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1037587

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date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, before awarding Seaborne Freight a contract to provide additional shipping services to and from Ramsgate in the event of a no deal Brexit, they complied with the provisions of section 7 of the Government Functional Standards for General Grants Guidance that "all Government grants shall be subject to timely and proportionate due diligence and fraud risk assessment"; and whether they will place a copy of any contract due diligence report in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL12646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>No grants have been made to Seaborne Freight, nor are there any plans to make any. Seaborne Freight has been contracted to provide ferry services and will only be paid for those services after they have been provided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 17/01/2019 13:39:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1037593

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people sleeping rough in London from 21 December 2018 to 7 January 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
uin	HL12651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to halting rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p><p>National street counts and intelligence driven estimates of people sleeping rough are conducted every autumn. The next publication will be released on 31 January 2019 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics#rough-sleeping</p><p>The Greater London Authority (GLA) also commission the CHAIN database which holds information on the number of people rough sleeping in London. This is published quarterly, and the next data release will be available on 31 January 2019 at: <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/01/2019 16:40:43 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

1037594

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many places in hostels in London were available for rough sleepers from 21 December 2018 to 7 January 2019; and what was their aggregate occupancy rate.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
uin	HL12652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Central government does not commission hostel provision directly. This is done at the local or mayoral authority level. For this reason we do not hold data on the total number of hostel spaces available in London, nor their occupancy rate.</p><p>However, the government does commission Homeless Link to conduct annual reviews on single homelessness support, which includes the number of hostel bed spaces (and void bed spaces) in the capital, and across the country. The latest of which is for 2017, and can be found (attached) at: <a href="https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/our-research/annual-review-of-single-homelessness-support-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/our-research/annual-review-of-single-homelessness-support-in-england</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/01/2019 16:59:14 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190114 Annual Review 2017- HL12652.pdf title Annual Review of single homelessness
tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

1037596

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many places are available in hostels in London for rough sleepers accompanied by a dog or dogs.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
uin	HL12653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Central government does not commission hostel provision directly. This is done at the local or mayoral authority level. For this reason we do not hold data on the total number of hostel spaces available in London, nor specific data on those rough sleepers with dogs.</p><p>However, the government does commission Homeless Link to conduct annual reviews on single homelessness support, which includes the number of hostel bed spaces (and void bed spaces) in the capital, and across the country. The latest of which is for 2017 and can be found (attached) at: <a href="https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/our-research/annual-review-of-single-homelessness-support-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/our-research/annual-review-of-single-homelessness-support-in-england</a>.</p><p>We appreciate that those rough sleeping with dogs have specific needs and do fund, through the Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI) and other programmes provision that accounts for this. For example, the new St Mungo’s RSI hostel in Bristol takes clients with dogs, as does emergency accommodation in St Edmundsbury and Nottingham. The RSI funded floating London hub – that moves between boroughs and is currently in Westminster – also accepts dogs into their service. Moreover, as a result of RSI funding, Birmingham has linked closely with Dogs On the Streets (DOTS). This organisation has significantly helped in working with entrenched rough sleepers who have dogs and other pets. As with the complex needs of any rough sleeper, we try and ensure someone having a dog, or any pet, is not a barrier to them getting the help they require.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/01/2019 16:47:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 190114 Annual Review 2017HL12653.pdf title Annual Review
tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

1037604

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Digital Competition Expert Panel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the outcome of their review into the UK’s competition tools in the context of digital markets.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Modernising Consumer Markets green paper sought views on how well equipped the UK competition regime is to manage emerging challenges, including in digital markets. We are continuing to develop policy options across the range of measures proposed in the green paper and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also commissioned the independent Digital Competition Expert Panel to undertake a review into the state of competition in the digital economy and to make recommendations on any changes that may be needed. The independent Panel’s terms of reference were published in September, when the Panel started its work. The Panel ran an open call for evidence between 12 October and 7 December. The Panel expects to publish a final report of its findings in due course. The findings of the panel’s work will help inform our policy proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/01/2019 16:59:32 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1037605

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Post-18 Education and Funding Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when their review of post-18 education and funding will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL12661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The Review of Post-18 Education and Funding is being informed by independent advice from an expert panel, chaired by Philip Augar.</p><p> </p><p>The panel have undertaken an extensive programme of stakeholder engagement and evidence gathering. They will report in 2019 before government concludes the overall review.</p><p>The government will want to move swiftly to improve the post-18 system once the review has concluded. Implementation timetables will depend on the review’s findings and recommendations and the legislative and operational requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/01/2019 11:25:54 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1037607

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Children’s Commissioner about mystery boxes in online games; and whether those boxes encourage online gambling by children.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Mystery boxes in video games, also known as loot boxes do not fall under gambling law where the in-game items acquired are confined for use within the game and cannot be cashed out. However, the Government is aware of concerns that loot boxes could encourage gambling-like behaviour and longer term lead to gambling related harm, especially amongst children, and will continue to look closely at any evidence around this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, 16 regulators from Europe and the USA, including the Gambling Commission signed a declaration which outlined common concerns around gaming and gambling. The regulators agreed to work together to monitor the characteristics of video games and social gaming and where there is potential cross-over into gambling.</p><p> </p><p>We welcomed the introduction last year by the VSC Ratings Board and PEGI of a new label for video games to warn parents where they include the opportunity to make in-games purchases such as loot boxes. Microtransactions in games—including loot boxes—are further subject to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 which protect against misleading or aggressive marketing.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is working closely with the games industry, agencies such as the Video Standards Council (VSC) and others to improve online safety in games, including promoting healthy and responsible gaming. To better understand the relationship between social media and the mental health of children and young people up to 25 years old, the Chief Medical Officer will be leading a systematic review to examine all relevant international research in the area.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12664 question first answered 17/01/2019 11:51:01 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1037609

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they intend to take to prohibit the use of mystery boxes in online games.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Mystery boxes in video games, also known as loot boxes do not fall under gambling law where the in-game items acquired are confined for use within the game and cannot be cashed out. However, the Government is aware of concerns that loot boxes could encourage gambling-like behaviour and longer term lead to gambling related harm, especially amongst children, and will continue to look closely at any evidence around this issue.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, 16 regulators from Europe and the USA, including the Gambling Commission signed a declaration which outlined common concerns around gaming and gambling. The regulators agreed to work together to monitor the characteristics of video games and social gaming and where there is potential cross-over into gambling.</p><p> </p><p>We welcomed the introduction last year by the VSC Ratings Board and PEGI of a new label for video games to warn parents where they include the opportunity to make in-games purchases such as loot boxes. Microtransactions in games—including loot boxes—are further subject to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 which protect against misleading or aggressive marketing.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is working closely with the games industry, agencies such as the Video Standards Council (VSC) and others to improve online safety in games, including promoting healthy and responsible gaming. To better understand the relationship between social media and the mental health of children and young people up to 25 years old, the Chief Medical Officer will be leading a systematic review to examine all relevant international research in the area.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL12663 question first answered 17/01/2019 11:51:02 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1037612

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Autonomous Weapons
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 number of governments that are, or are almost, able to mobilise new weapons systems capable of operating without meaningful human control; how soon they expect the UK will be able to deploy such systems; and what steps they are taking to secure international controls of such systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>UK policy is that the operation of weapon systems will always be under human control as an absolute guarantee of oversight and authority for weapons release - no UK weapons systems currently in development will be capable of attacking targets without human control and input. Officials from Her Majesty's Government are closely involved in international discussions on autonomy at the United Nations to ensure that developments occur responsibly and in line with international law.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/01/2019 14:19:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1037613

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse impact of current immigration policies on the provision of research in British universities into gender-based displacement and violence in Iraqi Kurdistan; and what has been the impact of any refusal of visas to Iraqi-based researchers on such research.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Immigration Rules, the permitted activities for visitors cover a broad range of tourist and business activities, which includes visiting academics and researchers. The Immigration Rules support this Government’s agendas and efforts, and ensures the UK is open for business.</p><p>All UK visa applications are considered on their individual merits, on the basis of the evidence available and in line with UK Immigration Rules, regardless of the applicant’s nationality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/01/2019 16:09:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd