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1662281

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Euston Station: Access
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will raise with Network Rail the provision made for disabled passengers at Euston station and, in particular (1) the distance between the holding facility for disabled passengers and parking place for the buggies for passengers who are unable to walk, (2) removing the steel bars recently installed on either side of the rear seats of these buggies, (3) the availability of assistants with wheelchairs at the passenger drop off point to take disabled passengers to the holding facility, (4) repair of the phone at the disabled passenger drop-off point, and (5) direct access to Platform 1 for the disabled buggy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>The Passenger Assistance lounge at Euston station, which is usually staffed with at least three assistants, is equipped with six wheelchairs to help passengers from the drop-off point at the taxi-rank to the lounge. Passengers who have pre-booked their assistance can be met at the drop-off point by staff with a wheelchair. If a passenger hasn’t pre-booked, they can contact the passenger assistance lounge using the help point at the taxi rank and be collected. The help point at the taxi-rank is fully operational.</p><p>The distance from the Passenger Assistance lounge to the parked buggies at Euston Station is around 15 metres. To help passengers from the lounge to the buggies, Network Rail can provide passengers with wheelchairs, or take them by the arm for support, depending on their needs. In some cases, when the station is quiet, staff can drive the buggy to the entrance of the Passenger Assistance lounge to make this journey shorter.</p><p>The buggies have barriers by the rear seats for the safety of riding passengers, reducing the risk of passengers falling.</p><p>For the safety of passengers, buggy drivers are instructed to take passengers under the concourse to services on platforms 1 and 2. This is to reduce the amount of congestion on the concourse where passengers are waiting, departing or arriving.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/10/2023 11:21:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1662284

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Africa
	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 Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 20 September (HL9874), what plans they have to support the International Training Programme; how many African museum curators have benefited from it in each of the past three years; and from which countries they have come.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>Over the past three years, 16 museum curators from across Africa have participated in the British Museum’s International Training Programme; this includes participants from the following countries and institutions:</p><p> </p><p>2023</p><p>Archeological Enfidha Museum, Tunisia</p><p>National Museum, Nigeria</p><p>Unity Museum, Nigeria</p><p>National Museums of Kenya, Kenya</p><p>Imhotep Museum, Egypt</p><p>Alexandria National Museum, Egypt</p><p> </p><p>2022</p><p>Luxor Museum, Egypt</p><p>Akhenaton Museum, Egypt</p><p>Sudan National Museum, Sudan</p><p>Unity Museum, Nigeria</p><p>The National Institute of Heritage, Tunisia</p><p> </p><p>2021</p><p>Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Ghana</p><p>Edo Global Art Foundation, Nigeria</p><p>Sudan National Museum, Sudan</p><p>Gebal Barkal Museum, Sudan</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>More details on the International Training Programme, including its funders, can be found in the annual reports that the British Museum publishes: https://www.bmitpglobalnetwork.org/publications/annual-reports/.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 29/09/2023 09:39:21 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
	tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

1662285

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Vietnam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Nghe An Province in Vietnam is providing a backdoor route for the trafficking from Laos of Asiatic Black Bears, in contravention of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>We have made no assessment or held any discussions with the government of Vietnam on the trafficking or illegal captivity of Asiatic Black Bears. However, in April 2023 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Thérèse Coffey visited Vietnam and met with her counterparts in the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. During this visit the important role of Vietnam in tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade was discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government fully opposes any intimidation of individuals carrying out official duties and is supportive of a proportionate response that reflects international commitments and due process.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL10406 HL10407 question first answered 02/10/2023 13:45:59 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1662286

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Vietnam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Vietnam regarding reports that unchipped and illegal bears in Nghe An Province have not been confiscated due to violence against enforcement officials by illegal wildlife farmers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>We have made no assessment or held any discussions with the government of Vietnam on the trafficking or illegal captivity of Asiatic Black Bears. However, in April 2023 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Thérèse Coffey visited Vietnam and met with her counterparts in the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. During this visit the important role of Vietnam in tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade was discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government fully opposes any intimidation of individuals carrying out official duties and is supportive of a proportionate response that reflects international commitments and due process.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL10405 HL10407 question first answered 02/10/2023 13:45:59 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1662287

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Vietnam
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Vietnam regarding the number of unchipped and illegal bears in captivity in Vietnam.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2023 answer text <p>We have made no assessment or held any discussions with the government of Vietnam on the trafficking or illegal captivity of Asiatic Black Bears. However, in April 2023 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Thérèse Coffey visited Vietnam and met with her counterparts in the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. During this visit the important role of Vietnam in tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade was discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government fully opposes any intimidation of individuals carrying out official duties and is supportive of a proportionate response that reflects international commitments and due process.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon grouped question UIN HL10405 HL10406 question first answered 02/10/2023 13:45:59 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1662297

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Domestic Waste: Recycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which local authorities require residents to sort their rubbish into seven different bins.
	tabling member printed	Earl Russell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>We do not require local authorities to submit this information to central Government as a standard requirement. Local authorities vary their collection arrangements in line with local decisions. Information on the number of bins or containers offered to residents for recycling collections is publicly available on each local authority website.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 26/09/2023 13:50:05 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4983 label Biography information for Earl Russell

1662298

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Social Services: Digital Technology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the digitisation of adult social care.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>We are funding a programme of digitisation for adult social care that is delivered through integrated care systems having spent £50 million so far and investing a further £100 million over the next two years.</p><p>This investment is targeted at driving up adoption of digital social care records and other proven care technologies, while improving the foundations for digital working across the sector, including digital skills, cyber security, and connectivity.</p><p>We have made good progress so far, increasing adoption of digital social care records by Care Quality Commission-registered providers from 40% in December 2021 to over 55% today; and over 60% of people now have a digital social care record, enabling care teams to have the right information at their fingertips to deliver safe, outstanding care.</p><p>We are also supporting local systems to identify and invest in care technologies that address local population needs and priorities, while developing a robust evidence base on effective care technologies to inform future investment decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/09/2023 12:21:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1662299

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Agriculture: Soil
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support regenerative agriculture.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>Environmental land management (ELM) is the foundation of our new approach to farming. ELM includes the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). This pays farmers for actions that support food production and can help improve farm productivity and resilience, while protecting and improving the environment. It will support sustainable food production and contribute towards the environmental targets set out in the government’s Environmental Improvement Plan. The SFI 2023 opened for applications on 18 September 2023, and farmers who have a live SFI 2023 agreement before the end of the year will receive an accelerated payment in the first month of their agreement.</p><p> </p><p>ELM’s Landscape Recovery (LR) scheme also supports a regenerative approach to agriculture. It focuses on restoring nature across a wider landscape, bringing together landowners and managers who want to take a more large-scale, long-term approach to producing environmental and climate goods on their land.  Projects involving elements of regenerative farming can apply. Round two LR pilot applications closed on 21 September 2023, but we have committed to launching a further round in 2024 and expect to continue to launch at least annual rounds in future years as we scale the scheme up.</p><p> </p><p>Our Countryside Stewardship scheme includes actions that can form part of a regenerative or restorative farming approach: to improve soil quality, enhance biodiversity, decrease water pollution, and restore, create, and manage habitats. We are expanding the scheme to make around 30 additional actions available to farmers by the end of 2024, as well as targeting our funding towards actions in places where they can have the biggest impacts, in ways that are joined up across larger areas.</p><p> </p><p>We are also offering farmers and land managers, including those who take a regenerative approach, funding for equipment, technology, and infrastructure that improves farm productivity and benefits the environment through the Farming Investment Fund. This offers funding for equipment, technology, and infrastructure that improves farm productivity and benefits the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Farming Innovation Programme encourages groups of farmers, growers, businesses, and researchers to get involved in collaborative research and development. Farmers testing out regenerative approaches to agriculture will be able to apply for these grants, and we believe that by working together, they will be able to solve challenges and exploit opportunities for increasing productivity and environmental sustainability in the agricultural and horticultural sectors in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 28/09/2023 08:58:20 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1662301

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Water: Pollution Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the plans to relax nutrient neutrality rules, what (1) statutory, or (2) other, measures, they will take to promote compliance among developers.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>The amendment in question is not part of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord Evans of Rainow question first answered 03/10/2023 10:48:03 answering member 4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1662302

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	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	Village Halls: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much grant-funding was paid to village halls seeking to improve and modernise their facilities in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>Village halls received grant funding to improve and modernise their facilities under the Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund in the amounts of (1) £392,228 in financial year 2019-2020, (2) £1,180,917 in financial year 2020-2021, (3) £868,357 in financial year 2021-2022, and (4) £203,742 in financial year 2022-2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 26/09/2023 13:31:03 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans