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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-03-21more like thismore than 2022-03-21
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Care Workers: Visas more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many live-in carers working under a Health and Care Worker visa have been denied payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL7146 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-04-04more like thismore than 2022-04-04
answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs does not hold this information. The rules of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme included employees on any type of employment contract, including full-time, part-time, agency, flexible or zero-hour contracts, providing they met the eligibility criteria. Individuals who employed someone, such as a live-in carer, could claim if they met the eligibility criteria.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Penn more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-04-04T14:33:07.347Zmore like thismore than 2022-04-04T14:33:07.347Z
answering member
4726
label Biography information for Baroness Penn more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1386435
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-12-08more like thismore than 2021-12-08
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Debts: Developing Countries more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss a new debt relief programme at the G20 level, so that developing countries do not have to delay health and poverty reduction plans. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL4794 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-12-17more like thismore than 2021-12-17
answer text <p>In 2020 the G20 and Paris Club agreed to the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) which has provided participating countries with fiscal space to respond to the pandemic, freeing up resources to fund social, health and economic measures. Preliminary estimates suggest the DSSI has suspended over $12.7 billion in debt service repayments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, to deliver a longer-term, more sustainable approach to dealing with debt vulnerabilities the UK and its G20 partners are now focusing their attention on the Common Framework for Debt Treatments. Agreed in 2020, the Common Framework was a landmark achievement for the G20. It commits both new lenders and more traditional lenders in the Paris Club to coordinated debt treatments, including debt cancellation if required. This should pave the way for more equitable and effective case-by-case restructurings for low-income countries.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-12-17T11:57:51.877Zmore like thismore than 2021-12-17T11:57:51.877Z
answering member
4689
label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1343242
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-07-01more like thismore than 2021-07-01
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Brazil: Rainforests more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent British financial institutions from (1) knowingly, or (2) unknowingly, (a) investing in, or (b) facilitating, the destruction of rainforest in the Amazon basin. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL1649 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-07-13more like thismore than 2021-07-13
answer text <p>The UK is taking clear steps to ensure that financial decisions take the environment into account. This includes plans to introduce economy-wide Sustainability Disclosure Requirements for businesses and investment products to report on their impact on climate and the environment – and the risks/opportunities these pose to their business. This builds on and streamlines existing sustainability reporting requirements such as our commitment to reporting aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, where the UK is already a world-leader.</p><p> </p><p>Further to this, Defra is supporting the scoping of a Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), which will develop guidance for the finance sector in relation to biodiversity and nature-related risks. TNFD will provide a framework for corporates and financial institutions to assess, manage and report on their dependencies and impacts on nature.</p><p> </p><p>The Government convened the Global Resource Initiative (GRI) Taskforce in July 2019, bringing together representatives from business, finance and civil society. This Taskforce investigated what more the UK can do to reduce our footprint on the global environment by enhancing sustainability and reducing the impacts of supply chains on the world’s forests and other ecosystems. The Taskforce’s report in March 2020 included 14 recommendations addressing a range of areas, including finance. The Government has responded to the Taskforce’s initial report and has funded Phase 2 of the GRI’s work through 2021 to help take forward practical actions to reduce deforestation-linked finance in the UK.</p>
answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-07-13T14:23:11.63Zmore like thismore than 2021-07-13T14:23:11.63Z
answering member
4689
label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1200292
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-03more like thismore than 2020-06-03
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Coronavirus: Disease Control more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with the most economically developed countries, the World Bank, and the IMF, about effective cooperation to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences; and whether they intend to include conditional debt relief in any such discussions. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL5196 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-17more like thismore than 2020-06-17
answer text <p>The UK Government continues to engage very closely and regularly with the international community, the World Bank, and the IMF, to respond to the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. G7 Finance Ministers continue to convene on a regular basis to work together on critical economic issues, and G20 Finance Ministers will next meet on 19 July to continue to coordinate the international response to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The UK recently led the development of the G20 Action Plan, which brings together ambitious and wide-ranging commitments to address the economic impact of the virus. As part of this, the Chancellor and his G20 counterparts, in close consultation with the World Bank and the IMF, agreed to a temporary suspension on debt service repayments from the poorest countries. We are working closely with G20 partner countries and international organisations (including the IMF and World Bank) to monitor the implementation of the Action Plan and ensure it maintains efficacy. The UK Government will also work through the G20 and Paris Club of official creditors to monitor sovereign debt vulnerabilities in developing countries closely.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that the most vulnerable are able to successfully respond to the crisis, the UK has also committed up to £150m to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust. This will suspend upcoming IMF obligations for the poorest countries, allowing them to better respond to Covid-19.</p>
answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-17T16:35:14.893Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-17T16:35:14.893Z
answering member
4689
label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1181077
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-26more like thismore than 2020-02-26
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Freeports more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether existing and new freeports will be required to maintain the rules and precautions on plant and animal hygiene that now apply in all other ports; and if not, why not. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL1935 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-11more like thismore than 2020-03-11
answer text <p>Freeports will be subject to the same high standards for plant and animal hygiene that apply in other UK ports.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on the policy model underpinning Freeports. However, any eventual Freeport policy model will maintain the UK’s high standards for security, safety, workers’ rights, and the environment.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-11T16:36:12.73Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-11T16:36:12.73Z
answering member
4689
label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter
1140017
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-17more like thismore than 2019-07-17
answering body
Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Families more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase family benefits and tax credits in line with the cost of living; and if so, when. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
uin HL17252 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-23more like thismore than 2019-07-23
answer text <p>As the Chancellor has made clear, the government has no intention of repeating the current freeze on working-age benefits, including family benefits and tax credits. From April next year, the government expect to resume increases to frozen benefits in line with CPI in the normal way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-23T11:15:21.107Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-23T11:15:21.107Z
answering member
57
label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter