Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

747374

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist the government of Indonesia in strengthening Indonesia's resilience to violent extremism.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Government has provided resilience assistance to the Indonesian government since the appalling terrorist attacks in Bali in 2002. Since then, the UK has supported Indonesian efforts to improve its capabilities in disrupting terrorist activity in Indonesia, particularly through the work of the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) which provides training to law enforcement officials and enables sharing of UK expertise. We remain concerned by current trends in violent extremism in Indonesia, including terrorist attacks such as in central Jakarta in January 2016. We are supporting work to increase community resilience to extremism as well as continuing efforts with the Indonesian authorities to counter violent extremism. This includes support for legal reform as well as the promotion of human rights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/07/2017 16:56:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

747375

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve mental health services for young people.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We are making an additional £1.4 billion available up until 2020/21 to improve the provision of children and young people’s mental health services, including £150 million specifically to tackle eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p>This funding is delivering a major system-wide transformation programme to improve access and make services more widely available across the country, and implementing the vision set out in <em>Future in Mind. </em>To this end all clinical commissioning groups working with their partners, developed transformation plans for children’s and young people’s mental health in 2015/16, incorporating them last year into their wider NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans. These set out how local agencies are working together to improve children and young people’s mental health across the full spectrum of need.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year, the Government will publish a Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health focused on helping young people receive the best start in life. The Green Paper will have two core themes: preventing mental ill-health and ensuring better access to services.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 17/07/2017 11:51:38 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

747376

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the role of the Syrian Civil Defence group, commonly referred to as The White Helmets, in the Syrian conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Syria Civil Defence (SCD), also known as the White Helmets, play an invaluable role in rescuing people from the devastation caused by Syrian regime and Russian air strikes. Over 3100 volunteer women and men, deliver community-based services to approximately seven million Syrian civilians living in opposition-controlled areas. To date they have saved over 95,000 lives and conducted extensive mine risk awareness campaigns to help civilians protect themselves from unexploded ordnance. Additionally, SCD provides other important services, including fire fighting, light infrastructure repair and first responder medical care. So far 91 SCD volunteers have been killed and hundreds more injured while carrying out their work. The White Helmets’ have attracted positive international recognition, which is the key reason why the Syrian regime and Russia are trying to discredit them through a concerted disinformation campaign.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2017 15:13:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

747377

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the numerical strength of the Border Force in Northern Ireland; and whether they have plans to increase that strength in the near future.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government has ensured that sufficient resources are available to ensure the security of the border is not compromised. Security of the border cannot be measured by numbers of staff. Border Force uses a sophisticated combination of experienced officers, intelligence, data, technology and partnership working. Border Force resources within Northern Ireland are reviewed on a regular basis as part of the wider Border Force business planning process which is led by the Director General of Border Force.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2017 13:48:14 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

747379

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the need for long-term support for victims of modern slavery in the UK, to assist in their recovery.
tabling member printed	Lord Eames
uin	HL343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Potential victims of modern slavery in the UK are entitled to at least 45 days of support, and in the majority of cases support is provided for much longer than 45 days. This specialist support is provided to all potential victims who receive a positive ‘reasonable grounds’ decisions through a victim care contract with The Salvation Army.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual is then confirmed to be a victim they will receive support for a further 14 days. During this time support providers will work with the victim to implement a tailored plan on how they can move on safely to integrate into UK society or to return to their home country if it is safe for them to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The government is reviewing the support it provides to victims as part of wider reforms to the National Referral Mechanism.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/07/2017 15:32:58 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2793 label Biography information for Lord Eames

747380

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they are implementing the recommendations of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on women's economic empowerment.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a founding member of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment.</p><p>In response to the Panel, DFID is working to deliver better jobs and working conditions across supply chains, increase access to finance and rights to land and tackle legal barriers and discrimination. For example, DFID’s new Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme, will work with businesses in some of the poorest countries to improve job opportunities and working conditions for at least 300,000 women in global supply chains.</p><p>The UK has a strong domestic story. In April this year the UK became one of the first countries to introduce mandatory gender pay gap reporting for businesses over 250 employees. We are also working with business to achieve 33% of women on boards by 2020 and eliminate all-male boards in the FTSE 350.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/07/2017 10:45:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

747381

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how the Department for International Development's strategic vision and plans reflect the specific recommendations of the UN High Level Panel (1) to support informal women workers, and (2) to invest in the recognition, redistribution and reduction of women's unpaid care work.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In January 2017 the Department for International Development launched an Economic Development Strategy which includes a strong emphasis on supporting women workers to overcome barriers to opportunities; including unpaid care.</p><p>DFID is already supporting informal women workers to secure property rights and increase their access to finance and markets. In the Niger Delta DFID is working with women farmers and entrepreneurs to increase yields and sales from cassava, palm oil and fisheries.</p><p>New partnerships with business under the Work and Opportunities for Women programme, will improve job opportunities and working conditions for informal women workers in supply chains, with the intention of also addressing the burden of unpaid care.</p><p>In addition, the Department’s research on women’s economic empowerment has increased global recognition and commitments on the importance of an increased focus on care.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/07/2017 13:46:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

747382

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many people, who at the time of issue of their National Insurance number were recorded as being of (1) Romanian nationality, and (2) Bulgarian nationality, were known to (a) the Real Time Information system, and (b) the self assessment system, by HM Revenue and Customs, in the financial year 2015–16.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available as the nationality of individuals is not a reporting requirement of PAYE Real-Time Information or the Self-Assessment system.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information on the National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals including Bulgarians and Romanians has been published by the Department for Work and Pensions on GOV.UK[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-insurance-number-allocations-to-adult-overseas-nationals-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-insurance-number-allocations-to-adult-overseas-nationals-to-march-2017</a></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/07/2017 16:18:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

747383

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Budget Statement on 8 March, and in the light of the Grenfell Tower fire, when they will publish the green paper on protecting consumers; and how they intend to incorporate market surveillance into that green paper.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will in due course publish a Green Paper that will examine markets which are not working fairly for consumers. The content and scope of the Green Paper is under discussion.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:43:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

747384

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made by the Steering Group set up following the Government's Response to the independent review by Lynn Faulds Wood, UK consumer product recall, published on 18 February 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text The Government set up a new Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety in October 2016 to build on the initial work of the Steering Group with a broader remit, a shorter timetable, a permanent Chair and a wider group of experts<p /><p /> <br /> The Working Group’s initial recommendations were delivered within three months and a number of these have already been taken forward, including the creation of a new central recalls website; the commissioning of the British Standards Institution to create a new code of practice on recalls; improved organisational mapping and support for better sharing of product safety data; and work to better understand consumer behaviour so that safety messages are more effective<p /><p><br> The Working Group submitted its final report in April 2017. We had intended to publish the report then. However, the announcement of the General Election prevented us from doing so. In light of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, Ministers have also asked the Working Group to review their findings to consider any further action that may be required. We will publish that report before the summer recess.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/07/2017 10:43:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town