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1783551

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2025
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Public Consultation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Wales Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>The Wales Office has not launched any policy reviews or consultations since the General Election on 4 July 2024.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 18/03/2025 16:02:38 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
	tabling member	4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist

1783562

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2025
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the budget of the Department of Health and Social Care as a percentage of total government expenditure in each year since 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2025 answer text <p>The Department has averaged 19% of total Government expenditure in each financial year since 2020/21: 20% in 2020/21, 26% in 2021/22, 14% in 2022/23, and 16% in 2023/24.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 18/03/2025 12:23:58 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1783579

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2025
	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	Peers: Correspondence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will reply to Lord Lamont of Lerwick's letter about the Urology Trade Association's concerns over changes to Part 1X of the Drug Tariff, sent to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health, Baroness Merron, on 17 December 2024.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2025 answer text <p>We have no record of receiving the Noble Lord's correspondence. My Private Office has reached out to the Noble Lord for a copy and, when received, we will respond to that as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 13/03/2025 17:39:59 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1783608

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Consultation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Ministry of Justice has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Keen of Elie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2025 answer text <p>Following the election, this Government has outlined its ambitions through the Plan for Change, which sets out an ambitious set of milestones - across the missions - for this Parliament.</p><p>As the House would expect, Government continually reviews its work to ensure that it is delivering the best outcomes for the people of the United Kingdom, and that its policies continue to represent the best value for the taxpayer.</p><p>Public reviews will be available on Gov.uk as they are published.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 17/03/2025 12:33:45 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
	tabling member	4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie

1782592

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2025
	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	Gulf of Mexico
	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 Chapman of Darlington on 7 March (HL5231), what are the "long-standing processes on establishing geographical feature names for UK use"; and whether the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2025 answer text <p>The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) advises HMG on policies and procedures for the representation of geographical names for places and features outside the UK, excluding those of the Antarctic. For names of international maritime features beyond any sovereignty, PCGN usually advises reflecting the common English conventional name, which for this body of water is the 'Gulf of Mexico'.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 17/03/2025 15:35:58 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

1782593

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bats: Nature Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of comments by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, reported in New Civil Engineer on 4 March, that spending "vast sums" on High Speed 2's bat tunnel is "ludicrous", why they have allowed construction to continue at a cost of £119 million.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2025 answer text <p>The cost of the Sheephouse Wood bat structure is £95m in 2019 prices. It has been designed and constructed to comply with species protection laws as they currently stand, and to fulfil the requirements of the licence issued by Natural England in 2023. Abandoning construction in advance of any changes to the relevant legislation would be a breach of the conditions under which the new railway can be legally operated, and a presumption of the will of Parliament. Furthermore, and in common with much of the civil engineering structures for HS2, construction of the bat mitigation structure is well advanced and forms part of an integrated design for the railway in the Calvert area. In such circumstances, decommissioning and removing the elements of the structure already built, and redesigning and then constructing an alternative scheme for this section of railway would - at this stage in the construction schedule - cost more than completing the existing structure.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 14/03/2025 11:26:45 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1782649

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage firms to continue to hire employees, following the changes announced in the Autumn Statement 2024.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2025 answer text <p>The Government has protected the smallest businesses from these changes by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. This means that next year, 865,000 employers will pay no NICs at all, and more than half of all employers will either gain or will see no change. It means employers will be able to employ up to four full-time workers on the National Living Wage without paying any employer National Insurance contributions (NICs).</p><p> </p><p>Businesses will still be able to claim employer NICs reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices.</p><p> </p><p>Achieving economic growth is vital. That’s why the growth mission is the central mission of the government. Through the growth mission, the Government is ensuring economic stability, increasing investment and reforming the economy. As laid out in the Plan for Change, the Government’s goal is to deliver higher living standards for people in every part of the United Kingdom and to build 1.5 million houses by the end of the Parliament.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Livermore question first answered 17/03/2025 15:07:09 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1782660

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2025
	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	Special Envoy for Women and Girls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) remit, and (2) budget, of the newly appointed UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2025 answer text <p>The UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls will work alongside the Foreign Secretary and Minister for Development, to progress the UK's foreign policy and international development objectives on women and girls. More information on the Special Envoy's responsibilities can be found at: Harriet Harman KC - GOV.UK. The UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls is an unremunerated role. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will reimburse all reasonable expenses properly and necessarily incurred in respect of the appointment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 17/03/2025 15:35:03 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1782662

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2025
	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	Development Aid: Homicide
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that development assistance is not provided to regimes engaged in or permitting the killing of their citizens.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2025 answer text <p>The Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) sets out the mandatory rules for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) programme delivery and is published on gov.uk. The framework includes a requirement that the FCDO's programmes and projects comply with all relevant UK laws, legislation and guidance. The UK's obligations under international law, including human rights and humanitarian law, should be fulfilled, and reputational risks must also be considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 17/03/2025 15:35:31 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1782188

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2025
	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	Pets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will commission the Animal Sentience Committee to conduct an assessment of the treatment of pets as chattels for the purposes of section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2025 answer text <p>The Animal Sentience Committee was established by the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 to furnish accountability to Parliament for the consideration of the welfare of sentient animals in Ministerial decisions. The Committee decide which policy decisions to select for the purpose of producing a report. There is no power in statute for the Government to direct the work of the Committee.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no distinct statutory provisions relating specifically to the ownership or treatment of pets for the purposes of financial proceedings on divorce.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 13/03/2025 14:55:09 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge