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390051

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date	15/07/2015
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 what plans they have to take action similar to that taken by the government of Belgium in escorting over 200 Syrian Christians and Yazidis from Aleppo to Belgium.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. We have pledged nearly £900 million, making us the second largest bilateral donor in the world after the USA. Our support has reached hundreds of thousands of people across Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. Since the crisis began we have granted protection to over 4,200 Syrian nationals and their dependants under our normal asylum rules.</p><p>We are also working closely with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to identify some of the most vulnerable displaced Syrians and bring them to the UK. The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme is helping those in the greatest need who cannot be supported effectively in the region by giving them protection and support in the UK – the scheme prioritises people requiring urgent medical treatment, survivors of torture and violence, and women and children at risk.</p><p>However, we do not believe that a policy of arranging the evacuation or resettlement of particular groups of Syrians is the right response to the situation. Other countries may adopt slightly different approaches to the crisis; it is right that the international community should consider all available means to relieve the suffering of the Syrian people. But we believe we can make a greater impact and help more people through the provision of substantial humanitarian aid in the region and by working with international partners to end the conflict. We therefore have no additional plans to implement resettlement arrangements for specific groups of Syrians.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/07/2015 14:06:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

390052

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Tibet: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have discussed freedom of religion and belief in Tibet with the government of China since the death in prison of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China, and remain concerned by all restrictions to freedom of religion or belief, including in Tibet. We have raised the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche with the Chinese authorities on a number of occasions, including during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April this year. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), also raised this case during Westminster Hall Debates on Tibet in June and last December, and urged the Chinese authorities to consider him for medical parole.</p><p>Although we have not raised the issue of freedom of religion or belief with the Chinese authorities since Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s death, we support and encouraged the EU statement of 15 July, which said the EU expected the Chinese authorities to investigate and make public the circumstances surrounding Tenzin’s death. We will continue to raise our concerns through the EU, and as part of our wider relationship with China.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 13:08:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

390053

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Short-term Holding Facilities: Heathrow Airport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to direct Heathrow Airports Limited under section 25(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to provide short-term holding facilities in accordance with designs agreed for Terminals 3 and 4; and if so, when work on these facilities is expected to begin, and to be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL1465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not plan to issue a section 25 direction to Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) as HAL already provide accommodation for immigration holding room purposes. It has been agreed with HAL that the existing holding room accommodation will be upgraded to meet current requirements.</p><p>Refurbishment work at Terminal 3 is scheduled to begin on 1st December 2015 with a completion date of August 2016. Terminal 4 works are scheduled to begin on 15th December 2015 and be completed by June 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/07/2015 12:41:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

390054

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to adding diesel motors to the Hitachi Inter City Express trains intended to operate on the Great Western lines from Paddington to Bristol and Swansea so that they can be used while the electrification of those lines is delayed.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Intercity Express Programme (IEP) bi-mode trains with diesel motors will be deployed on Great Western lines from 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We expect Network Rail to deliver electrification projects within the timescales required for IEP delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/07/2015 16:25:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

390055

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	South Sudan and Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the reliability of the process for overseeing and reporting arms and ammunition recovered by UN and African Union peacekeepers from armed groups in their mission areas in Sudan, South Sudan and Darfur; and what is their assessment of the measures in place to prevent such arms and ammunition being recirculated or returned to the groups from which they were taken, or otherwise used inappropriately.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL1467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>We understand from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations that the UN missions in Sudan, South Sudan and Darfur all have processes in place for the recovery and destruction of arms, ammunition and land mines. Many of these activities are carried out by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS). Details of their progress in destroying such arms and ammunitions are included in regular UN mission reporting.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/07/2015 16:25:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

390056

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Mental Capacity Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Faulks on 10 March (HL Deb, col 646) about the recruitment of a chair of the national mental capacity forum, (1) when the recruitment process was first advertised in national publications by inviting applications for the post; (2) what was the specification of the duties of the chair; (3) whether they will provide a copy of the advertisement; and (4) what stage has been reached in the appointment process.
tabling member printed	Lord Hardie
uin	HL1468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The advert for the post of chair was advertised on the Cabinet Office’s Centre for Public Appointments website on the 24<sup>th</sup> of March 2015, and is attached. The advert contains the duties of the chair.</p><p> </p><p>We are at the final stages of the recruitment process and will announce the successful candidate after summer recess as we need to allow a 5 week period for the appropriate vetting process to be completed.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions on the membership and composition of the forum will take place with the new chair immediately after the completion of an appointment. We expect the process of determining membership to be complete by the end of September and will hope to convene the first meeting of the forum in November.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/07/2015 10:17:07 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name Advert for the Post of Chair.pdf title Advert for the Post of Chair
tabling member	2647 label Biography information for Lord Hardie

390057

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Mental Capacity Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Faulks on 10 March (HL Deb, col 646) about the creation of the national mental capacity forum, (1) whether an appointment has been made to the chair of that forum, and if not, when they expect to make such an appointment; (2) how soon after the appointment of the chair they expect the membership and composition of the forum to be discussed; (3) when they expect the process of determining membership to be completed; and (4) on what date they expect the forum to first meet.
tabling member printed	Lord Hardie
uin	HL1469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The advert for the post of chair was advertised on the Cabinet Office’s Centre for Public Appointments website on the 24<sup>th</sup> of March 2015, and is attached. The advert contains the duties of the chair.</p><p> </p><p>We are at the final stages of the recruitment process and will announce the successful candidate after summer recess as we need to allow a 5 week period for the appropriate vetting process to be completed.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions on the membership and composition of the forum will take place with the new chair immediately after the completion of an appointment. We expect the process of determining membership to be complete by the end of September and will hope to convene the first meeting of the forum in November.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/07/2015 10:16:15 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name Advert for the Post of Chair.pdf title Advert for the Post of Chair
tabling member	2647 label Biography information for Lord Hardie

390058

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1: Nottinghamshire
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 June (HL349), whether they have held an enquiry into what failures contributed to the significant problems encountered by Highways England in the A1 roadworks near Gamston Airport not being identified before work began; and what lessons have been learned for future projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL1470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Highways England, in line with the project management process, will review the project upon completion to establish the causes of any failures, including the failure to identify adverse ground conditions and contamination. Any lessons learnt from this stage of project completion will be factored into other projects. The scheme has highlighted the benefits of &quot;pain and gain&quot; contracts when there is uncertainty about some costs until work commences.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/07/2015 10:55:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

390059

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Motor Vehicles: Litter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the results of the scoping study on littering from vehicles; and when they plan to make regulations for littering from vehicles under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The scoping study into the most cost-effective and proportionate means to gather evidence about Local Authority enforcement action against littering from vehicles concluded in March. We are considering the findings and plan to publish the report this autumn along with the Government response to the recent Communities &amp; Local Government Select Committee inquiry into Litter &amp; Fly-tipping.</p><p>We fully support action to tackle littering, reflected in our manifesto commitment to review the case for increasing the fines for littering. Equally, the Government is committed to introducing new regulation only where necessary, when it can be proven to be more effective than current or non-regulatory approaches and provided new regulation can be implemented in a way that is proportionate, consistent, transparent and targeted. We must ensure that any new regulations on littering from vehicles are shaped to the needs of Local Authorities, and will deliver a real improvement on the current law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/07/2015 11:45:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

390060

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police National Computer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from what date the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has had direct access to the Police National Computer and what records are kept about, and audit made of, their use of that facility.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL1472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has had ‘read only’ access to the Police National Computer (PNC) since 9 January 2012.</p><p>Requests for direct access to the PNC are reviewed by the PNC Information Access Panel, which is chaired by the national policing lead for the PNC.</p><p>HMIC has the responsibility for the auditing of non-police prosecuting agencies with direct access to the PNC. PNC access and use by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals has been audited by HMIC, who will shortly publish their report.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/07/2015 12:41:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford