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1698218

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time a business waits for the payment of an invoice from the Department for Transport.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>For the 23-24 Financial Year thus far, the average time a business waits for the payment of a valid invoice from the Department for Transport is 3.41 working days.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 03/04/2024 13:58:32 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1698217

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	Small Businesses: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help small businesses deal with late payments.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2024 answer text <p>While the UK has a strong record of payment times, we are determined to see payment times fall to ensure that small businesses are given the best chance of succeeding. The Government set out policy actions in the Prompt Payment and Cash Flow which was published alongside the Autumn Statement in November 2023. These actions include extending Payment Performance Reporting Regulations with legislation being passed earlier this month, ensuring that large businesses are required to report their payment performance. The Review sets out other actions, including reforming the Prompt Payment Code and providing the Small Business Commissioner with broader powers.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 10/04/2024 11:06:05 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1698219

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time a business waits for the payment of an invoice from the Ministry of Defence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>As per Cabinet Office guidance, the Ministry of Defence aims to pay 90% of all undisputed and validated invoices for Small to Medium Enterprises within 5 days of receipt. Additionally, MoD is committed that 100% of all undisputed and validated invoices should be paid within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Defence reports its supplier payment performance, invoice processing and MoD contract payments in line with statutory requirements and reports its results quarterly at GOV.UK Ministry of Defence supplier invoicing and payment information - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Table below shows results for financial year 2023-2024 by quarter. Financial year runs from April 2023 to March 2024.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ministry of Defence payment performance </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023-2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year <br> 2023-2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of invoices paid <br> within 5 days<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of invoices paid <br> within 30 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Quarter</p></td><td><p>94.13%</p></td><td><p>99.24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Quarter</p></td><td><p>94.08%</p></td><td><p>99.29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Third Quarter</p></td><td><p>87.35%</p></td><td><p>99.25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] This includes all suppliers not just Small to Medium Enterprises</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/04/2024 15:25:33 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1694824

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2024
	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	Africa: Sustainable Development
	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 African Union’s Agenda 2063 to deliver inclusive and sustainable development in Africa and transform it into "the global powerhouse of the future"; and what engagement they are having with partners to support the delivery of those aims.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>On 30 October, the UK and the African Union held our inaugural High Level Dialogue, hosted by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Africa. At the Dialogue, Minister Mitchell announced further UK funding in support of the African Union's 2063 Agenda, and for its flagship Silencing the Guns campaign. This includes £10 million in stipends to support troops in Somalia, bringing our total commitment to the AU Transition Mission in Somalia since 2022 to more than £57 million.</p><p>We are also providing £3 million through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Tackling Deadly Diseases in African Programme, helping the Africa Centres for Disease Control and World Health Organisation address emergency preparedness and response in the continent.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 22/03/2024 11:24:34 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1694823

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2024
	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	Tidal Power: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of tidal turbine technology to produce energy at a cost-effective level.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Tidal stream is a novel technology and so initial costs are high. Cost reductions are required to deliver the potential benefits cost-effectively. In 2023 DESNZ published research on ‘Levelised Costs of Electricity from Tidal Stream Energy’. It suggested there is potential for significant cost reductions, subject to deployment. 94MW of new tidal stream power was procured in Contracts for Difference Allocation Rounds 4 and 5. This will increase the UK’s installed capacity tenfold.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/03/2024 11:28:46 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1693095

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	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	Red Sea: Piracy
	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 increased costs to British business resulting from the attacks to shipping in the Red Sea.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL2951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Business and Trade is in regular contact with key businesses and industries to understand the issues they may be facing as a result of the disturbance in the Red Sea. We have open channels of communication with key stakeholders to ensure the most effective mitigations are in place to support with any increased costs they are facing. Our Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy will help UK business build the secure and reliable supply chains vital to the UK’s economic prosperity, national security and essential services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For exporters affected, UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises a digital self-serve offer and our wider network of support, including trade advisors, export champions, the Export Academy, International Markets network, and UK Export Finance.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 21/03/2024 12:36:18 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1692919

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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	Building Inspectors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the number of building inspectors and any risk to construction due to declines in their numbers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL2901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lady to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-28/16272" target="_blank">16272</a> on 5 March 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 14/03/2024 15:59:06 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name PQ 16272 - Written questions and answers.pdf title 16272
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1692921

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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	Housing: Cooperatives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the development of more cooperative housing schemes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL2903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting housing co-operatives and other providers of community-led housing. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the Government's planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied, and was most recently revised in December 2023. The National Planning Policy Framework now includes several measures that will support the diversification of the housing market, including the growth of the community-led housing sector. These new measures include:</p><ul><li>A new community-led housing exception sites policy to encourage local authorities to support the development of community-led sites that deliver affordable housing to meet local need;</li></ul><ul><li>encouragement to local planning authorities to seek opportunities to support small sites to come forward for community-led development for housing;</li></ul><ul><li>greater emphasis on the role that community-led development can have in supporting the provision of housing in rural areas; and</li></ul><ul><li>a definition of “community-led developments”, which will help planning authorities provide support for local proposals for community-led housing development;</li></ul><p>Community-based groups (or their partner organisations) who are registered as providers of social housing may apply for capital grant through the £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme (AHP).</p><p>In addition, in 2023, we provided £3 million to support a social finance fund to provide equity and loan finance for community-led housing schemes across England. This fund is expected to support the delivery of 1587 homes over ten years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 14/03/2024 16:00:08 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1692922

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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	Elections: Disinformation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent any negative impact on this year's local elections as a result of fake news being disseminated through (1) artificial intelligence, and (2) other means.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL2904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to safeguarding the UK’s elections and already has established systems and processes in place, to protect the democratic integrity of the UK.</p><p>The Government has established the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which has a mandate to safeguard our democratic institutions and processes from the full range of threats, including digitally manipulated content. The Taskforce is an enduring government function which is ensuring we have a robust system in place to rapidly respond to any threats during election periods, including novel threats from artificial intelligence (AI).</p><p>The new digital imprints regime, introduced by the Elections Act 2022, will increase the transparency of digital political advertising, including AI-generated material.</p><p>Additionally, it is already an election offence for a person to make a false statement about a candidate which provides a reasonable check and balance against malicious smear campaigns.</p><p>The threat to democracy from artificial intelligence was discussed at the AI Safety Summit in November 2023, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to international collaboration on this shared challenge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 14/03/2024 16:05:36 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1692920

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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	Arms Length Management Organisations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many arms-length management organisations there are in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL2902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>We do not collect this information centrally. However, the National Federation of ALMOs’ latest publicity suggests that there are currently 19 arms-length management organisations in England: <a href="https://www.almos.org.uk/about-us/our-members/" target="_blank">https://www.almos.org.uk/about-us/our-members/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 13/03/2024 16:04:26 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name HL2902 - Our members - NFA National Federation of ALMOs.pdf title The National Federation of ALMOs'
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley