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1681605

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date	11/01/2024
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Georgeham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what funding is available for Georgeham Parish Council to apply for to repair the parish church grounds and supporting boundary walls.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	9309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>If the churchyard is open, then the Parochial Church Council is responsible for maintenance and upkeep. If it has been closed for burials by Order in Council, the statutory responsibility falls to the Local Authority unless a local arrangement has been reached. I will ask the diocese to make contact with the Parochial Church Council and Local Authority to see if they can offer advice.</p><p>Local Authorities are able to make small grants available to Parochial Church Councils to support the maintenance and upkeep of a churchyard, whether open or closed. The Church Commissioners are grateful to the Government for its clarification of the law in the recent Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, which now enables Local Authorities like all other faith communities to give grants to parish churches who need support with the maintenance of their buildings and fabric.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/01/2024 18:50:11 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1681647

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when she plans to respond to Questions 6773 and 6774 on Attorney General: Redundancy Pay, tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 13 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	9197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my substantive response to UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6773" target="_blank">6773</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6774" target="_blank">6774</a> tabled on 24 January 2024.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/04/2024 15:38:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis previous answer version 11524 answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1681705

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Public Places
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any recent changes to legislation that mean airfields are considered as public places for the purposes of the insurance requirements within the Road Traffic Act 1988.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The requirement under s. 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, to have in force a policy of insurance in respect of third-party liabilities, applies to the use of a motor vehicle on a road or public place. There have been no recent changes to legislation to bring airfields within the scope of public place within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1988.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 25/01/2024 13:18:05 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1681709

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) mean, and (2) median, number of months that prisoners serving an extended determinate sentence spent in prison beyond their parole eligibility date, in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL1506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Centrally collated prisons releases data held by the department do not include Parole Eligibility Dates (PED), as such, we are not able to calculate the time post-PED at point of release. The question’s reference to ‘months spent’ relates to those who have since been released, so bringing all the required data together would exceed costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 25/01/2024 17:32:05 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1681712

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which specific provisions of the Windsor Framework and UK legislation required the European Commission to give state aid approval for the Energy Business Discount Scheme in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL1509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework ensures that subsidy control provisions work as intended, serving to avoid market distortion on the island of Ireland, without interfering with Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market. It is consistent with Northern Ireland’s full access to both the UK and EU markets, which is what Northern Ireland businesses have consistently asked for.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS), where targeted support was provided to energy and trade intensive industries, under the relevant provisions set out under Article 10 of the Windsor Framework, there is a proven genuine and material link to Northern Ireland’s trade with the EU, not least with regard to the all-island Single Electricity Market. The EBDS scheme provides equivalent levels of support in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/01/2024 17:40:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1681715

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
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	Windsor Framework
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 January (HL1333), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what specific changes to the Windsor Framework they have negotiated with the European Union; and when they will be applicable.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply of 5 January 2024 which said that the UK Government has held extensive talks with the Democratic Unionist Party on the Windsor Framework over the past eight months. As confirmed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 19 December, the Government now stands ready to introduce a package of measures should the DUP reach a decision to proceed. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-19/hl1333.</p><p>We have nothing further to add.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/01/2024 12:02:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1681716

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mother and Baby Units
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many mothers and babies residing in a prison Mother and Baby Unit were separated upon the child reaching 18 months of age in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL1513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Over the last three years, 110 applications to Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) have been approved. In the year to March 2023, 51 women and 44 babies were received into MBUs; compared with 39 women and 40 babies in the previous reporting year. Not all mother and babies that move onto a Mother &amp; Baby Unit will be separated due to the child reaching 18 months old. As it would be necessary to review, individually, the records of each of the women accommodated on MBUs over the last three years to determine this, the information requested could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>MBUs operate an 18-month upper age limit, as explained in the Policy Framework ‘<em>Pregnancy, Mother and Baby Units (MBUs), and Maternal Separation from Children up to the Age of Two in Women’s Prisons’</em>. Consideration of this upper age limit was included in the 2020 policy review and is informed by the available research which has identified that, from 18 months onwards, babies may become more aware of their environment and so being in a custodial setting after that age may adversely impact a child’s development. However, it is fully recognised that there may be cases where it is in the best interests of the child for this age limit to be extended. As such, mothers can apply for an extension to the 18-month age limit, where this is applicable.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 25/01/2024 17:32:55 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1681723

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Universities: Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of universities in supporting the development of public policy on artificial intelligence and other new technologies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Government understands that academic expertise is critical for developing strong public policy on AI and emerging technologies. It is commonplace for teams working on AI and technology policy to consult with academic experts. The AI policy team has engaged with academic experts in many aspects of policy development. This includes, but is not limited to:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>The AI Safety Summit.</strong> Government convened other country leaders, industry, academia and civil society to share views on how to drive forward research on AI safety, ensuring the benefits of this technology can be harnessed responsibly for good and for all.</li><li><strong>The AI Regulation White Paper.</strong> Government heard from over 400 individuals and organisations, with a wide range of views represented including those in academia. Such close engagement with academia was an integral part of the policy analysis that informed the AI Regulation White Paper. The newly established central AI risk function in DSIT will use expertise from academia, as well as from across government, industry, and the AI Safety Institute.</li><li><strong>The AI Safety Institute. </strong>The institute is engaging with the UK academic community to develop the tools to enhance the safety of AI and leading universities and academic groups welcomed the AI Safety Institute’s launch.</li><li><strong>Compute.</strong> Government has confirmed that the University of Bristol will host the new AI Research Resource (AIRR), a national resource to support essential study into the potential and safe use of technology. This facility aims to help researchers maximise the promise of AI.</li><li><strong>Skills. </strong>Government continues to liaise closely with universities and educational institutions to deliver a broad package of AI skills and talent initiatives, broadening the supply of talent in the UK AI labour market. For example, through the £30 million AI and Data Science Conversion Course programme, government funded universities to develop masters level AI or data science courses suitable for non-STEM students, and up to 2,600 scholarships for students from backgrounds underrepresented in the tech industry.</li></ul> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 25/01/2024 13:22:15 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1681730

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Legislation: Reviews
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake post-legislative review of (1) the Business and Planning Act 2020, (2) the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, (3) the Trade (Disclosure of Information) Act 2020, and (4) the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, in line with the policy of reviewing Acts three to five years after enactment.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL1527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>All bills that have reached Royal Assent are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny three to five years after they are enacted.</p><p> </p><p>The Trade (Disclosure of Information) Act 2020 was repealed by the Trade Act 2021 and is no longer in force.</p><p> </p><p>There is no planned timetable for post legislative scrutiny of the other bills mentioned in the question.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 25/01/2024 17:41:23 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1681732

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Weather
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what statistical analysis they have undertaken of delays and cancellations of flights caused by adverse weather since aircraft pilots have been unable to use the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service system within the UK; and what were the estimated costs of these delays and cancellations to airlines, including the reported welfare costs paid by airlines to passengers affected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL1529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has conducted no statistical analysis on this point.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 25/01/2024 13:18:15 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson