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1485206

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date	30/06/2022
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	Community First Responders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to NHS Community First Responders; and what steps they are taking to improve public awareness of the work done by First Responders.
tabling member printed	Lord Bach
uin	HL1370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>National Health Service ambulance trusts are responsible for the deployment of volunteer Community First Responders and provide the appropriate training, equipment, oversight and support to volunteers. There are no specific centralised campaigns to raise awareness.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 18/07/2022 14:46:35 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	3451 label Biography information for Lord Bach

1485207

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 June (HL854), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, what assessment they have made of the report by Lord Skidelsky Economic Sanctions: A Weapon out of Control, published in April; and in particular, what assessment they have made of the conclusion that "They [sanctions] should come into play only after diplomacy has been exhausted, never as an alternative to it. This has not been the case in the present conflict".
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL1371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK uses sanctions as part of a broader political strategy, a comprehensive approach encompassing the full range of diplomatic actions. Russia's assault on Ukraine is an unprovoked, premeditated attack against a sovereign democratic state that threatens global security. There can be no negotiated settlement which replicates the Minsk Agreement, which came at the expense of Ukraine's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. Prior to Russia's further invasion, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Secretary of State for Defence visited Moscow and the Prime Minister spoke to Putin. However, Putin launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and has made clear he will not stop at Ukraine in his ambitions, but go further by targeting other sovereign nations. In the face of rising aggression we must be assertive in use of our economic levers such as sanctions, and the UK will continue ratcheting up economic pressure in order to cripple Putin's war machine.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2022 15:44:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1485208

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Company Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Callanan on 20 May (HL31) and 21 June (HL864), whether (1) quangos acting under a legislative framework, and (2) government departments overseeing the activities of quangos acting under a legislative framework, take into account the leading case law on the subject matter at stake.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL1372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Regulators and other public bodies will consider case law to the extent that it is directly applicable to their legal functions.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2022 16:13:33 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1485209

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	UK Endorsement Board
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 June (HL865), which stated “the UK Endorsement Board has interpreted its statutory functions in accordance with the Companies Act and the provision in Section 11 of the Interpretation Act 1978”, whether they will issue a correction to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 20 May (HL31) which stated “The UK Endorsement Board is only required to assess international accounting standards against the criteria in Regulation 7(1) in SI 2019/685".
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL1373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to amend its response to HL31 and does not believe that the two statements quoted in the question are in contradiction with one another. The UK Endorsement Board (UKEB) is required to assess international accounting standards (IAS) against the criteria in Regulation 7(1). This also requires the UKEB to have regard to the matters set out in Regulation 7(2). The interpretation of these functions is considered by the UKEB within the context of the Companies Act. However, the UKEB is not required to assess IAS against individual sections of the Companies Act.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2022 16:18:35 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1485210

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	UK Endorsement Board
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 June (HL865), whether the answer “the UK Endorsement Board has interpreted its statutory functions in accordance with the Companies Act” means that the UK Endorsement Board has determined the suitability of accounting standards for the applicable accounting framework of the Companies Act 2006 as set out by the Written Answers by Lord Henley on 30 January 2019 (HL12948 and HL12949), namely “sections 92, 498(1)&(2), 519, 714(4), 836 and 837 Companies Act 2006”; and if so, whether there is a public record of that having happened.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL1374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Endorsement Board (UKEB) is required to assess international accounting standards (IAS) in accordance with Regulation 7(1) and with regard to the matters in Regulation 7(2). The interpretation of these functions is considered by the UKEB within the context of the Companies Act. However, the UKEB is not required to assess IAS against individual sections of the Companies Act nor publish any evidence in that regard. With regards to the quoted sections of the Companies Act regarding the calculation of distributable profits, I refer the noble Baroness to my response to HL31 on 20 May 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2022 16:18:57 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1485211

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Company Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 20 December 2021 (HL4706), which said that the Companies Act 2006 “does not establish a requirement for the company to disclose its undistributable reserves”, what consideration they have given to amending that answer in light of the Financing Reporting Council Publication Miscellaneous Reports By Auditors Required By The United Kingdom Companies Act 2006, published in March, which said that “With respect to the auditor’s responsibility, the auditor’s statement states that it is restricted to an examination of the relationship between the company’s net assets and it’s called up share capital and undistributable reserves as stated in the audited balance sheet".
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL1375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>No consideration has been given to amending the response to HL4706. The Companies Act 2006 does not establish a requirement for the company to disclose its undistributable reserves. The publication referenced provides guidance for auditors when making reports required, in certain circumstances, by The Companies Act 2006. Proposals to require certain companies to disclose their distributable reserves were included in the Government’s response to <em>Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance</em>.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2022 16:19:26 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1485212

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Company Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 11 April 2018 (HL6619), why (1) they, and (2) the Financial Reporting Council, consider that the powers of section 464 do not include distributable profits GAAP for the audited annual accounts as relevant accounts, given that section 853(4) Companies Act 2006 states that “references to ‘realised profits’ and ‘realised losses’, in relation to a company's accounts, are to such profits or losses of the company as fall to be treated as realised in accordance with principles generally accepted at the time when the accounts are prepared, with respect to the determination for accounting purposes of realised profits or losses”.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
uin	HL1376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The accounting standards in Section 464 of the Companies Act 2006 are relevant to the preparation of individual or group accounts in accordance with Part 15 of the Act. The Act does not establish a requirement for companies to disclose their distributable profits. Individual accounts are the starting point for calculating distributable profits under Part 23 of the Act. Proposals to give ARGA responsibility for issuing guidance on what should be treated as “realised” profits and losses for the purposes of section 853 of the Act were included in the Government’s response to <em>Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance</em>.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2022 16:20:08 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4562 label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted

1485213

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Fisheries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the UK enforces fishing access rights in its waters.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL1377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>All vessels fishing in UK waters must have a licence issued by the relevant UK licensing authority and must comply with the relevant legislation. The Marine Management Organisation monitors fishing activity in English waters and carries out dedicated enforcement and surveillance activity, including through the use of offshore patrol vessels for at-sea surveillance. Where vessels do not comply with these rules, enforcement action can be taken against them.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 15/07/2022 13:36:13 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1485214

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Poland: Holocaust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, during their chairmanship of the 2024 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, to call on Poland (1) to honour its commitment to the democratic principle of property rights, and (2) to resolve the claims of those whose property was stolen in Poland during the Holocaust.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an important intergovernmental organisation uniting governments and experts to strengthen Holocaust remembrance. The UK is still considering the focus of its chairmanship in 2024. IHRA's remit does not include property restitution.</p><p>The UK continues to meet its commitments under the Terezín declaration. The UK has raised concerns with the Polish Government about legislation introduced last year on property restitution. The UK's Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues, Lord Pickles, has followed developments closely and, through the British Embassy in Warsaw, we have been acting in consultation with our likeminded partners to engage with the Polish Government. Following the passage of the legislation, which the UK Government judges will have a negative effect on legitimate claimants, the then Minister for Europe (Wendy Morton) publicly expressed her disappointment and called for legal avenues for claims to remain open. Lord Pickles will chair a discussion on restitution at the Terezín Declaration Conference on the 3rd of November 2022. Working with like-minded partners and the World Jewish Restitution Organisation (WJRO), FCDO will continue to urge Poland to fairly, objectively and sensitively deal with Holocaust-era property restitution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1379 question first answered 14/07/2022 15:45:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1485215

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Poland: Holocaust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, during their chairmanship of the 2024 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, to prioritise the case for Poland to set up a scheme (1) to make restitution of, and (2) to commemorate, private property stolen during the Holocaust.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an important intergovernmental organisation uniting governments and experts to strengthen Holocaust remembrance. The UK is still considering the focus of its chairmanship in 2024. IHRA's remit does not include property restitution.</p><p>The UK continues to meet its commitments under the Terezín declaration. The UK has raised concerns with the Polish Government about legislation introduced last year on property restitution. The UK's Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues, Lord Pickles, has followed developments closely and, through the British Embassy in Warsaw, we have been acting in consultation with our likeminded partners to engage with the Polish Government. Following the passage of the legislation, which the UK Government judges will have a negative effect on legitimate claimants, the then Minister for Europe (Wendy Morton) publicly expressed her disappointment and called for legal avenues for claims to remain open. Lord Pickles will chair a discussion on restitution at the Terezín Declaration Conference on the 3rd of November 2022. Working with like-minded partners and the World Jewish Restitution Organisation (WJRO), FCDO will continue to urge Poland to fairly, objectively and sensitively deal with Holocaust-era property restitution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1378 question first answered 14/07/2022 15:45:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech