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1471603

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Hire Services: Older People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of car hire companies refusing to lease vehicles to individuals based solely on their age; and what steps they will take to ensure that older drivers with full licences and insurance are not discriminated against.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL1125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Such actions would be concerning and potentially unlawful. The Equality Act 2010 provides that it is unlawful age discrimination for a service provider such as a car hire company to refuse, on age grounds, to lease a vehicle to an otherwise qualified person, unless the company can objectively justify its decision.</p><p>Where a company cannot, in those circumstances, show that their leasing policy is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, the affected person can bring a case to the County Court, or Sheriff’s Court in Scotland. The court can then determine whether the “objective justification test” has been satisfied, and may award costs and compensation where the individual wins their case. A range of guidance is available to service providers on their obligations and to service users on their rights, most notably on the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s website, but also through the Equality and Advisory and Support Service (EASS). The EASS can be contacted via its website - <a href="http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com" target="_blank">http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com</a>, or it can be contacted by telephone on 0808 800 0082 (or by text phone on 0808 800 0084).</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 04/07/2022 13:01:53 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

1471605

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 20 June (HL780), why they have not nominated a candidate for the forthcoming election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; and whether they will consider putting forward a candidate for the election in 2024.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL1082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and it is committed to advancing women’s rights. We are committed to the CEDAW process and regularly engage with the UN and the Committee. Ministers consider a range of factors when deciding whether to nominate an independent candidate for election to an international body such as the CEDAW Committee, including the time and resources to mount a campaign, the potential benefits and the impact on other international elections. The Government will decide whether to nominate a candidate for the 2024 election closer to the time, taking these factors into account once again.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 23/06/2022 15:11:18 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1471602

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Business Rates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce business rates for UK manufacturers over the next 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has frozen the business rates multiplier for 2022-23, which will support all ratepayers and is a tax cut worth £4.6 billion to businesses over the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2021, new business rates support for green technology was announced, worth around £170 million over the next five years. In addition, the Government is bringing forward the implementation of these measures by one year, starting from 1 April 2022. This will enable businesses to invest in energy efficiency and clean heat, and support the security of energy supply. Overall, this will save businesses an extra £35 million in 2022-23.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 04/07/2022 14:39:20 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1471559

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bureaux de Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require currency exchange services for consumers to display both (1) the live interbank exchange rate, and (2) the commission charged, following the UK’s departure from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL1077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text Where currency conversion is provided as part of a payment transaction, the Payment Services Regulations 2017 make requirements on UK payment service providers regarding disclosure of fees and charges to the payer, for example, the exchange rate used for a currency conversion transaction. Provisions under the Cross Border Payments Regulation, which continue to apply in the UK as part of retained EU law, also contribute to price transparency, with further requirements regarding how foreign exchange costs are communicated before a payment is made. The Government has no plans at this time to amend the requirements on firms, but keeps all policy under review.<p><strong> </strong></p>The Government recognises the importance of transparency of fees and charges in ensuring effective competition between payment service providers. These regulations, amongst other things, are intended to enable consumers to make informed decisions when making use of payment services including where currency conversion is offered as part of a payment transaction. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:28:52 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1471558

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Duke of Sussex: Charter Flights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they funded the return charter flight for the Duke of Sussex from the United States to the UK for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL1076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text No public money was used for the charter flight for the Duke of Sussex from the United States to the UK.<p><strong> </strong></p>The Government provides financial support to the Queen known as the Sovereign Grant, to fund The Queen's official duties and maintain the Occupied Royal Palaces. Funding from the Sovereign Grant only covers expenses incurred by other Members of the Royal Family when they undertake official duties on behalf of Her Majesty. answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:18:49 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1471577

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inland Border Facilities: Dover
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of acquiring the land for the Dover Inland Border Facility; and what has been the cost of (1) preparatory works undertaken so far to the site, and (2) access to the site.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is the owner of the land at Dover White Cliffs and bought the asset as a strategic and important site for the Government to establish functions that would ease pressure at the border. The Government is currently reviewing potential future use of the site. The initial cost of the land is currently confidential, pending the previous owner’s agreement that this can be released.</p><p> </p><p>The cost for developing the site was £18.3 million, with £6.4 million being spent on preparatory works by HMRC, and a further £11.9 million was spent by DfT towards site readiness before handing the site over to HMRC. These costs include £3.3 million being spent on the access to the site, which would have been incurred anyway in developing the fast-track road. Some of the costs such as site surveys, design, and materials, can be re-used by Government for the subsequent use of the land.</p><p> </p><p>The decision has been made to cease delivery of the Dover IBF following the end of staged customs controls in January 2022. The demand on the IBF’s has been lower than expected, and trade is flowing well into and out of GB, utilising the services HMRC and commercial operators offer.</p><p> </p><p>The revised forecasting shows a substantial reduction in demand which has resulted in an opportunity to review the current size of the IBF network and identify substantial savings to the public purse of up to £120 million by ceasing delivery of Dover IBF.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 04/07/2022 15:13:12 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1471575

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Truphone
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the sale of Truphone to ensure that it does not undermine (1) the UK's sanctions relating to Russia, or (2) the UK's national security.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Pidding
	uin	HL1097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Truphone Limited are not currently subject to financial sanctions.</p><p> </p><p>Financial sanctions restrictions apply to any entity that is itself designated, or is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by a designated person. This includes where that person holds (directly or indirectly) more than 50% of the shares or voting rights in an entity, has the right (directly or indirectly) to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of the entity, or it is reasonable to expect that the person would be able to ensure the affairs of the entity are conducted in accordance with the person’s wishes.</p><p> </p><p>If any sanctioned individuals are due to receive funds as a result of the sale of a company which is not subject to financial sanctions restrictions, any funds they receive from a UK company or into a UK bank account will need to be frozen. A licence from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in HM Treasury would then be needed for any onward movement of such funds, otherwise breaches of financial sanctions restrictions may occur. Any suspected breach of financial sanctions should be reported to OFSI.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI is the competent authority for implementing and enforcing the UK’s financial sanctions. The maintenance of national security is a cross-departmental effort and any activity to monitor and intervene in matters of national security may be undertaken by departments other than HMT.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/06/2022 15:22:55 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	4552 label Biography information for Baroness Pidding

1471588

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce (1) a Community Sentence Treatment Requirement for gambling addiction, or (2) a Gambling Treatment Requirement, similar to community sentence treatments for offences where alcohol, drugs or mental health issues were an underlying factor.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>Offenders with a gambling addiction may be suitable for a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) as part of a community or suspended sentence order where mental health has been identified as an underlying factor.</p><p>The MHTR clinical practitioner assessment would identify an individual’s vulnerability (for example gambling addiction) and this would determine the psychological interventions suitable for them. Due to the complexity of gambling addiction, different approaches are used to enhance therapeutic effectiveness.</p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is committed to increasing awareness of the hidden harms of addiction to gambling and helping to support those with a problem, at all stages of the criminal justice system. To this end, a needs analysis is planned so that we can better understand the size of the issue. The results will inform the development of an HMPPS national gambling strategy, designed to raise awareness of problem gambling and ensure that our probation officers have the confidence to help identify and signpost individuals into the most appropriate care.</p><p><br>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given to HL980 for a more detailed account of the work in hand to raise awareness and knowledge of problem gambling with prison staff, probation and the police.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/06/2022 12:16:13 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1471604

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Australia: Navy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to train Australian naval officers in the Royal Navy nuclear programme, in a similar way to the US Navy with the Australia–US Submarine Officer Pipeline Act.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL1126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>There are existing arrangements for training non-UK national Navy personnel, including the Royal Australian Navy, as part of Royal Navy training programmes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/07/2022 16:08:49 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1471564

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list all the safe and legal routes for asylum seekers from (1) Afghanistan, (2) Syria, and (3) Yemen, which would allow them to claim asylum in the UK (a) on arrival, or (b) prior to their departure from their country of origin.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL1083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK welcomes refugees and people in need of protection through its existing resettlement schemes. The government encourages eligible individuals to use established safe and legal pathways. These include the UK Resettlement Scheme, Community Sponsorship, Mandate Resettlement Scheme, the Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to our refugee resettlement schemes, family reunion policy allows a spouse/partner and children under 18 of those granted protection in the UK to join them here if they formed part of the family unit before the sponsor fled their country.</p><p> </p><p>With worldwide displacement now standing at around 80 million people we cannot help everyone. We will, however, continue to maintain clear, well-defined safe, and legal routes for people who need protection. Access to the UK’s asylum system should be based on need, not on the ability to pay people smugglers. Those already in a safe country should claim asylum there.</p><p> </p><p>While we do not allow asylum claims from abroad, all asylum claims lodged from within the UK and admitted to the UK asylum system are given full and careful consideration so that we do not remove anyone who faces persecution or serious harm on return to their country of origin.</p><p>Our guidance for considering asylum claims is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>More information on safe and legal routes is available via the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-and-borders-bill-safe-and-legal-routes-factsheet/nationality-and-borders-bill-factsheet-safe-and-legal-routes" target="_blank">Nationality and Borders Bill: Factsheet Safe and Legal Routes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/07/2022 11:28:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian