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1715052

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date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dual Carriageways: Norwich
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Natural England report Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for barbastelle bat, published on 8 March, which placed "favourable conservation status" on barbastelle bats present in the area of the Norwich Western Link, what assessment they have made of the viability of the construction of the Norwich West Link.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Norwich
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>In October 2023, the Government approved funding at Outline Business Case stage for the Norwich Western Link. This was subject to the scheme gaining the necessary planning and environmental consents. It is for the scheme promoter, Norfolk County Council, to seek those consents and to work with Natural England. The Council is still engaged in that process and has submitted a planning application for the scheme. The Council has also written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs to seek clarity on the implications of the recent Natural England report for the scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4232 question first answered 13/05/2024 15:51:05 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4999 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Norwich

1550454

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require voters to show identification at polling stations at elections beyond those in 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The voter identification measures set out in the Elections Act 2022 will come into effect for the scheduled election in May 23 for all types of poll set out in the Act, except for UK Parliamentary general elections, which will require voter identification from October 2023.</p><p>A wide range of identification documents will be accepted at polling stations and will not be limited to only passports and driving licenses. A full list of acceptable identification can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voter-identification-at-polling-stations-and-the-new-voter-card/protecting-the-integrity-of-our-elections-voter-identification-at-polling-stations-and-the-new-voter-card#annex-a-list-of-identity-documents-that-will-be-accepted" target="_blank">here.</a> Cabinet Office research shows that 98% of electors already own a photographic document (in date or expired) that could be accepted under our proposals. Moreover, any registered elector who does not possess any of these forms of identification will be able to apply to their local authority to obtain a Voter Authority Certificate, free of charge. An equivalent will also be available for electors registered to vote anonymously. This will ensure that everyone who is eligible to vote will continue to have the opportunity to do so.</p><p>We will continue to work with local authorities, charities and civil society organisations to ensure that voter identification works for everybody. The Electoral Commission will also deliver a comprehensive and targeted communications campaign to raise awareness for the changes to the requirements at the polling station.</p><p>The estimated cost of additional poll clerks can be found in the published Impact Assessment <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348240504/impacts" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>If an elector applying for a free Voter Authority Certificate or Anonymous Elector’s Document is not able to provide a photograph themselves, their Electoral Registration Officer will be able to take a photograph for them. Funding will be provided to local authorities to purchase cameras if required.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL4233 - Protecting the integrity of our elections_ Voter identification at polling stations and the new Voter Card - GOV.UK.pdf title List of acceptable identification 2 file name HL4233 - The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 - Impact Assessment.pdf title Impact Assessment grouped question UIN HL4234 HL4235 HL4236 question first answered 21/12/2022 15:16:53 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1380341

registered interest
date	19/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Relations: Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Prime Minister last spoke to the President of Russia.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister last spoke to President Putin of Russia on Monday 25 October.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Details of their call were published on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-putin-of-russia-25-october-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-putin-of-russia-25-october-2021</a>) and stated that:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>“The Prime Minister spoke to Russian President Putin this afternoon ahead of the COP26 Summit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>He welcomed the steps Russia has taken in recent days to commit net zero by 2060. The Prime Minister expressed his hope that Russia will raise that target to achieving net zero by 2050 as well as making further progress on ending deforestation and an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>President Putin expressed his regret that he would not be able to attend the COP26 Summit in person in the light of the coronavirus situation in Russia.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Prime Minister was clear that the UK’s current relationship with Russia is not the one we want. He said significant bilateral difficulties remain, including the poisonings in Salisbury in 2018. The Prime Minister also underscored the importance of Ukrainian sovereignty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Prime Minister said that as fellow permanent members of the UN Security Council and major world economies with a long, shared history, the UK and Russia have a responsibility to work together to tackle shared challenges like climate change and safeguard international agreements like the Iran Nuclear Deal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The leaders also discussed the current situation in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of any recognition of the Taliban being conditional on their behaviour, including respect for human rights.”</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/11/2021 17:50:47 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1195230

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, have been remanded into prison from magistrates courts in each week since 23 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>The requested data is not available at this time. Court data up to the year ending December 2019 is due to be published on 21 May 2020, and data for the year ending December 2020 is planned for publication in May 2021. Prison receptions data covering January to March 2020 is planned for publication in July 2020 and data covering April to June 2020 is planned for publication in October 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 27/05/2020 15:18:09 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

807252

registered interest
date	15/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether parents and children have been asked for personal written consent for the transfer of personal data from local authorities to the Department for Education in the Alternative Provision census; or will be asked for such consent regarding data items to be included in the extension to the census for 18 January 2018.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The alternative provision census is collected from local authorities on a statutory basis and, as such, does not require data providers to obtain written consent from parents or pupils to the provision of information.</p><p>However, being transparent and providing accessible information to individuals about how you will use their personal data is a key element of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation. The most common way to make this information available to data subjects is via a privacy notice.</p><p>The Department for Education (DfE) provides suggested wording for privacy notices that schools and local authorities may wish to use (attached) at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-protection-and-privacy-privacy-notices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-protection-and-privacy-privacy-notices</a>. However, the suggested wording provided by DfE must be reviewed and amended to reflect local needs and circumstances – especially as schools and local authorities may collect data for their own purposes locally that is not required for the purposes of DfE specified data collections.</p><p>All data items collected via the alternative provision census are listed in Annex A which is attached.</p><p>Whilst it is not possible for a parent/carer or an individual child to opt out of the alternative provision census, there is certain information which is self-declared and is gathered on a voluntary basis. For the alternative provision census, this is the data items referring to pupil ethnicity and the service child in education indicator, where the provision of this information may be refused by the parent. All other data items are mandatory where they apply to a particular pupil.</p><p>The submission of the alternative provision census, including a named set of pupil records, is a statutory requirement on alternative provision providers under the Education (Information about Children in Alternative Provision) (England) Regulations 2007.</p><p>As such, the alternative provision census requires the return of individual pupil records for pupils attending a school not maintained by a local authority for whom an English local authority is paying full tuition fees, or educated otherwise than in schools and pupil referral units, under arrangements made (and funded) by an English local authority.</p><p>Where a child of compulsory school age would not receive suitable education because of illness, exclusion or for any other reason, local authorities have a duty to provide a suitable ‘alternative provision’. The alternative provision census is the department’s primary source of administrative data about such pupils and, as such, the information collected is fundamental to understanding the ongoing effectiveness of the alternative provision system in order to target, and evaluate, policy interventions to support these vulnerable children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name Privacy_notice_suggested_text_for_a_local_authority_April16v1.1.docx title Privacy Notices Local Authorities 2 file name Privacy_notice_suggested_text_for_school_workforce.docx title Privacy Notices School Workforce 3 file name Annex A - Data items collected in the 2018 alternative provision census.docx title Annex A grouped question UIN HL4234 HL4235 HL4236 question first answered 22/12/2017 13:37:03 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

662065

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the independent review into full-time social action will consider evidence from the UK, France, and Germany regarding how their respective governments support full-time volunteers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2017 answer text <p>The review will gather a variety of evidence on the status of full-time volunteers, including international comparisons where relevant.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 05/01/2017 12:25:18 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

434114

registered interest
date	03/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a limit on the size of personal, or company, donations to political parties.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to negotiating a comprehensive cross-party reform agreement, including donations from all funding sources including trade unions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 21/12/2015 12:46:51 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

174533

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom has to pay an additional £1.7 billion contribution to the European Union Budget; and whether any such payment has been reduced or offset.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL4233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Last year, the UK was presented with a bill for an additional payment to the EU worth £1.7 billion, reflecting changes to economic data for all Member States and dating as far back as 2002 for the UK. The Prime Minister was clear that this sudden production of a bill to Britain for payment on the 1 December was completely unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EU Ministers met on the 7 November, and the Chancellor secured an agreement which meant the UK paid nothing on 1 December. Instead the payment will be made in instalments next year, and no fines or interest will be applied. The UK will also not pay £1.7 billion. The British rebate will apply in full, and apply simultaneously with the payment, not a year in arrears as normal. This means the Government has halved the bill, to around £850 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lastly, the UK won agreement to change the regulations to ensure this never happens again. In the future, if any country received an adjustment demand that is excessive, it will have the same opportunity to phase payments so that they are more affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to press for necessary restraint and discipline in all areas of the EU Budget in order to get the best deal for British taxpayers.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 02/02/2015 14:35:08 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate