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	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Members: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, following the example of the government of New Zealand and to reflect the economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic being felt by the general public, whether there are plans to reduce the allowances paid to Members by 10 per cent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL9133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>On 6 May the House agreed that a reduced daily allowance, at 50% of the usual rate, would be paid for virtual and physical attendance. This change was retrospective and applied to attendances from 20 April. On 22 July the House agreed to a revised allowance scheme. This reinstated the full daily rate for physical attendance in the Chamber or Grand Committee, while retaining the reduced 50% rate for virtual attendance in both fora. The House of Lords Commission will continue to keep the situation under review.</p> answering member printed Lord McFall of Alcluith question first answered 27/10/2020 14:30:19 answering member 4148 label Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1142446

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Times of Sittings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, in the light of the impact of climate change on air quality, transport and health, and forecasts of higher temperatures in future years, what plans she has to review whether the House should sit in July.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government schedules business in the House and proposes dates for Recess with the agreement of the usual channels. The House needs to sit for as long as there is business to be completed. The Government has no plans to review whether the House should sit in July in future years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 26/07/2019 12:49:51 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1466073

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Burglary: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the conviction rate for burglaries in (1) Gloucestershire, (2) Somerset, (3) Devon, and (4) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, over the next three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Burglary is a terrible crime which can have a long-lasting impact on victims. The CPS is committed to bringing robust prosecutions against offenders who commit the offence of burglary and works with the police to ensure that the strongest possible evidence is put before the court. In 2020-21, the CPS prosecuted 8,703 cases of burglary with a conviction rate of 87.4%. CPS South West, which covers the above regions, had a conviction rate of 91.2%, which is above the national average.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 06/06/2022 16:15:02 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1331572

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Plastics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce (1) the production, and (2) the use, of plastic in the United Kingdom
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>We have a strong manufacturing base in the UK with the rubber &amp; plastics industry employing over 160,000 people. The UK Government continues to support UK businesses whilst tackling our priority to reduce plastic waste in line with our net zero ambitions.</p><p>The Government's 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambition to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042. In 2018 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published our Resources and Waste Strategy, which sets out how to achieve this, move towards a circular economy and keep resources in the system for longer. Resource efficiency measures introduced by Defra have included the single-use carrier bag charge, which recently increased to 10p and extended to all retailers; and the ban of plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds.</p><p>The Environment Bill will enable us to significantly change the way that we manage our waste and will include powers to create Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes such as a scheme for packaging meaning that producers will pay the full costs of dealing with the waste packaging that they produce; introduce Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) such as a scheme for single use drinks containers which will include those made from glass, plastic and metal; and give us the power to set new charges for other single-use plastic items.</p><p>The Government has put together a package of £100 million for research and innovation to tackle the issues that arise from plastic waste. £38 million has been set aside through the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund and the Resource Action Fund including £10 million specifically to pioneer innovative approaches to boosting recycling and reducing litter. The Government has also announced £60 million of funding through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, alongside a £149 million investment from industry, to drive research and innovation to develop more smart, sustainable plastic packaging.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/06/2021 12:31:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1468733

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Exploration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a ban on new fossil fuel developments in order to combat climate change; and if not, what are the reasons for this decision.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Oil and gas will play an important, yet smaller, role in meeting UK energy demand in the transition to net zero. The Government will introduce a climate compatibility checkpoint, which will be used to inform decisions on future licensing rounds, in keeping with the UK’s climate goals.</p><p> </p><p>Coal mining in the UK has been in long term decline reflecting falling domestic demand. There are only a handful of operational mines remaining in the UK. The Government has committed to phase-out coal power by 2024 – a year earlier than previously planned.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/06/2022 16:02:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1452708

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether their policies of (1) fracking, (2) reducing fuel duty, and (3) coal extraction, are compliant with their commitments at the COP26 conference.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL7151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The COP26 Summit and the Glasgow Climate Pact demonstrated global agreement to accelerate action on climate change with over 90% of the world’s economy covered by net zero targets.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, the Government has achieved a lot on its road to net zero already. Since 1990 the UK has almost halved its greenhouse gas emissions. Between 1990 and 2019, the economy has grown by 78% and emissions have been cut by 44%, decarbonising faster than any other G7 country.</p><p> </p><p>The Net Zero Strategy provides a policy framework that paves the way to meet the UK’s legislated Carbon Budgets and Nationally Determined Contribution, cutting emissions by at least 68% by 2030 on 1990 levels, and reaching net zero by 2050.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/04/2022 16:56:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1313659

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase the minimum wage to a living wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL51
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>Through the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage (which applies to those age 23 and above) the Government protects the lowest paid within our society. The Government sets the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates annually and has a target for the National Living Wage to reach two-thirds of median earnings by 2024, providing economic conditions allow. The Low Pay Commission, which is an independent and expert body, makes annual recommendations to the Government on the appropriate rates.</p><p> </p><p>The Living Wage Foundation regularly publishes a rate called the ‘Living Wage’. This rate differs from the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates because the Low Pay Commission considers the wider impacts on businesses and the economy before making their recommendations to the Government. We commend employers who pay more when they can afford to do so. The Living Wage Foundation is clear their measure is voluntary.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/05/2021 16:39:59 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1327258

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining: British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have the power to issue deep sea mining licences in UK Overseas Territories’ waters; and if so, whether they plan to issue any such licences.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>The Deep Sea Mining Act 1981 (as amended by the Deep Sea Mining Act 2014) sets out the Government’s powers in relation to issuing deep sea mining licences, including the relationship with contracts granted by the International Seabed Authority (ISA).</p><p>The 1981 Act (as amended) extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, but may be extended by Order in Council to the Channel Islands, Isle of Man or any British overseas territory. To date, no such Order in Council or Statutory Instrument has been taken forward, and there are no current plans to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 08/06/2021 15:34:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1199421

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Maternity Leave
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people on maternity leave beyond the period of 39 weeks' statutory maternity pay are able to return to work before the intended end of their leave and then be furloughed; if so, whether they would need to give eight weeks' notice to return to work early in order to qualify for furlough arrangements; and if not; what assessment they have made of the disparity in circumstances for these women compared to those still in receipt of maternity pay who have to give eight weeks' notice before returning to work in order to be furloughed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL5009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Employed mothers are required to take at least two weeks Statutory Maternity Leave (or four weeks of they are a factory worker) immediately after giving birth. Generally speaking, if an employed mother wishes to return to work before the end of her Maternity Leave (which is 52 weeks), she is required to give at least 8 weeks’ notice of the date that she intends to return to work, irrespective of whether she is on paid or unpaid Maternity Leave. However, the employer can agree to the employee returning on shorter or no notice.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/06/2020 15:39:35 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1195826

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an employer and employee must enter into a written agreement reducing the employee’s salary before the first reduced payment is made.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL4402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2020 answer text <p>Employers should discuss the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme with their staff and make any changes to the employment contract in writing as part of the furlough agreement. This includes agreement to any reduction in pay.</p><p>In order to be eligible for the scheme, employers must confirm in writing to their employee that they have been furloughed. If this is done in a way that is consistent with employment law, that consent is valid for the purposes of claiming through the scheme. Collective agreement reached between an employer and a trade union is also acceptable for the purpose of such a claim. There needs to be a written record, but the employee does not have to provide a written response. A record of this communication must be kept for five years.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 28/05/2020 11:54:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham