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date	06/09/2022
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 assessment they have made of the impact of section 68 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on the rights of victims of modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to tackling the scourge of modern slavery.</p><p>Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combatting trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (the “EU Trafficking Directive”) was adopted on 5 April 2011.</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Act provides legislative clarity to victims and decision makers on victims’ rights, including the entitlement to a recovery period and the circumstances in which confirmed victims may be granted permission to stay.</p><p>Section 68 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 disapplied the EU Trafficking Directive insofar as it was incompatible with provisions made by that Act.</p><p> </p><p>The provisions in Section 68 aim to ensure that if there is any provision within the EU Directive that operates on the same subject as the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, whether support for victims or otherwise, there is no confusion as to which applies.</p><p>The Government believes that that if there is any provision within the Directive that operates on the same subject as the 2022 Act, whether support for victims or otherwise, it is right that people are not confused as to which applies. More broadly, the Government does not believe that any of the Directive’s provisions have been given direct effect by a domestic court and so does not have effect as retained EU law.</p><p>This provision does not result in a diminution below the standards laid down in the EU Trafficking Directive, nor does section 68 remove any entitlements from victims. This legal clarification will not have an impact on victim identification, protection and support provided through the National Referral Mechanism.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2212 question first answered 21/09/2022 09:26:25 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1348887

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	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 efficacy of the (1) Sinovac, and (2) Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2021 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has not assessed the efficacy of either vaccine.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/08/2021 12:38:06 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1182888

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Intestacy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many estates of people that died (1) without known entitled relatives, and (2) without leaving a will, were referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in (a) 2017–18, and (b) 2018–19; and how many of those were referred by local authorities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>In 2017-2018 there were 2768 estates referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department of estates where people died without leaving known entitled relatives or a valid will of which 909 were referred by local authorities. There were 2 referrals of estates where the deceased died leaving a valid will which did not dispose of the entire of estate but without leaving known entitled relatives entitled to share in the undisposed residue, neither of which were referred by local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018-2019 there were 1971 estates referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department of which 575 were referred by local authorities. There were 3 referrals of estates where the deceased died leaving a valid will which did not dispose of the entire of estate but without leaving known entitled relatives entitled to share in the undisposed residue, none of which were referred by local authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 17/03/2020 11:35:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

773010

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the list of nationalities specified for public answer in the 2021 census; and which nationalities are being considered for inclusion as part of any such plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply, and will place a copy of their letter in the House library.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/11/2017 17:01:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name PQHL2211 v.02 (1) (1).pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

598904

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date	11/10/2016
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	Unified Patent Court
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the UK will ratify the Unified Patents Court Agreement.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The result of the referendum has given rise to a number of issues concerning the UK’s future involvement in a unified patent system. I cannot yet confirm whether the UK will ratify the agreement on a Unified Patent Court but we are actively looking at options, considering the legal and political context.</p><p>As I stated at the recent Competitiveness Council, I hope to be able to provide more information when the Council next meets at the end of November.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/10/2016 16:00:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

418619

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much duty has been lost in each of the last five years as a result of fuel laundering in South Armagh.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the loss of revenue specifically due to fuel laundering in South Armagh to the UK each year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to reducing revenue loss due to fuel duty fraud and HM Revenue and Customs works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland and others to fight fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts. This includes regular exchange of information, joint operational activity and the recent implementation of an improved new marker for rebated fuel (which was also introduced in the Republic of Ireland).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 21/09/2015 11:49:47 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird