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registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how long on average it takes for an applicant to receive a grant of probate.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL5415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Probate timeliness data up to March 2020 are due for publication on 25th June 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/06/2020 16:19:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

1199297

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how much additional funding they have provided to (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and, in each case, how much that represents per head of population.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL5108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We have so far announced £7.4 billion of additional funding to the devolved administrations to support people, business and public services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This means £3.8 billion for the Scottish Government, £2.3 billion for the Welsh Government and £1.3 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p>This is equivalent to £700 per head of the Scottish population, £730 per head of the Welsh population and £680 per head of the Northern Ireland population. The differences in these per head figures are partly due to the differing extent of devolved responsibilities and partly due to the nation-specific elements of the Barnett formula.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 15/06/2020 13:10:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

1189767

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Fisheries: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide financial support to the UK fishing industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and when they intend to implement any such plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL3284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced a £10 million funding package for England’s fishing and aquaculture sectors on 16 April. The fund will help businesses within the sector meet the fixed costs they face, including insurance, equipment hire and port costs, and will help secure the long-term future of the English fishing industry.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £1 million Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme, which will fund projects to help seafood businesses in England increase the supply of local seafood to domestic markets.</p><p> </p><p>Further information and guidance is available on MMO’s website.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/05/2020 15:57:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

846701

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether statutory instruments have been used to introduce increased fines for criminal offences at any point in the last 30 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL5756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The standard scale of fines set down in the Criminal Justice Act 1982 for criminal offences in England and Wales was increased by primary legislation in the Criminal Justice Act 1991, and the Level 5 maximum was increased to an unlimited fine in the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The standard scale has not been amended by Order in the period specified. Regulations may be made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 provide alternative maximum penalties for some offences.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 07/03/2018 17:28:25 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

523892

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Verma on 7 June (HL Deb, col 663), what is meant by the phrase "depend on securing the right aircraft".
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>We are seeking to establish commercial air services using the southern approach to the runway where wind shear is not a significant issue. A number of aircraft types have been identified which should offer reasonable performance using a southern approach (the Airbus A318 and A319, Boeing 737-600 and 737-700). We are in discussions with airlines on how we can bring one of these into service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/06/2016 16:21:58 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

458830

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aegean Sea: People Smuggling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the commander of the NATO operation against people smuggling in the Aegean Sea will have a liaison officer from Frontex with the fleet, and if not, what liaison will take place between that operation and Frontex and other EU border or coastguard agencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL6864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>NATO and Frontex are finalising joint working and information sharing arrangements, which might include the deployment of Frontex Liaison Officers on board NATO ships. NATO is coordinating at the tactical level with the Turkish and Greek coastguards, and the NATO command ship already has Turkish and Greek military liaison officers on board.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/03/2016 16:52:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

458831

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Aegean Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action will be taken by the captain of any British ship operating under the auspices of NATO in the Aegean Sea if they identify a migrant or refugee boat in Greek waters.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL6865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Royal Navy assets deployed in support of NATO's activity in the Aegean Sea will conduct reconnaissance and surveillance of illegal crossings. Migrant boats identified will, in the first instance, be reported to the Turkish and Greek coastguards and the EU Frontex mission for interdiction. However, if a migrant vessel was in distress, the Royal Navy ship would provide assistance, in accordance with international obligations.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/03/2016 16:52:48 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

445355

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they collect any statistics on the number of children being educated at home who are the subject of abuse inquiries, or where the parents or guardian have been convicted of abuse; and whether they will publish any such statistics.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL5119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any data on the number of children who are the subject of abuse inquiries, whose parents or guardians have been convicted of abuse, or who are alleged to have suffered abuse. We are taking steps to ensure that the education system is as robust as it can be when it comes to protecting young people. It is unacceptable for any child of compulsory school age not to receive a suitable education. Local authorities have a responsibility to ensure that this does not happen.</p><p>The Department has taken robust steps to tackle unregistered schools. We are working closely with Ofsted who have agreed to take forward prosecutions for settings operating illegally as unregistered independent schools. We have also published proposals to introduce a new system to regulate out-of-school education settings which teach children intensively, and to intervene and impose sanctions where there are safety or welfare concerns. The call for evidence on out-of-school education settings closed on 11 January 2016 and responses are being analysed.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5120 question first answered 01/02/2016 13:59:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

445356

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they collect any statistics on the number of children who have been attending unregistered schools who are alleged to have suffered abuse; and whether they will publish any such statistics.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL5120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any data on the number of children who are the subject of abuse inquiries, whose parents or guardians have been convicted of abuse, or who are alleged to have suffered abuse. We are taking steps to ensure that the education system is as robust as it can be when it comes to protecting young people. It is unacceptable for any child of compulsory school age not to receive a suitable education. Local authorities have a responsibility to ensure that this does not happen.</p><p>The Department has taken robust steps to tackle unregistered schools. We are working closely with Ofsted who have agreed to take forward prosecutions for settings operating illegally as unregistered independent schools. We have also published proposals to introduce a new system to regulate out-of-school education settings which teach children intensively, and to intervene and impose sanctions where there are safety or welfare concerns. The call for evidence on out-of-school education settings closed on 11 January 2016 and responses are being analysed.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5119 question first answered 01/02/2016 13:59:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

423181

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to encourage research into sustainable aviation fuels and advanced fuels technologies.
tabling member printed	Lord Soley
uin	HL2931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport ran an Advanced Fuels Call for Evidence in 2013/14 to examine the potential of advanced fuels in aviation and other transport sectors that cannot be easily decarbonised without low-carbon fuels. A summary of the evidence received was published with the Department’s response to the consultation on the post-implementation review of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) in April 2014. Amendments to the RTFO earlier this year increased rewards for gaseous fuels, such as biomethane used in freight, to better reflect their energy content.</p><br /><p>The Department also commissioned an independent feasibility study to examine the economic benefits and potential of advanced biofuels in the UK, published in February 2014, the study informed the design of the Advanced Biofuels Demonstration Plant Competition for £25m of matched grant funding. Winning projects were announced on 7<sup>th </sup>September 2015.</p><br /><p>Following the report of the Transport Energy Task Force in March 2015, we are assessing the benefits of making aviation biofuels eligible for certificates under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) and support under that scheme for synthetic fuels from renewable electricity. We aim to include proposals in a public consultation next year on potential amendments to the RTFO scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/10/2015 09:24:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley