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date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Investment: Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that business shareholder and pension investments are made in ways that support the environment; and what plans they have to amend section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to set requirements in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Leong
uin	HL6466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>In October 2021, the Government published the Greening Finance Roadmap, which set out its intention to deliver new Sustainability Disclosures Requirements for companies, pension schemes and the financial services industry. These requirements will ensure that investment decisions take better account of sustainability matters. Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 already requires directors to have regard to the environment (among other matters), and directors of large companies must make an annual statement on how they are meeting their Section 172 duty.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 30/03/2023 15:06:19 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	4959 label Biography information for Lord Leong

1436303

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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	Ukraine: Refugees
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 estimate by the government of the United States that five million people could be displaced by the conflict in Ukraine; and what plans they have to support neighbouring countries receiving refugees from Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>As of 8 March, over 2 million people are reported by the UN to have left Ukraine. We are grateful to Ukraine's neighbouring countries for their support and their confirmation that their borders will remain open to all those fleeing the conflict. Sadly these numbers will continue to rise while Putin continues his reprehensible and needless attack. The best source of statistics on population displacement can be found at https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine.</p><p>We have deployed UK humanitarian experts to support Ukraine's neighbours, who are receiving and supporting the increasing flow of refugees. The UK Government has pledged £395 million of aid, which includes £220 million of humanitarian assistance. Our humanitarian support will help partners stand up their response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation, creating a lifeline for Ukrainians with access to basic necessities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2022 17:05:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1220812

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scots Gaelic Language
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Scottish Government, and (2) other bodies, about the preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL6466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government published their second Gaelic language plan in 2016 (for 2016-2021) which outlines their commitment to support the use of the language in its operations and also how to support other public services to fulfil their own commitments to Gaelic.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) works to support minority languages through its work on the creative industries strand of the British Irish Council. This includes working with the devolved administrations to support minority languages, share best practice, and nurture more diverse UK audiences, including through minority language publications.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials also work with MG Alba (Gaelic Media Scotland who jointly own BBC Alba with the BBC) on a number of different issues to support the Gaelic language.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL6465 question first answered 14/07/2020 11:18:05 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

867259

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Spring Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 13 March (HC Deb, col 720), how they intend to “eliminate the scourge of late payments” to support small business.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that late payment and unfavourable payment practices is a serious issue, particularly for smaller businesses. We have already taken steps to tackle the issue, including making it a legal requirement for the UK’s largest businesses to report on their payment terms and practices. The Department will launch a Call for Evidence to assess what further steps and intervention may be needed to ensure small businesses are not subject to unfair payment practices.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 05/04/2018 12:02:42 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick