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date	10/10/2018
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what baseline tests are carried out at fracking sites and test sites for radiation in air and water.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL10541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The environmental permits issued by the Environment Agency (EA) set out the pre-operational and operational monitoring requirements according to environmental risk. The type and period of monitoring may vary between sites, according to the sensitivity of the environment and the type and scale of activities.</p><p> </p><p>The permits for both the Cuadrilla and Third Energy sites required baseline monitoring of groundwater, surface water and air quality. The EA has also used its own mobile monitoring units to record ambient air quality.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2017 Public Health England has been undertaking background radon monitoring in air as part of a project coordinated by the British Geological Survey and funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2018 11:29:35 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

985022

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date	10/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Felixstowe: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact the Port of Felixstowe’s IT problems are having on small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL10565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Operations at the ports of Felixstowe and at Southampton Container Terminal are matters for the operators themselves in consultation with customers and port users, including SMEs. I understand that the situation at Felixstowe has now improved following difficulties with the 'nGen' system, and that congestion recently affecting Southampton was expected to be transient.</p><p> </p><p>UK container port capacity overall is easily sufficient to meet demand in the pre-Christmas period, and there is also scope for further consented expansion to meet future growth in global trade including the largest vessels currently in world fleets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL10563 HL10564 question first answered 24/10/2018 12:34:06 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

985034

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date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact on the electric car market of company car tax thresholds increasing for the next two years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL10577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>To provide certainty of the future tax liability for company car employers and employees, the government aims to announce the company car tax (CCT) rates three years in advance of implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Increases to CCT rates apply to all cars, to ensure revenues remain sustainable, particularly as average carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions for new cars improve. The CCT rates for the tax years 2018-19 and 2019-20 continue to incentivise the uptake of zero and ultra low emission models.</p><p> </p><p>From 2020/21, the government will be introducing eleven new company car tax bands, including for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs). These changes were announced at Autumn Statement 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/10/2018 13:14:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

985046

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Taxation
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 Confederation of British Industry’s call to review business rates and raise the annual investment allowance to £500,000 for 2 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The government is aware of the Confederation of British Industry’s proposals. All taxes remain under review and any future changes to the tax system would be considered in line with the normal Budget process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/10/2018 13:13:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

985047

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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	Small Businesses: Digital Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the research conducted by Atos UK & Ireland which found that more than 1.6 million small businesses could grow radically if they improved their digital skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Government welcomes this addition to the digital skills evidence base from Atos, and will consider it alongside other research.</p><p> </p><p>As part of Government’s ongoing commitment to raise digital capability, it has established the Digital Skills Partnership (DSP). Lloyds Banking Group and the Federation of Small Businesses lead a DSP delivery group on digital enterprise, which specifically focuses on increasing digital skills among SMEs and charities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 23/10/2018 16:53:40 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick