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1170134

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date	13/01/2020
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ethnic Groups
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 report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights DRC: inter-ethnic violence in Ituri, published on 10 January; and what steps they are taking to avert any such violence.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) highlights a worrying trend in intercommunal violence in Ituri province. British Embassy Officials regularly raise human rights and rule of law with the DRC Government, and have urged it to investigate and hold to account those accused of committing acts of violence, including members of the security forces. The Foreign Secretary raised the importance of tackling insecurity with President Tshisekedi on 20 January.</p><p>The UK works to improve the human rights situation in DRC, including by helping to educate human rights defenders and by promoting conflict resolution. The UK helps fund the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, which tracks human rights abuses and violations in DRC, as well as TRIAL International which works to bring perpetrators to justice. In Ituri specifically, our work with the Stabilisation Support Unit of UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO promotes intercommunal reconciliation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/01/2020 12:21:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1170138

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Wind Power: Dorset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Navitus Bay wind farm site is successfully developed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>It is for developers to come forward with proposals for potential locations of generating stations including offshore windfarms.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change assessed an application for development consent for a wind farm on the Navitus Bay wind farm site in 2015. The Secretary of State issued a decision on 11 September 2015 refusing the grant of development consent for the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind farm.</p><p> </p><p>The decision was in line with the recommendation of the Planning Inspectorate, which examined a wide range of issues related to the potential benefits and impacts of the project in reaching its conclusion. The Secretary of State’s decision letter sets out her consideration of those issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank grouped question UIN HL284 question first answered 22/01/2020 16:57:59 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1170139

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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	Wind Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the deployment of (1) offshore, and (2) onshore, wind energy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is the world’s largest offshore wind market with 9.8GW installed, which is expected to rise to 14GW by 2023 and 19.5GW by 2026. On 23 July 2018, the Government announced the timetable for future Contracts for Difference auctions, which is the main mechanism for deploying new renewable technologies. The auctions have the potential to deliver up to 2GW of new offshore wind every year in the 2020s, which has given long term vision and clarity to the offshore wind sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Offshore Wind Sector Deal, published on 7 March 2019, will build on the UK’s global leadership in offshore wind bringing a strategic approach to deliver increased capacity of offshore wind, while boosting the UK economy, enhancing growth in the regions while continuing to reduce costs.</p><p> </p><p>Onshore wind has also deployed successfully to date in the UK, recently exceeding 14GW of installed operational capacity. Onshore wind continues to fall in cost and has resulted in several merchant onshore wind sites being deployed to date.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 21/01/2020 15:53:48 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1170142

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 7 January (HL15), whether their 30 November 2019 figure for the 53 student accommodation buildings with Aluminium Composite Material cladding identified as unlikely to meet building regulation requirements is final.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>We have set up a comprehensive programme to oversee Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) remediation. We have pushed building owners and local authorities hard to identify and remediate unsafe buildings. When we are notified about additional buildings these are reflected in the published data.</p><p>We have also worked closely with local authorities and Fire and Rescue Services to ensure that interim measures are in place in all buildings until the cladding is replaced. Working with the Home Office, the Local Government Association and the National Fire Chiefs Council government has established a protection board to provide greater assurance to central government of Fire and Rescue Service protection activity. This work includes ensuring that the interim measures in place in ACM-clad high-rise residential buildings are well-maintained and providing assurance that fire safety risks are being managed effectively.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL290 question first answered 21/01/2020 16:58:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1170143

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 7 January (HL15), why there are more buildings with Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems which are unlikely to meet building regulation requirements identified in their figures for 30 November 2019 compared to those for 31 October 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>We have set up a comprehensive programme to oversee Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) remediation. We have pushed building owners and local authorities hard to identify and remediate unsafe buildings. When we are notified about additional buildings these are reflected in the published data.</p><p>We have also worked closely with local authorities and Fire and Rescue Services to ensure that interim measures are in place in all buildings until the cladding is replaced. Working with the Home Office, the Local Government Association and the National Fire Chiefs Council government has established a protection board to provide greater assurance to central government of Fire and Rescue Service protection activity. This work includes ensuring that the interim measures in place in ACM-clad high-rise residential buildings are well-maintained and providing assurance that fire safety risks are being managed effectively.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL289 question first answered 21/01/2020 16:58:58 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1170144

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate the 446 buildings identified as not meeting building regulation requirements in relation to Aluminium Composite Material cladding will all meet such requirements.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to ensure that unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding(ACM) is removed and replaced swiftly. The time to complete works varies considerably depending on factors such as structure, extent of cladding and existing fire safety systems. While we accept that for many buildings, this is a complex job involving major construction work we have taken steps to support building owners undertake the work and are continuing to monitor progress. We have made £600 million of public money available for remediation. We are working closely with a named contact for each building to ensure progress is being made. We have written to all building owners in December 2019 emphasising the need for pace. Where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress, those responsible should expect further action to be taken – including naming and shaming and enforcement.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL292 question first answered 21/01/2020 16:59:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1170145

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hotels: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are proposing to take in relation to the 30 hotels identified as needing action in relation to Aluminium Composite Material cladding, as per the figures published on 30 November 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to ensure that unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding(ACM) is removed and replaced swiftly. The time to complete works varies considerably depending on factors such as structure, extent of cladding and existing fire safety systems. While we accept that for many buildings, this is a complex job involving major construction work we have taken steps to support building owners undertake the work and are continuing to monitor progress. We have made £600 million of public money available for remediation. We are working closely with a named contact for each building to ensure progress is being made. We have written to all building owners in December 2019 emphasising the need for pace. Where building owners are failing to make acceptable progress, those responsible should expect further action to be taken – including naming and shaming and enforcement.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL291 question first answered 21/01/2020 16:59:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1170146

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many buildings in London with Aluminium Composite Material cladding do not comply with building regulation requirements; and what was the figure for each of the previous six months.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Information on the number of buildings with Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems unlikely to meet building regulations that are yet to be remediated is available by local authority in Table 2 (attached) of the monthly Building Safety Programme data release. The latest information is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851774/Table_2_Building_Safety_Data_Release_November_2019.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851774/Table_2_Building_Safety_Data_Release_November_2019.csv/preview</a></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/01/2020 12:54:03 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name 200122 Table 2 Building Safety data.xlsx title Table 2
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1170149

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to achieve an EU–UK data protection agreement; and whether any such agreement will include continuing participation in the European Data Protection Board.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>In the Withdrawal Agreement the government and the EU have committed to use their best endeavours to negotiate a future relationship. The free flow of personal data is an important underpinning feature of this future relationship for both economic and security purposes and therefore it is in everyone’s interests that the exchange of personal data between EU Member States and the UK continues. The EU has an established mechanism to allow the free flow of personal data to countries outside the EU, called adequacy decisions.</p><p>The EU has committed in the Political Declaration to the Commission beginning its adequacy assessment of the UK as soon as possible after the UK’s withdrawal, endeavouring to adopt adequacy decisions by the end of December 2020 if the applicable conditions are met. The UK will in the same timeframe take steps to ensure the comparable facilitation of transfers of personal data to the EU. Data will be able to flow freely between the UK and the EU during the Implementation Period. The Political Declaration also states that the UK and the EU should make appropriate arrangements for cooperation between the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and EU Data Protection Authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/01/2020 12:42:26 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1170151

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what multilateral regimes they intend to (1) continue to participate in, or (2) join, to ensure a legal and smooth data transfer regime between UK and EU companies after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>In the Withdrawal Agreement the government and the EU have committed to use their best endeavours to negotiate a future relationship. The free flow of personal data is an important underpinning feature of this future relationship for both economic and security purposes and therefore it is in everyone’s interests that the exchange of personal data between EU Member States and the UK continues. The EU has an established mechanism to allow the free flow of personal data to countries outside the EU, called adequacy decisions.</p><p>The EU has committed in the Political Declaration to the Commission beginning its adequacy assessment of the UK as soon as possible after the UK’s withdrawal, endeavouring to adopt adequacy decisions by the end of December 2020 if the applicable conditions are met. The UK will in the same timeframe take steps to ensure the comparable facilitation of transfers of personal data to the EU. Data will be able to flow freely between the UK and the EU during the Implementation Period. The Political Declaration also states that the UK and the EU should make appropriate arrangements for cooperation between the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and EU Data Protection Authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/01/2020 12:43:02 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones