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732733

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what was the total value of export finance available by country, together with the amount that was allocated to projects, for each of the last four years.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Measures introduced in the 2016 Autumn Statement enable UKEF to increase export finance capacity for individual countries by up to 100%, subject to country reviews.</p><p>UKEF's public expression of current risk appetite for new business for each country is available on its website. It does not hold historical information about its public expression of risk appetite for each country, but the website notes where the risk appetite has been increased following the Autumn Statement.</p><p>UKEF publishes details of the support it provides by country on an annual basis on its website. Details of its support for the last year will be published once its 2016-17 Annual Report and Accounts are laid before Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 10/07/2017 16:33:50 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

732734

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what was the total export finance facility available by country as at 1 June.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>UK Export Finance covers over 200 countries and it details the amount of export finance available (market risk appetite) for each country on its website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 10/07/2017 17:01:09 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

732735

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply for allocating export finance facilities.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>UK Export Finance sets its total risk appetite for each country by taking into account the size of that country's economy and the level of risk. Its assessment framework is aligned with that used by the credit rating agency, Standard &amp; Poor's (S&amp;P), but is additionally informed by cross-Whitehall forums, local UK diplomatic representatives, OECD country risk expert meetings and country visits, where appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 10/07/2017 16:38:34 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

733214

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they would support future regionalisation of the Pillars of the Cotonou Agreement.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK government has supported calls for a differentiated and more regionalised approach during EU discussions on the successor to the Cotonou agreement. While the future agreement will come into force after our exit from the EU, we remain interested in what will be a major element of the global development architecture and will continue to participate in the discussions while we remain an EU Member State.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 03/07/2017 12:17:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1259980

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of when the UK will have a fully functional 5G infrastructure in place.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL11332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was clear in his statement to the House of Commons on 14 July that the position on Huawei will have implications for rollout, that that was a necessary cost to ensure the security of our 5G networks and protect our national security. We expect the sector to do as much as possible to minimise the effects of this decision, and the Government remains focused on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology, and for consumers and businesses to see the benefits of 5G as fast as possible.</p><p>Our ambition, therefore, remains for the majority of the UK population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027. To support this ambition, the Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme. The Mobile Network Operators are similarly focussed on rolling out commercial 5G coverage across the UK and, as a result, it is currently available in over 100 UK towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL11333 question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1259981

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any possible future negative impacts of the revision of procurement plans in July on the UK’s 5G roll-out targets.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL11333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was clear in his statement to the House of Commons on 14 July that the position on Huawei will have implications for rollout, that that was a necessary cost to ensure the security of our 5G networks and protect our national security. We expect the sector to do as much as possible to minimise the effects of this decision, and the Government remains focused on the UK becoming a world leader in 5G mobile technology, and for consumers and businesses to see the benefits of 5G as fast as possible.</p><p>Our ambition, therefore, remains for the majority of the UK population to have access to a 5G signal by 2027. To support this ambition, the Government is investing £200 million in a 5G Testbeds and Trials programme. The Mobile Network Operators are similarly focussed on rolling out commercial 5G coverage across the UK and, as a result, it is currently available in over 100 UK towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL11332 question first answered 22/12/2020 09:37:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1281926

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2021
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G: Competition
	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 diversity of the market in relation to 5G infrastructure in the UK; and what plans they have, if any, for the diversification of that market.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL12744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of diversity in the 5G infrastructure supply chain. That is why the Government published a 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy in November 2020.</p><p>This strategy sets out three core strands of activity to address the lack of diversity in UK 5G supply chains. These are: i) Protecting incumbent suppliers to ensure the resilience of our networks in the short term; ii) Attracting new scale suppliers to the UK market to increase diversity and competitiveness in the medium term; iii) Accelerating the development and deployment of open interface technologies in the RAN in order to reduce barriers to entry and diversify the supply chain in the long run.</p><p>The Government has also established a Diversification Taskforce, comprising key industry and academic figures and led by Lord Livingstone of Parkhead, to design and execute targeted measures for each of these strands. The Government has announced an initial investment of £250m to fund these targeted measures and deliver our long-term vision of a diverse, competitive, and healthy market for 5G infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 04/02/2021 16:25:59 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1338359

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure freedom of speech in British universities.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL1279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Ministers are working to ensure that lawful freedom of speech in higher education is supported to the fullest extent. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill was introduced on 12 May 2021 in the House of Commons and will strengthen existing freedom of speech duties in England. It will directly address gaps within the existing law and extend the duties to cover students’ unions as well as higher education providers. The changes will introduce clear consequences for breaches of the new duties. This will ensure that freedom of speech and academic freedom are protected and promoted within higher education.</p><p>A copy of the Bill as introduced can be found here: <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/41479/documents/212" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/41479/documents/212</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 29/06/2021 15:22:53 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1360918

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters were evacuated during Operation Pitting.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL3190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>From the beginning of the scheme in April 2021 until the final flight of Operation Pitting on 28 August 2021, around 650 Afghans were relocated to the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) under category 2 of ARAP.</p><p>Around 400 of these were relocated prior to Operation Pitting, as they were identified to be most at risk and were therefore prioritised for relocation. The remaining 250 were relocated during Operation Pitting. This category predominantly consisted of interpreters, but also others in similarly exposed roles such as cultural advisers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 29/10/2021 09:51:11 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1434490

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	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: EU Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether British organisations will be able to participate in the procurement process for infrastructure projects that will be funded by the EU in its €150 billion investment in infrastructure in Africa under the Global Gateway programme.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>EU Global Gateway projects are developed and delivered through Team Europe Initiatives. The EU, EU Member States, and European financial institutions work together with European businesses as well as governments, civil society and the private sector in partner countries.</p><p>UK entities are eligible to participate in procurement procedures for actions financed under the &quot;Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe&quot; geographic programmes and the Global Challenges thematic programme where contracts are implemented in Least Developed Countries or highly indebted poor countries that are eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (see Article 28(1)(f) of the Regulation (EU) 2021/947- EUR-Lex - 32021R0947 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)). The UK does not contribute to the NDICI, which includes the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+). The EFSD+ is the main financial tool for mobilising investments under the Global Gateway, providing guarantees for de-risking activities and leveraging private investment. The UK does not contribute to EFSD+ investments and UK entities are not eligible for guarantees or other financial instruments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2022 17:55:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley