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514670

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date	21/04/2016
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	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Baroness Anelay of St Johns to the private notice question from Lord Alton of Liverpool on 21 April, which members of the United Nations Security Council they believe would veto a referral to the International Criminal Court of evidence of genocide against Christian, Yazidi and other minorities in Iraq and Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor set out some of the complicated issues involved in the ICC investigating Daesh in her press statement of 8 April 2015. It is not possible to refer Daesh itself to the ICC. Any referral would cover ALL potential crimes against international humanitarian law within a specified geographic area, rather than a specified organisation or set of actors.</p><p>When efforts were made to refer the situation in Syria to the ICC in 2014, it was vetoed by Russia and China. We expect that any Security Council resolution at this time seeking to refer the situations in Iraq or Syria to the ICC would likewise be blocked.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/05/2016 11:12:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

514671

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	Genocide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that non-judicial bodies such as the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and the US House of Representatives are competent to make a declaration that a genocide is underway; and whether they consider that the UK Parliament can do so, and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government believes that recognition of genocide should be a matter for judicial decision. It should be a legal, rather than political determination, decided by judges after consideration of all the evidence available in the context of a credible judicial process. Political pronouncements on whether genocide has occurred, such as the European Parliament resolution, are not legally binding and do not create legal obligations on member states.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2016 15:18:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

514672

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that witness statements by potential genocide survivors in Iraq and Syria are given to the International Criminal Court and that the collection of forensic evidence and the protection of mass graves is prioritised.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>In Syria, the UK is supporting the work of non-governmental organisations who are gathering evidence of human rights violations. This is being done to the international standard required for criminal prosecution against high level perpetrators in a domestic or international court. In Iraq, we are considering how the UK might best complement similar efforts already underway with funds from other donor countries.</p><p>Cases are being prepared for international prosecution should a referral to the International Criminal Court be forthcoming or should individuals be subject to litigation by hybrid, specialised or national courts. We are therefore doing everything we can to assist in the gathering and preservation of evidence that could in future be used by judicial bodies to make a judgement on this matter. It is vital that this is done now, before evidence is lost or destroyed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/04/2016 15:32:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

514674

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average training period for graduates newly appointed to the UK civil service, and whether that training includes learning about UK government and history.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL7820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Civil Service graduate programme is known as the Fast Stream and its average training period is up to four years. The Fast Stream core curriculum includes learning about UK Government and history and the central induction for Fast Streamers also has activities relating to this topic. Graduates can also enter the civil service via direct appointment without being part of a formal training scheme. Those who do so have access to a wide range of training options, including how the UK government operates.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 27/04/2016 14:04:40 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

514675

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	ICT: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to introduce standards to minimise the risk of the malfunctioning of electronic financial transactions and data storage by financial and public organisations; and what information is available to the general public to enable them (1) to choose which organisations and services to use, and (2) to know whether or not to use electronic systems depending on those services.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL7821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text On 18<sup>th</sup> March, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Matthew Hancock, announced that the new National Cyber Security Centre will work with the Bank of England to produce advice for the finance sector for managing cyber security effectively. This will build on tools such as the Cyber Essentials scheme, which sets out the technical controls organisations should have in place to demonstrate that they are following a basic level of ‘good practice’ in terms of their cyber security.<p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of firms to ensure the resilience of their Information Technology (IT) systems. Through the Dear Chairman Exercise I and II, the Financial Authorities have assessed large UK deposit-takers’ technology resilience, and are working with firms to ensure that further improvements are made and customers are protected.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 05/05/2016 12:45:03 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

514676

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to which battalions Burmese Army soldiers who have received training from the UK belong.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL7822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the answer I gave on 10 March 2016 to Question number HL6693, which states that we retain the names and current units of Burmese Army soldiers who receive educational training from the UK. The Burmese Army soldiers who currently attend this training are drawn from the headquarters of the Burmese Army, and are not on battalion duties.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/04/2016 15:47:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HL6693_Burma_Army[1].docx title HL6696 - QnA EXTRACT ON Burmese Army
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

514677

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of the pilot Access to Elected Office Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL7823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Access to Elected Office Fund was a pilot established in 2012 to test this type of support for disabled candidates. We are now reviewing the findings of the assessment of the pilot and anticipate making an announcement in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/05/2016 12:33:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

514678

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years, how many times official errors have resulted in (1) underpayment, or (2) non-payment, of (a) Jobseekers' Allowance, (b) Employment and Support Allowance, (c) Universal Credit, (d) Housing Benefit, and (e) Income Support, in each local authority in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL7824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>DWP is unable to provide a breakdown of the number of official errors at the Local Authority level. This is because the estimation of the rate and monetary value of official errors in a particular benefit is based on a sample of cases rather than the entire caseload for that benefit, and this sample is not large enough to split at the Local Authority level.</p><p> </p><p>DWP does not gather information on the number of children in a household when evaluating the rate of fraud and error in any particular benefit.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL7825 question first answered 03/05/2016 11:42:46 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

514679

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years, how many households containing children had an underpayment or non-payment of benefit as a result of official error.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL7825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>DWP is unable to provide a breakdown of the number of official errors at the Local Authority level. This is because the estimation of the rate and monetary value of official errors in a particular benefit is based on a sample of cases rather than the entire caseload for that benefit, and this sample is not large enough to split at the Local Authority level.</p><p> </p><p>DWP does not gather information on the number of children in a household when evaluating the rate of fraud and error in any particular benefit.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL7824 question first answered 03/05/2016 11:42:46 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

514680

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	London Stock Exchange: Deutsche Borse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to review the competition implications for central counterparty clearing of the proposed takeover of the London Stock Exchange by Deutsche Bourse.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL7826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my written answer of 26 April (HL7583, HL7584, HL7585, and HL7586).</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7827 HL7828 HL7829 question first answered 06/05/2016 12:23:55 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners