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1179833

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date	24/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cowley Branch Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to restore the Cowley Branch railway line for passenger services; what stations any such services would serve; what is their timetable for developing any such plans; and what assessment they have made of the impact restoring the line for passenger services would have on carbon emissions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>A study of the rail corridors in Oxfordshire has been undertaken by Network Rail in partnership with the Department for Transport and local stakeholders led by the Oxfordshire Growth Board. The scope of the study has included the possibility of reopening the line between Oxford and Cowley for passenger services, with two new stations serving the Oxford Business and Science Park. The work undertaken to date has not included an assessment of the impact on carbon emissions.</p><p> </p><p>The Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study will be published this Spring, and further development work on reopening the Cowley line will be progressed in accordance with the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/03/2020 17:00:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

767293

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: Religious Freedom
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 military’s role in the persecution of religious minorities throughout Myanmar, including in the Shan and Kachin States.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL1711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The British Government remains deeply concerned by the persecution of the Muslim Rohingya population. There have been reports of rapes, killings, burning of villages, and the use of landmines; 536,000 refugees have fled over the border into Bangladesh since 25 August. The Burmese military is responsible for the brutality inflicted on the Rohingha and the ensuing humanitarian catastrophe.</p><p>We also remain deeply concerned over continued human rights abuses in Burma's ethnic border areas, especially in Shan and Kachin where hostilities are still taking place. We have repeatedly called on the military to end hostilities comprehensively, and have called on all sides to enter into dialogue towards a sustainable and comprehensive nationwide ceasefire and political reconciliation process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/10/2017 14:51:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

578567

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Health and Safety
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 health and safety implications of discarded pieces of rail and equipment alongside tracks across the rail network.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL1711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), is responsible for monitoring and enforcing health and safety matters in respect of Britain’s railway. It has confirmed that Network Rail has standards in place regarding the removal of material and equipment following the completion of works and that Network Rail provides adequate guidance to its staff on this issue in order to minimise health and safety risks. However, the ORR has noted some inconsistent application of these standards; its inspectors are therefore actively engaging with Network Rail to address this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/09/2016 12:38:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

391948

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they expect to raise from action on tax avoidance by 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL1711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2015 answer text <p><strong>The government has committed to saving £5 billion per year through tackling avoidance and tax planning, evasion and compliance and imbalances in the tax system. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The package of measures announced at Summer Budget 2015 represent the next stage in the government’s actions in this area and contributes towards the government commitment by saving £19 billion by 2020/2021 and £5 billion per year by 2019/2020.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 04/08/2015 10:53:57 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

79822

registered interest
date	30/07/2014
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	Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take action to place an arms embargo on Israel.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL1711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The UK aims to have one of the most rigorous and transparent export licence regimes in the world with strict criteria governing the provision of licences. On 11 August the British Government announced the findings of its review of licensed exports to Israel. It found that the vast majority of exports currently licensed for Israel are not for items that could be used by Israeli forces in operations in Gaza in response to attacks by Hamas. <br><br>However, twelve licences were identified for components which could be part of equipment used by the IsraelI Defence Forces in Gaza. Currently there is a ceasefire in place and the Government continues to urge both sides to respect this and to secure a lasting end to hostilities through the negotiations taking place in Cairo. However, in the event of a resumption of significant hostilities, the Government is concerned that it would not be able to clarify if the export licence criteria were being met. It would therefore suspend these licences as a precautionary step.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/08/2014 09:36:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner