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830476

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date	25/01/2018
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	Burma: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the intensifying conflict in Kachin and Northern Shan states in Burma; what representations they have made to the government and military of Burma to address the crisis; and what steps they are taking to respond to the needs of internally displaced peoples in those areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the intensifying conflict in Kachin and Northern Shan states. We raised our concerns about credible reports of human rights abuses and violations in those regions at the Human Rights Council's Interactive Dialogue with the Fact Finding Mission on Burma on 19 September 2017. The British Ambassador in Rangoon visited Kachin State from 8 to 10 January 2018 to discuss the situation with local political and religious leaders as well as UN and non-governmental organisation representatives, and visit an Internally Displaced Persons camp. The UK has contributed £4.1 million this financial year to humanitarian assistance for conflict affected people in Kachin and Northern Shan States, including in non-government controlled areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/02/2018 16:58:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

830477

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what criteria the Infrastructure and Project Authority concluded that the Thames Tideway Tunnel no longer requires its oversight and reporting.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The Thames Tideway Tunnel is not a Government project and would therefore not normally be subject to IPA oversight and monitoring. However, given the scale and nature of the project, it was decided that IPA would provide oversight and assurance for the set-up of the project.</p><p>The IPA confirmed that the conditions were right to return the project to DEFRA assurance through a Project Assessment Review in May 2016 and formally returned responsibility in 2017. This was only done once IPA were content that DEFRA had strong and appropriate assurance in place to ensure HMG’s interests were protected, and was documented through an exchange of letters between the CEO of the IPA and the DEFRA Accounting Officer.</p><p>Although no longer on the Government major projects portfolio, DEFRA and IPA continue to work closely together on the project.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/02/2018 14:54:17 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

830479

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Recycling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the differences between the target for recycling 65 per cent of urban waste by 2035 agreed by the European Council and Parliament in December 2017 and their 25 year environmental plan that justified their opposing the EU target; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which such opposition will enhance the credibility of their 25 year plan.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has yet to receive the formal text of the outcome of the trilogue discussions and we will consider it carefully. There are several targets in the circular economy package of which the 65% recycling by weight target by 2035 is just one.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to publishing a new Resources and Waste Strategy in 2018 aimed at making the UK a world leader in resource efficiency. It will ensure resources are kept in use for longer and set out how we will work towards eliminating all avoidable waste by 2050, and all avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042. This is consistent with the EU’s Circular Economy Package and in some respects goes beyond it.</p><p> </p><p>As we develop the Resources and Waste Strategy we will explore whether more innovative targets can be developed that deliver clear benefits over those proposed by the EU, including weight-based measures. Should they be preferable, the UK Government will present proposals to the UK Parliament following the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 02/02/2018 13:09:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

830480

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Financial Reporting Council
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 Henley on 22 January (HL4627), why the penultimate paragraph of the fact sheet accompanying the request for payment by the Financial Reporting Council expressly states that the amount is required to be paid, refers to 20 per cent and 50 per cent discounts in certain cases, but does not refer to the payment either before or after discount being voluntary.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council’s Preparers Levy fact sheet (attached) makes clear that the payment is voluntary. The paragraph referred to in the question explicitly requests rather than requires payment. The section above this in the fact sheet contains the text referred to in my written answer on 22<sup>nd</sup> January 2018 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-01-11/HL4627/" target="_blank">HL4627</a>).</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/02/2018 15:37:44 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Attachment to HL5095.pdf title Factsheet
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

830482

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Audit: Fines
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 Henley on 16 January (HL4543), how much in fines has been received under the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/649); how much in fines was received and passed on to other bodies from schemes prior to those Regulations coming into force in (1) 2012, (2) 2013, (3) 2014, (4) 2015, and (5) 2016; and to which organisations those fines were passed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL5096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>No fines have been received under the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We are informed by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) that the following fines were imposed under the FRC’s accountancy scheme from 2012 to 2016 and passed to the participating body which met the related case costs. (The table does not include the costs that were awarded to the bodies in relation to specific cases or the contributions to case costs by the participating bodies overall.)</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total fines Received</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Fines passed to the accountancy bodies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ICAEW</p></td><td><p>CIMA</p></td><td><p>CAI</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>NIL</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>£815k</strong></p></td><td><p>£815k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,038k</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,025k</p></td><td><p>£13k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>£4,688k</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,688k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>£6,712k</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,552k</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£160k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Key</strong></p><p>ICAEW: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales</p><p>CIMA: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants</p><p>CAI: Chartered Accountants Ireland</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 01/02/2018 15:32:01 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

830483

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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: USA
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 the United States about that government's decision to suspend aid to Pakistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Both this Government and the US have been urging Pakistan to take action against all terrorist groups operating in Pakistan, as Pakistan has committed to do. The UK and US frequently discuss this and other issues relating to Pakistan, but of course matters concerning US aid are a matter for the US Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/02/2018 16:57:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

830485

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Aircraft Carriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of China's aircraft carrier capabilities, both now and in the future.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We continue to monitor and make assessments on a variety of international maritime capabilities that could pose a potential threat to UK interests both now and in the future. For security reasons we do not comment on specific assessments.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2018 17:20:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

830486

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Poland: Administration of Justice
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 Poland about that government's proposed changes to its judicial system.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history in encouraging, respecting, and promoting the rule of law. British and Polish Ministers regularly discuss issues raised by the Polish Government's judicial reforms, including the ongoing dialogue between the Commission and the Polish Government. Most recently this was discussed at the Inter-Governmental Consultations in Warsaw on 21 December.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/02/2018 16:47:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

830488

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Information Warfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to counter Russian information operations (1) on the battlefield, and (2) in the air.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made clear in her speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet last year, the UK will do what is necessary to protect ourselves, and work with our allies to do likewise. The UK has deployed a battlegroup to Estonia as a framework nation for NATO's enhanced forward presence, and has made regular deployments of Typhoon fighter aircraft conducting NATO air policing. This contribution to Alliance missions demonstrates our commitment to the principle of collective defence and is a measured response to the security challenge posed by Russia.</p><p>We know that the Kremlin persistently uses disinformation as a tool to destabilise perceived enemies. This is not new and was evident in Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, its rhetoric around Syrian regime backed chemical weapons attacks on innocent civilians, and remains so with Russia's destabilisation of east Ukraine and beyond. The best defence against disinformation is a free, wide and varied media landscape. To this end, the UK Government is spending approximately £100 million over five years including in Eastern Europe, for the purpose of countering Russian disinformation.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2018 17:10:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

830489

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against the Administration of Justice: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place between the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General on the potential prosecution of the person referred to as “Nick”, who made allegations about historical sexual abuse; and when a decision on whether a prosecution will take place will be made.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL5101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The DPP has regular meetings with the Attorney General about the work of the Crown Prosecution Service, but the CPS makes its prosecuting decisions independently. The CPS has been passed a file by police in respect of potential offences of perverting the course of justice and fraud against ‘Nick’ and will make a decision on whether to bring a prosecution in due course.</p><p>In the meantime, ‘Nick’ has been charged separately with four offences of making indecent images of children and voyeurism.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/02/2018 15:23:10 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours