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225344

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date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Proceeds of Corruption Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the resources available to the Proceeds of Corruption Unit.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID is planning to invest an additional £7.4 million between 2015 and 2020 in the asset recovery work currently carried out by the Proceeds of Corruption Unit in the Metropolitan Police. This is part of a £21 million extension and scale up of support to UK law enforcement to tackle bribery and corruption in developing countries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/03/2015 15:28:42 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

225345

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to verify the bona fides and relevant beneficial interests of companies registered in the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas territories.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The British Government believes that a central register is the best way to improve transparency of company ownership and control. The Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories are separate jurisdictions with their own elected governments under which they are responsible for the bona fides and beneficial interests of companies registered in their jurisdiction. At the December Joint Ministerial Council the UK and Overseas Territory Leaders agreed to work together in raising international standards and to meet again to take forward implementation of the G20 principles on beneficial ownership. Dialogue has continued since the Joint Ministerial Council and we plan to meet again in the coming weeks.</p><p>All jurisdictions, including the Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, will be subject to assessment against the international standards for anti-money laundering set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This will specifically look at the effectiveness of each country’s regimes, including those for beneficial ownership. These assessments will take place over the coming years and the results of them will be publicly available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/03/2015 12:15:20 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

225346

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Property: Ownership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make it compulsory in future to register the beneficial ownership of all properties purchased in the United Kingdom valued at more than £2 million, including those purchased by companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has no plans to create a register of the beneficial ownership of properties.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/03/2015 15:27:47 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224946

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what qualifications and quality standards are required of contractors' staff in contact with detainees at Yarl's Wood and other detention centres.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>People undertaking custodial functions in immigration removal centres must be certified by the Secretary of State as Detainee Custody Officers (DCO) or, in the case of prison officers undertaking such duties, have the functions of DCOs conferred on them by the Secretary of State.</p><p>Under section 154 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 the Secretary of State may not issue a certificate of authorisation to perform the functions of a DCO unless she is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to perform those functions and has received training to such standard as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the performance of those functions.</p><p>Detention Service Order 10/2014 sets out the requirements for DCO certification which contains requirements including: nationality and employment requirements, prohibitions on membership or affiliation with particular organisations, satisfactory completion of an initial training course and training on the work of immigration enforcement.</p><p>DCOs will not be issued with a certificate to work unless they have also passed all preliminary security checks, have no convictions and completed all declarations, including the Official Secrets Act.</p><p>For prison officers working at The Verne, Dover, Haslar and Morton Hall the National Offender Management Service is responsible for ensuring that all prison officer grades are appropriately cleared, trained and authorised to carry out their functions.</p><p>Evidence of the qualifications and quality standards to be met must be provided to the Home Office (Immigration Enforcement Certification Team).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:26:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224947

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Detention Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what training is provided to contractors' staff at Yarl's Wood and elsewhere; how long such training lasts; and whether it is provided before or during their deployment at Yarl's Wood.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Requirements for training under different contracts for Detainee Custody Officers (DCOs) in immigration removal centres (IRCs) will vary in their detail but service providers are required by their contract to provide an initial training programme that contains a number of elements including: Interpersonal skills First aid training to approved standards Race relations and cultural awareness</p><p>Managing the stress and anxiety of detainees and of service providers' staff Identification of and procedures for dealing with vulnerable detainees Security procedures and practice Control and restraint training accredited by the National Offender Management Service Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (prevention of self harm)</p><p>While there are no specific requirements for the duration of training courses in the contracts for IRCs these are generally between 6 and 8 weeks. For Yarl’s Wood, Serco has advised that their initial training course is 7 weeks long. DCOs cannot be deployed at any centre unless they have successfully completed their initial training course.</p><p>For prison officers working at The Verne, Dover, Haslar and Morton Hall the National Offender Management Service is responsible for ensuring that all prison officer grades are appropriately cleared, trained and authorised to carry out their functions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:26:20 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224948

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Detention Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether proposed body cameras at Yarl's Wood detention centre will record speech as well as movement.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Yes. Serco has undertaken to provide the Home Office with an implementation plan by March 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 09/03/2015 16:42:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224321

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to require all ships above a certain tonnage, docking in the United Kingdom, to show that they had landed all their plastic waste for safe disposal; and whether primary or secondary legislation would be needed for this purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The discharge, into the sea, of plastic from ships is already prohibited internationally and the UK has secondary legislation in place which includes the requirement for it to be landed to port waste reception facilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Before entry into a port the master of the ship is required to notify the quantity of plastic waste on board and to indicate whether it is for delivery at this port or their next point of call.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 16/03/2015 17:49:50 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224322

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Private Infrastructure Development Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 19 February (HL 4577), what were the uses to which the £360 million deposited in the Private Development Group Account were put; and what results those have produced so far.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s investment in the PIDG has supported 35 projects, including in energy, agricultural infrastructure, industrial infrastructure, transport, ports and roads. These projects have created nearly 200,000 jobs and driven £6.8 billion of private investment into some of the world’s poorest countries. In 2013 alone, eight PIDG projects started operations, bringing new or improved services to 8.6 million people.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/03/2015 12:15:18 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224323

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
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	Eastern Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have with regard to the aims and agenda of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership summit meeting at Riga in May 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>We expect the Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga to send a strong message of support to Eastern Partnership countries. It is vital that they make their own strategic choices without third party interference and for the Summit to confirm the EU’s support for the implementation of real reforms on the ground for the benefit of citizens, including through the implementation of the EU Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/03/2015 14:44:42 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

224241

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Bahrain
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 Bahrain about Dr Masaud Jahromi.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The British Government has not specifically raised Dr Masaud Jahromi’s case but we are aware that he was arrested in 2011 and charged with illegal gathering. An official from our Embassy in Bahrain attended his court hearing in January 2012. In January 2015, Masaud was one of 72 individuals who had their nationalities revoked. Our Ambassador to Bahrain has raised these revocations at Ministerial level with the Government of Bahrain. All of the individuals affected have the right to appeal. Our Embassy in Bahrain will continue to follow these cases closely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/03/2015 15:06:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton