I refer to the answer of 3 June (HL15919), which states that the aviation sector operates in a competitive, commercial environment, investing to attract passengers and responding to demand when determining routes to operate. It is therefore not for the Department to carry out this type of assessment, nor to comment on whether there is sufficient competition.<\/p>
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I can, however, confirm that CAA data for 2018 shows that the four largest airports in Scotland (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow) have flights to two or more airports in the London system, with flights operated by multiple airlines.<\/p>
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In addition, the UK Government, in partnership with the Scottish Government and Dundee City Council, provide financial support for an air route from Dundee to <\/p> This information, which is already in the public domain, shows that there is sufficient competition for air routes between London and Scotland.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 3 June (HL15919), what evidence they have for the competitiveness of airfares between London and Scotland; whether they will provide the figures for the cost of such flights which informed their assessment that \u201cScotland is well-served by air services into London\u201d; whether they have conducted a comparative analysis of the costs of flights from Scotland to all London airports; and if not, why not.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 April (HL14929), whether they have discussed the changes to Brunei\u2019s laws with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; and whether, while such laws remain in place, they will call for Brunei\u2019s suspension from the Commonwealth due to those laws' incompatibility with Commonwealth values.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum who have not yet received a decision on their case have been waiting for a decision for (1) over two years, (2) 18 months to two years, (3) one year to 18 months, and (4) six months to one year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Stanstead,<\/del> Stansted<\/ins> through a public service obligation. Scotland will also benefit from an expanded Heathrow, where there will be further opportunity to enhance connections to the country\u2019s biggest hub airport.<\/p>seven<\/del> six <\/ins>Gulf Cooperation Council <\/ins>States including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,<\/del> and <\/ins>Oman.<\/ins> and Yemen.<\/del><\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126321/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "once<\/del> all of the young people in the study have reached this<\/ins>the<\/del> stage.<\/ins> when a clinical decision is made about moving from pubertal suppressants to cross-sex hormones, which the Trust expects to occur in the next 12 months.<\/del><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the results of the research project started in 2011 by the NHS Gender Identity Development Service Early pubertal suppression in a carefully selected group of adolescents with gender identity disorder; and if not, whether they will arrange for the data gathered by that study to be made available to other researchers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1110670/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "I<\/del> Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon <\/ins>spoke to the Secretary General of the Commonwealth about the situation in Brunei on 4 April. The Secretary General is in contact with the Government of Brunei and is working through Commonwealth channels.<\/p>The Home Office does not publish this data in the format requested, however we are committed to publishing more detailed figures in future data releases.<\/del><\/p>We are able to provide a breakdown of total applications pending by duration (±6 months), but we can\u2019t separately identify UASC\u2019s in the dataset. The table has been reproduced below:<\/del><\/p>Pending Duration (Initial Decision)<\/del><\/p><\/td>Main applicants<\/del><\/p><\/td>Main + dependants<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>More than 6 months<\/del><\/p><\/td>12,213<\/del><\/p><\/td>16,555<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Less than 6 months<\/del><\/p><\/td>15,043<\/del><\/p><\/td>19,300<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Total<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>27,256<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>35,855<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>The Home Office takes its responsibility for the welfare of children very seriously, including ensuring that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in every decision taken in respect of the child. There are stringent statutory and policy safeguards in place in the asylum process for unaccompanied children, in recognition of their additional needs.<\/del><\/p>Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are looked after by local authorities who have a statutory duty to ensure that they safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, regardless of their immigration status or nationality. Under these arrangements, children are assessed with regard to their individual needs and provided with access to education, accommodation and health services, as would be provided to any other looked after child in the UK.<\/del><\/p>The Home Office engages closely with Local Authorities, through Strategic Migration Partnerships, on a regular basis to assess the effectiveness of asy-lum dispersal and discuss issues such as local cohesion. In addition, accommodation Providers must consult on every property that is to be used for asylum dispersal with Local Authorities who will assess its viability in relation to social cohesion, as well as a number of other factors<\/del><\/p>A governance structure has been established to facilitate a joint review into asylum dispersal which will be co-designed and co-produced by Local Au-thorities and the Home Office<\/del>.<\/p>available<\/del> in the Libraries of both Houses. The Academies Financial Handbook is updated annually.<\/p>Details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 and wider public sector contracts above the value of £25,000 are published on Contracts Finder.<\/del><\/p>The requested information is not readily available. The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost. <\/del><\/p>