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1453817

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date	23/03/2022
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	Palliative Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of support available for the (1) hospice, and (2) end-of-life, care sector, for core services in (a) England, and (b) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL7263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Palliative and end of life care services are commissioned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), which are responsible for planning and commissioning high-quality, cost-effective services to meet the needs of local populations.</p><p> </p><p>Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing these services. NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed seven palliative and end of life care strategic clinical networks, working with CCGs to develop and implement sustainable commissioning models for palliative and end of life care.</p><p>Palliative and end of life care service provision in Wales is a devolved matter.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 29/03/2022 12:20:50 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1453864

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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	Autism: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provision of autism support services.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL7277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, in 2021/22 we have invested £10.5 million to improve autism diagnostic and post-diagnostic pathways. In 2022/2023, we will develop guidance and support to embed effective post-diagnostic pathways.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 29/03/2022 12:20:34 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1453455

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Investigation into Alleged Gatherings on Government Premises during Covid Restrictions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the full Sue Gray report into alleged gatherings on government premises during the period of COVID-19 restrictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the Cabinet Office update from the Second Permanent Secretary which has been published on GOV.UK and placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>It would not be appropriate for the Government to comment further while the Metropolitan Police Service’s investigation is ongoing. At the end of the process, the Prime Minister will ask the Second Permanent Secretary to update her findings, which will be published in line with the Terms of Reference.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/03/2022 14:59:06 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1452646

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice on (1) language skills, and (2) cultural knowledge, the Export Support Service provides to UK businesses seeking to grow their export business.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL7126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) publishes market guides on <a href="https://www.great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">great.gov.uk</a> to help companies do business in new markets, including advice on language and business culture. DIT’s specialist trade advisors worldwide also offer support to businesses seeking to grow in new markets. The Internationalisation Fund provides match funding to help small and medium sized enterprises overcome barriers to access new markets. This includes consultancy or other professional services for cultural and political advice, and translation services including website design, promotional materials and interpreter services. Funding is subject to availability within individual Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas and is accessed via DIT’s Regional Network of International Trade Advisors.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 29/03/2022 11:40:35 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1452016

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Defence: Civilians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement (1) air raid sirens, or (2) civil defence systems, in the UK to provide an early warning signal for a nuclear attack.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not plan to implement air raid sirens to provide an early warning signal for nuclear attack. Since April 1969, the Royal Navy has maintained continuous at sea deterrence, with at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine patrolling the seas undetected at all times, ready to respond to the most extreme threats to the UK, should they materialise.</p><p><br>The Government is committed to ensuring the public receive advice about the risks to them and the actions they can take. As part of broad emergency response capabilities, arrangements are in place to warn and inform the public that an emergency has, or is about to, occur and the steps they should take in response. This is a locally based approach, supported as necessary, by national messaging from central government using a range of channels, including social and broadcast media. The Government has announced its intention to augment these existing arrangements with the launch of a mobile phone based emergency alerting system later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/03/2022 15:06:17 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1441607

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed the fees paid to Accident Vehicle Recovery Operators; when the next such review will take place; and what assessment they have made of the proportion of the fee that is received by the recovery operator rather than management companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office conducted a consultation from 17 May – 10 September 2021 to assess the current statutory fees and whether new levels of charges should be applied to the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles in England and Wales. These charges apply where the police, under various acts of road traffic legislation, have cause to remove or recover a vehicle illegally, dangerously or obstructively parked, broken down or abandoned. This also includes the removal of vehicles being driven anti-socially or without insurance or driving licence and if they are being used in unlawful trespass.</p><p>We have now reviewed the statutory fees and are finalising arrangements to publish the Government Response to this consultation shortly.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the proportion of the statutory charging fee that is received by the recovery operator rather than the management companies.</p><p>The operation of recovery schemes and contracts used by the police and National Highways for vehicle recovery operations are matters between the police and individual recovery operators. The Government’s role is limited to setting the statutory charges which the Police and National Highways can levy when they have exercised their recovery powers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/03/2022 15:36:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1441610

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Remote Working
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of departmental civil servants work (1) wholly, and (2) primarily, from home; and how these figures compare to those prior to March 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Since the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, Civil Servants have increased their numbers in the office as steps have been taken to ensure offices are able to operate at full capacity as quickly as possible. In the Cabinet Office, for example, all of our core office buildings around the country are now operating again at full capacity and office occupancy in our HQ building is already back to pre-pandemic levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency is monitoring office occupancy levels across government and will support all Ministers in delivering their return to the workplace plans.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/03/2022 15:06:50 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1441615

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Forests: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to spend the £1.5 billion of funding allocated under the Global Forest Finance pledge, including the (1) £350 million for tropical forests in Indonesia, (2) £200 million for the LEAF Coalition, and (3) up to £300 million intended for the Amazon rainforest.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL6969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to develop proposals for funding to Indonesia, the Amazon and other important regions, building on the UK’s existing partnerships in these areas. The UK’s investment in LEAF has helped bring other public and private funders on board, raising over £750m which will be used for technical assistance and carbon finance for developing countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 29/03/2022 13:15:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1441616

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their position on the granting of pre-charge bail to terror suspects.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL6970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>Individuals suspected of terrorism-related offences can be arrested under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) or the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT). Those arrested under TACT cannot be released on police bail, while those arrested under PACE must be bailed once the grounds for detention no longer apply.</p><p>In the year to December 2021, of the 186 people arrested in Great Britain for terrorism-related activity, 32 people (17%) were arrested under section 41 TACT 2000 while 154 people (83%) were arrested under other legislation including PACE 1984.</p><p>The Government considers that the current legislative framework provides an important flexibility, allowing the police to make an operational judgement on the circumstances of each case, and allowing them to decide whether or not to arrest under PACE or TACT.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/03/2022 15:36:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1441625

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to undertake the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, announced in December 2021; and why that review has been delayed.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>We know there is concern that the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, part II, has not kept pace with today’s commercial property sector. <br> <br> Government announced <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-evictions-ban-extended-until-march" target="_blank">a review of the landlord and tenant legislation</a>  in December 2020. The review will develop proposals for a framework that helps support the efficient, flexible use of space and supports high streets and town centres. <br> <br> Over the last year, Government has prioritised developing an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-and-code-to-resolve-remaining-covid-19-commercial-rent-debts" target="_blank">exit strategy from the moratorium on commercial evictions</a> , and resolution of pandemic-related rent debt via the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act, which received Royal Assent on 24 March. Government recommitted to the review as part of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005041/Build_Back_Better_High_Streets.pdf" target="_blank">Build Back Better High Streets</a> strategy in July 2021, and officials are currently engaging across the sector to inform the scope and focus of the review; further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name HL6979 Exit strategy from the moratorium on commercial evictions.docx title Exit strategy from the moratorium on commercial ev 2 file name HL 6979 Build Back Better High Streets.pdf title Build Back Better High Streets 3 file name HL 6979 Review of the landlord and tenant legislation.docx title Review of the landlord and tenant legislation question first answered 29/03/2022 16:57:24 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn