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date	04/03/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to place a copy in the Library of the House of the report on the consultation on abortion law conducted by the Northern Ireland Office in November and December 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness O'Loan
uin	HL2230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Government will shortly publish its response to the consultation ‘A new legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland: Implementation of the legal duty under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act 2019’.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also shortly lay before Parliament regulations providing for lawful access to abortion services in Northern Ireland, consistent with what is required under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act 2019.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 11/03/2020 15:52:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3902 label Biography information for Baroness O'Loan

773029

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date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Sichuan Guodong Construction Group: Sheffield
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Sichuan Guodong Construction Group in relationship to the Sheffield City Council investment deal with that Group.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL2230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) considered the development track record and market capital of Sichuan Guodong Construction Group Corporation Limited, the parent company, and Sichuan Guodong Construction Ltd, a listed subsidiary company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in relation to their ability to make significant investments in Sheffield. This included a recommendation from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China that Wang Chunming, chairman of both companies, was included in the business delegation alongside President Xi for his October 2015 State Visit to the UK.</p><p>This consideration of this group of companies was in conjunction with UKTI taking a role in supporting the relationship that had emerged between this group of companies and Sheffield City Council.</p><p>On 28<sup>th</sup> June 2016 a co-operation signing document was signed between Sichuan Guodong Construction Group Corporation Ltd (the parent company) and Sheffield City Council.</p><p>In 2015 UKTI did not identify undue risks when considering whether they should take a role in supporting the relationship that had emerged between the Sichuan Guodong group of companies and Sheffield City Council. Therefore no risks were identified to Sheffield City Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead grouped question UIN HL2231 question first answered 02/11/2017 16:10:28 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

418795

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what quality assurance measures are in place for the International Foundation programmes run by United Kingdom universities or by partnerships between such universities and private education providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Publicly funded higher education providers are currently reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). These reviews look at the adequacy of a provider’s system to maintain academic standards and ensure quality across all its provision; irrespective of where it is delivered. The reviews check that expectations set out in the UK Quality Code for Higher Education are being met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, QAA have been leading sector work on how to strengthen the assurance of UK higher education delivered overseas. They have recently published a report detailing</p><p> </p><p>how external quality assurance processes can be adapted to support UK higher education institutions in both maintaining their reputation in delivering high quality education overseas and in growing their provision. The report can be found on the QAA website at</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2978#.VfKp1fnF98E" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2978#.VfKp1fnF98E</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 24/09/2015 13:16:08 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey