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1228139

registered interest
date	28/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in view of the reduction in actual Official Development Assistance, what plans they have to re-focus money given to the Commonwealth Development Corporation on poverty, including education and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL7482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>CDC invests in the poorest countries in Africa and South Asia to support the growth of companies that create employment, help transform economies, and improve people’s lives, through the goods and services they produce and the local taxes they generate. In 2019, the businesses into which CDC is invested employed 875,790 people; sourced from 1.84 million farmers; and paid $3.3 billion in local taxes.</p><p>As part of its ODA prioritisation process, the Government looked across its ODA programming including CDC. We are investing significantly less capital into CDC than originally planned at the start of the year. Funding will be focused on ensuring that CDC continues to take a targeted response that preserves, strengthens and helps rebuild economies across Africa and South Asia to mitigate the economic and health impacts of Covid-19. Funding originally earmarked for CDC will be re-purposed to ensure we can continue to focus on delivering for the bottom billion including by prioritising girls’ education, climate change, essential health, sexual and reproductive health rights, while also responding to Covid-19.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 11:33:52 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1227982

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what management and oversight precautions, if any, they are putting in place to (1) increase accountability of aid spending; and (2) prevent non-attributable day-to-day spending being re-badged as aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL7336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every pound spent on Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) achieves maximum value for money for taxpayers based on the same high standards of accountability and effectiveness as all areas of public expenditure. Individual departments are responsible under public spending rules for monitoring all public money including their UK aid programming and ensuring that they deliver value for money. Robust parliamentary and independent scrutiny of the aid budget will continue – the form that Parliamentary scrutiny takes is for Parliament to decide. UK ODA continues to be spent in accordance with international rules on what constitutes aid as set by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 15:40:57 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

1227991

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether having (1) settled status, or (2) pre-settled status, is a sufficient qualification for an application for a student loan; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL7351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2020 answer text <p>We have agreed with the European Union (EU) that current EU principles of equal treatment will continue to apply for those people covered by the citizens’ rights provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement. This means that EU nationals resident in the UK before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 will be eligible for support on a similar basis to domestic students.</p><p>EU nationals with settled status or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme must meet the relevant residency requirements when they start their course in order to access home fee status and student financial support.</p><p>Other European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals benefiting from citizens’ rights under the EEA European Free Trade Association Separation Agreement or Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement respectively, and meeting the relevant residency requirements, will continue to have access to student finance on the same basis as now.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 04/08/2020 10:30:24 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1228004

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
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	Wines: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government to list the laboratories accredited to provide analysis for consignments of EU wine over 100 litres brought into the UK from 1 January 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL7377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 retains the existing requirements for consignments of third country wine, consisting of 100 litres and over, to be accompanied by a VI-1 document. This will apply to wine from EU Member States from 1 January 2021. Along with consignments of less than 100 litres, other exemptions include personal imports or wine intended for trade shows.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the exporting country to provide the details of its designated competent authority and authorised laboratories.</p><p> </p><p>As VI-1 analysis is required to be carried out by the country of origin prior to wine entering Great Britain, we have not made any estimated cost for this analysis.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL7378 HL7379 question first answered 10/08/2020 10:16:07 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1228057

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Written Questions
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 number of questions for written answer tabled by members of the House of Lords that have not been answered within the required timeframe; and why those questions have not yet received an answer.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>As of 30th July, there have been 7,372 QWAs tabled this session in comparison, a total of 6,266 QWAs were tabled in the whole of 2019. All departments have been working extremely hard in difficult and unprecedented circumstances. My office is in regular contact with departments about late responses. Additionally, I remind my ministerial colleagues of the need to provide timely answers to written questions and have received assurances that any backlogs are being worked through.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 30/07/2020 12:37:26 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1228065

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
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 case for using the Royal Navy to protect Palestinian fishermen from attacks by the Israeli Navy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL7404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>HMG have not made an assessment on using the Royal Navy in this way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/08/2020 15:16:40 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1227930

registered interest
date	24/07/2020
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	Electronic Commerce
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 no one is discriminated against when booking goods and services online from companies based in the UK on the basis of their name.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>Domestic anti-discrimination law is contained in the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”).</p><p>A person’s name may be indicative of their sex and/or their race, both of which are grounds for discrimination covered by the Act.</p><p>If a provider of goods or services treats someone unfairly because of their name, for instance because it indicates that they are of a certain colour, nationality or ethnic origin, that may constitute unlawful discrimination under the Act.</p><p>If someone believes that they have suffered discrimination for this reason they can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service, which provides free help and advice to the public. The service can be contacted by a range of means, including by telephone (0808 800 0082) or via its website: <a href="https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/" target="_blank">https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 03/08/2020 12:13:03 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1227931

registered interest
date	24/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fuels: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to recent decisions by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the current wholesale cost of fuel, what assessment they have made of the cost of fuel at petrol stations in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL7292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government monitors the national average retail prices of fuels and these are published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS analysis shows that changes in the price of crude oil are the main driver of movements in the national average retail prices of fuels such a petrol and diesel. Other factors include currency exchange rates and the balance of supply and demand for these fuels in the wholesale petroleum products markets. Changes in the price of crude oil feed through to the retail prices over the course of about 6 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that a competitive market is the best way to keep prices low. Retail fuels markets are subject to UK competition law under the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 14:14:26 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1227937

registered interest
date	24/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Sizewell C Power Station: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to pause consideration of the application by EDF to construct the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station at the end of the pre-examination stage, until those who are unable to take part in a virtual examination as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may take part in an open examination.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL7298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The Examining Authority at the Planning Inspectorate will proceed with its consideration of EDF’s application in line with the published guidance on current procedures for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. The Planning Inspectorate is considering ways in which the process can be conducted to ensure that Interested Parties are able to take part. There are currently no plans to pause the application at the end of the pre-examination stage. Further information is available at the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 15:20:47 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1227825

registered interest
date	23/07/2020
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	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the provisions of clause 5 of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill are planned to enable Ministers to make regulations which could result in EU citizens with EU settled status receiving less favourable social security benefits than UK citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL7199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2020 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement protects the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU by the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that changes made by regulations under Clause 5 of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill cannot be used to remove rights guaranteed under the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 31/07/2020 12:06:36 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness