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1723953

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date	29/07/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Gender and Sex: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender, commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many responses have been received to (1) Strand 1, and (2) Strand 2, of the call for evidence; whether the date to submit the final report remains 31 August; and what is the planned timing for the Department to publish that final report.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>This is an independent review which is ongoing, and as such responses have not been directed to the Department.</p><p> </p><p>As per the Terms of Reference, final reporting will be submitted by the end of August 2024. Upon receipt, the government will consider the report.</p> answering member printed Lord Vallance of Balham question first answered 01/08/2024 10:54:29 answering member 5363 label Biography information for Lord Vallance of Balham
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1723980

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 26 July (HL190), what specific plans they have to deliver enhanced protection for Welsh devolution.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to strengthening the Sewel Convention by setting out a new memorandum of understanding outlining how the nations will work together for the common good. We will work closely with the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, to reach consensus on matters regarding legislation in service of people across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 01/08/2024 10:47:10 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1723981

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 26 July (HL190), what specific plans they have to deliver strengthened intergovernmental working.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is resetting its relationship with the devolved governments to strengthen the UK through greater respect. This stronger intergovernmental working will be spearheaded by a new Council of the Nations and Regions, bringing together the Prime Minister, the First Ministers of Wales and Scotland, the First and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Mayors of Combined Authorities in England, to enable greater collaboration on shared challenges and opportunities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 01/08/2024 10:46:43 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1723982

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 26 July (HL190), what specific plans they have to deliver better access to economic resources for Wales.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the Welsh Fiscal Framework is out of date and is committed to working in partnership with the Welsh Government to ensure that it delivers value for money. We will also restore decision-making over the allocation of structural funds to the representatives of Wales. The Secretary of State for Wales will work closely with HM Treasury and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in taking these commitments forward.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent question first answered 01/08/2024 10:46:23 answering member 4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1723888

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Buses: Manufacturing Industries
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 of competition from China on the UK’s bus manufacturing industry; and what steps they are taking to prevent unfair competition.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The impact of competition from overseas manufacturing on the UK's bus manufacturing industry continues to be monitored. The UK bus manufacturing industry has been successful in winning most of the orders for the zero emission bus regional areas (ZEBRA) programme.</p><p>Where UK industry believe that they are being injured as the result of unfair foreign trading practices, such as dumped or subsidised imports, they can apply to the Trade Remedies Authority as the UK's independent body responsible for the conduct of trade remedy investigations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch question first answered 01/08/2024 10:54:07 answering member 3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1723682

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a bottle deposit return scheme in England; and if so whether glass bottles will be included, whether it will include provision for reuse of bottles, and when it would be implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>This government will create a circular economy that: uses our resources as efficiently and productively as possible, minimises environmental impacts, accelerates Net Zero, supports economic growth, and delivers green jobs.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing the suite of packaging reforms – including the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers – working with the devolved governments and industry to determine the next steps for the Deposit Return Scheme. I will be happy to update the House in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 31/07/2024 10:40:36 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1723684

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to make regulations to give effect to the terms of the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023, and what the timetable will be for their implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of a future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad. Future decisions on the next steps will be evidence-based and subject to parliamentary scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. We are considering the most effective ways to deliver these commitments and will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 31/07/2024 10:41:57 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1723688

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve women’s health, and whether they are committed to implementing the Women’s Health Strategy for England.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health, and will be considering how to take forward the Women’s Health Strategy for England in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 31/07/2024 14:42:38 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1723689

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Death and Injuries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce deaths and injuries on roads.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government has announced that it intends to publish a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. Work is already underway on this.</p> answering member printed Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill question first answered 30/07/2024 12:58:48 answering member 4972 label Biography information for Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1723706

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Child Poverty Taskforce
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to involve parents and children with experience of poverty in the work of the new Child Poverty Taskforce.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The new Ministerial Taskforce will drive cross-government action on child poverty, starting with overseeing the development of our ambitious new strategy in line with the Opportunity Mission.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with leading organisations, charities, campaigners and parents to shape and inform these plans. After initial engagement, the formal work to develop the new child poverty strategy will begin, and the Taskforce terms of reference will be published in the coming weeks. Recognising the wide-ranging causes of child poverty, we will explore how we can use all the available levers we have across government and wider society to drive forward the change our children need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock grouped question UIN HL265 HL266 question first answered 31/07/2024 13:33:30 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett