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1608850

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date	29/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to announce a third pathway under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme; and what that pathway will include both (1) journalists still resident in Afghanistan, and (2) exiled Afghan journalists in Pakistan and Iran, at risk of persecution for their professional activities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL6982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>On 13 June 2022, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office announced the launch Pathways 2 and 3 of the ACRS.</p><p>Under Pathway 3, in the first year, places are being offered to eligible at-risk British Council contractors, GardaWorld contractors, and Chevening alumni in Afghanistan or the region. We are pleased to have welcomed the first arrivals to the UK and look forward to welcoming all remaining individuals as soon as practicable.</p><p>Beyond this, we will work with international partners and NGOs to welcome wider groups of Afghans at risk under Pathway 3. This commitment still stands, and further details will be set out in due course.</p><p>However, it is important that we take into account the capacity of the UK to resettle people, and our immediate focus is ensuring the relocation of those already assessed as eligible.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 14/04/2023 10:18:25 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1608851

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Sector: Voluntary Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote volunteering in support of public services.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to enabling people to volunteer in all manner of ways, including in support of public services. Volunteers play important roles alongside staff as magistrates, in schools, and in the NHS, for instance. Each public service area is responsible for its own volunteer management and for developing its strategic involvement of volunteers.</p><p>The Government is currently taking several steps to promote volunteering in support of public services. For example, the Department for Education continues to support the recruitment of school governors. The ‘Inspiring Governance’ programme recruits volunteers from business to become school governors and to serve on the local governing bodies of academy trusts. Since the programme began in 2016, it has placed 6,782 volunteers in governance roles. The Government has also invested over £1 million to support the recruitment of magistrates from a diverse range of backgrounds. A revised recruitment process has been introduced making use of best practice to ensure that it is fairer, more inclusive, and more accessible. These changes have been supported by a new marketing campaign designed to raise the profile of the magistracy, particularly among under-represented groups of society.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 12/04/2023 09:50:25 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1608852

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Postal Services: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the performance of Royal Mail in relation to the delivery of letters and parcels; and what steps they intend to take in response to any such assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to set and monitor Royal Mail’s service standards and decide how to use its powers to investigate and take enforcement action should Royal Mail fail to achieve its obligations without good justification. The Government has no role in Ofcom’s regulatory investigations.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/05/2023 16:30:39 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1608853

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
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 Net zero policy tracker: March 2023 update, published by Green Alliance on 17 March; and in particular, the finding that only 28 per cent of emissions reductions needed to reach net zero by 2050 are covered by confirmed policies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL6986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Net Zero Growth Plan sets out the package that will meet carbon budgets. The Government has met every Carbon Budget to date and through the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan has set out quantified proposals and policies to exceed Carbon Budgets 4 and 5 and 97% of Carbon Budget 6.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/04/2023 13:52:24 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1608854

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect a report from the Office for National Statistics on the number of victims of domestic abuse of those over the age of 74.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
uin	HL6995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the Noble Peer’s Parliamentary Question of 29 March is attached in the answer. It should be noted that these estimates are not National Statistics and caution should be taken when using this, data due to the impact of the reduced data collection period and lower response rates on the quality of the estimates.</p><p>The Rt Hon. Baroness Gale</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>31 March 2023</p><p>Dear Lady Gale,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking when to expect a report from the Office for National Statistics on the number of victims of domestic abuse of those over the age of 74 (HL6995).</p><p>Data collection for the face-to-face Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) resumed on 4 October 2021, with the upper age limit for the self-completion modules on domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking removed. Data based on six months of CSEW interviews between October 2021 and March 2022 were used in our domestic abuse articles for the year ending March 2022 [1].</p><p>The CSEW estimated that 2.1% of adults aged 75 years and over experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2022. These data, as well as prevalence rates for other personal characteristics can be found in Table 6 of our <em>Domestic abuse prevalence and victim characteristics</em> tables [2]. Estimates for numbers of victims are only produced for our headline domestic abuse measures. It should be noted that these estimates are not National Statistics and caution should be taken when using these data due to the impact of the reduced data collection period and lower response rates on the quality of the estimates.</p><p>We plan to release domestic abuse data for those aged 75 years and over for the year ending March 2023 in late November 2023 and will share this with you once published.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p>[1] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinen glandandwalesoverview/latest</p><p>[2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/domesticabuseprev alenceandvictimcharacteristicsappendixtables</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/04/2023 13:48:01 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL6995.pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

1608855

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Resettlement
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 Murray of Blidworth on 22 March (HL6242), how many of those 30,055 people resettled in the UK through UNHCR routes were resettled since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>Between 2015 and 2022, 28,302 people have been resettled to the UK through UNHCR resettlement routes. The UK ranks 2nd highest of European countries over this period.</p><p>Between 2015 and 2022, people were offered safe and legal routes into the UK via BN(O) Hong Kong Visas (153,708 visas granted), Ukraine Visa and Extension Schemes (233,770 visas granted), family reunion visas (44,659 visas granted) and established resettlement or relocation schemes (49,667 people).</p><p>Of the 49,667 people resettled or relocated over this period, 28,302 were through UNHCR resettlement routes and 21,365 were through non-UNHCR routes (i.e. Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy).</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 14/04/2023 08:20:00 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1608856

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the changes made to their second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy on 10 March, whether it is still their aim that half of all journeys in towns and cities will be cycled or walked by 2030.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL6997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The changes simply corrected a data error in a funding table and in no way affect the Government’s aim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/04/2023 13:47:02 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1608857

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government for what reasons they decided to institute the Arctic Convoy Star.
tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
uin	HL6998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>Following Sir John Holmes' independent Medal Review in 2012, the Arctic Star was introduced for veterans of the Arctic Convoys to Russia from 1942-1944. Sir John concluded that a separate Star for the Arctic was warranted on the basis that this comprised a distinct theatre of war in its own right, and his recommendation of the award of a bespoke campaign medal brought Arctic convoy veterans into line with awards for other distinct campaigns, such as the Africa and Italy Stars.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 14/04/2023 13:11:22 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1608858

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government for what reasons they decided to institute the Bomber Command Clasp.
tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
uin	HL6999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>Following Sir John Holmes' independent Medal Review in 2012, the Bomber Command Clasp to the 1939-45 Star was introduced for aircrew who served in Bomber Command. Sir John concluded that Bomber Command had been treated inconsistently with those who served in the Battle of Britain, and his recommendation of the award of a clasp to Bomber Command air crew brought them into line with Fighter Command veterans, who were awarded a Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939-45 Star.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 14/04/2023 13:13:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1608859

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	British Overseas Territories
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 Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 28 March (HL6679), whether they will (1) break down Governors' reserved powers in each of the Overseas Territories, and (2) identify which government department is responsible for supporting the Governors in exercising each of these powers.
tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
uin	HL7000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2023 answer text <p>The Inhabited Territories have varying powers and responsibilities devolved to them which are set out in their constitutions. In most Overseas Territories the Governor retains responsibility for external affairs, defence, and internal security. Governors work closely with the elected leaders of the Territories to discharge reserved powers. Each UK government Department has responsibility for supporting the Territories within their areas of competence, including supporting the Governors in exercising reserve powers.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 05/04/2023 09:49:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton