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844708

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will take steps to secure a UN Security Council referral to the International Criminal Court following reports of violence in Myanmar towards the Rohingya in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	903912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We assess that there is not yet sufficient support amongst UN Security Council members for a referral of the situation in Burma to the ICC.</p><p>I am deeply concerned by the human rights violations committed against the Rohingya. I saw for myself the devastation in northern Rakhine during my visit on 11 February. I met Aung San Suu Kyi and reiterated UK calls for alleged abuses to be investigated and those responsible to be held to account.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 16/03/2018 14:36:03 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

844709

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Libya: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the prospects for peace in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	903913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p /><p> </p><p /><p>An inclusive political deal negotiated within the Libyan Political Agreement framework is the best way of stabilising Libya. The UK fully supports the roadmap set out by by UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé. I am concerned that continued violence undermines progress and urge Libyans to compromise and engage with the UN-led process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 17:30:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

845042

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department’s paper, Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential: a plan for improving social mobility through education, published in December 2017, what assessment he has made of the potential role for youth full-time social action in the proposed transition year.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	128471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The government wants all young people who are able, to have the opportunity to achieve qualifications at level 3. Some school leavers are not yet ready for that step, and the department is developing a high quality offer for all young people including a transition offer for those who have the potential to study for a T level but who are not yet ready to do so.</p><p>The transition offer will be a flexible programme with a strong focus on mathematics and English and all suggestions are welcome for what could be included in the programme. The department has recently sought views through the public consultation on the implementation of T levels, including what other support should be considered as part of the programme, more details will be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/02/2018 14:15:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

845357

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support birth registration activities in relation to Rohingya children born in Bangladesh to ensure that their rights are protected while they are refugees and when, or if, they return to Myanmar.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports UNHCR which is conducting a family registration process, including advice and legal support with whatever documents individuals have managed to retain. We continue to lobby the governments of both Burma and Bangladesh to protect and respect the human rights of those who have fled northern Rakhine and to facilitate the conditions for their safe, voluntary and dignified return.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/03/2018 13:53:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

845358

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect the number of children in hostels and other temporary accommodation in England to rise; and what steps they are taking to reduce this number.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We are implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act, which commences in April 2018. The Act significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The law is clear that households with dependent children should only be accommodated in B&amp;B in an emergency and then for no longer than 6 weeks.</p><p>Our new Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness sector, are providing targeted challenge and support to help Councils improve their practice and performance – including the use of B&amp;B accommodation for families.</p><p>The Government remains committed to combating homelessness and rough sleeping. To achieve this, we have set up a Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce that will focus on prevention and affordable housing. We have allocated over £1 billion over the course of the spending review to tackle and reduce homelessness. This includes £315 million Homelessness Prevention funding and a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent homelessness from happening in the first place. This amounts to £402 million over the two years from 2017/18, with further funding to be announced for 2019/20.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/03/2018 15:57:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

845359

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough: City of Westminster
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Westminster City Council about deaths and hospital admissions of homeless people sleeping rough in the borough.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Ministers at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government meet with representatives of local authorities, voluntary and charity sector organisations, policy experts and other partners on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues including homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>The Government publishes a list of all ministerial meetings with external bodies on departmental business on a quarterly basis. This is available (attached) at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668182/Ministerial_meetings_Jul_to_Sep_2017.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668182/Ministerial_meetings_Jul_to_Sep_2017.csv/preview</a></p><p>Our new Homelessness Advice and Support Team, drawn from local authorities and the homelessness sector, is providing support to local authorities to help them address their homelessness challenges. They have visited a significant number of local authorities across England, including Westminster.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/03/2018 17:13:44 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180226 List of all ministerial meetings HL5559.xls title List of all Ministerial meetings
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

845360

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on average, each night, how many homeless people in England sleep outside; and whether they expect that number to increase in 2018, compared to 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The annual autumn rough sleeping count is a single night snapshot of the number of people sleeping rough in local authority areas.The latest statistics can be found (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667302/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Statistical_Release_Jul_to_Sep_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667302/Statutory_Homelessness_and_Prevention_and_Relief_Statistical_Release_Jul_to_Sep_2017.pdf</a></p><p>We do not collect data on the number of people sleeping rough each night of the year.</p><p>This Government is committed to preventing and reducing homelessness in England. No one should have to sleep rough. That is why we have committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 05/03/2018 17:15:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 180226 Statutory Homelessness and Prevention and Relief Statistical HL5560.pdf title Homelessness and Prevention and Relief
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

845361

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
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 recent report by Refugee Rights Europe A Hostile Environment on the challenges facing asylum-seekers currently residing in asylum accommodation in the UK, particularly with regard to concerns about (1) safety, (2) welfare, and (3) sanitary conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Accommodation providers are required to provide safe, habitable, fit for purpose and correctly equipped accommodation that complies with the Decent Homes Standard in addition to standards outlined in relevant national or local housing legislation.</p><p>The contract requires Providers to visit and inspect each property every month and UKVI inspects a significant proportion of properties each year to ensure standards are being met. During inspections they ensure that the accommodation is safe. There are trained staff on site in initial accommodation to protect the safety and welfare of all service users.</p><p>Communal area of initial accommodation sites are cleaned regularly by service provider staff. It is the responsibility of the service user to ensure that their bedrooms and kitchens are kept clean.</p><p>Where asylum accommodation is found to be falling short of the required standards UKVI has procedures in place to hold suppliers to account to quickly resolve the issue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/02/2018 14:19:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

845362

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	European External Action Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British nationals serve as EU Ambassadors or heads of mission in the European External Action Service; and how many of them are employed (1) directly, and (2) on secondment, from Her Majesty’s Government.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL5562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>​In October 2017 the European External Action Service (EEAS) informed us that there were four British Heads of Delegations. Of these, one was posted from the UK civil service on a temporary agent contract, and three were permanent officials of the EEAS.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/03/2018 15:20:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

845363

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to close the projected £2.3 billion funding gap in adult social care by 2020 as forecast by the Local Government Association.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Budget in March 2017 announced an additional £2 billion to be given to councils over the three years from 2017/18 for social care. More recently the local government finance settlement announced a further £150 million for social care.</p><p>This additional funding means that Government has given councils access to up to £9.4 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the three years from 2017/18. Overall, councils are able to increase spending on adult social care in real terms in each of the next three years.</p><p>The Government has set out plans to publish a green paper by summer 2018 presenting its proposals to reform care and support for older people.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5564 question first answered 05/03/2018 17:46:16 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton