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1606145

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date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Heating
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what alternative heating solutions will be provided to consumers who do not want to participate (1) in the hydrogen heating neighbourhood trial, and (2) in the hydrogen heating village trial.
tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
uin	HL6723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>In the neighbourhood trial, hydrogen will be transported through pipes laid parallel with the existing gas network, so consumers will be able to continue using natural gas if they do not wish to use hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>The gas networks have consulted local residents in potential village trial locations to develop their consumer offer. This includes alternatives for consumers who do not wish to or cannot connect to hydrogen, such as electric cookers and heating systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/04/2023 14:58:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

1439062

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other countries to coordinate the provision of visas for refugees from Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL6723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Secretary is continuing to speak to her international counterparts to ensure we are taking appropriate action to support the Ukrainian Government and people.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary is in regular contact with the French Interior Minister Darmanin to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the support the UK was offering to those fleeing the conflict. We are also working closely with Five Eyes partners to explore how we can best coordinate our respective offers of migration assistance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/03/2022 16:14:35 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1222948

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House why the question for Topical Written Answer (1) HL3844, tabled on 5 May and due for answer on 13 May, and (2) HL4440, tabled on 13 May and due for answer on 20 May, have not been answered. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL6723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has received unprecedented levels of written parliamentary questions this year, numbering over 6,000 of which 4,496 have been answered. The department has had to re-allocate staff to deal with this pandemic and are working extremely hard to manage the Covid-19 crisis and to provide updates, advice and guidance to parliament and the public. In addition, my office and I are in regular contact with the Department of Health and Social Care with regards to written questions.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 13/07/2020 15:01:04 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

873044

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	Business
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to address concerns that the provisional nature of the Brexit transition deal does not provide sufficient reassurance to businesses; and what steps they will take to provide such reassurance.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK and EU negotiating teams have agreed a time-limited implementation period, the terms of which were endorsed by the remaining 27 EU Member States at the March European Council (22-23 March). Common rules will remain in place until the end of the period meaning business will be able to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020. These terms will not change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government welcomes the comments made by business groups such as the British Chambers of Commerce who have acknowledged that “while some companies would have liked to see copper-bottomed legal guarantees around the transition, the political agreement reached in Brussels is sufficient for most businesses to plan ahead with a greater degree of confidence.”</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials will continue to engage extensively with businesses and regulators to ensure that businesses can plan with certainty for the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 11/04/2018 15:29:38 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

718223

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their plans to improve compensation for rail travellers include the establishment of a Rail Ombudsman, with powers similar to those of the Energy Ombudsman.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL6723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Under existing arrangements, if a rail passenger is not happy with a train operator’s response to a complaint they can contact either Transport Focus (TF) or London TravelWatch (LTW) who work to resolve the issue with the train operator on their behalf. We are considering how to strengthen these arrangements, taking account of arrangements in other sectors. This has included discussions led by the Rail Minister with TF, LTW, the Office of Rail and Road and the Rail Delivery Group.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/04/2017 11:48:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

457905

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 27 October 2015 (HL2390), what steps they have taken to satisfy themselves as to the appropriateness of the award of the contract for the management of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre to MTCNovo in the light of the failure of the Youth Justice Board, in its response to a letter from Article 39, the Howard League for Penal Reform, and INQUEST, to address issues concerning that company’s limited experience of dealing with the provision of custodial care for young offenders, and legal cases in the USA that raise questions about its suitability.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>MTCnovo is a joint venture between Management Training Corporation (MTC) and Novo Community Ltd, owned by Amey. The capability of MTC and Amey, were robustly assessed at the pre-qualification stage of the competition.</p><p>There are two current legal cases brought against the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDCO) in relation to two correctional facilities in the USA where MTC is now the operator. Both these cases are brought against the commissioning authority MDOC and relate to conditions that existed when the facilities were operated by a different provider.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 22/03/2016 17:12:36 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

47775

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they ensure that claimants of benefits who are subject to sanctions know that they may apply for hardship payments; and what is the median time between such applications being made and cash payments being received.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Where a benefit doubt is identified and the case is being referred to a decision maker, claimants are given information (verbally and in writing) about the doubt in question, what happens next, what they can do if a sanction is applied and the availability of hardship provision. Once a decision is made and a sanction applied, a formal notification is issued to the claimant, which includes information about how to apply for hardship.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not record information about the length of time it takes to make a Hardship payment following receipt of an application.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton