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registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ian Corfield
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which Ministers (1) requested, and (2) approved, the appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant in July 2024; and which Minister and/or senior official authorised the Recruitment Principles exception application to the Civil Service Commission.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointed, unpaid, as a direct ministerial appointment.</p><p>The Treasury does not comment on the individual contractual arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Livermore grouped question UIN HL977 question first answered 19/09/2024 15:32:31 answering member 4559 label Biography information for Lord Livermore
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1676493

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
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	Thailand: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make representations to the government of Thailand regarding its policy of refouling of refugees from Karenni state, Myanmar, as reported by Human Rights Watch.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK has called on Thailand to respect its obligations under the non-Refoulement principle under customary international law. The UK actively promotes the implementation of Thailand's Act on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance 2022, which prevents government agencies and public officials from deporting a refugee to a country where they would be in danger of torture or other ill-treatment. UK Ministers and diplomats - in coordination with likeminded partners - have previously intervened privately at senior levels with the Royal Thai Government regarding cases of alleged forced return of persons believed to be in danger of being subjected to torture or other ill treatment.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2023 16:43:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1470877

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
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 introduce compulsory nutrition labelling for alcoholic drinks.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the Alcohol Health Alliance’s report. The Government has announced its intention to consult on whether to introduce mandatory calorie labelling on pre-packed alcohol and alcohol sold in on-trade businesses, such as pubs and restaurants. The consultation will also seek views on whether the provision of the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines should be mandatory or continue on a voluntary basis. Respondents to the consultation can also suggest additional labelling requirements for consideration, such as ingredient listing. The Department continues to promote the low risk drinking guidelines through public health messaging, including the ‘Better Health’ campaign and the Drink Free Days app.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall grouped question UIN HL975 question first answered 29/06/2022 11:13:58 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1331589

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
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	Conditions of Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the case for a ‘Right to Disconnect’; and if they have made such an assessment, what the impact of such a right would be on employee mental health.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is considering the business practices, opportunities and risks associated with home and “hybrid” working, as some employers choose to embed these new ways of working into organisational business models more permanently. My Hon. Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets has reconvened the Flexible Working Taskforce – a partnership across business groups, trade unions, charities, and government departments – to help inform the Government’s thinking and support employers as we navigate the impact of Covid-19 on future ways of working.</p><p><br> The Taskforce has been asked to help take forward the best of what we have learned through the pandemic about more flexible ways of working as the economy starts to fully open up.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce will provide wider advice on best practice, so that employers are better able to support all forms of flexible working – whether the flexibility relates to the amount, timing or location of work. As part of this advice, the Taskforce will consider the issues associated with an employee’s ability to disconnect from work when working remotely and the related mental health considerations.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/06/2021 12:44:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

753288

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sub-letting: Holiday Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take action to ensure that short-term holiday letting agents conduct checks on the rights of tenants to sub-let their properties.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Whether a property is sublet in a manner which is contrary to the terms of a lease is a matter to be resolved between the leaseholder and the freeholder. Where there are disputes, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) can adjudicate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 01/08/2017 15:18:50 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

532379

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied minors seeking asylum have been successfully transferred to the UK in each month since the introduction of Dublin III in January 2013, and from which countries those transfers were made.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Data on cases progressed under the Dublin III Regulation is recorded on the main immigration database. However, this data is not held in a way that allows it to be reported on automatically and is therefore not currently available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/07/2016 13:41:24 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

386481

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether visas intended for sports people have been used to traffic children from Africa into the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office continually monitors all routes where there is a suspected risk of abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/07/2015 14:38:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

76634

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they plan to extend their proposals for one per cent of civil servants to join the Armed Forces Reserves to other public sector workers.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>All central government departments have signed up to the 1% Challenge. We are currently working across Government to decide what would be appropriate for other parts of the public sector to sign up to, given the variety of organisations involved. Regardless of this, we encourage all organisations to adopt a supportive environment for their employees who are Armed Forces reservists, and to encourage others to join.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/07/2014 15:48:05 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan