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1715407

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Pakistan: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 April (HL Deb cols 642GC–644GC), whether they plan to provide official development assistance to the government of Pakistan for the purposes of seizing assets of owners of brick kilns illegally using bonded labour so that those assets can be reused for the education and welfare of families trapped in bonded labour.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to eradicating all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking anywhere in the world. In Pakistan, our Aawaz II Accountability, Inclusion and Reducing Modern Slavery Programme and Asia Regional Child Labour Programme are working with partners, including the Government of Pakistan, to reduce child and bonded labour. Meanwhile, our Girls and Out of School Action for Learning programme is improving education outcomes for marginalised children from the most vulnerable sections of society. The UK is aiming to triple Official Development Assistance to Pakistan this financial year. We will continue to use our funding to support Pakistan's long-term development, focusing on improving human capital (health, education, gender equality), governance and human rights, macroeconomic stability and trade, and climate resilience.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4261 question first answered 16/05/2024 16:55:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1715408

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Pakistan: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 April (HL Deb cols 640GC–644GC), whether any development funding for Pakistan will be allocated to providing advice and assistance to the government of that country to create a national trust fund to support the education of children from the families of bonded labour.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to eradicating all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking anywhere in the world. In Pakistan, our Aawaz II Accountability, Inclusion and Reducing Modern Slavery Programme and Asia Regional Child Labour Programme are working with partners, including the Government of Pakistan, to reduce child and bonded labour. Meanwhile, our Girls and Out of School Action for Learning programme is improving education outcomes for marginalised children from the most vulnerable sections of society. The UK is aiming to triple Official Development Assistance to Pakistan this financial year. We will continue to use our funding to support Pakistan's long-term development, focusing on improving human capital (health, education, gender equality), governance and human rights, macroeconomic stability and trade, and climate resilience.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4260 question first answered 16/05/2024 16:55:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1715417

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Smoking: Trading Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether additional new burdens funding will be committed to local authorities who will require additional enforcement capacity within trading standards teams to enforce the policies included in the 2023 Department For Health and Social Care policy paper Stopping the Start.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department published the command paper, Stopping the Start, in October 2023, which sets out our plans to create the first Smokefree Generation, to tackle youth vaping, and to strengthen tobacco and vape enforcement. These measures amount to the most significant public health intervention in a generation.</p><p>The policies announced in the command paper are being introduced through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which is currently undertaking its passage through Parliament. The bill changes the age of sale of tobacco so that those born on or after 1 January 2009 will never be legally sold tobacco. It also prohibits the sale of non-nicotine vapes to under 18-year-olds, and the free distribution of vapes to under 18-year-olds, and introduces fixed penalty notices for breaches of the age of sale legislation.</p><p>To help tackle the rise in youth vaping, the bill provides powers to restrict vape flavours, point of sale displays, and packaging, and the Government has also confirmed that under environmental legislation, we will ban the sale and supply of disposable vapes. Any new burdens on local trading standards to enforce these new measures will be assessed ahead of any future regulations.</p><p>We are strengthening our enforcement activity through £30 million of new funding per year for enforcement agencies, including for trading standards, to boost the enforcement of underage tobacco and vape sales. In addition, fixed penalty notices introduced in the bill will support trading standards to take quicker action against irresponsible retailers, through using on-the-spot fines rather than going through lengthy magistrate’s court processes. Local authorities will keep the proceeds, to invest back into their enforcement activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 16/05/2024 16:45:38 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1715418

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Local Government: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to support local authorities with cyber security and the rise in related threats.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has set out its approach to cyber resilience the Government Cyber Security Strategy (GCSS). Cabinet Office are the lead department for the implementation of the GCSS, local government are responsible for the resilience of their networks and systems, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is assigned stewardship of local government, with responsibility for cyber policy and assurance.</p><p><br> Since 2020, DLUHC has provided £19.9 million of grant funding and technical support to 192 English local authorities to improve their cyber maturity. In collaboration with the Local Government Association and the National Cyber Security Centre, DLUHC have been raising the awareness of cyber risk and fostering cyber-first cultures and practices in local government.</p><p> </p><p>To support councils to assess and improve their cyber security, DLUHC are introducing the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) for the English local government sector later this year, providing a clear cyber security standard and method for local authorities to assess their cyber health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 16/05/2024 15:23:43 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1715419

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Levelling Up Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Project Adjustment Requests were received in respect of Levelling Up Fund applications; and how many of these requests have been approved.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Recognising the challenging economic backdrop environment, we continue to work with local areas to find practical solutions to project delivery issues. We are working with projects to make sensible adjustments to the scope and phasing of their Levelling Up Fund (LUF) projects where necessary to mitigate delivery challenges whilst maintaining value for money. To date the Levelling Up Fund has received 61 project adjustment requests – 37 have been approved, 1 has been rejected, 16 were withdrawn, and a further 7 are currently being considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 16/05/2024 15:23:11 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1715420

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Councillors: Harassment
	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 merits of establishing a specific policing unit to support local councillors who are experiencing threats and intimidation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The safety of our elected representatives is essential to the security of our country. All elected representatives should be able to participate fully in our democracy, without fear for their safety and security. Instances of abuse, intimidation and criminal offences are unacceptable, and that is why the Government will take every possible step to safeguard the people, processes, and institutions upon which our democracy relies.</p><p>On 28th February the Prime Minister announced the Government was investing an additional £31 million in funding to protect the democratic process and our elected representatives. Through this funding we are enhancing police capabilities, increasing private sector security provision for those facing a higher risk, and expanding cyber security advice to elected representatives.</p><p>The investment also enables the expansion of the Operation BRIDGER network, which already provides support to MPs, so that all elected representatives and candidates are given a dedicated, police contact to liaise with on security matters, where needed. Through this network elected representatives – including local councillors - will have access to security briefings from their local force.</p><p>The funding is accompanied by a new Defending Democracy Policing Protocol, agreed with police to enhance the safety of elected representatives, and protect the UK’s democratic process from disruption. Further information about the Protocol is available on GOV.UK.</p><p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce will continue to review the effectiveness of arrangements for protective security of elected representatives.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 16/05/2024 16:30:57 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1715421

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People and Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications were received for transitioning from a student visa to a spousal visa each year from 2018 to 2022, and what percentage of the applicants were male.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gohir
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/migrant-journey-2022-report/migrant-journey-2022-report" target="_blank"><em>Migrant Journey</em></a> report. The report contains information on the number of people starting a journey each year broken down by immigration route (e.g. study) and how many extend into other categories (e.g. family) at the end of each year, following their initial leave. The latest report covers up to the end of 2022.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on grants of extensions of stay in the UK, in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank"><em>Immigration system statistics quarterly</em></a><em> release</em>.</p><p> </p><p>Table Exe_D02 shows the number of grants of extensions of stay in the UK, by current and previous category of leave, available from <em>Immigration system statistics data tables</em>. Data on extensions by previous category is available for main applicants and calendar year 2020 only. This data will be updated for 2021 onwards in future Immigration system statistics publications.</p><p> </p><p>Please note, the published statistics relate to the number of grants, not applications.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4277 question first answered 16/05/2024 15:22:05 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name extensions-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx title extensions dataset
	tabling member	4944 label Biography information for Baroness Gohir

1715422

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People and Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the success rate of applications for transitioning from a student visa to a spousal visa each year from 2018 to 2022.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gohir
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/migrant-journey-2022-report/migrant-journey-2022-report" target="_blank"><em>Migrant Journey</em></a> report. The report contains information on the number of people starting a journey each year broken down by immigration route (e.g. study) and how many extend into other categories (e.g. family) at the end of each year, following their initial leave. The latest report covers up to the end of 2022.</p><p>The Home Office publishes data on grants of extensions of stay in the UK, in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank"><em>Immigration system statistics quarterly</em></a><em> release</em>.</p><p> </p><p>Table Exe_D02 shows the number of grants of extensions of stay in the UK, by current and previous category of leave, available from <em>Immigration system statistics data tables</em>. Data on extensions by previous category is available for main applicants and calendar year 2020 only. This data will be updated for 2021 onwards in future Immigration system statistics publications.</p><p> </p><p>Please note, the published statistics relate to the number of grants, not applications.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4276 question first answered 16/05/2024 15:22:05 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name extensions-datasets-dec-2023.xlsx title extensions dataset
	tabling member	4944 label Biography information for Baroness Gohir

1715423

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage: British Nationality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government between 2018 and 2022 how many British citizens, if any, have reported being in a forced marriage to individuals in the UK who have students visas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gohir
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>Since April 2019, police forces in England and Wales have been required to provide quarterly data returns to the Home Office on so-called ‘honour’-based abuse offences, including forced marriage. The most recent data show 172 forced marriage related offences recorded in the year ending March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the joint Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) also publishes statistics on forced marriage cases reported to the unit. The most recent statistics show the FMU provided support in 280 cases of forced marriage in 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on forced marriages relating to individuals with student visas.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 16/05/2024 15:22:21 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	4944 label Biography information for Baroness Gohir

1715435

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 15 March 2023 that "subject to consultation, nuclear power will be classed as environmentally sustainable in our green taxonomy" (HC Deb col 841), when they will publish the associated consultation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ravensdale
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government reiterated its commitment in the 2023 Green Finance Strategy to delivering a UK Green Taxonomy and remains committed to implementing a UK Green Taxonomy, an important tool to increase transparency into the market to mobilise private investment into green activities and to tackle greenwashing.</p><p>Developing a usable and useful taxonomy is a complex and technical exercise. The government continues to work at pace and expects to publish in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/05/2024 12:05:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4715 label Biography information for Lord Ravensdale