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1466550

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Westminster Hall
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions he has had with the Privy Council Office, if any, concerning the use of Westminster Hall for the Accession Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Privy Council Office on the use of Westminster Hall for the Accession Council.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/06/2022 15:44:14 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1466551

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
answering dept id	204
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
hansard heading	Parliament: Non-binary People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when was the category of “non-binary” added to the search function on the Parliamentary website for Members of the House of Lords; and why that category is listed given there are no current non-binary members of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The category of “non-binary” was added to the search function on the Parliamentary website in December 2019. The request arose from analysis of candidates standing for election to the House of Commons in the General Election of that month, and then agreed on a bicameral basis. The addition of a non-binary option to the underlying bicameral Members database meant that the option became available as a search option on the webpages of both Houses.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/06/2022 13:59:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1466552

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Scots Guards: Uniforms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the London Scottish Hodden Grey tartan was replaced when the London Scottish regiment adopted the dress of the Scots Guards; and whether this was consistent with the undertaking in the previous defence review concerning further cap badge losses from regiments.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Under Future Soldier, the London Regiment redesignated as 1st Battalion London Guards on 1 May 2022. As part of this change, the four companies within the Regiment have adopted the name, cap badge and dress of their new affiliated Regular Regiment.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of A (London Scottish) Company which redesignated as G (Messines) Company, it has become the Reserve Company of the Scots Guards and has adopted the cap badge and dress of this regiment.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there has not been a forecast of the impact on recruitment, the redesignation should provide the soldiers in G (Messines) Company with more opportunities to deploy on operations and exercises alongside their regular counterparts. Coupled with the Guards brand, it is therefore expected that there will be a positive impact on recruitment and retention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL573 question first answered 13/06/2022 15:33:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1466553

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Scots Guards: Uniforms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any forecast of the impact on the numbers of recruits to the London Scottish Regiment following the change in uniform from Highland dress to the uniform of the Scots Guards.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Under Future Soldier, the London Regiment redesignated as 1st Battalion London Guards on 1 May 2022. As part of this change, the four companies within the Regiment have adopted the name, cap badge and dress of their new affiliated Regular Regiment.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of A (London Scottish) Company which redesignated as G (Messines) Company, it has become the Reserve Company of the Scots Guards and has adopted the cap badge and dress of this regiment.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there has not been a forecast of the impact on recruitment, the redesignation should provide the soldiers in G (Messines) Company with more opportunities to deploy on operations and exercises alongside their regular counterparts. Coupled with the Guards brand, it is therefore expected that there will be a positive impact on recruitment and retention.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL572 question first answered 13/06/2022 15:33:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1466555

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	China: Solomon Islands
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the recent security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, what steps they will take in conjunction with the governments of (1) Australia, and (2) the United States, to assist (a) Figi, (b) Papua New Guinea, and (c) other small Pacific island states, in response to any strategic plan from the government of China covering police and cybersecurity measures and marine spatial mapping.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review (March 2021), the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific region. The UK's close partnership with the US, Australia, New Zealand, and other likeminded partners such as Japan, across the region, is an important part of our Indo-Pacific focus and ambitions to build a 'network of liberty' that champions freedom, sovereignty and democracy across the region and globally. The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary visited Australia in January 2022 for talks to strengthen economic, diplomatic and security ties. On 8 March David Quarrey, the UK's previous Deputy National Security Adviser and the US' Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell, announced that the US and the UK will work together to invest in partnerships with the Pacific Islands.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL575 question first answered 13/06/2022 12:06:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1466556

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Pacific Ocean Islands: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with democratic allies in the Pacific region to offer improved assistance on a range of measures to match or better those being offered by China to small independent nations in the Pacific.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review (March 2021), the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific region. The UK's close partnership with the US, Australia, New Zealand, and other likeminded partners such as Japan, across the region, is an important part of our Indo-Pacific focus and ambitions to build a 'network of liberty' that champions freedom, sovereignty and democracy across the region and globally. The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary visited Australia in January 2022 for talks to strengthen economic, diplomatic and security ties. On 8 March David Quarrey, the UK's previous Deputy National Security Adviser and the US' Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell, announced that the US and the UK will work together to invest in partnerships with the Pacific Islands.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL574 question first answered 13/06/2022 12:06:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1464788

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Buildings: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Disabled People on 18 May concerning the Government’s objectives “to see past a disability to a person’s potential” and “to focus on what a person can do rather than what they can’t”, whether they plan to require occupiers of all buildings which are open to the public to provide ramps to provide access for wheelchair users, including, but not limited to, (1) shops, and (2) pubs.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. For existing premises, everyone can expect goods and service providers, i.e. occupiers, to anticipate making reasonable adjustments and everyone has the option of support when making a claim if they face a physical barrier</p><p><br> Building Regulations require reasonable provision is made for access in all new buildings. Provisions for wheelchair users to access new public buildings, including shops and pubs, are described in the Building Regulations’ statutory guidance, Approved Document M, Volume 2 which is available (attached) at the following: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F990362%2FApproved_Document_M_vol_2.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLuke.Turner%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cba510d0c7b2c44e4cefc08da43070862%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637895994722418875%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QSGHDdm1HcHVSbtR8vuMftFArpI7HwYIsWmttc90Dt0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Approved Document M: access to and use of buildings, volume 2: buildings other than dwellings</a></p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 08/06/2022 15:48:05 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh attachment 1 file name Approved_Document_M_vol_2- HL395.pdf title Document M
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1464789

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Buildings: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend the Equalities Act 2010 to make it compulsory for “reasonable adjustments” to be made to the buildings open to the public which have no wheelchair access.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>A full review of Part M of the Building Regulations is underway, relating to access to, and use of, buildings. It includes a research programme on the prevalence and demographics of impairment in England and ergonomic requirements of wheelchair users and experiences of disabled people. Evidence gathered will help government consider what changes can be made, including updates to statutory guidance. At present however, no change in the Equality Act 2010 of the sort mentioned in my Noble Friend’s question is envisaged. For service providers the reasonable adjustment duty in the Act is of course anticipatory, which means that those who provide services to members of the public are expected to anticipate the reasonable adjustments that disabled customers may require to ensure the disabled person does not experience a substantial disadvantage compared to their non-disabled counterparts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL397 question first answered 07/06/2022 14:01:57 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1464790

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Buildings: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they issue to businesses who do not currently have access through their main entrance for wheelchair users, including businesses which suggest access through other entrances and pubs, and restaurants that have access through kitchens; and how this guidance compares with access for persons with other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>A full review of Part M of the Building Regulations is underway, relating to access to, and use of, buildings. It includes a research programme on the prevalence and demographics of impairment in England and ergonomic requirements of wheelchair users and experiences of disabled people. Evidence gathered will help government consider what changes can be made, including updates to statutory guidance. At present however, no change in the Equality Act 2010 of the sort mentioned in my Noble Friend’s question is envisaged. For service providers the reasonable adjustment duty in the Act is of course anticipatory, which means that those who provide services to members of the public are expected to anticipate the reasonable adjustments that disabled customers may require to ensure the disabled person does not experience a substantial disadvantage compared to their non-disabled counterparts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL396 question first answered 07/06/2022 14:01:57 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1464791

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Buildings: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of wheelchair users who are not able to get employment since all buildings which are accessible to the public are not required to have full access for wheelchair users.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made and nor do we hold data on the number of wheelchair users affected in this way.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to live independent lives. In the Levelling-Up White Paper we announced that the UK Government will provide £1.3bn over the Spending Review 2021 period to support disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work. This includes Access to Work: a demand-led, discretionary grant intended to support disabled people to move into and sustain paid employment by providing a contribution to the costs of overcoming workplace barriers. The grant is not means tested and can contribute to the disability related extra costs in the workplace that are beyond standard reasonable adjustments.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 the Government set a goal to see a million more disabled people in employment between 2017 and 2027. The latest figures released for Q1 (January to March) 2022 show that between Q1 2017 and Q1 2022 the number of disabled people in employment increased by 1.3m – meaning the goal has been met after five years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL399 question first answered 08/06/2022 12:11:57 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra