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753266

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) children, (2) adults, and (3) working families, living in poverty across the United Kingdom; and what long-term plan they have to prevent such poverty.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>The most commonly used measure of poverty is relative low income.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics from the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) data series show that there are: 2.7 million children, 5.7 million working-age adults, and 2.1 million pensioners in relative low income in the United Kingdom on a ‘before housing costs’ (BHC) basis.</p><p>Analysis of the HBAI data shows that there are 2.1 million families in relative low income BHC where at least one adult member works at least part-time.</p><p>This Government is committed to tackling the root causes of poverty, thereby preventing the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we repealed the income-related targets set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010 and replaced them with statutory measures that drive action on parental worklessness and children’s educational attainment – the two areas that we know can make the biggest difference to disadvantaged children, now and in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions published Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families in April 2017. Here we set out further non-statutory indicators on a wider set of parental disadvantage and children’s outcomes, which will drive collective action on areas that matter in tackling disadvantage.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL955 question first answered 28/07/2017 10:40:12 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1174494

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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 on what grounds they have concluded that 14 days is the appropriate timescale for the quarantining of British citizens repatriated from Wuhan, China.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has adopted 14 days as the appropriate timescale for the quarantining of British citizens repatriated from Wuhan, China, based on the known information from previous pathogenic coronavirus outbreaks, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and the World Health Organization case definition.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/02/2020 15:56:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1331576

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the (1) economic, and (2) political, situation in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK government monitors economic and political developments in Sri Lanka very closely, including through the British High Commission in Colombo. As for many countries, the pandemic has affected Sri Lanka's rate of economic growth and level of debt. The UK has underlined the importance of an inclusive economic response including for marginalised groups and those most affected by the impacts of the pandemic.</p><p>The political and human rights situation in Sri Lanka remains concerning, including measures which extend executive control over independent institutions and the judiciary, pressure on civil society, continued militarisation of civilian functions, and increased marginalisation of minorities. On 23 March the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a new resolution, 46/1, led by the UK alongside our partners in the Core Group on Sri Lanka. This resolution provides a continued framework for international engagement on human rights in Sri Lanka, and highlights serious concerns about the situation, including those detailed in the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). It calls on the government of Sri Lanka to make progress on accountability and human rights, and stresses the importance of a comprehensive accountability process for all violations and abuses committed in Sri Lanka.</p><p>Minister for South Asia Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has raised the importance of human rights, accountability and reconciliation with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister and the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK in January and May respectively. The UK government will continue to engage with the government of Sri Lanka on our human rights concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/06/2021 15:49:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1470462

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have had with ambassadors at the World Trade Organisation with (1) the African group, and (2) the Least-developed countries group, about negotiations on the COVID-19 text produced by the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Council.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has continuously engaged with the African Group and the Least Developed Countries Group, represented by Tanzania and Bangladesh respectively, throughout the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) debate. A consensus-based agreement on a TRIPS Decision was reached at the World Trade Organisation’s 12<sup>th</sup> Ministerial Conference, which both groups are eligible to use.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 30/06/2022 12:16:54 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

386459

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Life Peers: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to (1) refrain from making any new recommendations for new peerages for Liberal Democrats, and (2) make recommendations for new peerages for UKIP; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my written answer of 23 June 2015 (HL371, HL372, HL373 and HL509), which I attach for ease of reference. Appointments remain a matter for the Prime Minister, who has committed to keeping party peers under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 14/07/2015 16:23:37 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston attachment 1 file name HL371, HL372, HL373, HL509.pdf title HL371, HL372, HL373, HL509
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

532357

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to encourage the wider use of lane rental schemes, as introduced in London in 2012.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>We are determined to deliver better journeys for drivers and cut congestion. Lane rental enables councils to charge utilities companies for carrying out works on the busiest roads at the busiest times, to encourage them to keep disruption to a minimum on the local road network.</p><p> </p><p>Regulations and guidance were introduced in 2012 and led to the introduction of pioneer schemes by Transport for London in 2012 and Kent County Council in 2013. Charges were also applied under these schemes to the highway authority’s own maintenance works. The Department for Transport published an independent evaluation of the schemes in March 2016, which is attached for ease.</p><p> </p><p>The report is being used by the Department alongside other information to formulate options for the future of lane rental schemes. These are likely to be subject to consultation during 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2016 14:16:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name HL0954 - ecorys-lane-rental-report.pdf title Street Works Lane Rental Evaluation Report
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

76610

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Former Prime Ministers: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 3 July (WA 280) concerning the reimbursement of expenses to former Prime Ministers, whether they will reconsider their policy of non-disclosure of their claims in the light of the fact that expenses claimed by MPs and allowances paid to peers are published on a monthly basis.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>I have nothing further to add to my previous answers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/07/2014 16:41:27 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1676135

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated average time span from application to payment for employment support providers seeking help from the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect data on the funding provided directly to employment support providers. Access to Work funding is, in most cases, paid directly to the customer, unless the customer requests that the funding is paid directly to an employment support provider.</p><p> </p><p>Access to work has recruited additional staff to ensure a high level of customer service. The digital payments portal was introduced in June 2023 and is available for all customers that choose to claim online.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work has received significant increase in payment claims over the last year and have recruited new staff to meet the increased demand and reduce the time it takes to make payments<strong>.</strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL955 HL957 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:33:25 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig