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1545080

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date	23/11/2022
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	Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to end unfair purchasing practices in fashion, including the exploitation of suppliers and their workers by brands selling into the UK market; and what consideration they have given to introducing (1) a fashion watchdog, and (2) a fashion supply code adjudicator, for this industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Since October 2020, a wide group of stakeholders comprising retailers, manufacturers and non-profit organisations have been working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) under the Apparel and General Merchandise Public Private Protocol to address poor working, pay, and purchasing practices in the UK supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the single enforcement body consultation published last year, the government reaffirmed its commitment to continue engaging with the enforcement bodies and industry partners to strengthen our understanding of the garment trade. We will continue to review this issue and consider options to drive up standards across the sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/12/2022 17:54:45 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1545081

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the official objectives for the Great British Railways Transition Team; who directs its activities; how many staff it employs, including secondments; and how much funding it will receive in (1) the 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24, financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>GBRTT has been set up to design and mobilise the new guiding mind for the railway and create a simpler, better railway today through near-term improvements that benefit customers, communities and taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>GBRTT’s activity is directed by their Board, chaired by Keith Williams CBE, tasked with overseeing delivery of priorities set by the Secretary of State for Transport.</p><p> </p><p>DfT’s future spending plans are under review following the 2022 Autumn Fiscal Statement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/11/2022 14:20:23 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1545082

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Isle of Wight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) foot passengers, (2) cars, (3) freight vehicles, and (4) coaches, were carried on each of the (a) surface, or (b) air services, between the Isles of Wight and the mainland for each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number of UK domestic sea passengers by route is published annually in table SPAS0201. Data on passengers between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is shown in the table below for the last five years available. Data on the route between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly is not published separately and is included in the “other domestic sea crossings” category. These statistics include all vehicle drivers, their passengers and foot passengers on ferries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of passengers (thousands)</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire to/from Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>8,770</p></td><td><p>8,667</p></td><td><p>8,660</p></td><td><p>4,452</p></td><td><p>5,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other domestic sea crossings (including to/from Isles of Scilly)</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on vehicles carried by ferry services on these routes. The ports on the Isles of Scilly and Isle of Wight are classified as minor ports in DfT Port Freight Statistics as they handle less than a million tonnes of cargo annually, therefore only total tonnage is collected from the ports to reduce the burden on smaller ports and companies in the UK. The Department does not hold data on the number of air passengers carried between the Isle of Wight and the UK mainland.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3684 question first answered 28/11/2022 13:34:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1545083

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Isles of Scilly
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many foot passengers were carried on the surface mode services between the Isles of Scilly and the mainland for each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Data on the number of UK domestic sea passengers by route is published annually in table SPAS0201. Data on passengers between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is shown in the table below for the last five years available. Data on the route between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly is not published separately and is included in the “other domestic sea crossings” category. These statistics include all vehicle drivers, their passengers and foot passengers on ferries.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of passengers (thousands)</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire to/from Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>8,770</p></td><td><p>8,667</p></td><td><p>8,660</p></td><td><p>4,452</p></td><td><p>5,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other domestic sea crossings (including to/from Isles of Scilly)</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on vehicles carried by ferry services on these routes. The ports on the Isles of Scilly and Isle of Wight are classified as minor ports in DfT Port Freight Statistics as they handle less than a million tonnes of cargo annually, therefore only total tonnage is collected from the ports to reduce the burden on smaller ports and companies in the UK. The Department does not hold data on the number of air passengers carried between the Isle of Wight and the UK mainland.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL3683 question first answered 28/11/2022 13:34:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1545084

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when parliament gave approval for spending on HS2 (1) Phase 1, (2) Phase 2A, and (3) Phase 2B West; and for what costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The approval steps for spending on all Phases of HS2 continue to be transparently documented, and I refer Lord Berkeley to the HS2 6 monthly statements made to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/12/2022 14:43:26 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1545085

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a bill to regulate electric scooters separately from the proposed Great British Railway Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Government intends to introduce legislation for micromobility when parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/12/2022 12:12:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1545086

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which minister, if any, was responsible for approving the guidance entitled Recognising transphobic coded language which the HM Prison and Probation Service diversity and inclusion team was reported to have sent to staff employed by the Ministry of Justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The guidebook was not approved by ministers and was published by a staff network, rather than as a corporate HM Prison and Probation Service document.</p><p> </p><p>To prevent this happening again, the Ministry of Justice is reviewing the rules around communications to staff from network groups, to ensure that all information and materials comply with our policies and legal responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 07/12/2022 13:43:02 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1545087

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the number of UK citizens living abroad whose pensions are frozen at a level of £100 per week or below.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As of February 2019, the estimated cost of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries was around £0.6 billion for 2022 to 2023. This information is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries" target="_blank">Estimated costs of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of people in receipt of a frozen State Pension abroad at a level under £100 per week was 428,830 as of November 2020. ‘UK citizenship’ is not defined/identifiable in this data. This information is published on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore - Home (dwp.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Figure rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>The policy on uprating UK State Pensions overseas is long-standing and has been supported by successive post-war Government for over 70 years. We continue to uprate UK State Pensions abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating. There are no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL3689 HL3690 question first answered 07/12/2022 13:40:42 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1545088

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of uprating the pensions of UK citizens living abroad to £100 per week.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As of February 2019, the estimated cost of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries was around £0.6 billion for 2022 to 2023. This information is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries" target="_blank">Estimated costs of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of people in receipt of a frozen State Pension abroad at a level under £100 per week was 428,830 as of November 2020. ‘UK citizenship’ is not defined/identifiable in this data. This information is published on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore - Home (dwp.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Figure rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>The policy on uprating UK State Pensions overseas is long-standing and has been supported by successive post-war Government for over 70 years. We continue to uprate UK State Pensions abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating. There are no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL3688 HL3690 question first answered 07/12/2022 13:40:42 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1545089

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of uprating the pensions of all UK citizens living abroad to the current level of the state pension.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>As of February 2019, the estimated cost of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries was around £0.6 billion for 2022 to 2023. This information is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries" target="_blank">Estimated costs of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of people in receipt of a frozen State Pension abroad at a level under £100 per week was 428,830 as of November 2020. ‘UK citizenship’ is not defined/identifiable in this data. This information is published on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore - Home (dwp.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Figure rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>The policy on uprating UK State Pensions overseas is long-standing and has been supported by successive post-war Government for over 70 years. We continue to uprate UK State Pensions abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating. There are no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL3688 HL3689 question first answered 07/12/2022 13:40:42 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra