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1684604

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Teesworks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the report commissioned by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in May 2023 about the activity of the Tees Valley combined authority with regard to Teesworks Ltd. and the sale of land formerly part of the Redcar Steelworks will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The independent panel’s <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65b3d8810c75e30012d8014c/Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf" target="_blank">report</a> was published on Monday 29 January and found no evidence of illegality of corruption. The report also made several recommendations on governance and oversight. The Secretary of State asked the mayor to consider these carefully, working with the Combined Authority and partners as appropriate, to provide him with an initial report by 8 March on how he intends to respond to the panel’s recommendations.</p><p>The Secretary of State is clear that he will not take decisions on further action until he has considered that response.</p><p>As they were appointed to do so independently of government, the panel themselves have made their own assessments of all relevant evidence presented within the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-teesworks-joint-venture-reviewer-appointment-letters-and-terms-of-reference/terms-of-reference" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> within which they were established.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn attachment 1 file name Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf title Tees Valley Review Report 2 file name Terms of Reference.pdf title Terms of reference grouped question UIN HL1833 HL1834 HL1835 question first answered 06/02/2024 15:09:54 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1684605

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Combined Authorities: Audit
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 auditing arrangements for combined authorities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>All combined authorities are legally required to have an audit committee. The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, and the Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information Audit Committees) Order 2017, set the requirements for audit committees in combined authorities. These arrangements ensure that there is independent assurance of combined authorities governance, internal control and risk management arrangements, as well as the statutory financial reporting process.</p><p>Separately, combined authorities, in line with the requirements on all local authorities, are required to publish audited annual financial accounts. Combined authorities are not immune to the cross-system challenges currently facing the local audit market. The government working with system partners has developed proposals to tackle the exceptional circumstance of the current backlog and ensure a return to timely delivery of high-quality financial reporting and external audit in local bodies. We will consult on these imminently.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 01/02/2024 16:56:48 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1684606

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Teesworks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have scrutinised the published accounts for Teesworks Ltd. in 2022–23; and what assessment they have made of the price at which the 90 acres of land were sold to Teesworks Ltd.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The independent panel’s <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65b3d8810c75e30012d8014c/Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf" target="_blank">report</a> was published on Monday 29 January and found no evidence of illegality of corruption. The report also made several recommendations on governance and oversight. The Secretary of State asked the mayor to consider these carefully, working with the Combined Authority and partners as appropriate, to provide him with an initial report by 8 March on how he intends to respond to the panel’s recommendations.</p><p>The Secretary of State is clear that he will not take decisions on further action until he has considered that response.</p><p>As they were appointed to do so independently of government, the panel themselves have made their own assessments of all relevant evidence presented within the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-teesworks-joint-venture-reviewer-appointment-letters-and-terms-of-reference/terms-of-reference" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> within which they were established.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn attachment 1 file name Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf title Tees Valley Review Report 2 file name Terms of Reference.pdf title Terms of reference grouped question UIN HL1831 HL1834 HL1835 question first answered 06/02/2024 15:09:54 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1684607

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Metals: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the process for the sale of scrap metal from the ex-Redcar Steelworks has brought value for money for the public.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The independent panel’s <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65b3d8810c75e30012d8014c/Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf" target="_blank">report</a> was published on Monday 29 January and found no evidence of illegality of corruption. The report also made several recommendations on governance and oversight. The Secretary of State asked the mayor to consider these carefully, working with the Combined Authority and partners as appropriate, to provide him with an initial report by 8 March on how he intends to respond to the panel’s recommendations.</p><p>The Secretary of State is clear that he will not take decisions on further action until he has considered that response.</p><p>As they were appointed to do so independently of government, the panel themselves have made their own assessments of all relevant evidence presented within the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-teesworks-joint-venture-reviewer-appointment-letters-and-terms-of-reference/terms-of-reference" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> within which they were established.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn attachment 1 file name Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf title Tees Valley Review Report 2 file name Terms of Reference.pdf title Terms of reference grouped question UIN HL1831 HL1833 HL1835 question first answered 06/02/2024 15:09:55 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1684608

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	South Tees Development Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the governance arrangements for the South Tees Development Corporation are adequate to oversee the public interest.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL1835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The independent panel’s <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65b3d8810c75e30012d8014c/Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf" target="_blank">report</a> was published on Monday 29 January and found no evidence of illegality of corruption. The report also made several recommendations on governance and oversight. The Secretary of State asked the mayor to consider these carefully, working with the Combined Authority and partners as appropriate, to provide him with an initial report by 8 March on how he intends to respond to the panel’s recommendations.</p><p>The Secretary of State is clear that he will not take decisions on further action until he has considered that response.</p><p>As they were appointed to do so independently of government, the panel themselves have made their own assessments of all relevant evidence presented within the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-teesworks-joint-venture-reviewer-appointment-letters-and-terms-of-reference/terms-of-reference" target="_blank">terms of reference</a> within which they were established.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn attachment 1 file name Tees_Valley_Review_Report.pdf title Tees Valley Review Report 2 file name Terms of Reference.pdf title Terms of reference grouped question UIN HL1831 HL1833 HL1834 question first answered 06/02/2024 15:09:55 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

1684609

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any former Chief Executive Officers of the Equality and Human Rights Commission are restricted by non-disclosure agreements from providing evidence about their tenure or on other equalities issues to statutory inquiries or investigations by international bodies, for example the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions; and if so, for how long any such restrictions would be binding.
tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
uin	HL1836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>As an executive non-departmental public body that is operationally independent, this is for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to respond. I have attached the response from the Interim Chief Executive below.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL1837 HL1838 question first answered 06/02/2024 12:24:51 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name 020224Barker.pdf title EHRC letter
tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1684610

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Antigua and Barbuda: Property Development
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 impact of projects such as the Barbuda Ocean Club and Cedar Tree Point on the human rights of Barbudans, and in particular the impact of such projects on access to sufficient safe drinking water, environmental protection, and communal land ownership.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL1839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>HMG is not involved in the development of the Barbuda Ocean Club and Cedar Tree Point projects. Any impact assessment would be conducted by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/02/2024 17:39:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1684611

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Antigua and Barbuda: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 use of Hurricane Irma relief funds provided to Barbuda since September 2017.
tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
uin	HL1840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK provided over £196 million in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria. This included direct humanitarian support to the population of Barbuda, who were evacuated to Antigua in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma. We also committed £3 million to longer-term reconstruction work for the energy sector on the island of Barbuda. The use of funds was assessed by a Foreign Affairs Committee enquiry and the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) performance review early in 2018, and is also subject to our standard project governance and oversight. The Barbuda Energy Resilience Project is underway and will be evaluated in 2026.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/02/2024 17:36:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

1684612

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Football: Paris
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have ascertained that the UEFA has acted on all the recommendations from the Rodrigues Review into the events surrounding the Champions League Final played at the Stade de France in 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL1841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>In May 2023, UEFA announced a suite of measures to address recommendations made by the Paris 2022 Independent Review.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the Football Association, UEFA, and other operational partners in preparation for the UEFA Champions League Final 2024 to be held at Wembley, as well as preparing to host the UEFA European Championships 2028. All partners, including UEFA, are committed to delivering a safe and secure event, acting on the recommendations set out in the review, as well as our own domestic expertise in sports grounds safety.</p><p>The UK is proud of our great track record of hosting major sporting events in the UK; ensuring that they are delivered safely and securely is a priority.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 05/02/2024 15:37:08 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1684613

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Household Support Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to announce proposals for the renewal of the Household Support Fund provided to local governments in England for essential assistance to families and individuals, including for the needs of children outside of term time, to alleviate crises.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL1842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government has provided over £2 billion in funding for the Household Support Fund since October 2021.</p><p>The current Household Support Fund runs from April 2023 until the end of March 2024, and the government continues to keep all its existing programmes under review in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 05/02/2024 15:53:37 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett