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1606116

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	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	Party Wall etc Act 1996
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any post legislative review of the Party Wall Act 1996.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted any post legislative review of the Party Wall Act 1996 and does not intend to consult on its effects.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL6678 question first answered 23/03/2023 17:43:35 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1606117

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	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	Party Wall etc Act 1996
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to carry out a consultation on the effects of the Party Wall Act 1996.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted any post legislative review of the Party Wall Act 1996 and does not intend to consult on its effects.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL6677 question first answered 23/03/2023 17:43:35 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1605349

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	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	Dredging: Environment Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out independent environmental impact studies in advance of significant dredging work in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Dredging and disposal of dredge material in the UK marine licensing area (as per Section 66 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA) require a marine licence, unless exempt under Section 75 of the MCAA. Before a licence is granted for dredging or disposal, an assessment of the potential impact on the environment must be undertaken. The MMO, as the licensing authority for English (and Northern Irish offshore) marine waters, are responsible for issuing marine licences.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 24/03/2023 13:47:49 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1605359

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Standards
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the 500,000 properties currently unable to access a broadband service running at a minimum of 10Mbps via a fixed line will be able to access broadband.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has set out its plan to deliver Project Gigabit, our £5 billion mission to deliver fast, reliable broadband across the UK, and we are making good progress. Our target is for 85% of UK premises to have access to gigabit-capable broadband by 2025, and over 99% by 2030. This will include some premises currently unable to access more than 10Mbps.</p><p>More than £1 billion of public subsidy has been made available to broadband suppliers to extend their gigabit-capable networks to rural and hard to reach parts of the country. To date, we have awarded six contracts in locations from Cornwall to Cumbria, and we have launched a further 15 procurements, which combined will deliver fast, reliable broadband to up to 748,000 premises that would have otherwise missed out.</p><p>Furthermore, while approximately 500,000 premises do not currently have access to a decent broadband connection of 10mbps download and 1mbps upload, of these approximately 420,000 have access to a Fixed Wireless Access connection offering at least this level of connectivity. A further 15,000 of the remaining 80,000 premises are due to receive an upgrade within the next 12 months from a government funded rollout.</p><p>For the remaining 65,000 premises, the broadband Universal Service Obligation, which came into effect on 20 March 2020, provides consumers with a right to request a decent broadband service, where they cannot access a service of at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload via either a fixed line or fixed wireless access connection. As of September 2022, BT has built USO connections to over 5,900 premises, with more than 2,000 further builds in progress.</p><p>For the small number of premises that will not receive a gigabit-capable connection and are considered Very Hard to Reach, the government is assessing alternative ways to improve their broadband connection and help address the challenges that these areas face in their broadband connectivity.</p><p>In December 2022 we announced the first four locations in our Alpha Trial programme to test the technical capability of, and user response to, new low-latency Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in some of the hardest to reach locations in the UK and we are working to finalise further locations soon.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 24/03/2023 13:40:52 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1605360

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the £3,400 limit per property to install broadband as set out in the Universal Service Obligation for Broadband, launched in March 2020, given the widening digital divide.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The technical specifications and cost thresholds of the broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) aim to ensure that it remains relevant over time to meet the rising needs of consumers' expectations and demands, providing them with a safety net of provision to ensure effective participation in society and the economy.</p><p>The Communications Act 2003 includes an automatic request for the Secretary of State to give direction to Ofcom to review the USO once at least 75% of premises in the UK subscribe to a broadband service that provides download speeds of at least 30 Mbps. As of September 2022, Ofcom reports that 70% of premises are subscribed to such a service. We continue to liaise with Ofcom on uptake relative to the trigger, and on the broadband USO.</p><p>Under S72A Communication Act 2003, it is the responsibility of Ofcom, upon such direction, to ‘review and report...on any provision made, or that may be made, by the universal service order’ including the cost of a broadband connection.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 24/03/2023 13:41:38 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1605361

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use 4G coverage, which covers 99 per cent of the country, as an alternative to fibre to provide access to broadband in remote rural areas.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Project Gigabit is the Government’s £5 billion mission to deliver fast, reliable broadband across the UK. Over 74% of UK premises can now access a gigabit-capable broadband connection, up from just 6% in January 2019. As part of Project Gigabit, we are targeting a minimum of 85% gigabit-capable coverage by 2025, and then seek to get as close to 100% as possible.</p><p>Project Gigabit is technology neutral and therefore can use a Fixed Wireless Access solution such as 4G subject to the relevant eligibility criteria and performance requirements being met.</p><p>Ofcom estimates that at least 95% of premises are already able to access a 4G Fixed Wireless Access solution from a commercial provider, with some wireless technologies already able to offer an ultrafast, or gigabit-capable, connection that offers substantial capacity and low latency. Ofcom also assesses with high confidence that 5G data services from at least one provider are available to at least 77% of UK premises.</p><p>The government believes that a small proportion of premises, likely less than 100,000, may require an alternative solution to gigabit-capable connectivity and are therefore considered ‘Very Hard to Reach’.</p><p>The government is therefore exploring with industry all possible options for improving broadband connectivity in remote rural areas and is considering all available technology types, including 4G and 5G Fixed Wireless Access solutions, to address premises in these areas.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 24/03/2023 13:42:55 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1605362

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer financial incentives to enable the use of 4G coverage to provide access to broadband in remote rural areas.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Project Gigabit is the Government’s £5 billion mission to deliver fast, reliable broadband across the UK. Over 74% of UK premises can now access a gigabit-capable broadband connection, up from just 6% in January 2019. As part of Project Gigabit, we are targeting a minimum of 85% gigabit-capable coverage by 2025, and then seek to get as close to 100% as possible.</p><p>Project Gigabit is technology neutral and therefore can use a Fixed Wireless Access solution, including those based on 4G or 5G, subject to the relevant eligibility criteria and performance requirements being met.</p><p>Support is also available for homes and businesses in rural areas through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. The scheme provides a subsidy of up to £4,500 for residents and businesses towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband. To date, almost 84,000 vouchers have been used to connect premises to gigabit-capable broadband. Vouchers can be used for projects incorporating a wireless element, subject to them meeting the defined performance criteria.</p><p>The broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) is also technology neutral so BT and KCOM, as the Universal Service Providers, can offer customers who are eligible for the USO a 4G or 5G Fixed Wireless Access solution if one is presently available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 24/03/2023 13:32:46 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1605033

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	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	Medical Treatments: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Spring Budget of 15 March commitment that the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will explore partnerships with trusted international agencies to provide rapid approvals for medicines and technologies that have received their approval from 2024, whether such approvals will apply in Northern Ireland; if so under what legal provisions; and how this complies with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Under the Windsor Framework, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s international recognition framework, alongside wider regulatory processes for novel medicines, will apply across the United Kingdom. For the transitional period until then, novel medicines will continue to be supplied to Northern Ireland under existing arrangements. Medical technologies will continue to be supplied to Northern Ireland as they are now.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 24/03/2023 14:25:18 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1605035

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be nominating a candidate to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in the 2024 elections.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role played by CEDAW in holding state parties to account in implementing the convention.</p><p>As with all UN bodies, the Government considers a range of factors in deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee and will continue to consider future vacancies as they arise.</p><p>The UK continues to ensure that we put women at the heart of our domestic and international policies, as shown on International Women’s Day when the government published the UK’s new international women and girls strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 21/03/2023 16:45:40 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1605050

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	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	BBC World Service: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provided for the BBC World Service in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Since 2016, the FCDO has provided over £468 million to the World Service through the World2020 programme, funding 12 language services and enhancements to services in Arabic, Russian, Thai and English, to enable digital transformation and counter disinformation.</p><p>At last year's Spending Review, we agreed to provide the World Service with a flat-cash funding settlement of £283 million over 2022-2025. The FCDO also provided an additional £1.44 million in financial year 2022-23 for countering disinformation in Russia and Ukraine, alongside a £2.66 million contribution from the DCMS in 2021-22.</p><p>As part of the Integrated Review Refresh, the Government announced it would provide a one-off uplift of £20 million over two years to the BBC to protect all 42 World Service languages, in recognition of the crucial role the World Service plays in supporting UK soft power, projecting UK culture and values overseas and in countering harmful disinformation.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/03/2023 13:40:04 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans