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1602991

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to proscribing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Whilst we keep the list of proscribed organisations under review, it is Government policy not to comment on whether a group is under consideration for proscription.</p><p> </p><p>To proscribe an organisation, the Home Secretary must have a reasonable belief that it is concerned in terrorism. This means the organisation participates or commits; prepares for; promotes, encourages or unlawfully glorifies; or is in some way otherwise concerned in terrorism. As well as considering whether the statutory test for proscription has been satisfied, the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe must be necessary and proportionate, having taken into account all relevant factors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has long been clear about its concerns over the continued destabilising activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The UK is committed to working with the international community to ensure Iran is held to account.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has close to 300 sanctions in place against Iran, including on the IRGC in its entirety. We will continue to use all tools at our disposal to protect the UK and our interests from any Iran-linked threats.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/03/2023 11:50:46 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1433475

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sudan: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the (1) course contents, and (2) objectives of training, given by the UK to the Sudanese Armed Forces since 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence did not deliver any training to the Sudanese Armed Forces in 2020-21. Before that date, our objective in providing Defence assistance was to promote peacebuilding and stability in Sudan. As such, the content of our training courses was designed to promote awareness (including through appropriate English language courses) of British military doctrine, of the need for civilian primacy, and of international humanitarian law.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/03/2022 15:37:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1219435

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Energy: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to retrofitting existing buildings to make them more energy efficient.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has a number of policies and proposals to improve the energy performance of buildings, for example:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In his Summer Economic Update, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £2bn Green Home Grant scheme that will support homeowners and landlords in England to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, reducing energy bills and carbon emissions, and supporting a green economic recovery. The funding will be spent on paying for accredited tradespeople to install a range of measures, for example insulation, to improve the energy performance of their homes. Further detail on the range of measures will be announced in the coming days, before the full launch.</li><li>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO), which installs energy efficiency measures is funded at £640 million per year, is now entirely focused on providing support to low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households.</li><li>The Private Rented Sector Minimum standard regulations introduced on 1 April 2018 will improve the energy performance of rented properties. The regulations require landlords of domestic and non-domestic rental properties to bring their properties to EPC Band E or above. We recently consulted on raising the minimum energy standards for non-domestic privately rented properties to meet a preferred target of EPC B by 2030, and plan to publish the Government Response later this year. We will consult on tightening the minimum energy standards for domestic privately rented properties in due course.</li><li>Public sector organisations can access the funding for decarbonisation projects, including certain retrofits through the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme. The capital pot for England stands £385 million by the end of 2020/21.</li><li>The Government is planning to publish a Heat and Buildings Strategy in due course, which will set out the immediate actions we will take for reducing emissions from buildings. These actions include the deployment of energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating as part of an ambitious programme of work required to enable key strategic decisions on how we achieve the mass transition to low-carbon heat and set us on a path to decarbonising all homes and buildings.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 14/07/2020 15:02:53 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

861309

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of small pension savings pots held by individuals; whether that number has increased in the last five years and by how much; what assessment they have made of the problems arising from any such increase; what plans they have to address those problems; and what assessment they have made of the impact of that increase on workers in low paid high turnover jobs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Drake
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>So far, the Government’s automatic enrolment (AE) programme has led to more than 9.4 million employees being automatically enrolled in a workplace pension, with more than 1.1 million employers meeting their duties as of the end of February. We do not routinely collect data on the number or size of individuals’ pension pots, but it is clear that many of these pots will be small at this early stage. However, the proposals announced in the 2017 Review of Automatic Enrolment will mean pension saving starting from a younger age, which we know makes a real difference. A National Minimum Wage earner who starts saving from 22 could build a pot of £82,000 (in today’s earnings terms) by state pension age. Had they started saving at 18, that pot could be £92,000 (12 per cent larger). We will keep the issue of small pots under review now that the roll-out of AE is almost complete.</p><p> </p><p>As of March 2017, 94 per cent of eligible jobholders automatically enrolled in an occupational defined contribution scheme were enrolled in a Master Trust. The authorisation and supervision regime introduced by the Pension Schemes Act 2017 will ensure that members of Master Trust schemes, who will often have small pension pots, have equivalent protection to people saving in other types of pension schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Dormant pots can be eroded over time by costs and charges, and the smaller the dormant pot, the greater the impact. Members have the right to know all the costs and charges they are paying. The Government consulted last year on regulations requiring charges and transaction costs to be given to defined contribution occupational pension scheme members and to be published. We laid regulations to achieve this on 26 February, and they will come into force on 6 April. The Financial Conduct Authority plan to consult on corresponding rules for workplace personal pension schemes in the second quarter of this year.</p><p> </p><p>Members could also benefit from the introduction of the pensions dashboard, which should make it easier to see all their pots in one place when they choose to do so. This would enable them to feel in control and take ownership of their pensions. We are currently conducting a feasibility study looking at how we can make the pensions dashboard a reality, and will publish our findings later in the spring.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 26/03/2018 15:09:13 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4155 label Biography information for Baroness Drake

713695

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to bring forward legislation to prevent a second Northern Ireland Assembly election this year if there is no agreement to form a new Executive.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains focused on re-establishing an inclusive, devolved government that the overwhelming majority of the people in Northern Ireland want to see. Progress has been made in recent discussions which provide a basis for further intensive discussions to resolve outstanding issues. If these further talks are successful, it would be the Government’s intention quickly to bring forward legislation after the Easter recess to allow an Executive to be formed and avoid a second Assembly election. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will be keeping the situation under close review.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 03/04/2017 14:03:34 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

453590

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Recall Petitions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prevent overspend by an accredited campaign in a Recall Petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Recall of MPs Act 2015 sets out that each accredited campaigner may spend up to a maximum of £10,000 campaigning either for or against the petition, while non-accredited campaigners may only spend up to £500.</p><p>Each accredited campaigner must submit a statement which details all of the payments incurred in respect of the petition expenses, a statement of all unpaid claims and a statement of disputed claims. The return must be accompanied by a declaration, signed by the responsible person that to the best of his knowledge the return is complete and correct. The responsible person commits an offence if they fail to submit the return and if they knowingly submit a declaration knowing it to be false. The petition officer must then make the returns available for inspection by the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 07/03/2016 16:50:32 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town