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1672512

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Inflation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to small businesses experiencing financial pressure as a result of customers being unable to afford items or services because of inflation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The government aims to make the UK the best place in the world to start, scale up, and grow a business. Our Business Support Helpline and Growth Hubs provide expert advice, guidance, and signposting to all types of business. The Government-backed British Business Bank (BBB) improves access to finance for business.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2023 Autumn Statement, the chancellor announced further measures to support small businesses. The Small Business Rate Relief is available to businesses, and eligible properties will receive 100 per cent relief, which means around a third of businesses in England (713,000) will pay no business rates at all.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 06/12/2023 17:44:24 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1466057

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Restraint Techniques
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of physical restraint took place in the female prison estate on women aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 years or older, in each year since 2018.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The requested data on use of force incidents is available for the 12 months ending March 2019 to March 2022. This is detailed in the attached Excel spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>Every use of physical force is reviewed, and prison officers receive appropriate training to ensure that it is only used when necessary, reasonable and proportionate, and as a last resort.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 09/06/2022 16:31:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name 2022-06-10 HL529 Table 1.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1327227

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aircraft: Exhaust Emissions
	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 study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Mitigating the Climate Forcing of Aircraft Contrails by Small-Scale Diversions and Technology Adoption, published on 12 February 2020, which found a beneficial impact of altering the altitudes of some aircraft to reduce the impact of contrails on solar radiation; and whether this will affect their approach to airspace management.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made no specific assessment of the particular study referred to but takes all relevant information into account in its policy decisions.</p><p> </p><p>We will be shortly consulting on a Net Zero Aviation Strategy which will set out the steps to reach net zero carbon emissions from aviation by 2050. The consultation will also consider non-CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and highlight the uncertainty that currently exists regarding the impact that non-CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, and contrails specifically, could have on the climate. We recognise that more work will need to be done to address this uncertainty and will continue to ensure that the latest scientific understanding of aviation non-CO<sub>2 </sub>effects is used to inform our policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 02/06/2021 12:58:11 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1171558

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	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	Tree Planting: Urban Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 7 January (HL64), how many trees they intend to plant in towns and cities between 2020 and 2025.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government recognises the vital role trees play in delivering social, environmental and economic benefits in and around our towns and cities. They help clean and cool the air, prevent flood risk, and support our physical and mental health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing tree planting across the UK throughout this parliament to 30,000 hectares per year by 2025. We have not set a specific target for the number of urban trees which will be planted, but have announced a Nature for Climate Fund which will support planting in rural and urban areas.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently planting through the Urban Tree Challenge Fund, which supports planting of at least 20,000 large trees and 110,000 small trees in urban areas in England. We are also introducing a new duty on local authorities to consult local communities when considering felling street trees.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/01/2020 16:59:38 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1167261

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Death: Russia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Rooker on 27 June 2017 (HL Deb, cols 399–401), what current investigations, if any, are taking place in relation to the deaths of (1) Scot Young, (2) Boris Berezovsky, (3) Stephen Moss, (4) Badri Patarkatsishvili, (5) Stephen Curtis, (6) Yuri Golubev, (7) Paul Castle, (8) Robert Curtis, (9) Johnny Elichaoff, (10) Alexander Litvinenko, (11) Matthew Puncher, (12) Igor Ponomarev, (13) Daniel McGrory, (14) Gareth Williams, and (15) Alexander Perepilichnyy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/11/2019 17:59:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

748866

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how much was spent by the NHS on commissioning treatments for hepatitis C in the financial year 2016–17.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The hepatitis C drug treatment bill for 2016-17 was in excess of £200 million.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/07/2017 10:46:20 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

523714

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Hepatitis: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the total investment costs per tonne of CO2 equivalent abated by the Clean Technology Fund has increased from £21.40 to £26.40 according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change's additional business case and intervention summary 2015; and what is being done to address rising costs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Clean Technology Fund (CTF) approval decisions are based on six CTF Investment Criteria, of which cost-effectiveness is one. The total investment cost per tonne is estimated based on the portfolio of CTF projects that have been approved by the Trust Fund Committee. The original appraisal relied on the assessment of 30 individual projects approved by 2013, whereas the latest analysis is based on 57 projects approved by 2015. The total cost per tonne across the portfolio has changed as more projects have been approved, and will be expected to continue to change as the CTF portfolio increases, reflecting the range of projects included in the portfolio. As an example, sectors such as transport and energy efficiency typically have a higher cost per tonne than renewable energy projects. All projects deliver good value for money and wider benefits, such as private finance leveraged, jobs created, and increased numbers of people with access to energy.</p><p> </p><p>In order to guarantee the continued value for money of the CTF, there is a robust project approval process ensuring compliance with the standards set out in the CTF investment criteria. As a contributor country the UK approves the allocation of CTF resources for programmes, projects, and administrative budgets; assessing new proposals to ensure continued the value for money (see attachment with further detail on the CTF governance structure).</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/06/2016 15:23:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name CIF Committee Governance.pdf title CIF Committee Governance
	tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

381613

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Budgets: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place between Treasury Ministers and other Ministers concerning the legitimacy of the budget passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly on 15 June.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have regular discussions with other Government Ministers across a wide range of Government business. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury also discussed the Northern Ireland Executive’s current budgetary position with the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Personnel on 17 June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 29/06/2015 11:01:52 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey