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1718958

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date	16/05/2024
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	Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess the service provided by Vodafone and other mobile operators in remote areas to ensure that they are complying with their operating licences.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL4739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The coverage outcomes that the mobile network operators committed to as part of the Shared Rural Network and that were then added to their spectrum licences are overseen by Ofcom, with regular reporting throughout the life of the programme to ensure agreed obligations and targets are met. Compliance with these obligations will be assessed by Ofcom at the end of June 2024, by when each operator has committed to have reached 88% geographic coverage of the UK, and 2027 when each operator has committed to have reached at least 90% geographic coverage of the UK. Progress towards these outcomes is published in the regular Ofcom Connected Nations reports.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 23/05/2024 10:23:54 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1699292

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 27 March (HL3259), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, how much money the United Kingdom pays to the European Union annually; on what that money is spent; and what plans they have, and to what timescale, for its reduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>At the Spring Budget 2020 following withdrawal from the EU the OBR estimated that there was £42.3bn more to spend on public services between 2020-21 and 2024-25 than would have been the case had we stayed in the EU. This additional spending has been included in the overall spending plans set out at Spending Reviews since we left the EU.</p><p>The financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement ensures the UK only pays its past obligations as a departing Member State and does not relate to any continuing or future arrangements. As set out in the European Union Finances Statement 2023 (available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk), the UK is estimated to have paid £6.1bn in net liabilities in 2023 as part of this settlement.</p><p>Where the UK has decided it is in its interests to cooperate with the EU further, for instance on Horizon Europe, details of payments are set out in the relevant departments’ annual account.</p> answering member printed Lord Roborough question first answered 12/04/2024 12:54:29 answering member 4953 label Biography information for Lord Roborough
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1695974

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton on 12 March (HL Deb col 1905), how much money the United Kingdom pays to the European Union annually; on what that money is spent; and what plans they have, and to what timescale, for its reduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL3259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>Details of how much money the UK has paid the EU under the Withdrawal Agreement, its purposes, forecasts of future payments and timings are set out in the annual European Union Finances Statement. The most recent version covers payments made in 2023 and is available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/03/2024 13:46:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1691862

registered interest
date	26/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Freedom: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent conviction of Stephen Green, whether they intend to introduce legislation to amend the Public Order Act 2023 to ensure that it is not a criminal offence to display publicly Psalm 139 anywhere.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government respects people’s rights provided under Article 9 (freedom of thought, religion and belief), Article 10 (freedom of expression) and Article 11 (freedom of association and assembly) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).</p><p>The Government has recently consulted publicly on non-statutory guidance for section 9. We are currently analysing all responses to the consultation, which closed on 22 January, and we will publish the final guidance in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 11/03/2024 16:07:15 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1686544

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Joshua Sutcliffe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of their Draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England on Gender Questioning Children, published in December 2023, whether they will ask the Teaching Regulation Authority to reconsider their findings and sanction in the report of 2023 concerning Mr Joshua Sutcliffe.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>It is important that processes relating to teacher misconduct are progressed without any political involvement. Decisions on whether to progress cases are taken independently by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).</p><p>An independent professional conduct panel is appointed to hear cases and determine whether the evidence proves unacceptable professional conduct, conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute, or a conviction of a relevant offence. If so, the professional conduct panel will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Education about whether to prohibit the individual from teaching.</p><p>In the case of Mr Joshua Sutcliffe, after hearing all live evidence and mitigations, the independent appointed panel made a recommendation to the Secretary of State decision maker to prohibit him from the teaching profession, with a two-year review period.</p><p>Following recommendation, the decision to impose a prohibition order is taken by a senior TRA official.</p><p>Although that decision is taken on behalf of the Secretary of State, neither she nor any other Minister in the department can have any involvement in these independent investigations, related processes, and decisions.</p><p>Mr Sutcliffe has appealed this decision to the High Court, as is his right. It is now for the High Court to carefully consider Mr Sutcliffe’s grounds of appeal. It would not be appropriate to comment on or discuss ongoing litigation further.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 12/02/2024 16:35:06 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1682287

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rochdale
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Malcolm Newsam and Gary Ridgeway Independent assurance review into historic child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rochdale, published on 15 January, what percentage of those involved in the grooming gangs were Muslim.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The independent review into historic child sexual exploitation in Rochdale identifies widespread organised sexual exploitation of children involving multiple ‘grooming gangs’. It also highlighted that many potential perpetrators were never investigated or identified.</p><p>The report does not disaggregate known offending by individual ‘grooming gang’ nor by ethnicity or religion. However, there are references throughout the report to perpetrators in these particular cases being predominantly ‘Asian’ or British-Pakistani men.</p><p>The 2020 Home Office report on Group Based Child Sexual Exploitation sets out the best evidence on ethnicity, age, offender networks, the context in which these crimes are committed and implications for national and local policy. As noted within the report, beyond specific high-profile cases such as in Rochdale or Rotherham, the academic literature highlights significant limitations to what can be said about links between ethnicity and group-based child sexual exploitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 29/01/2024 16:43:31 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1677964

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Union: Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 12 December (HL880), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, how much money the UK pays to the EU annually; for what purpose; and for how long such payments are expected to continue.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL1164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The financial settlement under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020 (WA) represents the negotiated agreement over the UK’s historical financial commitments to the EU and those of the European Union (EU) to the UK. This financial arrangement is related to the UK’s past obligations as a departing Member State and does not relate to any continuing arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how much money the UK has paid the EU, its purposes, forecasts of future payments and timings are set out in the annual European Union Finances Statement. The most recent version covers payments made in 2022 and is available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, departments make payments in areas of continuing cooperation with the EU. These include the Peace+ programme and, from 2024, the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes. Details of payments are set out in the relevant departments’ annual accounts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/12/2023 10:53:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1675713

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Union: Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money the UK pays to the EU annually; for what purpose; and for how long such payments are expected to continue.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Details of how much money the UK has paid the EU, its purposes, forecasts of future payments and timings are set out in the annual European Union Finances Statement. The most recent version covers payments made in 2022 and is available in the library of the House and on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/12/2023 17:48:09 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch