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170926

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Syrian refugees are expected to resettle in the United Kingdom via the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme in the next three months, the next six months and the next 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme is designed to complement our humanitarian aid efforts and is based on need rather than fulfilling a quota; however, we have said we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to deliver that commitment.</p><p>This is in addition to our consideration of asylum claims lodged in the UK under our normal rules. Since the crisis began, we have given sanctuary to more than 3,400 Syrian nationals and their dependants. In addition, the UK has been at the forefront of the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, having pledged £700m, making us the second largest bilateral donor.</p><p>We strongly believe that we should continue to focus on aid rather than resettlement as the best way for the UK to maximise our impact, and we therefore have no current plans to expand the VPR scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/01/2015 15:43:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170927

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent assessment by Oxfam, Save the Children, the Refugee Council, Amnesty International and other charities about the number of Syrian refugees who could be resettled in the United Kingdom, whether they will consider increasing the number of Syrian refugees through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme is designed to complement our humanitarian aid efforts and is based on need rather than fulfilling a quota; however, we have said we expect the scheme to help several hundred people over three years, and we remain on track to deliver that commitment.</p><p>This is in addition to our consideration of asylum claims lodged in the UK under our normal rules. Since the crisis began, we have given sanctuary to more than 3,400 Syrian nationals and their dependants. In addition, the UK has been at the forefront of the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, having pledged £700m, making us the second largest bilateral donor.</p><p>We strongly believe that we should continue to focus on aid rather than resettlement as the best way for the UK to maximise our impact, and we therefore have no current plans to expand the VPR scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 15:20:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170928

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to ensure that the family reunification process for Syrian refugees is made as simple and flexible as possible, in line with the recommendations of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights report <i>Syrian Refugees in Europe: What Europe can do to Ensure Protection and Solidarity</i>.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The process for family members who wish to apply to join a refugee family member in the UK is set out in detail on the Home Office website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion</a>. This includes details of the qualifying criteria and the relevant documentary requirements. The Government will consider the recommendations in the Report as part of the next review of the family reunion policy and application process next year.</p><p>Syrian refugees who do not meet the requirements in the Immigration Rules for refugee family reunion may apply under other routes in the Rules, including under Appendix FM, if they have relevant family members in the UK.</p><p>The UK also operates the Mandate refugee scheme which provides a resettlement route for individual refugees who have been recognised by UNHCR and have close family ties with the UK. The UK is only able to consider resettlement applications from refugees who have been referred to us by UNHCR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3836 question first answered 07/01/2015 15:01:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170929

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to admit Syrian refugees to the United Kingdom who do not fulfil the requirements of existing family reunification legislation but who have extended family members in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The process for family members who wish to apply to join a refugee family member in the UK is set out in detail on the Home Office website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/settlement-refugee-or-humanitarian-protection/family-reunion</a>. This includes details of the qualifying criteria and the relevant documentary requirements. The Government will consider the recommendations in the Report as part of the next review of the family reunion policy and application process next year.</p><p>Syrian refugees who do not meet the requirements in the Immigration Rules for refugee family reunion may apply under other routes in the Rules, including under Appendix FM, if they have relevant family members in the UK.</p><p>The UK also operates the Mandate refugee scheme which provides a resettlement route for individual refugees who have been recognised by UNHCR and have close family ties with the UK. The UK is only able to consider resettlement applications from refugees who have been referred to us by UNHCR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3835 question first answered 07/01/2015 15:01:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

170930

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what has been (1) the expenditure, and (2) the profit or deficit, for the years 2012–13 and 2013–14 of each catering outlet in the House of Lords.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL3837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The turnover, expenditure and profit or loss of each Catering and Retail Service outlet in 2012-13 and 2013-14 are set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outlet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turnover (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Profit/loss (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers' Dining Room</p></td><td><p>491,364</p></td><td><p>1,308,224</p></td><td><p>-816,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barry Room</p></td><td><p>238,267</p></td><td><p>498,307</p></td><td><p>-260,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Room</p></td><td><p>44,838</p></td><td><p>182,122</p></td><td><p>-137,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>River Restaurant</p></td><td><p>257,041</p></td><td><p>689,116</p></td><td><p>-432,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishops Bar</p></td><td><p>51,399</p></td><td><p>111,197</p></td><td><p>-59,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers Guest Room</p></td><td><p>59,952</p></td><td><p>56,524</p></td><td><p>3,428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lords Bar</p></td><td><p>99,612</p></td><td><p>130,914</p></td><td><p>-31,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>90,139</p></td><td><p>205,036</p></td><td><p>-114,897</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Outlet</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Turnover (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Profit/loss (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers' Dining Room</p></td><td><p>554,236</p></td><td><p>1,441,232</p></td><td><p>-886,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barry Room</p></td><td><p>204,882</p></td><td><p>466,362</p></td><td><p>-261,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Room</p></td><td><p>29,503</p></td><td><p>163,502</p></td><td><p>-133,999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>River Restaurant</p></td><td><p>258,457</p></td><td><p>703,978</p></td><td><p>-445,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishops Bar</p></td><td><p>60,090</p></td><td><p>125,399</p></td><td><p>-65,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peers Guest Room</p></td><td><p>60,045</p></td><td><p>75,335</p></td><td><p>-15,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lords Bar</p></td><td><p>106,561</p></td><td><p>102,746</p></td><td><p>3,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>91,430</p></td><td><p>240,236</p></td><td><p>-148,806</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 06/01/2015 14:28:32 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

170931

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many main battle tanks, either serviceable or useable at short notice, are presently available to the British Army.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on availability and levels of readiness for individual capabilities as to do so would compromise operational security or disclose information which could be of use to our adversaries. The Army has sufficient levels of main battle tanks to meet the levels of readiness required under Defence Strategic Direction and as set out in the Defence Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 06/01/2015 17:14:25 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

170932

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 30 October 2013 (WA 259), 26 November 2013 (WA 263), 3 December 2013 (WA 36), 3 December 2014 (HL3158) and 16 December 2014 (HL3461), whether they consider there to be any barriers to a universally agreed definition of genetic modification, in the light of the Chief Medical Officer’s views on the matter; if so, what are the "rather mixed and odd ways" in which others have used terms like "genetic modification," "GM" and "germline"; and how the statements by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics are consistent with their view that "this process is not genetic modification".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority refers to the proposed mitochondrial donation techniques as “germ-line modification” and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics as “germ line gene therapy”. As I stated in my Written Answer of 16 December 2014 (HL3461), we agree with this and believe it to be consistent with our view that the proposed mitochondrial donation techniques are not genetic modification.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/01/2015 14:55:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

170933

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 16 December (HL Deb, col 103), that "noble Lords around the House will form their own conclusions on the information provided by the noble Lord, Lord Alton" concerning the relative numbers of males and females and the prevalence of gender selection abortions in China, what conclusion they draw.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>As stated in my response to the noble Lord on 16 December (HL Deb, Col 103), I shall undertake the commitment to contact the Department for International Development.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/01/2015 14:59:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

170934

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan MP, on 10 December (HC Deb, cols 891–3), what was the tendering process for the transformation of the National Careers Service into the proposed National Careers Company.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The new careers and enterprise company that my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced on 10 December will not replace the National Careers Service. The National Careers Service does a different job. The new company will not itself be a direct delivery organisation. It will work closely with the National Careers Service, which will continue to support adults and young people and help the company bring employers and schools together, and it will work with a wide range of other organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 05/01/2015 12:39:27 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

170935

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Imports
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 status under the Licensing Act 2003 or the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 of imports from the United States or Europe of alcohol powders.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL3842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Licensing Act 2003 put in place a robust regime for licensing the sale of alcohol. Section 191 of the Act defines alcohol as &quot;spirits, wine, beer, cider or any other fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor&quot;, and lists some exceptions. The status of products containing alcohol are considered on a case by case basis. Although the Act refers to liquids and this product is sold in solid form, it is intended to be drunk as a liquid.</p><p>The Government is not aware of powdered alcohol being marketed or made available to buy in England and Wales, although we are aware of its sale in other countries. In the event that there is a proposal to market powdered alcohol in England and Wales, the Home Office will make a formal assessment of its legal position.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 07/01/2015 15:24:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe