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1686519

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date	31/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Russia is planning to open a naval base in Tobruk in Libya.
tabling member printed	Lord Sarfraz
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made clear our apprehension towards Russia's destabilising activity in North Africa. We are concerned about open-source reports that Russia has plans to establish a naval base in eastern Libya, which will strengthen Russian influence in the central Mediterranean. The Ministry of Defence continues to maintain thorough assessments of the threats to stability and security across the North Africa region including Libya. The Government is also committed to working with the international community in support for peace and stability in the region.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 13/02/2024 11:46:38 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4882 label Biography information for Lord Sarfraz

1504654

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the extent of quantitative easing for each quarter since the beginning of 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2021, the total gilt purchases of the Asset Purchase Facility (APF), including purchases to redeem maturing assets, was £57.7bn in Q1, £49.7bn in Q2, £44.7bn in Q3 and £37.8bn in Q4 following a decision by the Monetary Policy Committee to increase its Quantitative Easing target stock to £875bn. As of Q1 2022, The Bank of England begun the process of unwinding QE by ceasing to reinvest in maturing assets or purchasing new assets. In March 2022, total size of the APF gilt holdings was £847bn by purchase value, a decrease of £27.9bn from the start of the quarter.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/09/2022 10:10:51 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1347582

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with (1) Amazon, and (2) other suppliers, about the fall in volume of goods being delivered from Great Britain to Northern Ireland since the agreement of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in December 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been speaking with businesses regularly regarding shipment of goods to Northern Ireland (NI), including parcel operators and online marketplaces. We have working groups with business where they are updated on the latest guidance and have the opportunity to seek further clarity on operational related issues. Assistance is also available from the Trader Support Service, which guides businesses trading with NI through all import processes at no additional cost.</p><p>Furthermore, the Brexit Business Taskforce has held regular meetings between my noble Friend the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (the Rt. Hon. Lord Frost), other Ministers, and key business sectors.</p><p>HMRC held constructive engagement with the postal and parcel industry in the run up to the 31 December 2020 announcement of temporary arrangements for express operators to continue moving the majority of goods with minimal requirements. This engagement will continue for the duration of the temporary arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/07/2021 15:52:42 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1181838

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use any Brexit stockpiles in the event of increased supply chain issues caused by the recent outbreak of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Stockpiles of medical supplies built up in advance of European Union exit will be used as part of the Department’s response to the recent outbreak of COVID-19.</p><p>As part of this, the Department has directed NHS Supply Chain to pause ramp-down activity of our centralised stock-build of medical devices and clinical consumables, built up in advance of EU exit. In addition, on 11 February 2020, the Department wrote to all suppliers of medicines and medical products in scope of our EU exit work asking those companies that have retained some or all their EU exit stockpiles to hold on to these stockpiles until further notice, as a precaution.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 16/03/2020 17:32:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

772407

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of people leaving prison had settled accommodation arranged on release in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for working with and supporting an individual in order to assist them into securing settled accommodation. However, as part of our probation reforms, we have extended services to provide improved support, pre and post-release, for offenders. This includes working with local partners to help them find accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>Up until 2014/15 prisons were responsible for collecting information on accommodation outcomes for prisoners on release. The figures were based on prisoners self-reporting and are therefore not directly comparable to the more recent performance information collected by Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs), who became responsible from 1 May 2015 for helping offenders obtain suitable accommodation as part of their Through the Gate resettlement services.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the national performance of CRCs in helping offenders secure accommodation on release from Quarter 4 of 2015/16 to Quarter 4 of 2016/17. This is taken from the Community Performance Quarterly Management Information Release published on 27 July 2017 on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table:</strong> <em>Percentage of allocated persons with settled accommodation on release, Q4 2015/16 to Q4 2016/17, England &amp; Wales (excluding London CRC)</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>15/16 Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17 Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17 Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17 Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16/17 Q4</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>16/17 Year to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>(Jan-Mar 16)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>(Apr-Jun 16)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>(Jul-Sep 16)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>(Oct-Dec 16)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>(Jan-Mar 17)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70.6%</p></td><td><p>69.9%</p></td><td><p>69.9%</p></td><td><p>69.9%</p></td><td><p>69.6%</p></td><td><p>69.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Note: figures exclude London CRC due to insufficient data coverage.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/10/2017 11:16:15 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

598071

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	Companies: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what obligations they intend to place on companies to list their foreign workers.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will shortly be consulting on proposals to tighten the Resident Labour Market Test, which businesses have to undertake before sponsoring individuals under Tier 2 (General), the skilled work route for non-EEA nationals.</p><p> </p><p>This is not about listing foreign workers or so-called “naming and shaming” of companies. This information will not be published. The proportion of international workers in a company is one of the pieces of information that we might decide to take into account, as part of our work to ensure that companies take reasonable steps to recruit at home before looking to bring in workers from abroad.</p><p> </p><p>We will listen to businesses throughout the consultation and use that feedback to inform our decisions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2016 15:52:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

417504

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to provide injured service men and women with full access to NHS facilities and treatments; and whether any such provision would be made for individuals who have access to private treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Injured service men and women are able to access National Health Service facilities and treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All secondary acute and community care is currently provided by the NHS for those serving in the Armed Forces and primary care is provided by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Medical Services (DMS). In some cases, injured serving personnel can be granted temporary registration with an NHS general practitioner for primary care if authorised by the DMS for up to two years where it is in the best interest of the patient’s care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any patient is free to choose to fund privately a healthcare procedure, but as a result will generally be required to pay all costs associated with that procedure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 16/09/2015 14:02:08 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

93434

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether and how the new Freedom and Choice for Pensioners arrangements will apply to Northern Ireland; and whether they have discussed the matter of a legislative consent motion with the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The tax changes necessary to deliver the Freedom and Choice in Pensions agenda are contained in the Taxation of Pensions Bill. The provisions in this Bill will apply across the UK as the relevant tax legislation is not, in the main, a matter over which powers have been devolved.<sup>[</sup><sup>1]</sup> The Pension Schemes Bill is being used to introduce further changes relevant to the Freedom and Choice agenda. Where these do relate to devolved matters in Northern Ireland, the Government is in the process of obtaining the necessary legislative consent motion and approval from the Northern Ireland Assembly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Explanatory notes for the Taxation of Pensions Bill were published on the Parliament Website. Territorial extent is detailed in paragraph 52 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2014-2015/0097/en/15097en.htm</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 29/10/2014 15:21:46 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird