in the UK, the impact is low. Russia Today, for example, has a limited audience share in the UK and we have judged that there is little to no impact measurable from its activity in the West.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/03/2017 16:17:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

711157

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	National Parks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations they have had with Natural England about ensuring the protection of the national parks from major development; and what was the outcome of those consultations.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL6045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>National park authorities and Natural England have clear roles with respect to the planning system. National park authorities are required to consult Natural England on development plans and must take into account any advice Natural England provides on them. Natural England is a statutory consultee on development requiring an environmental impact assessment and nationally significant infrastructure projects, and provides advice to national park authorities, local planning authorities and the Secretary of State where it considers there will be significant adverse impacts on national park purposes. In addition, Natural England has a duty to provide advice where any local authority consults it about proposals for the development of land in a national park.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England’s advice is provided in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework, which affords national parks the highest status of protection in relation to landscape and scenic beauty. Where a local planning authority is minded to grant planning permission contrary to Natural England’s advice, Natural England may request the Secretary of State to call in the application for its determination. Natural England liaises regularly with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government on planning and development issues relating to national parks.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 28/03/2017 11:40:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

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

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

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