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1664628

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date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Access for All funding has been allocated; and if he will make it his policy to provide funding to improve accessibility at Erith station.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	202481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>We are assessing over 300 nominations for Access for All funding for the period 2024-29, including a nomination for Erith station. If successful, the funding will create an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. We hope to be in a position to announce successful nominations later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/10/2023 14:46:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1664720

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Trusts: Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many titles to UK land are held by an overseas entity that is acting as a trustee, whether nominee or otherwise; and of these trusts (1) how many separate trusts are associated with those titles, (2) how many are registered with HMRC under the Trust Registration Service,  and (3) of the trusts registered with HMRC under that Service, how many are taxable.
tabling member printed	Lord Agnew of Oulton
uin	HL10486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 26/10/2023 11:11:30 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton

1664721

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Domicil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many non-resident trusts there are with at least one UK-resident beneficiary; and how they arrived at an estimate in respect of trusts that are not required to be registered under the Trust Registration Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Agnew of Oulton
uin	HL10487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>For trusts registered on the Trust Registration Service by 31 March 2023, that remained open as of 31 August 2023, there are around 3,000 non-UK resident trusts that have at least 1 UK resident beneficiary recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 25/10/2023 09:54:02 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton

1664722

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of aid spend by Government departments to the Palestinian Authority in the past 10 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Following Official Development Assistance (ODA) prioritisation exercises undertaken in March 2021, the UK no longer provides direct financial aid to the Palestinian Authority. All UK support to the Palestinian Authority is provided through technical advice, procured through commercial suppliers.</p><p>The FCDO aid budget is allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against a challenging financial climate. There is a robust framework in place for allocating ODA. Data on ODA spend in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is available on DevTracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/countries/PS). More than 80 per cent of our ODA spend this year of UK support will be used to meet humanitarian need, or to provide vital health, education, and protection services for Palestinian Refugees.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL10489 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:36:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1664723

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what information they hold about how aid money given to the Palestinian Authority in the 10 years is spent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL10489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Following Official Development Assistance (ODA) prioritisation exercises undertaken in March 2021, the UK no longer provides direct financial aid to the Palestinian Authority. All UK support to the Palestinian Authority is provided through technical advice, procured through commercial suppliers.</p><p>The FCDO aid budget is allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against a challenging financial climate. There is a robust framework in place for allocating ODA. Data on ODA spend in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is available on DevTracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/countries/PS). More than 80 per cent of our ODA spend this year of UK support will be used to meet humanitarian need, or to provide vital health, education, and protection services for Palestinian Refugees.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL10488 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:36:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1664724

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Accountancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government who were the accounting officers responsible for HS2 at (1) the Department for Transport, and (2) HS2 Ltd, for the period from 1 January 2009 to the present.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Accounting Officers at the Department for Transport and Chief Executives at HS2 Ltd from 1 January 2009 to the present are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd</p><ul><li>Alison Munro CBE (January 2009 – September 2014)</li><li>Simon Kirby (September 2014 – December 2016)</li><li>Roy Hill (December 2016 – March 2017)</li><li>Mark Thurston (March 2017 – September 2023)</li><li>Sir Jonathan Thompson (September 2023 - Present)</li></ul><p> </p><p>DfT</p><ul><li>Sir Robert Devereux KCB (2007 - December 2011)</li><li>Dame Linda Margaret Homer DCB (December 2011 – March 2012)</li><li>Sir Philip McDougall Rutnam KCB (March 2012 – April 2017)</li><li>Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB (April 2017 – Present)</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 08:27:37 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1664725

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Passengers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of whether service operators of vessels at UK ports should be able to deny boarding to any person representing a potential or actual business competitor of that operator.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Service operators decide the conditions on which their services are provided. Operators including general passenger vessels are subject to relevant consumer and anti-discrimination law, which their terms of business should comply with.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 08:26:51 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1664726

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what legal process they plan to follow to cancel the HS2 Phase 2B West (Crewe to Manchester) and whether there are any plans for petitioners to be compensated for legal costs incurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Government is currently considering the next steps for the High-Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill, including for outstanding petitioners. When decisions have been reached, we will set out these steps to the House in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:27:49 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1664727

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what legal process they plan to follow to cancel HS2 Phase 2A; whether they plan to introduce legislation to repeal the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021; and what Phase 2A’s cancellation means for the undertakings and assurances given during the passage of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department will ensure that the process to ensure the orderly and safe cessation of activities on Phase 2a is regular and proper as set out in the Permanent Secretary’s Accounting Officer Assessment. There are no immediate plans to introduce legislation to repeal the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021. The Department and HS2 Ltd will review all Undertakings and Assurances given and will consider what steps, if any, are required to manage them on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 10:43:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1664728

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove the safeguarding protections from land or properties covered by HS2 Phases 2A and 2B; whether they will offer any acquired properties or land back for sale to previous owners and, if so, at what price; and what steps they will take to remedy any HS2-related work that has already commenced on any such land or properties.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Phase 2a safeguarding will be formally lifted in weeks and Phase 2b safeguarding will be amended by the summer of next year, to allow for any safeguarding needed for Northern Powerhouse Rail. In the meantime, we will take steps to begin to lift the blighting effect of HS2 in areas where safeguarding is going to be lifted.</p><p> </p><p>Where any land or property has been acquired compulsorily or via statutory blight and is no longer required, it will be sold subject to the Crichel Down Rules. These require government departments, under certain circumstances, to offer back surplus land to the former owner or the former owner’s successors at the current market value. All land and property will be assessed prior to disposal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 26/10/2023 08:28:12 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley