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1203085

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2020
	date	11/06/2020
	date tabled	11/06/2020
	ddp created	11/06/2020 19:40:59
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	11/06/2020 19:45:55 25/06/2020 15:59:07
	hansard heading	Parliament: Art Works
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5593
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	25/06/2020 15:27:06
	question text	The Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are, if any, to survey statues, pictures and items on display on the Parliamentary Estate to assess whether (1) their display is appropriate, and (2) further explanatory materials are required.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL5593
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5593
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Lord Speaker’s Advisory Panel on Works of Art and the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art, with the support of the staff in the Heritage Collections team, develop and manage the Parliamentary Art Collection including its care, display and interpretation. The current concerns around public art are being taken very seriously and both the Panel and the Committee will consider these issues at their next meetings.</p><p>In advance of this the Heritage Collections team are reviewing the works in the Collection and will be presenting the Panel and Committee with information and proposals for further interpretation. The Parliamentary Art Collection website is currently the main platform for providing context to the artworks in the Collection and further supporting information is provided to visitors by the Visit Parliament team, who deliver guided and audio tours. As a listed building and a busy working parliament, there is a limit on the amount of printed information that can be added next to artworks on display in the building but the possibilities for leaflets and other forms of information being made available are being considered. The Heritage Collections team continue to work with colleagues across Parliament to ensure that the context provided about works in the Collection are appropriate.</p><p>The Parliamentary Art Collection documents the history of Parliament and in recent years efforts to make the Collection more diverse and inclusive have been pursued by both the Panel and Committee. In 2019 the Panel secured the loan of a bust of Lord Constantine, the first black Life Peer, from the National Portrait Gallery to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his taking his seat in the House of Lords. The bust is now on long term display in Millbank House.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 25/06/2020 15:27:06 answering member 4148
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	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1231372

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/09/2020
	date	03/09/2020
	date tabled	03/09/2020
	ddp created	03/09/2020 19:31:08
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	03/09/2020 19:37:20 30/09/2020 12:12:08
	hansard heading	Parliament: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7772
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/09/2020 11:40:21
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are to provide COVID-19 testing facilities within the Palace of Westminster or the Parliamentary Estate; and if there are any such plans, what advice will be provided to members in the House of Lords on the frequency with which they should, or must, be tested.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL7772
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7772
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. <br>We have sought advice from Public Health England in developing a policy on testing. Our policy remains that we adhere to applicable Government and PHE guidance, which is that anyone who is symptomatic should seek a test. That guidance also suggests testing of key workers who are self-isolating or whose household contains someone exhibiting the three main COVID-19 symptoms. The Parliamentary authorities have put in place a limited capacity for delivery of these tests. The testing is in order to maintain the resilience of the operation of the Chamber and committees. As testing is only availability in these limited circumstances, there is no advice on the frequency of testing. <br>No one should come onto the Estate if they have symptoms, for any reason.</p> question first answered 30/09/2020 11:40:21 answering member 2079
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1246967

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2020
	date	29/10/2020
	date tabled	29/10/2020
	ddp created	29/10/2020 20:51:33
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	29/10/2020 20:55:53 11/11/2020 17:36:06
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9775
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	11/11/2020 17:05:31
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration the House of Lords Commission has given to the operation of the House in the event of (1) London entering Tier 3 of the COVID-19 restrictions, and (2) a 'circuit-breaker' lockdown across England lasting two or more weeks to address the pandemic.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL9775
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9775
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The House of Lords Commission met on Monday 2 November to consider the implications of the restrictions announced by the Prime Minister on 31 October. On Tuesday 3 November the Lord Speaker, together with the other members of the Commission, wrote to all members of the House to set out the decisions taken at that meeting.</p> question first answered 11/11/2020 17:05:31 answering member 4148
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1169897

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/01/2020
	date	09/01/2020
	date tabled	09/01/2020
	ddp created	09/01/2020 20:09:53
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	09/01/2020 20:15:26 14/01/2020 15:36:02
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	2
	identifier	HL253
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/01/2020 15:04:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to revoke the moratorium on fracking.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL253
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL253
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government have no plans to revoke the moratorium on shale gas extraction.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has always been clear that we will take a precautionary approach and only support shale gas exploration if it can be done in a safe and sustainable way, and that we will be led by the science on whether this is indeed possible.</p><p> </p><p>It remains our policy to be guided by the evidence and to minimise disturbance to those living and working nearby to shale gas exploration sites, and to prevent the risk of any damage.</p><p> </p><p>The moratorium will be maintained unless compelling new evidence is provided which addresses the concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity.</p> question first answered 14/01/2020 15:04:50 answering member 4686
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1171528

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/01/2020
	date	16/01/2020
	date tabled	16/01/2020
	ddp created	16/01/2020 20:12:20
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	16/01/2020 20:15:20 27/01/2020 12:24:01
	hansard heading	Fracking: Licensing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL499
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/01/2020 11:52:17
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 9 January (HL Deb, col 302), whether those who hold a licence from the Oil and Gas Authority which allows them to undertake exploratory drilling in relation to shale gas, such as those in East Lancashire, can still apply for (1) drilling licences, and (2) planning permission in relation to such drilling, during the current moratorium on fracking; and what advice they have given to the owners of such licences.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 HL499
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL499
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government set out its position in the Written Ministerial Statement of 4 November 2019, confirming that it will take a presumption against issuing any further Hydraulic Fracturing Consents, creating a moratorium. Future applications for Hydraulic Fracturing Consent will be considered on their own merits by the Secretary of State, in accordance with the law.</p><p> </p><p>Companies may still apply for drilling licences and planning permission for development which includes hydraulic fracturing. However, the shale gas industry should take the Government’s position into account when considering new developments.</p><p> </p><p>No further advice has been issued to licence holders subsequent to the Written Ministerial Statement.</p> question first answered 27/01/2020 11:52:17 answering member 4686
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1195359

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/05/2020
	date	12/05/2020
	date tabled	12/05/2020
	ddp created	13/05/2020 07:54:06
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	13/05/2020 07:58:40 27/05/2020 14:36:06
	hansard heading	Cycling and Running
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4362
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/05/2020 14:04:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement of the package of initiatives to encourage cycling and running to work, what plans they have to assist in providing showers, washrooms and changing facilities at places of work.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL4362
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4362
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has published guidance to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible, and this includes looking at any existing or new communal facilities such as showers and changing facilities. Employers are responsible for taking all reasonably practical steps to address health and safety risks; however, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency.</p><p> </p><p>People should only be going into work if they cannot work from home, and we encourage employers to agree alternative or flexible working hours with their employees. Whilst we have always said that those who cannot work from home can travel to work, we are giving those who have not been working the confidence to return to work and those businesses who suspended operations the guidelines they need to reopen safely.</p><p> </p><p>Walking, running and cycling help to reduce pressure on the public transport system and the road network, which is why they are recommended as more people return to the workplace. We are also encouraging people to avoid rush hour if they can, to help maintain social distancing. This will also reduce peak demand on the transport system.</p> question first answered 27/05/2020 14:04:39 answering member 4336
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1228116

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/08/2020
	date	28/07/2020
	date tabled	28/07/2020
	ddp created	28/07/2020 21:47:00
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	28/07/2020 21:56:02 06/08/2020 12:06:06
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7456
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	06/08/2020 11:34:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the withdrawal by Aurora Energy Resources of their planning application for fracking at Altcar Moss, Lancashire; and what advice they will give to companies about future fracking projects in the light of this withdrawal.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL7456
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7456
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government cannot comment on individual planning applications. The Government’s position on shale gas policy remains unchanged, as set out in a Written Ministerial Statement on 4 November 2019, Official Report, HLWS68[1] . Planning authorities should continue to take national planning policy and guidance into account in considering any relevant applications.</p><p>[1] Energy Policy Update: Written statement - HLWS68: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2019-11-04/HLWS68/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2019-11-04/HLWS68/</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 06/08/2020 11:34:23 answering member 4336
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1246969

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2020
	date	29/10/2020
	date tabled	29/10/2020
	ddp created	29/10/2020 20:51:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	29/10/2020 20:55:58 12/11/2020 17:32:06
	hansard heading	Rolls Royce: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9777
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/11/2020 17:00:21
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total funding they have given to Rolls-Royce this year for their operations in the UK; what is the purpose of any such funding; and what additional funding they have offered.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL9777
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9777
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government’s financial support for Rolls-Royce is provided via various routes, including support for their exports and research and development (R&amp;D) in areas such as civil aerospace, civil nuclear, and defence. This year, the Government’s support has included funding through the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility and a partial guarantee by UK Export Finance of a 5-year, £2 billion commercial term-loan facility.</p><p> </p><p>One of the Government’s key funding streams is through Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. For the 2019/2020 competition year of the Aerospace Technology Institute programme, Rolls-Royce have had grant offers totalling £63,374,303 to support total project costs of £143,203,408. This money will be paid out across the life of the projects.</p> question first answered 12/11/2020 17:00:21 answering member 4336
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1249830

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/11/2020
	date	09/11/2020
	date tabled	09/11/2020
	ddp created	09/11/2020 23:36:39
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	09/11/2020 23:47:43 23/11/2020 17:20:08
	hansard heading	Rolls-Royce: Barnoldswick
	house id	2
	identifier	HL10066
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/11/2020 16:48:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the industrial action by employees of Rolls-Royce in Barnoldswick in response to the announcement by the company that they will move some production to Singapore; and what plans they have to meet representatives of the workforce at Barnoldswick to discuss the proposed move.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL10066
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10066
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government believes that disputes are best handled through negotiation between the parties. Strikes and other forms of industrial action should be regarded as a last resort after attempts to resolve differences through dialogue have been exhausted. The independent Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), which is funded by the Government, stands ready to assist the parties in reaching an agreement, where they both accept its involvement. We would encourage the parties to avail themselves of Acas’ conciliation and mediation services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has regular bilateral dialogue with Unite and Union representatives involved in the Aerospace Growth Partnership, which is our main method of engaging with the UK aerospace industry.</p> question first answered 23/11/2020 16:48:50 answering member 4336
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1251626

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/11/2020
	date	12/11/2020
	date tabled	12/11/2020
	ddp created	12/11/2020 21:26:19
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	16/11/2020 22:45:18 26/11/2020 17:50:07
	hansard heading	Fireworks: Anti-social Behaviour
	house id	2
	identifier	HL10281
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/11/2020 17:18:54
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have given to local authorities in relation to the use of antisocial behaviour legislation to reduce local nuisances caused by the use of fireworks; whether they have received representations that other legislation has been assessed by such authorities as not being effective in doing so; and what their response has been to any such representations.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL10281
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10281
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (‘the 2014 Act’) provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour. The powers in the 2014 Act are deliberately local in nature, and it is for local agencies to determine whether their use is appropriate in the specific circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>We receive representations from a wide range of stakeholders, all with a broad range of views on the issues and what action they would like to see. This includes representations from Local Authorities and Councillors and we are engaging with them to understand the issues they face with regards to fireworks.</p> question first answered 26/11/2020 17:18:54 answering member 4336
	creator	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves