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1581393

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date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Sugar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will revise school meal food standards to ensure that guidelines on children's recommended maximum daily sugar intake are displayed.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The standards for school food are set out in the Requirements for School Food Regulations 2014. The Regulations ensure that schools provide children with healthy food and drink options, and make sure that children receive the energy and nutrition they need across the school day. The Standards define the foods and drinks that must be provided, those which are restricted, and those which must not be provided. Foods high in fat, salt and sugar, including high sugar foods and confectionery, are restricted.</p><p>The current standards provide a robust yet flexible framework to ensure that pupils in England continue to receive high-quality and nutritious food, that builds healthy eating habits for life.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 06/02/2023 17:51:09 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1400132

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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	Iran: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are making representations to the government of Iran about (1) Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, held in Evin Prison and denied parole, and (2) members of house-churches and non-recognized churches held in prison in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Promoting the right to freedom of religion or belief for all is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities, and the persecution of Christians in Iran is of serious concern. We raise human rights issues with the Iranian government at all appropriate opportunities and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record. In November 2021, we co-sponsored the annual UN Third Committee resolution on human rights in Iran which called on the Government of Iran to release all religious practitioners imprisoned for their membership in or activities on behalf of a recognized or unrecognized minority religious or belief group.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/01/2022 16:40:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1199352

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Misconduct
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the investigation of claims for damages relating to alleged misconduct by UK Armed Forces personnel serving overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Thomas of Gresford
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>All claims received are considered under the principles of common law and dealt with on a strict legal liability case. If, following an investigation, it is found that there is substance to the allegations and there has been negligence on our part, compensation is paid. This pertains to any claim regardless of the location.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/06/2020 13:09:11 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1804 label Biography information for Lord Thomas of Gresford

830525

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a position paper on financial services and Brexit; and what steps they are taking to provide clarity on the implications of Brexit to the financial sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>In any negotiation there are careful judgements about when and how to set things out in public and we will keep under review the best way of doing this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has been clear that it retains the ambition of ensuring the City of London remains a global financial centre.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are continuing to engage extensively both with industry and with EU partners to hear their views and set out our arguments. The Prime Minister welcomed a number of senior representatives from the financial services sector to No.10 Downing Street in January 2018 to discuss the opportunities and challenges for the financial sector posed by Brexit.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/02/2018 15:57:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

681812

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Media: Disinformation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of reports that the Minister for Digital and Culture is holding talks with UK newspaper industry representatives on accuracy in journalism and the rise of fake news, whether, as part of those discussions, he intends to raise the issue of fake news stories in mainstream tabloid newspapers.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>There are existing mechanisms in place to address inaccurate news in the mainstream media including requirements in the Broadcasting Code for television and radio programmes and requirements in the Editors' Code of Practice for publishers who are members of a self-regulator.</p><p> </p><p>The Minister for Digital and Culture will shortly be sending invitations to select organisations to attend a discussion on fake news.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5126 HL5127 question first answered 14/02/2017 16:03:59 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

445361

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Bahrain: Torture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain concerning their alleged use of torture.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The British Government consistently and unreservedly condemns torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and it is a priority for us to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs. The Government of Bahrain has previously committed to consider ratifying the Optional Protocol of the Convention Against Torture. The UK strongly supports this and we have been working with the authorities to share best practice on torture prevention measures. We also continue to call upon the Government of Bahrain to agree a visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/01/2016 16:20:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

222784

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with regard to increasing fees in the civil court, what attempts were made (1) prior to 1 April 2013, and (2) after 1 April 2013, to measure the impact of the plans.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL5125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Both before and after 1 April 2013 the Ministry of Justice used, and continues to use, HMCTS management information to measure court fee income including court fee remissions. Impact assessments have been and will be published to accompany proposed court fee reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/03/2015 17:44:10 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett