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1518476

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Development Aid: Conflict Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made by the Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation in creating a dedicated hub to (1) design, and (2) test, a comprehensive approach to upstream conflict and conflict-related atrocity prevention.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (OCSM) has established a Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department that leads on anticipating and mitigating conflicts and mass atrocities. The department focusses on tackling the underlying drivers of emerging conflict and mass atrocities, rapidly responding to crises and supporting the UK's efforts to deny adversaries space in conflict to advance their interests. The department is deepening analysis in key contexts, testing and improving our monitoring capabilities and implementing conflict prevention interventions in a small sample of countries, working with geographic teams to drive ambitious UK policy built on evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 11/10/2022 15:40:35 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1518477

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Genocide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of identity-based violence and mass atrocities in (1) Nigeria, (2) Myanmar, (3) Ukraine, (4) Iraq, (5) northern Syria, (6) China, and (7) India; and when such an assessment was conducted last for each of these countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The risk of mass atrocities in countries affected by conflict is covered in an FCDO global conflict and instability risk assessment process which is undertaken multiple times a year.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 11/10/2022 15:43:13 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1518478

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Genocide Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they last reviewed their compliance with their obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and what were the findings of any such review.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to, and fully complies with, its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, ensuring that both its actions and domestic law are in compliance with those obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/10/2022 16:36:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1518479

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress the Animal and Plant Health Agency has made in its investigation into the deaths of millions of factory farm chickens during heatwaves in summer 2022; when the results of the investigation are expected to be published; and what plans they have to prevent future such events.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency is supporting local authorities in investigating what took place on individual poultry units. Ongoing investigations are confidential as any information released may prejudice any potential legal action in the future.</p><p>HM Government takes breaches of animal welfare legislation very seriously. Prior to and during this summer's heatwaves, we reiterated advice to livestock keepers to ensure their contingency plans took full account of the need to protect health and welfare during hot weather. We are very concerned about the significant mortalities in broiler chickens that occurred. We are discussing what happened with the poultry sector and looking carefully at what measures could be put in place in future to help prevent a recurrence of mass mortalities and improve broiler chicken welfare.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 10/10/2022 16:36:16 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1518480

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Freeports: National Parks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend (1) planning rules, and (2) other regulations, in national parks included within the boundaries of freeport zones.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>By delivering investment on specific priority sites, Freeports will create thousands of high-quality jobs in some of our most disadvantaged communities. These sites have been carefully selected for their suitability for development by the local Freeport coalition, which comprises key private partners and Local Authorities who, importantly, provide democratic accountability for the actions of the Freeport. The development sites sit within an 'outer boundary' which sets the limit for how far apart they can be and broadly indicates the area they expect to benefit most directly from the Freeport's economic impacts. This in no way means that the area has been earmarked for development nor does this confer any special planning status. Local Authorities retain all their statutory powers and responsibilities, including responsibility for providing planning permission. Freeport status in no way undercuts the local planning process and there is no change to the current planning and environment status of national parks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 10/10/2022 15:31:19 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1518481

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Marine Environment: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 22 February (HL6071), what further information they have gathered in relation to ecological problems off the coasts of Yorkshire and North-East England; and what plans they have for further studies and actions relating to any such problems.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>We are aware there have been some localised reductions in catch rates and we are continuing to monitor shellfish populations in the area. This is a complex scientific issue, which is why we took a thorough, evidence-based approach. We will continue to work with academic researchers.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 10/10/2022 16:35:34 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1518482

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have fully to meet the standards for tax transparency set by the General Assembly of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency, including its 14 guiding principles.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>HMRC, in combination with HM Treasury, the Office of Budget Responsibility, Office for National Statistics, and other Government departments are already meeting, or exceeding, areas identified in the 14 guiding principles set by the General Assembly of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency for tax transparency, for example:</p><p> </p><ul><li>HMRC publish an annual report which includes information on the prevailing tax gap and action taken to reduce it, as well as comprehensive accounts and other information on revenues, expenditure, performance and performance plans. This is in addition to separate publications on the measurement of tax gaps and other research conducted by HMRC on taxpayers’ behaviour and tax administration;</li><li>HMRC’s published Annual Report and Accounts, as well as other aspects of its performance and expenditure, are regularly audited by the independent National Audit Office (NAO), and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. NAO reports of its audits are also published. Revenue and other statistics published by HMRC adhere to the Official Statistics Code of Practice and are also subject to independent audit by the UK’s Statistics Authority;</li><li>The UK Government and HMRC have increased their own transparency by publishing more data, including information about the exercise of powers. Government departments also publish data as part of a cross-Government transparency data publishing requirement, as directed by several letters from the Prime Minister since 2010;</li><li>The UK Government collaborates with international and regional financial institutions, contributing to their published revenue statistics, to improve the fairness, efficiency, and effectiveness of tax administration, including through the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/tax/forum-on-tax-administration/" target="_blank">Forum on Tax Administration</a>; and</li><li>The Tax Assurance Commissioner (TAC) role was created in 2012 to strengthen governance and assurance of tax disputes. The TAC provides assurance to Parliament and the public on the handling of civil tax disputes<em>, </em>and their Report is published as part of HMRC’s Annual Report.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Increasing transparency to improve the public’s trust in the tax system and Government accountability remains a focus for this administration.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/10/2022 11:29:53 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1518483

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exchange Rates: Dollar
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the main reasons for the long-term decline of the value of the pound against the US dollar.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL2327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text Financial market movements are determined by a wide range of domestic and international factors. It is not appropriate for the government to comment on specific currency market movements. The UK does not have an exchange rate target and the Government does not have a desired level for sterling – the price is determined by the market. The UK's macroeconomic framework is based on an inflation target, and it is for the independent Monetary Policy Committee to set monetary policy to meet this target. answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 10/10/2022 16:33:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1518484

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the longer-term sustainability of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
uin	HL2328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>We are working closely with local councils and voluntary and community sector partners to monitor the housing landscape for Ukrainian households, develop our strategy and actively explore options to find suitable long-term accommodation for those who are likely to stay in the UK beyond the initial six months. We are also supporting Ukrainians that want to stay in sponsorships for a longer period, but with a different host by enabling a process of rematching and will continue to develop our bank of potential sponsors.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 10/10/2022 15:25:42 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4922 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

1518485

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase support to Ukrainian refugees and their host families, in particular to address increases in the cost of living.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
uin	HL2329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the growing pressure on family finances, and the challenges that households are facing with the rising costs of living. We are working with local authorities and sponsors to support them to continue hosting.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 10/10/2022 15:26:00 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4922 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford