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1662636

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date	02/10/2023
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	Freeports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which locations in Great Britain have been selected as Freeports.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL10461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Excellent progress has been made with Freeport delivery - all English Freeports are open for business and seven out of eight have final government approval. We have also announced two new Green Freeports in Scotland as well as two new Freeports in Wales. The location of each Freeport can be found on the Freeports page on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffreeports&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C798c9933f28e4838c71708dbca4261ff%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638326158676049187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X5ZBknFETMYJfdxHDEx5PKyTGQNhBeVXoFs%2FbgU4wPA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>The lack of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive has seriously limited the scope and nature of engagement in Northern Ireland on Freeports and on Investment Zones. Officials from the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Civil Service continue to work closely together. However, on this and on so many other areas where action is needed to grow the economy in Northern Ireland, we need rapid restoration of the Executive to allow projects like this to go ahead and to benefit from the opportunities provided by the Windsor Framework.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Evans of Rainow grouped question UIN HL10462 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:47:18 answering member 4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1662637

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
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	Freeports: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they still intend to pursue the creation of Freeports in Northern Ireland; and whether doing so would cause any conflict with the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL10462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Excellent progress has been made with Freeport delivery - all English Freeports are open for business and seven out of eight have final government approval. We have also announced two new Green Freeports in Scotland as well as two new Freeports in Wales. The location of each Freeport can be found on the Freeports page on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffreeports&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C798c9933f28e4838c71708dbca4261ff%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638326158676049187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X5ZBknFETMYJfdxHDEx5PKyTGQNhBeVXoFs%2FbgU4wPA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>The lack of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive has seriously limited the scope and nature of engagement in Northern Ireland on Freeports and on Investment Zones. Officials from the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Civil Service continue to work closely together. However, on this and on so many other areas where action is needed to grow the economy in Northern Ireland, we need rapid restoration of the Executive to allow projects like this to go ahead and to benefit from the opportunities provided by the Windsor Framework.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Evans of Rainow grouped question UIN HL10461 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:47:18 answering member 4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1662638

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kosovo: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any UK armed forces in Kosovo; and if so, whether they are within a NATO or EU armed presence.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL10463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK routinely contributes 41 personnel to NATO's KFOR mission, including an important contribution to KFOR’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability. Additionally, a defence advisor and a non-resident Defence Attaché support our bilateral relationship with Kosovo.</p><p> </p><p>Following a request from Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and as outlined in the Gov.uk press release published on 1 October 2023, the UK will also deploy the Strategic Reserve Force held at readiness in the UK. Around 200 soldiers from 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment will join the 400-strong British contingent already in country as part of an annual exercise.</p><p> </p><p>This follows on from the violent attack on Kosovo Police in northern Kosovo on 24 September and increasing tensions in the region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 16/10/2023 16:33:21 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1657571

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding was received by Northern Ireland under the EU Erasmus programme in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, and (3) 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL9791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Funding data has been published for the 2014-20 Erasmus+ programme by the British Council and Ecorys, who were acting as the UK National Agency. This data indicates that the amount of funding received by institutions in Northern Ireland for the years 2014, 2015, and 2016 was €6,336,885, €6,108,410 and €7,414,597 respectively.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 18/09/2023 16:58:41 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1640206

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Freeports: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to identify a freeport in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL8094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has agreed and announced freeports with the Scottish and Welsh Governments and had previously engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive on this issue. However, given the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive since February 2022, it is not possible to take this any further forward. The Government looks forward to pursuing further discussions with a restored Executive on extending the benefits of the freeports programme across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 09/06/2023 11:06:15 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1640207

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what was the most recent annual credit to Northern Ireland as a result of the Barnett Formula.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL8095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>As set out recently in the Main Estimates memoranda, the Northern Ireland Executive has received £2.0 billion through the Barnett formula for 2023-24 on top of the Spending Review 2021 baseline. This means the Northern Ireland Executive’s total block grant (Total DEL) funding for 2023-24 is £15.8 billion.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 05/06/2023 14:45:15 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1600135

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many marriages took place in England for the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those were secular.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL6000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the noble Lord/Baroness’ Parliamentary Question of 28 February is attached.</p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Kilclooney</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>7 March 2023</p><p>Dear Lord Kilclooney,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many marriages took place in England for the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those were secular (HL6000) and what percentage of religious marriages in England were solemnised in (1) Anglican churches, (2) Reformed Evangelical churches, and (3) Roman Catholic churches, in the most recent year for which figures are available. (HL6001).</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes ‘Marriages data for England and Wales’[1] with the most recent being for 2019. The total number of marriages in England in 2019 (including both civil and religious marriages) was 208,151 [2] . Of these, the total number of civil marriages in England was 170,634.[3,4]</p><p>The total number of religious marriages in England in 2019 was 37,517. 72.5 per cent of these were Church of England. Marriages in Reformed Evangelical churches are included in ‘Other Christian denominations’ which accounted for 11.4 per cent of religious marriages [5] . 10.4 per cent of religious marriages in England in 2019 were Roman Catholic.</p><p>If you need anything further, please do not hesitate to contact us.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p>[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/bulletins/marriagesinenglandandwalesprovisional/2019</p><p>[2]Figures include marriages to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples.</p><p>[3]Civil marriages are those which are carried out at either a register office or approved premises by or in the presence of a registrar, and do not include any religious content.</p><p>[4]Marriage statistics by manner of solemnisation (either civil or religious) can be misleading as some religious marriages (such as Muslim and Sikh) can take place at unregistered premises. To be registered as a legal marriage the couple have a further marriage ceremony in a register office or approved building. Such weddings are coded as civil marriages because only the civil marriage certificate is received.</p><p>[5] 'Evangelical Reformed churches’ are included in ‘Other Christian denominations' which also include Methodist, Calvinistic Methodist, United Reformed Church, Congregationalist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends (Quakers), Salvation Army, Brethren, Mormon, Unitarian and Jehovah's Witnesses'.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/03/2023 14:22:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL6000_HL6001.pdf title ONS Response to PQ6000 and PQ6001
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1600136

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Marriage: Churches
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, what percentage of religious marriages in England were solemnised in (1) Anglican churches, (2) Reformed Evangelical churches, and (3) Roman Catholic churches, in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL6001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the noble Lord/Baroness’ Parliamentary Question of 28 February is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Kilclooney</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>7 March 2023</p><p>Dear Lord Kilclooney,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many marriages took place in England for the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those were secular (HL6000) and what percentage of religious marriages in England were solemnised in (1) Anglican churches, (2) Reformed Evangelical churches, and (3) Roman Catholic churches, in the most recent year for which figures are available. (HL6001).</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes ‘Marriages data for England and Wales’[1] with the most recent being for 2019. The total number of marriages in England in 2019 (including both civil and religious marriages) was 208,151 [2] . Of these, the total number of civil marriages in England was 170,634.[3,4]</p><p>The total number of religious marriages in England in 2019 was 37,517. 72.5 per cent of these were Church of England. Marriages in Reformed Evangelical churches are included in ‘Other Christian denominations’ which accounted for 11.4 per cent of religious marriages [5] . 10.4 per cent of religious marriages in England in 2019 were Roman Catholic.</p><p>If you need anything further, please do not hesitate to contact us.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p>[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/bulletins/marriagesinenglandandwalesprovisional/2019</p><p>[2]Figures include marriages to both same-sex and opposite-sex couples.</p><p>[3]Civil marriages are those which are carried out at either a register office or approved premises by or in the presence of a registrar, and do not include any religious content.</p><p>[4]Marriage statistics by manner of solemnisation (either civil or religious) can be misleading as some religious marriages (such as Muslim and Sikh) can take place at unregistered premises. To be registered as a legal marriage the couple have a further marriage ceremony in a register office or approved building. Such weddings are coded as civil marriages because only the civil marriage certificate is received.</p><p>[5] 'Evangelical Reformed churches’ are included in ‘Other Christian denominations' which also include Methodist, Calvinistic Methodist, United Reformed Church, Congregationalist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends (Quakers), Salvation Army, Brethren, Mormon, Unitarian and Jehovah's Witnesses'.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/03/2023 14:50:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL6000_HL6001.pdf title ONS Response to PQ6000 and PQ6001
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney