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1536994

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date	27/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to devolving the control of the social rent cap to local government.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government believes that there is considerable benefit in providing a consistent national framework for calculating maximum rents on Social Rent and Affordable Rent properties, regardless of whether the landlord happens to be local authority or a private registered provider. This framework, although set nationally, takes local factors into account and gives individual social landlords the discretion to set lower rents where they wish to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 10/11/2022 16:13:48 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1536995

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Audit: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the draft Audit Reform Bill; what resources they have allocated to drafting the bill; and when they expect to consult stakeholders on a draft of the bill.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>Work is continuing towards a draft Bill on reform of audit and corporate governance, for publication in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/11/2022 16:20:35 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1536998

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Energy Prices Bill: King's Consent
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393–4), whether clauses 16 and 19 of the Energy Prices Bill refer to the King's (1) public, or (2) private, activities in respect of energy generation.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>King's consent was requested in relation to Clauses 16 and 19 of the Energy Prices Bill. These clauses could affect the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall or the personal property or interests of the Crown.</p><p> </p><p>No changes were made as a result of the process of obtaining King’s consent.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL2953 question first answered 10/11/2022 16:20:56 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1536999

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Energy Prices Bill: King's Consent
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393–4), what changes, if any, were agreed as a result of a consultation with the King on clauses 16 and 19 of the Energy Prices Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>King's consent was requested in relation to Clauses 16 and 19 of the Energy Prices Bill. These clauses could affect the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall or the personal property or interests of the Crown.</p><p> </p><p>No changes were made as a result of the process of obtaining King’s consent.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL2952 question first answered 10/11/2022 16:20:57 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1537000

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy Prices Bill: King's Consent
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393-4), why the (1) actual, or (2) potential, business of the King is treated differently from business owned by others.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>It is a longstanding Parliamentary requirement that consent of the Sovereign is required if the bill affects the prerogative of the Crown or the hereditary revenues of the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Duchy of Cornwall or the personal property or other personal interests of the Crown. It is a procedural requirement and a decision as to whether a Bill requires consent is for the House Authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/11/2022 13:14:03 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1537001

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2522), what criteria were used to restrict the number of Privy Councillors eligible to attend the Accession Council on the 10 September to the figure used.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL2955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The exact number of Privy Counsellors eligible to be summonsed to the Accession Council on 10th September 2022 was determined in accordance with revised attendance arrangements set out in a letter from the Clerk of the Council to Privy Counsellors in March 2022. The majority of Privy Counsellors were selected on an ex officio basis. In addition, a small number of Privy Counsellors not eligible to attend on an ex officio basis were selected via an annual ballot.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/11/2022 13:22:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1537002

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what methodology they used to calculate the number of migrants reaching the UK by boat from France in the last three months; and what was the total number of migrants calculated to have reached the UK by boat from France in the last three months, including a breakdown of (1) the estimated number of those of Albanian origin, and (2) the number of those of Albanian origin who are single men; and the speed at which the process of identifying country of origin is now being completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL2956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on detected small boat arrivals to the UK on gov.uk in the quarterly Irregular Migration to the UK release – the latest data are published includes information on nationality, age and gender and goes up to the end June 2022.</p><p>Information about the calculation methodology is given in the ‘About the statistics’ section of the release.</p><p>With respect to the speed of identifying country of origin, in most cases, an individual arriving by small boat has this information recorded within 24 hours. Where this is not the case, it is likely due to a false claim being made, or the subject refusing to answer the question.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 09/11/2022 17:26:03 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1537004

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Ceremonies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the Law Commission report, Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published on 19 July, what assessment they have made of the Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Bill relating to the criminalisation of purporting to solemnise marriages that are not legally registered; and what plans they have to ensure that the Bill is scheduled for a second reading.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL2958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Now that the Law Commission has completed its review, we must take the time to consider the recommendations fully. We know that marriage ceremonies occur outside the legal framework for weddings in England and Wales. The Law Commission has carefully considered this in its report. We will set out our position on this issue, and wider marriage reform, within the formal Government response in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL2957 question first answered 08/11/2022 16:34:45 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1537005

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
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	Food: Supermarkets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they are working with supermarkets to ensure that affordable staple foods are available on the shelves this winter given the increasing food cost for (1) consumers, and (2) retailers.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
uin	HL2959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>Defra has well established ways of working with industry. This includes extensive, regular and ongoing engagement with supermarkets and producers in order to tackle the cost-of-living challenge. Through this engagement, Defra will continue to explore the range of measures food retailers can take to ensure the availability of affordable food. For example, by maintaining value ranges, price matching and price freezing measures.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 June, David Buttress was appointed by HM Government as the new Cost of Living Business Tsar. Since his appointment, Mr Buttress has been working in partnership with some of the United Kingdom’s largest supermarkets, including Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys, to reduce costs at the checkout and ensure the access of essential products and services for families across the country.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is not for His Majesty’s Government to set retail food prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by companies. Rising food prices are dependent on a combination of factors including agri-food import prices, domestic agricultural prices, domestic labour and manufacturing costs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the energy support package announced by Government in September, we have committed £37 billion to tackle the increased cost of living this year. This includes an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, including food, bringing total funding for this support to £1.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 11/11/2022 11:54:48 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1537006

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why they are reviewing the business case for the sale of Channel 4 prior to the conclusions of their review of public service broadcasting.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL2960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to ensuring that the public service broadcasting system can continue to meet the needs of UK audiences, now and in the future.</p><p>The principal conclusions of the public service broadcasting review were outlined in our broadcasting white paper, Up Next – the Government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, which was published in April this year. The white paper set out that Channel 4 – along with all broadcasters – is facing challenges to its future success and sustainability. This is due to the rapidly evolving media landscape, including unprecedented competition for viewers, programmes and talent from overseas as well as new, rapidly growing streaming platforms.</p><p>Channel 4 is a great UK success story. In a rapidly changing media landscape, the Government wants it to thrive in the long term while maintaining its distinctiveness. The Secretary of State is reviewing the business case for a sale of Channel 4 and will set out more detail in due course. In doing so, she will be able to draw on the conclusions of the strategic review as set out in the White Paper.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 10/11/2022 16:24:39 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath