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1540880

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Compost
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make (1) regulatory, or (2) other, responses to findings in the Big Compost Study which concluded that 60 per cent of items sold as "home compostable" did not degrade in homes under real world conditions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>HM Government has no immediate plans to regulate in this area but welcomes the findings from UCL’s study into the home composting of plastics and will use this to inform our evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>The study has shown that home composting is not a viable destination for managing plastic waste and this echoes HM Government’s existing position to prioritise the reduction, reuse and recycling of plastics before anything else.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2021 we published our response to the call for evidence on the need for standards for bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics. The Government response acknowledges that compostable plastics must be treated in industrial composting facilities to be broken down and, when processed incorrectly, can be a source of microplastics and contaminate recycling streams. Therefore, our focus will be on reducing unnecessary consumption and working towards a circular economy, not composting of plastics.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 23/11/2022 11:52:27 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2022 15:04:17 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon previous answer version 36480 answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble answering member 4161
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1540907

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Water Companies: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that the fines paid by water companies in England and Wales will be reimbursed to customers, whether the bills that customers receive will be itemised to show the reduction on their individual bills.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL3293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>HM Government welcomes the robust regulatory response from Ofwat to incentivise water companies to deliver for their customers, the environment and wider society.</p><p> </p><p>The financial penalties imposed for missing performance commitments will rightly be returned to customers in the next financial year. There is no requirement from HM Government for companies to itemise these reductions on individual customer bills and individual company billing practices will differ.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 23/11/2022 11:52:50 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2022 15:04:11 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon previous answer version 36487 answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble answering member 4161
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1538408

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mike Veale
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any legal mechanisms to compel the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland to begin the gross misconduct hearing against Mike Veale, former Chief Constable for Cleveland which, when it was announced on 2 August 2021, was described as beginning “shortly”.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL3105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Whilst arrangements concerning the establishment of a misconduct hearing are a matter for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), the management of the hearing itself is the responsibility of the independent Legally Qualified Chair (LQC). The LQC must commence the hearing within 100 days of the officer being provided a notice referring them to proceedings, but may extend this period where the LQC considers it is in the interests of justice to do so. Decisions are made entirely independently of PCCs as well as Government.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government takes the accountability of the police very seriously and has delivered a number of reforms to strengthen the police disciplinary system. This included additional independence through the introduction of independent Legally Qualified Chairs (LQCs) in 2016. The Government has also recently announced an internal review in the process of police officer dismissals, which it expects to look at the existing model and composition of panels, including the impact of the role of LQCs.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">But whilst arrangements concerning the establishment of a misconduct hearing are a matter for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), the management of the hearing itself is the responsibility of the independent LQCs. LQCs must commence a hearing within 100 days of an officer being provided a notice referring them to proceedings, but may extend this period where an LQC considers it is in the interests of justice to do so. Decisions made within a hearing are done so independently of PCCs as well as Government.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 16/11/2022 17:50:45 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2022 14:45:25 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom previous answer version 34626 answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1522684

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many recipients of Healthy Start vouchers are not in receipt of prepaid cards despite remaining eligible for the scheme.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL2636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority estimates that as of 18 October 2022, there were 2,954 households previously were in receipt of paper vouchers which have not successfully applied to the NHS Healthy Start prepaid card scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 07/11/2022 13:13:57 question first ministerially corrected 28/09/2023 10:34:54 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham previous answer version 31476 answering member printed Lord Markham answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1522047

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Public Health
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 UK’s public health standards as a result of the measures proposed in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022.
tabling member printed	Baroness Harris of Richmond
uin	HL2587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>Through the Retained EU Law (<ins class="ministerial">Revocation and </ins>Reform<del class="ministerial"> and Revocation</del>) Bill, the Government is currently reviewing which retained European Union law should be repealed, reformed or preserved. the Government continues to work with a range of stakeholders to ensure that any such reforms maintain and improve current standards in patient safety and public health.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/10/2022 13:55:55 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2023 11:49:43 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham previous answer version 28714 answering member printed Lord Markham answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2505 label Biography information for Baroness Harris of Richmond

1520182

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Public Health: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce new regulations on public health that cover England if all retained EU regulations on public health are removed from UK law.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL2449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>Through the Retained EU Law (<ins class="ministerial">Revocation and </ins>Reform <del class="ministerial">and Revocation</del>) Bill, the Government is currently reviewing which retained European Union law should be repealed, reformed or preserved. the Government continues to work with a range of stakeholders to ensure that any such reforms maintain or improve current standards in patient safety and public health.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/10/2022 14:05:58 question first ministerially corrected 28/09/2023 10:35:33 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham previous answer version 28771 answering member printed Lord Markham answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1518525

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Offshore Structures: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for coordinating protection of (1) oil and gas installations, (2) pipelines, (3) offshore windfarms, (4) undersea electrical cables and interconnectors, and (5) fibreoptic cables, in (a) UK territorial seas, and (b) UK exclusive economic zones; and where this coordination takes place.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes the protection and resilience of subsea and offshore infrastructure seriously and departments work together to protect it from malicious and other hazards such as accidental damage. The Cabinet Office is responsible for coordinating interdepartmental efforts. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is the lead department for the energy sector, including subsea energy <ins class="ministerial">infrastructure</ins><del class="ministerial">CrNI</del>. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is the lead department for telecommunications policy, including telecommunications subsea cables. The Ministry of Defence is responsible for defending UK interests within the UK Marine Area (UK Territorial Waters and Exclusive Economic Zones) and forms part of HMG’s efforts to counter state threats.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:30:56 question first ministerially corrected 13/10/2022 10:44:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan previous answer version 21766 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1506471

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Kenya: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much UK overseas aid they provided to Kenya in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, (3) 2019, (4) 2020, and (5) 2021.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL2301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK provided the following amounts of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Kenya:</p><p>1) 2017 - £153 million</p><p>2) 2018 - £116 million</p><p>3) 2019 - £134 million</p><p>4) 2020 - £92 million</p><p>5) 2021 - final figures have not yet been released by the <ins class="ministerial">FCDO.</ins> <del class="ministerial">Office for National Statistics</del></p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/09/2022 10:21:03 question first ministerially corrected 27/09/2022 15:23:25 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park previous answer version 20150 answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1491768

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Avian Influenza
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 impact of the current outbreak of avian flu on wild bird populations.
tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
uin	HL2036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2022 answer text <p>Defra is working with Devolved Administrations, Arm’s Length Bodies and NGOs to monitor and respond to the effect of avian influenza on wild birds. This includes providing advice on mitigation measures that can be put in place to both protect public health and the impact on wild birds where possible. However, avian influenza is a natural transmission process in wild birds and there is limited evidence that mitigation measures are effective at reducing transmission of avian influenza between wild birds. We will, however, continue to take whatever action we can, in accordance with international best practice and the latest evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) operates a robust programme of wild bird surveillance across Great Britain and engages in year-round avian influenza surveillance of dead wild birds submitted via public reports and warden patrols. Between 25 October 2021 and 22 July 2022, over 3,000 wild birds have been tested. Of these, 1454 have tested positive for H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). There have been findings in 347 different locations in 61 different species in 79 different counties. A report (updated weekly) of findings of HPAI in wild birds is published by <del class="ministerial">the UK Health Security Agency</del> <ins class="ministerial">APHA</ins> on GOV.UK together with <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Favian-influenza-bird-flu-in-europe&amp;data=05%7C01%7CEDC.outbreak.comms%40defra.gov.uk%7C380d7be3ec874a11f01a08da68949a2c%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637937284688878079%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YVSU6s18f0smWzoU31zn4Q32SxoA87MlTk%2B81hGSAFY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">outbreak and risk assessments</a>. A copy of the 18 July outbreak assessment is attached to this answer</p><p> </p><p>Unprecedented outbreaks of avian influenza are being seen in both Great Britain and Europe as well as North America. In Great Britain there have been large numbers of deaths associated with positive findings of avian influenza in breeding populations of seabird species. Including those listed as <a href="https://britishbirds.co.uk/sites/default/files/BB_Dec21-BoCC5-IUCN2.pdf" target="_blank">GB Birds of Conservation Concern (BoCC5)</a> (copy attached). The impact on Roseate Terns (red-listed BoCC5 species) and Sandwich Terns (amber-listed BoCC5 species) colonies in particular are of significant concern.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s seabirds are an important part of our natural heritage, and their protection is a high priority for the government. Defra recognises the significant threat HPAI is posing to our seabird populations Further to the existing Joint Nature Conservation Committee Seabird Monitoring Programme, Natural England has set up a seabird reporting system to collate records of mortality levels in key seabird colonies which will be used to support assessments of the impact on populations and inform recovery programmes. Equivalent systems have been established in Wales and Scotland enabling data to be readily compared across the administrations.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name Updated Outbreak Assessment #30 HPAI in the UK and Europe 18 July 2022.pdf title HPAI outbreak assessment 18 July 2022 2 file name BB 2021 DECEMBER (Med-res).pdf title Birds of Conservation Concern Dec 2021 question first answered 28/07/2022 13:40:27 question first ministerially corrected 29/07/2022 09:01:23 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon previous answer version 16176 answering member printed Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name Updated Outbreak Assessment #30 HPAI in the UK and Europe 18 July 2022.pdf title HPAI outbreak assessment 18 July 2022 2 file name BB 2021 DECEMBER (Med-res).pdf title Birds of Conservation Concern Dec 2021 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

1483313

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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 Endorsement Board: Public Appointments
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 Callanan on 21 June (HL866), what was the process for the fair and open competitive recruitment for the position of Technical Director of the UK Endorsement Board; and when that appointment was made.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL1265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>All members of the UK Endorsement Board’s Secretariat are FRC employees and are appointed following an open and transparent recruitment process as set out in the attached document taken from the FRC website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/07/2022 16:28:42 question first ministerially corrected 07/07/2022 09:08:52 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name HL1265 - FRC Recruitment Process.pdf title HL1265 - FRC Recruitment Process previous answer version 11256 answering member printed Lord Callanan answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted