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1141192

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement a national infrastructure strategy to increase business growth after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>High quality infrastructure is crucial for supporting business growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) in 2015 to provide impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges.</p><p> </p><p>The NIC published their first National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) last year, setting out their assessment of the UK’s long-term infrastructure needs.</p><p> </p><p>The NIA made over 60 recommendations, and the Government is planning to respond in full to all of the recommendations through a National Infrastructure Strategy, to be published later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 16:29:08 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1140645

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	EU Action: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government for each Government department, from January to June, on how many occasions the Scrutiny Reserve Resolution was overridden in (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons; and in respect of how many documents an override occurred in (a) both Houses, (b) the House of Lords, and (c) the House of Commons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boswell of Aynho
	uin	HL17328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Between January and June 2019, 414 Explanatory Memoranda on EU proposals and other documents were submitted for scrutiny.</p><p>During this period there were 37 occasions when the Government supported decisions in the EU Council of Ministers before parliamentary scrutiny procedures had been completed. In compiling these statistics a further 4 overrides were identified which were not included in the previous written answer for the period July-December 2018 (HL13200). They are included in this latest table.</p><p>As with previous six-monthly periods, the largest category of instruments were fast-moving and sensitive Common Foreign and Security Policy/EU restrictive measures proposals where there were 32 such instruments adopted before scrutiny could be completed.</p><p>The figures requested are set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>(1 &amp; b). House of Lords override</p></td><td><p>(2 &amp; c). House Commons override</p></td><td><p>(a).No. of overrides in both Houses at same time</p></td><td><p>Total no. of overrides</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office*</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Trade</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office**</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*3 overrides occurred between July-December 2018</p><p>**Override occurred between July-December 2018</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/07/2019 11:23:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	352 label Biography information for Lord Boswell of Aynho

1140493

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Earl Howe on 4 March (HL Deb, col 490) that they would launch a consultation on the licensing of firearms and issues relating to medical records by the summer recess, whether they are on track to meet that commitment; and if not, when they intend to begin that consultation.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
	uin	HL17326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government intends to launch a consultation on statutory guidance to the police on their firearms licensing functions, including the arrangements for the provision of medical information, very shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/07/2019 16:15:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury

1140492

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
	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 report by the National Rural Crime Network Domestic Abuse in Rural Areas, published on 17 July.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL17325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>On 16 July we introduced our landmark Domestic Abuse Bill to parliament, setting out our intention to transform the response to domestic abuse. Our Domestic Abuse Bill and wider action plan will help to ensure that victims have the confidence to come forward and report their experience, safe in the knowledge that the justice system and other agencies will do everything they can both to protect and support them and their children and pursue their abuser.</p><p>We will consider the findings of the report. Whether it takes place in our rural communities or cities, we are supporting Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, so they can deploy resources as they best see fit to tackle crime, including domestic abuse.</p><p>The new Domestic Abuse Commissioner will play an important role in monitoring the provision of services for victims of domestic abuse, including those in rural communities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/07/2019 15:09:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1140491

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have ever formally reviewed the case for the UK establishing its own requirements for liquidity standards for Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities at higher levels than specified by EU Directives; or whether the UK is currently bound by EU rules and cannot introduce higher standards.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL17324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to Lord Myners by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 11:17:13 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1140479

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	LIBOR
	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 preparedness of the financial services industry to solve the issue of LIBOR-linked loan contracts before 2021.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL17312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is supporting a market – led transition away from LIBOR by end-2021.</p><p> </p><p>UK financial services regulators have said that they will be expecting banks to show that they have eliminated dependency on LIBOR in their lending businesses, have suitable plans to move to non-LIBOR products in new lending well before end-2021, and to explain changes to affected customers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 16:25:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1140477

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Freezing Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much foreign owned property is currently subject to asset freezing orders in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL17310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>7 unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) have been made on 3 cases, including one which was discharged and replaced by another.</p><p>6 interim freezing orders (IFOs) related to the UWOs have been made, covering a number of properties. The total estimated value of the IFOs is £140m. At this stage it is not possible to determine how much of this property is foreign owned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL17309 question first answered 23/07/2019 16:04:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1140476

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unexplained wealth orders have been issued since those orders were introduced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL17309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>7 unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) have been made on 3 cases, including one which was discharged and replaced by another.</p><p>6 interim freezing orders (IFOs) related to the UWOs have been made, covering a number of properties. The total estimated value of the IFOs is £140m. At this stage it is not possible to determine how much of this property is foreign owned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL17310 question first answered 23/07/2019 16:04:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1140474

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Institutions: Fines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total (1) number, and (2) amount, of fines that have been imposed on banks and other companies in the financial sector since 2015; and what the money collected has been used for.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL17307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Information on the fines imposed on financial sector firms can be found on the FCA’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Between financial years 2015/16 and 2018/19 the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority have levied a total of 37 fines on banks and other financial sector firms. The total amount fined over this four year period was one billion, three hundred and sixty seven million pounds.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015 money from these fines, minus enforcement costs, has been transferred directly to the Government’s consolidated fund. Fine income entering the Consolidated Fund is not earmarked for any specific purpose but is instead part of the Government’s total revenues. Government revenues are used to pay for all Government spending on public services.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 23/07/2019 16:24:18 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1140473

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking: Mobile Phones
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect victims of abuse from being stalked through applications placed on their phones.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL17306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Stalking is an insidious crime that has a deep and significant impact on victims’ wellbeing. Both online and offline, perpetrators leave victims feeling constantly at risk and looking over their shoulder. This Government is committed to ensuring that victims are supported. In March this year the Stalking Protection Act obtained Royal Assent – it introduces Stalking Protection Orders, which will provide protection to people who are stalked online and by phone, as well as offline. The Home Office part-funds the National Stalking Helpline, operated by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, which helps victims of all methods of stalking.</p><p>On 16 July we introduced our Domestic Abuse Bill which sets out our intention to transform the response to domestic abuse, including the risk of technology being used to perpetrate abuse. We published the Government Online Harms White Paper on 8 April which sets out our plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. This covers a broad range of online harms, including cyberstalking.</p><p>The Government has provided Refuge with £250,000 of funding through the Tampon Tax Fund to provide specialist nationwide support to staff and survivors who experience technologically facilitated abuse. We have also provided Northumbria PCC with £646,000 through the Home Office Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Service Transformation Fund for a project which includes work to tackle cyberstalking.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/07/2019 16:16:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark