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389158

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
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 Bates on 2 March (HL5118), whether the review of the framework within which the police use and retain custody images has been completed; if not, why not; and if so, what advice they have circulated to police forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The review is not completed and therefore no advice has been circulated to the Forces. It is very important that the issues identified by the review are properly tested with operational decision makers, so as to appropriately balance the protection of personal data and privacy with the public protection benefits and the operational need.</p><p>Due to the complexity of the issues raised in the evidence gathering stage and the number of important stakeholders, we now do not expect to complete the review and recommendations before September 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/07/2015 16:17:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

388466

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Young People
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 impact on LGBT young people of the announcement in the Budget of the withdrawal of housing benefit from under-21 year-olds, in the light of the statistics from the Albert Kennedy Trust that indicate that 69 per cent of LGBT young people in that age group have had to leave their family home and cannot return due to issues surrounding coming out.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2015 12:56:47 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

388069

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Turkey: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 7 July (HL987), whether they plan to make representations to the government of Turkey specifically about the use of water cannon and tear gas on participants of gay pride celebrations in Istanbul on 28 June; if so, what representations they will make and when; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>We raised the use of water cannon and tear gas during the 28 June Gay Pride March in Istanbul in discussions with the Turkish Embassy in London on 9 July. Our Consul General in Istanbul attended the Gay Pride March on 28 June and tweeted live comments and pictures of the event.</p><p>We regularly discuss human rights with the Government of Turkey and encourage the Turkish authorities to respond proportionately to public gatherings in line with its European Convention on Human Rights obligations and other human rights commitments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/07/2015 15:41:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

386878

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Turkey: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they plan to make to the government of Turkey about the use of water cannons and tear gas on participants at the gay pride celebrations in Istanbul.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights issues and the need to allow freedom of expression as part of our ongoing dialogue with the Turkish government. As part of this dialogue, we continue to urge the Turkish authorities to exercise restraint and respond proportionately to public demonstrations. <br><br>We strongly encourage Turkey to continue work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, especially in the areas of minority rights and freedom of expression. Further sustained work is needed to meet EU standards on the fundamental rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. But we do welcome progress made, including the ruling of Turkey’s Constitutional Court finding hate speech on the grounds of sexual orientation to constitute a criminal offence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 07/07/2015 14:59:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

386068

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria were used for setting the priorities for improving the Great Western rail line, Midland Main Line and TransPennine rail line announced on 24 June; and what were the individual scores for each scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>In the case of the Midland Main Line, the desired passenger benefits can be delivered in the near term through the capacity improvements already planned for Control Period 5. Electrification is paused pending Sir Peter Hendy’s proposals on re-planning the delivery of enhancements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the case of North Trans Pennine Electrification east of Stalybridge a temporary pause pending Sir Peter’s proposals will allow Network Rail to deliver wider development work in the region that will enable delivery of our more ambitious plans for the North.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are prioritising the electrification of the Great Western Line as the new IEP trains on order will deliver significant benefits to passengers. They will benefit from shorter journey times, better reliability, improved comfort and an increase in the number of seats in the morning peak into London Paddington.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p> </p><p /><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2015 10:49:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

383750

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield
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 June (HL453), whether any cost-benefit analysis has been conducted purely on the impact on the economic performance of South Yorkshire of siting the HS2 station at Sheffield City Centre and Meadowhall, rather than on a demand and appraisal basis; and if such analysis has been conducted, when the results will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Sheffield City Council and officers at South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive carried out an assessment of the relative economic impacts of siting the South Yorkshire HS2 station in Sheffield City Centre or at Meadowhall. The conclusions of this assessment were set out by HS2 Ltd in their report <em>Options for phase two of the high speed rail network </em>(March 2012).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/07/2015 11:23:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

381006

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Birds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what process there is to establish a national bird of the United Kingdom, and what plans they have, if any, to make the robin the national bird.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The robin is synonymous with the British countryside and I am delighted that it has been voted as Britain’s favourite bird, however, there are no plans to adopt it as the national bird.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/06/2015 14:42:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

381007

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to implement the recommendation of David Anderson QC that communications data should not be intercepted without the authorisation of senior judges for warrants; and if so when.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>As my Rt Honourable Friend, the Home Secretary, said in her statement on 11 June, the Government will need to give proper consideration to the recommendations made by David Anderson, QC, as well as those made by the Intelligence and Security Committee, before bringing forward legislative proposals in the autumn for pre-legislative scrutiny.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/06/2015 13:49:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

350139

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what cost–benefit analysis has been conducted on the impact on the economic performance of South Yorkshire of siting the HS2 station at (1) Sheffield City Centre, and (2) Meadowhall; and whether they will publish the results of any such study.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>In March 2012 the Government received a report from HS2 Ltd: ‘Options for Phase Two of the High Speed Rail Network’, which considered the various station location and alignment options for a station in South Yorkshire, from a demand and appraisal perspective. The report found a station at Meadowhall would provide the best overall value for money.</p><p> </p><p>A further demand and appraisal report in 2013: ‘Demand and appraisal report by the MVA consultancy for phase 2 of the High Speed Two (HS2) rail network’ re-examined costs and demand at potential stations in Sheffield. The study re-affirmed Meadowhall as the optimal location for South Yorkshire.</p><p> </p><p>The reports where published at the time and are available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2015 11:34:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

228732

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps will be taken to implement the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in R (JB (Jamaica)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 8; and whether they intend to carry out a fundamental review of those countries designated under section 94(5) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, in the light of discrimination and violence experienced by LGBTI people in certain countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government is considering the full implications of the judgment. Any proposals for changes to the designation of countries must be made by order, and will be put to Parliament. We will continue to consider each asylum and human rights claim on its own merits.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/03/2015 14:58:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven