Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1608444

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delay in the publication of the Public Health Grant Allocation for 2023/24; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this delay on councils and their ability to plan effectively for the new financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Local Authority Public Health Grant allocations are not required to be published by a specific date. The Public Health Grant allocations for 2023/24 were published on 14 March 2023. Publication dates for allocations in the three previous years were 17 March 2020, 16 March 2021, and 7 February 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the need to offer local authorities as much certainty as possible, we have also published the indicative allocations for 2024/25 and aim to confirm these by the end of the calendar year.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/03/2023 15:52:09 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1607646

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what factors they will consider when deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Ministers consider a range of factors when deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, including the time and resources to mount a campaign, the potential benefits and the impact on other international elections.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 30/03/2023 10:22:04 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1607647

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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 Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 24 March (HL6409), whether they will publish a comprehensive list of the bodies and individuals from whom they have received views opposed to the planned siting of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL6863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Those opposed to the scheme were able to submit their comments to Westminster City Council. All comments are publicly available on the planning inquiry <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fidoxpa.westminster.gov.uk%2Fonline-applications%2FapplicationDetails.do%3FactiveTab%3DmakeComment%26keyVal%3DPL0CVYRP27O00&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C0f0d34af97294387acf008db311dfb08%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638157777045860042%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Be4WiUL6qE5HbVHQv4M7AJZPN5Vqw5FrxVFj8qd4wT8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 31/03/2023 13:07:34 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1607543

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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 and Vegetables: Imports
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 resilience of the supply chain for imports of fruit and vegetables.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain. It is well equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. Our high degree of food security is built on supply from diverse sources; strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes. Domestic food production, coupled with international trade, gives us national resilience. When it comes to food we can produce here, we are 74% self-sufficient. Our aim is to broadly maintain the current level of food that we produce domestically and boost production in sectors where there are the biggest opportunities. Defra has a collaborative relationship with industry which allows us to effectively respond to disruption, should it occur.</p><p> </p><p>Some supermarkets applied item limits to a small number of fruit and vegetables due to poor weather affecting the harvest in Spain and North Africa, where a high proportion of produce consumed in UK at this time of year is grown. However, with the exception of one retailer, these limits have now been removed, reflecting that fact that supply is returning to normal levels.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the importance of food security, in the Agriculture Act 2020, the Government made a commitment to produce an assessment of our food security at least once every three years. The first UK Food Security Report was published in December 2021. This report will serve as an evidence base for future policy work. Defra publishes annual statistics on horticulture, including some self-sufficiency statistics here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/latest-horticulture-statistics" target="_blank">Latest horticulture statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL6825 question first answered 31/03/2023 12:49:43 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1607544

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Food Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of levels of food security in England; and, in particular, of self-sufficiency in fruit and vegetables.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain. It is well equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. Our high degree of food security is built on supply from diverse sources; strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes. Domestic food production, coupled with international trade, gives us national resilience. When it comes to food we can produce here, we are 74% self-sufficient. Our aim is to broadly maintain the current level of food that we produce domestically and boost production in sectors where there are the biggest opportunities. Defra has a collaborative relationship with industry which allows us to effectively respond to disruption, should it occur.</p><p> </p><p>Some supermarkets applied item limits to a small number of fruit and vegetables due to poor weather affecting the harvest in Spain and North Africa, where a high proportion of produce consumed in UK at this time of year is grown. However, with the exception of one retailer, these limits have now been removed, reflecting that fact that supply is returning to normal levels.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising the importance of food security, in the Agriculture Act 2020, the Government made a commitment to produce an assessment of our food security at least once every three years. The first UK Food Security Report was published in December 2021. This report will serve as an evidence base for future policy work. Defra publishes annual statistics on horticulture, including some self-sufficiency statistics here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/latest-horticulture-statistics" target="_blank">Latest horticulture statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL6824 question first answered 31/03/2023 12:49:43 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1607552

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Leasehold
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people in England over the age of 18 live in leasehold properties.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL6833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 31/03/2023 13:07:57 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1607553

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that, under their new arrangements whereby prisoners will not be released on Fridays, prisoners’ sentences will be shortened to end on the Thursday rather than extended through to the following Monday.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL6834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill. This Private Members’ Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on 6 March 2023, sponsored by Lord Bird, following passage through the House of Commons. If it gains Royal Assent, the Bill will enable offenders who are at risk of reoffending to have their release date moved 1-2 days earlier, where their release falls on a Friday, or before a bank/public holiday.</p><p>It would be unlawful detention to detain an offender beyond their release date.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 30/03/2023 16:54:31 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1606929

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 27 February 2022 (38774), when they intend to make an assessment of the environmental cost of single-use batteries in disposable vapes being improperly disposed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>We are aware that the use of disposable vaping products which contain batteries has increased substantially in recent years and are considering the implications for the environment. As part of the review of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations, we will consult on policies aimed at driving up levels of separate collection of electric and electronic waste, including vaping devices, later this year. A separate consultation on batteries is also scheduled for later this year and is similarly looking to strengthen the collection of portable batteries, including those contained in vapes.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/03/2023 12:28:14 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1606930

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the environmental hazard posed by discarded disposable vapes; and what consideration they have given to banning the sale of these products.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>There are no immediate plans to ban disposable vapes. However, as part of the review of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations, we will consult on policies aimed at driving up levels of separate collection of electric and electronic waste, including vaping devices, later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/03/2023 12:27:48 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1606931

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Restoring Your Railway Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to announce another competition for the Restoring Railway Fund; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>Since being announced in January 2020 the Restoring Your Railway Fund has developed an ambitious portfolio of potential restoration schemes to reconnect smaller communities across England and Wales. The third round of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas Fund stopped accepting new bids on 5 March 2021. This was the final round of the Ideas Fund for the foreseeable future. We are now focussed on realising the benefits of those schemes in order to regenerate local economies and improve access to jobs, homes and education.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/03/2023 13:14:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley