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973429

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date	13/09/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Waste Disposal
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 short-term holidays lets on the capacity of local authorities to provide sufficient domestic and business rubbish collections.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL10355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>Waste arising from short-term holiday lets is regarded as commercial waste and in accordance with Section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 local authorities are able to levy a charge for its collection. The Government has therefore not made an assessment of whether local authorities require additional support or powers to address any increases in the amount and frequency of waste to be disposed of as a result of short-term holiday lets.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL10356 question first answered 25/09/2018 14:19:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

973430

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Holiday Accommodation: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether local authorities require any additional support or powers to address any increases in the amount and frequency of waste to be disposed of as a result of short-term holiday lets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL10356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>Waste arising from short-term holiday lets is regarded as commercial waste and in accordance with Section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 local authorities are able to levy a charge for its collection. The Government has therefore not made an assessment of whether local authorities require additional support or powers to address any increases in the amount and frequency of waste to be disposed of as a result of short-term holiday lets.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL10355 question first answered 25/09/2018 14:19:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

973435

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cooperatives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of co-operative companies and institutes in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL10361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government recognises the value of co-operatives and other mutually owned businesses. The Government’s policy is to maintain a level playing field between co-operatives and other legal forms.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, the coalition government introduced a number of measures to support the co-operative sector, including consolidating all the existing laws, to make it easier for societies to understand and apply the legislative framework and the rules governing them. The coalition government also simplified the electronic registration process to help new societies start up.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 the Government brought forward a measure to bring audit requirements for small co-operatives into line with those for small companies. This measure came into force on 6 April, and will save growing societies thousands of pounds in auditors’ fees that companies of the same size do not have to pay.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/09/2018 11:24:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

972756

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Business: Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to invest in innovation to help support UK businesses in upgrading cyber security.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>As part of the National Cyber Security Strategy, the Government has invested in a series of support programmes to stimulate innovation in cyber security and ensure there is a pipeline of innovative cyber security products and services to help UK companies and organisations stay secure. These will advance the UK's leadership in cyber security and help make the UK the safest place to live and do business online. The programmes include:</p><p>Two innovation centres in London and Cheltenham, which are driving the development of cutting-edge cyber products and dynamic new cyber security companies;</p><p> </p><ul><li>HutZero, a programme to encourage cyber entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to set up in business.</li><li>Cyber 101, a “bootcamp” to help entrepreneurs develop market strategy and business effectiveness.</li><li>The Academic Start-up Programme, that recognises the strong link between research and innovation, and helps teams from academia validate the market prospects for their research in cyber security and produce a minimum viable working product leading to commercialisation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government also supports research in a range of strategically important areas of cyber security, including Industrial Control Systems, and Hardware through four Research Institutes, and facilitates industry engagement and funding of research in 17 Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research across the UK through the Cyber Invest programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/10/2018 15:37:24 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

969550

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Citizens' Assemblies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where and when they intend to pilot citizens' juries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL10186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text The Innovation in Democracy Programme (IiDP) will involve citizens in decision making at local government level through innovative models of participatory democracy. Local authorities will be invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to take part in the programme later in 2018/19, with the programme running until March 2020. answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 19/09/2018 13:08:29 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

969295

registered interest
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

969314

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 assessment they have made of the suitability of Victoria Tower Gardens in London as a location for a new Holocaust memorial.
tabling member printed	Lord Fraser of Corriegarth
uin	HL10144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation conducted an extensive search of central London locations before recommending Victoria Tower Gardens as the site for the proposed Memorial and Learning Centre. The Government agreed with the Foundation's recommendation and in January 2016 the then Prime Minister announced that the Memorial would be built in Victoria Tower Gardens, standing beside Parliament as a permanent statement of our values as a nation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/09/2018 14:36:51 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4585 label Biography information for Lord Fraser of Corriegarth

969319

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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	Food: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of (1) exports, and (2) imports, of food and drink between the UK and the rest of the EU in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL10149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>UK food and drink Exports are a success story, reaching £22bn for the first time in 2017. Our exports to Europe continue to increase, and have grown by £3.4bn since 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Exports</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In 2015 the value of food and drink exports to the rest of the EU was £10.9bn.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>This increased to £12bn in 2016.</p></li><li><p>This increased again in 2017 to a total of £13.3bn.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Imports</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>In 2015 the value of food and drink imports from the rest of the EU was £27.6bn.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>In 2016 this increased to £29.8bn.</p></li><li><p>In 2017 this increased to £32.4bn.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/09/2018 11:36:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

969339

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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	Fly-tipping: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of statistics for prosecutions for fly-tipping in England; and, in the light of those, whether local authorities have sufficient powers in relation to fly-tipping.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL10169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2016/17 there were 1,571 prosecutions by local authorities for fly-tipping offences. Ninety-eight per cent of those prosecutions resulted in a conviction. The 2017/18 figures are due to be published on GOV.UK in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping. We work closely with local authorities and the Local Government Association through the National Fly-tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG). It is the responsibility of local authorities to use the full range of enforcement powers available to them to tackle fly-tipping and we encourage them to do so. The NFTPG has published guidance which sets out clearly the powers available to local authorities when tackling fly-tipping. We have strengthened these powers in recent years by introducing fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhancing the ability of local authorities to search and seize vehicles of suspected fly-tippers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year we consulted on proposals to introduce a new fixed penalty for householders who pass their waste to a fly-tipper. Subject to Parliamentary approval, we will seek to implement the changes later this year. We will also provide updated guidance for householders about how to ensure their waste is disposed of correctly. As two thirds of fly-tipping contains household waste, these additional measures will give local authorities another tool to tackle fly-tipping. Our strategic approach to waste crime will include further measures to tackle fly-tipping and will be published later this year as part of the Resources and Waste Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/09/2018 08:48:13 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans