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1124413

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Fairs: Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK construction and professional firms they expect to attend the Erbil International Fair in northern Iraq in June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Construction fair taking place in Erbil in June (26 June – 29 June) is advertised as a ‘Made in Iraq’ fair, so consequently will attract primarily local dealers and contractors, and we are not aware of any UK firms planning to attend.</p><p> </p><p>The Erbil International Trade Fair (30 Sept - 03 Oct) is the biggest international multi-sector trade fair organised in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. UK companies that attend the Fair are likely to decide to participate closer to the time, though are more likely to participate as delegates or visitors rather than as exhibitors. In previous years, the local distributors of JLR and JCB have exhibited.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/05/2019 15:42:22 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

57532

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enforce the National Minimum Wage, and in particular to protect the employees of agencies and those on zero-hours contracts from exploitation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>HMRC enforces the National Minimum Wage for all workers. This includes agency workers and those on zero hour contracts. HMRC investigates every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights helpline. In addition, HMRC conducts risk-based enforcement in sectors or areas where there is a higher risk of workers not getting paid the legal minimum wage.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The Government is taking a tougher approach on employers that break National Minimum Wage law and has already made it simpler to name and shame employers that break NMW law. The Government has also increased the financial penalty percentage that employers pay for breaking minimum wage law.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 18/06/2014 13:53:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

63795

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Domestic Service: Conditions of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to end the abuse and exploitation of domestic workers in the United Kingdom, especially those from overseas; what means they will use to ensure that such workers have contracts of employment and are regularly paid at least the minimum wage; and whether such protection can extend to the employees of foreign diplomats.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK already provides comprehensive employment and social protections to domestic workers and as a rule, domestic workers in the UK are entitled to the same employment rights as workers generally – including the National Minimum Wage (unless they are treated as if they are a member of the family), statutory sick pay, paid annual leave, protections from discrimination and unfair dismissals as well as other protections.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to ensuring that domestic workers are able to access their rights. Anyone who believes they are being mistreated by their employer in any way has access to a number of organisations who can help including the police, the Pay and Work Rights Helpline and Employment Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also focused on ensuring that overseas domestic workers are informed about their rights and immigration and borders staff are trained to recognise potential victims of abuse. Overseas domestic workers must have been employed for 12 months before a visa will be granted and must have a signed statement of terms and conditions of employment in line with the National Minimum Wage legislation. Every overseas domestic worker is also provided with a letter informing them of their rights in the UK and where to get help if needed. This letter is provided in a range of languages as well as English.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, all foreign diplomats in the UK are required to respect our laws, including employment regulations. The FCO treats any allegation of mistreatment of staff in diplomatic households very seriously. Any allegations that the law has been broken are investigated by the police and the FCO will take appropriate steps to assist the investigation which may include requesting the withdrawal of diplomatic immunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 02/07/2014 15:52:56 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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

838073

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children (1) temporarily, and (2) permanently, excluded from school in England, have been provided with alternative education in each of the last three years; and what was the average proportion of those excluded who were provided with alternative education.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The information regarding exclusions can be found in the National Statistics release ‘Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England 2015 to 2016’. The information can be found in Table 1 of the national tables, attached.</p><p>The department does not hold statistics showing the alternative provision that pupils moved to when excluded. There are legal duties on schools and local authorities to provide suitable full time education from the sixth day of a fixed-period or permanent exclusion.</p><p>The duties on schools and local authorities to provide alternative provision, and the standards that this should meet, are also set out in statutory guidance attached.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL5418 - Alternative Provision Statutory guidance for local authorities .pdf title Alternative Provision Statutory guidance 2 file name HL5418 - Permanent and fixed period exclusions by type of school.xlsx title Permanent and fixed period exclusions question first answered 20/02/2018 17:52:36 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1024245

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Social Policy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the social injustices identified in the statement made by the Prime Minister at the EU Council on 25 November.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The government has demonstrated its commitment to tackling social injustices through the Race Disparity Audit, the LGBT Action Plan, the Taylor Review and a number of other actions taken to confront issues such as gender inequality, poverty and low standards of education.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/12/2018 17:17:32 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

767312

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of workers (1) employed on zero-hours contracts, and (2) working in other forms of insecure temporary employment; and what percentage those workers represent of the total workforce aged 18 to 65.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL1731 question first answered 23/10/2017 15:37:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQHL1730, 1731 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

767313

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of workers aged 18 to 65 whom they recognise as self-employed; and what percentage of the total UK workforce those workers represent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL1730 question first answered 23/10/2017 15:37:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQHL1730, 1731 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

967485

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Philippines: Prosperity Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent or invested by the UK Prosperity Fund in the Philippines in the (1) current, and (2) previous two years; and what impact this has had on increasing employment, establishing minimum wages and conditions, and reducing the need for the emigration of workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund (PF) has spent the following in the Philippines over the last three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£507,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£58,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (estimated up to Aug 2018)</p></td><td><p>£83,653</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Project activity has covered a number of areas including health, urban development and disaster protection, and includes preparatory work for larger programmes shortly to be approved. It is too early to fully assess impact.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:30:32 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

169313

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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	Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to discuss with the government of Russia the issues of freedom of expression and variety of opinions in the media there, in the light of the proposed closure of the last independent television station in that country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>A law banning commercial advertising on paid cable and satellite television channels in Russia will come into force on 1 January 2015. Commentators have suggested that this law will make it difficult for independent television station, Dozhd, to survive. Increasing pressure on independent journalists and news outlets in Russia, including Dozhd, is of great concern. We regularly make our concerns clear in bilateral interactions at all levels. Most recently, I raised concerns about restrictions on the freedom of expression in Russia with the Russian Ambassador on 25 November. In October, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington) also raised concerns about this issue with the Russian Ambassador, highlighting the negative impact of restrictive legislation on the freedom of the media.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:54:50 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton