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792389

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, within the limits of deviation of HS2 in the Euston area, how much space is planned for office buildings associated with HS2, and how much is planned to be available for commercial office and retail space.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd are currently leading the procurement of a Master Development Partner (MDP) for Euston on behalf of the Department for Transport and Network Rail. The MDP will provide design, planning and development services to optimise and develop the over site development (OSD) potential at, and around, the Euston station site. The MDP’s remit includes commercial, office and retail opportunities which will be influenced by the maturing HS2 station design, future proposals for the Network Rail station and constraints on the site such as viewing corridors. The Secretary of State for Transport aims to appoint the MDP in 2018. Development plans are at an early stage, but planning proposals and consultation will be brought forward with the local community and the London Borough of Camden in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Work to date indicates that there is an estimated 2.5m square feet of developable area above the HS2 Euston station and approach tracks. HS2 Ltd has not yet finalised how much space it intends for office accommodation for HS2 operations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/12/2017 14:56:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

807260

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, whether in their assessment of the case for reducing the drink drive limit they took account of the fall in drink drive law enforcement levels in the last five years set out in the report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL4241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, but has no plans for lowering the drink drive limit in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Police have the powers they need to keep our roads safe, and latest Department for Transport figures show that fewer people died on British roads in 2015 as a result of drink driving than in any year since records began. It is for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners to decide how to deploy their resources in response to local priorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 21/12/2017 13:16:05 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1231387

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
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	USA: Counter-terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what discussions they have had with the government of the United States to find a way forward on agreeing a draft resolution aimed at advancing measures to prosecute, rehabilitate and reintegrate foreign terrorist fighters.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL7801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>We regret the recent UN Security Council resolution on Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration was not adopted. We are working closely with international partners to reduce the risk posed to us collectively by foreign fighters. The US and UK remain committed to working together to seek to address the issues posed by foreign fighters and Daesh affiliates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 15/09/2020 11:52:26 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1227098

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	China: Uyghurs
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 statement by the President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, in a letter of 20 July to the Ambassador of China to the UK that “the world will neither forgive nor forget a genocide against the Uyghur people.”
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of the statement. We have made clear our serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the extra-judicial detention of over a million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in &quot;political re-education camps&quot;, systematic restrictions on Uyghur culture and the practice of Islam, and extensive and invasive surveillance targeting minorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 03/08/2020 14:50:29 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

800459

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 estimate by the Civil Aviation Authority that 1.5 million drones will be sold this Christmas; and what actions they propose to take to publicise safeguards for the use of drones.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL3846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The government takes the safety risks drones can pose very seriously, and has recently announced a package of legislative measures to address this for Spring 2018. The measures include registration, leisure pilot test and new police powers.</p><p>The Department for Transport supports the CAA in carrying out its Dronecode safety awareness campaign. The CAA is leading a special Christmas effort with retailers and other drone industry stakeholders to remind any new drone owners of the rules. Buyers of drones this Christmas should buy from a Dronesafe approved retailer, who will provide info on safety rules at point of sale, and log onto <a href="http://www.dronesafe.uk" target="_blank">www.dronesafe.uk</a> to learn more.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL3847 HL3848 question first answered 15/12/2017 11:30:18 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1228139

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in view of the reduction in actual Official Development Assistance, what plans they have to re-focus money given to the Commonwealth Development Corporation on poverty, including education and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL7482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>CDC invests in the poorest countries in Africa and South Asia to support the growth of companies that create employment, help transform economies, and improve people’s lives, through the goods and services they produce and the local taxes they generate. In 2019, the businesses into which CDC is invested employed 875,790 people; sourced from 1.84 million farmers; and paid $3.3 billion in local taxes.</p><p>As part of its ODA prioritisation process, the Government looked across its ODA programming including CDC. We are investing significantly less capital into CDC than originally planned at the start of the year. Funding will be focused on ensuring that CDC continues to take a targeted response that preserves, strengthens and helps rebuild economies across Africa and South Asia to mitigate the economic and health impacts of Covid-19. Funding originally earmarked for CDC will be re-purposed to ensure we can continue to focus on delivering for the bottom billion including by prioritising girls’ education, climate change, essential health, sexual and reproductive health rights, while also responding to Covid-19.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 11:33:52 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

757279

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Bell Pottinger Group: South Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the finding that Bell Pottinger was in breach of the UK Public Relations and Communications Association code of conduct regarding its recent activities in South Africa, what assessment they have made of the extent to which the actions which led to that breach were in contravention of UK trade policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Public Relations and Communication Association (PRCA) has found that Bell Pottinger’s work breached a number of clauses of its Professional Charter, and of its Public Affairs and Lobbying Code of Conduct. The company’s membership of the PRCA has been terminated and it should not be eligible to reapply for corporate membership for a minimum of five years.</p><p>The UK has a world leading system of professional standards and industry specific codes of conduct, which we encourage British companies to uphold in their operations domestically and overseas. Our industry bodies and regulators ensure compliance, as demonstrated by the robust response of the PRCA to Bell Pottinger’s activities in South Africa.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/09/2017 12:52:30 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

916536

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the assessment made in the London and South Coast Rail Corridor Study conducted for the Department for Transport, how much they estimate restoring the Uckfield to Lewes rail line would cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL8242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>High-level estimated costs to reinstate closed rail lines between Lewes and Uckfield range from £150m to over £1billion, depending on scope of the scheme. The London &amp; South Coast Rail Corridor Study concluded there is no case for Government to progress development, but interested parties, including local authorities, may wish to work to improve the viability of such schemes. Any proposal presented to Government would need to be consistent with the new rail network enhancement pipeline.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/06/2018 12:15:08 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

838100

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Season Tickets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Passenger Rail Usage 2017–18 Q2 Statistical Release by the Office of Rail and Road showing that fewer people are buying rail season tickets, what assessment they have made of the impact of that reduction on the revenues of train operating companies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the latest quarterly statistics published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for the second quarter of 2017-18 show a small decrease in the number of season tickets purchased, the statistics also show that train operating company revenue has continued to increase year on year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 20/02/2018 16:37:39 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

776772

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Crimes of Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of recent reports that one in five cabin crew may have been physically assaulted during a flight, what estimate they have made of the number of cabin crew who are subjected to verbal, physical, or sexual abuse whilst working on UK flights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not collect specific data on the number of cabin crew who are subjected to verbal, physical, or sexual abuse whilst working on UK flights.</p><p> </p><p>All staff working in the aviation sector should have a safe working environment and any instances of abuse, whether verbal, sexual or physical, are totally unacceptable. Any abuse should be reported to the police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 02/11/2017 14:46:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town