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star this property date less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost saving, in long-term expenditure on State Pensions, from changing the current triple lock into a double lock using the best of earnings or CPI inflation, from 2020 onwards. more like this
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Baroness Altmann more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-11more like thismore than 2017-07-11
star this property answer text <p><br>The Government is committed to ensuring economic security for people at every stage of their life, including when they reach retirement. The Government is also clear that fairness between the generations must be maintained. We are committed to the Triple Lock for the remainder of this Parliament. Economic forecasts suggest that State Pensions will go up by at least 2.5% each year for the length of this Parliament and so maintaining the Triple Lock for this Parliament will cost no extra money.</p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that uprating the State Pension by a double lock (highest of earnings or inflation) from April 2020 would reduce State Pension expenditure by the following compared to the Triple Lock:</p><p>(1) 0.03% of GDP in 2029/30;</p><p>(2) 0.08% of GDP in 2039/40;</p><p>(3) 0.13% of GDP in 2049/50;</p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that in 2066/67, uprating by a double lock would reduce State Pension expenditure by around 0.2% of GDP compared to uprating by the Triple Lock.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
unstar this property grouped question UIN HL325 more like this
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less than 2017-07-11T15:41:13.39Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-11T15:41:13.39Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Altmann more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-06-08more like thismore than 2015-06-08
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Ministry of Justice more like this
star this property answering dept id 54 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Justice more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Justice more like this
star this property hansard heading Prison Officers: Training more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they ensure that prison officers in prisons in England and Wales receive the in-service training they require to support them in their role. more like this
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Baroness Masham of Ilton more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-06-22more like thismore than 2015-06-22
star this property answer text <p>Currently, initial training of newly recruited prison officers begins with an eight week Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This includes two weeks officers spend in their prison, an induction week and a week of prison based learning. The training provides new officers with a foundation level of training in all core skill areas including interpersonal skills, mental health awareness, equality, violence reduction and safer custody, alongside the more traditional security awareness and practical skills needed to be a prison officer.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the complexity of the role of a prison officer, NOMS plans to increase initial training to twelve weeks. Newly recruited officers will spend 10 weeks at a NOMS learning centre and 2 weeks at their designated prison. This revised course will have an expanded content in relation to safer custody and mental health issues, and there will be a bespoke supporting qualification aimed to prepare new entrant officers to deliver in a rehabilitative culture. There will be more emphasis on building stronger staff-prisoner relationships, with prison officers acting as motivating role models and positively reinforcing values, attitudes and behaviours in order to change their lives.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS attaches great importance to the continuing professional development of prison officers, and the range of learning and development opportunities available to staff supports this. NOMS provides specialist training in areas such as Offender Management, Safer Custody, Use of Force, Hostage Negotiator and Intelligence while generic training is available via Civil Service Learning. Each prison is responsible for assessing the training needs of its officers in order to achieve its business objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The content of all NOMS’ learning programmes is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect policy and legislative changes and the changing needs of the organisation. We are adopting a more flexible approach to learning, for example, e-learning has been introduced to support face to face learning programmes; prison officers complete knowledge based workbooks during their initial training.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to consider a vocational degree programme for prison officer training.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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HL323 more like this
HL325 more like this
HL326 more like this
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less than 2015-06-22T15:29:14.91Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-22T15:29:14.91Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
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Home Office more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Home Office more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Crimes of Violence more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £40 million ring-fenced funding for specialist domestic and sexual violence services will be allocated to the Department of Health, and how much to the Department for Education. more like this
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Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-06-25more like thismore than 2014-06-25
star this property answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the spending review period the £40 million ring-fenced funding for specialist domestic and sexual violence services consists of £28 million <br>allocated by the Home Office. This funding is provided directly to local areas not other government departments and is used to support independent domestic violence advisors, independent sexual violence advisers, and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference co-ordinators. £900,000 a year is used towards the running costs of national help lines for victims of domestic violence and stalking.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice contribution of £12 million is used to fund 78 local rape support schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach more like this
unstar this property grouped question UIN HL326 more like this
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less than 2014-06-25T13:56:29.0216225Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-25T13:56:29.0216225Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2022-05-17more like thismore than 2022-05-17
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 208 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Israel: Palestinians more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Reporters Without Borders that there have been more than 140 instances of violence by Israeli security forces against journalists in Friday protests since March 2018. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Southwark more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-05-31more like thismore than 2022-05-31
star this property answer text <p>The UK is committed to the protection of media freedom around the world. The safety of journalists across the globe is vital and they must be protected when carrying out their critical work. We continue to reiterate the importance of a free and open press, and freedom of expression to the Israeli Government and Palestinian Authority. We also continue to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2022-05-31T15:41:49.907Zmore like thismore than 2022-05-31T15:41:49.907Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading School Libraries more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make it mandatory for schools to have a library. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-11-04more like thismore than 2019-11-04
star this property answer text <p>It is for individual schools to decide whether to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils. The vast majority of head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. The national curriculum requires teachers in maintained schools to encourage pupils to develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information. It also emphasises the importance of listening to, discussing and – as their fluency increases – reading for themselves a wide range of stories, poems, plays and information books. Ofsted’s school inspection framework has a significant focus on reading as part of the quality of education judgement, with reading being prioritised to allow pupils to access the full curriculum offer.</p><p> </p><p>The last Progress in International Reading Literacy Study indicated in 2011 that 92% of pupils in Year 5 in England were attending a school where there was a library. This was above the international average of 86%.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect data on school library provision or the impact it has on children’s educational attainment.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
unstar this property grouped question UIN HL325 more like this
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less than 2019-11-04T09:25:35.723Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-04T09:25:35.723Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-11-14more like thismore than 2023-11-14
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Students: Per Capita Costs more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government in real terms what was the average per student funding for further education colleges in (1) England, and (2) Cornwall, (a) this year, and (b) for each year since 2005 for which figures are available. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-11-24more like thismore than 2023-11-24
star this property answer text <p>Since the 2020/21 academic year, the department has made significant increases in funding per student for 16–19 year-old education. The 2021 Spending Review made available an extra £1.6 billion for 16-19 education in the 2024/25 financial year compared with 2021/22.</p><p>In July 2023, the department announced that it will be investing £185 million in 2023/24 and £285 million in 2024/25 to drive forward skills delivery in the further education sector. This funding will help colleges and other providers to continue to deliver high-value technical, vocational, and academic provision needed to power economic growth and prosperity. This investment will be delivered via core 16-19 year-old funding, including through boosting programme cost weightings for higher-cost subject areas, as well as increasing the per-student funding rate. This investment is on top of £125 million the department announced in January 2023 for 16-19 education in the 2023/24 financial year.</p><p>In October 2023, the government announced that, in the future, students retaking English and mathematics GCSE while studying at Level 2 or below will attract the same funding that those studying at Level 3 already receive.</p><p>The department does not record the real terms changes to funding as requested and therefore does not hold this information.</p><p>The table below uses the published 16-19 funding allocations to derive the average funding per student, in both England and Cornwall from 2014/15 and the subsequent nine academic years, in cash terms. This includes all 16-19 funded students, including those in further education colleges, school sixth forms, and other types of provider. The figures are not available for 2005/06 to 2013/14.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Average total programme funding per student[1] England</p></td><td><p>Cornwall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>£4,432</p></td><td><p>£4,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>£4,489</p></td><td><p>£4,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>£4,488</p></td><td><p>£4,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/2018</p></td><td><p>£4,514</p></td><td><p>£4,393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/2019</p></td><td><p>£4,504</p></td><td><p>£4,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>£4,516</p></td><td><p>£4,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>£4,958</p></td><td><p>£4,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>£4,994</p></td><td><p>£4,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/2023</p></td><td><p>£5,469</p></td><td><p>£5,321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/2024</p></td><td><p>£5,923</p></td><td><p>£5,779</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>[1] This calculation only includes institutions that have students receiving total programme funding. Some institutions receive only high needs funding – their students are not included in this calculation.</p><p> </p><p>The department is continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB). This resulted in £1.34 billion of investment in the 2023/24 Funding Year.</p><p>In 2023/24, the government has devolved approximately 60% of the AEB to 9 Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Greater London Authority (GLA). These authorities are now responsible for the provision of AEB-funded adult education for their residents, allocation of the AEB to providers, and for reporting funding in devolved areas. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is responsible for the remaining AEB in non-devolved areas. In ESFA AEB areas the department applied a 2.2% increase to the final earnings for all AEB formula-funded provision (excluding associated learner and learning support) in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic years. In addition, the department also applied a 20% boost on top of earnings for all AEB formula-funded provision in 6 sector subject areas: Engineering, Manufacturing Technologies, Transport Operations and Maintenance, Building and Construction, ICT for Practitioners, and Mathematics and Statistics.</p><p>Spend by the department on further education is reported through publication of the Annual Report and Accounts, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports)" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a>. The department is unable to provide average funding per learner as funding is determined by a combination of factors including funding rates, funding formulas, earnings method and support funding.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
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less than 2023-11-24T15:51:08.58Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-24T15:51:08.58Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Barran more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor more like this
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unstar this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2016-05-25more like thismore than 2016-05-25
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading State Retirement Pensions more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered the longer-term advantages of selling surplus Ministry of Defence property by leasehold rather than freehold, and if so, what conclusions they have drawn. more like this
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The Duke of Somerset more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2016-06-02more like thismore than 2016-06-02
star this property answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence largely sells its surplus estate freehold in accordance with the disposal process set out by the Treasury, in order to ensure best value for the taxpayer. However, if warranted, properties may be sold with a long-term leasehold in order to retain an element of influence over their future use and occupation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2016-06-02T14:18:19.67Zmore like thismore than 2016-06-02T14:18:19.67Z
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Duke of Somerset more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-01-13more like thismore than 2020-01-13
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Cabinet Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 53 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that officials from the Department for International Development are able to contribute to the forthcoming Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review. more like this
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Lord Judd more like this
star this property uin HL324 remove filter
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-20more like thismore than 2020-01-20
star this property answer text <p>The review will involve officials from a wide range of Government departments including the Department for International Development. The review will reassess the nation’s place in the world, covering all aspects of international policy from defence to diplomacy and development.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2020-01-20T16:58:01.977Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-20T16:58:01.977Z
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2000
star this property label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Judd more like this
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star this property date less than 2021-05-17more like thismore than 2021-05-17
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property hansard heading Small Businesses: Loans more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that small businesses can repay government loans over flexible time frames. more like this
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Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2021-06-01more like thismore than 2021-06-01
star this property answer text <p>We have always been clear that businesses are responsible for repaying any finance they take out. However, we recognise that some borrowers will benefit from additional flexibility with regards to their repayments. That is why we announced the Pay As You Grow measures last year.</p><p>Pay As You Grow is designed to provide Bounce Back Loan borrowers more time and flexibility over their repayments by giving them the option to:</p><ul><li>Extend the length of the loan from six years to ten.</li><li>Make interest-only payments for six months, with the option to use this up to three times throughout the loan.</li><li>Take up a six-month repayment holiday. This option is available once during the term of their loan.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Businesses will be able to use these options either individually or in combination with each other. In addition, they have the option to fully repay their loan early and will face no early repayment charges for doing so.</p><p>While the Government covers the interest due on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loans for the first twelve months of the loan, repayments of capital are required during this period unless the lender chooses to grant additional forbearance measures.</p><p>CBILS lenders can extend the repayment period for CBILS facilities where this is needed, to a maximum of 10 years. CBILS term extensions are offered at the discretion of lenders, and for forbearance purposes only.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2021-06-01T12:07:39.573Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-01T12:07:39.573Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this