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1470880

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date	15/06/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Standing Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 14 June (HL810), whether he will place a marked up copy of the new Companion to the Standing Orders in the Library of the House highlighting the changes proposed to date since the last edition.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the debate on Thursday 16 June I approved the publication of the complete draft text of the new edition of the Companion to the Standing Orders. This can be viewed at <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/house-of-lords-publications/rules-and-guides-for-business/companion-to-the-standing-orders/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/house-of-lords-publications/rules-and-guides-for-business/companion-to-the-standing-orders/</a>. I have also instructed staff to place copies of all papers considered by the Procedure and Privileges Committee while preparing the latest edition in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/06/2022 16:54:50 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1470907

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
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 impact on individual purchasers of electric vehicles who had initiated the purchase of a vehicle but who had not yet completed the legal process before their recent announcement that electric vehicle purchase grants will cease forthwith.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Due to the success of the Plug-in Car Grant and maturity of the plug-in car market, we now need to target our incentives where they have the most impact and deliver the greatest value for money to the taxpayer. The Plug in Car Grant has had significant impacts on building the early electric car market, which is now maturing. Although still important, price is no longer the paramount barrier to adoption of electric cars.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure fairness for customers and dealers, we will honour any orders placed in the two working days prior to the grant change announcements to cover any instances where cars may have been sold but grant applications not yet made on the Government portal. As long as the vehicle was ordered before the grant ended and the dealer correctly submitted the claim for the vehicle to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles before the grant ended, it will be honoured. The vehicle must be delivered within 12 months of when the claim was submitted to qualify for the grant.</p><p> </p><p>The Plug-in Car Grant was just one way in which government provided support for zero emission vehicles. Generous tax incentives remain in place, including zero road tax, and favourable company car tax rates, which can save drivers over £2,000 a year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/06/2022 15:13:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1470920

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for ensuring the (1) accuracy, and (2) reliability, of electronic devices used to measure the speed of vehicles on (a) motorways, and (b) other major highways; and whether they have any plans to amend these arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process oversees the accuracy and reliability of vehicle speed measurement devices to ensure they meet the specified requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Manufacturers work with Road Safety Support to test the accuracy of speed cameras and provide test reports as part of the HOTA submission process. These reports are reviewed by scientific colleagues at the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) who will then make a recommendation on a device’s suitability for Type Approval.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/06/2022 16:02:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1470442

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken with banking and finance industry bodies about the new requirements for two factor authentication for online payments, in particular relating to (1) potential disruption to business continuity, (2) consumer confidence, and (3) the cost of additional time incurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Regulatory technical standards relating to Strong Customer Authentication have been introduced across retail banking and payment services. These set industry requirements regarding two-factor authentication, for which the Financial Conduct Authority is the responsible authority.</p><p>The FCA consulted ahead of making regulatory technical standards for strong customer authentication, and have taken steps to ensure that as far as possible retailers are ready, including working though UK Finance and engaging with retailer trade bodies. Recognising concerns about industry readiness, and to account for impacts of COVID-19, implementation for card-based e-commerce transactions was postponed in several stages, from September 2019 to March 2022.</p><p>The rules aim to ensure that the person requesting access to your account, or trying to make a payment, is either you or someone to whom you have given consent. This is in order to enhance consumer protection and improve security.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/06/2022 16:16:46 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1470444

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Reserve Tax: Exemptions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to update current Stamp Duty Reserve Tax legislation to ensure that the growth market exemption can apply to regulated recognised growth markets that are not part of a recognised stock exchange.
tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
uin	HL936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to extend the recognised growth market exemption from Stamp Duty Reserve Tax to markets that are not part of a recognised stock exchange.</p><p> </p><p>However, as with all aspects of the tax system, the Government will continue to keep this legislation under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/06/2022 16:31:58 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

1470445

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Fundraising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether regulated securities such as equity and debt are classified as digital assets; and what consideration they have given to the possible future use of such securities as a mechanism of fundraising.
tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
uin	HL937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The regulatory treatment of a particular asset or instrument depends on its structure, the rights attached to it and how it is used in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA set out in its 2019 perimeter guidance that certain digital assets have characteristics which mean they are the same as or akin to traditional instruments like shares, debentures or units in a collective investment scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Such assets are therefore within the scope of FCA regulation, and it is the responsibility of firms that use them to ensure they are meeting relevant regulatory requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking forward various initiatives in this space. The Government’s response to the Call for Evidence on the Investment and Wholesale uses of Cryptoassets published earlier this year made clear that legislation should be technology-neutral and able to accommodate innovation – such as distributed ledger technology – that could more easily enable the transfer of assets. The Government also set out its plans for a Financial Market Infrastructure Sandbox, which could enable firms to test the use of digital technologies in financial markets.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Economic Secretary on 4 April, the Government will also be undertaking a programme of work to explore the possibilities for applying distributed ledger technology to the debt issuance process.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the Law Commission has been tasked by Government to make recommendations for private law reform to ensure that private law is capable of accommodating certain digital assets, including cryptoassets, and to clarify their legal status as objects of property rights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 22/06/2022 16:18:38 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

1470446

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan asylum seekers who have been admitted as refugees since August 2021 have not yet received their biometric residence permits.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Over 15,000 people were supported to come to the UK directly following the evacuation of Afghanistan, and in the nine months since Op Pitting, we have helped a further 4,000 people to safety in the UK, via neighbouring countries. Those who arrived in the UK were granted limited leave to enter which allows access to public funds and employment.</p><p>We are continuing the process of granting Indefinite Leave to Remain to everyone who arrived during the evacuation, and who is eligible. Biometric Residence Permits are produced automatically, usually within a few weeks of people being granted Indefinite Leave to Remain.</p><p>We have made arrangements to ensure prospective employers and landlords can contact the Home Office to confirm individuals’ right to take employment and rented accommodation prior to them receiving a Biometric Residence Permit.</p><p>The data on those who have received their Biometrics Residency Permits is internal management data and therefore not suitable for publication at this stage.</p> answering member printed Lord Harrington of Watford question first answered 22/06/2022 13:57:12 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1470455

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Anxiety: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in England are currently prescribed anti-anxiety medication.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of unique patients under the age of 18 years old prescribed anti-anxiety medication on a National Health Service prescription in England and dispensed in the community in each of the last five years, including the most recent data available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>77,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>85,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>96,756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>106,558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>122,181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. The list of anti-anxiety medicine identified is based on British National Formulary (BNF) chapter 04 - section 01 hypnotics and anxiolytics using the classification system prior to BNF edition 70.</p><p>2. It should be noted that some of these drugs have multiple indications associated with different dosing regimens and it will be for the clinician to decide what is relevant for their patient. In addition, there may be medicines not listed in this section of BNF which clinicians may prescribe for their patient to alleviate anxiety.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 21/06/2022 16:48:22 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1470456

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Anxiety: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in England were prescribed anti-anxiety medicine in each of the previous five years.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of unique patients under the age of 18 years old prescribed anti-anxiety medication on a National Health Service prescription in England and dispensed in the community in each of the last five years, including the most recent data available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>77,696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>85,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>96,756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>106,558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>122,181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. The list of anti-anxiety medicine identified is based on British National Formulary (BNF) chapter 04 - section 01 hypnotics and anxiolytics using the classification system prior to BNF edition 70.</p><p>2. It should be noted that some of these drugs have multiple indications associated with different dosing regimens and it will be for the clinician to decide what is relevant for their patient. In addition, there may be medicines not listed in this section of BNF which clinicians may prescribe for their patient to alleviate anxiety.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 21/06/2022 16:48:32 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1470468

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Rolls-Royce: Audit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the names of recipients of fines levied upon KPMG and its audit partners by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in auditing the statutory accounts of Rolls Royce.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The fine imposed by the Financial Reporting Council against KPMG LLP in respect of the audit of the accounts of Rolls Royce plc was £4.2 million, adjusted for admissions and early disposal to £3.375 million. The fine imposed against the Audit Engagement Partner, Anthony Sykes, was £150,000, adjusted for admissions and early disposal to £112,500.</p><p> </p><p>As the FRC investigation was under the FRC’s Audit Enforcement Procedure, the fines are subject to the requirement in regulation 5(7) of the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 that the Financial Reporting Council must pay them to the Secretary of State at BEIS for remittance to the exchequer.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/06/2022 11:16:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka