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1649413

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date	30/06/2023
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	Ofwat: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the performance of Ofwat as an effective regulator.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL8955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Act 2021 gave Ofwat new powers to strengthen existing licence conditions so that it can take enforcement action against water companies that do not make an explicit link between dividend payments and their performance for customers and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>In May, Ofwat received an £11.3m funding budget increase from HM Treasury to treble its enforcement capacity. This additional funding, alongside commitments in our Plan for Water to bolster tougher enforcement action, will further increase Ofwat’s capacity to hold water companies to account and protect our waters.</p><p> </p><p>Where companies fail to meet their obligations, regulators have not hesitated to act. Ofwat’s annual performance assessment process, and the automatic penalties that apply to companies who underperform, represents an excellent example of strong economic and environmental regulation. In November 2022, Ofwat announced financial penalties of £132 million applying to 11 water companies, in response to underperformance in areas such as water supply interruptions, pollution incidents and internal sewer flooding. Money from Ofwat’s penalties will rightly be returned to customers through water bills over the 2023-24 billing period.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 12/07/2023 16:07:46 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1649414

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 28 June forecasting the cost for completion of the proposed Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens as £138.8 million (HLWS875), what estimate they have made of the cost at the likely date of completion, whether they will require the charitable contribution to rise to meet the original one-third of the cost, what undertakings they have received so far about charitable contributions, and what plans they have for continuing to fund Holocaust education.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL8956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Our estimate of costs at the likely date of completion and our current estimate of charitable donations are set out in the Written Ministerial Statement.</p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to support and fund Holocaust education. The Department for Education (DfE) has provided over £5.9 million since 2021 to support the Holocaust Educational Trust with their Lessons from Auschwitz programme, with additional funding of £500,000 from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to extend the programme to students in Higher Education; in the same period DfE has provided £1.5 million to the UCL Institute of Education’s Centre for Holocaust Education.</p><p>In addition DLUHC has supported a broad range of activities across the country aimed at increasing understanding of the Holocaust and its impact on different communities. Recent projects include:</p><ul><li><em>Memorial Gestures</em> – temporary and travelling exhibitions arranged by the Holocaust Centre in Huddersfield, including a programme for schools (£52,500)</li><li><em>Kitchener Transport</em> – a short film made by <em>Learning from the Righteous</em> used as an educational resource (£40,000)</li><li><em>Roots of antisemitism in England</em> – exhibition organised by National Holocaust Centre, Nottinghamshire (£138,000)</li><li><em>Romani arts­ – </em>creating educational materials about the destruction of Roma and Sinti communities (£50,000)</li><li><em>Vision Schools</em> – work with University of the West of Scotland to engage students in exploring the contemporary relevance of the Holocaust (£50,000).</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 12/07/2023 14:16:05 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1649415

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Food Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Trussell Trust Hunger in the UK, published in June; whether they intend to publish a response; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has no plans to publish a response to the report by the Trussell Trust on Hunger in the UK. However, we continue to monitor new research and evidence produced by external organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Government takes the issue of food security seriously, which is why we added internationally used food security questions to the Family Resources Survey in 2019/20. These questions remain in the survey and will allow us to track food security over time</p><p> </p><p>Building on the food insecurity data which this Government first published in 2019/20, we have published official estimates of foodbank use for the first time. These will, alongside the broad suite of poverty data, help the Government to understand more about the characteristics of people most in need and help shape future policy considerations.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work across Government to support the most vulnerable.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 11/07/2023 15:54:37 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1649416

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
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	Turkey: River Euphrates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Turkey about their alleged violation of the 1987 agreement concerning water flow on the river Euphrates, leading to acute shortages of water for drinking and irrigation in the provinces of (1) Hasakah, (2) Raqqa, (3) Deir ez Zor, and (4) Aleppo, and consequent risks of (a) cholera, (b) hepatitis, and (c) typhoid fever.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK is monitoring water supply issues in north east Syria, which are limiting 5 million people's access to water. We have raised the humanitarian issue of water availability with all parties in the region, including Turkey, and we are working with our partners to prioritise our funds for the most acute needs.</p><p>The UK also continues to monitor health across Syria closely, and responded specifically to the Cholera outbreak with a £2 million contribution to UNICEF's response announced in November 2022 to help prevent the spread of cholera, including in north east Syria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2023 15:19:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1649417

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
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	Turkey: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they are making to the government of Turkey concerning reports that drone strikes used by that country have caused (1) deaths, and (2) injuries, in north and east Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>We regularly engage the Turkish Government on regional stability, including in Syria. Most recently, I [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] represented the UK's position to Turkish counterparts in Istanbul on 9 June. The UK is closely monitoring the situation in northern Syria. We recognise Turkey's legitimate security interests in the region but encourage restraint from activity that could lead to further destabilisation or civilian loss of life. Security and stability in the region are necessary to prevent worsening of the already serious humanitarian situation in northern Syria and enable the Global Coalition and its partners to continue the fight against Daesh.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2023 15:17:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1649418

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Money
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of businesses refusing cash payments; and what steps they will take to ensure that cash continues to be accepted by businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
uin	HL8960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the types of payments that are accepted by businesses. Nonetheless, the government recognises that many people continue to transact in cash across the UK and has legislated through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to establish a new legislative framework to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>The government considers that this legislation will support organisations, including local businesses, to continue accepting cash by ensuring that they have reasonable access to cash deposit facilities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 11/07/2023 11:26:38 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

1649419

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they next plan to publish the list of ministerial responsibilities.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL8961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>An updated List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be published before the summer recess.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/07/2023 12:12:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1649420

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what protection is afforded by the relevant agencies to those disclosing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament under whistleblowing arrangements as recommended by the Committee's Annual Report 2018–2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyrie
uin	HL8962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>It is vital for trust and integrity within the security and intelligence services that all employees are able to report wrongdoing and to do so in confidence.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are appropriate policies in place should members of staff in the relevant services wish to report their concerns and a number of internal and external routes available for whistle-blowing, one of which is through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, but all of which the Government considers to be safe and effective.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/07/2023 11:42:31 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie