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date	19/02/2024
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	Livestock Worrying: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the financial penalty for the crime of livestock worrying by dogs to ensure there is a serious deterrent for dog owners.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL2573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of livestock worrying very seriously, recognising the distress this can cause animals and their keepers. The Government is supporting a Private Members’ Bill to amend the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953. The Bill will improve police powers to enable the police to respond to livestock worrying incidents more effectively and to act as a deterrent.</p><p> </p><p>Livestock worrying is principally a crime of negligence, not of intent. Those found guilty of committing an offence face a penalty of a maximum fine of £1,000. The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill will maintain this maximum penalty.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 27/02/2024 17:17:01 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1522033

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date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Chronic Illnesses
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 impact of the rising cost of living on people with chronic conditions, such as sickle cell disease.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL2573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands that people across the UK and especially the most vulnerable members of society, such as those suffering from long-term health conditions and disabilities, are worried about the rising cost of living. That is why the Government is taking decisive action to get households through this winter, while ensuring we act in a fiscally responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>People in receipt of extra-costs disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will receive a one-off Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 from 20th September, to help with the extra costs disabled people are facing. The DWP has already processed around 6 million such payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing a £650 Cost of Living Payment to recipients of means-tested benefits, to support people with low incomes with the rising cost of living. Individuals who have limited ability to work because of their health condition, and are in receipt of means-tested benefits such as income-related Employment and Support Allowance or the Universal Credit Health top up, are therefore eligible for this support.</p><p> </p><p>Those living with a long-term health condition, such as sickle cell disease, can also benefit from other forms of non-means-tested support which the Government is providing to assist with UK households’ energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>Firstly via the recently announced Energy Price Guarantee, a typical UK household will have to pay energy bills equivalent to no more than £2500 a year this winter. The Energy Price Guarantee will reduce the unit cost of electricity and gas and will supersede the existing energy price cap. Beyond April 2023, a Treasury-led review will consider how to support households and businesses with energy bills after April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Secondly via the Energy Bills Support Scheme, which will provide £400 to help with domestic energy bills. All households in Council Tax bands A-D will also receive the Government-funded £150 Council Tax Rebate, which will be delivered by Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, to support households who need further help or who are not eligible for elements of the wider package of support, the Government is also providing an extra £500 million of local support to help with the cost of essentials, via the Household Support Fund.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 27/10/2022 13:04:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1354405

registered interest
date	09/09/2021
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	UN Climate Conference 2021: Taiwan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that Taiwan is represented at COP26.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes the contribution Taiwan is voluntarily making to combat climate change, despite not being a signatory to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UK Government has consistently stated its support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organisations where statehood is not a requirement and where we believe Taiwan has a valuable contribution to make on issues of global concern. This includes climate change, which recognises no territorial boundaries.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/09/2021 13:55:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1184984

registered interest
date	13/03/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Mexico: Press Freedom
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 government of Mexico following reports by the Legatum Institute that 12 journalists were murdered in Mexico between October 2018 and October 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the challenges Mexico faces regarding ongoing violence against journalists: media freedom is vital for healthy societies everywhere, and journalists should to be able to investigate and report without fear of violence. We engage regularly with the Mexican authorities at ministerial, official, and state levels to discuss a broad human rights agenda, including freedom of expression and freedom of the press. We welcomed Mexico's co-hosting with UNESCO of the regional International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, in November in Mexico last year. The Foreign Secretary discussed human rights and violence against journalists with his Mexican counterpart when he visited Mexico in August 2019, and Baroness Williams did the same with Interior Minister Olga Sanchez Cordero in September 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 23/03/2020 11:41:50 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

778027

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Agriculture: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to expand the provision of courses in organic and agroecological practices in agricultural colleges and other appropriate institutions.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is not responsible for deciding which courses further education institutions deliver. This is the responsibility of the institutions themselves who will take account of Government priorities as well as skills demands identified by local stakeholders and employers.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our reforms to technical education, we are establishing a common framework of 15 technical education routes that encompass all employment-based and college-based training. The implementation of the routes will be phased, and the Agriculture, Environment and Animal Care route will be rolled out in September 2022. Within the routes will sit new T level qualifications. As with all the routes, the content of T levels within the Agriculture, Environment and Animal Care route will be determined by advisory groups of employers, professionals and practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 October the government published a T level Action Plan, which set out progress on the technical education reforms. Later this year, the Government will hold a public consultation on the new T level qualifications.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 09/11/2017 14:52:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves