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1729680

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Freight
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received the report by the Earl Attlee, Harassment of the Heavy Haulage Industry by West Midlands Police, dated 10 May; and if so, whether they found it to be inaccurate, unfair or technically incorrect.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL1097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Department for Transport has received a copy of the noble Lord’s report. In common with other road traffic laws, policing of abnormal loads is an operational matter for the police. Any complaints about West Midlands Police’s handling of abnormal loads movements should be taken up with the Chief Constable.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 09:33:32 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1729681

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Mobility Scooters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what expectation they have for train operating companies and ticket websites to provide information to passengers using mobility scooters about their use of a pass policy for the scooter, either when wheelchair seats or passenger support is booked.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>Train and station operators are required by their operating licences to establish and comply with an Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) which must be approved by the Office of Rail and Road.  An ATP sets out, among other things, the arrangements and assistance that an operator will provide to protect the interests of disabled people using its services and to facilitate such use.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance states that operators must set out their policies regarding the carriage of mobility scooters and other mobility aids for mobility-impaired people on their trains. Operators must make the reasoning behind their policies clear, particularly with regard to any policy excluding the carriage of some or all mobility scooters and mobility aids.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect all customers purchasing a ticket that require assistance to complete their journey to be directed to the Passenger Assist Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 10:21:50 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729684

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	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	Agriculture: Land Use
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure, through the land use framework or other mechanisms, that local and larger-scale battery storage facilities are placed in appropriate locations on suitable land classes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published Planning Practice Guidance, which details what applicants seeking planning permission for battery energy storage systems can do to ensure they consider any potential risks. By law, planning applications are determined in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Each application is judged on its own individual merit and the weight given to these considerations is a matter for the local planning authority as the decision taker in the first instance. Planning Practice Guidance encourages battery storage developers and local planning authorities to engage with Local Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) before submitting and determining planning application, so that issues of the siting and location of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are dealt with before the application is made.</p><p>Spatial planning will play an important role in the delivery of the Government’s growth and clean energy missions. The Land Use Framework will work hand-in-hand with the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan, which will support a more actively planned approach to energy infrastructure across England, Scotland and Wales, identifying appropriate areas for power generation and storage infrastructure including batteries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 14:24:58 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729685

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of dental surgeries profiting from the sale of dental hygiene products, including mouthwashes containing chlorhexidine; and what assessment they have made on the financial impact for dentists and patients.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>No assessments have been made on the appropriateness of dental surgeries profiting from the sale of dental hygiene products, including mouthwashes containing chlorhexidine, or the financial impact for dentists and patients. The National Health Service contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are businesses and are therefore able to decide how they operate, providing they remain compliant with the appropriate regulations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 25/09/2024 12:29:48 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729691

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Customs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reduce the cost of the ATA Carnet for cultural goods.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and its operational unit, the UK National ATA Carnet Organisation, is responsible for the issue of ATA Carnets in the UK. Issuing Chambers charge their own fees to cover their administration costs. The cost of an ATA Carnet also reflects the cost of providing a guarantee through an International Guarantee Chain, which covers any customs charges potentially due on goods in the countries to be visited.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently participating in a pilot exercise to digitalise ATA Carnets and their processes as part of a World Customs Organisation (WCO) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) initiative. The Digital Pilot was launched in February 2019, initially involving the UK and five other countries. To date, the UK has successfully processed a number of e-ATA Carnets from Heathrow and is looking to collaborate with more ports to make digital Carnets more readily available.</p><p> </p><p>There are other options for temporarily moving goods between the UK and EU which may be more cost-effective than an ATA Carnet, depending on the specific circumstances. The EU’s Temporary Admission procedure can be used in conjunction with the UK’s Returned Goods Relief to claim relief on goods which are temporarily imported into the EU, and subsequently re-exported back into the UK. More information can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 20/09/2024 13:15:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1729692

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cabotage: Arts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to negotiate a cabotage exemption for the creative industries within the EU.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is committed to working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Cabinet Office and other relevant Whitehall departments to address key challenges facing the UK’s creative professionals and their support staff when touring in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We are working hard to reset the relationship with our European friends and know that strengthening this relationship will take time. This Government is ambitious and wants to make swift progress, with clear manifesto priorities for the creative and cultural sectors.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 09:44:33 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1729693

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to further improve the provision of A1 forms, in particular for self-employed workers in the music industry touring in the EEA.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
	uin	HL1110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Since February 2023 HMRC have delivered three new online A1 application forms. These online forms are more accessible and provide a tailored customer journey for those applying for an A1 certificate.</p><p>In addition HMRC are adding automation to these forms, which will enable faster processing and reduce opportunities for error. HMRC expect the CA3837 used by self-employed workers in the music industry touring within the EEA, to be automated by October 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 20/09/2024 13:15:59 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1729696

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Murder of Patrick Finucane Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what undertakings they have given, if any, to the family of the late Patrick Finucane that the scope or terms of the public inquiry into his murder, announced on 11 September, will differ from those of the inquiry previously proposed to the family.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL1113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will follow due process under the Inquiries Act 2005 in establishing the inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane. This will include consulting the Inquiry Chair, once appointed, on the Terms of Reference. As set out to Parliament on 11 September, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland supports the assessment from the High Court that the Inquiry should ‘build on the significant investigative foundations which are already in place’. The Secretary of State has informed Mrs Finucane and her family that he will keep them updated on progress on establishing the Inquiry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 24/09/2024 11:52:39 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1729702

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many vehicles in England are licensed in total; and what is the number broken down by (1) cars, (2) HGVs, (3) motorbikes, and (4) other categories of vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL1119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of vehicles currently licensed in England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cars</p></td><td><p>28,153,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HGVs</p></td><td><p>420,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motorbikes</p></td><td><p>1,204,083</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other categories of vehicles</p></td><td><p>4,682,394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>34,460,947</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 10:10:53 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1729705

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Folic Acid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 11 September (HL Deb col 1562) that they propose that 250 micrograms of folic acid per 100 grams should be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour, what scientific advice they have received on the maximum volume of folic acid per 100 grams that could be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour without damaging the health of patients who are advised not to take folic acid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kamall
	uin	HL1122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>Pregnant women with folate deficiency are at greater risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). Currently government advice recommends that women who could become pregnant take a daily supplement of folic acid before conception and up until the 12th week of pregnancy. However, we know that around 50% of pregnancies in the UK are unplanned. Government is therefore looking at this UK-wide measure to mandate the fortification of flour with folic acid to reduce the number of NTDs in pregnancies as a priority.</p><p>The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) have considered the proposed level of fortification in depth.</p><p>The proposed policy is to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour at 250 micrograms per 100 grams. Fortification above this level would allow for greater reductions in NTD risk but would increase the risk of people exceeding the recommended upper level of folic acid intake.</p><p>An upper limit of 1 milligram per day was set in the UK by the UK Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals in 2003, which was later reviewed and agreed by COT in 2018. In 2006 and 2009, SACN concluded that it was also necessary to minimise exposure to high intakes of folic acid because there was still uncertainties regarding folic acid and cancer risk at high intakes.</p><p>The UK Government and devolved governments addressed concerns on the interaction of folic acid with treatments and medications for different conditions, such as cancer and epilepsy, in the consultation on the policy proposal in 2021. In addition, information on the presence of folic acid will be included on the ingredients list on product labels to inform consumers. In 2023, COT published a risk assessment of the potential risks of allergic reaction (hypersensitivity) to folic acid if flour is fortified with folic acid at 250 micrograms per 100 grams.</p><p>There is agreement from both SACN and COT that the proposed levels of fortification are appropriate and provide a balanced approach to fortification.</p><p>The level of folic acid fortification will be kept under review as part of the monitoring and evaluation of the policy, which would assess both positive and postulated negative impacts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 25/09/2024 12:25:20 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall

1729707

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Electric Scooters: Death and Injuries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) serious injuries, and (2) deaths, of pedestrians occurred as a result of dangerous or careless cycling on pedal bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in each of the past three years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL1124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p><p>Statistics on road casualties reported to police, including where pedestrians are injured in collisions with pedal cycles or e-scooters, are published annually.</p><p>However, this data does not attribute causation to collisions which means that it is not possible to determine in how many cases deaths or injuries to pedestrians were the result of dangerous or careless cycling.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 10:11:17 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1729708

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Electric Scooters: Accidents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on the impact on the Motor Insurers' Bureau of accidents caused by pedal bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in the absence of any insurance cover.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL1125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of the impact on the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) of incidents involving e-bikes and e-scooters. However, pedal cycles and Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (EAPCs) do not require insurance, so they have no impact on the MIB.</p><p> </p><p>The Government regularly meets with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau to discuss issues around micromobility insurance.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 12:30:20 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1729710

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Insurance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making insurance cover for pedal bikes, e- bikes and e-scooters compulsory; and what assessment they have made of the benefits that could be gained.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL1127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>Those who cycle on public roads are encouraged, but not required, to take out some form of insurance, and many cyclists have insurance cover through their membership of cycling organisations. Any change requiring cyclists to have insurance before cycling on the public highway would be likely to have unintended consequences such as putting many people off cycling. This would have adverse impacts on health and congestion.</p><p>It is illegal to use privately owned e-scooters on public roads, cycle lanes and pavements, and rental e-scooters can only be hired in e-scooter trials areas. The e-scooters used in the rental trials are covered by full motor vehicle insurance policies.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 09:31:00 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1729711

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of the House of Lords who have been members for more than a year have not made an oral contribution in the Chamber or in Grand Committee since 1 January 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mann
	uin	HL1128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>A total of 53 current members of the House of Lords who on 13 September 2024 had been members for more than a year did not have an oral contribution recorded in Hansard in the Chamber or in Grand Committee during the period 1 January 2020 to 13 September 2024. Of the 53, 26 were on leave of absence or subject to statutory disqualification for some or all of the specified period. Oath-taking has not been counted as an oral contribution for the purposes of this answer, and membership is dated from the first issue of a writ of summons.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/09/2024 14:10:55 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1729715

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made for future graduate recruitment into the prison workforce (including for the cohort graduating in 2025).
	tabling member printed	Baroness Porter of Fulwood
	uin	HL1132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>HMPPS recognises the value that graduate prison officers bring to prisons and is committed to continuing to invest in its pipeline of future leaders. Several options for talent schemes, including graduate programmes, are being explored.</p><p> </p><p>The contract with the current graduate scheme provider will run until October 2026. All participants will continue to receive full support from our staff to thrive in their career with HMPPS.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 18/09/2024 10:42:11 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	5009 label Biography information for Baroness Porter of Fulwood

1729717

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	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	Nature Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the report by Zero Hour, Creating a Nature-rich UK, published on 13 September 2023.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>A key recommendation of Zero Hour’s “Creating a Nature-rich UK” report is for the Government to develop a coordinated plan to implement nature-based solutions, to tackle climate change and support nature recovery.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to protecting and restoring the environment and recognises the role of nature-based solutions in achieving this aim. We have set out our intention to accelerate progress to net zero, tackle the pollution of our rivers and seas, expand nature rich habitats such as wetlands, peat bogs and forests, and make our environmental land management schemes work for both farmers and nature.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 July we announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan to be completed by the end of the year. We will develop a new statutory plan to protect and restore our natural environment with delivery to meet each of our ambitious Environment Act targets. It will focus on cleaning up our waterways, reducing waste across the economy, planting millions more trees, improving air quality, and halting the decline in species by 2030. We will consider the use of nature-based solutions in delivery of these aims.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 14:25:55 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1729718

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align their carbon emission reduction plan with the UK's proportionate share of the remaining global carbon budget for limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>As a Party to the Paris Agreement, the UK is committed to contributing to global emissions reductions to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees and to pursue efforts towards 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The level of our Sixth Carbon Budget, which the Climate Change Committee recommended, aligns with the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already taken action to combat climate change through its Clean Energy Superpower mission, for example by delivering 131 clean energy projects powering the equivalent of 11 million homes at the Sixth renewables auction. The Government encourages all countries to bring forward ambitious, economy-wide 1.5°C aligned NDCs that take into account the outcomes of the Global Stocktake by the 2025 deadline.</p> answering member printed Lord Hunt of Kings Heath question first answered 25/09/2024 10:40:22 answering member 2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1729719

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	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	Nature Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) halt, and (2) reverse, nature loss by 2030.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting and restoring nature. In England, we are committed to halting the decline in species abundance by 2030 and reversing it by 2042. We are also committed to reducing the risk of species extinction and restoring and creating more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering these targets sits at the very heart of our mission to ensure nature’s recovery. To meet them we will create, restore and connect wildlife-rich habitat, reduce pressures on species including from pollution and climate change and take targeted action to recover specific species, working in partnership with civil society, communities and business.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 July, we announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan to be completed before the end of the year to make sure it is fit for purpose. We will develop a new, statutory plan to protect and restore our natural environment with delivery to meet each of our Environment Act targets.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are reviewing new policies which will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 14:26:39 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1729720

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to eradicate rough sleeping in England; and what is their timescale for doing so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
	uin	HL1137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>Homelessness and rough sleeping levels in England are far too high. This has a devastating impact on those affected and harms our communities.</p><p>We must address this and deliver long-term solutions. The Government is considering these issues carefully and is committed to putting Britain back on track to ending homelessness. To do this we will develop a new cross-government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Taylor of Stevenage question first answered 24/09/2024 11:57:05 answering member 4956 label Biography information for Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
	tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1729591

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Biodiversity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they are monitoring the success and roll-out of biodiversity net gain policy; and what plans they have, if any, to review the current system of exemptions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>We will build the housing and infrastructure that Britain desperately needs while protecting the environment.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are working closely with the sector to make biodiversity net gain work effectively and proportionally, with exemptions in place for any development that would have no or minimal impact on nature.</p><p><br> The list of specified exemptions is narrow and focused and keeps the policy ambitious, whilst being proportionate and deliverable for developers and local planning authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are monitoring the implementation of biodiversity net gain closely, and regularly meet with those engaging with it across local planning authorities, developers, and the land management sector.</p><p><br> Biodiversity net gain fundamentally changes how developers choose land to build on and how they design sites, and we are pleased to see so many stakeholders embracing this opportunity to deliver both much needed development and deliver for the environment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:50:42 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1729592

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Biodiversity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) monitor, and (2) address, non-compliance with biodiversity net gain regulations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>We are working closely with local planning authorities, who are responsible for monitoring and addressing incidents of non-compliance with biodiversity net gain regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to deliver, or attempt to deliver, biodiversity net gain outcomes which are secured with conditions or limitations (subject to which planning permission is granted) can result in enforcement action by the planning authority. Planning authorities have a range of existing planning enforcement tools at their disposal.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has funded the Planning Advisory Service to deliver training and guidance on biodiversity net gain to local planning authorities, ensuring they can competently enforce regulations.</p><p> </p><p>As biodiversity net gain delivery develops, Defra will continue to review the role of guidance in supporting when enforcement action can be taken. Defra will also continue to work with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on any future measures that could support enforcement of BNG and develop the essential housing and infrastructure Britain needs, while safeguarding the environment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:49:22 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1729597

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Diplomatic Service: Private Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of school fees paid in the last year by the Government for UK private education for the children of foreign office officials serving overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	uin	HL1044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The amount spent by the FCDO on provision of the Continuity in Education Allowance for 494 children in UK schools in the financial year 2023/24 was £14,502,476.00</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 25/09/2024 11:10:39 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1729598

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 6 September (HC2283), why they have paused the work of the Child and Young Person Cancer Task force.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	uin	HL1045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The Children and Young People’s Cancer Taskforce was paused so that ministers could assess the work of the taskforce so far and determine how it fitted into the Government’s priorities for the Department. Although the taskforce has been paused, the work carried out to date has been valuable, and remains important to the Department's work. We are committed to progressing work in this area, and are in the process of considering next steps for taking forward the taskforce's work and leadership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 20/09/2024 11:23:37 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1729601

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Farming Recovery Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £50 million extension of the Farming Recovery Fund, announced on 24 May, has been distributed to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We are acutely aware of the challenges farmers have been facing following the winter storms and the wet weather in late 2023 and early 2024. All eligible farmers that were identified in the original fund from April 2024 have been offered payment. This represents 679 farmers who were paid a total of £2.19 million. We are committed to maintaining food production and supporting thriving farm businesses as well as protecting communities from flooding. More information on the expanded Farming Recovery Fund will be made available soon (following the previous Government’s announcement on this scheme in May).</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 17/09/2024 14:39:30 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729602

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to distribute in full the £75 million of funding to support internal drainage boards announced in February, and if so, by what date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government, and that is why we have launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce. It will provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and after the winter flood season. It met for the first time on 12 September to discuss preparation for the winter ahead.</p><p> </p><p>The Internal Drainage Board (IDB) Fund, announced in February 2024, will support our farmers and rural communities from the impacts of flooding by providing grants to IDBs. The Environment Agency has confirmed Tranche 1 allocations, which provides financial support for storm recovery following the wet weather and flooding during winder 2023/24. They are in the process of making payments to the successful IDBs. We will update the IDBs on Tranche 2 in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:50:16 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729603

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Food Supply
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue to publish an annual food security index.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is looking at options to strengthen food security reporting, including the possibility of enhanced annual reporting.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) sets out an analysis of statistics relating to food security. The next edition of the UKFSR will be published later this year, as required by the 2020 Agriculture Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:49:47 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729604

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Agriculture: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme; and what consideration they have given to the introduction of a similar scheme in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Agriculture is a devolved area, and Wales’s Sustainable Farming Scheme is therefore a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and devolved administration officials meet routinely to share experiences and insight regarding our respective agricultural policies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 18/09/2024 13:38:36 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729606

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the mental health benefits of music education for children; and what plans they have to promote music in the national curriculum for primary schools.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
	uin	HL1072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The government believes that creative subjects like arts, music and drama are important elements of the rounded and enriching education every child deserves to receive. Under this government, the arts and music will no longer be the preserve of a privileged few.</p><p>Music is in the current National Curriculum, which is compulsory in all maintained schools from the age of 5 to 14 years. The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, which will be chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, and one of the aims is to deliver a broader curriculum so that pupils do not miss out on subjects such as music. When the review has concluded, and subject to Parliament passing the Children’s Wellbeing Bill, the department will require all state-funded schools, including academies and free schools, to follow the National Curriculum.</p><p>The department additionally supports children to learn music through the Music Hubs programme, which supports instrumental teaching in schools, as well as providing continuing professional development for teachers and access to local, regional and national ensembles. In 2022/23, Music Hubs provided support to around 90% of primary schools across England.</p><p>The department has not made a specific assessment of whether promoting music education in the National Curriculum for primary schools would help diminish pressures on the NHS arising from children’s mental health. However, studies show that music education has a wide range of wellbeing benefits for children.</p><p>The government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. The right support should be available to every young person that needs it, which is why the government will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school.</p><p>The government will also be putting in place new Young Futures hubs, including access to mental health support workers, and will recruit an additional 8,500 new mental health staff to treat children and adults.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL1073 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:44:04 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1729607

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Music: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether promoting music education in the national curriculum for primary schools would help diminish pressures on the NHS arising from children’s mental health.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
	uin	HL1073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The government believes that creative subjects like arts, music and drama are important elements of the rounded and enriching education every child deserves to receive. Under this government, the arts and music will no longer be the preserve of a privileged few.</p><p>Music is in the current National Curriculum, which is compulsory in all maintained schools from the age of 5 to 14 years. The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, which will be chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE, and one of the aims is to deliver a broader curriculum so that pupils do not miss out on subjects such as music. When the review has concluded, and subject to Parliament passing the Children’s Wellbeing Bill, the department will require all state-funded schools, including academies and free schools, to follow the National Curriculum.</p><p>The department additionally supports children to learn music through the Music Hubs programme, which supports instrumental teaching in schools, as well as providing continuing professional development for teachers and access to local, regional and national ensembles. In 2022/23, Music Hubs provided support to around 90% of primary schools across England.</p><p>The department has not made a specific assessment of whether promoting music education in the National Curriculum for primary schools would help diminish pressures on the NHS arising from children’s mental health. However, studies show that music education has a wide range of wellbeing benefits for children.</p><p>The government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people. The right support should be available to every young person that needs it, which is why the government will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school.</p><p>The government will also be putting in place new Young Futures hubs, including access to mental health support workers, and will recruit an additional 8,500 new mental health staff to treat children and adults.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL1072 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:44:04 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1729608

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Children: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they are promoting collaboration between the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care on the rising number of mental health cases among children in primary school; and what meetings Health and Education ministers have had on this topic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
	uin	HL1074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department of Health and Social Care will continue to work closely with colleagues at the Department for Education, as part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and that supports the mental health needs of children of primary school age.</p><p>We are working with our colleagues at NHS England and the Department for Education to consider options to deliver our commitments to recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across children and adult mental health services, and to introduce a specialist mental health professional in every school, so that mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, can be identified early on and prevented from developing into more serious conditions in later life. Ministers have not yet met to discuss this particular topic, but there are plans to do so in the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 18/09/2024 09:01:10 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1729609

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Nature Conservation: International Cooperation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet international obligations for nature conservation, including the Ramsar Convention, the Bern Convention and the EU Birds and Habitats Directives.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Norwich
	uin	HL1075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK meets its obligations under the Bern Convention as well as the EU Birds and Habitats Directives through the implementation of the Conservation of Species and Habitats Regulations (2017) and the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). The UK is also an active member of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands and protects 176 Ramsar sites, more than any other country. We are playing a proactive role in preparations for the Ramsar COP15, taking place in Zimbabwe next July. The UK Government also meets our international obligations through proactive participation in other multilateral environmental agreements, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the Convention on Migratory Species.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 25/09/2024 15:23:10 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4999 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Norwich

1729610

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Outdoor Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefit of forest schools and similar nature-focused learning for child development.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Norwich
	uin	HL1076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>Forest schools provide children with frequent opportunities for outdoor play and exploration.</p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards and requirements that all early years providers must follow to ensure every child has the best start in life.</p><p>The EYFS framework states that providers must provide access to an outdoor play area. If that is not possible, they must ensure that outdoor activities are planned and taken on a daily basis, unless circumstances make this inappropriate, for example unsafe weather conditions. The EYFS framework also specifies that young children should develop positive values towards the environment and the natural world.</p><p>By creating games and providing opportunities for play both indoors and outdoors, such as in larger parks and spaces in the local area or through forest schools, adults can support children to develop in a number of areas, including core strength, stability, balance and spatial awareness.</p><p>The department is committed to supporting all early years settings to deliver the EYFS well, for the benefit of all children.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 25/09/2024 14:42:45 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	4999 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Norwich

1729613

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	South Western Railway: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of reported crime on the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL1079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The British Transport Police (BTP) are responsible for policing the rail network across England, Wales and Scotland. They recorded the following number of incidents at stations on the Salisbury and Yeovil railway line: 2020/21 58, 2021/22 55, 2022/23 87 and 2023/24 83. The increase from 2021/22 is in line with increasing passenger numbers on the rail network following the easing of travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Along with data from the rest of the railway, the BTP will continually review crime trends and patterns from the Salisbury and Yeovil line, and gather intelligence to inform their daily operational deployments, including both uniform and plain clothes officers.</p><p> </p><p>If passengers see or experience crime on the rail network, they should report this to BTP using the 61016 text service, via the Railway Guardian app or online. In an emergency, they should always call 999.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 23/09/2024 09:18:12 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1729615

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Russia: Shipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to deter third-country service providers from engaging with UK sanctioned vessels in Russia's shadow fleet.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL1081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK has sanctioned 25 oil tankers operating within Putin's shadow fleet. This has disrupted those vessels' ability to take part in the Russian oil trade. We frequently engage with third countries on the shadow fleet, as these vessels undermine international maritime standards and practices, pose environmental risks, and support Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. While the UK cannot comment on future sanctions, anyone assisting UK-sanctioned vessels and the activity of Russia's shadow fleet more generally may be in breach of our sanctions and be liable in the event of an accident.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 25/09/2024 11:07:04 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1729616

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Income
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect real GDP per capita to return to its pre-pandemic peak; and what steps they are taking to support this growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rose of Monewden
	uin	HL1085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Achieving sustained economic growth is the priority mission of this government. The government is focused on fixing the foundations of the UK’s economy.</p><p> </p><p>Having launched the Growth Mission in July 2024, the government has already taken several steps including planning reforms to get Britain building, establishing the National Wealth Fund, announcing a Pensions Review, and launching Skills England. The government is under no illusion of the scale of the challenge, however, given the difficult economic inheritance.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does not prepare formal forecasts for the UK economy, which are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). In its March forecast, the OBR expects that GDP per capita will surpass its pre-pandemic peak in 2025. Further details can be found in Table 1.5 of the OBR’s latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2024: <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2024/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL1006 question first answered 20/09/2024 11:19:51 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	4326 label Biography information for Lord Rose of Monewden

1729620

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Financial Institutions: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been prosecuted under section 36 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 in each of the years since its inception; and what outcomes were achieved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL1089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database has not recorded any prosecutions under section 36 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 since its introduction.</p><p>Please see the offence group classification which lists the offences available to view in the Outcomes by Offence tool available via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2023" target="_blank">Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This provides information on the number of prosecutions, convictions, sentences and sentence outcomes in England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 23/09/2024 09:25:48 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1729621

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cancer: Health Services and Mortality Rates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings in the review by Lord Darzi of Denham Independent Investigation of the National Health Service in England, published on 12 September, that (1) "cancer care lags behind other countries", and (2) "the UK has appreciably higher cancer mortality rates than other countries"
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Professor Lord Darzi’s report sets out that the United Kingdom has higher mortality from cancer than neighbouring countries, the Nordic countries, and other English-speaking countries, using data published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. His report also uses the latest data from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership to show that five-year survival for common cancers is below that of comparable countries.</p><p>The Department remains committed to improving cancer survival rates by hitting all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets within five years, so no patient waits longer than they should.</p><p>We will get the NHS diagnosing cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system.</p><p>The findings of Professor Lord Darzi’s independent review will feed into the Government’s 10-year plan to build a health service that is fit for the future. We are considering how a long-term strategic approach to cancer would best fit in with the 10-year plan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 20/09/2024 11:23:07 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1729622

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect high street businesses, particularly independent traders.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL1091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is focused on its five-point plan to breathe life back into Britain’s high streets. We understand how important the high street is to our businesses which is why our plans include tackling retail crime, ensuring a level playing field between online and high street businesses, stamping out late payments and ending the blight of empty spaces. This work will ensure that our high streets are great places for our businesses, supporting economic growth across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>I am looking forward to working with the Sector Councils for Retail and Hospitality on the strategic issues facing the sectors, including high street regeneration and investment, labour and retail careers, sustainability and supply chain resilience.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch question first answered 25/09/2024 10:08:57 answering member 3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1729624

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Speech and Language Disorders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which providers of language intervention programmes for schools they support with funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The department works with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to support building the evidence base for early language interventions. In July 2024, the department announced that funded support for the 11,100 schools registered for the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme (two thirds of English state primary schools) would continue for the 2024/25 academic year. NELI is the most robustly evidenced early language programme in the UK, helping children who need extra support with their speech and language development to make four months of additional progress and seven months for those on free school meals.</p><p>To support early language skills, the department has invested over £20 million in NELI. The department does not hold the exact number of children who have completed NELI since 2020, but an estimate is based on the data included in EEF’s 'NELI Scale-up: Evaluation Report - Year 2', as attached. The programme has screened more than 650,000 children in the last four years and supported more than 210,000 four and five-year-olds since the pandemic. Broken down by academic year, this is:</p><p>2020/21: 35,000</p><p>2021/22: 59,000</p><p>2022/23: 58,000</p><p>2023/24: 59,000</p><p>The Stronger Practice Hubs, which provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners, have also collaborated with the EEF to fund and make places available on several early language programmes. This is helping to strengthen and add to the evidence base of early years professional development programmes. The department does not hold data on the number of children who have benefitted from these programmes.</p><p>The number of new schools who registered to deliver NELI in each academic year since 2020 are as follows:</p><p>2020/21: 6,668</p><p>2021/22: 4,418</p><p>2022/23: 26</p><p>2023/24: no new school registration undertaken</p><p>For registered schools, the government has continued to fund the intervention so that schools can deliver the programme to new cohorts of reception children, where they are identified with below or well-below average language levels. We do not hold figures on how many of these schools completed the full work programme in each of those years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL1094 HL1095 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:50:13 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern attachment 1 file name HL1093_HL1094_HL1095_NELI_Scale_Up_Evaluation_Report_Year_2.pdf title HL1093_HL1094_HL1095_attachment
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1729625

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Speech and Language Disorders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many children have completed language intervention programmes each year since such programmes were first funded by the Government in 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The department works with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to support building the evidence base for early language interventions. In July 2024, the department announced that funded support for the 11,100 schools registered for the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme (two thirds of English state primary schools) would continue for the 2024/25 academic year. NELI is the most robustly evidenced early language programme in the UK, helping children who need extra support with their speech and language development to make four months of additional progress and seven months for those on free school meals.</p><p>To support early language skills, the department has invested over £20 million in NELI. The department does not hold the exact number of children who have completed NELI since 2020, but an estimate is based on the data included in EEF’s 'NELI Scale-up: Evaluation Report - Year 2', as attached. The programme has screened more than 650,000 children in the last four years and supported more than 210,000 four and five-year-olds since the pandemic. Broken down by academic year, this is:</p><p>2020/21: 35,000</p><p>2021/22: 59,000</p><p>2022/23: 58,000</p><p>2023/24: 59,000</p><p>The Stronger Practice Hubs, which provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners, have also collaborated with the EEF to fund and make places available on several early language programmes. This is helping to strengthen and add to the evidence base of early years professional development programmes. The department does not hold data on the number of children who have benefitted from these programmes.</p><p>The number of new schools who registered to deliver NELI in each academic year since 2020 are as follows:</p><p>2020/21: 6,668</p><p>2021/22: 4,418</p><p>2022/23: 26</p><p>2023/24: no new school registration undertaken</p><p>For registered schools, the government has continued to fund the intervention so that schools can deliver the programme to new cohorts of reception children, where they are identified with below or well-below average language levels. We do not hold figures on how many of these schools completed the full work programme in each of those years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL1093 HL1095 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:50:13 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern attachment 1 file name HL1093_HL1094_HL1095_NELI_Scale_Up_Evaluation_Report_Year_2.pdf title HL1093_HL1094_HL1095_attachment
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1729626

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Speech and Language Disorders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many schools registered to deliver language intervention programmes in (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023, and how many completed the full work programme in each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The department works with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to support building the evidence base for early language interventions. In July 2024, the department announced that funded support for the 11,100 schools registered for the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme (two thirds of English state primary schools) would continue for the 2024/25 academic year. NELI is the most robustly evidenced early language programme in the UK, helping children who need extra support with their speech and language development to make four months of additional progress and seven months for those on free school meals.</p><p>To support early language skills, the department has invested over £20 million in NELI. The department does not hold the exact number of children who have completed NELI since 2020, but an estimate is based on the data included in EEF’s 'NELI Scale-up: Evaluation Report - Year 2', as attached. The programme has screened more than 650,000 children in the last four years and supported more than 210,000 four and five-year-olds since the pandemic. Broken down by academic year, this is:</p><p>2020/21: 35,000</p><p>2021/22: 59,000</p><p>2022/23: 58,000</p><p>2023/24: 59,000</p><p>The Stronger Practice Hubs, which provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners, have also collaborated with the EEF to fund and make places available on several early language programmes. This is helping to strengthen and add to the evidence base of early years professional development programmes. The department does not hold data on the number of children who have benefitted from these programmes.</p><p>The number of new schools who registered to deliver NELI in each academic year since 2020 are as follows:</p><p>2020/21: 6,668</p><p>2021/22: 4,418</p><p>2022/23: 26</p><p>2023/24: no new school registration undertaken</p><p>For registered schools, the government has continued to fund the intervention so that schools can deliver the programme to new cohorts of reception children, where they are identified with below or well-below average language levels. We do not hold figures on how many of these schools completed the full work programme in each of those years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern grouped question UIN HL1093 HL1094 question first answered 25/09/2024 14:50:13 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern attachment 1 file name HL1093_HL1094_HL1095_NELI_Scale_Up_Evaluation_Report_Year_2.pdf title HL1093_HL1094_HL1095_attachment
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1729627

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effectiveness of Jobcentre Plus in helping people get back into work.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wilcox of Newport
	uin	HL1096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The last Parliament saw the biggest increase in economic inactivity in nearly 40 years. The employment rate remains 1.4%pts lower than before the pandemic. Only one in six people escape low pay over the course of a decade.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is the only G7 country not to have a higher employment rate than pre-COVID. We are reforming employment support, bringing together Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service. The new jobs and careers service will transform our ability to support more people into work and help those on low pay to increase their earnings, which will in turn be vital to supporting our wider economic growth mission.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out our plans in more detail through the forthcoming White Paper to Get Britain Working.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock question first answered 25/09/2024 09:06:10 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	4730 label Biography information for Baroness Wilcox of Newport

1729630

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Jimmy Lai
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report, Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, by the United Nations Secretary-General, published on 20 August, including the concerns it raises about reprisals against British citizen Jimmy Lai, his son, Sebastien Lai, and members of their international legal team.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL1016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>We are carefully reviewing the UN's report on 'Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' and will respond to the report during the current session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.</p><p>Any attempts to coerce, intimidate or harm those who cooperate with the United Nations are unacceptable. The UK unequivocally condemns each and every act of intimidation or reprisal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 25/09/2024 11:11:39 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1729631

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Iraq: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the proposed amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law 188, which could lower the legal age for marriage to nine, and the extent to which it aligns with international treaties on the rights of children to which Iraq is a signatory.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL1017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK is analysing the proposed amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law and its implications for women and children's rights. As we privately engage with a range of Iraqi interlocutors to discuss this, we are emphasising the importance of any amendments' compatibility with Iraq's international obligations.</p><p>We would condemn any legislative change that would violate international norms, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989).</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 25/09/2024 14:40:18 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1729632

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Plants: Import Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, since 30 April 2024, (1) what is the volume of consignments containing plants and plant products from the EU at Border Control Posts; and (2) what is the number of physical inspections at Border Control Posts of plants and plant products that have been (a) required and (b) completed.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>Monitoring and enforcing the border controls introduced under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is undertaken collaboratively between bodies including Defra, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Border Force and HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Our checks are intelligence-led and based on biosecurity risk: It would be inappropriate for us to set out operational details such as the exact inspection details from 30 April.</p><p> </p><p>Checking details, such as time taken to review consignments, could be used by bad actors looking for exploitable elements of the border to facilitate illegal imports</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, this information is also commercially sensitive. HMG does not wish to impact trader choice of route as details of checks completed may advantage/disadvantage other ports as traders may BCP shop to find what appears on paper to be the “fastest route”.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 15:09:32 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729633

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether it plans to publish any data on the Common User Charge including values invoiced and collected; and any data on operating costs for the Sevington Border Control Post.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>While we recognise the importance of sanitary and phytosanitary checks on certain imports, this Government is also committed to reducing unnecessary barriers to trade and cutting red tape by striking a fair balance between business and biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>As such we are reviewing the current border controls brought into place on 30 April under the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the common user charge can be found on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fcommon-user-charge-rates-and-eligibility&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlex.Holding%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdef53b63b5ea436a362908dcd6613146%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638620960122219759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nPiJFRwsFRUg4zvTPXBwg1cBq2qtB%2FRJpRWoskg7Jew%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. We will publish further information in due course on the charge.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 15:26:08 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock attachment 1 file name HL1019 attachment.pdf title Common User Charge Info
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729634

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Horticulture: Import Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes introduced by the Border Target Operating Model which came into force on 30 April, on the United Kingdom's environmental horticulture sector.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL1020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>The impact of the Border Target Operating Model to cut flower trade is expected to be minimal.</p><p> </p><p>A limited group of European Union (EU) cut flowers (such as chrysanthemum and carnations and orchids), are medium risk goods; all other EU cut flowers are low risk and will not be subject to border checks.</p><p> </p><p>EU Medium risk cut flowers have been subject to prenotification since 1 January 2022 and EU Medium risk cut flowers have required a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) since 31 January 2024, and inspections at the border since 30 April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>EU Plants for planting are already classified as high-risk goods, and subject to inspection at place of destination. There is no change regarding the need for inspections, just a change of location of these inspections to Border Control Posts or Control Points.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:48:49 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729639

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Art Works
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister, or the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, undertook an equality impact assessment, and considered the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010, when deciding to remove the portrait of the first female Prime Minister from the Downing Street study.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	uin	HL1035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The portrait continues to hang in 10 Downing Street.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 23/09/2024 14:34:59 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

1729641

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Clothing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 7 August (HL346), whether this clothing policy applies to all staff in the Department for Work and Pensions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	uin	HL1037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The DWP’s standards of behaviour statement requires employees to dress in a professional and business-like way. Professional and business-like has a normal, everyday meaning.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock question first answered 18/09/2024 13:38:17 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

1729643

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Gaza: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict and the release of hostages since the Prime Minister spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu on 20 August.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL1049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2024 answer text <p>Following the Prime Minister's conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 20 August, the UK has been working tirelessly towards its priority of ending this conflict and securing the safe release of hostages still cruelly detained by Hamas since day one. The situation on the ground remains intolerable, and the war must end now.</p><p>The Prime Minister met President Biden in Washington on 13 September where they reiterated UK and US calls for a ceasefire that will enable the release of the hostages. We welcome the efforts of our partners in Qatar, Egypt and the United States, and fully endorse their joint statement calling for the immediate resumption of ceasefire negotiations and a hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. We are urging all sides to show flexibility. Both the Foreign Secretary and Minister Falconer have held meetings with the families of hostages with links to the UK and reiterated our commitment to using all diplomatic avenues to secure their release.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 25/09/2024 14:30:01 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian