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1692924

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date	29/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have sole responsibility for regulating Northern Ireland VAT or whether the EU has any authority relating to VAT matters in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL2906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The arrangements in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework guarantee Northern Ireland’s position within the UK’s VAT area. The freedoms secured under the Windsor Framework have already delivered benefits for NI people and businesses, including the application of zero rates on the installation of energy-saving materials and the UK-wide application of the changes agreed at Autumn Statement 2023, such as the removal of VAT on period underwear. All the VAT and excise measures announced at Spring Budget 2024 apply UK-wide.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/03/2024 15:25:57 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1640671

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Parking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Civil Aviation Authority regarding increases in airport car-parking charges.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL8151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Most airports in the UK are managed and operated as private businesses, and parking arrangements are subject to contractual agreements between airport operators and car parking companies covered by consumer laws.</p><p> </p><p>The provision and charging of car parking at airports (including drop off and pick charges) is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. The Department has made no representations to the Civil Aviation Authority as this is a commercial matter for airports.</p><p> </p><p>Any grievance about charges for car parking should be raised with the airport operator directly. However, the Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/06/2023 11:08:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1640672

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are giving to local authorities to address accidents caused by pot holes.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL8152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>In Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland responsibility for maintaining the highway rests with the respective devolved administration.</p><p> </p><p>In England, local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the public highway network in their area.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the capital highways maintenance funding provided by Government, the Department works with the highways sector to produce guidance and best practice and encourages good practice in local highways asset management. The Department endorses the UK Roads Leadership Group’s <em>‘Well Managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice’</em>. This provides guidance for highway authorities to consider when managing and maintaining the highways infrastructure assets for which they are responsible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government commissioned <em>‘Potholes: a repair guide’</em>, published by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) in March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2022 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor confirmed the three-year settlement announced at Spending Review 2021: approximately £915 million capital funding per year for local highways maintenance for local highway authorities across England outside of London and the mayoral combined authorities who are in receipt of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, at Budget 2023 the Chancellor announced an extra £200 million for highways maintenance for the 2023/24 financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/06/2023 10:36:04 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1345421

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of lorry drivers to fill workforce shortages.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>We are supporting apprenticeships, including to train lorry drivers. A revised standard will be available from 1 August 2021 attracting £7,000 in apprenticeship levy funding. There is also an incentive payment of £3,000 available for new apprentices of any age with an employment start date of 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions is developing a scheme to train jobseekers in HGV driving. The Flexible Support Fund is available to help the unemployed or those in receipt of Universal Credit renew their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).</p><p>The Department has provided a grant for the non-profit initiative Road to Logistics to train military service leavers, ex-offenders and the long term unemployed to move into jobs in the logistics sector, including lorry driving.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 14/07/2021 13:50:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1340159

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when travel restrictions will be lifted to allow travel from the UK to the United States of America.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Travel from the UK to the US is restricted under Presidential Executive Order and regulations 212(f). These measures have now been in place for over 400 days and meaningful travel cannot begin in earnest until the US lifts these restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minster and President Biden have made clear the importance of bringing about the return of safe trans-Atlantic travel as soon as possible. The newly formed joint UK-US Experts’ Working Group is now underway, and we are working closely with our US partners on delivering this important goal.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/07/2021 13:05:38 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown