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1315915

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date	18/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Dual Nationality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why dual country nationals are required to send their original foreign passport to the Home Office when applying to renew their UK passport; and what consideration they have given to allowing those individuals to instead supply a certified copy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Where a dual national holds a passport issued by another country, HM Passport Office requires this to be provided in support of a British passport application as part of its range of checks to confirm the applicant’s identity and eligibility. This includes ensuring the British passport is issued in the same identity the holder uses for all official purposes.</p><p>We ask customers to send their original document to allow physical checks ensure it is genuine, and we can return it during the application process if requested. In countries where legal restrictions prevent a customer submitting their passport as part of their application, a ‘local service’ is in place to submit the application so officials can check the original document and send a copy to HM Passport Office in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 02/06/2021 15:11:18 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1315916

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Genetics: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that palaeographic genetic data is kept in the public domain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government supports the management of and access to research data, so that it can be widely used for research and innovation. The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/896799/UK_Research_and_Development_Roadmap.pdf" target="_blank">UK Research and Development Roadmap</a> (copy attached) published last year emphasised the importance of data and open research.</p><p> </p><p>The UK enjoys a well-established infrastructure and policy framework for good research data management and access, covering multiple disciplines, including national data centres such as the <a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-data/national-geoscience-data-centre/" target="_blank">National Geosciences Data Centre.</a> UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the UK’s largest public research funder, <a href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/your-responsibilities-if-you-get-funding/meeting-ukri-terms-and-conditions-for-funding/#contents-list" target="_blank">requires</a> those in receipt of funding from Research Councils to ensure “that all parties engaged in the research make every reasonable effort to ensure that intellectual assets obtained in the course of the research, whether protected by intellectual property rights or not, are used for the benefit of society and the economy”.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI and its Research Councils have policies that set out expectations and guidance on sharing and managing research data. It has a <a href="https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/before-you-apply/your-responsibilities-if-you-get-funding/making-research-data-open/" target="_blank">common set of principles</a> on research data, including that publicly funded research data are a public good, produced in the public interest, which should be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible in a responsible manner. UKRI in partnership with research organisations developed the <a href="https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UKRI-020920-ConcordatonOpenResearchData.pdf" target="_blank">Concordat on Open Research Data </a>to ensure that the research data gathered and generated by members of the UK research community is made available for use by others wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI work closely with international bodies to enable global sharing and access to data in the interest of the economy and society. Recently the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/sti/recommendation-access-to-research-data-from-public-funding.htm" target="_blank">OECD’s Recommendation on Access to Research Data from Public Funding</a> was updated and this will guide further policy and support in the UK as well as across all OECD members.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 02/06/2021 12:55:10 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name UK_Research_and_Development_Roadmap.pdf title UK Research and Development Roadmap
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1315921

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Service Industries: Switzerland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to amend the definition of a 'service supplier of the United Kingdom', as set out in Annex 1, Article 1(a) of the Temporary Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Services Mobility, in order to enable UK service providers living in the EU to provide services in Switzerland.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2021 answer text <p>The Temporary Agreement between the United Kingdom and Switzerland on Services Mobility (SMA) provides British nationals with crucial certainty to supply services in Switzerland from the United Kingdom. To further support service suppliers, HM Government secured unprecedented access for British nationals to the Swiss Online Notification Procedure, simplifying application processes. Given the temporary nature of the agreement and the strong outcome secured for British services suppliers, HM Government is not planning to renegotiate the SMA at this time. However, the United Kingdom and Switzerland share a joint aim to maintain and develop our close trade relations.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 28/05/2021 11:03:25 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1315922

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Infrastructure Commission about infrastructure development projects in Northern Ireland, apart from meetings concerning the Union Connectivity Review; and whether they will list the topics discussed.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Commission is responsible for economic infrastructure across six sectors: transport, energy, digital, water, floods, and waste management. Responsibility for most of these areas, excluding digital connectivity and nuclear energy, is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Commission will engage with stakeholders in Northern Ireland on these issues as it prepares its second National Infrastructure Assessment. The Commission’s first National Infrastructure Assessment can be found at <a href="https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/national-infrastructure-assessment/" target="_blank">https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/national-infrastructure-assessment/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/05/2021 14:58:02 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1315923

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Finances Act 2017: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the Criminal Finances Act 2017 will be brought into force in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>It is my intention that the outstanding provisions in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 will be commenced on 28 June 2021. This is subject to Parliamentary approval.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/05/2021 14:37:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1315924

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime: Northern Ireland
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 value of proceeds of crimes which have not been seized in Northern Ireland as a result of the delay in the operation of the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Law Enforcement in Northern Ireland have a range of appropriate and effective powers available to them to recover criminals’ ill-gotten gains.</p><p>No formal assessment has been made as to the value of proceeds of crime which have not been seized as a result of the delay in operation of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 to Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/05/2021 14:35:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1315925

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been issued in each jurisdiction of the UK since their introduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Unexplained Wealth Orders have been granted in four cases to date; all of those have been in England and Wales. No Unexplained Wealth Orders have been granted in Scotland.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/05/2021 14:37:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1315927

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
uin	HL347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK signed the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.</p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The most recent report was published on 22 October 2020 and can be found here: Ratification of the Council of Europe convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence - progress report 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 02/06/2021 15:29:42 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

1315928

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Post Office: Public Inquiries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission a public inquiry into the Post Office.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry was set up in September 2020. My Hon. friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets announced to the House on 19 May that the government will put the ongoing Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry to a statutory footing on 1 June. This will ensure that the Chair, Sir Wyn Williams, has all the powers he needs to get to the bottom of what happened.</p><p>Following the change to a statutory Inquiry, the final report will now be delivered by Autumn 2022, so that Sir Wyn will have more time to determine what went wrong at the Post Office during this period to ensure the right lessons have been learnt and avoid the situation being repeated in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 02/06/2021 15:36:04 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1315929

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Abdullah al-Huwaiti
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will call for clemency for Abdullah al Howaiti in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom strongly opposes the death penalty in all countries and in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. The Saudi authorities are well aware of the UK's opposition to the use of the death penalty. We reiterated our opposition to the death penalty in Saudi Arabia in a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September.</p><p>We regularly raise our concerns about the use of the death penalty, including individual cases with the Saudi Arabian authorities and we will continue to do so. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa raised the use of the death penalty with the Human Rights Commission during his visit to Saudi Arabia on 24 May 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/06/2021 15:42:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton