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1462261

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
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 case for introducing a mandatory levy on gambling firms to help fund an expansion of treatment and support services for those experiencing gambling related harm.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of the Gambling Act called for evidence on how best to recoup the regulatory and societal costs of problem gambling. We will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions and vision for the sector in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 17/05/2022 14:01:42 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1462262

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling
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 case for granting local authorities greater powers to determine the number and location of gambling premises, such as betting shops, in a local area, to help mitigate gambling related harms.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Act Review is taking a comprehensive look at gambling legislation and regulation in Great Britain to make sure it is fit for the digital age, including whether licensing and local authorities have enough powers to fulfil their responsibilities in respect of premises licences. We will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions and next steps in the coming weeks.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 17/05/2022 14:02:06 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1461099

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to UNESCO and the government of Azerbaijan to allow a UNESCO mission unimpeded access to document Armenian and Azerbaijan heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a reconciliation measures.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL99
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to raise the importance of the protection of all cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh with both the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Armenia and is deeply concerned by reports that both parties have destroyed cultural heritage. We continue to press both sides to ensure UNESCO is able to undertake its crucial work in support of historical and cultural heritage. At this stage, we have not made direct representations to UNESCO regarding their efforts to secure access to Nagorno-Karabakh.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/05/2022 15:38:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1460501

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to permanently accommodate Afghan refugees.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/04/2022 11:09:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1460502

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives they are introducing to encourage private landlords to offer short-term rental accommodation to Afghan refugees looking for employment.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Harrington of Watford question first answered 28/04/2022 10:54:53 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1460503

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to allow Afghan refugees in temporary accommodation to take up employment without a permanent address.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/04/2022 11:09:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1460504

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of rural communities’ access to reliable broadband on the fiscal wellbeing of businesses in those areas.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Gigabit-capable networks can deliver the broadband services that businesses will rely on for decades to come, paving the way for new developments in commerce, trade and society and bringing benefits including improved productivity, jobs and economic growth</p><p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1022091/Superfast_Broadband_summary_slidepack.pdf" target="_blank">2021 Evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme</a>, which primarily delivered broadband upgrades to rural areas, found that the programme has increased the annual turnover of local businesses by £1.9 billion per year. The report also highlights that the most commonly reported impacts of improved connections amongst businesses were enhanced customer services (72 per cent), using internet connected devices (55 per cent), cloud-based computing (51 per cent) and promoting flexible working (50 per cent).</p><p>The final evaluation of our Superfast Programme will be completed in 2022/23 and will add to our understanding of the economic impact of fast and reliable broadband for businesses operating in rural areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 27/04/2022 16:43:42 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1460505

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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	Coastal Areas and Rural Areas: Economic Situation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to update their plans to support the economic recovery of towns and villages in rural and coastal areas; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 28/04/2022 10:08:55 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1457051

registered interest
date	07/04/2022
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	Agriculture: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the shortfall of workers in the agricultural sector.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Defra continues to work closely with industry and other Government departments to understand labour supply and demand, including both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements, and to ensure there is a long-term strategy for the food and farming workforce.</p><p>On 24 December 2021, the Government announced that the seasonal worker visa route will be extended to 2024 to allow overseas workers to come to the UK for up to six months to harvest both edible and ornamental crops. This will provide a greater degree of certainty to the sector after a series of annual pilots between 2019 and 2021. For 2022 and through to 2024, 30,000 visas will be available each year. This will be kept under review, with the potential to increase the annual visa numbers by 10,000 to 40,000 each year if necessary.</p><p>While acknowledging the sector’s reliance on foreign workers, the UK is committed to becoming a high-skilled, high-wage economy and the government has been clear that more must be done to attract UK workers through offering training, career options, wage increases and to invest in increased automation technology.</p><p>Defra’s Review of Automation in Horticulture will inform a range of policy decisions regarding automation and seasonal labour from 2022 onwards. Defra plans to publish the automation review and Government response in early summer, after the pre-election period for the 2022 local elections.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, food and farming businesses can continue to rely on EU nationals living in the UK with settled or pre-settled status. Over 5.5 million EU citizens and their families have been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working with industry and the Department for Work and Pensions to raise awareness of career opportunities within the food and farming sectors among UK workers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 26/04/2022 09:27:37 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1457004

registered interest
date	06/04/2022
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	Ukraine: Wheat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the Ukrainian agricultural sector to export wheat.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2022 answer text <p>As per the Prime Minister's statement of 9 April, the UK has responded to the request of the Ukrainian government by liberalising all tariffs on imports from Ukraine and providing customs easements, as part of our commitment to the country's economic stability.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/04/2022 13:07:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans