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663108

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date	21/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to provide assistance to the government of Bangladesh to help meet the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government remains deeply concerned by the current situation in Rakhine and the persecution of the Muslim minority Rohingya community. The UK Government has repeatedly called on the Government of Bangladesh not to return the people seeking refuge back into danger and we continue to offer support through our work with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the World Food Programme. The UK is the largest provider of food aid to the 34,000 Rohingya refugees already living in official camps in Bangladesh. Since 2014 the UK has provided nearly £8 million to address the humanitarian suffering of Rohingya refugees and the vulnerable Bangladeshi communities that host them. UK-funded humanitarian programmes have benefitted 82,000 people in the south east of Bangladesh. Also in Bangladesh we are increasing access to nutrition, health and education services for refugees living in makeshift settlements and the host communities that support them.</p><p>The UK Government has also engaged the Government of Burma to urge a restrained security response, an independent investigation into allegations of human rights abuses, and for the immediate resumption of access for humanitarian aid. The Government of Burma has now committed to restoring humanitarian access and investigating allegations of human rights abuses. We will continue to monitor and support the delivery of these commitments.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/01/2017 15:41:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

663135

registered interest
date	21/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for (1) upgrading, or (2) changing the purpose or function of, (a) Typhoon, and (b) Tornado, aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to upgrade or change the function of Tornado, which is due to be withdrawn from service in 2019. Under Project Centurion, Typhoon is currently undergoing a series of upgrades. These include the integration of Meteor, Brimstone and Storm Shadow missiles, allowing the transition of our air attack capability to Typhoon when Tornado is finally withdrawn from service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/01/2017 14:52:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

663136

registered interest
date	21/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government under current plans, when will the last (1) Tornado, and (2) Typhoon, aircraft leave service.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The planned out of service date for Tornado is 2019 and for Typhoon it is 2040.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/01/2017 14:52:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

662657

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
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 Neville-Rolfe on 26 October (HL2092), how many cases relating to failure to pay the minimum wage have been considered for criminal investigation; and how many have led to prosecutions.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who believes they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) helpline on 0300 123 1100. HMRC reviews all complaints referred.</p><p> </p><p>There have been 13 successful prosecutions for NMW offences since 2007, with 4 of these in the 2016 calendar year. However, prosecutions are not necessarily the best approach in most cases. Criminal sanctions against companies mean that workers – the ultimate beneficiaries of enforcing the NMW and NLW – end up waiting longer for their lost earnings to be paid back.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/01/2017 14:55:47 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

662658

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Employment Tribunals Service
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 Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2341), how many penalties have been issued in respect of the failure of employers to pay employment tribunal awards since the new penalty system was introduced in 2016; and with what results.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2017 answer text <p>Since April 2016, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued 60 penalty notices as a result of 164 warning notices to employers for failure to comply with orders of employment tribunals to pay compensation to applicants.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the Employment Tribunal Penalty regime the department has secured over £83,000 in previously unpaid awards for applicants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/01/2017 11:10:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

662659

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sovereign Grant
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the Royal Family are in receipt of the Sovereign Grant; and whether they have any plans to extend the provision of the Grant to (1) Princess Beatrice, and (2) Princess Eugenie.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Sovereign Grant supports the Monarch’s official business, enabling The Queen to discharge her duties as Head of State. It meets the central staff costs and running expenses of Her Majesty’s official household. It also covers maintenance of the Royal Palaces in England and the cost of travel undertaken by Members of the Royal Family to carry out official engagements.</p><p> </p><p>Together, Members of the Royal Family complete over 3,000 engagements a year across the UK - many more than The Queen could undertake alone.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to extend the Grant to other Members of the Royal Family in their own right.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/01/2017 14:32:35 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

662660

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Consumer Protection Measures in the Ticket Resale Market Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the written submissions received in response to the Waterson review into the consumer protection measures concerning online secondary ticketing facilities which was published on 26 May.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL4267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2017 answer text <p>This will be considered as part of the government’s response to Professor Waterson’s review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/01/2017 11:09:34 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

662661

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the evidence collected by the Competition and Markets Authority in relation to the secondary tickets platform compliance review.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL4268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2017 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority is an independent enforcement body and draws on a range of sources when carrying out such investigations. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold this evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/01/2017 14:09:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

662662

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give an assurance to UK citizens living in the EU and in receipt of the UK basic state pension that they will continue to receive the annual pension increase when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL4269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Negotiating the details of the UK’s exit will take some time. The status of pensioners will need careful consideration and state pensions will be considered as part of the negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/12/2016 12:54:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

662663

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will provide information to MoT testers enabling them to confirm that originally fitted catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters are present and operating effectively.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is currently revising the MOT Inspection Manual for cars and light goods vehicles to enable compliance with EU Directive 2014/45/EU. This includes amended advice to detect where catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters have been removed from vehicles where they were fitted as standard. It will be issued by summer 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/01/2017 14:28:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb