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749910

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date	10/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Transport: Isles of Scilly
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that (1) the precise spot rate, and (2) the commission charged, are identified for all consumer foreign currency transactions at the moment of the transaction.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Payment Services Regulations 2017 (which implement the second Payment Services Directive, PSDII) were laid in Parliament 19 July 2017 and will apply from 13 January 2018. Under these regulations, as is currently the case under the first Payment Services Directive, providers of international money transfer services are required to show any fees incurred (such as commission or flat fee) and the exchange rate the provider is offering the customer.</p><p> </p><p>As PSDII is a maximum harmonising Directive, the Government is not able to go beyond these explicit requirements (e.g. requiring the spot rate to be identified at the moment of the transaction).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2017 10:48:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

749936

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date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sexual Offences Act 2003
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of findings published by CAFOD in its report UK support for energy in developing countries that between 2009 and 2013 43 per cent of UK spending in the energy sector in developing countries was focussed on fossil fuels and 19 per cent on renewable forms of energy, whether they are planning to seek to reverse those proportions; and if so, what action they are taking to achieve that objective.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Between 2011 and 2016, UK Aid provided 12 million people with improved access to clean energy and installed more than 400 MW of clean energy capacity.</p><p>The percentages cited in the CAFOD report draw on several sources and appear to include a wide range of funding, including funding which is not classified as Official Development Assistance.</p><p>The UK government has committed £5.8bn over the April 2016 and March 2021 period for tackling climate change overseas. This commitment will continue to drive support for developing countries to move to low-carbon economies including renewable energy, as well as building their resilience and helping them to manage their natural resources more effectively.</p><p>The DFID bilateral programme will not support new coal plants or new investments in existing coal-fired power plants. We will only consider supporting proposals for multilateral development banks to finance coal-fired power plants in the world’s poorest countries where no other economically feasible alternative exists, the investment is part of a credible low emission development strategy and where there is a clear poverty reduction case.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/07/2017 16:15:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

749974

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date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of living conditions in the Gaza strip; and whether they are planning to send a team to investigate and report back.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned at the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Urgent improvements in infrastructure, employment, energy and water are essential to improve living conditions. The UK is closely monitoring the situation, including participating in a joint mission with the UN to Gaza on the 10th July. We urge the parties to find a sustainable solution to the current energy crisis that alleviates the suffering of the Gazan people. In Gaza, UK support includes funding for basic service delivery through the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, support for humanitarian access and Gaza’s reconstruction, and economic development programming to help create jobs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/07/2017 16:14:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge