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1668156

	registered interest
	answer date	21/11/2023
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Cattle: Animal Breeding
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made to ensure that farmers in Northern Ireland can import cow embryos from North America, as can farmers in the rest of the UK.
	session	2023/24
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL37
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Farmers in Northern Ireland can import cattle embryos from United States and Canada. These imports must meet the conditions set out by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), including the requirement for an appropriate veterinary certificate.</p><p> </p><p>Further information is available on the <a href="https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/import-genetic-material-breeding" target="_blank">DAERA website</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 14/11/2023 11:47:54 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1461114

	registered interest
	answer date	24/05/2022
	date	10/05/2022
	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	Soil
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 24 March (HL6855), when the stakeholder engagement on the outline of the Soil Health Action Plan for England (SHAPE) will start; who will be consulted; and how long the consultation will last.
	session	2022/23
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Caithness
	uin	HL37
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>We are currently developing the stakeholder engagement plan for the Soil Health Action Plan for England and will confirm timelines in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 24/05/2022 14:34:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3310 label Biography information for The Earl of Caithness

1313645

	registered interest
	answer date	25/05/2021
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their timetable for implementing the plans set out in their A Smarter Approach to Sentencing white paper (CP 292), published on 16 September 2020; and in particular, when they plan to reduce the time periods after which some sentences become spent for the purpose of criminal records checks in order to improve offender rehabilitation.
	session	2021/22
	tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
	uin	HL37
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The legislative reforms announced in A Smarter Approach to Sentencing White Paper will be brought forward in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill. This bill was introduced on 9 March and, as confirmed in the Queen’s Speech, has been carried forward to the next session.</p><p> </p><p>For the first time, sentences over four years will be able to become spent, and rehabilitation periods will be reduced for community and custodial sentences of less than four years. These changes will come into effect once the PCSC Bill has received Royal Assent.</p><p> </p><p>Work is also underway on the non-legislative reforms set out in the White Paper. We are on track to deliver the Pre-Sentence Report pilot on time, and the Community Sentence Treatment Requirement Programme is now operating in courts across 14 areas in England, with eight more to come online during 2021. The Call for Evidence on Neurodiversity also set out in the White Paper closed on 15 January 2021, and evidence from this is being reviewed with a full report due this Summer.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 25/05/2021 14:56:06 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

1168579

	registered interest
	answer date	07/01/2020
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to receive the consultant's report into the proposed freight line between Liverpool Docks and Yorkshire, via a reinstated Colne–Skipton line; when they expect to publish it; and what the next steps for the project will be.
	session	2019/20
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL37
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>Work is advancing well. We expect to receive the outputs of the further feasibility work on the Colne-Skipton reinstatement soon, complementing the initial Strategic Outline Business Case completed in December 2018. These will inform the Government’s decision as to whether a reinstatement scheme should progress to the ‘develop’ stage of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline. The results of the feasibility work will be published at that point.</p><p> </p><p>This is part of our new approach to rail enhancements to ensure we address the needs of passengers and freight, and that funding commitments appropriately reflect the stage of development of schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/01/2020 12:33:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1149744

	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2019
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Iraq: Kurds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or intend to make, to the Kurdistan Regional Government about the blockade of the Maxmur refugee camp; and what discussions they have had with agencies of the United Nations on the impact of the blockade, including on the health of the camp's residents
	session	2019/20
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL37
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has not made any representations to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) about the Maxmur refugee camp. Restrictions of movement are limited to Erbil. The UN Refugee Agency is negotiating with the KRG on allowing this camp population access to Erbil. We continue to monitor restrictions of movement across camp populations and regularly meet with UN agencies and the KRG to discuss the humanitarian situation inside camps.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has been in contact with Sir Mark Lowcock, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, to identify any gaps in the humanitarian response, and ensure those affected by the situation in Northeast Syria are getting the support they need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/10/2019 17:23:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton