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1418656

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date	01/03/2022
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	Overseas Workers: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to assist companies that wish to relocate their employees to Europe for work purposes.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	116007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>We recognise how important it is for UK businesses to continue to be able to send their employees to the EU, for example for business meetings or fulfilling a contract. The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement includes reciprocal arrangements for business visitors between the UK and the EU, covering: short-term business visitors; travel for establishment purposes; intra-company transferees; contractual service suppliers and self-employed professionals. EU Member States may require a visa and/or work permit for some of these activities, and this will vary by country. UK nationals should check the entry requirements and rules of the country they intend to travel to well ahead of time, in case they need to apply for a visa, work permit or provide other documentation. They should also check that their passport has at least six months validity for the duration of their stay.</p><p>The Government has published information about entry requirements, including for companies that wish to relocate their employees to Europe for work purposes, covering all EU Member States and the EFTA countries. This guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/03/2022 12:50:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1433398

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Inivos: Protective Clothing
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 Kamall on 10 February (HL5960), what criteria they use to assess whether information is commercially sensitive; and what was the outcome of the technical review of Inivos gowns.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The contract is considered commercially sensitive as disclosure would be likely to prejudice a company’s commercial interests and inhibit its ability to do business in the future.</p><p>Therefore, we are unable to disclose the outcome of the technical regulatory assurance process.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 23/03/2022 11:48:32 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1433399

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
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 grant full legal status to humanist marriages.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell
uin	HL6215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government will consider the case for comprehensive and enduring reform once the Law Commission has completed its review of marriage law. The Law Commission will present options for reforms to modernise marriage law. Options are expected to include offering couples greater flexibility to form their own ceremonies, allowing the ceremony to take place in a much broader range of locations and to provide a framework that could allow non-religious belief organisations (such as Humanists) and/or independent celebrants to conduct legally binding weddings. The report is expected in July 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 07/03/2022 16:43:08 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4223 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell

1433400

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
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 11 February (HL5915), what steps the Office of Product Safety and Standards are taking to ensure that lithium ion batteries used in (1) e-bikes, (2) e-scooters, and (3) other mobility aids, are safe; what (a) national, (b) European, or (c) other standards, inform decisions on whether to permit their use in such vehicles, and whether they will publish the (i) battery types, and (ii) manufacturers, which are not permitted for use in such vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring that consumers are protected from unsafe goods. The General Product Safety Regulations 2005, and other product regulations, place obligations on manufacturers to ensure the safety of consumer goods including the batteries used to power them.</p><p> </p><p>Manufacturers need to ensure that all products supplied meet the relevant product safety regulations before being placed on the market. In doing so, they may choose to apply standard EN 62133-2 which specifies requirements and safety tests necessary for the safe operation, including foreseeable misuse, of portable sealed secondary lithium cells and batteries.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) does not maintain a list of approved batteries for use in such vehicles, as the responsibility for the selection of such components rests with the manufacturer. However, OPSS works with Local Authorities and border authorities to help ensure that products imported and sold in the UK are safe and that action is taken against those who place unsafe or non-compliant products on the market, including their removal from the market.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/03/2022 11:39:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1433404

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what improvements they expect to be provided by the Armed Forces Future Defence Infrastructure Services Contract which commences on 1 April.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Future Defence Infrastructure Services Accommodation contracts will deliver a number of improved services, including:</p><p> </p><p>· Adopting industry standards on planned and preventative maintenance services.</p><p> </p><p>· Shortened repair response times. Ensuring our suppliers attend appointments equipped to complete the repair in a single visit.</p><p> </p><p>· Greater choice around appointment times, including weekday evenings and Saturday mornings, offering a one-hour time slot.</p><p> </p><p>· Independent assurance that Service Family Accommodation prepared for move-ins meets the right standards before the family arrives.</p><p> </p><p>· Incentivising supplier performance linked to levels of service performance targets and customer satisfaction.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/03/2022 15:40:21 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1433406

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many armed forces housing units in the UK are currently unoccupied; and how many empty units there were in each year since 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>As of 22 February 2022, there are 9,031 vacant Service Family Accommodation units (SFA) in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details how many vacant SFA there were in the UK, in each calendar year since 2015:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>10,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>9,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>10,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>11,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>11,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>10,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p>9,712</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2022</p></td><td><p>9,404</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/03/2022 15:40:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1433407

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average cost of maintenance for each armed forces housing unit in each of the last six years.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL6244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The average cost of maintenance for each Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for the last six financial years is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Average cost per SFA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£1,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£1,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£1,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£1,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£1,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£1,289</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/03/2022 15:40:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1433409

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	National Insurance: Migrants
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 Stedman-Scott on 11 February (HL5761), what is (1) the underlying data issue affecting the calculation of the scale of National Insurance numbers issued to adult overseas arrivals from June 2021 onwards, (2) the scale of the uncertainty about the numbers involved, (3) the degree and manner in which this has affected and is likely to affect the future development of the Administrative-Based Migration Estimates, and (4) the period over which net migration estimates are likely to be affected.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL6246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The decision was made to delay the November 2021 release of the National Statistics publication of National Insurance numbers allocated to adult overseas nationals following an investigation involving HMRC where a technical issue was identified which work is now underway to rectify. Once the work is complete and the data has been validated, we will notify users of our plans to publish the statistical back series in line with the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for migration estimates and they announced in November 2021 their plan to include data from the DWP Registration And Population Interactions Dataset (RAPID) in their Administrative-Based Migration Estimates. The current RAPID data is not affected by this issue as it only covers the period to end March 2021.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 07/03/2022 17:58:51 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1433410

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Income
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 UK's total GDP in December 2021 compared to February 2020, relative to the other G7 nations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL6247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s government regularly looks at UK economic growth in the context of growth in other advanced economies, including those in the G7. The Office for National Statistics publishes UK figures monthly, quarterly, and annually.</p><p> </p><p>There are different metrics by which international GDP growth rates can be compared, varying by the time and reference period used. In the case of our G7 peers, as well as the UK, only Canada produces monthly GDP data. Monthly comparisons are therefore not possible for all members of the G7. International comparisons of economic growth are possible for all G7 members at both quarterly and yearly frequencies. This information is presented below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Real GDP growth</p></td><td><p>Monthly</p></td><td><p>Quarterly</p></td><td><p>Quarterly</p></td><td><p>Quarterly</p></td><td><p>Annually</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>February 2020 to November 2021</p></td><td><p>Q3 2021 Quarter on Year % growth</p></td><td><p>Q4 2021 Quarter on Year % growth</p></td><td><p>Q4 2019 to Q4 2021</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>-1.5%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td><td><p>-1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td><td><p>7.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>US</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Refinitv DataStream, HMT Calculations</p><p> </p><p>Comparing monthly to the latest data available in both countries, November, the ratio of monthly real (seasonally adjusted) GDP between February 2020 and December 2021 was 0.2, in both the UK and Canada. Canada is yet to release December monthly data.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s 2021 Q3 quarter-on-year growth rate was 7.0%, compared to the US (4.9%), Italy and Canada (both 4%), France (3.5%), Germany (2.9%) and Japan (1.1%).</p><p> </p><p>The ratio of real GDP from Q4 2019 to Q4 2021 in the UK was -0.5%, compared to the US (3.1%), France (0.9%), Canada (0.2%), Italy (-0.5%), Germany (-1.5%) and Japan (-1.9%).</p><p> </p><p>Annually, the UK’s growth rate in 2021 was 7.5%, compared to France (7.0%), Italy (6.4%), the US (5.7%), Canada (4.7%), Germany (2.8%) and Japan (1.7%).</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL6227 question first answered 07/03/2022 17:42:27 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1433411

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Visas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a person may be granted a visa that cannot be cancelled for the purpose of coming to the UK to apply for asylum; and if so, in which paragraph of the Immigration Rules this provision is made.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL6248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>While we sympathise with the many millions of people facing difficult situations around the world, there are no plans to introduce a provision in the Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to claim asylum.</p><p>Our current policy is clear we will not consider asylum claims made abroad and there is no provision in the Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to claim asylum.</p><p>We already welcome vulnerable people in need of protection to the UK through our resettlement schemes and are standing up specific new migration routes in response to the situation in Ukraine. These schemes have provided safe and legal routes for tens of thousands of people to start new lives in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a proud record of providing protection for people who need it, in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights and will continue this record.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6249 question first answered 24/03/2022 11:39:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee