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1694318

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date	06/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of Windrush Compensation Scheme claims they have paid in full so far.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>Information on the total number of Windrush Compensation Scheme claims that have received a compensation payment is published as part of the Transparency Data release. The latest published data, covering the period up to the end of January 2024, is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-compensation-scheme-data-january-2024" target="_blank">Windrush Compensation Scheme data: January 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p><p>As of January 2024, over £80 million has been paid in compensation across 2,233 claims.</p><p>An individual could have more than one claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme rules, for example as a primary claimant, close family member, or as a representative of an estate. In addition, a claim may receive a preliminary, interim and/or full and final payment.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/03/2024 12:37:31 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name Windrush Compensation Scheme data.xlsx title Windrush Compensation Scheme data
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1694319

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Compensation Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate having paid compensation in full to claimants of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Windrush Compensation Scheme is determined to ensure everyone who was affected receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled at the earliest point possible. The Scheme is making significant progress towards achieving this aim and has paid over £80 million in compensation as of January 2024. However, each person’s claim is deeply personal and deserves to be processed with the utmost care and sensitivity. This holistic approach necessarily takes time but is ultimately beneficial to individuals.</p><p>The Scheme does not therefore, impose time limit targets for concluding claims.</p><p>The Scheme has reduced the time to allocate a claim for a substantive casework consideration, from 18 months to under 4 months. The 4-month period includes all essential eligibility checks, together with a Preliminary Assessment to make an initial payment of £10,000 wherever possible. The Scheme has no end date so that people are not prevented from claiming compensation and there is no cap on the amount of compensation that will be paid overall.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/03/2024 12:37:00 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1694320

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Windrush Lessons Learned Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 29 February (HL Deb col 1190) where he stated that "there are legal proceedings" concerning the decision "not to proceed with some of the recommendations" contained in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review by Wendy Williams, what is the nature of those proceedings.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The “legal proceedings” refer to a Judicial Review, brought by three claimants, to challenge the decision, made in December 2022, of the former Secretary of State for the Home Department to not implement three of the Windrush Lessons Learned recommendations. The three policy recommendations are: recommendation 3, run reconciliation events; recommendation 9, introduce a Migrants’ Commissioner; and recommendation 10, review the remit and role of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/03/2024 12:36:13 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1694321

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much is to be allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive in the Spring Budget from (1) Barnett consequentials, and (2) direct allocation.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL3056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>As a result of decisions taken at Spring Budget, the Northern Ireland Executive will receive around £100 million through the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer also announced £20 million of funding for each of Derry-Londonderry and Coleraine through the Long-Term Plan for Towns, £2 million of funding to boost global investment and trade opportunities in Northern Ireland, and £2.2 million for the redevelopment of the South Stand at Crusaders FC in Belfast into a unique state of the art community centre.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland will also benefit from UK-wide tax and spending measures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/03/2024 11:28:43 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1694322

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Freeports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many freeports have been announced for each country of the United Kingdom in the past 10 years; and where they are located.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL3057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Information on the number of Freeports announced in the United Kingdom in the last ten years and their locations can be found at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/freeports" target="_blank">link.</a></p><p>Following discussions with stakeholders in Northern Ireland about how best to deliver the benefits associated with Freeports and Investment Zones there, the government announced at the Spring Budget that we will establish an Enhanced Investment Zone offer in Northern Ireland with £150 million in funding, able to be used flexibly across spending and tax levers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 19/03/2024 16:36:53 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL3057 - Freeports - GOV.UK.pdf title Freeport
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1694323

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: USA
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 the United States about the promises of investment made by the US President in his 12 April 2023 address at Ulster University.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL3058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government and Invest Northern Ireland hosted the NI Investment Summit in September, which was a great success in showcasing Northern Ireland’s innovation and technological strengths to around 200 global investors. A US trade delegation visited Norther Ireland in October, during which the New York State Common Retirement Fund announced a new $50m investment into companies based in Northern Ireland</p><p><br> Our network in the US continues to promote Northern Ireland as a prime investment destination. UK Government ministers are participating in a series of engagements around St Patrick's Day to strengthen the vital transatlantic partnership between the US and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 18/03/2024 15:19:24 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1694324

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arts: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic benefit to creative industries in Northern Ireland of the tax measures announced in the Spring Budget.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL3059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the cultural and economic value of the UK’s world-leading creative sector. At Spring Budget 2024 the Government went further to support the sector through the creative sector tax reliefs, which companies in Northern Ireland benefit from.</p><p>The announcements include a new tax credit for independent UK films with budgets of less than £15 million and a 5 percentage point increase in tax relief UK visual effects costs in film and high-end TV.</p><p>The Government also announced that from 1 April 2025, orchestras, museums, galleries and theatres will benefit from tax relief set permanently at 45% (for touring productions and all orchestra productions) and 40% for non-touring productions).</p><p>These measures will apply UK-wide.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/03/2024 12:02:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1694325

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Animals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their timetable for consulting on activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL3060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad.</p><p> </p><p>Future decisions on which specific animal activities will fall in scope of the advertising ban will be evidence-based and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. Sufficient, compelling evidence will be required to demonstrate why any specific advertising ban is needed.</p><p> </p><p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority and we are currently exploring a number of options to ensure progress as soon as is practicable<em>.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 14/03/2024 17:15:15 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1694326

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Chemicals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the chemicals strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL3061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting human health and the environment and we will set out our priorities for addressing risks from chemicals in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 12/03/2024 14:23:28 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1694327

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Sewage: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulated under environmental permitting, and whether they will consider tightening the limits on the amount of PFAS that can be in effluent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL3062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency is developing options to increase the number of PFAS that are controlled through environmental permits issued under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. This is focused on those with the strongest evidence of harm, such as PFAS listed under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and may include new statutory and non-statutory standards for water quality which can be used to set permit limits for discharges to rivers.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government is working with the Environment Agency to assess levels of PFAS occurring in the environment, their sources, and potential risks to inform policy and regulatory approaches. Action has already been taken to ban or highly restrict specific PFAS both domestically and internationally, including perfluoro-octane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as well as perfluorohexanesulphonic acid (PFHxS), a persistent organic pollutant, the use and production of which was prohibited in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, the Government also committed to consult on improvements to the regulatory framework for industrial emissions to better reflect our environmental priorities. This will include assessing whether any changes are required to ensure that industrial emissions of persistent chemicals such as PFAS are effectively controlled.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 02/04/2024 13:15:10 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock