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	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	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	Gender: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have in respect of (1) business, and (2) the public sector, to increase visibility and activity to promote gender equality.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL6018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers, in both the public and private sector, to publish annually the differences between what they pay their male and female staff in average salaries and bonuses. They must do this by the deadlines of March 30th for public sector organisations, and April 4th for private and voluntary organisations</p><p>The transparency generated by these regulations will motivate employers to identify barriers to women’s progression in the workplace, and to take action to address them. It will also drive employers to increase awareness of the work they are already undertaking to achieve gender equality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/03/2018 16:08:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1420131

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many convictions for failure to pay for a TV licence have led to imprisonment in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	uin	HL6018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The number of people admitted to prison for failing to pay fines in respect of the non-payment of a TV licence in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years can be viewed in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>A person cannot receive a custodial sentence for TV licence evasion but can be committed to prison for wilfully refusing to pay the fine. Imprisonment is only pursued as a matter of last resort.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 21/02/2022 12:58:15 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar attachment 1 file name 2022-02-21 HL6018 - response table.xlsx title HL6018_table
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1600150

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	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	Windsor Framework
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their proposed timetable for implementing each element of the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL6018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We will set out full details of future arrangements in due course. As we set out in the Government's Command Paper, for some arrangements we will provide time for businesses and operators to prepare - as on parcels, where the arrangements will be in place from October 2024. Others will be phased, as we have set out for the agrifood retail green lane. And some can be taken forward straight away, as with legislation to ensure that Northern Ireland will be able to apply zero rates of VAT to the installation of energy-saving materials.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/03/2023 17:45:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1216566

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Somerset
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the delays to, and (2) the costs of, the South Somerset District Council and Opium Power Limited energy storage plant project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not made any such assessment. This is a matter for the parties involved.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/07/2020 16:37:52 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten