Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1599716

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Road Traffic Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce a new offence of causing death by dangerous cycling, as outlined by the former Secretary of State for Transport on 5 August 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>We are planning to publish our response to the cycling offences consultation as soon as we can and have already announced that we are considering bringing forward legislation to introduce new offences around dangerous cycling. We will do that as part of a suite of measures to improve the safety of all road and pavement users.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/03/2023 12:16:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1419363

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Fuel Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to mitigate against fuel poverty.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Sustainable Warmth strategy, published in February 2021, sets out government’s approach to tackling fuel poverty in England. It is accessible <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-warmth-protecting-vulnerable-households-in-england" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Energy efficiency improvements remain the best way to tackle fuel poverty in the long term. Support for low income and vulnerable households is available through schemes such as the Local Authority Delivery Scheme and the Energy Company Obligation.</p><p> </p><p>Financial support to help toward energy bills is available through the Warm Home Discount, Cold Weather Payment and Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a new package of support to help households with their energy bills was announced on the 3<sup>rd</sup> February which includes a £200 discount on household energy bills this Autumn for domestic electricity customers in Great Britain; a £150 non-repayable rebate on Council Tax bills for all households in Council Tax Bands A-D in England; and an additional £144 million of discretionary funding for Local Authorities to support households who are not eligible for the Council Tax rebate.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 15/02/2022 11:49:25 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1205369

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Road Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the annual reviews by Police and Crime Commissioners include significant sections dealing with the effectiveness of their forces’ road policing obligations; and what plans they have to make inclusion of roads policing in those annual reviews mandatory.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The government have received a draft report of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) on roads policing. The date for publication will be decided by HMICFRS.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The HMICFRS consultation on its proposals for a new framework for future PEEL inspections is currently suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We will respond to these proposals as and when the consultation process is resumed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are responsible for the totality of policing within their force area. This includes ensuring the Chief Constable delivers an effective and efficient police service to meet the priorities of the local community. PCCs are required to set out their strategic objectives in a Police and Crime Plan following consultation with the public and local partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5892 HL5893 HL5896 question first answered 01/07/2020 15:55:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

849941

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Equal Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the requirements for gender pay gap reporting could allow employers to submit fabricated information or avoid reporting.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government introduced ground-breaking regulations requiring large employers to publish specific gender pay gap data.</p><p>Employers have to report their gender pay gap by the deadline, 30 March for the public sector and 4 April for the private and voluntary sector. This is not optional; it is the law.</p><p>Employers who fail to report on time or publish inaccurate data will be in breach of the regulations. They risk facing legal action from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which has the power to take enforcement action against employers breaching the regulations. This could ultimately lead to court orders and fines.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/03/2018 12:37:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

709138

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Disasters
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 Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' announcement on 26 January setting the 2017 time of the Doomsday Clock at two-and-a-half minutes to midnight; and what action they intend to take in response.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>We have made no assessment of recent changes to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock and therefore do not plan to take any action.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/03/2017 17:38:10 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

450533

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	North South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions information has been requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 concerning meetings of the North/South Ministerial Council Secretariat set up as a result of the Belfast Agreement 1998; whether each request was granted, and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has not received any Freedom of Information requests concerning meetings of the North/South Ministerial Council Secretariat set up as a result of the Belfast Agreement 1998.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 23/02/2016 17:57:20 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

228713

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 13 March (HL5305), whether they will publish the figures on United Kingdom expenditure on Official Development Assistance for the five years 2009 to 2013, broken down between (1) humanitarian and emergency assistance, and (2) ongoing assistance for development programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides details of total UK bilateral Official Development Assistance for the five years 2009 – 2013 broken down between (1) humanitarian and emergency assistance and (2) all other types of development assistance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>£'m</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid (including emergency response)</p></td><td><p>£484</p></td><td><p>£369</p></td><td><p>£422</p></td><td><p>£425</p></td><td><p>£826</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Other UK Bilateral Aid</p></td><td><p>£4,320</p></td><td><p>£4,821</p></td><td><p>£4,837</p></td><td><p>£5,134</p></td><td><p>£5,919</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/03/2015 17:38:08 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford