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1697706

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date	20/03/2024
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	Iraq: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what checks and balances they have in place to ensure that funding to the government of Iraq does not benefit organisations such as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, or any Iranian-backed organisations operating in Iraq.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Our funding and support is delivered through implementing partners and not directly through the Government of Iraq. Thorough due diligence assessment of all funding is carried out to ensure partners have procedures in place to manage the main risks of aid diversion from activities it funds, including specific controls to ensure that assistance goes direct to the intended beneficiaries.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/04/2024 11:05:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1543115

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: River Mersey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what role they have, if any, in the procurement of the new ferry boat for the River Mersey.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>My department has no role in the procurement of the new ferry boat for the River Mersey. This is a matter for the Liverpool City Region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 22/11/2022 12:52:39 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1364155

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security: Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security implications of outsourcing UK national security infrastructure to non-UK companies.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Government departments are responsible for managing their own security risk when procuring goods and services, including risks associated with foreign ownership, control or influence. National security risks are specific to the goods or services being procured, and the parties involved in the transaction. Risks are considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are unable to comment on specific assessments owing to national security sensitivities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 15/11/2021 17:05:21 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1191304

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Ports: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the operation of ports during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with the NI Executive to maintain vital supply chains between GB and NI during the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed a generous package (worth up to £17m) to support the five key ferry routes which will secure the supply of food, medicines and other essentials for the next two months and help keep Northern Ireland moving. These routes will continue to operate from Larne, Belfast and Warrenpoint ports. The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed it will meet 40% of the costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with the Executive to make sure supply lines between NI and GB remain open.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 06/05/2020 10:38:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

793518

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendation, made by the Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability (Session 2015–16), to ensure that no taxi driver or private hire vehicle driver is licensed without having undertaken disability equality training; and whether they have any plans to introduce statutory guidance to that end.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) services must be accessible to those who rely upon them, and disability awareness training can be effective in equipping drivers with the skills and knowledge to provide all passengers with the assistance they require. The Department is currently considering the responses to the consultation on the draft Accessibility Action Plan which will inform the updated Best Practice Guidance for taxi and PHV licensing authorities.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Department’s expectation that the guidance will include a recommendation that authorities should use their existing powers to require prospective drivers to complete disability awareness and equality training. There are however no existing powers to give this guidance statutory status.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, my Right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Transport, announced in a Westminster Hall debate that he would be setting up a working group to consider current issues concerning taxi and PHV licensing such as this and it will be reporting its findings in the New Year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/12/2017 13:44:25 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech