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1795991

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date	22/04/2025
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	Personal Independence Payment: Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, under the proposals for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contained in the Green Paper Pathways to Work, how many current PIP claimants, based on their present activities of daily living points total and distribution between activities of daily living, would (1) not be entitled to the daily living component of PIP at the standard rate, (2) not be entitled to the daily living component of PIP at the enhanced rate, (3) become subject to the benefit cap, and (4) become subject to the shared accommodation rate of Local Housing Allowance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2025 answer text <p>In the Pathways to Work Impact assessment, the Department estimated that by 29/30 around 370,000 PIP claimants currently on PIP at policy implementation would be affected, after behavioural responses were taken into account. Of these, the Department estimates that around 270,000 will already be on PIP in March 2025 and 100,000 of these would be expected to inflow onto PIP between April 2025 and October 2026. 320,000 of these claimants affected are expected to otherwise, in the absence of the change to criteria, be in receipt of the standard rate of the daily living component of PIP, while 60,000 are expected to otherwise be in receipt of the enhanced rate.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has yet been made about numbers of current claimants who would now become subject to the benefit cap; in total for all current and future claimants affected by the measure, an estimated 2,000 will be subject to the benefit cap in 2029/30. No estimate has yet been made of the numbers of claimants who will become subject to the shared accommodation rate of Local Housing Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>a) Figures are based on modelling of the impact of requiring 4 points to be scored in at least one daily living activity.</p><p>b) Figures are rounded to the nearest ten thousand, benefit cap figure is rounded to the thousand.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock question first answered 02/05/2025 10:11:55 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1606538

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiations for the UK’s membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); and when they expect to accede to membership.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK is continuing to negotiate accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. Recent discussions have seen the department make considerable progress towards concluding talks, aiming to finish them at the earliest opportunity. The Government is working to ensure that the UK joins on terms that work for British business and are in line with domestic priorities.</p><p>Joining CPTPP will offer significant benefits to exporters. It could give tariff free access to up to 99% of UK goods, to export to a market of 500 million people, while reducing barriers to our world leading service firms.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 29/03/2023 14:15:57 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1439064

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the local panels mentioned in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper, published on 2 February, will take place following ministerial visits in the consultation phase.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>We are creating a range of opportunities for people to give their views on Levelling Up including focus groups in local areas and a national public survey, both launching in March. Further activity will be undertaken after the local elections in May.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh grouped question UIN HL6726 question first answered 22/03/2022 16:28:06 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1222950

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Parking: Fines
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 increase in the number of fines levied by private car park operators in the past ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Shipley
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>Government does not hold figures on fines levied by private car park operators.</p><p>At present, the private parking industry is self-regulating. However, the Parking (Code of Practice) Act will lead to the creation of an independent Code of Practice for private parking companies and a “one-stop-shop” for private sector parking appeals.</p><p>The Code will be developed in consultation with stakeholders but Government fully expects the Code to cover such areas as the clear display of terms and conditions for consumers, grace periods to allow motorists time to pay and leave the car park, professional standards of behaviour expected of parking operators and a fair process for appealing parking charges.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 24/07/2020 13:37:41 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4176 label Biography information for Lord Shipley

873046

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK continues to be a global leader in the financial technology sector; and how they are attracting new firms to that sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The government is taking significant steps to ensure that the UK continues to be a global leader in financial technology.</p><p> </p><p>For example, Open Banking, launched in January through a managed roll-out, is a radical intervention, driven by government, that will allow consumers and SMEs to access a range of new and innovative products that better meet their needs by providing third party providers with secure access to their current accounts. Open Banking uses standardised Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), making it easier and cheaper for Fintech firms to deploy their products.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also recently launched a Fintech Sector Strategy, setting out the action the government has taken to make the UK the best place to grow a Fintech business, and further interventions in partnership with the regulators and industry to help maintain this position. For instance, the Strategy includes pilot schemes to help new fintech firms (and the financial services industry more widely) comply with regulations by building software which would automatically ensure they follow the rules, saving them time and money, and the creation of a set of industry standards which will enable fintech firms to more easily partner with existing banks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 06/04/2018 11:42:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

718225

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to capitalise on the opportunities for public engagement, trade and tourism presented by hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2018, both in London and across the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sugg
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>We are delighted to be hosting the Commonwealth Summit in London and Windsor in April 2018. Strengthening our relationship with the Commonwealth and all its members is a priority for the Government. No final decisions have yet been taken on the agenda or structure but through collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders, we plan to deliver an ambitious, creative and innovative Summit that engages the British public and makes the most of all the Commonwealth has to offer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/04/2017 14:33:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg

457907

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much compensation has been paid or committed to any company involved in cross-channel traffic because of losses or additional costs due to the number of migrants in the Calais area.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The department has not paid or committed to pay compensation to any company involved in cross-channel traffic because of losses or additional costs due to the number of migrants in the Calais area.</p><p>The Business Support Helpline is available to businesses seeking advice on managing disruption.</p><p>In the 2015 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer committed £250 million to finding a long term solution to Operation Stack.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/03/2016 13:17:13 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

47777

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount of money, fraudulently, corruptly or criminally acquired and transferred to the United Kingdom from (1) Russia, and (2) Ukraine, has been frozen, confiscated or returned to its rightful owners, in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious and Organised Crime Strategy sets out our commitment to making the UK a hostile environment for money laundering. The information you have requested is not centrally held, but the UK has taken a leading role in responding to allegations of corruption in Ukraine, promptly implementing European Union sanctions against individuals identified as responsible for the misappropriation of state funds, and posting a multi-agency team, comprising of the National Crime Agency, Metropolitan Police Service, and Crown Prosecution service, to Kiev to provide technical assistance and support to the Ukrainian authorities. All appropriate criminal justice and administrative routes to support the Ukrainian authorities are being pursued.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton