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1238681

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date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Funeral Payments: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they provide to low-income families to help pay for the funeral costs of family members who have died of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>For those in receipt of income related benefits or tax credits, the Funeral Expense Payments scheme can offer a significant contribution to the cost of a funeral. The scheme meets the necessary costs of a burial or cremation in full, and additionally offers up to £1000 to meet other funeral expenses. The value of this additional element was raised from £700 to £1000 on 8 April this year, offering additional help at this particularly difficult time.</p><p> </p><p>Budgeting Loans or Universal Credit budgeting advances can also be used for funeral expenses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 09/10/2020 13:50:00 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1238683

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where there is a publicly available list of state benefits and other financial support available to bereaved families.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The ‘What to do when someone dies’ section of the GOV.UK website provides a step-by-step interactive website guide on what to do after a death, including how to manage financial issues. This guide covers the financial support available to help with paying for a funeral and how to check entitlement to bereavement benefits. The guide also contains a link to benefits calculators to work out entitlement to other state benefits based on individual household circumstances.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 05/10/2020 15:28:21 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235936

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have in place to facilitate the postponement of (1) local, (2) mayoral, and (3) Police and Crime Commissioner, elections in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with key electoral stakeholders, as well as Public Health England and representatives of political parties, regarding local and mayoral elections in England and the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales in May 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL8332 HL8333 question first answered 05/10/2020 16:14:27 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235937

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage young people to register to vote.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) have the statutory responsibility for maintaining complete and accurate registers for their areas. The Government is committed to encouraging democratic engagement amongst all electors, including young people, and we want to build upon recent record levels of individuals registering to vote for elections. Our Register to Vote website is widely used by young people, with almost 8 million online applications submitted by 16-24 year olds since the service was introduced in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 05/10/2020 16:16:04 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235938

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Coronavirus
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 (1) Scottish, and (2) Welsh, Government about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on any elections due to be held in May 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with key electoral stakeholders, as well as Public Health England and representatives of political parties, regarding local and mayoral elections in England and the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales in May 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL8330 HL8333 question first answered 05/10/2020 16:14:27 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235939

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polling Stations: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have in place to ensure that polling stations comply with COVID-19 safety measures.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with key electoral stakeholders, as well as Public Health England and representatives of political parties, regarding local and mayoral elections in England and the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales in May 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL8330 HL8332 question first answered 05/10/2020 16:14:28 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235720

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Greece: Migrant Camps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support victims of the fire at the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK is responding to requests by the Greek Government to provide specific humanitarian goods and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is urgently making plans for the delivery of these goods.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 01/10/2020 16:25:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235721

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Membership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have held with (1) the Northern Ireland Executive, (2) the Scottish Government, and (3) the Welsh Government, about recommendations for appointments to the House of Lords which represent their respective nations.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, appointments to the House of Lords are a matter for the Prime Minister. Members of the House of Lords are appointed from a wide range of backgrounds to ensure the House is able to carry out its scrutiny work effectively.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/10/2020 16:36:03 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235722

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what personnel would be necessary to manage any agreed administrative border between Great Britain and the island of Ireland; and where these personnel would be located.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s approach to implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol was set out in the Government’s Command Paper on The UK's Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, published on 20 May. As the document made clear, there will be no new physical customs infrastructure in Northern Ireland.</p><p>We have however, always been clear that some process will be required on agri-food goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain, in order to respect the pre-existing status of the island of Ireland as a single epidemiological unit.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/10/2020 16:35:14 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1235723

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes will be necessary at the ports of Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke Dock following the end of the transition period with the EU on 1 January 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>On 13 July, the Government announced a £705 million funding package in 2020/21 for border infrastructure, staffing and IT to ensure GB border systems are fully operational when the UK takes back control of its border after the end of the transition period. The £705 million will be split between £470 million for port and inland infrastructure and £235 million for new staff and IT systems.</p><p>As Ministers have previously set out, a breakdown will be provided, port by port and region by region, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/10/2020 16:35:37 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno