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1569093

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date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the effects of low emission zones in urban areas on (1) vehicle usage, (2) average vehicle speeds, (3) average vehicle journey times, (4) emissions levels, and (5) overall air quality.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL4933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has commissioned a robust evaluation programme for the collection and analysis of air quality, traffic, and behavioural insights data from Local Authority areas implementing measures for the reduction of nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). Case studies give further understanding of how local plans are affecting local groups and businesses.</p><p>The Government has published a series of annual reports which set out and discuss the analysis of these evaluation findings. Headline findings from these reports and other analyses give an insight into the effects of Clean Air Zones and other measures on air quality and vehicle fleets in Local Authorities. The 2021 annual report is available to view on the Defra Science Search - AQ0851.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/02/2023 15:02:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1387942

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
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	Timber: Drax Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Commons on 23 November (Q324), when they will issue a response on the source of pellets used by Drax; and whether they will publish the evidence used in their analysis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Boycott
uin	HL4933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to my response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Commons, which was published on 15 December and is available at: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/41426/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/41426/default/</a>. A copy is also attached to this answer.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/12/2021 15:30:38 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park attachment 1 file name Lord Goldsmith letter 6 Dec 2021 to EFRA Committee.pdf title Letter to EFRA Committee
tabling member	4704 label Biography information for Baroness Boycott

1199207

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to take steps through the United Nations to support the delivery of humanitarian aid in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
uin	HL4933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Minister Cleverly announced on 2 June at the UN’s Yemen Pledging Conference that the UK will be providing £160 million to the UN’s 2020 Yemen appeal this financial year (2020/21) to help respond to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. We remain committed to supporting the UN to deliver vital humanitarian assistance across Yemen in order to alleviate suffering and meet the needs of millions of vulnerable Yemenis.</p><p>Ministers and officials continue to engage closely with other donors and the UN to ensure a coordinated international approach to the current excessive restrictions on humanitarian access, particularly in Houthi held areas. We welcome recent steps taken by the Houthis to improve humanitarian access but are clear that more progress is needed, or humanitarian organisations will be unable to continue delivering vital assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/06/2020 16:29:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

827883

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to call on the government of Israel to pay compensation to Palestinians whose homes were officially demolished in 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities. The UK is focused on preventing demolitions from happening in the first place through our funding to the Norwegian Refugee Council legal aid programme, which helps residents to challenge decisions in the Israeli legal system. We have repeatedly made clear to the Israeli authorities our serious concern at the rate of demolitions of Palestinian properties in Area C of the West Bank and in East Jerusalem and call on them to cease the policy of demolitions and instead provide a transparent route to construction for Palestinians in Area C.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/02/2018 17:24:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

678204

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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	Timber: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much timber with bark for firewood has been imported into the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Clark of Windermere
uin	HL4933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue &amp; Customs collect and publish National Statistics for the United Kingdom on the level of imports of woodfuel under commodity code 44011000: ‘fuel wood in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms’. No record is made to differentiate the presence or absence of bark on imports of woodfuel.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2011-15, the latest figures for which complete data is available, are shown the Table attached.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that wood can be a pathway for the introduction and movement of harmful plant pests. That is why a new Statutory Notification Scheme for importing solid woodfuel (firewood) came into force on 1 January 2017. This requires importers bringing firewood into England and Scotland from outside the UK to provide the Forestry Commission with at least three days’ prior notification of its arrival if it is coming by sea, road or rail, and four hours’ notice if arriving by air. The Welsh Assembly Government is expected to introduce a similar regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme will enable the Forestry Commission to gather information about the firewood importing trade, and to carry out risk-based and random inspections of a selection of imports. This will help to ensure that the firewood or its associated wooden packaging meets British plant health landing requirements.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL4934 HL4935 question first answered 07/02/2017 15:07:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name HL4933 HL4934 HL4935 - firewood imports with bark - Table.pdf title TABLE OF IMPORTS 2011-2015
tabling member	525 label Biography information for Lord Clark of Windermere