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1700757

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many benefit claimants with an address in Ludlow have been sanctioned for failing to keep appointments at the Jobcentre in Leominster in 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly Universal Credit sanction statistics showing the number of adverse sanction decisions made are published every three months on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>, and are available by Jobcentre Plus office and referral reason, and are currently available to October 2023. Statistics to January 2024 are scheduled to be published on 14 May 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/04/2024 11:15:47 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1546210

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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: China
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 risk of new COVID-19 variants emerging in China.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors all domestic and internationally circulating COVID-19 variants using United Kingdom sequencing data and the international database, GISAID. Lineages are reviewed weekly for trends, analysis and risk assessments. While China has not submitted recent sequences to GISAID, variants would be detected through the global horizon scanning process. The UKHSA works with international partners and the World Health Organization on variant surveillance.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 06/12/2022 17:18:04 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1366778

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
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	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Visits Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers (1) have visited, and (2) are due to visit, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>In July 2021, Minister Morton visited Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in her capacity as Minister for Europe and the Americas. Her visit comprised a wide range of engagements with political and civil society contacts, and encompassed not only Sarajevo but also trips to Mostar and to Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, where she paid her respects to those who were killed in the genocide. She also visited Albania and North Macedonia in October. BiH and the Western Balkans remain high on the agenda of the Government, and we are pursuing additional Ministerial visits to the region during the remainder of 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 16/11/2021 17:50:10 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1192002

registered interest
date	30/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary and Legal Systems
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 interactions between the (1) legal, and (2) judicial systems, in the UK and Hungary.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>The interaction between the Hungarian and UK legal systems is conducted within a framework of international law and practical cooperation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has not held any assessment of the interactions between judicial systems in the UK and Hungary. The separation of powers doctrine underpins the UK’s constitutional framework. The UK Government upholds the fundamental tenet of judicial independence. Judges are free to engage with other judiciaries independently without interference or oversight from the Executive. Any oversight of such activities would be for the Lord Chief Justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 15/05/2020 13:29:46 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

800412

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people aged (1) 50–59, (2) 60–69, (3) 70–79, (4) 80–89, and (5) 90 or over, who own ISAs; and for each age group, what is the average holding.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of people over 65 who own ISAs and their average value is set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Numbers: thousands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>Number of ISA holders</p></td><td><p>Average ISA Market Values</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 and over</p></td><td><p>6,353</p></td><td><p>£38,859</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information is taken from HMRC Individual Savings Account (ISA) statistics which is available on Gov.uk</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of people who hold ISA in the age bands (1) 50–59, (2) 60–69, (3) 70–79, (4) 80–89, and (5) 90 or over, who own ISAs; and the average holding is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>ISA Holders</p></td><td><p>Numbers: thousands</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>Total Number of ISA holders</p></td><td><p>Average ISA Market Values</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>4,052</p></td><td><p>£22,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td><td><p>£34,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td><td><p>£39,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>80-89</p></td><td><p>1,362</p></td><td><p>£40,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>90 and over</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>£40,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total<sub>1</sub></p></td><td><p>21,575</p></td><td><p>£22,387</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Footnotes</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><sup>1</sup> Total is for all ages, including those not shown in the table.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3800 question first answered 13/12/2017 16:51:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

651817

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Housing and Planning Act 2016
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated timetable for the publication of (1) responses to the consultations on provisions contained in the Housing and Planning Act 2016, and (2) the secondary legislation required to implement those provisions.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Officials are continuing their work on the implementation of the Housing &amp; Planning Act 2016. The process to implement secondary legislation will be on-going throughout 2017, as will the process to consult and publish on specific sections of the Act.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/12/2016 15:24:59 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

431536

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the deficit in the light of statistics from the ONS recording the highest level of borrowing in six years.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The government has made significant progress to date in reducing borrowing – the deficit has more than halved as a share of GDP since 2009-10 and the national debt as a share of GDP is forecast to be falling this year. But the job is not yet done - the deficit remains high among advanced economies.</p><br /><p>At Summer Budget the government announced £17 billion of consolidation measures; £5 billion from tax avoidance, evasion and imbalances in the tax system and £12 billion from welfare reform. The Autumn Statement and Spending Review laid out a further £18 billion; £12 billion savings to overall RDEL spending; £3 billion from the Apprenticeship levy and £3 billion from delivering reforms such as Making Tax Digital and further measures to tackle tax avoidance.</p><br /><p>In their November forecast, the independent OBR predict the deficit to fall in each year of this Parliament, reaching a £10.1 billion surplus by 2019-20.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 07/12/2015 16:53:58 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

170852

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long it will take to procure an armed long-range anti-submarine warfare system and maritime surveillance capability, based on an unmanned aircraft, following the completion of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>Analysis conducted to date suggests that unmanned systems will not be able to provide an armed, long-range, anti-submarine warfare capability in the near to medium term.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/12/2014 15:01:56 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey