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1581658

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date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
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 number of energy customers with prepayment meters who have been unable to pay their energy bills in the last three calendar years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL5195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem only holds data for smart meters in prepayment mode that have disconnected, it is not possible to collect this data for traditional prepayment meters. One of the benefits of smart prepayment over traditional prepayment meters is the ability for energy suppliers to know when customers have gone off supply, and so offer timely support.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem hold data for Q1 – Q3 2022. The number of electricity smart meters in GB that disconnected at least once across this period are provided in the table below. Not all disconnections will be due to affordability issues.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Q1 2022</p></td><td><p>510,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 2022</p></td><td><p>660,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 2022</p></td><td><p>660,133</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/02/2023 15:53:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1581659

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of other European countries regarding the comparative cost of energy to consumers in the UK and those countries; and what lessons they have learned from those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL5196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has discussions with governments of other countries on a range of issues. The Department publishes comparisons between the UK and European countries from Eurostat price data.</p><p> </p><p>Differences in prices across countries are influenced by many factors, including differences in fuel mixes, market structures, regulation, and taxation strategies within each country. This means that while all countries have been affected by the rise in global energy prices, the impact on households and businesses will vary between countries. The Government has announced a package of measures to support people and businesses with their energy bills and tackle the root causes of the issues in the UK energy market through increased supply.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/02/2023 15:57:48 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1520858

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Leisure: Facilities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the cost to local authorities for providing indoor leisure facilities during the winter of 2022–23.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to indoor and outdoor leisure facilities. The responsibility of providing this access lies at Local Authority level, and the government continues to encourage Local Authorities to support indoor and outdoor facilities.</p><p>The Government also recognises the impact rising energy prices will have on organisations of all sizes, including on providers of indoor leisure facilities. In September the government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, under which businesses and other non-domestic energy users (including leisure facilities) will be offered support.</p><p>After an initial 6 months of the scheme, the government will provide ongoing focused support for vulnerable industries. There will be a review in 3 months' time to consider where this should be targeted to make sure those most in need get support.</p><p>The Government invested £100 million in the National Leisure Recovery Fund, which supported the reopening of local authority leisure centres and facilities throughout the country after the pandemic.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 24/10/2022 11:27:24 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1504639

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the use of Bonn Powers by the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina in relation to (1) election law, and (2) the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and in any such plans, what consideration they are giving to the risk of denial of rights of representation in the House of Peoples for ethnic minorities in the cantons in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2022 answer text <p>The delicate balance of power sharing in Bosnia and Herzegovina is set out in the Dayton Peace Agreement and other documents. These afford certain protections to the three Constituent Peoples and 'Others'. However, misuse of these mechanisms is preventing functional government and blocking progress. There has been no domestic agreement on electoral and constitutional reform despite US and EU facilitated talks. With this in mind and aware of the need for a functional Federation, the UK strongly supports the High Representative and the use of his executive powers should the situation require it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/10/2022 11:18:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1504640

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had within the Peace Implementation Council of the Dayton Peace Agreement regarding (1) election law reform, and (2) forthcoming elections, in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and to what extent any such discussions have noted the importance of maintaining the ability for full electoral participation by ethnic minorities within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the High Representative and the use of his executive powers should the situation require it. Officials have made this clear in meetings of the Steering Board of Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council. The measures he imposed on 27 July are a valuable step towards increasing the integrity and transparency of the 2 October elections. He has also called on Bosnia and Herzegovina's political party leaders to develop domestic solutions to the significant functionality problems. We encourage leaders to engage constructively to find solutions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/09/2022 13:49:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1468293

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Oxford-Cambridge Arc: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much infrastructure spending they have committed in relation to the Oxford–Cambridge Arc (Ox–Cam Arc); and in what years such spending will take place, broken down by (1) rail, (2) schools, (3) hospitals, (4) housing, and (5) other categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text The Government recognises the importance of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc as a globally renowned hub of innovation, with businesses and universities that are leading the way in life sciences, space and green technologies. Businesses from these fields will benefit from this Government’s investment in R&amp;D, that will deliver £20bn by 2024-25 with an increase of £5bn over the Spending Review period.<p> </p><p> </p><p>This question has been interpreted as requesting details on spend associated with the OxCam Growth Programme.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2021, the Government completed a 12-week public consultation gathering views to shape a vision for an Arc Spatial Framework. The results from this consultation are currently being considered and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will provide more information in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 16/06/2022 08:12:52 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1452000

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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	Coronavirus: Surveys
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 Office for National Statistics' COVID-19 infection survey, and of its continuing utility.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL7013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government will continue monitoring the virus through maintaining surveillance studies such as the Office for National Statistics’ COVID-19 infection survey and other data sources, including genomic sequencing. The Government will keep all surveillance activities under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 24/03/2022 15:32:08 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1400559

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Health: Disinformation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in order to guard against misleading health information being made available online.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL5164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of health misinformation and disinformation very seriously. That is why we stood up the Counter Disinformation Unit on 5 March 2020 to bring together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities to provide a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope, and reach of misinformation and disinformation.</p><p>The Counter Disinformation Unit works closely with social media platforms to help them identify and take action to remove incorrect claims, in line with the platforms’ terms and conditions, and to ensure the promotion of authoritative sources of information.</p><p>The upcoming Online Safety Bill will have robust and proportionate measures to deal with misinformation and disinformation which could cause significant physical or psychological harm to an individual, such as falsehoods about COVID-19.</p><p>We have also developed the <a href="https://sharechecklist.gov.uk/" target="_blank">SHARE checklist</a> which aims to increase audience resilience by educating and empowering those who see, inadvertently share, and are affected by false and misleading information.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 17/01/2022 13:51:13 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1378684

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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	Driving Offences: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to create a single appeals process for motorists if they are unfairly fined.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>In its response to the Code Enforcement Framework consultation in March 2021, the Government announced a series of fairer parking measures, including the creation of a single independent appeals service for motorists to turn to if they receive a private parking charge. Before finalising a delivery model for the appeals service, the Government has committed to carry out a product Discovery to better research the needs of the users of the service. This will ensure a high-quality service in which motorists and the industry can have full confidence.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 29/11/2021 15:14:09 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1364147

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	UK Trade with EU: Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what diplomatic steps they are taking to prevent the implementation of a 'go slow' strategy by French officials regarding customs checks on shipments of goods to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government views the threats issued by France as unjustified and Ministers have raised our strong concerns with both the European Commission and French Government. The French Ambassador was summoned by Minister Morton on 29 October and the Prime Minister discussed this issue with President Macron on Sunday 31 October, where the PM reiterated his deep concern over the rhetoric emanating from the French Government in recent days. We continue to engage with the European Commission and French Government regarding this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 09/11/2021 15:48:24 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth