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1674504

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date	30/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Textbooks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan regarding reports that Pakistani school textbooks encourage religious discrimination.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>We continue to engage on the critical need for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Pakistani schools. At Pakistan's Universal Periodic Review in January, the UK recommended action to ensure that school textbooks are inclusive of all religions, and urged Pakistan to ensure that religious minorities can access suitable alternatives to compulsory Qu'ranic studies. In July 2023, the British High Commission participated in a civil society-led panel discussion on Minorities and Education. We have previously supported initiatives to review the National Curriculum of Pakistan, providing technical assistance to create a more inclusive curriculum and textbooks.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/12/2023 16:35:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1468700

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the BBC’s use of licence fee revenue to produce online news services, which compete with commercial publishers, is compatible with (1) the BBC Charter, and (2) legal constraints on the use of public funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Under the Royal Charter, the BBC has an obligation to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them. The Charter requires the BBC public services to promote its Mission and Public Purposes, including the provision of news in the UK through “online services”; it therefore allows for the use of licence fee revenue for online news services. In doing so, the BBC is required to have particular regard to the effects of its activities on competition in the UK and to seek to avoid adverse impacts on competition which are not necessary for the effective fulfilment of the Mission and the promotion of the Public Purposes.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government carefully considered the BBC's market impact as part of Charter Review in 2015/16, and designated Ofcom as the BBC regulator to ensure the BBC is robustly held to account on its competitive impact.</p><p>The Government also committed the independent Cairncross Review into the future of journalism. This was published in 2019, and urged the BBC to think more carefully about how its news provision can act as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, commercial news.</p><p>The Charter Mid-Term Review will look at the BBC’s market impact, evaluating how the BBC and Ofcom assess the market impact and public value of the BBC in an evolving marketplace and how that relates to the wider UK media ecology, including with regard to commercial radio and local news sectors and other content makers and distributors.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 21/06/2022 10:59:37 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1330342

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Sovereignty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their position that Gibraltar will remain British for as long as the residents of Gibraltar wish it to be.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK stands by its assurances to Gibraltar that we will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes, nor enter into a process of sovereignty negotiations with which Gibraltar is not content.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/06/2021 11:22:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

1175290

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what (1) human, and (2) financial, resources have been made available to support the Office of the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>​Promoting Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) globally is a key priority of this Government. The office of the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief is supported by a Chief of Staff, and we are recruiting an Assistant Private Secretary. In addition, we also have a FoRB team whose work includes providing policy advice and support to the Special Envoy and other Ministers. For this financial year, we have agreed the Special Envoy’s office will receive £73,453 to cover travel and administration costs. Future funding will be decided at a later stage.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/02/2020 14:22:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

751152

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many qualified lawyers have been recruited by the Department for International Trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade does not directly recruit in house lawyers. Currently there are approximately 20 Government Legal Department lawyers working for the benefit of the Department for International Trade.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 26/07/2017 13:16:21 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

528183

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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	Department for International Trade: Legal Profession
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have (1) been made redundant, and (2) taken voluntary redundancy, in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2016 answer text <p>The number of employees of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ who have (1) exited via a Compulsory Redundancy scheme, and (2) exited via a voluntary redundancy scheme, in each of the last five financial years (April to March) are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year (Apr – Mar)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exited via a Compulsory Redundancy scheme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exited via a Voluntary Redundancy Scheme</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/06/2016 13:11:25 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

385198

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take steps to reduce the time taken to resolve the immigration cases of families that have recourse to public funds and are supported by local authorities under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, in the light of the recent report by the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>We work closely with local authorities to ensure that immigration decisions in cases receiving local authority support are made as quickly as possible. The No Recourse to Public Funds Connect database provides a route into the Home Office for local authorities on individual cases, so that these can be dealt with expeditiously. Where migrants granted leave to remain on family grounds show that they are destitute or that there are exceptional circumstances, they are given recourse to public funds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/07/2015 13:59:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

65213

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the review led by Dr Elizabeth Bates of the University of Cumbria showing that women are more likely to physically and mentally abuse their partners, whether they will encourage men to report such violence to the police.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We recognise that men can be victims of domestic violence and abuse, so the Government recognises the need to support frontline organisations working with male victims to ensure there is an enhancement of service provision for male victims. The Government's approach to tackling domestic violence and abuse is laid out in the Violence Against Women and Girls Action Plan, refreshed in March 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287758/VAWG_Action_Plan.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287758/VAWG_Action_Plan.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>which includes actions to protect men from domestic and sexual violence. This includes funding the Men's Advice Line and Broken Rainbow helplines. We are committed to supporting this vital service for male victims.<br><br>The Government believes that any victims suffering persistent abuse should be treated equally and is committed to supporting all victims of this terrible crime, regardless of gender, race or ethnicity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 11/07/2014 13:39:47 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon