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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Goldman Sachs more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the consequences for the UK economy of Goldman Sachs moving its head of financial institutions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa from London to Paris. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL4062 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-02more like thismore than 2024-05-02
answer text Financial and related professional services employ more than 2 million people in the UK and the Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains the location of choice for leading talent from across the world. This is part of the Government’s mission to ensure the UK retains its position as one of the most innovative and competitive financial centres in the world. Most recently, at Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor updated on the ambitious package of reforms which will help to deliver the Government’s vision for a financial sector that is open, sustainable, technologically innovative, and globally competitive. more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-02T11:29:40.16Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-02T11:29:40.16Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1702320
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Brexit: Economic Situation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Johnson of Lainston on 16 April (HL3357), how they reconcile the data mentioned in the Answer with the independent analysis from Goldman Sachs which concluded that the UK's economy is 5 per cent smaller than it would have been if the UK had remained in the EU. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL3931 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-02more like thismore than 2024-05-02
answer text <p>Since the referendum, the UK has grown faster than Germany, Italy, and Japan (Q2 2016 – Q4 2023). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that between 2024-2029 the UK will see the third fastest growth in the G7. The UK’s relative productivity performance versus the G7 has remained around the average for the rest of the G7, from 2010 to 2022; ahead of Canada, Italy and Japan.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade is focussed on delivering the opportunities through: new trade deals, removing market access barriers, and maximising regulatory freedoms to strengthen the UK economy.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-02T11:43:43.237Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-02T11:43:43.237Z
answering member
4949
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1700720
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-15more like thismore than 2024-04-15
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the convenience and efficacy of the systems used by NHS GP practices for patients to make an appointment to see a doctor. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL3719 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-25more like thismore than 2024-04-25
answer text <p>We published our Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care in May 2023, which sets out how we are moving toward a ‘Modern General Practice’ model. This plan is backed by £240 million of retargeted funding going to provide digital services with the goal of increasing access. A copy of the plan is attached.</p><p>The sole method for general practices (GPs) to procure these digital services is via NHS England procurement frameworks, which list pre-approved suppliers for digital and IT services. This is to ensure consistency in service provisions, as each supplier must meet a set of requirements to be entered into a framework.</p><p>Each practice will run a procurement for these services and will select a supplier based on their differing specifications for how the IT systems will best meet their patients’ needs. Each supplier will offer varied services with varied benefits, including capabilities which allow patients and service users to request and receive support relating to healthcare concerns, at a time and place convenient for them.</p><p>As of March 2024, 93% of general practices now have digital telephony systems, this has enabled GP teams to manage multiple calls and helping to end the ‘8am rush’ for appointments. Trials show that this has increased patients’ ability to get through to their practice by almost a third.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-25T14:22:53.763Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-25T14:22:53.763Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
attachment
1
file name PRN00283-delivery-plan-for-recovering-access-to-primary-care-may-2023.pdf more like this
title Delivery plan for recovering access more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1698269
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Bridleways and Public Footpaths: Motor Vehicles more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the scale of damage to public footpaths and bridleways caused by four-wheel drive vehicles and scrambler bikes. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL3573 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-05more like thismore than 2024-04-05
answer text <p>The recreational use of motor vehicles on footpaths, bridleways and restricted byways is not permitted, therefore no such assessment has been undertaken. Any damage caused by illegal activity is a matter for the appropriate authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of damage and disturbance caused by excessive use of off-road motor vehicles on highways where such activities are legal, such as byways open to all traffic and on other unsealed roads which carry motor vehicle rights, often referred to as ‘green lanes’. This issue was included in the consultation on the recent Landscapes Review. The results of the consultation concluded that the current Traffic Regulation Order process is legally robust enough to protect green lanes with targeted local action in sensitive areas, while allowing vehicle users to responsibly enjoy the countryside.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Benyon more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-05T10:57:11.853Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-05T10:57:11.853Z
answering member
1547
label Biography information for Lord Benyon more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1697252
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-19more like thismore than 2024-03-19
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Brexit more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to commission a review into the (1) economic, and (2) other, (a) benefits, and (b) disbenefits, of Brexit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL3357 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-16more like thismore than 2024-04-16
answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade has no plans to commission a review into the economic, and other benefits or disbenefits of Brexit. However, to mark the fourth anniversary of Brexit, on 31<sup>st</sup> January this year, the Department for Business and Trade published an overview of Brexit successes: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brexit-4th-anniversary-update" target="_blank">Brexit 4th Anniversary</a></p><p>Since the referendum the UK has grown faster than Germany, Italy, and Japan. Latest figures show that UK exports are £8<ins class="ministerial">62</ins><del class="ministerial">55</del>bn in current prices and <ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del>% above pre-COVID (2018) levels when adjusting for inflation. The lnternational Monetary Fund (lMF) predicts that between 2024-202<ins class="ministerial">9</ins><del class="ministerial">8</del> the UK will see the third fastest growth in the G7.</p><p>The Department has secured free trade deals with 73 countries plus the EU, partners that accounted for £1.1 trillion UK trade in 2022 and simplified import tariffs to lower costs for businesses and households.</p>
answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-16T16:29:29.977Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-16T16:29:29.977Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2024-04-19T12:20:38.663Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-19T12:20:38.663Z
answering member
4949
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
previous answer version
28059
answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
answering member
4949
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1696558
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-18more like thismore than 2024-03-18
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: Standards more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of trains on Network Rail did not arrive at their destination on time in the last four-weekly period for which data are available. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL3315 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
answer text <p>In the period 7 January to 3 February 2024, 66.7% of recorded station stops in Great Britain arrived ‘On Time’ (early or less than one minute after the scheduled time).</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-25T16:59:52.217Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T16:59:52.217Z
answering member
4499
label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1695949
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 217 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Department for Culture, Media and Sport: BBC more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 13 March (HL2878), how the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to safeguard the independence of the BBC should be exercised. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL3234 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-26more like thismore than 2024-03-26
answer text <p>The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of HM Government, and the Government rightly therefore does not interfere in these matters. The licence fee model confers on the BBC a unique responsibility to its audiences to place a particular focus on impartiality, which is the bedrock of trust in the BBC as an institution.</p><p>It is right that the Government engages constructively with the BBC to ensure that it upholds these high standards expected by the public. When there is a risk that trust and faith in the organisation may be undermined, that should be of concern to the BBC, of concern to Ofcom, and of concern to the Government and Parliament.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-26T12:28:44.577Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-26T12:28:44.577Z
answering member
4728
label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1693983
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-05more like thismore than 2024-03-05
answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept id 215 more like this
answering dept short name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept sort name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
hansard heading Drax Power Station: Timber more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by BBC Panorama that Drax power station is burning wood from forests defined by the government of British Columbia as "old growth" primary forests which provide unique habitats, structures and ecological functions. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL3020 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-14more like thismore than 2024-03-14
answer text <p>Government continues to engage with the Canadian Authorities to discuss interactions between sustainable sourcing requirements and old growth areas, such as raised in the BBC report mentioned. Electricity generators only receive subsidies for the electricity they generate from biomass that has demonstrated compliance with stringent sustainability criteria, and the regulator, Ofgem, is responsible for ensuring compliance with these criteria.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-14T10:36:10.387Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-14T10:36:10.387Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1693082
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-01more like thismore than 2024-03-01
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Royal Mail: Standards more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Royal Mail are not meeting their delivery targets for letters. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL2938 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
answer text <p>As the independent regulator for the postal sector, it is for Ofcom to monitor Royal Mail’s delivery of the universal service obligation and decide how to respond should Royal Mail fail to meet its obligations.</p><p /><p>Ofcom fined the business £5.6m for failing to meet its service delivery targets in 2022-23 and is closely monitoring Royal Mail’s performance to ensure service issues are addressed as a priority.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-13T17:11:08.07Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-13T17:11:08.07Z
answering member
4931
label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this
1692896
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-02-29more like thismore than 2024-02-29
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 217 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Department for Culture, Media and Sport: BBC more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments made by the retiring Chair of the BBC about the increasing frequency of interventions on BBC matters by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Birt more like this
uin HL2878 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-13more like thismore than 2024-03-13
answer text <p>The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of the Government. As it is a public service broadcaster funded by licence fee-payers, it is right that the Government engages constructively with the BBC to ensure that it upholds the highest standards expected by the public.</p><p>As its sponsor department, DCMS maintains regular contact with the BBC on a number of issues. DCMS is grateful for Dame Elan Closs Stephens's constructive engagement whilst Acting Chairman of the BBC.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-13T12:08:19.927Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-13T12:08:19.927Z
answering member
4728
label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
tabling member
2533
label Biography information for Lord Birt more like this