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1605347

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date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music Venues: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they will offer to grassroots music venues, such as Brighton Concorde 2, to prevent them from closing down.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues, which are the backbone of our world-leading music sector.</p><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular discussions with all parts of the music industry, including live venues across the country of all sizes. We work with the industry and across Government to improve the sector's resilience, as demonstrated through the £1.57 billion Cultural Recovery Fund during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the £18 billion Energy Bills Relief Scheme.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the sector on the impact of current pressures. As part of this engagement, the Minister for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries, Julia Lopez MP, is meeting Music Venues Trust shortly to discuss issues facing the live music sector, and further ways to support the growth of the music sector and wider creative industries.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL6602 question first answered 29/03/2023 11:08:29 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1438005

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Healthy Start Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable recipients of Healthy Start coupons to use their prepaid cards online to purchase items that are covered by the scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>All beneficiaries with a prepaid card can use it in all retailers which accept Mastercard payments and sell the permitted Healthy Start food items. There are no current plans to extend this online.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 09/03/2022 17:17:50 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1222166

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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	Starlings: Pest Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many licences have been issued by Natural England for the killing of starlings in each year since 2000; and how many starlings they estimate have been killed under such licences in each year since 2000.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>Records show that Natural England (NE) has issued 122 licences for the control of starlings since 2007. Licence returns indicate that 2,918 birds have been killed during this period, although the actual number will be higher as not all licensees have submitted returns. We do not have earlier data since NE was vested in 2006.</p><p> </p><p>The following table presents the licensing information available for each year from 2007. To note, NE underwent a system change in 2013 meaning that return information for that year is not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Licences issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers of starlings killed (Based on return data)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>No returns received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Information not yet available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Information not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/07/2020 13:39:47 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

869598

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Radioactive Materials: USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their contingency plan in the event that the United States Senate does not ratify by treaty a new Nuclear Cooperation Agreement by the end of 2020, following the UK's exit from Euratom.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2018 answer text <p>The US has a legal requirement for a nuclear cooperation agreement to be in place before civil nuclear trade with another country can be permitted. For this reason, the Government has prioritised discussions with the US, to ensure that a new bilateral agreement will be in place when Euratom’s agreements no longer apply to the UK. The strong links between US and UK on civil nuclear matters ensure that both parties are keen to progress this agreement to their mutual benefit. Significant progress has been made on the substance of the new agreement and it is on track to be presented to the UK Parliament and US Congress in the course of 2018 for ratification, ensuring that the agreement will be ready well before the end of 2020</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/04/2018 15:40:15 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

717794

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5825), whether the information requested would be available from the Departments concerned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; if not, why not; and if so, why it cannot be provided in answer to a Question for Written Answer.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Requests for information are processed in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. It will be a matter for individual departments as to whether they hold this information. The Cabinet Office does not hold records of the number of mobile phones allocated by other government departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/04/2017 16:24:14 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

456371

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Humanitarian Summit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 25 February (HL6190), when they will take the decision about who will represent them at the World Humanitarian Summit, and how that decision will be publicised.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The decision will be taken closer to the Summit.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 15/03/2016 16:10:16 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

46995

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to respond to the recommendation by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons in his recent report on HMP Belmarsh that the library should increase its opening hours so that all prisoners have access to it.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>1. The prisoner regime includes a programme to allow access to the library once a week for those not attending education. The implementation of New Ways of Working, which includes the introduction of a new Core Day, will increase the opportunity for prisoners to access the library.</p><p> </p><p>2. All in use cells on the High Security Unit / Special Secure Unit are appropriately furnished in compliance with national guidelines, which are also included as part of the unit's operating standards. The cells are also equipped to the specification required for accommodating Category A prisoners. The accommodation on the unit is inspected monthly, to ensure compliance and to maintain decency; this system is audited.</p><p> </p><p><em>3. </em>The Governor has a programme of visits throughout the establishment; this includes visits to the HSU / SSU. The requirement for a weekly visit is completed by the Governor or the Deputy Governor, and the visits will ensure that all prisoners and staff are frequently seen and any emerging issues are heard and noted. These visits are now recorded for audit and inspection purposes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Newby grouped question UIN HL6604 HL6605 question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern