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date	22/04/2020
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	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have agreed with the government of Romania about Romanian agricultural workers coming to the UK; what checks for COVID-19 were required on such workers before they joined outbound flights; what social distancing arrangements were required on the flights in terms of  the number of (1) passengers, and (2) seats; whether such workers in the UK have access to health services in the same way as UK workers; whether those workers are covered by national minimum wage rules; whether such Romanian workers will be required to leave the UK at the end of the summer harvest period; and if so, who will fund their return travel costs.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Workers are able to continue to come to the UK under the key worker category “Food and other necessary goods”.All flights coming to the UK must follow the current UK policy relating to the delay phase of the current COVID-19 outbreak. All passengers on entry to UK must follow the government’s social distancing guidance as per GOV.UK website available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others</a></p><p> </p><p>Various airlines and airports have implemented social distancing measures, by making reasonable adjustments. For example the following social distance adjustments are in the process of implementation at many airports, wherever possible: opening additional staff search areas; altering security lane opening plan to leave space between lanes; ensuring only one passenger at a time waiting to go into the body scanners; floor markings placed at bag search areas to ensure people maintain a safe distance whilst their bag is being searched; more colleague parking to reduce the number of people on public transport.</p><p> </p><p>Any individual who is ill and showing signs of COVID-19 should not be allowed to board a flight to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>All flights to the UK are required to provide health announcements to passengers relating to the current COVID-19 outbreak. In the event that there is a seriously unwell passenger, information must be reported to the relevant airport in line with standard operating procedure, and to the PHE (Public Health England) Health Control Unit at London Heathrow (LHR). If the unwell passenger has COVID-19 like symptoms then on arrival they will be advised to self-isolate for 7 days and if symptoms worsen to call NHS 111. All passengers will be provided with information leaflets on arrival in the UK about following government's social distancing guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Employers of those travelling on flights are applying additional measures for workers prior to and following arrival into the UK, including isolation, temperature checks and social distancing during travel.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with transition arrangements with other EU countries on healthcare, workers are able to access medical assistance during their time in the UK should this be required. If migrant workers from EU countries fall ill with coronavirus (COVID-19) while in the UK they will not have to pay for diagnosis or treatment, this includes if they are tested and the result is negative.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses must comply with current UK employment law, including pay for workers in line with National Minimum Wage rules.</p><p> </p><p>Any individuals working in the UK will be able to return home at any time, subject to the home country border restrictions. Flight costs will be paid for by the worker and in line with Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) regulations.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/05/2020 16:41:52 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

785857

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parks Action Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 30 October (HL Deb, col 1155), who will sit on the parks action group; and how frequently it intends to meet.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Parks Action Group will bring together government officials from Departments with an interest in parks and green spaces alongside experts from across the parks, leisure, heritage and environmental sectors. The first meeting will take place on 23rd November and will be chaired by Marcus Jones (Minister for Parks and Green Spaces).</p><p>The Parks Action Group will convene thematic meetings as required to support delivery of the group’s collectively agreed actions. Marcus Jones will chair a further formal meeting of the Parks Action Group in 2018, to assess progress.</p><p>The members of the Parks Action Group (Sectoral Group) are:</p><ul><li>Drew Bennellick, Head of Landscape &amp; Natural Heritage UK, Heritage Lottery Fund</li><li>Matthew Bradbury, CEO, Parks Alliance</li><li>Graham Duxbury, CEO, Groundwork</li><li>Helen Griffiths, CEO, Fields In Trust</li><li>Cllr Gerald Vernon Jackson, Chair of the Local Government Association</li><li>Dave Morris, Chair, National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces</li><li>Paul O’Brien, CEO, Association of Public Service Excellence</li><li>Ellie Robinson, Assistant Director, National Trust</li><li>Dave Solly, Natural England</li><li>Keep Britain Tidy, CEO, Allison Ogden-Newton</li></ul><p><br>The members of the Parks Action Group (Cross-Departmental Group) will be senior officials for the policy areas with an interest in Parks and Green Spaces from the following Departments:</p><ul><li>Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs (Defra)</li><li>Department of Health (DH)</li><li>Department for Education (DfE)</li><li>Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport (DCMS)</li><li>Home Office (HO)</li><li>Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy (BEIS)</li><li>Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/11/2017 16:54:19 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

423741

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Trafficking and Kidnap Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding was allocated to the Human Trafficking and Kidnap Unit of the Metropolitan Police Service in (1) 2012–13, (2) 2013–14, and (3) 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes modern slavery very seriously and the Modern Slavery Strategy sets out our approach to improving the law enforcement response. We expect individual forces to allocate adequate resources to tackling serious crime including modern slavery, within the overall level of funding available to them. However, decisions about the specific level of funding and staffing for specific units within the Metropolitan Police, such as the Human Trafficking and Kidnap Unit, are matters for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3006 question first answered 02/11/2015 17:40:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly