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1682836

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Interest Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Bank of England is considering cutting interest rates in response to the slowdown of wage growth; and what assessment they have made of the effect that this would have on the economy more widely.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England, so the Government rightly does not comment on the conduct or effectiveness of monetary policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/01/2024 12:13:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682837

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Strikes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports of upcoming rail strikes, what steps they are taking to implement contingency plans to minimise disruption for passengers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The rail strikes are being held by ASLEF, the only rail trade union in a national dispute with train operators following the rejection of a fair pay offer of 8 per cent over two years in exchange for much needed workforce reforms. This would have raised the average train driver’s salary to around £65,000 pa. We continue to urge ASLEF to put industry’s fair offer to its members in the train operating companies so, like the members of other rail trade unions, they too can have a say and bring disruption to an end.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, we are continuing to work closely with train operators to ensure the disruption is minimised as much as possible. The Government has put in place legislation to enable train operators to deliver minimum levels of service during strikes. It is a decision for individual employers whether to use this new tool to mitigate the impact of strikes, but we expect operators to be ready and able to do so, and to make that decision in the best interests of passengers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 30/01/2024 10:59:12 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682838

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to recent figures released by the Government Insolvency Service which found that 2002 companies were declared insolvent last month, what plans they have to support companies facing monetary challenges and mitigate the rise in insolvencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>While insolvencies have risen in absolute terms, when this is compared to the number of active firms in the economy, the proportion of liquidations is well below previous periods of high insolvency numbers. The Government continues to help businesses with measures such as the Energy Bills Discount Scheme; the frozen business rates multiplier for 2023/24 resulting in bills that were 6% lower; increased 75% business rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure properties; £1.6bn Transitional Relief, protecting ratepayers facing bill increases and the Supporting Small Business scheme that provides over £500 million in support.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 31/01/2024 16:04:19 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682695

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Bankruptcy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what financial support they are providing to local councils at risk of receiving section 114 notices within the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government monitors the financial health of local authorities on a regular basis using a wide range of data as well as through extensive direct engagement with councils.</p><p>Taking into account new funding announced on 24 January, on top of what was announced at the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement in December, local government in England will see an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £4.5 billion next year, or 7.5% in cash terms, an above-inflation increase, rising from £60.2 billion in 2023-24 to up to £64.7 billion in 2024-25.</p><p>Individual councils are responsible for managing their budgets, and any decision to issue a Section 114 notice is made locally. We stand ready to speak to any council that has concerns about its ability to manage its finances or faces pressures it has not planned for.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 29/01/2024 16:14:40 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682696

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of recent increases in average house prices.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The most comprehensive measure of average house prices in the UK is published by the Office for National Statistics. The latest release is for November 2023, when the average house price in the UK was assessed to be £285,000. That leaves average UK house prices 24% higher than their average level in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to monitor developments in the housing market closely and consider the implications for its policies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/01/2024 17:20:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682697

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what legislative changes they intend to make, if any, to reverse the effects of the Supreme Court's ruling on litigation funding in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others in July 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to mitigating the impacts of the UK Supreme Court judgment of PACCAR and returning to a pre-PACCAR regime for third party litigation funding at the first legislative opportunity. We are actively looking to find appropriate legislative vehicles.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/01/2024 17:15:38 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682268

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their plans to publish a series of tests that need to be met to pass new laws on artificial intelligence, what steps they are taking to decide the criteria for the tests; and how they plan to conduct those tests.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>As set out through the AI Regulation White Paper, we are establishing a flexible, principles-based approach to governing AI. We are willing to legislate if required, however we need to understand the issues first and take a proportionate, evidence-based approach. That’s why we established the AI Safety Institute, which will offer vital insights into the advanced capabilities of frontier AI and foundation models by conducting safety testing and carrying out AI safety research.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on our approach very shortly through the White Paper response.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 29/01/2024 11:39:07 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682269

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth: Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Cambridge Econometrics London's Economy After Brexit: Impacts and Implications, published on 11 January, which estimated that economic growth was "2–3 per cent lower in 2023 than had Brexit not occurred ... and is expected to gradually increase to 5–6 per cent by 2035", what steps they are taking to support the resilience and growth of industries affected by any economic challenges that have arisen as a result of the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which came into force at the beginning of 2021, is the world’s biggest zero-tariff, zero-quota trade deal. It is the first time the EU has ever agreed such access in a Free Trade Agreement.</p><p>The Government has implemented a number of measures to support businesses trading with the EU, and with the rest of the world. This includes through an ambitious programme of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, further support to SMEs and the intermediary sector, and direct financial support to businesses.</p><p>More broadly, this government remains focussed on the biggest opportunities to drive growth and productivity. At Autumn Statement, the government built on its comprehensive £7 billion employment package from Spring Budget 2023 by announcing a new £2.5 billion Back to Work Plan. This means that the combined impacts of the Spring and Autumn policy measures will increase the number of people in employment by around 200,000 by the end of the forecast, permanently increasing the size of the economy. In addition, the government announced an ambitious package which could boost business investment by around £20 billion per year in a decade's time. This includes making full expensing permanent - a tax cut to companies of over £10bn a year; providing £4.5bn of funding for the UK’s strategic manufacturing sectors; and reforming our inefficient planning system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/01/2024 17:41:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1682270

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Floods
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the potential negative effects of adverse weather conditions impacting homes and businesses this week.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has well established protocols to monitor and respond to the flooding and water supply impacts resulting from adverse weather events. DEFRA, the Environment Agency (EA) and the Met Office work closely with the Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) to identify potential flood risks for England. The FFC provides and communicates accurate advanced warning information to Government and local responders on Coastal, Fluvial (rivers) and Surface Water Flooding. In advance of forecast adverse weather conditions, the department contributes to cross-government discussions with resilience partners to assess and take action to minimise the risk to its sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office have issued Cold Weather Alerts for impacts on the health sector, with the Met Office issuing Yellow warnings for snow and ice in parts of England and Wales, to warn and inform the public of the adverse weather and what appropriate steps they can take to protect their homes and businesses. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs is working closely with its affected sectors, which are implementing their winter preparedness plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 25/01/2024 13:20:07 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1681741

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to give local councils more powers to deal with empty homes and reduce the waiting list for council housing.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government wants to encourage empty homes back into use, and empower local leaders to invest in their communities. Local authorities already have many powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes and it is right that local leaders decide how to use those tools to meet local housing needs. It is for local authorities to decide when to use their powers to deal with empty properties, and they have the flexibility to focus on locally determined priorities and allocate their resources accordingly.</p><p>Local authorities have a range of powers and incentives at their disposal to bring empty homes back into use. These include, Empty Dwelling Management Orders, council tax exemptions and premiums, enforced sales, compulsory purchase, and measures to secure the improvement of empty properties. A range of other initiatives and incentives are aimed at reducing the number of empty properties, including the sale of empty Government owned homes and planning measures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 24/01/2024 16:32:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick