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1695982

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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	Zionism
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 papers Zionism and its influence in USA and Western Europe (FCO 17/1763) and Influence of the Zionist lobby in the United States and Western Europe (FCO 51/297); who their authors were; whether any UK diplomats provided evidence or any members of the Government were involved in commissioning them; whether they will place copies of them in the Library of the House; and what assessment they have made of whether these papers are anti-Semitic.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The full unredacted papers dating from 1972 and 1973 are held at The National Archives under file references FCO 17/1763 and FCO 51/297. They were transferred to The National Archives under the terms of the Public Records Act and are publicly available to be viewed.</p><p>Antisemitism is evil and has absolutely no place in our - or any - society. In March 2024 the UK took on the presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for one year, which comes ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary of the Stockholm Declaration on Holocaust remembrance in January 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2024 16:39:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1540881

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Armed Forces: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what diplomatic efforts they are making to encourage the inclusion of carbon emissions from militaries in UNFCCC emissions reporting; and what progress they have made.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government encourages Parties to report to the UNFCCC on all relevant emissions, including those from military sources, in line with UNFCCC best practice. The UK sets its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory in accordance with international guidelines and emissions from some military sources (e.g. aircraft and shipping) are already included.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/11/2022 12:37:57 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1362388

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Aircraft: Carbon Emissions
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 Airlander hybrid air vehicle and its potential impact on achieving net zero carbon emissions in the air transport sector; and what steps they plan to take, if any, to support the creation of a green aerospace cluster in south Yorkshire to deliver the Airlander hybrid air vehicle project to production stage.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Earlier this year the Department for Transport consulted on the Jet Zero Strategy, which will set out steps to reach net zero aviation emissions by 2050. Working towards this ambition, the Department is co-funding new, zero carbon UK aircraft technology through the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme. This is a commitment from both industry and the Government to co-invest £3.9 billion in aerospace research and development from 2013 to 2026.</p><p> </p><p>This programme has agreed grants of £1.7 million to Hybrid Air Vehicles. The same programme has supported 343 aerospace technology projects, with total Government and industry funding of £3.2 billion across the UK, including the emerging green aerospace cluster in South Yorkshire.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 02/11/2021 17:13:04 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1189750

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) proportion, and (2) number, of people who have made new Universal Credit claims since COVID-19 pandemic related policies were introduced in the UK have dependent children; and of those, what (a) proportion, and (b) number, are subject to the two-child limit benefit policy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available as most COVID claims have not yet got to the stage where they are due their first payment. We plan to release an assessment of how many claimants are affected by the child-limit policy as part of our regular statistics on the two child limit. This assessment is due to be released in summer 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 05/05/2020 16:44:50 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

789883

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing specific civil wrongs of (1) trafficking, (2) slavery, (3) servitude, and (4) forced labour, in legislation, to ensure that modern slavery victims can better access remedies for harms inflicted on them.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Civil remedies in tort already exist for victims of trafficking and slavery to claim damages from perpetrators through ordinary civil law and the Human Rights Act 1998. Damages can, for example, be recovered for loss or damage caused to victims under the torts of intimidation, harassment, assault, unlawful imprisonment, negligence and breach of duty. As such, the Government is currently of the view that the existing civil law provides the necessary civil remedies for modern slavery cases.</p><p> </p><p>To assist victims to bring a civil claim for compensation against their perpetrator, Section 47 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 extends civil legal aid to all victims of modern slavery who are identified and confirmed as being victims, through the National Referral Mechanism.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, criminal courts have powers to provide reparation to victims through both slavery and trafficking reparation orders (through the Modern Slavery Act 2015) and compensation orders. Victims of modern slavery can also pursue compensation by applying to the state funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/11/2017 16:38:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

637342

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the names of all the investigators who have been recruited to investigate alleged abuses by soldiers and former soldiers whilst serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>It is our policy that the names of individuals below Senior Civil Service level are withheld under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. All investigators who have been recruited to investigate alleged abuses by soldiers and former soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq are below this level.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/11/2016 16:31:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

425869

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Reconstruction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the rebuilding of the town of Kobane in Syria; and if so by what means they envisage this being brought about, and whether they will ask the government of Turkey to allow full access for materials and experts.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region and has pledged over £1.1 billion to date, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis.</p><br /><p>The majority of UK assistance to Syria is humanitarian. UK aid, delivered by UN and NGO partners, is guided by humanitarian principles and therefore prioritises the most vulnerable people across Syria based on their needs.</p><br /><p>We continue to encourage the Government of Turkey to facilitate delivery of cross-border humanitarian assistance and reconstruction materials into Syria. We also advocate for the full reopening of border crossings, and we continue to call on all sides of the conflict to respect International Law and protect civilians.</p><br /><p>With respect to Kobane specifically, as people return, key priorities are to ensure that habitable areas and farmland are de-mined to make them safe for return as well as ensuring that residents are educated in mine risk awareness.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 17/11/2015 16:42:44 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

166849

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Rail Franchise
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision, if any, will be made in the contract for the East Coast rail franchise to ensure that all profits accruing to the franchisees are subject to United Kingdom taxes.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Inter City Railways Limited is a company registered in England and Wales and thus subject to relevant tax obligations. They are purchasing East Coast Main Line Limited as part of this franchise, which is also registered in England and Wales and compliant with relevant tax obligations. In addition, the Franchise Agreement includes provisions to monitor tax compliance during the life of the franchise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/12/2014 14:52:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham