Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1537275

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mental Capacity: Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to the Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme, which closed on 12 January, to help disabled families access Child Trust Funds.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL3027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are preparing the Government's response to the consultation and are aiming to provide an update to the House in the near future. The consultation exposed a number of issues which warranted further consideration, especially in relation to the design, security, simplicity and effectiveness of a scheme when compared to existing processes. In the meantime we have been collaborating with the Court of Protection to improve access to payments under current legislation, and pilot processes and documentation are currently being developed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 14/11/2022 12:53:26 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1537276

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Uyghurs: Thailand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Thailand regarding over 50 Uyghur refugees who have been in detention for close to 10 years in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to upholding the principle of non-refoulement and has repeatedly called on other countries to respect their obligations not to force persons to return to a country where there are substantial grounds for believing they would be in danger of being subjected to torture.</p><p>We have raised the detention of Uyghurs in Thailand directly with the Thai authorities at both Ministerial and official level, and continue to work closely with likeminded partners on the issue.</p><p>We continue to urge Thailand, as a State Party to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of or Punishment, not to undertake the refoulement of these individuals to China.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2022 16:40:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1537277

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Uyghurs: Thailand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the government of Thailand to help the situation of refugees, particularly Uyghur refugees facing the risk of refoulement.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to upholding the principle of non-refoulement and has repeatedly called on other countries to respect their obligations not to force persons to return to a country where there are substantial grounds for believing they would be in danger of being subjected to torture.</p><p>We have raised the detention of Uyghurs in Thailand directly with the Thai authorities at both Ministerial and official level, and continue to work closely with likeminded partners on the issue.</p><p>We continue to urge Thailand, as a State Party to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of or Punishment, not to undertake the refoulement of these individuals to China.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2022 16:50:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1537278

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Xinjiang: Forced Labour
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 resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 9 June on the human rights situation in Xinjiang; and, in particular, the call “to propose an import ban on all products produced by forced labour and on products produced by all Chinese companies listed as exploiting forced labour”, and to implement “an ambitious corporate sustainability due diligence directive”.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of the resolution passed by the European Parliament on 9 June regarding the human rights situation in Xinjiang. We continue to closely monitor the evidence of widespread human rights violations in Xinjiang, including forced labour, and in response have taken robust action. Over the last year we have provided new guidance to UK companies on the risks of doing business in Xinjiang, introduced enhanced export controls, and committed to introduce financial penalties for organisations that do not comply with modern slavery reporting requirements. The Procurement Bill will further strengthen the ability of public sector bodies to disqualify suppliers from bidding for contracts where they have a history of misconduct, including forced labour or modern slavery. We continue to keep our policy response under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2022 16:52:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1537280

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Forced Labour: Xinjiang
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 Import of Products of Forced Labour from Xinjiang (Prohibition) Bill 2021–22; and whether they plan to ban products of forced labour from Xinjiang.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has serious concerns about the situation in Xinjiang. Robust action has been taken to help ensure that no British organisations are profiting from or are contributing to human rights violations in Xinjiang. We have, amongst other actions, introduced guidance on the risks of doing business in Xinjiang, led a ministerial campaign of business engagement to reinforce the need for UK business to act and have announced our intention to introduce financial penalties for businesses that do not comply with their transparency obligations under the Modern Slavery Act. Import bans are one of a range of tools that could be used to tackle forced labour in global supply chains, and we continue to keep this policy response under close review.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL3031 question first answered 14/11/2022 12:53:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1537281

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Human Embryo Experiments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 28 October (HL2572), whether the Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority intends to consult the general public regarding (1) additional techniques that aim to replace mitochondria in embryos, (2) embryonic genome-editing techniques that are not currently considered to be ready for clinical use, or (3) extending the 14-day limit for embryo research; and, if so, what steps they have taken to inform the public of any such consultations.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee is an advisory committee of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and therefore has no plans to consult the general public on these issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 10/11/2022 16:25:15 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1537282

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Social Rented Housing: Finance
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 total reduction in funds available for social housing in England since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>Funding for new build affordable and social housing is made available through the Affordable Homes Programme. Since 2010 there have been 4 main programmes:</p><ul><li>The Affordable Homes Programme 2011 – 2015 - £4.5 billion</li><li>The Affordable Homes Programme 2015-2018 - £3.3 billion (replaced by the 2016-2023 Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme)</li><li>The Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016 – 2023 - £9 billion</li><li>The Affordable Homes Programme 2021 – 26 - £11.5 billion</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 16/11/2022 16:53:42 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1537283

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Grafton Equine and Pet Cremation: Badgers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 October (HL2581), when the Animal and Plant Health Agency plans to conduct an inspection of Grafton Pet Cemetery and its handling of dead badgers; when the last such inspection was conducted; how regularly such inspections are conducted; and what length of notice is usually provided before each inspection.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Grafton Pet Crematorium was last inspected in August 2022 with no issues found. The premises are on annual risk-based inspection regime so the next routine inspection will be due to take place in August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The length of notice provided before an inspection varies and is determined on a case-by-case basis at the local level depending on staff and operator availability. APHA also has the provision, if required, to make unannounced visits.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/11/2022 10:57:04 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1537284

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2521), who, other than the Leader of the House of Commons and the President of the Council, was involved in taking the decision to reduce the Accession Council to 200 attendees on 10 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summon all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council was taken on the advice of the Privy Council Office and with the collective agreement of the Lord President and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/11/2022 17:14:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1537285

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2390), how many members of the House of Lords were present at the Accession Council on the 10 September, broken down by (1) the Conservative, (2) Labour, (3) Crossbench, and (4) Liberal Democrat, benches.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The published list of attendees at the Accession Council held on 10th September 2022 is available on the Privy Council website, and can be found <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. This includes both members of the House of Lords and non-members. Attendees were identified on an ex-officio basis, or by ballot, and we do not hold a separate list identifying those who were members of the House of Lords or their affiliates.</p><p>The Privy Council Office does not record information relating to past or present political party memberships held by Privy Counsellors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 07/11/2022 14:56:47 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 2022-09-10-List-of-those-present-for-the-Accession-Council (1).pdf title List of those present at the Accession Council
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett