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date	05/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Climate Change Cabinet Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Prime Minister has convened the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Climate Change; and when it will next meet.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister demonstrated his focus on climate action on Tuesday 4 February 2020 by launching the COP26 Climate Summit. The text of the speech is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020</a></p><p>Regarding meetings of the Cabinet, it is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.</p><p>The negotiations timetable for COP26 will be set by the UK, as President of COP26, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat. The timetable will be informed by the outcome of negotiations, including at the intersessional meeting in Bonn in June. Details of the timetable for high level and public events will be announced by the Government in due course.</p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government and with operational delivery partners, including Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council, to ensure the successful delivery of COP26 in Glasgow. The security plan for the COP26 venue will be jointly developed and agreed on by the United Nations security team and UK counterparts. Discussions with delivery partners regarding costs for COP26 are ongoing, and final budgets and details are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to deliver an ambitious and successful summit for the whole of the UK. Details of Ministerial meetings are published quarterly on GOV.UK</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1344 HL1345 HL1346 HL1368 question first answered 13/02/2020 11:35:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

757362

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have been released under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998; and of that number, how many prisoners were designated as (1) loyalist, and (2) republican.
tabling member printed	Lord Trimble
uin	HL1347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL1348 HL1349 HL1350 HL1351 question first answered 15/09/2017 10:09:35 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	658 label Biography information for Lord Trimble

541183

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish their latest rail freight strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publish its Rail Freight Strategy in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2016 14:49:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

389161

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date	13/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Overcharging
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for ensuring that customers and retailers are not overcharged for any financial services.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government believes that consumers should be treated fairly. Consumers must be able to access clear and transparent information about the charges that may apply to the financial services they use.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK already has put in place a robust regulatory regime to protect consumers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is empowered to act to ensure that financial markets work well so that consumers get a fair deal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced a cap on the cost of payday loans in January. All fees and charges that may be incurred in relation to a payday loan are covered by the cap. The Government has also given the FCA the power to cap the cost of all forms of consumer credit if it deems necessary to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>New regulations will come into force in September 2016 to ensure all current account customers will have access to a standardised annual statement of fees and to ensure customers receive a Fee Information Document prior to choosing their bank account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In April of this year, the Government helped to deliver Midata to enable customers for the first time to compare which bank is best for them based on how they use their personal current account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On mortgages, the Chancellor announced in Autumn Statement 2014 that the Council of Mortgage Lenders and Which? would work together to improve the transparency of mortgage fees and make it easier for borrowers to choose the best mortgage deals. This project is due to report this summer and the Government expects most of the industry to have made the necessary changes by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also introducing measures to support retailers. The Interchange Fee Regulation will come into effect later this year and will cap fees which are charged to retailers by their banks for accepting debit and credit cards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 27/07/2015 15:55:21 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

79186

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comment by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 1 July (HL Deb, col 1709), whether they consider the Franks inquiry into the Falklands War to have been thorough and vigorous.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL1347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>As I stated on 16 July (HL Column WA127), the Franks Report was an important Inquiry for the public record, establishing events and learning lessons.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 29/07/2014 11:06:25 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit