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969295

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date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	USA: UN Population Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of the United States about its decision to withdraw funding from the UN Population Fund; and what were the results of any such discussions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
uin	HL10125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Discussions between UK and US officials take place regularly on a range of matters related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. The UK remains the world’s largest donor to the UN Population Fund, enabling it to carry out its lifesaving work supporting some of the poorest and most marginalised people around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/09/2018 11:38:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

969313

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with relevant parties concerning the proposed construction of a Holocaust memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens in London.
tabling member printed	Lord Fraser of Corriegarth
uin	HL10143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, together with the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation and our expert advisers, have discussed the proposed Memorial and Learning Centre with the full range of relevant parties including local residents, Westminster Council and The Royal Parks. Discussions will continue as we prepare to submit a planning application.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/09/2018 14:36:58 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4585 label Biography information for Lord Fraser of Corriegarth

968792

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Food: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in the event of a no-deal outcome to the Brexit discussions whether they intend to inspect each container of food imported from the EU to ensure that food safety standards are upheld.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL10076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>From day one, the United Kingdom is committed to having in place a robust and effective regulatory regime which will mean business can continue to run as normal. Risk-assessment and oversight of food safety controls will be essential to ensure that food remains safe, whether imported or produced in the UK. The Food Standards Agency will shortly be publishing its technical notice on imported food which will contain further information on the Government’s proposals for managing the risk from imported food in the event of a no-deal outcome.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/09/2018 14:55:45 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

968793

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Food: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the staffing requirements and costs of maintaining safety inspections of EU imported food products at UK borders once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL10077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>Preparing for European Union exit is a key priority for the Food Standards Agency. Their planning will ensure that, from the day the United Kingdom leaves the EU, it will have the necessary resources to maintain protection for UK consumers from food risks.</p><p>The Food Standards Agency will shortly be publishing its technical notice on imported food which will contain further information on the Government’s proposals for managing the risk from imported food in the event of a no-deal outcome.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/09/2018 15:04:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

968796

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Food: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether scenario planning in relation to Brexit has included the option of suspending food regulations and inspections should delays occur at UK borders after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL10080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union does not change the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) top priority which is to ensure that United Kingdom food remains safe and what it says it is. Effective planning will ensure that from the day the UK leaves the EU, the necessary resources will be in place to maintain protection for UK consumers from food risks.</p><p>The FSA is committed to having in place a robust and effective regulatory regime which will mean business can continue to run as normal. If any rules change after the UK leaves the EU, the FSA will apply its usual rigorous risk assessment to those changes and ensure public safety remains at the heart of everything it does.</p><p>The FSA will shortly be publishing its technical notice on imported food which will contain further information on the Government’s proposals for managing the risk from imported food in the event of a no-deal outcome.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/09/2018 15:05:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

968803

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether air passenger duty is applied to flights from Northern Ireland to other parts of the UK; and if so, what plans they have to introduce a rate of 0 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL10087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Flights between regions of the UK are subject to the short haul rate of Air Passenger Duty. Under State aid rules, it is not possible to vary tax rates for domestic flights only.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made a number of reforms to reduce the effect of APD on consumers, including exempting children on economy flights. This could save a family of four £52 on a roundtrip within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes, Air Passenger Duty remains under review. In June we closed a call for evidence on ‘VAT, Air Passenger Duty and tourism in Northern Ireland’. It is the government’s intention to report at Budget.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/09/2018 13:35:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

967421

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the report of the Chartered Institute of Housing Missing The Target? Is targeted affordability funding doing its job?, published on 29 August, what steps they are taking to alleviate the problems faced by tenants of private rented homes caused by the four year freeze on local housing allowance levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL9920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of the measures to bring the welfare bill under control and alongside the freeze to other working age benefits Local Housing Allowance rates have been frozen for four years from April 2016 until March 2020. At Autumn Budget 2017, it was announced that an additional £125 million would be available for Targeted Affordability Funding in 2018/19 and 2019/20. In 2018/19 this enables us to increase 213 Local Housing Allowance rates by 3 per cent in those areas where rates have diverged the most from local rents. More Targeted Affordability Funding will be available in 2019/20 and arrangements for its distribution will be finalised at the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, from 2011 the Government has provided around £1 billion in Discretionary Housing Payments to local authorities to protect the most vulnerable claimants and support households affected by different welfare reforms including the freeze to Local Housing Allowance rates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 18/09/2018 14:08:53 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

967422

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the findings of the independent review of the disabled facilities grant have not been published; whether they intend to publish it; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL9921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>I welcome the independent review of the Disabled Facilities Grant, which was jointly commissioned by my Department and the Department of Health and Social Care. The review reported over the summer and we intend to publish it in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 18/09/2018 14:20:27 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

967455

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Political Parties: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to commence section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
uin	HL9950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>We keep any uncommenced provisions from the Equality Act 2010 under review. However, political parties are responsible for their candidate selection and should lead the way in improving diverse representation. I welcome the many efforts already ongoing from political parties to do so.</p><p>We believe diversity is important, as reflected in this Parliament as the most gender and LGBT diverse ever, but there is still more to do. The Government Equalities Office continues to work on supporting political participation, we have recently announced a fund to support disabled candidates to seek electoral office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/09/2018 12:43:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

967456

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Political Parties: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 16 January (HL Deb, cols 527–528), what steps they have taken to consult political parties on increasing the number of women who stand as candidates for political and public office; and what have been the results of any such consultations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
uin	HL9951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has met with a range of representatives from political parties to consider what could help to increase the number of women standing for elected office. As part of the response to this the Centenary Fund supported an Ask Her to Stand event in London. 350 women who are interested in standing for elected office heard from women politicians from the main parties and took part in workshops providing practical advice on getting into politics and public life.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government Equalities Office has been funding projects through the Government’s £5m Suffrage Centenary Fund that help deliver our aim to increase women’s participation in politics.</p><p> </p><p>Some of these projects are providing women with practical training in political skills – for example a political leadership programme for women in Bradford and Birmingham, and training in public speaking and media relations for women in the East Midlands, West Midlands and London.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/09/2018 12:44:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale