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date	24/04/2023
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	Deposit Return Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making with regard to the provision of the Deposit Return Scheme arising from the provisions of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government, the Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland consulted in 2019 and 2021 on the detail of introducing a DRS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In January 2023 we published the Government response to the 2021 consultation, setting out policy decisions and next steps for introducing the scheme which can be found <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fintroduction-of-a-deposit-return-scheme-in-england-wales-and-northern-ireland&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C18b209921d744ef5003a08db470e839b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638181899876456156%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LbnGndLL%2Faqcm5i7kLEkpkMUPttIVDjl13hFyB2d6Uw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. A copy is attached to this answer.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently drafting the legislation to enable delivery of DRS, reflecting the positions set out in the consultation response published in January 2023. The legislation then needs to go through the necessary clearances before it can be laid in UK Parliament and the Welsh Senedd. We are aiming to have the regulations in place in order to appoint the DRS scheme administrator (the Deposit Management Organisation) by summer 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 03/05/2023 14:00:08 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name DRS_Government_response_Jan_2023.pdf title DRS Government response
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1455641

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Roads: Belfast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress on the commitments in the New Decade, New Approach agreement on the York Street Interchange scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL7422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2022 answer text <p>The New Decade, New Approach deal helped to restore a fully functioning Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive in January 2020. A key priority for the Executive was to begin the urgent task of strengthening public services and delivering essential infrastructure projects, including the York Street Interchange. In 2020, an assurance review into the scheme was commissioned. Following the reporting of the review in 2021, the Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister asked for further work to be undertaken on the project proposals to maximise ambition on what can be delivered for connectivity and communities.</p><p> </p><p>Delivering essential infrastructure projects including York Street Interchange is, of course, primarily a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. The Government will encourage all parties to form an Executive as soon as possible following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections in May.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s priority is for a strong, functioning Executive delivering a better, more prosperous, shared future for the people of Northern Ireland. To support this priority, the Government has provided the NI Executive with £15 billion per year over the next three years. This is the largest funding settlement for Northern Ireland since devolution and highlights once again the strength and security that Northern Ireland gains from being an integral part of the world’s fifth largest economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 08/04/2022 11:22:01 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1228151

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will extend the Mandate Refugee Resettlement Scheme to include having siblings in the UK as a key factor for resettlement in cases where separation has occurred because of persecution caused by religion or belief; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing refuge to those seeking sanctuary. There is already provision for wider family members (including adult siblings) to be considered for resettlement to the UK under the Mandate scheme, where there are exceptional circumstances.</p><p>This applies in all cases, including where UNHCR identifies that persecution because of religion or belief is a contributing factor in their protection needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 11/08/2020 11:23:53 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

895057

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Forests
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what bidding process has been used by the Forestry Commission in respect of granting private companies leases of up to 125 years for the building of accommodation units in public forests.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL7422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission undertook an exhaustive tender and selection process in 2006 to identify a private sector partner for its existing Forest Holidays operation. This led to the formation of Forestry Holidays as an independent Limited Liability Partnership with the Camping and Caravanning Club. The business was restructured in September 2012, to form two separate companies: Forest Holidays and Camping in the Forest. Forest Holidays is now a cabin only business. The 125 year leases were an essential element in securing the investment needed for the business to succeed.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/05/2018 11:53:17 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

510216

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Gambling: Internet
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 number of foreign online gambling websites not licensed in the UK that are being accessed from the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL7422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission monitors this through the complaints received from customers and licensed operators, and other sources of intelligence. It is not possible to state precisely how many individual unlicensed websites there are, however, where websites are identified that are offering facilities for gambling to customers in Britain without the appropriate licence the Commission will take action to ensure they cease these activities. Since November 2014 the Commission has written to approximately 60 foreign online gambling websites, to remind them of the legal position and require them to immediately cease their activities in Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/04/2016 14:02:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote