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1715703

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and UK Integrated Security Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government to what extent funds from the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund and the Integrated Security Fund are being invested into defence work related to human security.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) aims to integrate gender and human security concerns throughout all our programming. This includes cooperation with defence actors and support for women, girls, and other marginalised groups to engage with defence and security providers. The Fund supports activities which can be read about in more detail in the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Annual Reports, including our contribution to advancing the UK’s commitments to Women, Peace and Security under the UK National Action Plan (NAP).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 17/05/2024 13:23:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1552231

registered interest
date	15/12/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Citrus Fruit: Import Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their justification for levying a UK import tariff on the 16 different types of mandarins when there are no domestic producers.
tabling member printed	Lord Kamall
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Global Tariff (UKGT) sets out the UK’s Most Favoured Nation tariffs. It applies when exceptions, such as preferential treatment under a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, do not apply.</p><p> </p><p>The UKGT has been in place since 1 January 2021. In designing the UKGT, the Government balanced the interests of UK producers and consumers, as well as strategic trade ambitions such as our FTA programme and preferential access for developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>As with all policy, we welcome stakeholder feedback. Stakeholders can submit feedback via the UKGT feedback form available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tariffs-on-goods-imported-into-the-uk</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 21/12/2022 16:59:39 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall

1381589

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the governments of European allies, and (2) NATO allies, regarding the (a) political, and (b) security, situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK works closely with the USA, Germany, France, Italy and other NATO Allies and EU Member States to support the integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as a single, sovereign state, comprising two entities. In the UN Security Council in recent weeks, we helped to renew the stabilisation force's (EUFOR's) mandate for a further 12 months, and support the High Representative. We also support the NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo, including through the secondment of UK staff officers, whose work includes building the capacity of the BiH Armed Forces. The UK will continue to support BiH in implementing domestic reforms and tackling challenges to peace and security. Further discussions of how to support stability in BiH will take place at the upcoming NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Riga, which the Foreign Secretary will attend.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 30/11/2021 13:01:01 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1195328

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Enforcement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the civil enforcement powers contained in the Transport Management Act 2004 (section 6) to authorities outside London to better enforce moving traffic offences, in order to protect cyclists and pedestrians.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>We are giving thought to the role these powers could play in helping councils to deliver their transport recovery plans. Meanwhile, the police retain the necessary moving traffic enforcement powers outside of London.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/05/2020 14:29:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

809635

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Gaza: Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel to ensure that the building materials and machinery necessary to improve the infrastructure needed for winterisation assistance are allowed into Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Tel Aviv and our Consulate-General in Jerusalem frequently urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to take steps to improve conditions in Gaza. We have carried out demarches to this effect, urging Israel to go further in easing movement and access restrictions on Gaza. We also support projects to improve movement and access of people and goods in and out of Gaza through the Global Britain Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/01/2018 14:21:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

663116

registered interest
date	21/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money remains available to the Northern Ireland Executive to promote renewable heating schemes; and what conditions, if any, apply for accessing such funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Executive’s budget allocation from the Treasury for renewable heat schemes has been set through to 2019-20 and is set out in the table below. Spending in relation to this allocation can only be used to support renewable heat schemes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£18.3m</p></td><td><p>£22.3m</p></td><td><p>£25.7m</p></td><td><p>£28.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Allocations for future years will be set out at future Spending Reviews in the normal way.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 09/01/2017 14:07:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

436035

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps an academy school is legally required to take if it has a budget deficit.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>An academy trust is required by its funding agreement with the Secretary of State to balance its budget from each academy financial year to the next. Where the board of trustees of an academy is formally proposing to set a deficit budget for the current financial year, which it is unable to address after unspent funds from previous years are taken into account, it must notify the Education Funding Agency (EFA) within 14 days.</p><br /><p>The EFA may issue a trust with a Financial Notice to Improve (FNtI) in cases of a deficit or projected deficit, setting out the actions it requires the trust to take. The trust must comply with all the terms of the FNtI which would include a requirement to implement a recovery plan to secure financial stability.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/12/2015 16:55:50 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

174952

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of electricity was generated from wind farms in the week ending 18 January 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>During the week ending 18 January 2015, 12 per cent of electricity in Great Britain was generated from wind farms. This data is made available by National Grid and only refers to wind which is operationally metered, i.e. around two-thirds of the installed wind capacity in Great Britain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/01/2015 15:16:35 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey