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date	04/11/2019
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	Yemen: Religious Freedom
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 treatment of religious minority communities in Yemen; what information they have about the appeal against a death sentence in the case of Hamid bin Haydara; and whether they will release that information.
tabling member printed	Lord Dholakia
uin	HL578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We stressed our concerns about Mr bin Haydara’s case with the Houthis directly on 6 October. We strongly condemn Mr bin Haydara's death sentence and the continued persecution of Baha'is in Yemen for their religious beliefs. We continue to follow the treatment of the Baha’is in Yemen closely, including through meeting their representatives in the UK and lobbying the relevant authorities. We continue to call on the parties to the conflict to respect the human rights of all Yemenis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 17:19:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2685 label Biography information for Lord Dholakia

1167879

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether all tobacco product packaging, including cigarette filters, will be subject to their proposed tax on plastic packaging.
tabling member printed	Lord Hanningfield
uin	HL580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2018, from April 2022 the government will be introducing a new tax on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled plastic.</p><p> </p><p>In spring 2019, the government consulted on the high level design of the tax and a summary of responses was published in July. These responses are being used to inform the detailed design of the tax including the definition of packaging, which will be included in legislation that is due to be introduced next year. Where tobacco product packaging, cigarette filters, e-cigarettes and other vaping related products meet the definition of plastic packaging, and contain insufficient recycled plastic, they will be subject to the tax.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made no specific assessment of the impact of litter caused by vaping. Litter specifically associated with vaping has never appeared in the top 20 litter types, according to independent national surveys carried out by Keep Britain Tidy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL581 question first answered 05/11/2019 16:28:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2650 label Biography information for Lord Hanningfield

1167880

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Litter
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 impact of litter caused by vaping, in particular the plastic pods; and whether e-cigarette and other vaping related products will be subject to their proposed tax on plastic packaging.
tabling member printed	Lord Hanningfield
uin	HL581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2018, from April 2022 the government will be introducing a new tax on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled plastic.</p><p> </p><p>In spring 2019, the government consulted on the high level design of the tax and a summary of responses was published in July. These responses are being used to inform the detailed design of the tax including the definition of packaging, which will be included in legislation that is due to be introduced next year. Where tobacco product packaging, cigarette filters, e-cigarettes and other vaping related products meet the definition of plastic packaging, and contain insufficient recycled plastic, they will be subject to the tax.</p><p> </p><p>The government has made no specific assessment of the impact of litter caused by vaping. Litter specifically associated with vaping has never appeared in the top 20 litter types, according to independent national surveys carried out by Keep Britain Tidy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown grouped question UIN HL580 question first answered 05/11/2019 16:28:50 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2650 label Biography information for Lord Hanningfield

1167882

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2019: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost to the public purse of the General Election on 12 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The full cost of the election will not be known until after the poll, once all expenses claims have been received and settled and Royal Mail invoices paid.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/11/2019 17:02:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1167886

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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban fracking in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL587
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 16:58:08 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

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

1167888

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
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	Rehabilitation: Conferences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which representatives attended the World Health Organisation Second Global Rehabilitation 2030 meeting in Geneva on 8 and 9 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>There were no United Kingdom Government representatives on the final list of participants for the Second Global Rehabilitation 2030 Meeting in Geneva on 8 and 9 July 2019. A number of medical, academic and other representatives from the UK did however take part. The list of participants is attached due to the size of the data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/11/2019 17:02:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley