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1491264

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date	20/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Pollution: Urban Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution which is generated from vehicle tyres and breaks is controlled in towns and cities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The development of regulations to limit emissions from tyre and brake wear depends on the development of an internationally recognised test procedure for measuring them. This issue is being examined by the UN ECE Particle Measurement Programme (PMP), which includes DfT officials, other international governments, and the automotive industry. DfT is one of the founders of PMP and has played a leading role since its inception.</p><p> </p><p>To support the work of the PMP group further, DfT commissioned a 3-year research project in February 2021 aimed at understanding better the measurement techniques, material properties and control parameters of tyre and brake wear emissions from road vehicles. This project will inform policy and legislation aiming at reducing these emissions on a domestic and international level.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Government is continuing to invest through Innovate UK grants in emerging technologies which reduce non-exhaust emissions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/07/2022 11:42:46 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1490831

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Hammersmith Bridge Task Force
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the Hammersmith Bridge Task Force will next meet; and when the agenda for that meeting will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL1907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The focus for the Government, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and TfL is delivering and monitoring the stabilisation works and developing a business case for the second stage of works. A further meeting of the Taskforce will be considered when members put forward substantive agenda items for discussion.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce publishes a report of each meeting on the Government website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/07/2022 11:41:51 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1489958

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties and VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the RAC Fuel Watch data which show that the average UK petrol and diesel prices was around 191 pence per litre of petrol and 199 pence per litre of diesel as of June, what steps they are taking to reduce (1) fuel duty, and (2) VAT on fuel, to assist families and businesses with the increased cost of living.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL1818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The temporary 5p cut to duty on petrol and diesel represents a £2.4 billion tax cut in 2022-23, to help consumers with high fuel prices.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20% standard rate applies to most goods and services. It would cost over £6 billion to cut VAT on road fuel from 20% to 5%.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 21/07/2022 15:42:16 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1489964

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Freight: Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many maritime operators have used the (1) Mode Shift Revenue Support, and (2) Waterborne Freight Grant, schemes.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>There are no currently supported flows by inland waterways and there have been none during the last three financial years since April 2019. This scheme is open to all freight operators, including maritime operators, who wish to move freight through inland water freight transport instead of road, where inland waterway transport is more expensive.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no projects supported by the Waterborne Freight Grant during the last three financial years since April 2019. This scheme is also open to all freight operators, including maritime operators, who wish to run waterborne freight transport instead of road, where transport by water is more expensive.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/07/2022 14:46:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1490005

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Ian Khama
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for (1) Her Majesty’s High Commissioner in Pretoria, and (2) the Prime Minister, to meet former President of Botswana Ian Khama to discuss why he was forced to flee to South Africa.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>There have not been, nor are there any planned discussions between former President Khama and representatives of the UK Government on these issues. We are aware of the correspondence between the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings and the Government of Botswana regarding former President Khama. These communications form part of the range of direct interactions between the United Nations and a sovereign State, and other States do not tend to intervene in this process. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on the Government of Botswana's choice of legal representation, or its bilateral relationship with the South African institutions referred to. Former President Khama has not sought the assistance of the UK Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL1859 HL1860 HL1861 HL1862 HL1863 question first answered 22/07/2022 13:36:06 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1490007

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Ian Khama
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they will offer to the former President of Botswana, Ian Khama, in response to the treatment he has received from his successor.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>There have not been, nor are there any planned discussions between former President Khama and representatives of the UK Government on these issues. We are aware of the correspondence between the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings and the Government of Botswana regarding former President Khama. These communications form part of the range of direct interactions between the United Nations and a sovereign State, and other States do not tend to intervene in this process. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on the Government of Botswana's choice of legal representation, or its bilateral relationship with the South African institutions referred to. Former President Khama has not sought the assistance of the UK Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL1858 HL1860 HL1861 HL1862 HL1863 question first answered 22/07/2022 13:36:06 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1490008

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Botswana: AfriForum
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 Government of Botswana’s use of AfriForum.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>There have not been, nor are there any planned discussions between former President Khama and representatives of the UK Government on these issues. We are aware of the correspondence between the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings and the Government of Botswana regarding former President Khama. These communications form part of the range of direct interactions between the United Nations and a sovereign State, and other States do not tend to intervene in this process. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on the Government of Botswana's choice of legal representation, or its bilateral relationship with the South African institutions referred to. Former President Khama has not sought the assistance of the UK Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL1858 HL1859 HL1861 HL1862 HL1863 question first answered 22/07/2022 13:36:06 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1490010

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Ian Khama
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Minister for Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, during her visit to Pretoria on 11 and 12 July, discussed with the government of South Africa former President of Botswana Ian Khama taking refuge in South Africa.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>There have not been, nor are there any planned discussions between former President Khama and representatives of the UK Government on these issues. We are aware of the correspondence between the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings and the Government of Botswana regarding former President Khama. These communications form part of the range of direct interactions between the United Nations and a sovereign State, and other States do not tend to intervene in this process. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on the Government of Botswana's choice of legal representation, or its bilateral relationship with the South African institutions referred to. Former President Khama has not sought the assistance of the UK Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL1858 HL1859 HL1860 HL1862 HL1863 question first answered 22/07/2022 13:36:06 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1490011

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Botswana: South Africa
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 reported attacks by the government of Botswana on the South African Reserve Bank and the South African banking system, including RBS/NatWest and Ambassador Bridgette Motsepe.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>There have not been, nor are there any planned discussions between former President Khama and representatives of the UK Government on these issues. We are aware of the correspondence between the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings and the Government of Botswana regarding former President Khama. These communications form part of the range of direct interactions between the United Nations and a sovereign State, and other States do not tend to intervene in this process. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on the Government of Botswana's choice of legal representation, or its bilateral relationship with the South African institutions referred to. Former President Khama has not sought the assistance of the UK Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL1858 HL1859 HL1860 HL1861 HL1863 question first answered 22/07/2022 13:36:07 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1490013

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Ian Khama
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Her Majesty’s Global Ambassador for Human Rights and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva will engage with Botswana’s Permanent Mission in Geneva on how the government of Botswana intends to comply with UN Special Rapporteurs’ recommendations regarding the threat to former President of Botswana Ian Khama’s life.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL1863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>There have not been, nor are there any planned discussions between former President Khama and representatives of the UK Government on these issues. We are aware of the correspondence between the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings and the Government of Botswana regarding former President Khama. These communications form part of the range of direct interactions between the United Nations and a sovereign State, and other States do not tend to intervene in this process. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on the Government of Botswana's choice of legal representation, or its bilateral relationship with the South African institutions referred to. Former President Khama has not sought the assistance of the UK Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL1858 HL1859 HL1860 HL1861 HL1862 question first answered 22/07/2022 13:36:07 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain