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1186331

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date	18/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with insurers and the Association of British Insurers about (1) the current, and (2) the future, levels of insurance required to prevent small and medium sized enterprises from becoming bankrupt as a result of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is in continual dialogue with the insurance sector about its contribution to handling this unprecedented situation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Chancellor has made clear that, for those businesses which have an appropriate policy that covers pandemics, the Government’s medical advice of 16th March is sufficient to allow businesses to make a claim against their insurance, provided the other terms and conditions in their policy are met.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed.</p><p> </p><p>However, most businesses have not purchased insurance that covers losses from COVID-19. The Government recognises that businesses who do not have appropriate insurance cover will require support from elsewhere. As such, businesses should explore the full package of support set out by the Chancellor in the Budget and on 17 March, which includes measures such as business rates holidays and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced two packages to support the people and businesses of the UK: a three-point plan providing £12 billion of support for public services, individuals and businesses whose finances are affected by the outbreak; and a package to provide further support for businesses and individuals totalling £350bn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/03/2020 16:43:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1185961

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to prevent essential small and medium sized enterprises failing; and what level of priority they have given to preventing unnecessary business failures due to cash flow issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong></p>The government has set out an unprecedented package of support for all businesses affected by this crisis. All businesses, including SMEs, will benefit from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Statutory Sick Pay refunds and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme alongside tax cuts and direct grants. Further detail of the business support package can be found at: <a href="http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk</a> and more information on claiming for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 31/03/2020 11:48:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1182877

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Priti Patel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a report at the conclusion of their inquiry into allegations of bullying by the Home Secretary.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer on 12th March 2020 to Lord Young of Cookham (<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2020-03-12/debates/2D8B6145-D6DF-4AEF-BBEB-6AB08158DF0D/MinisterialCode" target="_blank">Official Record, House Of Lords,Vol. 802. Col. 1158</a>).</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/03/2020 14:27:55 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1182434

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pupils took up free school meals in England and Wales in each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes figures for the number of pupils taking a free school meal on the day of the January census in schools in England. The figures from 2014/15 to 2018/19 are shown in the table below. All infant pupils are eligible for free school meals (FSM) under the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) policy. Meals delivered under the universal eligibility are presented separately in the table. ‘FSM eligible meals taken’ includes those infant pupils who would already have been eligible for FSM under the income-related criteria.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FSM </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UIFSM </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FSM eligible</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FSM taking a meal on census day</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UIFSM meals taken</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>1,195,600</p></td><td><p>1,000,200</p></td><td><p>1,375,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>1,142,000</p></td><td><p>926,600</p></td><td><p>1,417,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>1,128,400</p></td><td><p>899,000</p></td><td><p>1,466,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>1,106,600</p></td><td><p>872,700</p></td><td><p>1,472,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>1,270,900</p></td><td><p>1,000,900</p></td><td><p>1,433,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Free school meals provision in Wales and the associated data is the responsibility of the administration in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 16/03/2020 12:45:58 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1182435

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual spend on free school meals in each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Schools pay for benefits-related free school meals from their core funding. The department includes a factor value in the national funding formula (£440 per pupil), but both local authorities and schools have the freedom and flexibility to apply their own local formulae. Last year, around 1.3 million children benefitted from this important provision.</p><p>For universal infant free school meals (UIFSM), schools receive funding through a separate grant. The department spends around £600 million each year ensuring 1.4 million infants receive a free meal through this programme.</p><p>UIFSM allocations since 2015, can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-funding-allocations-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals-uifsm-2019-to-2020</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 17/03/2020 17:05:34 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181770

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the case for gathering information on noise complaints in England, and (2) the health impacts of noise in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2033 HL2034 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181771

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number noise complaints received by local authorities in England in each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2032 HL2034 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1181772

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Noise: Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to (1) monitor, and (2) track, changes in (a) the amount of, and (b) the types of, noise complaints received by local authorities in England since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health surveys local authorities to monitor and track changes in the amount of noise complaints received under statutory nuisance legislation. Their most recent survey report is available at <a href="https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/" target="_blank">https://www.cieh.org/policy/campaigns/noise-survey/</a>, and includes some data on types of noise complaints. Given the existence of these surveys, the Government has not made a recent assessment of the case for gathering data on noise complaints. The data from these surveys feeds into Public Health England’s Public Health Outcomes Framework, published on GOV.UK, which includes three indicators related to the health impacts of noise in England. These are: the rate of complaints about noise; the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the daytime; and the percentage of the population exposed to high levels of road, rail and air transport noise during the night-time. More information and data, including trends, is available at <a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that the annual social cost of urban road noise in England is in the region of £7 to 10 billion. In 2019 we convened the Interdepartmental Group on Costs and Benefits (Noise Subject Group) to assess the latest evidence for valuing noise impacts in England, including impacts on health. This expert Group has commissioned evidence reviews relating to potential health outcomes from exposure to noise from a range of sources, and the outputs of these reviews will be taken into account in considering whether any updates to relevant Government guidance are required.</p><p>Reports published to date can be found at the following sites: <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20395&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=cardiovascular&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>; and <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=20398&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=specific%20health&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL2032 HL2033 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1180614

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme and Horizon Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their wish to avoid a role for the Court of Justice of the EU in resolving future disputes between the UK and the EU, what form of dispute resolution they would accept if the UK is to continue participating in the Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL1842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Public Mandate states that the UK is ready to consider participation in certain EU programmes where it is in the UK's and the EU’s interest that the UK does so. The UK will consider a relationship in line with non-EU Member State participation for the following programmes: Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training, and Copernicus. The UK will consider service access agreements for the following programmes: EU Space Surveillance and Tracking, and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.</p><p> </p><p>Existing agreements on programmes between the EU and third countries establish dispute resolution mechanisms that do not include recourse to the ECJ.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s priority in negotiations is to ensure that the UK restores its economic and political independence on 1 January 2021. That is the Government’s primary objective. Any agreement must be consistent with this. The UK must have full control over its own laws and the Government will not accept demands for the UK to follow EU law or accept the judgements of the ECJ.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/03/2020 11:51:36 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1180615

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cemeteries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what regulations exist for the control of cemeteries mounding areas to create new burial spaces.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL1843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The management and maintenance of local authority burial grounds is subject to a comprehensive framework of regulation and guidance, and we anticipate that those operating private burial grounds (many of which are, in any event, regulated by bespoke legislation) will apply the same standards and principles.</p><p>Graves and monuments of historical significance can be listed in the National Heritage List for England or scheduled in accordance with the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Any changes to listed or scheduled monuments or graves require consent from the Historic England.</p><p>The Law Commission’s forthcoming Programme of Law Reform includes a project to consider modernising and streamlining the law governing the disposal of human remains, with a view to putting forward a legal framework for the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL1844 HL1845 question first answered 10/03/2020 17:25:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton