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1505628

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date	06/09/2022
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	Water Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they intend to take to ensure that water infrastructure has the capacity to withstand periods of drought without requiring hosepipe bans.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Despite the dry summer, water companies in England have assured us that essential water supplies remain resilient across the country. It is their duty to maintain those supplies. Defra ministers expect water company action in accordance with their pre-agreed drought plans. Water companies have taken action to mitigate the effects of this prolonged dry weather using the range of tools available to them, including Temporary Use Bans (aka 'hosepipe bans ').</p><p>The Government recognises the need to improve the resilience of our water supplies. The National Framework for Water Resources, published in March 2020, sets out the strategic water needs for England to 2050 and beyond. The Framework sets out how we will reduce demand, halve leakage rates, develop new water supply infrastructure, move water to where itis needed, increase drought resilience of water supplies, and reduce the need for drought measures.</p><p>The National Framework takes forward the recommendation from the National Infrastructure Commission on improved drought resilience of public water supplies. The Government is requiring water companies to plan to deliver resilience to a one in 500-year drought, that is not needing to resort to emergency measures, such as stand pipes and rota cuts.</p><p>Water companies are using the £469 million made available by Ofwat in the current Price Review period (2019-2024) to progress the infrastructure required to improve the resilience of water supplies. In the Autumn 2022, water companies will publish their statutory draft Water Resources Management Plans for consultation, which set out how they will secure water supplies in the long term.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 23/09/2022 10:41:03 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1505629

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Sewage: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to ensure that no further raw sewage is discharged into the UK’s rivers and coastal waters.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>On his first day in office, the Secretary of State met with water companies and requested that all water companies provide details of how they will be making significant improvements to their environmental performance in writing by 21 September.</p><p>On 26 August, the Government also published a Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan. This outlines strict targets which will see the toughest ever crack down on sewage spills and will require water companies to deliver the largest infrastructure programme in water company history - £56 billion capital investment over 25 years. By 2035, water companies will have to improve all storm overflows discharging into or near every designated bathing water, and improve 75% of overflows discharging to high priority nature sites. By 2050, this will apply to all remaining storm overflows covered by our targets, regardless of location.</p><p>Our Plan will protect biodiversity, the ecology of our rivers and seas, and the public health of our water users for generations to come. There should be no doubt about the Government's ambition and determination to tackle storm overflows and sewage discharges.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 23/09/2022 10:39:43 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1505630

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Madeleine McCann
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 Williams of Trafford on 6 December 2021 (HL4255), whether funding for Operation Grange has now ceased; and if not, (1) for what reason it has been extended, and (2) how much longer funding will continue.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to provide funding for Operation Grange; in 2022/23 we will provide up to £303k funding to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to cover continuing costs. The Home Office maintains an ongoing dialogue with the MPS regarding funding for Operation Grange and all applications are made and considered in line with Special Grant processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 21/09/2022 09:21:16 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1505631

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classics: State Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the studying of Classics in state schools in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>To encourage the study of classics in state schools in England, the department has launched the new £3.9 million Latin Excellence Programme (LEP), beginning in September 2022. The LEP will be delivered by the National Centre of Excellence and run by Future Academies, a multi-academy trust based in London.</p><p>The aim of the LEP is to improve pupils’ attainment through increased access to, and uptake of, GCSE in Latin, whilst also contributing to pupils’ broader classics education. The National Centre of Excellence will work with up to 40 schools across the country to support high-quality key stage 3 and 4 teaching, using a common curriculum which teachers will be trained to deliver by the Centre.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 21/09/2022 10:49:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1505632

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the regulations surrounding the riding of e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering options, including robust technical requirements, for a new regulatory framework for e-scooters. These regulations will ensure that we increase the safety of e-scooters users and manage the impacts of e-scooters in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/09/2022 09:32:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1505633

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have declared income from letting property by parliamentary constituency for the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Carrington
uin	HL2207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of individuals that have declared property income and that pay each of the marginal rates of income tax specified, rounded to the nearest thousand, are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax rate</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional higher rate</p></td><td><p>91,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher rate</p></td><td><p>543,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic rate</p></td><td><p>1,439,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The numbers of individuals in each parliamentary constituency that declared income from property lettings via their self-assessment tax returns in 2020-21, rounded to the nearest 10 are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please also note that:</p><ul><li>- Taxpayers in Scotland will not pay the tax rates referred to in the question as they are subject to a separate income tax regime, and are therefore excluded from the figures on individuals per marginal income tax rate, above;</li><li>- Not all individuals with property income are required to declare it. For example, those with income below the £1,000 property allowance are not required to tell HMRC; and</li><li>- Some individuals with property income between £1,000 to £2,500 will declare this via PAYE rather than self-assessment. These individuals are not included here.</li></ul> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2208 question first answered 22/09/2022 10:09:55 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name docforlibrariesParliamentary constituency.docx title Supporting table as reference in the answer
tabling member	4712 label Biography information for Lord Carrington

1505634

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people declaring an income from letting property pay the (1) additional, (2) higher, and (3) standard, rates of income tax for the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Carrington
uin	HL2208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of individuals that have declared property income and that pay each of the marginal rates of income tax specified, rounded to the nearest thousand, are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax rate</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional higher rate</p></td><td><p>91,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher rate</p></td><td><p>543,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic rate</p></td><td><p>1,439,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The numbers of individuals in each parliamentary constituency that declared income from property lettings via their self-assessment tax returns in 2020-21, rounded to the nearest 10 are provided in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please also note that:</p><ul><li>- Taxpayers in Scotland will not pay the tax rates referred to in the question as they are subject to a separate income tax regime, and are therefore excluded from the figures on individuals per marginal income tax rate, above;</li><li>- Not all individuals with property income are required to declare it. For example, those with income below the £1,000 property allowance are not required to tell HMRC; and</li><li>- Some individuals with property income between £1,000 to £2,500 will declare this via PAYE rather than self-assessment. These individuals are not included here.</li></ul> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL2207 question first answered 22/09/2022 10:09:55 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name docforlibrariesParliamentary constituency.docx title Supporting table as reference in the answer
tabling member	4712 label Biography information for Lord Carrington

1505635

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the Modern Slavery Bill announced in the 2022 Queen's Speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL2209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>My Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary will set out the Government’s plans for modern slavery legislation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2210 question first answered 21/09/2022 09:22:04 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1505636

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they (1) have had, and (2) plan to undertake, with respect to the Modern Slavery Bill announced in the 2022 Queen's Speech.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL2210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>My Rt Hon friend the Home Secretary will set out the Government’s plans for modern slavery legislation in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2209 question first answered 21/09/2022 09:22:04 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1505637

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 section 68 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on the rights of victims of modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to tackling the scourge of modern slavery.</p><p>Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combatting trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (the “EU Trafficking Directive”) was adopted on 5 April 2011.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Act provides legislative clarity to victims and decision makers on victims’ rights, including the entitlement to a recovery period and the circumstances in which confirmed victims may be granted permission to stay.</p><p>Section 68 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 disapplied the EU Trafficking Directive insofar as it was incompatible with provisions made by that Act.</p><p> </p><p>The provisions in Section 68 aim to ensure that if there is any provision within the EU Directive that operates on the same subject as the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, whether support for victims or otherwise, there is no confusion as to which applies.</p><p>The Government believes that that if there is any provision within the Directive that operates on the same subject as the 2022 Act, whether support for victims or otherwise, it is right that people are not confused as to which applies. More broadly, the Government does not believe that any of the Directive’s provisions have been given direct effect by a domestic court and so does not have effect as retained EU law.</p><p>This provision does not result in a diminution below the standards laid down in the EU Trafficking Directive, nor does section 68 remove any entitlements from victims. This legal clarification will not have an impact on victim identification, protection and support provided through the National Referral Mechanism.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2212 question first answered 21/09/2022 09:26:25 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker