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1677953

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date	13/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Economy Act 2017
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the last annual assessment of the effectiveness of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2023 answer text <p>We will publish the annual assessment for 2023 following its presentation to the Public Service Delivery (PSD) Review Board and subsequent Ministerial approval.</p><p> </p><p>The current public service delivery powers of the Digital Economy Act have been operational since 2018. The powers enable public authorities to respond quickly and effectively to complex problems, improve citizens' well-being and improve access to public services.</p><p> </p><p>It has previously not been the practice for assessments to be presented in the form of a written report. Instead, the relevant Minister has received oral briefings in relation to the activities of the PSD Review Board, including relevant information on the use of the public service delivery data sharing powers. The PSD Review Board monitors the efficacy of the Digital Economy Act 2017 as a whole, including the effectiveness of the Chapter 1, Part 5 data sharing powers. The terms of reference and quarterly minutes are published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/digital-economy-act-public-service-delivery-review-board" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/digital-economy-act-public-service-delivery-review-board</a></p><p> </p><p>Ministers were also informed of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) review of the data sharing powers under Part 5 of the DEA (March 2023 - <a href="https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/documents/4024606/ico-review-dea-20230314.pdf" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/documents/4024606/ico-review-dea-20230314.pdf</a>). This review addresses the commitment made during the passage of the legislation that the ICO would look at the powers around 3 years after they became operational.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/12/2023 14:15:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1472293

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Peatlands: Conservation
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 of peatland loss; and what steps they are taking in response.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>England’s peatlands are our largest terrestrial carbon store. They provide a home for rare wildlife, regulate our water supply and provide a record of the past. However, only 13% of our peatlands are in a near-natural state at present.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2021, we published the England Peat Action Plan, which sets out the steps we are taking in response to peat loss: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-peat-action-plan" target="_blank">England Peat Action Plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. A copy is attached to this answer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, we are funding a research and development project that will map the extent and condition of England’s peatlands in detail. Final outputs of the England Peat Map will be made available in 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 05/07/2022 15:50:33 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park attachment 1 file name england-peat-action-plan.pdf title England Peat Action Plan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1336865

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Universal Credit claimants are (1) black, (2) Asian, (3) other ethnic minority, (4) white, (5) male, and (6) female.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wilcox of Newport
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>From the latest provisional statistics published on Stat-Xplore, of the 6.01 million people on Universal Credit on 13 May 2021, 2.85 million are male and 3.16 million are female.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit claimants have the opportunity to complete a survey containing diversity questions, including regarding their ethnicity, however answering these questions is not compulsory and the data available does not reach the threshold to be published.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 24/06/2021 16:29:24 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4730 label Biography information for Baroness Wilcox of Newport

755134

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: EEA Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have, if any, that EEA migrants come to the UK for the specific purpose of claiming benefits.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>While the Government checks the immigration status of benefit claimants to ensure the benefit is paid properly and to prevent fraud, the Department does not collect information of an individual’s specific purpose for coming to the UK and so this information is not available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 03/08/2017 15:40:49 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

535146

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date they plan to publish the Tobacco Control Plan for England.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Tobacco Control Plan is currently being developed and Ministers will decide on an appropriate publication date in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/07/2016 14:57:10 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

387765

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of alleged breaches of international law in China regarding the freedom of religion and freedom to worship without being harassed.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the human rights situation in China, not least all restrictions to freedom of religion or belief.</p><p>As a member of the UN Human Rights Council, China is bound to respect the international commitments to which it is a party. As such, we consistently call on China to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – we last did so at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April.</p><p>We continue to raise areas where we assess China’s actions are not in line with either its international human rights commitments or its own constitution. We highlight these, and our broader range of concerns, in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy. We also make representations in international fora such as the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/07/2015 15:05:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

78247

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House whether she will discourage ministers and spokespersons from answering Questions for Written Answer by referring to websites, in order to accommodate those without internet access.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>On 13 May the House agreed a new set of rules to govern the content of written answers, in response to the introduction of a new electronic system for submitting them. While the digital copy of answers will be the definitive record copy, all written answers will continue to be published, and a signed copy will continue to be sent to the Peer asking the question.</p><p>These rules make clear that all answers should be complete and comprehensible, and not rely on references to external documents or webpages. They also make clear that supporting documents should be included as attachments, not hyperlinks, and referred to in the answer itself. Any attachments that are included will be available in the Library to be printed out on demand.</p><p>All of these rules will help to accommodate those without internet access. I will remind all Lords Ministers to adhere to them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 29/07/2014 16:24:58 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon