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1036965

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date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, why they did not test the proposed changes to their recruitment approach for army recruitment prior to the introduction of the partnering agreement with Capita Business Services.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>At the outset of the contract the Army and Capita failed to understand the complexity of the Army recruitment requirement and the challenges faced. These were compounded by the delays in developing the new information technology to support the processes.</p><p>The Army and Capita are implementing a range of policy and process changes to increase enlistments to the Army. These have been informed by lessons learned and are, where appropriate, being piloted prior to full introduction. The improvements include changes to simplify and streamline the process.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL12610 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:11:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1036966

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Hong Kong
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in view of their status as British nationals, British national (overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong will be permitted to use ePassport gates in the UK when automated passenger clearance is extended to foreign nationals from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and elsewhere.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s border and immigration system is kept under regular review. We will monitor the change to the nationalities eligible to use ePassport gates to determine any future plans.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/01/2019 17:21:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1036967

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, whether the British army has completed its assessment into whether it can adapt the Capita online army recruitment system for its own use after the Capita contract ends in 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Future Recruiting Programme (FRP) is considering the best approach to Armed Forces recruiting for when the current contract expires. The Ministry of Defence has secured, under the contract with Capita, the rights to use, modify or copy the Defence Recruiting System at the end of the current contract, or we could decide to source a new on-line system. As part of the FRP an early scoping project has been initiated to look at the future ICT provision, no conclusions or decisions have yet been made.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/01/2019 16:17:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1036968

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, why the British army did not simplify its recruitment process before introducing the Capita online army recruitment system.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>At the outset of the contract the Army and Capita failed to understand the complexity of the Army recruitment requirement and the challenges faced. These were compounded by the delays in developing the new information technology to support the processes.</p><p>The Army and Capita are implementing a range of policy and process changes to increase enlistments to the Army. These have been informed by lessons learned and are, where appropriate, being piloted prior to full introduction. The improvements include changes to simplify and streamline the process.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL12607 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:11:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1036969

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, what action they are taking to improve contract (1) letting, and (2) management.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL12611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continually seeks to improve its commercial award and management processes. We have established a comprehensive training and education programme under the Commercial Professionalism Programme, which is supported by a robust accreditation process.</p><p>Improving skills and capability will achieve better commercial delivery, which will continue to be measured against the Government commercial operating standards.</p><p>More broadly, contract letting and contract management activities have also been looked at as part of the Government's work to build a new model for delivering outsourced services. The MOD has been actively engaged in this work.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/01/2019 16:16:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1036970

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who were the external advisers appointed to conduct due diligence on Seabourne Freight and that company’s owners and management in advance of the Government entering into a contract with that firm; what was the scope of that work; and how much was paid in fees for such work.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL12612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The advisers concerned are Slaughter &amp; May (legal advice), Deloitte UK (financial advice) and Mott MacDonald (technical assurance). The contracts remain live, so it is not yet possible to determine the total of fees paid.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/01/2019 15:20:43 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1036971

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Pakistan in each year since 2009.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>UK aid prioritises support for the poorest and most excluded people and communities in Pakistan regardless of race, religion, social background or nationality. The UK supports the rights of all groups to follow their own religious faith and to live safe and secure lives. It is not possible to disaggregate our spending data by religion as we do not collect information on the religion of all our beneficiaries in country. We do however have a data disaggregation action plan which focuses on 4 key areas, disability, age, sex and geography. We do not currently have plans to collect data on religion as we recognise the risks associated with potentially revealing such sensitive information for religious minorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 17:40:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1036972

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Iraq in each year since 2003.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID has committed to providing humanitarian support to Iraq since 2003, including access to clean water, food, medicines, protection and other life-saving assistance, targeted towards the most vulnerable people. This support is provided on the basis of need, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity, and in line with international humanitarian principles; it is therefore not possible to provide figures on assistance specifically provided to Christians or other religious group. The UK works closely with the Government of Iraq, the UN, humanitarian partners and minority representatives to support the rights of all minorities and to ensure our aid reaches those in the greatest need.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/01/2019 17:41:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1036973

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to ensure that deaths and injuries of pedestrians caused by cyclists are treated in the same way as those caused by motorised vehicles; and if so, what are those steps.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL12615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>In August last year the Government consulted on proposals for new offences of causing death or serious injury while cycling. The consultation considered greater parity of sentencing between cyclists and drivers where people whose cycling behaviour results in harm to others.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed on 5 November and responses are currently being analysed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/01/2019 14:43:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1036974

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agricultural Machinery and Motor Vehicles: Theft
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 Ashton of Hyde on 2 January (HL12281), what assessment they have made of the use of GPS jammers in the theft and export of stolen vehicles and farm machinery.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL12616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out a specific assessment of the use of GPS jammers in the theft and export of stolen vehicles and farm machinery.</p><p>However, we are working with industry, the police and others to look at what more we can do to tackle vehicle crime, including where this is enabled by tools such as jammers. This work is being overseen by a new vehicle crime taskforce chaired by the Policing Minister.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/01/2019 17:22:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt