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1719980

registered interest
date	22/05/2024
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	Mental Capacity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have an update on when Liberty Protection Safeguards will be introduced; and when they anticipate that these safeguards will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, as recommended by the Law Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
uin	HL4858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 24/05/2024 13:49:52 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1719981

registered interest
date	22/05/2024
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	Mental Capacity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many Deprivation of Liberty orders have been made in England and Wales since their inception; and whether they will provide a geographical breakdown of their prevalence across regions.
tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
uin	HL4859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 24/05/2024 13:49:40 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1719883

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the break-down of the planned cuts to be made to each government department's research and development budget to help fund the commitment to spend 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product on defence by 2030.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
uin	HL4806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>We have committed to increase government R&amp;D spending by £2 billion, from £20 billion in 2024-25 to £22 billion in the next Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/05/2024 15:48:10 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1719895

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to better equipping social workers to support families in need, including through the provision of delegated budgets for them to provide material support to families.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 24/05/2024 13:48:17 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1719908

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to align the UK's carbon border tax with the EU's mechanism to ensure that the UK steel industry is not adversely affected by the delayed implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>A Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a novel mechanism yet to be fully implemented anywhere in the world.</p><p>Implementation of the UK CBAM by 2027 will allow government to consult fully with those affected throughout the design and implementation phases. It will also give those affected in the UK and overseas more time to prepare for the changes and put appropriate processes in place with their supply chains to enable them to comply.</p><p>The effective EU CBAM charge will be introduced gradually from 2026 to 2034 to match their phase out of free allowances for sectors covered by the CBAM, including iron &amp; steel. In 2026, only a relatively small amount of the emissions embodied in CBAM goods will face the EU CBAM charge when they are imported to the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2024 11:43:21 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1719920

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether payments of compensation to contaminated blood victims will be funded outside the projected annual expenditure on health and social security budgets.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Given the uncertainty over costs, the scheme will be scored as Capital Annually Managed Expenditure. Annually Managed Expenditure is spend on programmes which are demand led - such as welfare, tax credits or public sector pensions. It is spent on items that may be unpredictable or not easily controlled by departments, as opposed to Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) which are allocated to and spent by Government departments. We will set out what this means for the public finances in the usual way at the next fiscal event.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/05/2024 10:27:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1719923

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trade: Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent figures for the volume of trade between Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland; and how these compare with corresponding figures in 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The volume of trade between Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland from 2021 to 2024 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Table1: Republic of Ireland trade with Holyhead port, imports and exports trade value and net mass (2021-2024)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Exports to Ireland</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Imports from Ireland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Statistical Value (£)</p></td><td><p>Net Mass (kg)</p></td><td><p>Statistical Value (£)</p></td><td><p>Net Mass (kg)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021<sup>(1)</sup></p></td><td><p>5,914,018,273</p></td><td><p>742,755,135</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8,710,696,860</p></td><td><p>836,776,181</p></td><td><p>6,219,013,646</p></td><td><p>675,794,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>9,197,743,475</p></td><td><p>943,345,494</p></td><td><p>7,685,784,587</p></td><td><p>811,262,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024<sup>(2)</sup></p></td><td><p>1,983,688,480</p></td><td><p>247,346,818</p></td><td><p>2,094,184,476</p></td><td><p>262,110,514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25,806,147,088</p></td><td><p>2,770,223,628</p></td><td><p>15,998,982,709</p></td><td><p>1,749,167,904</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>Data </em><em>Source:</em> HMRC, <em>Overseas</em><em> Trade in Goods Statistics</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(1) HMRC does not have data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for traders to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC continued to source intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations. (2) 2024 only contains data relating to January, February, and March.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) does not have port data prior to 2021 as the UK was part of the European Union and customs declarations were not required for these movements. Trade data for intra-EU movements was collected via monthly Intrastat declarations which did not collect information on ports. <br> <br> Also, HMRC does not have data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for traders to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC continued to source intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 24/05/2024 11:44:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1719165

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Electric Motors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent shops from selling e-bike motor kits which exceed the 250-watt legal limit.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has a market surveillance unit (MSU), which inspects vehicles, trailers and equipment to make sure they meet safety and environmental standards.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA’s MSU, often working with trading standards, takes enforcement action against retailers selling electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPC) that do not meet regulations. Between April 2022 and December 2023, it prosecuted seven EPAC retailers for selling products that did not meet requirements, including excess power.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA’s MSU will continue with the broad market surveillance of the EAPC market to ensure industry compliance, including investigating the sale of motor kits that exceed legal limits where intelligence suggest this is a problem area.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 24/05/2024 09:18:23 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1718952

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	War Memorials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect, preserve and improve the condition of war memorials erected in streets, squares and public spaces in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>War memorials play a very important role in our cultural heritage, holding a deep emotional resonance with people across the country. HM Government will never forget the great bravery, selflessness, and distinction of all the servicemen and women who served their country during times of conflict, and it is only right that appropriate steps be taken to protect the many war memorials that honour those who gave their lives in that service.</p><p>The safety and protection of war memorials falls to local authorities and local constabularies, in consultation with the owners of the memorials.</p><p>The primary role for my Department regarding war memorials is managing the DCMS Memorial Grant Scheme, which makes grants towards the VAT incurred by charities and faith groups in the construction, repair, and maintenance of public memorial structures, including war memorials. The scheme has a fixed budget of £400,000 per annum for this spending review period.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 24/05/2024 12:14:02 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1718955

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any of the £85 million recently announced to tackle antimicrobial resistance will be used to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) globally, given the commitments outlined on WASH in the new national action plan, Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029.
tabling member printed	Lord Leigh of Hurley
uin	HL4736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has committed up to £85 million in additional funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Of this, up to £50 million will be used to support low- and middle-income countries improve access to essential antimicrobial drugs; up to £25 million will be used to support action on AMR in the Caribbean; and up to £10 million will support a new independent science panel for AMR. It is not anticipated that these three components will directly be used to support improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The UK recognises the key importance of WASH for preventing infections and thereby preventing the emergence of AMR. In 2022, the UK invested £48 million in water supply and sanitation in developing countries. For example, we fund the multi-year £18.5 million WASH Systems for Health programme, which supports governments in six developing countries to strengthen the systems that provide sustainable WASH services - a key part of reducing the global infectious disease burden.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 24/05/2024 09:52:03 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4295 label Biography information for Lord Leigh of Hurley