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1700724

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date	15/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Car Washes: Forced Labour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report Car Wash Code of Practice Project Report: Home Office Modern Slavery Prevention Fund, published by Nottingham Trent University and submitted to the Home Office in October 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Bristol
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office funded the evaluation report conducted by the Responsible Car Wash Scheme and Nottingham Trent University, as part of its grant funding under the Modern Slavery Prevention Fund, a one-off pot of funding to build the evidence base on what interventions work to prevent modern slavery.</p><p>The Home Office has shared the evaluation of this project with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority so the lessons from this project can be incorporated into operational activity to improve standards within the hand car wash sector. The Government has no plans to respond directly to the report.</p><p>In addition, the Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) sets out the scale and nature of labour exploitation in their annual strategy to ensure the three labour market enforcement bodies are targeting the highest-risk industries. The most recent 23-24 DLME strategy highlights hand car washes as a sector at risk of labour exploitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL3725 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:58:04 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4709 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Bristol

1545123

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	South Africa: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support new projects to address poverty in South Africa.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK and South Africa agreed new partnerships to support economic growth, education and skills and health system strengthening during President Ramaphosa's State Visit on 22-23 November. These partnerships, as well as ongoing co-operation e.g. through the Just Energy Transition Partnership, cover a range of collaborative activities, including programmes that will help South Africa reduce poverty.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 08/12/2022 11:57:30 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1366285

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A303: Stonehenge
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ease any traffic congestion on the A303 near Stonehenge.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Roads Investment Strategy 2 reflects this Government’s commitment to upgrading the A303/A358 corridor as a priority for improving connections between the South-West and London and the South-East. The delivery of the corridor is a part of a long-term aim to improve inter- and intra-regional connectivity, by providing a second reliable high-performing connection between the South-West and the South-East, in addition to the M4/M5.</p><p>Following an Order of the High Court made on 30 July 2021, the Secretary of State's decision dated 12 November 2020 to grant development consent for the application by Highways England for the proposed A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge) scheme has been quashed. The Secretary of State must now re-determine that application.</p><p>As a live planning case, it would not be appropriate for the Department to comment further on the scheme at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 09/11/2021 12:46:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1191906

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimates they have, if any, of how many people coming into the UK in (1) February, (2) March, and (3) April, had COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>On 23 March, SAGE advised that the effect of closing borders would have a negligible effect on spread of COVID-19, based on the fact that numbers of cases arriving from other countries were estimated to be insignificant in comparison with domestic cases, comprising approximately 0.5% of total domestic cases.</p><p>The Home Office and SAGE have been keeping these figures under review. The numbers of passengers arriving in the UK are extremely small, and as such, there is uncertainty in any estimate at such a low level; however, we are confident that the percentage remains under 0.5% of total domestic cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/05/2020 16:19:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

797292

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which ten local authorities in Wales had (1) the lowest number, (2) the lowest percentage, (3) the highest number, and (4) the highest percentage, of individuals in receipt of social security payments, in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Such information that is available for Wales is published by the Welsh Government on gov.wales</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 12/12/2017 12:14:07 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

649102

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reading Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual cost of maintaining the redundant HM Prison Reading; and what are their plans for its future use or sale to an appropriate buyer.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Parts of the former HMP Reading are listed and the level of services, such as security, routine maintenance and utilities, have been reduced to a level which is appropriate to ensure that it remains safe and secure until its final disposal. In 2015-16, the last full financial year for which figures are available, the maintenance and upkeep of the former HMP Reading, including maintenance, utilities and security was £256,798.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice and its external planning and development advisers are currently working in close collaboration with Historic England, Reading Borough Council and others to ensure that the historic integrity of the site is documented and preserved after disposal. We will prepare a planning brief for approval by Reading Borough Council during the latter half of 2017. Following this, we anticipate that the site will be marketed for sale for residential development.</p><p>The MoJ is committed to providing best value to the tax payer through maximising the financial value of the site whilst safeguarding its heritage value for future generations.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/12/2016 17:49:44 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

429240

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what non-disclosure agreements the Cabinet Office made in 2003–04, and on what date each agreement was made.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The information requested can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 03/12/2015 11:59:15 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

170228

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: EU Action
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 progress of current negotiations on the proposed 4th European Union Directive on money laundering as regards risk assessment and consequent enhanced due diligence for United Kingdom Politically Exposed Persons.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL3724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has advocated a risk-based approach to “politically exposed persons” domestically, through negotiations on the Directive.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>In the UK, this would require treating UK PEPs, such as UK Parliamentarians, on the basis of risk when undertaking customer due diligence. Enhanced due diligence would only apply if the business relationship is assessed as high risk.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Political agreement between the Presidency, the European Parliament and the Commission on the Directive was reached on 16 December. We expect the Italian Presidency to provide further details shortly. </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 22/12/2014 14:45:24 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones