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1419971

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	EGNOS
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they undertook on the economic and safety impact of the cancellation of EGNOS; how they assessed these impacts; and whether they will place in the Library of the House any reports and conclusions relating to this cancellation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>During the negotiations leading to the 24 December 2020 EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Government’s policy on the UK’s future membership of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) was informed by discussions with the UK’s independent airspace and safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority. These discussions included considering the likely impacts on the UK’s aviation sector if the UK withdrew from the EGNOS programme set against the costs to the taxpayer of remaining within it. The Government concluded that on balance, continued UK membership of EGNOS represented poor value for the taxpayer.</p><p>There are no relevant reports and the Government’s conclusion on participation in EGNOS was set out in the “Guidance on UK involvement in the EU Space Programme” which was published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 31 December 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/02/2022 12:45:46 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1216496

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Repossession Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that courts deal more speedily with landlord and tenant cases concerning anti-social behaviour and domestic violence, once possession cases related to rented housing recommence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text The listing of court cases, including possession, is a judicial function. The Master of Rolls has set up a judiciary-led cross-sector working group to consider and address matters affecting litigants to inform arrangements that will be in place when the current stay on possession is lifted. The work of this group will consider the needs of all users involved in the possession process. answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/07/2020 15:08:37 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

709829

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Kosovo: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what part they have played in making the Kosovo Assembly more accountable and transparent through NGOs such as Democracy 4 Development; and (2) what is their assessment of the prospects for an elected Assembly.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is leading efforts to encourage a more accountable and transparent democratic process in Kosovo. We are working with 'Democracy 4 Development' to encourage more volunteering and civic activism. Since 2016, we have worked with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to strengthen the transparency and accountability of all political parties. Previously, we have worked with local non-governmental organisations to establish the Public Accounts Committee, and to provide expertise to the Assembly Committee for Economic Development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/03/2017 15:55:49 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

852480

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	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	Fisheries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the future of the fishing industry in upcoming negotiations with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Leaving the EU provides an opportunity through negotiations with the EU and coastal states and through domestic reform, to develop arrangements for fishing that can create a more financially self-sufficient, profitable and responsive seafood sector, as well as delivering a cleaner, healthier and more productive marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish a fisheries White Paper shortly before the introduction of the Fisheries Bill. As well as preparing for the Fisheries Bill, it will set out our medium term vision for sustainable fisheries management.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 12/03/2018 11:54:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1599709

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Travellers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Education Policy Institute report COVID-19 and Disadvantage Gaps in England 2021, published in December 2022, which found that Gypsy and Traveller pupils were the only ethnic groups whose attainment fell further behind in 2021, whether they will extend the Pupil Premium to cover all Gypsy and Traveller pupils.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>Pupil premium eligibility will be kept under review, to ensure that funding is targeted at those who most need it.</p><p>The department is committed to helping children and young people, including those from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, to catch-up and recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>In England, the primary and secondary school attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has grown between 2019 and 2022, having narrowed between 2011 and 2019. The disruption to education caused by the pandemic has affected disadvantaged students more than their peers.</p><p>We are supporting the most disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, including those from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups, through pupil premium funding, which is increasing to almost £2.9 billion in the 2023/24 financial year. In addition, the department has made available almost £5 billion of funding to support education recovery, including through the recovery premium, National Tutoring Programme and the 16-19 Tuition Fund. The department does not design education policy that exclusively targets certain groups of pupils based on ethnicity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 13/03/2023 13:45:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker