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1133460

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date	19/06/2019
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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
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 impact of air pollution on public health; and whether they will legislate to introduce World Health Organisation air quality standards for fine particulate matter to protect the health of vulnerable people in the UK.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL16495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Our Clean Air Strategy (CAS) recognised the impacts that air pollution has on health, and proposed a range of actions to meet our existing emissions reduction commitments to 2020 and 2030 in order to reduce these impacts. The CAS also committed to the setting of an ambitious long term air quality target to reduce the population’s exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub>, and committed to publishing evidence on the feasibility of meeting World Health Organisation air quality guideline levels of PM<sub>2.5</sub>. This work is ongoing and will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/07/2019 16:47:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

1061348

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce direct vision standards for heavy goods vehicles in order to reduce road accidents; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL13728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working in international organisations to develop increased safety standards, including for direct vision, for heavy goods vehicles. The timing of changes will depend on the outcome of that work. It has no plans to introduce a direct vision requirement nationally for existing heavy goods vehicles, given the current information available about the accident reduction potential. Using its devolved powers, London is separately taking forward a scheme to promote direct vision, and similar powers are available for other large cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/02/2019 12:57:48 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

798067

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to assist the actions of NGOs in relation to vulnerable populations by leading an international initiative to establish secure and protected licensed financial routes in order to finance humanitarian and reconstruction work in sanctioned areas, such as Syria.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL3763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting NGOs to provide vital humanitarian services in Syria. The Government is also working domestically and internationally, with both the banking sector and NGOs, to ensure payment channels are available and secure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the difficulties some NGOs are facing in accessing banking services in the UK. Indeed, the Government has received representations from a wide range of organisations and individuals who have been affected by bank account closures, including from the charitable sector.</p><p> </p><p>This is a global problem, with the Government taking steps to address this internationally and domestically. The UK put the issue on the G20 agenda in 2015, which led to an Action Plan being undertaken by the Financial Stability Board, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF), the International Monetary Fund and other relevant bodies. As a result of this initiative, FATF has amended the global AML/CTF standard relating to non-profit organisations, to ensure that banks take a risk-based approach to managing the risk of criminal and terrorist exploitation of this sector. In addition, FATF has produced guidance to support the effective and proportionate management of money laundering/terrorism financing risks by correspondent banks and money service businesses providing similar services.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, the Government has encouraged the banking sector to develop new due diligence guidance specifically for smaller NGOs in the charitable sector and will support the banks in the development of a common understanding of the due diligence requirements to help minimise the impact on smaller NGOs.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation also published guidance on 19 October 2017 for charities and NGOs to raise awareness and promote compliance with financial sanctions.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p>For the longer term, in order to continue dialogue with the NGO community on banking access and payments in high risk jurisdictions, including Syria, a Government-NGO Working Group has been established to better understand concerns and explore possible solutions. The group is currently examining the specific challenges faced in getting aid into hard-to-reach communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-to-help-charities-comply-with-financial-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-to-help-charities-comply-with-financial-sanctions</a> ;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653168/OFSI_Charity_FAQ_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653168/OFSI_Charity_FAQ_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3764 question first answered 12/12/2017 16:45:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

798068

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which measures they intend to adopt to support the efforts in Syria and surrounding countries of small NGOs, particularly in relation to (1) the holding of bank accounts in the UK, and (2) the receipt or transfer of funds.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL3764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is supporting NGOs to provide vital humanitarian services in Syria. The Government is also working domestically and internationally, with both the banking sector and NGOs, to ensure payment channels are available and secure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the difficulties some NGOs are facing in accessing banking services in the UK. Indeed, the Government has received representations from a wide range of organisations and individuals who have been affected by bank account closures, including from the charitable sector.</p><p> </p><p>This is a global problem, with the Government taking steps to address this internationally and domestically. The UK put the issue on the G20 agenda in 2015, which led to an Action Plan being undertaken by the Financial Stability Board, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF), the International Monetary Fund and other relevant bodies. As a result of this initiative, FATF has amended the global AML/CTF standard relating to non-profit organisations, to ensure that banks take a risk-based approach to managing the risk of criminal and terrorist exploitation of this sector. In addition, FATF has produced guidance to support the effective and proportionate management of money laundering/terrorism financing risks by correspondent banks and money service businesses providing similar services.</p><p> </p><p>Domestically, the Government has encouraged the banking sector to develop new due diligence guidance specifically for smaller NGOs in the charitable sector and will support the banks in the development of a common understanding of the due diligence requirements to help minimise the impact on smaller NGOs.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation also published guidance on 19 October 2017 for charities and NGOs to raise awareness and promote compliance with financial sanctions.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p>For the longer term, in order to continue dialogue with the NGO community on banking access and payments in high risk jurisdictions, including Syria, a Government-NGO Working Group has been established to better understand concerns and explore possible solutions. The group is currently examining the specific challenges faced in getting aid into hard-to-reach communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-to-help-charities-comply-with-financial-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-to-help-charities-comply-with-financial-sanctions</a> ;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653168/OFSI_Charity_FAQ_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653168/OFSI_Charity_FAQ_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3763 question first answered 12/12/2017 16:45:59 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

798069

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sanctions
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 extent to which sanctions have harmed humanitarian efforts to help civilian populations in countries such as Iraq and Syria; and whether they intend to report to Parliament on that matter on a regular basis.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL3765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government pursues a policy of targeted sanctions aimed at maximising the desired political effect while minimising unintended consequences. This includes working with international and domestic partners to protect humanitarian efforts as far as possible from the impact of EU sanctions against Syria, UN sanctions against Iraq, and UN sanctions against Daesh and Al'Qaida. We engage regularly with charities and other implementing partners to minimise the impact of sanctions on these humanitarian efforts, for example through the guidance published on 19 October by Her Majesty's Treasury's Official of Financial Sanctions Implementation. The EU carries out regular reviews of its sanctions and the UN Security Council receives monitoring reports from panels of experts. The UK participates actively in these review processes and reports to Parliament on the EU's regular reviews of its sanctions regimes through the agreed scrutiny process for EU legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/12/2017 15:51:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

798070

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations: Licensing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to promote international harmonisation of licensing of NGOs through a system of mutual recognition and notification.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL3766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Sanctions and Anti Money Laundering Bill enables the government to draft exceptions and issue general licenses. My department will continue to work across government as the Bill progresses through parliament and with international partners to ensure that where appropriate we are taking a joined-up approach.</p><p>Enforcing strict sanctions ensures that funding flows are cut off to terrorists and violent regimes whilst on the other hand our world leading charities, protected from financial abuse, help to alleviate the desperate conditions under which extremism can thrive.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/12/2017 17:11:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

715531

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Productivity
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 beneficial effects of good leadership and psychological wellbeing upon productivity and output in the national economy.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL6492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published a number of reports on Gov.uk, which complement the broader academic literature on this subject. These reports can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p>Firstly, the report “Leadership and Management in the UK - the Key to Sustainable Growth” was published in 2012. This summarised the key evidence and set out the benefits of business investment in leadership and management skills.</p><p>The research report “Does Worker Wellbeing Affect Workplace Performance?” was published in October 2014. The analysis suggested that well-being is also positively associated with workplace financial performance, labour productivity and the quality of output or service.</p><p>Most recently, the research report, “Leadership and management skills in small and medium-sized businesses” was published in 2015. The research suggested that entrepreneurship skills and leadership skills were most consistently and strongly associated with good management practice and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name 12-923-leadership-management-key-to-sustainable-growth-evidence.pdf title Leadership & management skills development report 2 file name bis-14-1120-does-worker-wellbeing-affect-workplace-performance-final.pdf title Does worker wellbeing affect workplace performance 3 file name bis-15-204-leadership-and-management-skills-in-sme.pdf title Leadership and management skills in SMEs question first answered 07/04/2017 13:17:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

715532

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Leadership
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 possible benefits of establishing standards of best practice for good leadership and psychological wellbeing for organisations across the UK.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL6493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published a number of reports on Gov.uk, which complement the broader academic literature on the subject of leadership and wellbeing. These reports can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Firstly, the report “Leadership and Management in the UK - the Key to Sustainable Growth” was published in 2012. This summarised the key evidence and set out the benefits of business investment in leadership and management skills.</p><p> </p><p>The research report “Does Worker Wellbeing Affect Workplace Performance?” was published in October 2014. The analysis suggested that well-being is also positively associated with workplace financial performance, labour productivity and the quality of output or service.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, the research report, “Leadership and management skills in small and medium-sized businesses” was published in 2015. The research suggested that entrepreneurship skills and leadership skills were most consistently and strongly associated with good management practice and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p> </p><p>In many areas, existing industry supported standards play an important role for businesses in establishing an effective quality infrastructure to embed best practices and further enable productivity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 13/04/2017 13:24:13 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

715533

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Productivity
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 possible benefits to the national economy of encouraging good leadership and psychological wellbeing.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 the UK government published its productivity plan ‘Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation’, which acknowledged the importance of management and leadership performance in improving productivity performance.</p><p> </p><p>At the Autumn Statement 2016 the government announced that will it provide £13 million to support firms’ plans to improve their management skills and leadership by implementing Sir Charlie Mayfield’s review of business productivity.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 the government supported the creation of a new What Works Centre for Wellbeing. The centre brings together evidence on different aspects of wellbeing and work, looking at the impact that different interventions and services have on wellbeing.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/04/2017 12:35:22 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

715534

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Public Sector: Leadership
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 possible benefits to the national health and police services of encouraging good leadership and psychological wellbeing within those services.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL6495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department considers good leadership and psychological wellbeing within the National Health Service in England is essential to delivering excellent patient care. This is the responsibility of each individual NHS organisation.</p><p> </p><p>Good leadership is required at every level of the NHS. Trusts which the Care Quality Commission considers to have outstanding leadership are much more likely to be rated outstanding overall; effective, values driven leadership delivers high-quality care. The NHS Leadership Academy provides development and support to people working in the NHS and aims to improve leadership behaviours and skills across the service.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of psychological wellbeing, NHS England is leading an initiative to improve the overall health and wellbeing of NHS staff which includes, for example, access to mental health talking therapies. They have also made available Commissioning for Quality and Innovation incentive payments to encourage trusts to improve the physical and mental health support provided to their staff.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to commission NHS Employers to support the NHS in improving staff health and wellbeing through advice, guidance and good practice including, for example, their online-only How are you feeling NHS? Toolkit which should help staff check their own emotional wellbeing or speak to and support colleagues with theirs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of leadership and wellbeing in the police service.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 06/04/2017 11:04:26 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee