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1698228

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date	22/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the regulators referred to in A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation: government response (CP 1019).
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>Given the cross-cutting nature of AI, our regulatory approach is relevant to a wide range of regulators, and as such the White Paper and government response did not refer to specific regulators. We encourage all regulators to consider how our AI regulatory principles may be applied within their remits, and have published guidance to support them with this.</p><p>We have published the letters that the Secretary of State wrote jointly with cabinet colleagues to a number of regulators impacted by AI, asking them to publish an update on their strategic approach to AI by 30<sup>th</sup> April.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 09/04/2024 10:16:28 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1543761

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England Asset Purchase Facility Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 28 March (HL7077), whether they will describe the risks that they have assessed regarding their decision not to publish the Asset Purchase Facility deed indemnity; and which of these risks would “not advance the public’s understanding" of the arrangement by which HM Treasury indemnifies the Asset Purchase Facility.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Asset Purchase Facility (APF) deed indemnity will not be published. The disclosure of the APF deed indemnity would be likely to expose sensitive information relating to the quantitative easing scheme and related processes.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury indemnifies the APF which means that any losses or gains from the APF accrue to HM Treasury. This is public knowledge and the publication of the deed of indemnity will not advance the public’s understanding of that arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England publishes quarterly reports for the APF, which explain to the public the implications of indemnity for the Treasury and the cash transfer arrangements between the Bank and Treasury.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 02/12/2022 13:02:42 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie

1364824

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Vehicle Number Plates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require registration plates on all (1) bicycles, and (2) adult-sized electric scooters
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce a mandatory registration scheme for cycle ownership. The costs of doing so would outweigh the benefits, and this would deter many people from cycling particularly if cyclists (including children) had to cover the costs of such a system. There would be many practical difficulties too: registration plates would need to be large enough to be seen by cameras and other road users, and there is not generally enough space on bikes to allow for this.</p><p>The Department is running trials of rental e-scooters to assess their safety and wider impacts. Trials e-scooters are required to carry a unique identifier that will aid with enforcement. Privately-owned e-scooters remain illegal during trials. We are carefully considering all future requirements for legal use of e-scooters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2021 12:45:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1191389

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
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	Press Freedom: Coronavirus
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 extent to which countries have used COVID-19 as a pretext to introduce restrictive measures against independent media outlets and to arrest and intimidate journalists for providing critical coverage of the relevant government’s COVID-19 response.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Worcester
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing threats to free and independent media around the world, which were already very alarming. Media freedom is vital to functioning democracies and journalists must be able to investigate and report without undue interference. We must oppose all attempts by any state to use the pandemic to adopt restrictions on press freedom, silence debate, abuse journalists or spread misinformation.</p><p>We are also deeply concerned to see that across the world, publications are contracting and closing, and journalists being made redundant because of falling revenues. The UK, as part of the Executive Group of the Media Freedom Coalition, issued a statement on 6 April reaffirming the fundamental importance of media freedom and calling on all states to protect access to free media during the COVID-19 pandemic. And in the UK statement at the UN Human Rights Council's virtual conversation with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on 9 April, we stressed the important role of the media, alongside parliaments and civil society, in scrutinising the actions of governments and international agencies during this crisis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/05/2020 13:55:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4257 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Worcester

795019

registered interest
date	24/11/2017
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 Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold about the demolition of religious sites and buildings in China, including Tibetan Buddhist institutions and Christian churches in the past two years.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports of the closure or demolition of churches and monasteries, and that individuals are being harassed or detained for their beliefs across China.</p><p>We routinely obtain information and updates from a wide range of sources and use these to help build a credible picture of the extent of the situation.</p><p>We consistently urge China to respect all rights across the People's Republic of China, including in Tibet, in line with both its own constitution and the international frameworks to which it is a party.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/12/2017 16:51:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

646550

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to reform the income tax relief system to encourage the building of social housing on rural exception sites; and if so, what are those plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to reform the income tax relief system or rollover relief provisions for Capital Gains Tax in order to encourage the building of social housing on rural exception sites.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL3570 question first answered 05/12/2016 16:41:46 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

427979

registered interest
date	11/11/2015
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	Food: Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to make it cheaper and easier for food businesses to donate surplus food to charities rather than dispose of it via anaerobic digestion.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>We have taken action to ensure that more surplus food is redistributed to people before being put to any other use through our voluntary agreements with the grocery and hospitality sectors. If surplus food cannot be prevented, the next best option is to ensure it is redistributed for human consumption. Signatories to the Courtauld Commitment, which includes UK retailers and food manufacturers, have reported a 74% increase in food redistribution between 2012 and the end of 2014 and we expect it to increase further.</p><br /><p>In January this year the Secretary of State for Defra and the Minister for Civil Society brought together key players from retail, food manufacturing and redistribution organisations to agree new actions to further increase levels of food redistributed. A working group is driving this forward to waste less and redistribute more. The Group is developing a partnership model to provide a consistent framework for providers and recipients of surplus food to reach agreement on working together. Research has also been commissioned from the Waste and Resources Action Programme, which will identify where and why waste and surpluses occur in the food chain to identify what action can be taken to increase waste prevention and redistribution.</p><p>There will always be some unavoidable food waste. The Government’s Anaerobic Digestion Strategy is in place to reduce the amount of organic material going to landfill and drive the waste that is produced into energy recovery or recycling.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/11/2015 12:43:52 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

169079

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Expression
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend that under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill the Home Secretary will have the power to define what is and what is not acceptable speech in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill will not give the Home Secretary the power to define what is or is not acceptable speech in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/12/2014 15:25:48 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno