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1697252

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date	19/03/2024
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	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL3357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 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 question first answered 16/04/2024 16:29:29 question first ministerially corrected 19/04/2024 12:20:38 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston previous answer version 28059 answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1697261

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 level of support among Arab residents of Jerusalem for Israeli control of the city; and to what extent this is a consideration for their policy towards Israel and Palestine.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>We have not made a specific assessment of this.</p><p>We support a two-state solution that guarantees security and stability for both the Israeli and Palestinian people. A political horizon which provides a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution is one of the vital elements for a lasting peace, with Jerusalem as shared capital of both Israel and Palestine.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/04/2024 09:47:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1697270

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Plants: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which plants, trees and seeds are not allowed to be sent to Northern Ireland from Great Britain as a result of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework provides for simplified arrangements for the movement of plants and plant products between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, meaning a phytosanitary certificate is not required and that a wider variety of plants can move.</p><p> </p><p>We have secured the lifting of a ban on the movement of twelve plant species - apple, Japanese / delavay privet, European crab apple, common hawthorn, Norway maple, Japanese maple, sycamore maple, field maple, English oak, sessile oak, European beech and, most recently, hazel. We are in active dialogue with the EU Commission on a number of other species which industry has proposed as priorities. We will continue to engage with industry to ensure the smooth movement of additional plant species. Further details can be found on Defra’s online Plant Health Portal.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:33 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1697298

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Radicalism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why Northern Ireland has been excluded from the Community Engagement Principles for countering extremism.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL3431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>Engagement undertaken in Northern Ireland is exempt from the engagement principles to reflect the unique political and historical circumstances in that country. The engagement principles do not apply to the engagement undertaken by the devolved administrations themselves.</p><p>The UK Government is in regular contact with the administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 09/04/2024 14:33:53 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1697329

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of programmes funded under (1) the Levelling Up Fund, (2) the Towns Fund, and (3) the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, in addressing regional socio-economic divides across the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to levelling up across the whole of the United Kingdom. As part of a wide range of policies and interventions, we are investing over £15 billion in a suite of complementary Levelling Up projects across the UK to help grow the economy, create jobs, redevelop local amenities, improve transport, provide skills training, and support local businesses.</p><p>The department plans to complete process, impact, and value for money evaluations on these funds. These evaluations will help improve effectiveness and efficiency of local growth funding.</p><p>271 bids have been awarded funding from our multi-billion-pound Levelling Up Fund, investing in infrastructure that improves everyday life for local residents across the UK. The published (attached) <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-impact-evaluation-scoping-report&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C85d251a51be9478c93bc08dc563abc9f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638480057504588053%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0wnpHPcVqasMPA6ZMyBW1wzf8bC7s0NjXFIFzm3Jo%2Bs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Levelling Up Fund Impact Evaluation Scoping Report</a> sets out how the impact of the Fund will be estimated at the programme and project levels and at different geographies.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund, worth £2.5 billion, is focused on overcoming deep-seated geographical inequalities, with investment in communities building pride in place, supporting high quality skills training, employment and productivity growth, and increasing life chances. Details of the UKSPF Evaluation Strategy (attached) are set out here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-shared-prosperity-fund-evaluation&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C85d251a51be9478c93bc08dc563abc9f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638480057504588053%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Hu91i6uieo%2BxujPyfAx5F%2B75iEi997qmVT2Zj56%2BCwo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Shared Prosperity Fund: evaluation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The department has also committed £2.35 billion worth of Town Deals and £830 million of Future High Streets Funding across 170 high streets, town centres and local communities in England via the Towns Fund. Projects are now in delivery, and the funding has already provided a much-needed boost for town centres and local high streets. Details of the Towns Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy (attached) are set out here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towns-fund-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy" target="_blank">Towns Fund monitoring and evaluation strategy</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name Towns Fund monitoring and evaluation strategy HL3427.pdf title Towns Fund 2 file name UK Shared Prosperity Fund_ evaluation HL3427.pdf title UKSPF 3 file name Levelling Up Fund_ Impact evaluation scoping report HL3427.pdf title Levelling Up Scoping report question first answered 08/04/2024 15:16:13 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1697336

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what barriers exist to the unfettered flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and what steps they are taking to remove those barriers.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Worcester
uin	HL3439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>We have set out five steps that Israel needs to take, including:</p><ul><li>an immediate humanitarian pause to get aid in and hostages out;</li><li>increased capacity for aid distribution inside Gaza;</li><li>increased access for aid through land routes and a fully open Ashdod Port for aid delivery;</li><li>an expansion of the types of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza;</li><li>and the provision of electricity, water and telecommunications.</li></ul><p>The Foreign Secretary has appointed a Representative for Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Mark Bryson-Richardson. He is based in the region and is working intensively to address the blockages preventing more aid reaching Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/04/2024 10:04:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4257 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Worcester