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1088551

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date	13/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that firefighters are adequately trained to tackle fires in the cladding of buildings.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL14511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Fire and rescue authorities are responsible for ensuring that firefighters are adequately trained and equipped.</p><p>The government has established a new, independently chaired Fire Standards Board to oversee the development of professional standards for fire and rescue services in England, which we would expect to include standards of training.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/03/2019 16:43:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1088552

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the long-term impact on future generations is accounted for in their policy-making processes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL14512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government requires that all programmes, projects and policies demonstrate the costs, benefits and risks associated with the intervention over its whole lifetime in line with the Government “Green Book”. This includes the impact on future generations.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR produce both the Fiscal Risk Report and the Fiscal Sustainability Report which highlight the risks to the public finances and demographic trends that are likely to impact the public finances over the next half century. Managing Fiscal Risks, the Government’s response to the report, provides a comprehensive account of the actions the government is taking to address the 57 risks outlined by the OBR.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/03/2019 14:38:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1088554

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Bookshops
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote and support bookshops to improve levels of literacy.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL14514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The department does not have any policies that specifically target bookshops. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has set an ambition to halve the proportion of children who finish reception without the language and literacy skills needed to thrive by 2028. As part of this, we will be launching a public-facing campaign later this year to improve the quality and quantity of parent-child interactions and make it easy for parents to chat, play and read with their children. This includes working closely with the National Literacy Trust, businesses and libraries to improve access to books.</p><p>In partnership with the Education Endowment Foundation, we are also investing over £4 million to home learning environment trials in the north of England. The trials range from an intensive home visiting programme aimed at improving early literacy, to a texting initiative intended to nudge parents to do more activities that help develop literacy, numeracy and socio-emotional skills.</p><p>As part of the £26.3 million English hubs programme, participating schools will also receive support to improve teaching of English as an additional language phonics and to ensure children have access to decodable books for the early stages of reading.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/03/2019 17:15:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1088558

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay: Gender
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the gender pay gap; when they estimate that gap to close; and what steps they are taking to hasten the closure of that gap.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brady
uin	HL14518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The rate at which the gender pay gap will narrow is dependent on a large number of complex factors but this government is working hard to help employers close the gap as soon as possible. Whilst we are pleased that the gap is at a record low of 17.9%, having dropped by 9.6 percentage points since 1997, there is more to do to ensure this progress continues.</p><p>In 2017 we introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers to publish their gender pay gaps annually. We are now supporting employers to develop action plans and take effective steps to reduce their gaps.</p><p>The government is also:</p><p>- Spending around £6billion in 2019-20 on childcare support and we have already doubled the childcare entitlement for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds.</p><p>- Set up a taskforce to make flexible working a possibility for all employees; and last year ran a £1.5million campaign promoting Shared Parental Leave.</p><p>- Supporting the Hampton-Alexander Review, aiming to get more women into senior leadership positions and improve gender diversity in the executive pipeline.</p><p>Taking steps to break down gender stereotypes, including funding programmes in schools and colleges to encourage more girls to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/03/2019 17:07:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4339 label Biography information for Baroness Brady

1088560

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Lord Janner of Braunstone
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Crown Prosecution Service were first made aware of the omission in the report by Sir Richard Henriques, An Independent Review of the Metropolitan Police Service's handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations alleged against persons of public prominence, published on 8 November 2016, to refer to exculpatory unused material in relation to criminal offences, accusations, references to known persons with criminal records and other material held in Government records which might affect decisions in the case of Lord Janner of Braunstone.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL14520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Sir Richard Henriques was commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Service to review their handling of Operation Midland; his report was published in November 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It would therefore have had no bearing on decisions made by the Crown Prosecution Service in the prosecution of Lord Janner, which concluded in March 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/03/2019 13:26:11 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1088561

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a returning ISIS fighter from Syria, who is an Irish citizen, will be allowed to enter, settle and work in the UK under Common Travel Area rules.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL14521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has robust policies in place to exclude those whose behaviour is non-conducive to the public good in the UK. The Home Secretary has the power to exclude non-British nationals from the UK if he believes they represent a serious threat to our society. Exclusion decisions are taken on a case-by-case basis by Ministers.</p><p>Irish citizens have long held a status in the UK as part of the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements, reflecting the close ties between the UK and Ireland. These arrangements, which mean Irish citizens can live, work, study and access benefits and services in the UK without being subject to a requirement to obtain leave to enter or remain, do not prevent an Irish citizen from being excluded or deported from the UK.</p><p>The UK’s approach since 2007 has been to only consider Irish citizens for deportation where a criminal court has recommended deportation or conviction or where the Secretary of State concludes that due to the exceptional circumstances of the case the public interest requires deportation. This approach is to be maintained.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/03/2019 16:45:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1088566

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to ensure that the reduction in the availability of cash does not act to the detriment of the most disadvantaged in society.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL14526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text The Government is committed to safeguarding access to cash for those who need it. We will continue to engage with the regulators and industry to ensure people continue to have real choice over how they spend their money, recognising that cash is particularly important to the most vulnerable members of our society.<p> </p><p>The Government-established Payment Systems Regulator is closely monitoring developments within ATM provision. It has used its powers to hold LINK to account over LINK’s commitments to preserve the broad geographic spread of the ATM network.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, Government conducted a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. This sought to gather evidence on how changing preferences for cash and digital payments impact on different sectors, regions and demographics. The Government welcomes the Access to Cash Review, which will help inform our ongoing work to ensure cash remains accessible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 26/03/2019 14:41:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1088568

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Shares: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make UK share registers more transparent.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL14528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Companies Act 2006 already requires companies to keep their register of members up to date. Companies whose shares are not traded must file the names of their members on the public companies register held at Companies House. Companies whose shares are traded must file the name and address of shareholders who hold 5% or more of any class of issued shares.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 26/03/2019 17:45:58 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1088569

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the open letter of 25 June 2018 from nine British and French voluntary organisations, about the UK–France joint action plan on illegal migration across the Channel, published on 24 January, alleging that the plan ignored international law and asylum seekers' individual rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL14529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government rejects any suggestion that it has ignored international law or the individual rights of asylum seekers. We strongly advocate the principle that international protection should be sought, and is most effective when given, in the first safe country a refugee arrives in.</p><p>We also have a duty to secure our border. Close cooperation with partners such as France is designed to deter illegal migration and the organised crime that enables it, while encouraging and supporting effective access to protection in France by those who need it is entirely consistent with that approach. Our partnership with France is part of the Government’s wider whole of route approach to migration, which includes supporting refugees and the countries that host them through aid and development funding and operating refugee resettlement schemes to provide a safe and legal route to the UK for the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/03/2019 16:19:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1088570

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Children
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 Williams of Trafford on 11 March (HL13990), whether the inspection teams covering juveniles as covert human intelligence sources also examine how policy is set regarding (1) payments to, (2) inducement of, and (3) frequency of use of, each juvenile.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL14530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The scope and terms of any inspection is a matter for the Investigatory Powers Commissioner as an independent statutory authority, but we have consulted with IPCO who have confirmed that their inspections do address the matters to which the Noble Lady refers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/03/2019 16:46:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb