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date	01/12/2021
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	Animal Welfare
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 animal welfare implications of the shortage of workers in the processed meat sector; and what steps they are taking to address this.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL4606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>Farmers have reported an overstocking of pigs on farms because of staff shortages in processing plants. This has the potential to lead to welfare issues for pigs on farm, due to overcrowding. The Government has implemented a number of measures to address the backlog and to reduce any on-farm animal welfare implications. Defra is not aware of any animal welfare issues in other meat processing sectors due to a shortage of workers.</p><p> </p><p>The package of measures that Defra has provided to help to alleviate the backlog of pigs on farms and to ease potential welfare implications includes temporary work visas for up to 800 pork butchers and Private Storage Aid (PSA) and Slaughter Incentive Payment (SIP) schemes to facilitate an increase in the throughput of pigs through abattoirs.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in England and Scotland, the two meat levy bodies, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board and Quality Meat Scotland, suspended the statutory levy for pig farmers and producers during November 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor the evolving situation and is working closely with the industry through this challenging period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 17/12/2021 14:20:35 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1196895

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date	18/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	International Monetary System
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had with Cabinet colleagues on their policy at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring meetings on the issuing of additional special drawing rights to (1) African countries, and (2) other IMF members, which need the liquidity.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL4606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been vocal in supporting the IMF in its response to liquidity challenges posed by Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the crisis, the IMF has doubled its concessional emergency financing support available through the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) and provided debt relief through the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT). Several African countries have benefited from support from the PRGT and CCRT.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has strongly supported these efforts. In the face of increased demand for PRGT and CCRT resources, the UK has recently agreed a new £2.2bn loan to the PRGT and provided a contribution of up to £150m to the CCRT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the IMF’s recent agreement on a new instrument, the Short-term Liquidity Line, to provide liquidity support for IMF members with strong macro-economic fundamentals. The Government has also encouraged the IMF to keep the possibility of a Special Drawing Rights allocation under review, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is the department responsible for the UK’s relationship with the IMF. The relevant Cabinet committees have agreed on the importance of supporting vulnerable countries in responding to the crisis, including through the IMF.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL4679 question first answered 02/06/2020 15:54:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

820525

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date	10/01/2018
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the National Crime Agency about the operation of Scottish limited partnerships.
tabling member printed	Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
uin	HL4606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>As part of the recent call for Evidence on Limited Partnership law, government officials have discussed the operation of Scottish Limited Partnerships with the National Crime Agency, and received evidence from the Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/01/2018 14:32:20 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	672 label Biography information for Lord Robertson of Port Ellen