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606196

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date	19/10/2016
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	Pakistan: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan concerning reports of human rights violations in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text ​We remain concerned about reports of human rights abuses in Pakistan. Our concerns are reflected in the latest update to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual human rights report. We continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice all its human rights obligations and uphold the rule of law. During his visit to Pakistan in March, the former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the importance we attach to safeguarding the rights of all Pakistani citizens regardless of ethnicity, faith or gender. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/10/2016 14:46:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606197

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Nuclear Reactors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to publish a route map for the development of small modular nuclear reactors in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Policy development for small modular reactors, including plans in respect of publishing a Roadmap, remains on-going. We are drawing on the findings of the independent Techno-Economic Assessment, the Phase One expressions of interest documents, the meetings held by officials over the summer with 32 technology vendors, service providers and potential investors, and our continuing discussions with regulators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/10/2016 11:28:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606198

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to publish any legal advice they have received on whether or not the UK has the right to withdraw the Lisbon Treaty Article 50 notification before the two year time-limit has elapsed if negotiations to leave the EU under the provisions of Article 50 lead to unacceptable conditions for Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>A clear majority of the UK electorate voted to leave the EU and we will respect the will of the people. The Government's position is that once given, our notification will not be withdrawn.</p><p>Our efforts will be focused on getting the best deal possible for the UK in the negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 31/10/2016 17:20:13 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606199

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Dual Nationality: Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK citizens also have citizenship of the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen grouped question UIN HL2658 question first answered 01/11/2016 13:13:29 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen attachment 1 file name HL2440 & HL2658 Lord Wigley FINAL (1) (1).pdf title UKSA Response to HL2440 and HL2658
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606200

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policy options they have considered regarding controls on EU citizens entering the UK through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland following the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>At present, the UK remains in the EU and there have been no immediate changes to the rights and obligations that membership entails. This means that EEA, Swiss and UK nationals continue to have the same rights and status that they had before the referendum.</p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that a practical solution in the interests of all parts of the UK should be found to manage the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland once the UK has left the EU. Senior Officials from the UK, Ireland and Northern Ireland are working closely to consider the implications of the UK’s exit from the EU on the Common Travel Area (CTA). The CTA arrangement predates the EU and leaders in the UK and Ireland have been unequivocal –both want to maintain the current arrangement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 15/11/2016 17:58:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606202

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date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Welsh Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make available the teaching of the Welsh language in schools in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>Primary and secondary schools can choose to teach the Welsh language to pupils if there is sufficient demand. It is possible for a pupil in England to take privately a Welsh language GCSE offered in Wales if an examination centre is willing to accept them. This will include a revised Welsh Second Language GCSE available for first teaching from September 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/10/2016 12:06:03 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606203

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Northern Rail Franchise
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 19 October (HL2257), how much has been spent by departments other than the Department for Transport.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL2443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>There has been no further expenditure made by any other ministerial department into the Competition and Markets Authority inquiry regarding the overlap between Arriva buses and Arriva Trains.</p><p> </p><p>As an independent non-ministerial department, the CMA is responsible for merger inquiries. In this role, it has spent approximately £480k (including staff time, legal fees and consulting fees) investigating the acquisition of the Northern rail franchise by Arriva Rail North Ltd. It is not possible to establish what proportion of this figure was spent on the assessment of the overlap between Arriva Buses and Arriva Trains.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/10/2016 12:33:59 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

606204

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the current capacity and reliability constraints on the East Coast Main Line railway will be comprehensively addressed in Control Period 6.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL2444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government intends to articulate in 2017 its emerging priorities for improvements to train services and the national rail network (including possible enhancements to the East Coast Main Line) from 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In Control Period 5 the Intercity Express Programme will provide the infrastructure to operate new trains from December 2018 which will reduce journey times and increase capacity. Schemes as part of the East Connectivity Fund will also be delivered to improve capacity and reduce journey times, the first of which is enhancements in the Doncaster area set to be complete by May 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/10/2016 12:42:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

606205

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Rights of Way
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in resolving problems of damage to rights of way caused by off-road vehicles and trail motorcycles.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL2445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The responsibility for the management of off-road vehicles and motorcycles on public rights of way lies with local highway authorities and National Park Authorities, who have considerable powers to deal with problems of damage through the use of traffic regulation orders and also through the use of voluntary constraint agreements.</p><p> </p><p>No recent assessment of the state of the off-road network has been made, but previous research has shown that problems are localised.</p><p> </p><p>In order to share knowledge and build on existing best practice Defra and Natural England have set up a one-off forum for motor vehicle stakeholders in November to share their experiences and discuss ways of working together in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 02/11/2016 13:58:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

606206

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southern: Industrial Disputes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to assist in the resolution of the industrial dispute between Southern Rail and some of its staff and their unions.
tabling member printed	Lord Condon
uin	HL2446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>This, like any other industrial dispute between a Train Operating Company and a trades union, is a matter for the union and operator to resolve. The Government condemns any industrial action that disrupts the travelling public. RMT has advised its members to accept the new On-Board Supervisor roles on offer. The Government’s strong opinion is there are no grounds at all for any further industrial action and these strikes must stop now.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/11/2016 15:23:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon