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78966

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 July (WA 144–5), whether she will discourage ministers and spokespersons from answering Written Questions by reference to websites.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave to Lord Stoddart of Swindon on 29 July (WA 304).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 04/08/2014 11:24:36 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

388806

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: EU Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the public purse of implementing the European Union Renewable Energy Directive in each year since it came into force.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given in the House of Commons by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate to the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on 8 July 2015 to Question 4982:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-30/4982/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-30/4982/</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 16/07/2015 15:55:03 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1338344

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	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 legal basis of the benefits appointee system.
	tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Appointments are made under regulation 33 of The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987/1968 for legacy benefits and regulation 57 of The Universal Credits, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013/380 for the New Style benefits. Both are supplemented by detailed guidance and provide a sound basis for the department’s appointee system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 05/07/2021 15:03:57 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1678717

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Public Places
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the illegal use of privately owned e-scooters driven in public places, and what measures they intend to take to impose penalties for their illegal use.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>Private e-scooters remain illegal to use on public roads, cycle lanes and pavements. Those riding illegally are subject to the same road traffic offences and penalties for unlawful use as all other motor vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>Users can face fixed penalty notices, criminal prosecution, points on their driving licence, and having their e-scooter seized. How resources are deployed to tackle illegal riding is a matter for Chief Officers according to local policing plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 22/12/2023 11:48:44 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1483331

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Wilton Park: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what individuals and organisations they invited to the conference A more confident and inclusive Northern Ireland, hosted by Wilton Park from 22 to 24 June; and if this did not include the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools or the Controlled Schools' Support Council, on what grounds they were omitted.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>The Wilton Park conference considered a broad range of issues, including skills, education, economic opportunity, and social integration, rather than schools or educational matters alone.</p><p> </p><p>Wilton Park conferences are held under the Chatham House Rule and it would not be appropriate for the Government to disclose those who participated.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/07/2022 10:29:48 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

757298

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 31 July (HL1160), what steps he is taking to increase the number of British products on sale in all outlets in the House of Lords, including British wine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chairman of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf.</p><p>The vast majority of fresh products purchased by House of Lords Catering and Retail Services (CRS) are British, and CRS has an ongoing policy to continue to increase its use of British products, taking account of procurement and value for money tests. British produce is always preferred when in season, and menus are designed to incorporate British sustainable products and showcase British seasonal produce where possible. The majority of the main ingredients in CRS dishes, such as meat, poultry, fish and dairy produce, are British.</p><p>In House of Lords bars, CRS aims to supply a range of beverages including British options; CRS has recently changed supplier to increase its offering of British craft ales and lagers.</p><p>CRS aims to increase the selection of British wines available in House of Lords restaurants and bars. Additional British wines will appear on the wine lists after the conference recess.</p><p>For the House of Lords retail shop, CRS aims to increase its ranges of British products; work is underway to develop with its suppliers products that would enhance the British selection on offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 18/09/2017 15:08:35 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

539207

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Doctors: Working Hours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to issue instructions to NHS Trusts to draw up doctors' schedules that ignore the EU Working Time Directive.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to issue instructions to ignore the Working Time Directive (WTD).</p><p> </p><p>There will be no immediate changes to our relationship with the European Union. We remain a part of the EU until negotiations are concluded, which could take up two years or more if agreement isn’t reached. While the United Kingdom remains a member of the EU, we must meet our obligations as a member of the EU, including the WTD.</p><p><br> It is the responsibility of individual National Health Service trusts to ensure service rotas are compliant with the WTD.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/07/2016 10:42:56 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1175511

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to use artificial intelligence to help combat the recent outbreak of coronavirus.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>£20 million has been made available for novel coronavirus research via a rapid research call announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department via the National Institute for Health Research. The investment will ensure world-class United Kingdom academic and industry expertise can initiate new and additional research as quickly as possible including, where appropriate, artificial intelligence. Projects will contribute to the understanding, diagnosis, prevention and management of the virus, including the study of behaviours that may contribute to how it is spread and can be contained. This fund is in addition and complementary to the £20 million funding announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which will go to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 12/02/2020 17:39:38 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick