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1144183

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) model for forecasting business investment, in the light of business investment growth consistently falling below OBR forecasts and remaining “significantly weaker than expected” according to its Economic and Fiscal Outlook, published in March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL17671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) publishes an annual Forecast Evaluation Report, in which they compare their forecasts to subsequent published data, explain any forecast errors, and identify lessons for future forecasts. answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 09/09/2019 15:37:41 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1330360

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bitcoin: Energy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the establishment of the Bitcoin Mining Council, what steps they will take (1) to encourage the use of renewable power and sustainable Bitcoin mining, and (2) to monitor the effectiveness of the Council.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text The Government has been monitoring developments within the cryptoasset industry, including rising energy usage.<p> </p><p>The Cryptoasset Taskforce, comprising HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England, considers the impact of cryptoassets and assesses what, if any, regulation is required in response. The Government stands ready to respond to emerging risks or changes in the market and will continue to monitor developments in cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2020, the Chancellor announced that the UK will implement a green taxonomy – a common framework for determining which activities can be defined as environmentally sustainable – which will improve understanding of the impact of firms’ activities and investments on the environment and support our transition to a sustainable economy. More details on the green taxonomy will be announced in due course.</p>The Government has already taken action to ensure the UK is the world-leading centre for green finance including through announcing an intention to make disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) fully mandatory across the economy by 2025, making the UK the first country to do so. answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL788 HL789 question first answered 16/06/2021 10:45:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1330361

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Environment Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) the Cryptoasset Taskforce, or (2) any government department, collects or collates data on the environmental impact of cryptocurrencies; and if so, when any such data will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text The Government has been monitoring developments within the cryptoasset industry, including rising energy usage.<p> </p><p>The Cryptoasset Taskforce, comprising HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England, considers the impact of cryptoassets and assesses what, if any, regulation is required in response. The Government stands ready to respond to emerging risks or changes in the market and will continue to monitor developments in cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2020, the Chancellor announced that the UK will implement a green taxonomy – a common framework for determining which activities can be defined as environmentally sustainable – which will improve understanding of the impact of firms’ activities and investments on the environment and support our transition to a sustainable economy. More details on the green taxonomy will be announced in due course.</p>The Government has already taken action to ensure the UK is the world-leading centre for green finance including through announcing an intention to make disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) fully mandatory across the economy by 2025, making the UK the first country to do so. answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL787 HL789 question first answered 16/06/2021 10:45:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1330362

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Environment Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of energy use in the mining of Bitcoin, as identified by the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index; and what steps they will take to address the environmental harms of cryptocurrencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text The Government has been monitoring developments within the cryptoasset industry, including rising energy usage.<p> </p><p>The Cryptoasset Taskforce, comprising HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England, considers the impact of cryptoassets and assesses what, if any, regulation is required in response. The Government stands ready to respond to emerging risks or changes in the market and will continue to monitor developments in cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2020, the Chancellor announced that the UK will implement a green taxonomy – a common framework for determining which activities can be defined as environmentally sustainable – which will improve understanding of the impact of firms’ activities and investments on the environment and support our transition to a sustainable economy. More details on the green taxonomy will be announced in due course.</p>The Government has already taken action to ensure the UK is the world-leading centre for green finance including through announcing an intention to make disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) fully mandatory across the economy by 2025, making the UK the first country to do so. answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL787 HL788 question first answered 16/06/2021 10:45:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1385194

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Immunotherapy: Shortages
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what communications have been issued by the NHS in England about the immunoglobulin shortage to patient groups supporting people with immunodeficiency; and whether the NHS in England has communicated directly with patients to explain the situation and how it will affect them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL4726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>With the input of clinicians, professional bodies and patient groups, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the UK Primary Immunodeficiency Network have developed a patient information leaflet which was issued to National Health Service trusts on 8 November 2021, with a request to discuss and share with patients as part of individual clinical conversations. NHS England and NHS Improvement have also shared the leaflet with patient groups to circulate to affected members.</p><p>The patient information leaflet highlights that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer people have been able to donate blood, which has impacted the availability of immunoglobulin products both globally and in the United Kingdom. The patient information leaflet also explains what the impact of the global shortage of immunoglobulin products may mean for UK patients and how they can access support. A copy of the patient leaflet, <em>Immunoglobulin replacement therapy: Information for patients from the NHS and the UK Primary Immunodeficiency Network</em> is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 20/12/2021 13:19:29 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name B0910_ii_Immunoglobulin - patient information leaflet_041121.docx title Immunoglobulin replacement therapy: Information fo
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1273645

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Social Distancing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effectiveness of their social distancing guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic; and what plans they have, if any, to change that guidance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL11759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise how hard the impact of COVID-19 pandemic has been on people's relationships with their loved ones. The current guidance on social distancing remains that people should stay at least two metres away from others outside their household, to control the spread of the virus and keeping people safe. This guidance is under constant review to reflect the latest advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and the latest evidence we have on the transmission of the virus, including new variants. We are also working across government to ensure that guidance relating to specific sectors on social distancing and non-pharmaceutical interventions takes into account the latest advice and information.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 14/01/2021 13:01:01 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1246715

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2020
	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	Business: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the results of the survey they published in September on extending the scope and powers of the Prompt Payment Code.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL9557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>We have received over 400 responses to our survey on suggested reforms of the Prompt Payment Code and officials are currently analysing those responses.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to publish the new Code principles before the end of the year but only after the views of those who took the time to respond have been given the consideration they deserve.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/11/2020 17:27:15 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1313680

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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	Epidemiology: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the recent cuts to Overseas Development Assistance on research and preparedness for future pandemics; and how many grants for research into pandemics and global health have been affected by these cuts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL72
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>We have prioritised our aid to be more strategic and remain a force for good across the world. Following a thorough review, the FCDO's aid budget has been allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against a challenging financial climate of COVID. FCDO will now work through what this means for individual research programmes, in line with the priorities we have identified.</p><p>We will focus our research on the core priorities for poverty reduction, including COVID recovery, pandemic preparedness and other international health priorities. Overall, we have committed up to £1.3 billion of aid spending to counter the health, socio-economic and humanitarian impacts of the pandemic. Scientific and technological innovation runs through every one of the seven priority themes for our ODA spend. UK expertise in science, research and development has led to one of the first effective and affordable COVID-19 vaccines. We will remain a world-leading aid donor and across Her Majesty's Government we will spend more than £10 billion this year to address poverty, climate change and global health threats - including ensuring that developing countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/05/2021 13:19:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1249772

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the Association of Accounting Technicians that Bounce Back Loans for all small businesses should be written off.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>We have always been clear that businesses are responsible for repaying any finance they take out. However, we recognise that some borrowers will benefit from flexibility for their repayments. That is why we announced the Pay as you Grow measures.</p><p>Pay as You Grow will provide Bounce Back Loan borrowers more time and flexibility over their repayments by giving them the option to:</p><ul><li>Extend the length of the loan from six years to ten.</li><li>Make interest-only payments for six months, with the option to use this up to three times throughout the loan.</li><li>Once six payments have been made, have the option of a six-month repayment holiday.</li></ul><p>Businesses will be able to use these options either individually or in combination with each other. In addition they have the option to fully repay their loan early and will face no early repayment charges for doing so.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/11/2020 16:47:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1379168

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to evaluate AZD7442 for emergency use as a preventative treatment against COVID-19; and what are the timelines for its approval.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL4096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the emerging data for AstraZeneca’s long-acting antibody therapy, AZD7442. AstraZeneca are discussing potential approval for the therapy with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.</p><p>We anticipate that further neutralising monoclonal antibody treatments will be submitted for evaluation for a marketing authorisation by the MHRA in the next few months. These treatments could become available for community treatment or preventative use.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 01/12/2021 12:02:25 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn