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date	04/03/2020
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	Norfolk Island
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 February (HL1480), whether an Act of Parliament established Norfolk Island as a Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia; and if not, (1) how it was established as such a territory, and (2) how Parliament was consulted.
tabling member printed	Lord Howarth of Newport
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>In 1914 Norfolk Island became a Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia by way of a (UK) Order in Council and the (Australian) Norfolk Island Act of 1913 (enacted by the Australian Parliament).</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 17/03/2020 17:17:26 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	544 label Biography information for Lord Howarth of Newport

773012

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 16 October (HL Deb, cols 393–5), what are the terms of the agreement between the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Lord Shinkwin regarding his participation in the Commission's work.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Terms and Conditions of Lord Shinkwin’s appointment as an Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Commissioner are the same as those of other EHRC Board members.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 01/11/2017 17:42:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

598906

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
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	Trade Marks: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to implement the EU Trademarks Directive 015/2436.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force.</p><p> </p><p>During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/10/2016 11:01:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

418621

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average number of days lost through sickness in the Northern Ireland Office, and in the civil service as a whole, over the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on average days lost across the Civil Service are collected and published by the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland Office</strong></p><p><strong>AWDL per staff year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Service</strong></p><p><strong>AWDL per staff year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2010</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td><td><p>8.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>12.1</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>7.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>6.4</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Civil Service actively manages sickness absence and we continually review our progress. We strive to improve health and wellbeing at work for our staff and this remains a priority</p><p> </p><p>The Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year in the Northern Ireland Office has reduced from 8.8, for the year ending 31 March in 2010, to 5.9, for the same period in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year in the Civil Service has reduced from 8.8, for the year ending 31 March in 2010 to 7.4 for the year ending 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics demonstrate that we have made significant progress in reducing sickness absence in the Northern Ireland Office and the Civil Service as a whole. We are continuing to work with both line managers and staff to address absence issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/09/2015 11:14:22 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

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registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conditions concerning human rights they have imposed on trade with Middle East states.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be the first country to develop an Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. This was jointly launched by the Foreign Office and Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in September 2013. <br><br>The UK has a series of established agreements which are negotiated with partner countries through the EU. These agreements form the basis of our trade relations with most countries in the Middle East. <br> <br>All association agreements, which include trade chapters, with third countries contain a clause stipulating that human rights are an essential element in relations between the parties. <br><br>No aspect of the UK’s commercial relationships with countries in the Middle East prevents us from speaking frankly and openly to them about human rights. We will not pursue trade to the exclusion of human rights. They can and should be complementary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2014 15:01:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge