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1270958

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date	14/12/2020
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: Political Prisoners
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 letter sent by UN Human Rights special rapporteurs to the government of Iran on 3 September about the alleged extrajudicial mass executions of political dissidents in 1988 in Iran; and what plans they have to support the call for an international investigation into reports of such executions in prisons perpetrated by that government.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>We read the letter of 3 September with deep concern. The UK Government opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. We strongly support the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, and have always been clear that Iran must uphold its international legal obligations, including conducting thorough and independent investigations into suspected human rights violations.</p><p>We regularly raise human rights with the Iranians at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record. Furthermore, we urge Iran to allow the Special Rapporteur access to the country, so that he can conduct research and investigations into human rights concerns reported there, including the 1988 incident.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/12/2020 16:30:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1270960

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Kameel Ahmady
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Kameel Ahmady being sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran on 13 December; and what assessment they have made of the impact of his research on (1) female genital mutilation, and (2) child marriage, on his conviction.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>We are urgently seeking more information from the Iranian Government about reports that Kameel Ahmady, a dual British national, has been sentenced. We do not have sight of the Iranian judicial process or what formal charges have been brought against him. We remain deeply concerned about all our dual British nationals detained in Iran.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/12/2020 16:29:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1270961

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to the statement by UN Special Rapporteurs on the execution of Ruhollah Zam, published on 14 December; what assessment they have made of that statement calling his conviction, treatment in detention and execution a "serious violation of Iran’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights"; and what assessment they have made of the human rights situation in Iran.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>As we said on 13 December, we are appalled by the execution of Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam. The UK Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. We assess that Iran's human rights situation has worsened over the course of this year. It's record remains of serious concern to the UK and the FCDO has designated Iran as one of its Human Rights Priority Countries.</p><p>We regularly raise human rights with the Iranians at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/12/2020 16:25:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1270962

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 impact on supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the UK in the event of the UK's departure from the EU without a deal.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL11389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK has put in place a number of measures to facilitate trade with the EU beyond the end of the transition period and to avoid any adverse impact to vaccine supply beyond 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked with COVID-19 vaccine suppliers to support them with robust contingency plans.</p><p> </p><p>If necessary, we will use alternative supply routes and Government procured freight capacity, in line with current Government advice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/12/2020 13:10:47 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1270964

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for the award of contracts to private companies for England’s COVID-19 Test and Trace services; what is the estimated cost of the Test and Trace programme; and what assessment they have made of reports that Test and Trace contractors are failing to meet targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL11390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Each of the Departmental COVID-19 contracts contain information on the award criteria, whether as a Direct Award using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 under which authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances or a call off contract from an existing Government framework contract.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has allocated a total of £22 billion to the Test and Trace programme in 2020-21 with a further £15 billion for 2021-22.  All contracts are being monitored to ensure that performance and quality assurance standards are being met. Where poor performance has been identified we have taken appropriate measures to rectify this.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 08/03/2021 12:07:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1270965

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Heat Pumps: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of heat pumps being installed in homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL11392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister outlined in the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, we are putting in place policies to scale up the deployment of heat pumps. Our ambition is to reach 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028, by creating a market-led incentive framework to drive growth, and we will bring forward regulations to support this. More details will be provided when our Heat and Buildings Strategy is published next year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is providing financial support to help install heat pumps. Through the Renewable Heat Incentive, we are spending an estimated £1bn in 2020/21 to encourage the deployment of low carbon technologies, including heat pumps, in homes and businesses across Great Britain. Furthermore, we have extended the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive until March 2022 and committed £100m to the Clean Heat Grant, which is expected to be introduced in April 2022. And heat pumps also qualify for the Green Homes Grant, the £2bn government-funded voucher scheme which is already helping people install energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures in their homes; reducing their energy bills and their carbon emissions.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/12/2020 10:45:20 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1270967

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect apprentices whose employment has ceased as a consequence of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL11393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting apprentices who have been made redundant as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, including enabling them wherever possible to continue and complete their apprenticeships.</p><p>We launched the Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices which provides clear, accessible advice and guidance to individuals, as well as a vacancy sharing scheme to help apprentices find new opportunities with employers. Over 1,000 employers have submitted opportunities to the vacancy sharing service for redundant apprentices.</p><p>We have also amended legislation to enable more apprentices to complete their apprenticeship in the event of redundancy. In addition to funding an apprentice’s training to completion if they have less than six months of their apprenticeship remaining at the point of redundancy, we have extended this provision to include any apprentice who has completed 75% or more of their apprenticeship at the point of redundancy.</p><p>Apprenticeships will be more important than ever in helping businesses to recruit the right people and develop the skills they need to recover and grow. In the 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years, we are making available £2.5 billion for apprenticeships in England, double that spent in the 2010-11 financial year. To help employers offer new apprenticeships, including to those that have been made redundant, employers are now able to claim £2,000 for every new apprentice they hire under the age of 25, and £1,500 for those 25 and over, until 31 March 2021. We are extending the incentive payments available to employers taking on new apprentices until the end of this financial year, boosting job creation and supporting employers to invest in skills as the economy recovers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 22/12/2020 16:10:56 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1270968

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase insulation in properties to contribute to the net-zero carbon emissions target.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL11394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2020 answer text <p>The £1.5 billion Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme aims to deliver energy efficiency and clean heat upgrades to 600,000 homes across England. Insulation forms one of the groups of primary measures funded through the scheme. The scheme has been extended to March 2022, as announced in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.</p><p> </p><p>Support is also available for installation of energy efficiency measures, including insulation, through a number of government-funded schemes. In addition to the £640 million per year Energy Company Obligation (ECO), in financial year 2020-21, these include the £500 million Local Authority Delivery (LAD) Green Homes Grant Scheme and the £50 million Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator (SHDFD), with a further £60 million for this scheme for 2021-22 announced in the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is planning to publish a Heat and Buildings Strategy in the new year, which will set out the immediate actions we will take for reducing emissions from buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 29/12/2020 16:00:32 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1270969

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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	Abortion
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 reported rise in the number of abortions among women with two or more children.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL11398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. However, the Department has commissioned the King’s Fund to undertake a piece of work to provide insights into factors contributing to changing patterns of abortion uptake in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/12/2020 10:37:27 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

1270971

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to investigate any link between the ‘two-child limit’ restricting the amount that families can receive in social security benefits and the reported rise in the number of abortions among women with two or more children.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL11399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>DWP has made no such plans or assessment.</p><p> </p><p>This is an uncertain time for families which is why DWP have taken unprecedented steps to support incomes and help with living costs. The support available through the welfare safety net reflects the fact that the majority of households in Britain (85%) have two or fewer children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL11400 question first answered 23/12/2020 16:13:13 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry