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date	06/02/2023
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	Freeports: Human Trafficking and Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns of criminality relating to (1) money laundering, or (2) people trafficking, in instances where a freeport is located within an existing port approved location or within a freeport boundary with a variation from normal customs rules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Adams of Craigielea
uin	HL5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffreeports-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy%2Ffreeports-programme-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z5%2BzBw1Lq1pEcsgEqH9E5l3FrOVP0k4C1JNLWScbc0I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Freeports Programme monitoring and evaluation strategy</a> (attached) sets out how the effectiveness and impact of the Freeport programme will be measured.</p><p>A breakdown of the amount of jobs that English Freeports estimate they will contribute to can be found in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EkFfPVUQ0EA0wPGrq1lmrnelz9wIX0NaG0orWxOoxHs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Freeports programme annual report</a> (attached). In addition, we recently announced two new Green Freeports in Scotland, which estimate they will create over 75,000 new, high-skilled jobs. These forecasts will be reviewed through a baselining exercise in early 2024 and performance against them tracked and reported on through the Government's ongoing <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffreeports-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy%2Ffreeports-programme-monitoring-and-evaluation-strategy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z5%2BzBw1Lq1pEcsgEqH9E5l3FrOVP0k4C1JNLWScbc0I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">monitoring and evaluation of the programme</a> (attached).</p><p>With the majority of English Freeports now fully up-and-running, we are starting to see them attract new investment to their regions. More information about how Freeports deliver for the UK economy can be found in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022%2Fuk-freeports-programme-annual-report-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C920ae6f2626f4e8f197108db132dcd50%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638124859655873295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EkFfPVUQ0EA0wPGrq1lmrnelz9wIX0NaG0orWxOoxHs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Freeports programme annual report</a> (attached).</p><p>Freeport’s special customs status - which builds on facilitations available elsewhere in the UK - is available only on specific 'customs sites' within the wider Freeport footprint. These are secure sites administered by a specially authorised 'Customs Site Operator' or CSO. CSOs are required to obtain AEO(S) or equivalent authorisation from HMRC, an international gold standard for safety and security, and remain subject to robust ongoing oversight from HMRC. Freeports uphold the UK's high standards on security and preventing illicit activity.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook attachment 1 file name HL5421 Freeports Programme monitoring and evaluation strategy - GOV.UK.pdf title Monitoring and evaluation strategy 2 file name HL5421 UK Freeports Programme Annual Report 2022 - GOV.UK.pdf title Annual Report question first answered 20/02/2023 15:42:45 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea

1403690

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Self-employed
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to engage directly with creative freelancers in a similar manner to their engagement with creative industries through regular meetings with the Creative Industries Council.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Clancarty
uin	HL5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is well aware of the great contribution freelancers make to the creative industries, and to our society and economy more widely. We are reviewing the scope of the Creative Industries Council to ensure it has appropriate representation, and so that it can be a voice for the full range of people working in the creative industries. We will be gathering views from a wide range of relevant parties to inform this work, including creative freelancers. In addition, we are consulting freelancers on the challenges they face through the Independent Review on Job Quality in the Creative Industries.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 31/01/2022 17:31:45 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3391 label Biography information for The Earl of Clancarty

1201073

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Mayors: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what involvement, if any, the Metro Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region had in decisions relating to the easing of lockdown measures for COVID-19; and when they were informed of these decisions.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>There has been regular engagement between Government and the Metro Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region during the COVID-19 emergency. This includes Ministerial calls with the Metro Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region, as well as a call between the Prime Minister and the M9 Metro Mayors, to help inform Government’s approach to restarting the economy</p><p>A Ministerial-led Economic Recovery Working Group has also been established to provide regular engagement on Government’s restart and recovery planning, chaired by the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government. This features four Metro Mayors including the Mayor of Greater Manchester.</p><p>Ministers are also holding a series of regional stocktakes as case-studies, including with Greater Manchester and Liverpool, to establish an understanding of local plans for restart and to enable collaboration across Government and local partners. The Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region led the stocktakes with their respective areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 22/06/2020 14:29:54 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

838078

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Turkey: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have evidence that the government of Turkey is using Leopard tanks supplied by Germany to support its invasion of northern Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>It is a matter of public record that Turkish Army Leopard 2 Tanks have been used as part of the Turkish operation in Northern Syria. The UK is aware of these reports.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2018 17:06:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

692126

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in fulfilling their 2015 manifesto commitment to "Stand up for the freedom of people of all religions—and non-religious people—to practice their beliefs in peace and safety, for example by supporting persecuted Christians in the Middle East".
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>It is the Government's policy to promote freedom of religion or belief in all parts of the world where it is challenged or undermined. We do this in many different ways. Through our bilateral work we continue to lobby host governments, to raise individual cases and highlight practices and laws that discriminate against people on the basis of their religion or belief.</p><p>Multilaterally, we work to sustain consensus on the adoption and implementation of two important Resolutions: the European Union's resolution on 'Freedom of Religion or Belief' and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s resolution on 'Combating Religious Intolerance'.</p><p>We also support a number of projects through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO's) Magna Carta Fund. For example, we continue to support a network of human rights defenders in South Asia.</p><p>In October 2016, the FCO hosted a groundbreaking international conference to draw attention to the importance of freedom of religion or belief to global efforts to counter violent extremism. In the Middle East, our principal policy designed to prevent the persecution of religious minorities - including Christians - is our support for the international effort to defeat Daesh and return the region to stability and peace.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/03/2017 17:32:02 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

224977

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Endoscopy
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 number of trained and certified colonoscopists needed to meet the demand for colonoscopies and flexible sigmoidoscopies over the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL5421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and November 2014, we have seen a 29.1% increase in consultant gastroenterologists, from 1,788 to 2,302.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A Joint Endoscopy Working Group, set up by NHS England's National Clinical Director for Diagnostics and Imaging, has been analysing the latest data, and an action plan is being developed to ensure sufficient endoscopy capacity in the short and long term. The action plan will cover a wide range of organisations including Health Education England, NHS England, clinical commissioning groups and providers of endoscopy services. Potential actions identified include: developing robust endoscopy capacity and demand data; a national workforce strategy for endoscopy; supporting the training of non-medical endoscopists; including sufficient endoscopy capacity in business planning; and identifying new pathways and models of working.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition NHS Improving Quality has developed The Productive Endoscopy Series, a set of self-directed learning resources that will help all staff working in endoscopy units to make better use of existing resources and deliver a more efficient and effective service to patients seven days a week.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2015 15:39:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham