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1688731

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date	08/02/2024
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	Leasehold: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 11 January (HL Deb col 100), what assessment they have made of the success of abolition leasehold in Scotland following the passing of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>Property law and housing policy are devolved matters for the Scottish Government.</p><p>The circumstances in Scotland are different to England and Wales, where historically there were many fewer leasehold properties.</p><p>The UK Government agrees that the benefits of freehold ownership should be extended to more homeowners.</p><p>Through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill we will make it easier for existing leaseholders in England and Wales to buy their freeholds or to take on the management of their buildings through exercising the Right to Manage. Through the passage of the Bill we will introduce measures to ban the use of leasehold for new houses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 22/02/2024 15:44:02 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1518528

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Performing Arts: Intellectual Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the implementation of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK was unable to implement the Beijing Treaty in its own right while it was a member of the EU. Since leaving, it has committed to doing so as a sovereign nation. The Government has analysed responses to the recent Call for Views and expects to consult on specific options for implementation shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:28:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1351724

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to cover the cost of quarantine for those forced to flee Afghanistan, as a red list country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>There is a cross-Government effort to design a package for arrivals from Afghanistan, including the support that is needed to help these families relocate to the United Kingdom. The cost of managed quarantine is being considered in these discussions and we are actively looking to provide support where the need is greatest.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 23/09/2021 15:42:46 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1183434

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	General Practitioners: Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the cost of the establishment of the state indemnity scheme for general practice, operated by NHS Resolution.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The costs of the establishment of Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice will be reported in the 2019-20 annual accounts of NHS Resolution, once the audit process for the costs is complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/03/2020 13:10:48 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

775929

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	NHS: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the direct refund mechanism, provided for in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994, applies to wholly owned companies of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts which provide services to the NHS Trust or Foundation Trust that owns them.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The VAT refund mechanism provided in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994 applies to government departments and NHS authorities when they are acting in their legal capacity as a functionary of the Crown. Wholly owned companies of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts are not eligible to receive such refunds.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/11/2017 14:55:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

603941

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Horn of Africa: EU Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to evaluate the use of €46 million earmarked for the Khartoum Process; what benchmarks and agreed criteria have been developed to guide the Process; and what procedures have been put in place to monitor, audit, and review the efficacy of the Process.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Khartoum Process does not have a defined single fund, but draws from several different sources of EU funding; including the Better Migration Management Fund and the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.</p><p>The UK, as the current Chair of the Khartoum Process, works closely with the Secretariat to maintain a map of current and proposed projects, and ensure effective coordination and monitoring. The European Commission has responsibility for assessing implementation against the Valetta benchmarks and outcomes, and conducting the full audit and review of the EU funding programmes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/10/2016 14:53:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

419406

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fracking: Planning Permission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in considering whether to call in planning applications for schemes involving hydraulic fracturing that have taken longer than 16 weeks to be decided upon, they will count the 16 weeks from (1) the date the application was first received by the Minerals Planning Authority or (2) the date the application was registered; and whether, in either case, they will take into account (a) the timetable agreed between the applicant and the planning authority, even if that is for longer than 16 weeks, (b) delays caused by the failure of the applicant to provide the necessary information, (c) delays caused by defects in the application, (d) delays caused by amendments to the application, (e) an estimate of the additional costs likely to result from calling in the application, and (f) whether a call-in will result in a greater delay than allowing the planning authority to continue to deal with it.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the written ministerial statements of 16 September, HLWS194 and HLWS195, which set out a number of measures to enable planning applications and appeals relating to shale gas and oil to be dealt with as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>These include a commitment by the Secretary of State to actively consider calling-in shale planning applications. Separately, a scheme has been put in place to identify local planning authority underperformance in respect of their determination of oil and gas planning applications. The scheme uses the same threshold of underperformance set out in the document ‘Improving planning performance – Criteria for designation’, of 50% or fewer applications being made within the relevant statutory time limit, or such extended period as has been agreed in writing by the applicant. The statutory time limit applies once an application has been validated by the local planning authority. Where an authority is identified as underperforming under the scheme, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government will actively consider calling-in for his determination oil and gas planning applications that are validated by that authority, in accordance with existing policy.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on whether to call-in any application will be taken in line with current call-in policy. Any applications relating to shale gas that are called-in would be prioritised for urgent resolution.</p><p> </p><p>If the Secretary of State were to grant a planning permission in respect of a called-in application, then any details of the scheme that are the subject of planning conditions would need to be submitted to and approved by the relevant local planning authority.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2338 question first answered 30/09/2015 13:52:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

100606

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Azerbaijan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to send observers to the imminent trials in Azerbaijan of (1) Mr Arif and Ms Leyla Yunus of the Peace and Democracy Institute, (2) Mr Intigam Aliyev, and (3) Mr Rasul Jafarov; and whether they will propose that their trials are fully covered by European Union diplomats.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government has publicly expressed its concern surrounding the arrests of Mr Arif and Ms Leyla Yunus and Mr Rasul Jafarav amongst others, and supports the EU statement of 14 August 2014 regarding the recent deterioration of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. As has been the case in recent high profile trials, the British Government expects to make representation in coordination with its EU partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton