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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-12more like thismore than 2021-04-12
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Government Departments: Flags more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the publication of guidance that requires the Union flag to be flown all year round on UK Government buildings, what plans they have to require UK Government buildings in Wales to also fly the flag of Wales. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
uin HL14823 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-23more like thismore than 2021-04-23
answer text <p>Currently, Union flags are only required to be flown on all UK Government buildings on designated days. The new guidance asks for the flag to be flown all year round, unless another flag is being flown – such as another national flag of the UK, or a county flag, or other flags to mark civic pride.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK Government would very much encourage flying the Flag of Wales alongside the Union Flag, where there are two flagpoles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In England, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will be amending planning rules to allow for two flags to be flown from one flagpole.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We would very much encourage the Welsh Government to make a similar liberalisation to planning rules in Wales, to help champion the shared identities that unite our country.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-23T10:03:18.783Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-23T10:03:18.783Z
answering member
4703
label Biography information for Baroness Barran more like this
tabling member
3691
label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
1105360
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-26more like thismore than 2019-03-26
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of households subject to the benefit cap that have moved into work in comparison with the number of households that have moved into work that are not subject to that cap. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this
uin HL14823 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-02more like thismore than 2019-04-02
answer text <p>The Department published its evaluation of the original benefit cap levels “Benefit cap: Analysis of Outcomes of capped claimants” in December 2014. From the findings the Government estimated that capped households were 4.7 percentage points (41%) more likely to flow into work after a year compared to similar uncapped households.</p><p> </p><p>Households working more than 16 hours a week and eligible for working tax credits or entitled to Universal Credit and earning at least £542 (£569 from April 2019) a month are exempt from the benefit cap.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics published on 7 February 2019 show that in November 2018, out of a total of 196,840 capped Housing Benefit awards since May 2013, 55,360 were no longer capped because they had moved into work. In addition, out of a total of 19,660 Universal Credit awards capped since October 2016, 2,420 were no longer capped because they had earnings above the earnings threshold (currently £542). These figures will include some households that would have moved into work in the absence of the cap.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-02T16:28:37.497Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-02T16:28:37.497Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
4312
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham more like this