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1604230

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	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	Meat: Labelling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce mandatory labelling for (1) domestic, and (2) imported, meat, indicating (a) the method of production, and (b) when stunning of animals has not occurred prior to slaughter.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, Defra ran a call for evidence to gather data on the potential impacts of different types of labelling reform for animal welfare, including considerations around imports, production systems and method of slaughter. We received over 1,600 responses and a summary of these responses is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the evidence provided, Defra committed in the Government’s Food Strategy to consult on improving and expanding mandatory animal welfare labelling, covering both domestic and imported products, in 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/03/2023 14:59:45 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1604245

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of charging points for electric vehicles in rural areas as opposed to urban areas; and what plans they have to roll out more charging points across the country.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Chargepoints are being added to the public network at a growing rate, with larger increases in 2021 and 2022 than in any year seen previously. To date, the Government and industry have supported the installation of over 38,700 publicly available charging devices in the UK including more than 7,400 rapid devices.</p><p> </p><p>However, the majority (around 75%) of electric car charging happens at home, as it is often cheaper and more convenient for drivers. The Government expects home charging will remain central to the future charging behaviour of drivers.</p><p> </p><p>The below table provides an estimate of the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging devices in England, as of 1 January 2023, situated in local authorities that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has classified as either urban or rural respectively as a whole. This includes both public charging devices and private charging devices or sockets funded through the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) supported grant schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local Authority Classification</p></td><td><p>Public Charging Devices</p></td><td><p>Workplace Charging Sockets</p></td><td><p>Home Charging Devices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rural</p></td><td><p>5,336</p></td><td><p>8,442</p></td><td><p>88,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Urban</p></td><td><p>26,130</p></td><td><p>26,395</p></td><td><p>236,914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>31,466</p></td><td><p>34,837</p></td><td><p>325,370</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note: Home Charging Devices are a sum of charging devices funded through EV Homecharging Scheme and Domestic Recharging Scheme. A further 1,515 charging sockets have been funded separately through EV Chargepoint Grants. </em></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the deployment of EV charging infrastructure happens across all areas of the country. Already, over the last 7 months, through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot, the Government has awarded just over £31 million of public funding to 25 local authorities across England. This portfolio of projects looks to deliver over 3,000 chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>One aim of the LEVI Fund is to address regional charging inequality and ensure no part of the country is left behind. The Government has developed a data-led allocation model to award the funding, which considers factors such as the level of rurality and the number of vehicles without off-street parking within the local authority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/03/2023 11:49:46 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1604272

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	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	Gambling: Rehabilitation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many new specialist gambling treatment clinics have opened since the announcement of these new centres in 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Hindhead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The National Problem Gambling Clinic in London was already open prior to 2019. Since then, an additional seven new services have opened including an additional Children and Young People Provision in London, the Northern Gambling Service in Leeds, with satellite clinics in Manchester and Sunderland, the West Midlands Gambling Harm Clinics in Stoke-on-Trent and Telford and the Southern Gambling Service in Southampton. NHS England remain on track to open all 15 clinics by the end of 2023/24, ensuring representation across every region of England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 21/03/2023 14:41:02 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4542 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Hindhead

1603352

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been of individuals dropping or dumping litter on motorways in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Prosecutions for littering offences on motorways are carried out by appropriate organisations for each case, including Local Authorities, the Police, the Driver &amp; Vehicle Standards Agency and the Environment Agency. Therefore, Government does not hold a total number for prosecutions. Each individual organisation noted may have relevant numbers regarding the amount of prosecutions for littering offences on motorways in England in each of the past five years.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/03/2023 16:46:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1603354

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A12 and A13: Litter
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the state of litter collection on (a) the A13, and (b) the A12, and (2) whether National Highways is meeting its obligations to keep these roads clean.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>National Highways is responsible for keeping the A13 clear of litter and refuse as far as is practicable. Relevant Local Authorities hold this responsibility along the A12. National Highways has committed to report a litter performance indicator during the second Road Investment Strategy 2020-25. Specific regional assessments are the responsibility of National Highways and relevant local duty bodies. In 2021/22 National Highways reported that 60.8% of relevant parts of the Strategic Road Network had no litter, refuse or detritus, or was predominately free of litter, refuse or detritus apart from some small items.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/03/2023 16:48:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1603355

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	National Highways
	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 overall performance of National Highways.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>National Highways is making progress towards its performance and delivery targets in the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2, 2020-2025).</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of RIS2 National Highways has started work on 11 schemes, four of which were started ahead of the committed date. It has also completed work on 19 schemes that have opened to traffic and continues to deliver on 16 schemes that are currently in construction.</p><p> </p><p>There have however been legal challenges to planning consent for several schemes, concerns around smart motorways and high levels of inflation that have had a significant impact on overall delivery of the portfolio both in terms of cost and schedule.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways and the Department have taken steps to address, learn from and respond to these challenges. Consequently, this has resulted in the need to replan 22 of the 69 major enhancements to ensure the Capital Portfolio remains deliverable and affordable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/03/2023 16:46:17 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1603360

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	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	Litter: Wildlife
	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 impact of litter on wildlife.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the impact of litter on wildlife.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of the general adverse impact litter can have on wildlife and we are tackling this through our Litter Strategy for England. The strategy sets out our aim to deliver a substantial reduction in litter and littering within a generation by focusing on education and awareness, improving enforcement and better cleaning and access to bins.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/03/2023 15:35:43 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1603361

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	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	Meat: Prices
	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 increasing cost of animal feed on meat prices.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Animal feed is one of a range of inputs that contribute to the price of meat and meat products. Input costs are dictated by the market and can fluctuate at different times of the year or in response to specific events, as we have seen over the last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No single input cost, including on-farm feed costs, would be expected to dictate the price of a particular commodity.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to closely monitor agricultural markets including animal feed prices including through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), which was set up by Defra and the Devolved Administrations to monitor the UK market situation across all key agricultural commodities. We have also recently increased our engagement with industry to supplement our analysis with real-time intelligence.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/03/2023 15:03:53 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1603362

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	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	Fruit: Trees
	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 effect of global warming on diseases affecting fruit trees in Britain.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>There is a systematic, proactive screening of potential new and emerging plant health risks. This includes consideration of changes which have the potential to affect the risk posed by non-native plant pests and pathogens to UK plants, both cultivated and in the wider environment. Pests and pathogens which are considered to pose a risk are prioritised for action in the UK Plant Health Risk Register. Risks are reviewed monthly by an expert group and Ministers, and prioritised for actions such as contingency plans in the event of an outbreak, pest risk analyses which can look in detail at potential risks associated with climatic factors, surveillance, enhanced inspection, regulation, national measures, import controls, research and awareness raising.  Actions and decisions are kept under review and would be reconsidered in light of new information concerning the pest or other factor which would change the risk to GB.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/03/2023 15:03:10 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1603363

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2023
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 9 March (HL5913), what legislation gives the Clerk of Parliaments and the Clerk of the House the legal responsibility for safety on the Parliamentary Estate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Under the powers conferred on the Clerk of the Parliaments by the Clerk of the Parliaments Act 1824 and the Parliamentary Corporate Bodies Act 1992, the Clerk of the Parliaments is the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and acts as the employer of the great majority of staff in the House of Lords Administration. As such he meets the various health and safety duties imposed on employers under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and regulations made under it (including the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012). The Clerk of the Parliaments also has safety-related duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and, in relation to visitors, the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957.</p><p>The Clerk of the House of Commons, who is the Corporate Officer of that House by virtue of the Parliamentary Corporate Bodies Act 1992, has very similar powers, although he is not the employer of House of Commons staff. He shares the responsibility for the physical premises under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 with the Clerk of the Parliaments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/03/2023 12:07:35 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock