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1601535

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date	06/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many government departments operate whistleblowing policies.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL6178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>Government departments have delegated authority for Whistleblowing policies. However, all have confirmed they have policies in place which meet the standards that are set out centrally by Civil Service HR.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2023 12:40:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1601537

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many government department employees or subcontractors have made disclosures and/or allegations of wrongdoing in the last three years; and of those, (1) how many did so using a formal whistleblowing procedure, and (2) how many claims were (a) formally investigated, and (b) upheld.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL6179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>We are made aware by departments annually, who also report on behalf of their agencies, of cases raised formally through whistleblowing procedures.</p><p>In 2019/20, 383 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 33 cases.</p><p>In 2020/21, 245 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 13 cases.</p><p>In 2021/22, 311 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 30 cases.</p><p>We do not ask departments for reports of informal cases.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/03/2023 12:39:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1580490

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficiency savings that could be achieved from a DVLA database of registered non-GB driving licences which could be accessed by employers.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL5049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not hold details of all non-GB driving licence holders and there are no plans for such a database to be created.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/02/2023 11:53:39 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1579939

registered interest
date	23/01/2023
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	Postal Services: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that postal delivery providers, such as Amazon, comply with Ofcom’s (1) new guidance on improving their complaints process, and (2) new regulations improving protections for disabled customers.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL5002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Services Act 2011 designates Ofcom as the independent regulator for the postal sector with the powers to impose and enforce regulatory requirements on postal operators to fulfil its functions in relation to postal services.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom decided to take targeted and proportionate steps to address consumer issues identified in its review of postal regulation in 2022. Ofcom committed to ongoing monitoring of the new provisions and considering enforcement action, or further regulation to protect consumers, if progress is not made.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/02/2023 17:18:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1416649

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Stamp Duty returns to determine the number of house purchases in the last five recorded years by (1) first-time buyers, (2) home owners who are not first-time buyers, and (3) landlords, second home owners and other investors in residential property.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL5687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>HMRC publishes quarterly and annual Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) statistics. Between 2016-17 and 2020-21 there were 5,284,000 residential SDLT transactions. The full report can be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p>Of these, 4,779,000 were transactions by individuals.</p><p>The SDLT relief for first time buyers was introduced in 2017. Since introduction, 576,900 transactions have claimed this relief. The full report can be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p>This figure does not accurately represent the number of first-time buyers because the temporary SDLT holiday, which ran from July 2020 until September 2021, meant that it was not necessary for first time buyers to claim this relief. In addition, first time buyers who purchase a property above £500,000 or below £125,000 are unable to claim the relief and will not be reflected in these statistics.</p><p>The Higher Rates for Additional Dwellings SDLT Surcharge (HRAD) was introduced in 2016 and applies to transactions where the purchaser already owns property. Between 2016-17 and 2020-21, 1,127,500 transactions were liable to HRAD. This figure includes transactions that would subsequently sell their previous main residence and receive a refund of the surcharge paid. 115,400 transactions were refunded between 2016-17 and 2020-21.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 08/02/2022 16:38:32 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1366309

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
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	Delivery Services
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 importance of home parcel deliveries during the last 18 months to the health and well-being of the UK; what conclusions, if any, they have drawn from any such assessment; and what plans they have to further regulate home parcel deliveries to protect the public interest.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL3748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring the universal postal service, through the universal service obligation, remains affordable and accessible to all users.</p><p>Ofcom, as the UK’s designated independent regulator of postal services, is carrying out a review of the future regulatory framework for post which it aims to complete in 2022. As part of this review, Ofcom is considering whether extra consumer protections may be required and has sought views on the future regulation of the parcel delivery market. A Call for Inputs was launched on 11 March 2021 and closed on 20 May 2021. Ofcom intends to publish a full consultation on the future regulation of postal services later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2021 12:10:06 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1366310

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
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	Delivery Services: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote consumer confidence in buying online; and what assessment they have made of the performance of delivery companies in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL3749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>Through the Consumer Right Act 2015 and other legislation, the Government ensures that consumers have specified rights when shopping online. Furthermore, the Government has consulted on measures to boost these online rights further, including proposals to prevent consumers being misled by fake reviews and preventing online exploitation of consumer behaviour. The consultation is now closed and the Government response will be published in due course.</p><p>Ofcom is the UK’s independent regulator of postal services. It monitors competition and consumer protection in the sector. Ofcom is currently conducting a review of postal regulation so that it remains relevant and fit for purpose in the light of market changes. It intends to publish a consultation later this year before concluding the review next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2021 12:13:26 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1248586

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact since March of the under-utilisation of capacity in hospitals operated by the Independent Healthcare Providers Network under their partnership agreement with the NHS on (1) postponed (a) diagnoses, and (b) treatment, and (2) costs to taxpayers.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL9971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service is working in partnership with private hospitals in the United Kingdom to combat the outbreak of COVID-19. The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement have worked with the Independent Healthcare Providers Network and with independent sector providers themselves to secure all appropriate inpatient capacity and other resource across England.</p><p>The addition of around 6,500 additional beds has increased NHS capacity and ensured that facilities are available for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 whilst ensuring continuity of service for non-COVID-19 patients requiring elective activity, including cancer and other urgent treatment.</p><p>It is not possible to make an assessment of the impact since March of any underutilisation of independent sector capacity on postponed diagnoses or treatment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 07/12/2020 16:32:48 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1246990

registered interest
date	29/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	INTERPOL
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any misuse of Interpol procedures for political purposes by member countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL9798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>Interpol is a crucial organisation for the UK enabling police to police cooperation between 194 member countries.</p><p>Any misuse of Interpol is taken very seriously by the government. The Home Office continues to work with Interpol and the National Crime Agency (NCA), which acts as the UK’s National Central Bureau for Interpol, on this matter and strongly supports Interpol’s efforts to ensure systems are in place that protect individuals’ human rights.</p><p>Article 3 of Interpol’s Constitution forbids the organisation from undertaking any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9801 HL9802 question first answered 11/11/2020 17:29:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1246991

registered interest
date	29/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	INTERPOL
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Interpol for reforms that would prevent member states misusing Interpol procedures for political purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL9799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government views any allegation of misuse of Interpol’s systems very seriously and continues to work closely with Interpol to ensure the integrity of its systems. In November 2019, a senior UK lawyer was seconded to Interpol to support the work of its Notices and Diffusions Taskforce, a multidisciplinary unit which ensures legal compliance and prevents abuse of Interpol systems.</p><p>We continue to monitor the effectiveness of existing safeguards and will not hesitate to recommend further reforms to Interpol as necessary.</p><p>Interpol also has an independent review body, the Commission for the Control of Files (CFF), which seeks to ensure that the processing of personal information by Interpol is in compliance with Interpol’s regulations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9800 question first answered 10/11/2020 13:56:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills