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1247628

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date	30/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with local government leaders in coastal communities on the potential benefits of investing in maritime decarbonisation.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	109593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>My Department has published its assessment of the potential merits of investing in maritime decarbonisation, as set out below.</p><p>In 2015, the Department published the Maritime Growth Study, which considered all aspects of the maritime sector and identified where action could be taken to generate growth. Following the publication of Maritime 2050 in 2019, which builds on the findings of the Maritime Growth Study, the Department published the Clean Maritime Plan, which identified the potential for clean economic growth in the UK as a result of the transition to zero emission shipping.</p><p>Alongside the Plan, the Department published an assessment of the value of potential economic opportunities from low and zero emission shipping. This review provided a framework for assessing the scale of the opportunity generated by emission reduction technologies, including a mapping of the relevant supply chain, an assessment of the global uptake of these technologies, the economic footprint of the UK firms in the supply chain and the UK’s share of global export of these technologies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 09/11/2020 14:04:24 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1256405

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage businesses to participate in the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	909459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong>I regularly meet with officials to focus on delivery and we have an agile process to deliver the Kickstart scheme. We will continue to review and evaluate the scheme as it rolls out - it is a key priority for me as Employment Minister.</p><p>Our employer and partnership teams in Eastbourne and across the country are working with employers to promote and deliver local Kickstart opportunities and ensure they are able to link up with the right Gateway Organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/11/2020 17:55:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1256406

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	909483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Latest ONS Labour Market data puts the unemployment level in the West Midlands region at 145,000.</p><p>Due to the Pandemic, the rate has risen nationally and DWP is working closely across government and with external organisations and local partners to ensure a tailored local response for communities.</p><p>We are recruiting additional Work Coaches in our Jobcentres who are supporting new and existing claimants into work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/11/2020 17:56:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1256407

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment her Department has made of the effect on disabled people of excluding legacy benefits from the universal credit covid-19 uplift.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	909491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Legacy benefits were increased by £600m (1.7%) from April 2020 and will receive a further £100m (0.5%) increase from April 2021 as part of the Government’s annual up-rating exercise.</p><p>Claimants on legacy benefits can make a claim for UC if they believe that they will be better off. Those in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium, will be able to make a new claim to Universal Credit from January 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/11/2020 17:58:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1256441

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they, or their agencies, regularly determine the operational false positive rates for polymerase chain reaction tests carried out at each laboratory undertaking analysis for mass COVID-19 testing; whether they use an ‘end to end’ method to audit those rates; if not, what methodology they use to make such determinations; and whether those methods include inserting samples into the system that cannot be positive.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL10846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Currently samples are not placed into the system to test operational sensitivity. The Department has undertaken substantial work with Porton Down and the Milton Keynes Lighthouse Laboratory to conduct temperature and long-term stability experiments on sample collection kits to ensure swabs meet an appropriate standard for testing.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/03/2021 16:53:54 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1256442

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the operational false positive rate for polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 tests is regularly determined by inserting samples into the system that cannot be positive; and what is the false positive rate for such samples.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL10847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 10/12/2020 14:29:00 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1256443

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the operational false positive rate for polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 tests in each of the last four weeks; and how this rate was determined.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL10848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 10/12/2020 14:29:53 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1256444

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their plans for procurement from 1 January 2021; and what plans they have to amend the requirement for contract advertising through the Official Journal of the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL10852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Leaving the EU offers the opportunity to reform our procurement rules to create a new regulatory framework for public procurement. We will publish our proposals for reform shortly, which will include details on notification.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 14/12/2020 17:45:57 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1256445

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Bath
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to accommodate heavy lorries travelling between the A36 and A46 during repair works to Cleveland Bridge in Bath.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL10853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>A weight restriction of 18 tonnes has been placed on Cleveland Bridge, which is to remain in place for the duration of the repair works. A 7.5 tonne weight restriction is in place on many streets in the centre of Bath so HGVs are directed to diversion routes to the east or west of the city.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/12/2020 17:45:47 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1256446

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing each of the recommendations of the report by the Rt Hon. Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC Report of the Independent Review of Deaths and Serious Incidents in Police Custody, published in January 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL10858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Every death in custody is a tragedy, and we are committed to delivering meaningful and lasting change to prevent deaths in custody. Good progress has been made in addressing Dame Elish’s recommendations, with the majority of recommendations now delivered, although there is more to be done.</p><p>To prevent deaths in police custody in England and Wales, we have significantly restricted the use of police stations as places of safety, for those experiencing a mental health crisis. The National Police Chiefs' Council are driving progress on national training, including how officers identify health risks of detainees, and the Government is making significant investment in mental health. The Home Office have created an annual statistical publication showing data on police use of force, broken down by ethnicity.</p><p>In February 2020, the Government implemented reforms to provide the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) with a power to investigate matters on its own initiative, without the need for a referral from the police. Legislative reforms to the IOPC’s corporate structure and governance, implemented in January 2018, have helped to improve the timeliness of IOPC investigations.</p><p>To support families, we have made inquests more sympathetic to their needs, undertaken a review of the provision of legal aid for inquests, and improved the information available immediately after a death in custody.</p><p>The Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody continues to oversee and drive progress on this work. An official government update will be published in early 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/12/2020 15:41:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead