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1688882

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Legal Representation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that immigration lawyers and law firms are not involved in (1) coaching claimants, or (2) encouraging them to make false statements to deceive the immigration system.
tabling member printed	Lord Bailey of Paddington
uin	HL2461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office Professional Enablers Taskforce was created in March 2023 to investigate the activities of all Professional Enablers, who may be using their expertise or position to abuse the immigration system. This includes legal professionals and immigration advisers.</p><p>Where unethical and illegal practices are identified and evidence exists that obligations have been breached, the taskforce may refer legal practitioners to the relevant regulatory body or to law enforcement partners, where criminality is evident for consideration of sanctions or penalties.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 28/02/2024 16:19:07 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4987 label Biography information for Lord Bailey of Paddington

1688883

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the asylum seekers' appeal system is not intentionally undermined, with the result that rejected applications are subsequently accepted.
tabling member printed	Lord Bailey of Paddington
uin	HL2462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>Where a person has been refused asylum and makes further submissions, there will only be a right of appeal if the further submissions amount to a fresh claim. There will be a fresh claim only if the further submissions have not previously been considered and, taken together with the previously considered material, created a realistic prospect of success. In the vast majority of cases where there is a right of appeal, the Home Office is represented by Presenting Officers who are specially trained on immigration law and practice, including cross-examination, to ensure any credibility issues are raised before the tribunal, and that decisions are robustly defended at appeal where it is right to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 28/02/2024 17:11:39 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4987 label Biography information for Lord Bailey of Paddington

1688884

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
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 analysis by Goldman Sachs which found that the economy is five per cent smaller than it would have been if the UK had remained within the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>It is for the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to provide independent and authoritative analysis and forecasting for the UK public finances. The Government makes no assessment of analysis conducted by banks or other independent organisations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/02/2024 15:44:20 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1688885

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
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	Oil and Natural Gas: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence base they have used for their claim that the oil and gas industry supports 200,000 jobs, which subsectors are represented by that figure, and how many of those are (1) wholly, and (2) majority, reliant on the oil and gas industry.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL2464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The impact assessment for the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill uses figures from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foeuk.org.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FOEUK-Workforce-Insight-2022.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C803784bf78de475f491808dc36f00727%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638445651740844030%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=heEg1oLwy5I55Q9bzcRI2WyFWSGJ40snbul4f%2Bot2s4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">2022 annual workforce insights report</a> to show how many jobs are supported by the Oil and Gas sector in the UK. This report highlights that there were approximately 200,000 jobs supported by the industry in 2021 and the report includes a breakdown of jobs by sector, and whether they are direct, indirect or induced.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/02/2024 11:38:27 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name OEUK-Workforce-Insight-2022.pdf title Offshore Energies UK Workforce Insights
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1688886

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Veterinary Medicine: Northern Ireland
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 Douglas-Miller on 6 February (HL1687), whether there are current negotiations with the EU on the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a long-term sustainable solution ahead of December 2025 that will properly support the flow of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland from Great Britain on an enduring basis.</p><p>It remains our priority to find a solution that removes the barriers to supply of veterinary medicines into NI through technical talks with the EU.</p><p>The Government is very clear that in all scenarios it is imperative to safeguard the supply of veterinary medicines to NI, and if necessary we will deploy all available flexibilities in line with our legal obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 20/02/2024 17:31:43 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1688887

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government in which areas Northern Ireland is not subject to VAT changes which apply to other parts of the UK under the provisions of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL2466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework ensures Northern Ireland benefits from the same VAT changes as the rest of the UK. That includes the zero-rate on Energy Saving Materials and the newly expanded zero-rate on Women’s Sanitary Products.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/02/2024 11:22:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1688888

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Northern Ireland
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 implications for asylum applications in Northern Ireland of the decision in the application for judicial review by Aman Angesom [2023] NIKB 102 of 18 October 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL2467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>This judgment found in favour of the SSHD in respect of our policy to disperse asylum seekers on section 95 support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, from Northern Ireland to Scotland. Where individuals in asylum accommodation are relocated, their asylum claims will continue to be processed in line with legislation and policies in place, irrespective of place of residence in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 28/02/2024 17:09:33 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1688889

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Deposit Return Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what materials their proposed deposit return scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will include; and whether they intend to add further materials after the scheme is operational.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL2468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The position on materials in scope in the Deposit Return Scheme for drink containers (DRS) was first published in March 2022 in the consultation response on an Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging; and reiterated in January 2023 in the DRS consultation response.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 29/02/2024 14:05:53 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1688890

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Deposit Return Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with packaging manufacturers regarding the scope of their proposed deposit return scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; and whether they intend to revise the scope of that scheme following any such discussions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL2469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>Conversations with packaging manufacturers on scope of materials in the deposit return scheme have been consistent with the position that was outlined in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1130296%2FDRS_Government_response_Jan_2023.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ce3199a533e6f4c9b798708dc33c31130%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638442160091972593%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Sxx0%2B1HPS17k%2BjeqdQikS2kbFbzWihkc284O0PYk9zo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Government’s consultation response in January 2023</a> (see attached).</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 29/02/2024 14:05:17 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller attachment 1 file name HL2469 attachment.pdf title Introducing a DRS
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1688891

registered interest
date	14/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce safeguards to ensure that, under their Border Target Operating Model, there can be no interference with consignments which enter the UK via the Port of Dover prior to inspections being carried out at the Sevington inland border facility.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL2470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Goods selected for inspection will not be legally cleared for sale or use within the UK until they have attended and been cleared at the BCP. Where the BCP has concerns, either due to non-attendance or evidence of non-compliance, there are existing provisions, including requiring return or destruction of the goods, or for the goods to be referred for inland controls by the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Any vehicles suspected to be carrying illegal imports (e.g. those for which customs declarations and pre-notification have not been made or suspected to have been made in bad faith) will continue to be stopped and dealt with by Border Force at the point of entry to the UK, not sent to Sevington.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 26/03/2024 14:26:39 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock