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1693195

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Council Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely effect on economic growth and productivity of (1) revaluing council tax bands by reference to current market rates, and (2) abolishing stamp duty in favour of a reformed housing taxation arrangement.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to revalue council tax bands by reference to current market rates or to abolish Stamp Duty Land Tax in favour of a reformed housing taxation arrangement. The government continues to keep all tax policy under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 12/03/2024 15:16:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1537223

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Paraquat: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 27 October (HL2481), which countries have been notified by the Health and Safety Executive of the risks connected with exports of the chemical herbicide Paraquat.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The export of paraquat from Great Britain (GB) is regulated under the GB Prior Informed Consent (GB PIC) regulatory regime for the export and import of listed hazardous chemicals. Companies intending to export any of these chemicals from GB must notify the importing country via the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Designated National Authority. GB PIC requires all exports of listed chemicals to be labelled appropriately and accompanied by a safety data sheet (SDS) containing information on the intrinsic hazards of the chemical and on safe storage and use. Where possible, the information on the label and on the SDS must be given in an official language, or in one or more of the principal languages, of the country of destination.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021, paraquat was exported from GB to Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa and the USA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 10/11/2022 16:43:03 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1358887

registered interest
date	12/10/2021
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	Development Aid: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, as part of their overseas development assistance (ODA) disbursement, (1) what assessment they have made of the economic contributions of older women in lower- and middle-income countries, and (2) what steps they have taken to ensure that ODA supports these women to access decent work and live fulfilling lives.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Older women remain economically active, often in difficult, informal roles and driven by necessity. The unpaid contributions women make over their lifetime to the economy as carers are unrecognised, and their informal work is often invisible. As a result, many older women lack access to savings, pensions or other social protection. FCDO is investing in improving collection and use of disaggregated data (by sex, age and disability) to enable us to empower and include those who are too often invisible or face additional barriers to escaping poverty. We have led the way on the Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan and encouraging multilaterals such as the World bank and UN to collect disaggregated and inclusive data.</p><p>FCDO aims to improve outcomes for women and girls, including older women, through the new £19 million Gender-Responsive Social Protection programme, which is building the evidence base on what works and offering technical assistance to strengthen government and partners social protection investments. We are also supporting governments to provide social protection for older women, including in Uganda, where over 210,000 women are currently benefitting from a senior citizen grant through a programme delivered and funded in partnership with the Governments of Ireland and Uganda.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 25/10/2021 15:28:08 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1189362

registered interest
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

628270

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	Fracking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in developing their policy on fracking, whether they have taken into account the number of earthquakes which measured 3.0 on the Richter Scale in Oklahoma and other places in the US where fracking has been carried out.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>We have ensured that strong controls are in place to mitigate seismic risks. Operators in the UK must avoid hydraulically fracturing near faults, and must monitor seismic activity before, during and after operations. Operations will halt if seismic activity exceeds a magnitude of 0.5 or greater on the Richter scale, and the pressure of fluid in the well will be reduced immediately.</p><p>Studies in the United States<sup>(1)</sup> have shown that most induced seismicity is caused by re-injection of waste and produced waters from oil and gas operations, both conventional and unconventional. Re-injection of waste and produced waters will not be permitted from shale gas wells in the UK.</p><p><em>(1) </em><em>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/induced/myths.php</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/11/2016 15:53:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

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

157060

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 17 November (HL2586), whether they will make available the customer research into the way data on public expenditure statistics were presented in the letters to taxpayers intending to show how income taxes are spent; and why no reference was made in those statements to indirect taxation such as VAT.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government introduced tax summaries to make personal taxes more transparent and easier to understand. Tax summaries do not include VAT and other indirect taxes as the Government does not keep records of these in relation to individuals. To do so would require costly and intrusive monitoring of an individual’s spending patterns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC undertook extensive customer research of a range of tax summary prototypes to test whether taxpayers found the information clear and comprehensive. The research is available on the Gov.uk website<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-transparency-customer-research-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-tax-transparency-customer-research-and-testing</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton attachment 1 file name report269a.pdf title Personal tax transparency 2 file name report269b.pdf title Personal tax summaries 3 file name report269c.pdf title Personal tax summaries 2 question first answered 02/12/2014 16:47:03 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham