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837296

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were taken into care in each of the last three years, because of the destitution of their parents or carers; and in how many such cases the parents or carers were (1) asylum applicants, and (2) rejected asylum applicants.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of children who started to be looked after with a category of need of ‘Low income’ in each of the last three years can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Children who started to be looked after during the years ending 31 March with a category of need of ‘low income’<strong>[1]</strong><strong>[2]</strong><strong>[3]</strong><strong>[4]</strong></strong></p><p>Years ending 31 March 2015 to 2017</p><p>Coverage: England</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low income</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: SSDA 903</em></p><p> </p><p>This information and related figures can be found in the attached Table C1, which is part of the national statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the asylum status of a parent of a child looked after is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[2] Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after in the year has been counted.</p><p>[3] Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.</p><p>[4] The main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after rather than necessarily the entire reason they are looked after.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 21/02/2018 11:33:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL5372 table 090218.xlsx title Table C1
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

833610

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to use the HM Treasury central contingencies fund to meet the costs of removing and replacing dangerous cladding on tower blocks in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>My Department has made clear that it considers that building owners are responsible for funding fire safety measures including replacement of dangerous cladding. Government will consider financial flexibilities for local authorities who need to undertake essential fire safety work to make a building safe. Housing associations that are concerned about their ability to meet these costs should contact the social housing regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/02/2018 13:15:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

833611

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo regarding President Kabila remaining in office more than a year after the expiration of his constitutional term; and whether they have any plans to call for an independent inquiry into the deaths and injuries arising out of the peaceful anti-Kabila protests on 31 December 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The former Minister for Africa, Rory Stewart MP, raised the importance of timely elections with President Kabila when he visited Kinshasa in November. The British Government has repeatedly called for President Kabila to honour both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Constitution and the 31 December agreement and conduct a peaceful transfer of power in DRC via credible elections. The UK, alongside regional and international partners, will continue to press the DRC authorities to adhere to their electoral commitment.</p><p>In a statement on 3 January, following the deaths of protestors on 31 December 2017, we called on the government to investigate and hold accountable security force members who fired on civilians or ordered the use of lethal force.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2018 15:27:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

833612

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Venezuela: Human Rights
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 human rights implications of the police action in Venezuela that killed nine people on 15 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The events of 15 January are a worrying development as the human rights situation continues to deteriorate rapidly in Venezuela. Law enforcement officers have a right to protect themselves using proportionate force. We urge the Venezuelan Government to ensure that the actions of law enforcement officers are measured, proportionate, and in accordance with the rule of law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/02/2018 16:12:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832856

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the establishment of a new Civic Forum in Northern Ireland, with the intention of reviving the underlying principles of the Belfast Agreement, in particular respect for all existing cultural and political traditions, and willingness to come together for the common good.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As is set out in the Belfast Agreement, the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, and subsequent political agreements, decisions about the Civic Forum are a devolved matter for the Executive and the Assembly.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s absolute priority is getting devolution up and running again in Northern Ireland. My Rt honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has announced a short, intensive phase of political Talks to restore devolution to Northern Ireland. She provided Parliament with an update on the 7 February.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL5169 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:27:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832859

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
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 potential role for a Civic Forum in Northern Ireland to articulate public opinion on political priorities, in the context of the totality of relationships within Northern Ireland, within Ireland, and within the Anglo-Celtic Islands, in the approach to, and aftermath of, the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>As is set out in the Belfast Agreement, the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, and subsequent political agreements, decisions about the Civic Forum are a devolved matter for the Executive and the Assembly.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s absolute priority is getting devolution up and running again in Northern Ireland. My Rt honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has announced a short, intensive phase of political Talks to restore devolution to Northern Ireland. She provided Parliament with an update on the 7 February.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL5168 question first answered 08/02/2018 15:27:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832861

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
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 difficulties preventing Palestinian and Israeli young people meeting each other; whether they intend to discuss the matter with leaders on both sides; and what consideration they have given to adapting their aid and development programmes to meet this need, in the interests of long-term peace.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>UK officials made clear to both the Israeli and Palestinian leadership at the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee meeting on the 31 January 2018 that concrete actions from all sides are required to build trust and improve the situation on the ground for ordinary citizens. HMG officials have assessed that there is a range of difficulties in achieving engagement between Palestinian and Israeli youth, including movement and access restrictions for both communities, and entrenched social norms. The UK Government consistently calls on the Israeli Government to ease movement and access restrictions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). The UK is providing support to fund a people-to-people programme to help Israelis and Palestinians work together to achieve tangible improvements in their lives, foster inter-community understanding and help build constituencies for a just and peaceful political solution. This three year programme – People for Peaceful Change – will include work with young leaders.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2018 17:24:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832864

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Egypt: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Egypt about reports of the arrest in December 2017, and remand in custody, of Islam al-Refaei, together with the arrests of two journalists, Hossam el-Swefy and Ahmed Abdel Aziz, and six others, during a peaceful protest; and whether they intend to press for full legal representation for the accused.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government wishes to see more political freedoms and better protection of human rights in Egypt. The Foreign Secretary and I have consistently raised these concerns with our Egyptian counterparts. Egypt is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Human Rights Priority Country. In the most recent FCO Human Rights and Democracy Report, published in July 2017, we highlighted concerns about the detention of journalists and restrictions on freedom of expression. I raised our human rights concerns, including those relating to media freedoms, with Foreign Minister Shoukry and Interior Minister Ghaffar during my visit to Egypt in August 2017. The Foreign Secretary emphasised the importance of a free and open society when he met with President Sisi during his visit to Cairo in February 2017. The UK also raised concerns about human rights in Egypt at the UN's Human Rights Council, and our national statement in September 2017 specifically expressed concerns about media restrictions in Egypt.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/02/2018 15:48:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832866

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Hisham Geneina
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to call for an independent enquiry into the reported attack in Cairo on Hisham Geneina, an aide to a candidate to the presidency of Egypt.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of an attack on Hisham Geneina on 27 January. The circumstances surrounding the attack are unclear, and we urge the Egyptian authorities to carry out a full investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/02/2018 15:49:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

832867

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Natural Gas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with interested parties about the commercial development of the offshore gas field at Gaza, together with related infrastructures such as transport facilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the UK has not had any recent discussions on this subject, we have in the past encouraged discussions between interested parties about the commercial development of the offshore gas field in Gaza. We are currently engaging with relevant stakeholders to discuss the development of infrastructure for enhanced water and electricity supply in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/02/2018 17:15:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton