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date	05/02/2024
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	Business: Accountability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what their policy is towards promoting environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles among UK companies.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Companies Act 2006 requires directors to have regard to impact of a company’s operations on the community and environment when exercising their duties. It also requires certain companies to provide information regarding environmental matters and social, community and human rights issues within their annual reports.</p><p>The Government’s future plans to encourage companies to consider the impact of environmental, social and governance issues are set out in <em>Mobilising Green Investment -</em> <em>2023 Green Finance Strategy</em>. This includes the Government’s plans to assess the suitability of the standards that were recently published by the International Sustainability Standards Board for use in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 19/02/2024 14:00:03 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1505639

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date	06/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
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 impact of section 65 (Temporary Leave) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on the victims of modern slavery.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Section 65 of the Nationality and Borders Act confirms in primary legislation the provision of temporary permission to stay for confirmed victims of modern slavery where it is necessary, and unless relevant exemptions apply, to assist in their recovery from physical or psychological harm related to their exploitation, to enable them to claim compensation or to enable their co-operation in bringing their exploiters to justice. This will bring clarity to both victims and decision makers on when victims will and won’t be eligible for permission to stay.</p><p>We will keep the implementation of reforms in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 under close review.</p><p>The government has completed a full economic and equalities impact assessment and we will review the impact of section 65 going forward where necessary.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 20/09/2022 16:10:01 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1348889

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date	20/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the (1) World Health Organisation, (2) Gavi, and (3) COVAX, regarding the (a) Sinovac, and (b) Sinopharm, vaccines and their efficacy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>As a critical partner in the global vaccination effort, the UK regularly makes representations on this agenda with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Gavi, which operates as the secretariat of COVAX.</p><p>Since the beginning of the pandemic, the UK has championed the importance of rapid, equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. This requires a truly global effort, and no one country or pharmaceutical company will be able to do this alone.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/07/2021 14:49:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1182890

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Norfolk Island
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 February (HL1480), whether an Act of Parliament established Norfolk Island as a Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia; and if not, (1) how it was established as such a territory, and (2) how Parliament was consulted.
tabling member printed	Lord Howarth of Newport
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>In 1914 Norfolk Island became a Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia by way of a (UK) Order in Council and the (Australian) Norfolk Island Act of 1913 (enacted by the Australian Parliament).</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 17/03/2020 17:17:26 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	544 label Biography information for Lord Howarth of Newport

773012

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 16 October (HL Deb, cols 393–5), what are the terms of the agreement between the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Lord Shinkwin regarding his participation in the Commission's work.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL2213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Terms and Conditions of Lord Shinkwin’s appointment as an Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Commissioner are the same as those of other EHRC Board members.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 01/11/2017 17:42:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill