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1716668

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date	08/05/2024
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	South Sudan: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that free and fair elections will take place in South Sudan this year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL4479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK, alongside Troika partners (US, Norway), continues to press for implementation of South Sudan's Peace Agreement and a peaceful transition to democracy. On 20 September 2023, the Minister of State (Development and Africa) met South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to discuss progress on implementing South Sudan's Peace Agreement, including delivering peaceful, credible and inclusive elections. The UK Government provided £54.5 million to the UN Mission in South Sudan in the 2022/23 UN financial year, who are mandated to support preparations for elections.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/05/2024 13:42:30 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1716669

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Sudan: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what financial support they have provided to (1) the government of Egypt, and (2) non-government organisations and churches, to assist with Sudanese citizens seeking refuge in Egypt.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL4480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK and Egypt are partners in a number of fields. Through British Investment International, loan guarantees and Official Development Assistance, the UK has provided almost $1 billion to support a stable, green, prosperous Egypt. The UK Government does not provide direct financial support to non-government organisations and churches that assist with Sudanese citizens seeking refuge in Egypt.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2024 16:47:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1716670

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of South Sudan concerning a potential resolution of conflict in Sudan.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL4481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is working with a wide range of partners, including the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and the UN, as well regional partners, such as South Sudan and the Gulf, to support a resolution of conflict in Sudan. In September 2023, the Deputy Foreign Secretary met President Salva Kiir to discuss progress on South Sudan's Peace Agreement and efforts to secure peace in Sudan. The UK supports South Sudan's regional peace and mediation efforts and welcomes South Sudan's response to refugees and returnees fleeing the violence in Sudan.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/05/2024 13:45:16 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1715443

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office and Prime Minister: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Institute for Government report Power with purpose: Final report of the Commission on the Centre of Government, on 10 March, whether (1) the staff at Number 10 have increased to 350 under the Conservative government, and (2) Cabinet Office staff have doubled to over 15,000 during the same period; and if so, what plans they have, if any, to reduce those numbers.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL4304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office for both management and staffing purposes and is not a standalone department.</p><p>The total of c15,000 includes the UK Statistics Authority which is a non-ministerial department and is a government department in its own right, accountable to parliament through its sponsoring ministers and therefore should not be included in the total Cabinet Office FTE.</p><p>Since 2011 the role and remit of the Cabinet Office has expanded significantly. At that point in time, the Department’s role was largely to support the Prime Minister and the operation of Government through the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministers’ Private Offices, Cabinet Secretariats and the Efficiency and Reform Group.</p><p>By 2021, the role of the Cabinet Office in managing the Civil Service had grown significantly to incorporate a number of new major delivery responsibilities, including responsibility for UK border plans, UK Security Vetting (UKSV) functions, and functions formerly overseen by the now-closed Department for Exiting the European Union (DEXEU). The creation of the Government Commercial Organisation and the move of the Fast Stream Government Recruitment Service from HMRC also saw a combined c2000+ FTE join the Cabinet Office between 2017 and 2018.</p><p>On 2 October 2023, the Chancellor announced an immediate cap on civil servant headcount, reducing the size of the Civil Service to pre-pandemic levels across Whitehall by stopping any further Civil Service expansion, increasing efficiencies and boosting productivity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 16/05/2024 16:13:39 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1702350

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Environmental Land Management Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why existing agri-environment schemes such as the Countryside Stewardship scheme are based on the claim deadline of 15 May 2023 while the Rural Payments Agency window runs up until 30 June 2024, resulting in wait times of up to 13 months for farmers and land managers to receive their payments; and whether they have any plans to change this in future.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL3961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Within the European Union, policies were set for seven years with limited opportunity to change, however, now that we have left the EU, we are rolling out our new environmental land management schemes and are adopting new approaches, including to our payment frequencies. We have already introduced more frequent payments in our new schemes, to make them work better for farm businesses. For example, SFI offers payments on a quarterly schedule, so that farmers start getting paid in the fourth month of their agreement, and every 3 months after that. Where possible, as we expand the offer, we will offer more frequent payments to more participants.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 24/04/2024 13:46:58 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich