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1726588

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date	02/09/2024
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: Sustainable Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce or withdraw support to the Sustainable Farming Incentive and, if so, (1) when, and (2) by how much; and what assessment they have made of the subsequent effect on existing agreements and new applications.
tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, including the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Record numbers of farmers are now in an ELM scheme, and the Government wants to maintain the momentum built over recent months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will optimise ELM schemes such as the SFI in an orderly way, over time. The Government will work with the sector to make sure schemes produce the right outcomes for all farmers, including small, grassland, upland and tenanted farms, supporting food security and nature’s recovery in a just and equitable way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 10/09/2024 13:01:27 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

1672982

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the timeline is for implementing the new National Security Unit for Procurement within the Cabinet Office, as set out in the Procurement Act 2023; and who will be responsible for leading it.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Security Unit for Procurement, based in the Cabinet Office, will investigate suppliers who may pose a risk to national security and assess whether companies should be barred from public procurements. The Unit was announced as part of stepped up measures to protect national security in government contracts and will be operational in time for commencement of the Procurement Act in autumn 2024, when debarment and exclusion powers come into effect.</p><p>The Cabinet Office will also lead on the new National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS). Before laying the NPPS in Parliament a Minister of the Crown must carry out such consultation as the Minister considers appropriate and make any necessary changes as a result of it. Further details will be announced in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL589 question first answered 11/12/2023 15:58:09 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1466569

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Removal Centres: Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many in-person legal visits in total took place between 1 January and 31 March at (1) Brook House, (2) Tinsley House, (3) Yarl's Wood, (4) Dungavel, (5) Harmondsworth, (6) Colnbrook, and (7) Derwentside, immigration removal centres (IRC); and how many in-person legal visits in total have taken place at each of these IRCs since 1st April 2022.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Detained individuals are advised of their right to legal representation, and how they can obtain such representation, within 24 hours of their arrival at an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC).</p><p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) operates free legal advice surgeries in IRCs in England. Individuals who are detained are entitled to receive up to 30 minutes of advice regardless of financial eligibility or the merits of their case. There is no restriction on the number of surgeries an individual may attend. If an individual who is detained requires substantive advice on a matter which is in scope of legal aid, full legal advice can be provided if the statutory legal aid means and merits criteria are met.</p><p>Legal visits can take place from both legal providers attending under the Legal Aid Detained Duty Advice Scheme and other legal providers visiting their clients who are in detention. In line with Government advice on social distancing, during the pandemic, face to face legal visits were facilitated in exceptional circumstances, and only if other means of contact (Skype, telephone, email) were not feasible or appropriate. In light of changes to Government guidance, face to face legal visits can now be facilitated. Safe systems of work are in place to ensure the safety of detained individuals, onsite staff and visitors during these visits.</p><p>The number of in-person legal visits, which includes both legal providers attending under the Legal Aid Detained Duty Advice Scheme and other legal providers visiting their clients who are in detention, that took place between 1 January and 26 May 2022, is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>In person legal visits</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Detained Duty Advice Scheme</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total: all other in-person legal visits*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1 January– 31 March 2022</p></td><td><p>1 April 2022 to date</p></td><td><p>1 January– 31 March 2022</p></td><td><p>1 April 2022 to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brook House</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colnbrook</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derwentside</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dungavel</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harmondsworth</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tinsley House</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yarl’s Wood</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Does not include in-person legal visits carried out under the DDA Scheme</p><p> </p><p>This is provisional Home Office management information that has not been assured to the standard of official statistics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL587 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:31:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1328023

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of implementing a requirement for banks to regularly publish data on the reimbursement rates of bank transfer scam victims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring that victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the work industry has undertaken to date, including the introduction of a voluntary reimbursement Code, which has demonstrably had a beneficial impact. However, the Code, whilst improving matters, comes with limitations, including disparity in how different payment service providers are interpreting their obligations under it, as well is its lack of comprehensive cover across providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore welcomed the publication of the Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) call for views on APP scams in February 2021, which set out various potential measures for reducing APP scams and improving customer outcomes, including new requirements on payment service providers to reimburse APP scam victims and publishing APP scam data. The Government is of the view that the introduction of Faster Payments Service rules setting reimbursement requirements on all scheme participants is the best possible solution to the issue of APP scams; this will ensure the rules underpinning Faster Payments are fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR’s call for views has now closed and the Government is engaging with the PSR and industry on next steps, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL587 question first answered 07/06/2021 12:58:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1176989

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Park Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they intend to change the annual indexing of park home pitch fees from the Retail Price Index to the Consumer Price Index.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government will introduce the primary legislation necessary to change the inflationary index that is used to review pitch fees for park homes from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as soon as parliamentary time allows</p><p><br> This commitment is part of a wider package of measures designed to improve protections for park home residents and increase professionalism in the sector.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/01/2020 17:41:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1167887

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
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: North West
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 environmental impact of Cuadrilla’s latest drilling programme in north west England.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 05/11/2019 16:58:30 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

749252

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Mobile Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the approach made by S4C for its remit to be broadened to enable it to extend its activities on digital media platforms.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Welsh Conservatives manifesto, the government remains committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017. We will announce more details in due course</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL589 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:50:14 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

524317

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	S4C
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total cost to the NHS of insurance premiums for clinical negligence; which Foundation Trust pays the highest amount as a percentage of its budget; and what percentage of its budget that cost represents.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The question has been interpreted to mean contributions to the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) which provides indemnity for National Health Service bodies. These are not insurance premiums.</p><p> </p><p>The total cost for 2014-15, which is the last available published figure, is £1,037,742,810.</p><p> </p><p>The information as to which NHS Foundation Trust pays the highest amount as a percentage of its budget is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/06/2016 13:15:40 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

381735

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Discipline
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what specific ways they plan to promote recommendations on classroom control by Tom Bennett to teachers.
tabling member printed	Lord Quirk
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that all teachers are trained to tackle serious behaviour issues as well as low-level classroom disruption. We have not undertaken a formal assessment of any correlation between classroom behaviour and classroom seating arrangements; however Sir Andrew Carter’s recent review of initial teacher training (ITT) content identified that some training courses are insufficiently robust in terms of training teachers to manage poor pupil behaviour. That is why we have invited Tom Bennett, a renowned behaviour expert, to lead an expert group to develop core content on behaviour management for ITT. His group will consider how best to promote their recommendations to ITT providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All qualified teachers are required to meet the Teachers’ Standards, which include specific requirements for developing and demonstrating effective behaviour management skills. This includes setting clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and taking responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL589 HL590 question first answered 25/06/2015 13:51:00 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3254 label Biography information for Lord Quirk

63804

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in producing guidance for healthcare professionals and the police in respect of the changes to the drug driving legislation; and what consultation has taken place about the proposed guidance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government published the summary of responses to the consultations on its proposed drugs and limits to be specified in regulations on 27 March 2014, which is available in the libraries of the House and at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drug-driving-proposed-regulations</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government's proposals on the limits for those drugs most associated with medical use were based upon scientific and medical advice and were supported in the public consultation. There are therefore no plans to review the limits and Parliament will shortly have the opportunity to debate the regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The summary sets out the issues raised in the consultation and the action Government proposes to take including the education of healthcare professionals. Guidance to healthcare professionals was published on 3<sup>rd</sup> July 2014 after consulting with the medical colleges and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/drug-driving" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/drug-driving</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the police to amend their procedures to take account of the new drug driving legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer grouped question UIN HL586 HL587 question first answered 08/07/2014 14:49:52 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon