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637305

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date	15/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children they expect to be received in the UK under the provisions of section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>All children transferred here under the Dublin Regulation or under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 will be expected to make an asylum claim in the UK, which will be considered according to normal processes. We aim to decide 98 per cent of straightforward asylum claims within six months. Where a child does not qualify for asylum and it is clear that safe and adequate reception arrangements are not available in their home country, they will be granted leave to remain under the Immigration Rules for 30 months or until they reach the age of 17 and a half, whichever is shorter.</p><p>The Government already has a comprehensive approach to safeguarding children, including refugee children. We recognise that the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children arriving in the UK has risen over the last few years, including through the transfer of hundreds of children from Calais. That is why the Written Ministerial Statement (HLWS231) made on 1 November by my noble friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System committed to the publication, by 1 May 2017, of a strategy setting out further detail on how these children will be safeguarded and their welfare promoted.</p><p>This strategy will compliment and build on existing safeguarding guidance and procedures. We have already been working with local authorities, charities and other organisations to make sure plans are in place to give these children the support they need.</p><p>We will be working with the relevant agencies to develop this further over the coming months. In line with the legislation we will in due course specify the number of unaccompanied refugee children to be transferred to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3226 HL3227 HL3229 question first answered 29/11/2016 15:26:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

637306

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade
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 Price on 8 November (HL2605) concerning trade in goods and services with the EU, whether non-EU countries listed in tables 1 and 2 have full access to the EU single market and which of them export more goods and services to the EU than the UK does.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The nature of the access to the EU single market that firms in countries outside the EU have when exporting to the EU depends on the nature of any trade agreements they might have with the EU. Any products and services they sell in the single market would have to comply with the EU and, where appropriate, Member State specific rules and requirements to do so, including payment of tariffs. In some cases, sanctions or other restrictions may be imposed thereby preventing, or limiting, access to the single market.</p><p>Data are not available from a single source for exports of goods and services combined. China is the only country outside the EU that exports more goods to the EU than the UK does. The United States is the only country outside the EU that exports more services to the EU than the UK does.</p><p><strong>(Source: Eurostat Comext International Trade in Goods and International Trade in Services databases)</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 29/11/2016 12:33:30 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

637307

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Embassies: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 9 November (HL2740), whether they consider that the remarks by the Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons on 11 October set a precedent; and whether they have considered possible adverse consequences for British Embassy staff if foreign governments encourage demonstrations outside UK embassies overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson)'s words reflected overwhelming concern at Russia's actions in Syria which are contributing to the violence in that country. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office takes the security of all staff overseas very seriously, in line with duty of care obligations, and regularly reviews security at missions overseas including when there are demonstrations outside of our premises.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/11/2016 12:07:20 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

637308

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Brexit: Education
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 Nash on 9 November (HL2741), whether they intend to provide schools and other educational establishments with information about the benefits of Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not send political material to schools: it is up to schools to decide what teaching material to use, tailored to their pupils’ needs. Schools are required by the Education Act 1996 to ensure the balanced treatment of political issues, including the UK’s membership of the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 24/11/2016 12:09:23 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

637309

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by the US President-elect that he intends to reinstate the Glass-Steagall rules, what assessment they have made of the impact this would have on the UK banking system.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The government monitors the financial regulation policies of our international partners, including the US, as they develop.</p><p>In the UK, from the 1st of January 2019, our ring-fencing regime will require structural separation of core retail banking from investment banking for UK banks with retail deposits of more than £25 billion.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/11/2016 17:29:19 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

637310

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation providing for an automatic driving ban on drivers using a mobile phone whilst in charge of a moving vehicle.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>We are bringing forward legislation that doubles the fixed penalty notice for using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving from 3 to 6 penalty points and from a £100 to £200 fine. Drivers within 2 years of gaining their full driving licence who collect 6 penalty points automatically have it revoked under the New Drivers Act. This means that they will have to reapply for a provisional licence, plus resit and pass both the theory and practical driving tests to regain their full driving licence. The Government currently otherwise has no plans to introduce legislation for an automatic ban on drivers for the offence of using a mobile phone whilst driving.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/11/2016 15:26:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

637311

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were treated for latent tuberculosis in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
uin	HL3236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>Unlike active tuberculosis (TB), latent TB infection (LTBI) is not a public health risk and is not statutorily notifiable. LTBI treatment records are held locally and because there is no nationally available data, it is not possible to state how many people were treated for latent TB in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>A systematic latent TB testing and treatment programme for a defined group of individuals is one of the ten key ‘areas for action’ in the <em>Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for England 2015 to 2020</em>, and is currently being rolled out. A monitoring and evaluation system for this new programme is being established which aims to collate national data on LTBI and early data has been published in this year’s <em>Tuberculosis in England: 2016 report</em>. The first figures available for the LTBI programme recorded 256 individuals starting latent TB treatment for the time period of April 2015 to July 2016, although this is likely to be an underestimate. Copies of the <em>Tuberculosis in England</em> report and <em>Collaborative Tuberculosis strategy</em> are attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name TB_annual_report_2016.pdf title TB Annual Report 2 file name Collaborative_TB_Strategy_for_England_2015_2020_.pdf title Collaborative TB Strategy for England question first answered 23/11/2016 16:15:55 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

637312

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding reports by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the demolition or confiscation of 18 structures, eight of which had been provided as humanitarian assistance, in six Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem and Area C, displacing people, including children, and affecting the livelihoods of others.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>While we have not made any representations to the Israeli authorities on this specific case, on 7 September during a meeting with Israeli Defence Minister Lieberman in London, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) expressed our opposition to demolitions. Our Embassy in Tel Aviv also continues to raise our strong concerns about demolitions with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/12/2016 13:57:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

637313

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding damage to structures and access restrictions to grazing areas resulting from military training exercises conducted by Israeli forces in the northern Jordan Valley.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>We have not made representations to the Israeli authorities on this specific issue.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/12/2016 13:57:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

637314

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning reports of the wounding of Palestinian students, with others suffering from tear gas inhalation, by Israeli forces inside Al Quds University in Abu Dis, East Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>We have not made representations on this specific issue. We recognise the Israeli authorities' legitimate need to deploy security measures in some circumstances, but we have encouraged them to ​​avoid excessive use of force and act in a way which minimises tensions. In instances where there have been accusations of excessive use of force, we have urged the Israeli authorities to conduct swift and transparent investigations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/12/2016 13:57:54 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge