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1676489

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date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce transport barriers to work and apprenticeships to help young people aged 16 to 24.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking action to ensure young people can access work, education and apprenticeship opportunities, regardless of where they live. We have consistently invested in public transport to help make services more frequent, more reliable, cheaper and easier to use.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 we introduced the 16-17 Saver Railcard, extending the 50 per cent discount available to children for rail travel to their entire period of compulsory education and training. For students aged 18 and above, the 16-25 Railcard offers a third off most rail travel. In October, we announced that the £2 cap on single bus fares in England outside London would be extended until the end of 2024. Through the Plan for Drivers, we have also announced measures to help tackle the cost of driving.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to meeting the obligations of the Public Sector Equality Duty, including giving due consideration to the needs of different age cohorts.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL969 HL970 HL971 question first answered 15/12/2023 11:54:03 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1470480

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report OECD Economic Outlook, published on 8 June; and what assessment they have made of the prediction in that report that Britain will experience zero economic growth in 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The OECD’s latest Economic Outlook underlines the uncertainty around the global economic outlook. The OECD forecast global growth will slow sharply this year and to remain at a subdued pace in 2023 linked to the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, inflationary pressures across many economies and continuing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The OECD estimates global growth of 3.0% in 2022 and 2.8% in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The OECD forecast that the UK economy will grow by 3.6% this year, the second fastest in the G7, while growth in 2021 was the highest of the G7 (7.4%). Looking ahead, we face challenges across the global economy – common challenges with other countries including high inflation. This is why we are taking significant action to support households with the cost of living totalling around £37bn this year. We also continue to make progress against our plan for growth to support the economy, including a landmark capital uplift in the Spending Review 2021, the creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank, more funding for apprenticeships and skills training, a commitment to double public investment in R&amp;D, and the launch of the UK-wide Help to Grow scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 23/06/2022 14:31:09 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1331617

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, given the operation of vulture funds and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poorer income countries, what consideration they have given to introducing legislation similar to the time-expired Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>At this stage, the UK is not considering legislative options to force private sector creditors to participate in debt treatments. We are focused on the swift and full implementation of the G20-Paris Club Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative which will ensure fair burden sharing between all official and private sector creditors. At their 5 June 2021 meeting, G7 Finance Ministers were clear that the private sector is expected to provide at least as favourable debt treatment as official creditors and the Government will be working with international partners to seek to ensure this is the case.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/06/2021 10:48:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

753284

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Camden
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of estimates that over 60,000 bodies will need to be exhumed from St James Gardens, Camden, to facilitate the building of HS2.
tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
uin	HL972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>All human remains affected by Phase One of HS2 will be afforded due dignity, care and respect.</p><p> </p><p>The St James’s Gardens burial ground was assessed as part of the environmental impact assessment for the project. Information was presented in the Environmental Statement that was submitted to Parliament in support the passage of the Bill through the House of Commons and House of Lords Select committees respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, further research has been undertaken into the history and development of the St. James’s burial ground to inform the development of design. Archival material relating to the burial ground includes burial records, plans of the layout of the ground, land transfer agreements, newspapers and letters.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2017 09:13:26 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

532375

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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	High Speed 2 Railway Line: Camden
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to ensure that the aim to distribute inbound tourism across the UK, as set out in the Five Point Plan, will be met.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The Five Point Plan on Tourism encourages visitors to travel beyond the capital. In 2015, the South East, South West, West Midlands and the North East of England saw both international visits and spend growing at a faster rate than in London. The £40m Discover England Fund aims to further encourage international visitors to explore right across the country and the first tranche of successful bids will be announced shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 18/07/2016 15:17:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

386477

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS England provides patients with hepatitis C access to new drugs approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence without delay, and to ensure that NHS England continues to assess new technologies based on cost-effectiveness rather than affordability.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Commissioners are legally required to fund drugs and treatments recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the absence of guidance from NICE, it is for commissioners, including NHS England, to make funding decisions based on the available evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Commissioners are required to have in place clear and transparent arrangements for local decision making and for considering individual funding requests taking into account patients’ clinical circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/07/2015 12:59:51 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

76630

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	North Korea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing in relation to the suspected recent firing of short-range missiles by North Korea.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Strategic Rocket Force put on a SCUD-class short-range ballistic missile demonstration for Kim Jong Un on 29 June 2014. Two missiles were launched from its southeast coastline toward the sea. On 9 July, and again on 13 July, the DPRK launched further SCUD-class short range missiles. Two missiles were launched from the southwest of the country, landing in the sea to the east of the DPRK. No prior notice was given in advance of these launches.</p><p>As a result of these launches the UK has written to the UN Committee responsible for the DPRK sanctions regime and asked it to investigate these breaches of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1718, 1874, 2087 and 2094. We have also joined the US, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Japan, in a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), expressing concern at the lack of proper prior notification of ballistic missile launches and asking ICAO to remind the DPRK of its responsibilities for international civil aviation. In response, the President of the Council of ICAO said on 14 July 2014 that he has brought the matter to the attention of the DPRK Minister of Land and Marine Transportation, reminding the Minister of previous correspondence, expressing concerns for the safety of international civil aviation and urging him to take the steps required to fulfil the requirements of the Annexes under the Chicago Convention.</p><p>On 17 July, the UK and other UN Security Council Members met to exchange views regarding the DPRK's recent series of ballistic missile launches. Following this meeting, Members of the Security Council condemned the launches as violations of UNSCRs and urged the DPRK to comply fully with the relevant UNSCRs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 23/07/2014 16:40:59 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth