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1205383

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date	18/06/2020
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	Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to put the guidance contained within A guide to using artificial intelligence in the public sector, published on 27 January, on a statutory footing. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Holmes of Richmond
uin	HL5910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Since the publication of the AI Guide, we have committed to updating and improving the guidance in order to support the public sector's adoption of AI and data technologies. This includes considering how best to ensure the safe and ethical use of AI and data technologies, including statutory or non-statutory mechanisms.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/06/2020 13:59:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4294 label Biography information for Lord Holmes of Richmond

1205401

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients were in each NHS Nightingale Hospital on the Monday of each week between 23 March and 8 June. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL5937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 30/06/2020 14:09:42 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1205405

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many disabled people have been furloughed as part of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as (1) a number and, and (2) a proportion, of all employees furloughed under that Scheme. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL5942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide an answer to this question as HMRC do not require employers to inform HMRC if employees included in their RTI returns or a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claim are disabled.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 24/06/2020 10:55:48 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1205415

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) personal confidentiality agreements, and (2) non-disclosure agreements, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has signed with (a) businesses, (b) individuals, and (c) third parties, advising the Department on its response to COVID-19. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Lennie
uin	HL5924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/06/2020 13:52:40 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4338 label Biography information for Lord Lennie

1204990

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they estimate they have spent on paying auto-enrolment pension contributions for furloughed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; how many workers are having auto-enrolment pension contributions made for them by the Government as a result of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; and what estimate they have made of the ongoing costs to the Exchequer of these pension contributions for the year 2020/21. [T]
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL5818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Official Statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) were published on 11 June 2020 by HM Revenue and Customs. The statistics contain Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims by employer size, sector, region, Westminster parliamentary constituency and local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has published estimates of the cost of the CJRS. These do not include separate estimates for the auto-enrolment pension contributions element of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The latest OBR estimates are available in the OBR’s coronavirus policy monitoring database, which can be found at on the OBR website.</p><p> </p><p>The Official Statistics on the Job Retention Scheme can be found on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 24/06/2020 10:56:06 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1205003

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Occupational Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish a White Paper in response to the Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss consultation,which closed on 7 October 2019; and what plans they have to include in any such White Paper proposals to reduce the costs of ill health and absence from work for (1) individuals, and (2) businesses. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL5832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>We plan to publish the response to the consultation ‘Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss’ later this year. The consultation set out proposals to encourage all employers to take positive action to support employees who are managing health conditions in work, and to manage sickness absence more effectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 22/06/2020 14:28:06 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1204170

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets on 10 June (HCWS280) announcing an Independent Review into the Post Office Horizon IT System and Trials, whether that Review (1) will take account of the “significant failings within Post Office Ltd over nearly two decades” identified by Mr Justice Fraser, (2) will have the power to require Ministers, Board Members, executives, staff and suppliers associated with the organisation throughout the period to appear before it, and (3) will have the power to access all relevant documentation from throughout the period. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL5752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The findings outlined throughout the Horizon judgments provided an extensive insight as to what went wrong at the Post Office, including an independent judicial view of the facts all sides were looking for. However, the Government accepts more needs to be done. The Government now wants to be fully assured that through the Independent Review there is a public summary of the failings that occurred at Post Office Ltd, drawing on the judgments from the Horizon case and by listening to those that have been most affected, without repeating the extensive findings of Justice Fraser.</p><p> </p><p>Post Office Ltd have committed to fully cooperating with the Review. The Review will have sufficient strength and breadth and deliver in a timely manner. The Chair of the review will be fully independent of both the Post Office and Government. They will draw conclusions and make recommendations as he or she sees fit.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/06/2020 14:03:44 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1204199

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
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	Tourism and Travel: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with tourism and travel industry representatives about the UK's participation in the Re-open EU application and website; and what assessment they have made of the impact of their decision not to participate on those sectors. [T]
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p><strong></strong>The UK is no longer part of the EU, and therefore we would not expect to be included in a map representing member states.</p><p> </p><p>The UK regularly shares information on our travel, border and health measures with key partners, including the European Commission, as part of our ongoing international cooperation during the Coronavirus crisis.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister for Tourism discussed the recovery and lifting of travel restrictions with ministers from several European countries and the European Commission at the recent Extraordinary G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting on COVID-19. We will work closely with foreign governments to help the global tourism industry recover from the current crisis.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in my Department are also in regular contact with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and World Travel and Tourism Council. We continue to share information about the UK’s response to COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/06/2020 13:37:59 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1203488

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Quarantine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020, (1) why are people who travel to and from England regularly for work purposes, usually weekly, exempt, and people who travel fortnightly, or frequently but irregularly, not exempt, and (2) why the quarantine measures apply to most travellers without a threshold of the period of length of stay abroad. [T]
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL5670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>From 8 June, all passengers arriving in the UK without having travelled through another part of the Common Travel Area are required to self-isolate for 14 days, apart from those on a short list of exemptions. This particular exemption ensures those who travel to or from England on a weekly basis to pursue their employment are able to continue doing so, and is in keeping with the approach those who are unable to work from home and can return to work should do so. This is a different category of traveller to those who travel less frequently or even irregularly.</p><p>The self-isolation measures apply to all arrivals, as the scientific advice is, when domestic transmission of Covid-19 is reduced, new health measures at the border are an important part of managing the risk of new cases entering the UK from abroad and contributing to a second peak of the virus.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/06/2020 11:34:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

1203514

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Department for International Trade are dedicated to trade negotiations with (1) the United States, (2) Japan, and (3) Australia. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL5721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade’s Trade Policy Group (TPG) has a strong core of trade policy officials which has significantly grown from 45 to 723 (excluding the Export Control Joint Unit and Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate) since 2016. In TPG, we have dedicated teams in charge of coordinating each of our new free trade agreement negotiations, including the US, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. We have 3 Chief Negotiators and 3 Deputy Chief Negotiators currently, as well as the Government’s Chief Trade Negotiation Advisor.</p><p> </p><p>Trade negotiations will be progressed by teams of differing sizes depending on their complexity and the Department also works closely with experts in other Departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 13:57:55 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara