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date	01/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any formal request or demand from the government of Ireland to send any asylum applicants back to the UK from the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Irish Department of Justice for information sharing to preserve and enhance the operation of the Common Travel Area. This enables data sharing about asylum seekers.</p><p>In addition to this, in 2020 we agreed operational arrangements which allow for the return and readmission of asylum seekers where this is agreed by both participants. This is not a legally binding agreement and Ireland has not returned anyone to the UK under these arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 16/05/2024 15:20:52 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1551930

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date	14/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the introduction of shared banking hubs in larger towns in the UK, what assessment they have made of level of cash access those in the most rural areas can expect to have in the future.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p><strong></strong>The government recognises that while the transition towards digital banking and payments brings many opportunities, cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government is currently taking legislation to protect access to cash across the UK through Parliament as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022. The legislation will establish the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its responsibilities, the FCA will be granted powers to seek to address any local deficiencies in the provision of access to cash facilities that it has identified and considers to be significant. The government’s view is that this will allow for consideration of local circumstances in all parts of the UK, including in relation to rural areas. This will result in a regulatory framework that will support the ongoing assessment of cash needs and provision at both a nationwide and local level.</p><p> </p><p>Following the government’s commitment to legislate, industry is working together to deliver new initiatives to provide shared access to cash services. To date, industry has committed to shared bank hubs in 29 locations across the UK and identified 18 further communities for piloting innovations in cash deposit services. Communities can request an assessment of access to cash in their area by LINK using the LINK website.</p><p> </p><p>There is a wide range of options to access everyday banking services, beyond branches, such as online, telephone banking, and the Post Office, reflecting wider changes in how consumers choose to bank. In 2021, 86% of UK consumers used a form of remote banking, such as an app, online or on the phone.</p><p> </p><p>The government works closely with regulators, industry, and consumer groups to support financial inclusion, and is fully supportive of the ongoing work to deliver appropriate access to banking services, including industry initiatives to provide free digital skills training to help customers access online banking.</p> answering member printed Lord Harlech grouped question UIN HL4310 HL4312 question first answered 21/12/2022 11:14:31 answering member 4928 label Biography information for Lord Harlech
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1380868

registered interest
date	22/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Forgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in (1) investigating, and (2) prosecuting, allegations of banks forging customers’ signatures.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government expects all companies to obey the law and relevant regulations. Anyone with evidence of such forgery taking place should report it to their bank in the first instance. If their concerns remain, or they do not have a direct relationship with the lender, they should report it to the relevant authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services it does not have investigative or prosecuting powers of its own and is not able to intervene in individual cases. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires all authorised firms to have systems and controls in place to mitigate the risk that they be used to commit financial crime. Whilst the police have primary responsibility for investigating fraud the FCA also has powers to take a variety of enforcement action against firms that carry out fraudulent activity.</p><p> </p><p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) is continuing to assess the material submitted by the Bank Signature Forgery Campaign and information obtained following preliminary enquiries to clarify matters with certain members of the public who had raised the issue. The NCA is making a thorough assessment to determine whether there are grounds for a criminal or regulatory investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 02/12/2021 12:00:42 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1195308

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	NHS: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for providing personal protective equipment to public service interpreters working on a freelance basis in the NHS.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>Everybody working on the front line deserves to have the equipment they need to do their job safely and the Government is working around the clock to ensure enough supply is reaching the health and social care sector.</p><p>The provision of personal protective equipment to staff is the responsibility of individual hospitals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/07/2020 13:24:37 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

809605

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date	19/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a definition of a war; and if so, what it is.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2018 answer text <p>UK Defence Doctrine (Joint Doctrine Publication 0-01, 5th Edition, November 2014) defines war as 'a state of armed conflict between different countries, or different groups within a country'.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/01/2018 14:20:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

662705

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Personal Records
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what personal pupil data the Department for Education shares with the Home Office, and for what purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2017 answer text <p>The Memorandum of Understanding between the Home Office and the Department for Education outlines the purpose and the personal pupil data shared. The Memorandum of Understanding<ins class="ministerial"> has been deposited</ins> <del class="ministerial">is available</del> in the house library.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 06/01/2017 14:05:08 question first ministerially corrected 10/01/2017 17:00:14 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash previous answer version 28650 answering member printed Lord Nash answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

435736

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Press: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of the success of the current system of press regulation in preventing children being named before being charged, following the identification before charges were brought of the child convicted of stabbing Vincent Uzomah and the child accused of fatally stabbing Bailey Gwynne.
tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a strong, independent and effective self-regulatory system for the press that commands the confidence of both the public and the industry.Following the Leveson Inquiry, and with cross-party agreement, Government has now delivered the framework for a new system of independent press self-regulation: the Royal Charter has been sealed and the Press Recognition Panel has been appointed, opening for business in September of this year. We must now give this new approach time to become established.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/12/2015 12:41:41 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

174932

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children in England do not attend primary or secondary school on a full-time basis.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>According to the January 2014 school census (see table attached), all children of compulsory school age in primary schools who are on the school roll attend full time. The table can also be found online as Table 1a of the national tables at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a></p><p>There are 90 pupils in secondary schools of compulsory school age who are taught part time. The Department for Education does not collect data on the number of children receiving elective home education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/01/2015 17:30:51 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name Number_of_pupils_at_statefunded_schools.xls title Number of children at state funded schools
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey