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1649518

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date	03/07/2023
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Progress Report to Parliament 2023, published on 28 June 2023, which states that the CCC’s confidence in the UK meeting its Net Zero goals from 2030 onwards is now “markedly” less than it was in their previous assessment a year ago, and in particular, their conclusion that better transparency is no substitute for real delivery; and what action they are taking (1) to speed up (a) the rollout of heat pumps and (b) the tree planting, and (2) to increase their support for cleaner, cheaper alternatives over the production of new coal, oil and gas, and (3) to encourage people to reduce high carbon activities, as identified in the Progress Report as areas in need of improvement.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>We will publish our full response to the recent CCC Progress Report this coming Autumn, as per statutory requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 13/07/2023 12:43:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1649519

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to response to the report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration ‘An inspection of the Home Office’s operations to effect the removal of Foreign National Offenders’, published on 29 June, which described the Home Office’s data management system for criminal casework as “unacceptable”; what action they are taking to create an overarching strategy within the Home Office for the management of its casework system; and how they are working to build public trust in their overall management of illegal immigration into the UK in the light of the problems identified in the report.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The report acknowledges that many of the issues raised at the time of the inspection were already being addressed by the Home Office. <br></p><p>Work has already commenced to address concerns raised in the report. Since January 2023, casework resource has increased, with a dedicated Custodial Decision Team established to focus on ensuring decisions are made early in the process to drive up removals directly from prison. Ringfenced resource has been put in place to improve collaboration with Asylum and with the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority, who consider Modern Slavery claims.</p><p> </p><p>There is a wider strategy for improvement in Management Information being delivered as part of the transition to a new immigration caseworking system, including new workflow tools and modern data analysis capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, under the Nationality and Borders Act (NABA) 2022, we expanded the early removal scheme for FNOs to allow them to be removed directly from prison from a maximum of 9 months to 12 months before the end of their custodial sentence. The Act also allows any FNO who receives a custodial sentence of 12 months or more to be disqualified from the recovery and reflection period available to victims of modern slavery.</p><p>We are going further to ensure that FNOs cannot frustrate their removal process. Our Illegal Migration Bill, which is currently passing through the House of Lords, proposes that the disqualification from protection for modern slavery victims applies to all FNOs who receive a custodial sentence of any length.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 17/07/2023 16:44:35 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1649520

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Russia: Wagner Group
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 that the attempted actions of the private security company, the Wagner Group on 24 June, has had on UK relations with Russia.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>As the Integrated Review Refresh sets out, the UK considers the Russian State to pose an acute threat to our national security and that of our allies. The rebellion by the Wagner Group in June was an internal Russian matter; the leadership of Russia is a matter exclusively for the Russian people. We continue to follow the situation carefully, taking particular account of implications for the safety of British nationals in Russia. The Foreign Secretary chaired a COBR meeting in response to developments of 24 June, and he and the Prime Minister remained in close contact with our international partners throughout the day.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/07/2023 15:44:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1649521

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with the EU a policy to co-operate with the government of China to seek an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, following reported remarks by the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans, that China has a “growing role in the Middle East and they have contributions to make on the day of Israeli-Palestinian peace”; and whether ministers have held any discussions with their Chinese counterparts about working together on a Middle East peace process.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>We closely monitor the security situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) and are aware of the strategic partnership signed between China and the Palestinian Authority (PA). The UK continues to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to engage in meaningful dialogue to further the cause of peace at every opportunity. I [ Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon], as Minister for the Middle East, met the EU special representative for the Middle East peace process on 10 May to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the conflict.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/07/2023 15:44:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1649522

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Rivers: Fish
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the plans by the Environment Agency to oxygenate England's rivers in the event of a heatwave, what other action they intend to take to protect river fish in England; and in particular, what action they plan to take to improve the resilience of rivers in England in the face of climate change and to address poor water quality, pollution, over abstractions and low flows, which the Angling Trust say are also responsible for the rise in ‘fish kill’ incidents.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The third National Adaptation Programme, due to be published later this year, will set out the government's approach to addressing the 61 risks and opportunities identified in the third Climate Change Risk Assessment. This includes risks to freshwater habitats and species, like river fishes, from changing climatic conditions and extreme events. It will include actions to support the resilience of our freshwater, such as those we have committed to in the Government’s Plan for Water, Environmental Improvement Plan and River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs).</p><p> </p><p>The actions in the Plan for Water are directed towards addressing poor water quality, pollution, over abstractions and low flows and will provide a basis for planning our longer- term response to mitigate climate impacts. The River Basin Management Plans, produced by the Environment Agency, and supporting catchment plans aim to mitigate climate change impacts by restoring the integrity and resilience of natural systems. As well as action on water quality, pollution and low flow, they include actions such as restoring habitats, improving river connectivity by removing barriers to fish migration and the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.woodlandtrust.org.uk%2Fpublications%2F2016%2F02%2Fkeeping-rivers-cool%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ce490e7b0956f41d4eae708db81ff392b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638246705388868524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wfIaUfgBietkG9ehb64YibQQGVnVprK1vxLocXNQQkg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Keeping Rivers Cool</a> project (copy attached), to reduce fishes’ exposure to increasing temperatures.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 12/07/2023 15:13:35 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name keeping-rivers-cool.pdf title Keeping Rivers Cool Guidance Manual
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1649523

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Syria: Missing People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what additional assistance they intend to give to facilitate the setting up the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria, following the adoption on 29 June of the UN General Assembly draft resolution ‘Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields’ (document A/77/L.79).
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL9000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Owing to the Syrian conflict, at least 100,000 persons are missing; most at the hands of the Syrian regime. The UK is a member of the core group of UN Member States which advanced the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly. We continue to encourage all States to co-operate with the new Institution to maximise its effectiveness.</p><p>We are engaging the UN as they bring forward more details on the establishment of the Institution. Based on this, we will consider what additional assistance we can provide. The UK will contribute to the financial budget via our standing UN contributions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/07/2023 15:43:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1647778

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
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	Myanmar: Peace Negotiations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with international partners about new diplomatic engagement or concerted international efforts to end the conflict in Myanmar.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ending the crisis in Myanmar, and continues to lead a strong, international response. The UK has worked closely with the US, Canada and the EU to target sanctions on the military leadership, its access to revenue, arms and military equipment. In December 2022, the UK led the first ever UN Security Council resolution on Myanmar, which demands an end to violence and urges immediate implementation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Five Point Consensus. We continue to raise the crisis regularly with a wide range of international partners bilaterally and in multilateral fora.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2023 16:41:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1646836

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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 His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much the new Plan 5 loans for higher education starters will increase the average cost of higher education for graduates; and whether the new arrangements will result in graduates in England paying more and for longer than under the present system.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Plan 5 reforms will make the student loan system fairer for taxpayers and fairer for students, helping to keep the system sustainable in the long term.</p><p>The new loan plan asks graduates to repay for longer and from an income threshold of £25,000, but also increases certainty for borrowers by reducing interest rates to match inflation only. This change ensures that borrowers on the new Plan 5 terms will not repay, under those terms, more than they originally borrowed over the lifetime of their loans, when adjusted for inflation. Lower earners will still be protected. If a borrower’s income is below the repayment threshold of £25,000 per year, they won’t be required to make any repayments at all.</p><p>A comprehensive equality impact assessment of how the student loan reforms may affect graduates, including detail on changes to average lifetime repayments under Plan 5, was produced and published in February 2022. The assessment is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 05/07/2023 12:48:32 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL8726_Higher_education_policy_statement_and_reform_consultation_assessment.pdf title HE policy assessment
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1646837

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	UNRWA: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other donor countries about providing new funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA) following UNWRA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini’s forecast on 20 June of likely cuts to UNWRA's service provision.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>We are longstanding supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), providing essential humanitarian support to Palestinian refugees across its five zones of operation. Our annual contribution to their programme budget helps UNRWA provide education to over 533,000 children a year (half of them girls), and access to health services for 3.5 million Palestinian refugees. We are aware of UNRWA's financial challenges and frequently raise this with MENA regional partners at ministerial level<ins class="ministerial">.</ins><del class="ministerial">, most recently with the Government of the United Arab Emirates.</del> To that end, the UK Government is working with UNRWA and other international donors to help ensure its sustainability.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/07/2023 15:25:12 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2023 10:37:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 85846 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1646838

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Israel in support of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call on that government to immediately cease all settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK's position on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is clear. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. As the Foreign Secretary said in his 30 June statement, alongside his Canadian and Australian counterparts, the continued expansion of settlements is an obstacle to peace and negatively impacts efforts to achieve a negotiated two-state solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/07/2023 16:18:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian