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1699233

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Household Support Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 6 March that the Household Support Fund has been extended until September, what assessment they have made of the position of local authorities who had already reduced their local crisis support services and disbanded delivery teams.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>As announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget on 6 March, the government is providing an additional £500m to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund, including funding for the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means that Local Authorities in England will receive an additional £421m to support those in need locally through the Household Support Fund.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The funding will be available to Local Authorities in England from 1 April 2024 and will run until 30 September 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is not the only way we are supporting people on lower incomes. April’s benefit uprating of 6.7% will see an average increase in Universal Credit of £470, raising the National Living Wage will deliver an increase of over £1800 to the gross annual earnings of someone working full-time on that wage, and uplifting Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents will benefit 1.6 million private renters by, on average, £800 a year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also delivered a balanced package of funding through the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024-25 which makes available up to £64.7 billion. The most relatively deprived areas of England will receive 18% more per dwelling in available resource through the 2024-25 Settlement than the least deprived areas.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Chancellor in this year’s Spring Budget, we are also doubling the repayment period for new Universal Credit Budgeting Advances.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL3622 HL3624 question first answered 08/04/2024 15:13:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4290 label Biography information for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon

1543857

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carers: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial support to unpaid carers in response to the impact of the increased cost of living.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises and values the vital contribution made by carers every day in providing significant care and continuity of support to family and friends, including pensioners and those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on personal circumstances, carers may be eligible for means-tested benefits, including Universal Credit and Pension Credit. Means-tested benefits can be paid to carers at a higher rate than those without caring responsibilities through the Carer Element and the additional amount for carers respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Nearly 60% of carers on low incomes who are of working age and on Carer’s Allowance, also claim a means-tested benefit through which they may be entitled to receive a Cost of Living Payment. We would encourage anyone who is providing unpaid care, and who is not already in receipt of a means-tested benefit, to check on Gov.UK to confirm whether there are other benefits they may be entitled to. Advice can also be sought from organisations such as Carers UK and Citizen’s Advice. Means tested benefits can provide extra weekly income and trigger extra support with the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure stability and certainty for households, in the Autumn Statement the Government has announced £26 billion in cost of living support for 2023/24. This includes Cost of Living Payments for the most vulnerable households, an additional £1 billion to help with the cost of household essentials next year and the amended Energy Price Guarantee, which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24. In addition, we are uprating benefits for working age households and disabled people, as well as the basic and new State Pensions, all by 10.1%.</p><p> </p><p>Other cost of living support available to unpaid carers includes a non-repayable £400 discount on energy bills available for all domestic electricity customers in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require additional support with the cost of household essentials, we have provided an extension to the Household Support Fund in England backed by £421 million, running from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023. Devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 01/12/2022 16:52:30 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1365293

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	Developing Countries: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to influence children's healthy nutrition needs in the developing world at the United Nations for Growth Summit in Japan in December.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>FCDO is working closely with the Government of Japan to make sure the 2021 Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit supports meaningful action by governments, donors, businesses, the UN and civil society.</p><p>Following the conclusion of the Spending Review, the Government is actively considering its approach to the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit and will set this out as early as possible as part of the business planning process.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 10/11/2021 14:41:46 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

1191443

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
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	Coronavirus: Quarantine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are actively considering a 14-day quarantine period for travellers arriving in the UK; and whether such a quarantine is in line with the latest medical advice.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Regulations to require international arrivals to self-isolate for 14 days when they arrive in the United Kingdom have now been laid, they will come into force on 8 June. The quarantine system is designed to keep the transmission rate of COVID-19 low in the UK, stop new cases being brought in from abroad and help prevent a second wave of COVID-19. The scientific advice is clear - it tells us that COVID-19 cases entering the UK from abroad matter most when the UK has a low level of infection.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/06/2020 15:27:01 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

795221

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish independent pay review bodies to determine the remuneration of all local authority workers, to avoid possible conflicts of interest between worker and political representatives.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Local government pay is a devolved matter and that position remains unchanged. It is right that independent locally elected local government employers in conjunction with local government trade unions are free to negotiate and make decisions on pay within the limits of what they decide they can afford.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 11/12/2017 17:15:28 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	891 label Biography information for Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate

646605

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Scotland about extending the HS2 route to Edinburgh.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>HS2 will serve Edinburgh on completion of the Y network in 2033, with journey times reduced to 3 hours 40 minutes. In line with the joint ministerial statement on 21 March 2016, the Department for Transport, Transport Scotland, Network Rail and HS2 Ltd, are working together to identify any and all options with strong business cases that could further improve journey times, capacity, resilience and reliability, with the ultimate aim of 3 hour journeys between London and Scotland’s central belt.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/12/2016 12:36:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

428900

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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 what representations they have made to the government of Israel following reports that Palestinian families living in the Humsa al Buqai’a herding community have been displaced to allow Israeli military training to be conducted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>We have not made any representations on this issue to the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/11/2015 15:53:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

169337

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in securing direct air access to St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing support to the air service procurement process that is currently underway and run by the St Helena Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 19/12/2014 16:46:54 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham