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1722208

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to ban bottom trawl fishing in marine protected areas; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>It is essential to manage bottom trawling in our Marine Protected Areas appropriately due to the significant damage it can have on protected seabed habitats. Fisheries regulators make detailed assessments of the impact of all fishing activities on the protected species and habitats in our Marine Protected Areas and develop byelaws to restrict fishing when it has been assessed as damaging. 60% of England’s MPAs have bottom trawling restrictions already. This is something that will be getting early attention as we consider next steps in the context of our domestic and international nature conservation obligations and how we support the fishing sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 30/07/2024 16:27:54 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1721205

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether Pathways 1 and 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are fully operational.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL50
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Referrals for the UKRS, Community Sponsorship, Mandate Resettlement and Pathway 2 of the ACRS are assessed and submitted by UNHCR. These assessments are based on people’s needs and vulnerabilities and the UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by UNHCR.</p><p>A route for ACRS Pathway 1 Stage 2: Separated Families was opened on 30 July 2024. The window to submit an expression of interest will remain open until 30 October 2024.</p><p>Those who have been resettled in the UK under Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 and were evacuated during Operation Pitting without their immediate family members can submit an expression of interest under this pathway.</p><p>Further information is viewable at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme-separated-families-route" target="_blank">Afghan citizens resettlement scheme: Separated Families Pathway - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The ARAP was launched on 1 April 2021 and remains open. The UK formally opened ACRS on 6 January 2022 and it remains operational.</p><p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 30,100 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>The data published within the immigration system statistics release <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2024" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> provides a breakdown of arrivals by quarter. The number of individuals resettled under the schemes is as follows: 15,592 individuals under ARAP, 9,703 individuals under ACRS Pathway 1, 663 individuals under ACRS Pathway 2 and 1, 207 individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p><p>Afghan operational data is viewable on Gov.UK.</p><p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next publication due around the 24 August 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL51 HL52 question first answered 31/07/2024 15:31:32 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1721206

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans have been successfully resettled in the UK under Pathways 1 and 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL51
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Referrals for the UKRS, Community Sponsorship, Mandate Resettlement and Pathway 2 of the ACRS are assessed and submitted by UNHCR. These assessments are based on people’s needs and vulnerabilities and the UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by UNHCR.</p><p>A route for ACRS Pathway 1 Stage 2: Separated Families was opened on 30 July 2024. The window to submit an expression of interest will remain open until 30 October 2024.</p><p>Those who have been resettled in the UK under Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 and were evacuated during Operation Pitting without their immediate family members can submit an expression of interest under this pathway.</p><p>Further information is viewable at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme-separated-families-route" target="_blank">Afghan citizens resettlement scheme: Separated Families Pathway - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The ARAP was launched on 1 April 2021 and remains open. The UK formally opened ACRS on 6 January 2022 and it remains operational.</p><p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 30,100 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>The data published within the immigration system statistics release <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2024" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> provides a breakdown of arrivals by quarter. The number of individuals resettled under the schemes is as follows: 15,592 individuals under ARAP, 9,703 individuals under ACRS Pathway 1, 663 individuals under ACRS Pathway 2 and 1, 207 individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p><p>Afghan operational data is viewable on Gov.UK.</p><p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next publication due around the 24 August 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL50 HL52 question first answered 31/07/2024 15:31:32 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1721207

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether Pathways 1 and 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are the only safe and legal routes to the United Kingdom for Afghans, including children still stranded in Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL52
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Referrals for the UKRS, Community Sponsorship, Mandate Resettlement and Pathway 2 of the ACRS are assessed and submitted by UNHCR. These assessments are based on people’s needs and vulnerabilities and the UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by UNHCR.</p><p>A route for ACRS Pathway 1 Stage 2: Separated Families was opened on 30 July 2024. The window to submit an expression of interest will remain open until 30 October 2024.</p><p>Those who have been resettled in the UK under Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 and were evacuated during Operation Pitting without their immediate family members can submit an expression of interest under this pathway.</p><p>Further information is viewable at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme-separated-families-route" target="_blank">Afghan citizens resettlement scheme: Separated Families Pathway - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The ARAP was launched on 1 April 2021 and remains open. The UK formally opened ACRS on 6 January 2022 and it remains operational.</p><p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to help at-risk people in Afghanistan and, so far, we have brought around 30,100 people to safety, including thousands of people eligible for our Afghan schemes. We continue to honour our commitments to bring eligible Afghans to the UK.</p><p>The data published within the immigration system statistics release <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2024" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> provides a breakdown of arrivals by quarter. The number of individuals resettled under the schemes is as follows: 15,592 individuals under ARAP, 9,703 individuals under ACRS Pathway 1, 663 individuals under ACRS Pathway 2 and 1, 207 individuals under ACRS Pathway 3.</p><p>Afghan operational data is viewable on Gov.UK.</p><p>Afghan operational data is released quarterly with the next publication due around the 24 August 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL50 HL51 question first answered 31/07/2024 15:31:32 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1721208

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Animal Products: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL53
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government committed to banning the import of hunting trophies in its Manifesto. We intend to deliver on this and are currently considering the most effective way to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/07/2024 16:20:28 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1721209

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what monitoring and safeguards are in place to protect aquatic ecosystems and local drinking water sources from chemical waste resulting from the construction of HS2, in particular in the Colne Valley and the Chiltern aquifer.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL54
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>Comprehensive monitoring, in compliance with Environment Agency and water company standards and practices, is undertaken by HS2 Ltd’s supply chain in the vicinity of all HS2 construction activities. All of the monitoring data is subsequently shared and reviewed regularly with the Environment Agency, and for the Colne Valley area, with Affinity Water.</p><p> </p><p>No adverse effects on groundwater or surface water ecosystems have been detected to date during construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct or Chilterns Tunnels, or from other construction activities across the wider Chalk aquifer through which HS2 passes. Monitoring will continue into the post-construction phase to confirm that there are no residual or developing water related issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 24/07/2024 10:51:08 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1717420

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: East of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 11 March (HL2898), when they expect to set out the timescales for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and for upgrading Haughley Junction mentioned in the question.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's October Network North announcement confirmed the importance government places on delivering the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and upgrades to Haughley Junction. These projects are a priority for government and will significantly improve regional passenger services and vitally important cross-country Port of Felixstowe freight services. We are finalising discussions with HM Treasury on the funding for both projects and expect to make an announcement by the end of May.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 23/05/2024 08:59:45 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1701613

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Disease Control
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 the proposed WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty, due to be considered by the 77th World Health Assembly in May, will include provisions to improve indoor air quality.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL3844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The United Kingdom welcomes the Pandemic Accord as an opportunity to strengthen global health security. Improving indoor air quality remains an important issue in public health. However, as the Accord aims to establish a high-level framework for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, we have pursued action on this specific issue in other multilateral settings.</p><p>The UK continues to support international improvements to indoor air pollution through its engagement with the World Health Organization (WHO). For example, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) contributed to WHO projects in 2020 and 2022 to assess combined exposure to multiple chemicals in indoor air in schools. UKHSA continues to work with the International Society on Indoor Air Quality and Climate on the development of an open database on international indoor environmental quality guidelines. The database aims to be actively used by researchers, practitioners, and policymakers across the world.</p><p>Moreover, the UK was a strong advocate for action to improve indoor air quality at last year’s United Nations General Assembly. We worked with international partners on this issue during the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage. The UK was supportive of reference being made to the health impacts of indoor air pollution, which was subsequently adopted in the meeting’s political declaration on 5 October 2023, and is available on the United Nations website in an online-only format.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 25/04/2024 14:21:23 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1701614

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Rivers: Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce statutory protection for chalk streams.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL3845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>We have already brought forward changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act to help better protect chalk streams by adding chalk streams into the definitions of ‘environmental protection’ and ‘natural environment’ in the Act. This means that chalk streams must be considered when undertaking environmental assessments in the future, thereby recognising the value of these distinctive habitats. Also, chalk streams are now defined as priority sites in the government’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan with a target to improve 75% of storm overflows discharging to high priority sites by 2035.</p><p> </p><p>We are working very closely with colleagues from the Environment Agency, the Chair of the Chalk Stream Restoration Group and the Wildlife Trust on the Chalk Stream Recovery Pack. The Recovery Pack will make a number of recommendations for government to tackle to restore and protect our chalk streams.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 24/04/2024 13:44:12 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1699286

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
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	Rights of Way: Islands
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why Natural England has not used its power to apply to the Secretary of State for creation orders to be made to create rights of way to inaccessible islands of public access land, under section 58 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL3682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>By default, the power to create new public rights of way to reach open access land sits with local highway and access authorities, for use in any particular case where they consider there is a need for such a way and that making an order is expedient. The local authority is normally best placed to make these judgements in the light of all the local circumstances on the ground. We are aware though that the original mapping exercise under the 2000 Act focused on capturing areas as open country or registered common land, rather than on whether there was any legal way for members of the public to reach mapped areas in order to enjoy open-air recreation on them. We also recognised in a previous answer on 17 January that not all downland was mapped satisfactorily under the original exercise, and it appears that inaccessible ‘islands’ occur especially on that land type at present. Natural England will consider both issues when reviewing the open access maps. We have committed to ensuring that these are reviewed by the statutory deadline of 1 January 2031.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 08/04/2024 15:10:42 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb