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1401594

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date	10/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a Modern Slavery Risk Register to aid UK companies and individuals to avoid investment in organisations abroad which are alleged to have facilitated modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
uin	HL5215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>At present there are no plans to introduce a Modern Slavery Risk Register. However, on 24 March 2021, the Government announced a review of the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy. The review will consider all aspects of the 2014 strategy and the Government’s response, including our approach to supply chains.</p><p>In the meantime, to further enhance transparency, the Government launched an online GOV.UK registry for modern slavery statements. This service enables investors, consumers, NGOs and others to scrutinise the effectiveness of the actions being taken and monitor progress across sectors over time. Since launch, over 6,900 statements have been submitted covering over 23,000 organisations on a voluntary basis. In future, it will be mandatory for in scope organisations to submit their statement to the registry, as part of the planned changes to strengthen section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/01/2022 14:26:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1401595

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Xinjiang: Overseas Companies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to update their business Risk Advisory regarding companies operating in Xinjiang to ensure UK companies and individuals are aware of the deteriorating situation in the region.
tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
uin	HL5216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>Our overseas business risk guidance on Xinjiang was last updated on 16 August 2021 and is kept under constant review. The guidance makes clear the extensive evidence of human rights violations occurring in Xinjiang, and urges UK companies to conduct appropriate due diligence and consider their corporate responsibilities when making investment decisions. We expect them to take appropriate action in response.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/01/2022 16:45:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1401596

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Fossil Fuels: Registration
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 Callanan on 7 December (HL4251), which data sets are confidential according to precise contractual obligations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL5217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The reference made to protecting commercial confidentiality in the previous reply was not specific to any contractual obligation but to the duty of care the Government is under to protect commercially sensitive information shared with it. This duty is recognised, for example, in section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5218 HL5219 question first answered 24/01/2022 16:02:39 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1401597

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Penrith (North Lakes) Station: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 December (HL4992), what plans they have to (1) dispose of, or (2)  otherwise get value for the taxpayer, from the former Station Master's House at Penrith North Lakes Railway Station.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to return to use the former Station Master's house at Penrith North Lakes railway station.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/01/2022 17:10:10 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1401598

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations have benefited from the emergency funding increase to the Culture Recovery Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL5221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The near £2 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) has awarded around £1.5 billion to date, including funding for the DCMS-sponsored national cultural institutions. It has supported around 5,000 individual organisations and sites across the country ranging from local museums to West End theatres, grassroots music venues to festivals, and organisations in the cultural and heritage supply-chains.</p><p>The CRF also supports freelancers by ensuring the venues and organisations which support and employ them have survived the pandemic.</p><p>The boosted Emergency Resource Support strand of the programme will give eligible applicants, at imminent risk of financial failure, a further opportunity to bid for support, protecting even more organisations so that they can continue to create jobs and contribute to the economy.</p><p>We are still in the assessment process for the relaunched strand, so it is not yet possible to list all the organisations which will benefit from the most recent funding increase.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 24/01/2022 17:53:48 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1401599

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of applications to the Culture Recovery Fund seeking an emergency grant were successful.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL5222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The first round of the Emergency Resource Support strand of the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) ran in Summer and Autumn 2021 and was delivered by Arts Council England, Historic England, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, and the British Film Institute. The second round was launched in Winter 2021.</p><p>The first round of this funding supported 183 organisations, from a total of 259 full applications, giving a success rate of 70.66%. This excludes organisations which did not reach full application stage, and (for Arts Council England) applications ruled out for technical eligibility reasons. Further information on success rates will be published in due course, as set out below.</p><p>The CRF is delivered at arm’s length from the government by Arts Council England, the British Film Institute, the National Heritage Lottery Fund, and Heritage England. Data for successful grant offers that have been published can be found on their websites.</p><p>We acknowledge that there is public interest in aggregated all-CRF geographical breakdowns for this important investment, as well as the organisation size breakdowns for successful applicants. For this reason, later this year DCMS will publish sets of aggregated and anonymised management data to demonstrate the geography and characteristics of the CRF applicants and awardees - to the extent that our data-set allows. This will also include further up-to-date information on success rates.</p><p>We will deposit a copy of this information in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL5223 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:57:09 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1401600

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide a breakdown of successful applicants to the Culture Recovery Fund seeking an emergency grant by (1) geographic location, and (2) size of organisation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL5223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The first round of the Emergency Resource Support strand of the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) ran in Summer and Autumn 2021 and was delivered by Arts Council England, Historic England, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, and the British Film Institute. The second round was launched in Winter 2021.</p><p>The first round of this funding supported 183 organisations, from a total of 259 full applications, giving a success rate of 70.66%. This excludes organisations which did not reach full application stage, and (for Arts Council England) applications ruled out for technical eligibility reasons. Further information on success rates will be published in due course, as set out below.</p><p>The CRF is delivered at arm’s length from the government by Arts Council England, the British Film Institute, the National Heritage Lottery Fund, and Heritage England. Data for successful grant offers that have been published can be found on their websites.</p><p>We acknowledge that there is public interest in aggregated all-CRF geographical breakdowns for this important investment, as well as the organisation size breakdowns for successful applicants. For this reason, later this year DCMS will publish sets of aggregated and anonymised management data to demonstrate the geography and characteristics of the CRF applicants and awardees - to the extent that our data-set allows. This will also include further up-to-date information on success rates.</p><p>We will deposit a copy of this information in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay grouped question UIN HL5222 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:57:09 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1401601

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
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 cut one in four trains from service; and whether a new timetable is being prepared to scale back rail services in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>Government has no plans to remove one in four trains from service. Rail operators are responsible for mitigating the effects of the pandemic on their business, and for ensuring they are able to provide services within existing operational constraints. In response to significant resourcing challenges caused by the current surge in COVID-19 cases, many operators have implemented temporary revised train timetables, which provide passengers with certainty and reliability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 20/01/2022 13:07:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1401602

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent (1) civil servants, and (2) consultants, are employed to monitor train usage and estimate future train service patterns.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>A range of teams from across DfT Rail Strategy and Services Group have a role in understanding current and future trends in both passenger and freight train usage, among other responsibilities. This includes policy teams, contract holders, statisticians and analysts. The Department does not hold information on the full-time equivalent resource that this work represents compared to teams' wider duties.</p><p> </p><p>Consultants are used by the Department on a project by project basis. This support is procured for services delivered and the Department does not hold information on the number of full-time equivalents engaged by consultancies to provide these services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/01/2022 12:26:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1401603

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality Act 2010
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enact section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
uin	HL5232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government keeps section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 under review but remains of the view that political parties should lead the way in increasing diverse electoral representation through their own approaches to the selection of candidates.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 19/01/2022 12:38:51 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale