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890718

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date	24/04/2018
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	Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they reconcile figures from the Office for National Statistics, in its UK labour market: April 2018 bulletin, showing that the employment rate is “the highest since comparable records began in 1971”, with statistics published by the Trussell Trust showing increasing demand for the services provided by food banks over the last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Work offers people the best opportunity to get out of poverty and to become self-reliant; adults in working families are around 4 times less likely to be in poverty than those in workless families. This is why we are undertaking the most ambitious reform to the welfare system in decades - so that it supports people to find and to stay in work. People use food banks for many and varied reasons and, while there are no official statistics on food bank usage, recent data from the Trussell Trust shows that the majority of users are out of work.</p><p>As a safeguard for people needing more support, we have a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans. Universal Credit has introduced a further package of measures announced at the Autumn Budget 2017, such as making advances of up to 100 per cent of the indicative award available and increasing the repayment period to 12 months, removing the 7 waiting days, providing an additional payment of 2 weeks of Housing Benefit to support claimants when they transition to UC, and changing how claimants in temporary accommodation receive support for their housing costs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/05/2018 14:31:44 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

890719

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the administration of Universal Credit, including to ensure that Universal Credit and other benefit payments are made promptly.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Payment timeliness has improved since the early days of rollout and our latest data shows that around 80 per cent of new claims are paid in full and on time. The Department’s internal data shows that for many cases where full payment is not made on time by the end of the first assessment period, this is as a result of unresolved issues: claimants have not signed their Claimant Commitment or passed identity checks, and the others have outstanding verification issues, such as for housing, self-employed earnings and childcare costs. Whilst their verification is ongoing, many of these claimants receive a part payment for those elements of the claim that have been resolved.</p><p> </p><p>We have always been clear that we will deliver Universal Credit in a way that allows us to continue to make improvements as it is rolled out. We have already done this, such as by modifying the rollout plan following the £1.5 billion package of measures that were introduced in Autumn Budget 2017. This has allowed Universal Credit rollout to continue safely and securely.</p><p> </p><p>To date, we have successfully rolled out Universal Credit Full Service to 264 Jobcentres and prior to each rollout, we carry out a range of implementation activities to ensure each site is well prepared for the arrival of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Since the autumn of 2017, we have announced a series of changes to the administration of Universal Credit. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>converting our enquiry helplines to freephone numbers</li><li>abolishing the 7 day waiting period, thus reducing the time that some claimants wait to receive their first payment</li><li>increasing the amount of an advance payment that a claimant can apply for from the start of their claim, from 50 per cent to 100 per cent of their indicative award</li><li>extending the period over which an advance payment is recovered from 6 to 12 months</li><li>providing new Universal Credit claimants who are already receiving support towards their housing costs an additional payment of two weeks of their housing benefit, to support them as they transition to universal credit</li></ul><p> </p><p>We plan to publish regular national statistics on Universal Credit, including payment timeliness, in the near future. This data is currently going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with the National Statistics and Official Statistics publication standard.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 09/05/2018 13:26:47 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

890720

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Food Banks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last met with food bank organisers; what was the outcome of that meeting; and whether they plan to hold further such meetings.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>DWP meets regularly with key stakeholders including the Trussell Trust, which operates a network of over 425 food banks in the UK. Jobcentre Plus district managers have discretion to work with food banks in their area if they are invited to do so, as part of their wider community outreach work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 02/05/2018 14:32:15 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

890721

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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: Primary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the government of Pakistan made a commitment at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to provide universal primary education.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Pakistan joined other countries in encouraging the implementation of actions to provide the opportunity for at least 12 years of quality education and learning for girls and boys by 2030; it did not make a specific commitment to provide universal primary education. The Government of Pakistan is committed to fulfilling Sustainable Development Goal 4 which includes a target to “ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education.” At the Global Partnership for Education meeting in February 2017 Pakistan also recommitted to spend 4% of Gross Domestic Product on education by 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/05/2018 15:41:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

890722

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they have received from other Commonwealth countries that those governments will work to prevent persecution of individuals and groups; what assessment they have made of those assurances; how the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, agreed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, will be implemented; and over what period of time that implementation will take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the agreement by leaders at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting in London that the full social, economic and political participation of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status, is essential for democracy and sustainable development to thrive, as expressed in the official communique.</p><p><br></p><p>​We also welcome Heads' commitments to continued action to prevent barriers to the development and full realisation of all ​girls’ and women’s human rights. They also committed to ratify and implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, through legislation, policies and programmes that mainstream and promote gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in social, economic and political life​.</p><p>​</p><p>The UK will continue to support work towards a fairer, more inclusive Commonwealth during its period as Chair-in-Office, including through a programme working with civil society groups which will support countries wishing to reform outdated legislation on sexual orientation and gender identity, and on women's rights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 03/05/2018 11:06:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

889832

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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	Chemical Weapons Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to persuade the governments of Egypt, Israel, Palestine, North Korea and South Sudan, and other non-signatories, to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>192 states are signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). We are encouraging all those that are not signatories to ratify.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/05/2018 13:22:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

889833

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to help prevent UNWRA running out of funds later this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is unequivocally committed to supporting Palestinian refugees across the region. Over the course of the 2017/18 financial year, the UK provided around £50 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), assisting in their provision of essential services including basic education to around 500,000 children, health services for around 3 million Palestinian refugees and supporting Palestinian refugees from Syria. The UK will deliver its next round of financial support earlier than originally planned, to help meet the growing needs of Palestinian refugees across the region. We are also working with the international community and UNRWA to explore how best to ensure the continuity of essential services to Palestinian refugees at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/05/2018 15:27:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

889834

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have proposals for improving banking arrangements between the UK and Iran, in order to overcome trading difficulties.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL7166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which includes ensuring that Iran gains tangible benefits from the sanctions relief agreed under the deal.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials are acutely aware of the reluctance of financial firms to support Iran-related activities and are continuing to work with UK banks and banking associations to understand their concerns and to identify practical approaches that will help facilitate trade with Iran.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/05/2018 15:03:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

885882

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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	Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help secure the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic published on 6 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK believes that those responsible for violations of international law and human rights abuses in Syria should be held to account, and we strongly support the work of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria .On 23 March the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution, presented by the UK, welcoming the work of the UN Commission of Inquiry and renewing its mandate for another year. On 25 April, at the Brussels II Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, the UK co-hosted a ministerial event on accountability to strengthen cooperation between national, international and Syrian actors involved in the fight against impunity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/05/2018 15:22:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

885883

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Torture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to change their definition of torture in relation to the treatment of asylum claims and related legal proceedings; and, if so, whether they intend to table debates in both Houses of Parliament on those plans before they are implemented.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government laid draft revised statutory guidance before Parliament on 21 March 2018, and the corresponding statutory instruments on 27 March, to implement a new definition of torture for the purposes of immigration detention. The statutory instruments and guidance give effect to a recent High Court judgment and are subject to the negative resolution procedure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/04/2018 11:37:12 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton