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1659268

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Property: Prices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to mitigate any decrease in property prices.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Recognising that this is a concerning time for mortgage borrowers, the Chancellor worked with mortgage lenders, UK Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority to agree a new Mortgage Charter to support borrowers struggling with mortgage payments. The Charter sets out the standards signatory lenders will adopt when helping their customers, including new flexibilities to help customers manage their mortgage payments over a short period. The Government has also taken measures aimed at helping people to avoid repossession.</p><p> </p><p>House prices are fundamentally driven by the balance of supply and demand in the market for housing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 21/09/2023 15:28:05 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1659269

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
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	Africa: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what financial support they are providing to countries in Africa to help combat climate change on that continent.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with African partners to fight climate change, boost resilience and help those whose lives are most impacted. The UK supports initiatives, such as contributing towards the African Development Bank's Climate Action Window (£200 million) and South Africa's Just Energy Transition ($1.8 billion). At the Africa Climate Summit (4-6 September) the Minister for Climate and the Environment, The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, reaffirmed the Government's commitment to spend £11.6 billion on international climate finance, with approximately 40 per cent of this being spent on Africa. Minister Mitchell also announced projects worth £49 million to help African countries manage the impact of climate change and improve the lives of women, farmers and at-risk communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/09/2023 13:29:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1659270

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
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	Manufacturing Industries: Government Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the findings in the S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI survey, published on 1 September, which found that manufacturing industry has experienced "slower market conditions" and "declining new order intakes", what steps they are taking to provide support to that industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is ensuring the UK remains the best place to establish and grow a manufacturing business. The UK has the 8th largest global manufacturing economy and we are and will continue to be a major manufacturing nation.[1]</p><p> </p><p>We are investing in the sectors future through the Advanced Propulsion Centre, the Aerospace Technology Initiative, and Made Smarter, the manufacturing digitalisation programme. This month we announced a further £50 million for automotive research projects.</p><p> </p><p>We remain one of the World’s manufacturing nations, with Jaguar Land Rover, building the UKs first gigafactory, and Stellantis, Nissan, Boeing and most recently BWM announcing significant commitments to UK based manufacturing.</p><p> </p><p>Our plan for Advanced Manufacturing will continue to target and augment our support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://unctad.org/statistics" target="_blank">https://unctad.org/statistics</a></p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 19/09/2023 15:18:03 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1249029

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords: Coronavirus
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 financial impact of COVID-19 on private landlords; and what steps are they taking to provide financial support to private landlords.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting landlords by helping tenants to pay their rent, and has brought forward a significant economic response, including support for business to pay staff salaries through the furlough scheme, which has been extended to March.</p><p>As made clear in our COVID renting guidance to tenants and landlords, tenants who are able to pay rent must continue to do so. Where landlords find themselves in coronavirus-related hardship, mortgage lenders have agreed to offer payment holidays of up to six months, with applications now open until 31 January 2021.</p><p>Housing possession claims are able to be actioned through the courts and we have worked with the judiciary to introduce new court arrangements to ensure appropriate protection for all parties. Listing is a matter for the judiciary but they will prioritise the cases that represent the most strain on landlords such as anti-social behaviour and extreme rent arrears. The Government believes this strikes the right balance between prioritising public health and supporting the most vulnerable renters, whilst ensuring landlords can access and exercise their right to justice for the most serious cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:13:01 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1249030

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Coronavirus
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 scale of rental income losses in England during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has established an unprecedented package of support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic which is supporting renters to sustain tenancies and continue paying rent. As with all policy making, this is informed by a range of data sources.</p><p>This comprehensive package includes a range of support for businesses to pay staff salaries, including through the furlough scheme which has now been extended to March. We have also strengthened the welfare safety-net with over £9 billion boost to the welfare system, including an extra £1 billion to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates so that they cover the lowest 30% of market rents. For those renters who require additional support, there is an existing £180 million of Government funding for Discretionary Housing Payments made available this year, an increase of £40 million from last year and which is for councils to distribute to support renters with housing costs.</p><p>The Department does not currently hold information on the scale of rental losses.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 16/11/2020 15:16:54 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1249031

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
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 finding in the report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies Income protection for the self-employed and employees during the coronavirus crisis, published on 2 April, that 18 per cent of self-employed individuals are ineligible for COVID-19 financial support; and what steps they are taking to expand access to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been a generous support to many but we have tried to target it at those who need it most. The SEISS has a maximum £50,000 threshold for average trading profits and a requirement to earn more than 50% of your income from self-employment.</p><p> </p><p>The self-employed are very diverse and have a wide mix of turnover and profits, with monthly and annual variations even in normal times, and in some cases with substantial alternative forms of income too: for example, those who had more than £50,000 from trading profits in 2018-19 had an average total income of more than £200,000. Around 95 per cent of those with more than half their income from self-employment in 2018-19 could be eligible for this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As previously announced, new, clearer eligibility criteria have been introduced for the third SEISS grant to ensure it will only be available to self-employed traders who intend to continue to trade and, due to COVID-19, are either facing reduced demand or are temporarily unable to carry out their business. Full guidance on the eligibility criteria will be published in due course, before the scheme opens.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has acknowledged that it hasn’t been able to support everyone in the exact way they would want. Those ineligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) Grant Extension may still be eligible for other elements of the unprecedented financial support available. This includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, self-isolation support payments and other business support grants.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/11/2020 17:10:13 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1249032

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Labour Market: Coronavirus
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 report by the Centre for Progressive Policy From precarious to prosperous, published on 27 October; and what plans they have to introduce a minimum wage for the self-employed.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government is determined to tackle unfair working practices. As announced in the Queens’ Speech, we will bring forward an Employment Bill in due course, to make workplaces fairer, and provide new protections for those in low-paid work and the gig economy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>An individual’s employment rights – such as the right to the National Minimum Wage - are determined by their employment status (employee, worker or self-employed). Employment law doesn’t cover self-employed people in most cases because they are their own boss and are responsible for the success of their own business.</p><p> </p><p>We recently announced an extension of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to continue to support self-employed individuals who are experiencing reduced demand or cannot trade due to the effect of coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>We are increasing the overall level of the grant to 80% of trading profits covering November to January for all parts of the UK. This provides equivalent support to the self-employed as we are providing to employees through the government contribution in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This is £7.3 billion of support to the self-employed through November to January alone, with a further grant to follow covering February to April. This comes on top of £13.7 billion of support for self-employed people so far, one of the most comprehensive and generous support packages for the self-employed anywhere in the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2020 17:17:52 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

967541

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of whether the UK will maintain access to EU criminal databases after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; and if none, what assessment they have made of the possible effects on crime rates in the UK of losing such access.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ongoing cooperation with the EU on security, law enforcement and criminal justice. That is why we are seeking a new, coherent and legally binding agreement on internal security which preserves mutually beneficial operational capabilities whilst allowing the UK and EU to continue to work together to combat fast evolving security threats.</p><p>The Government’s July White Paper outlines that our proposed Security Partnership should cover the breadth of the shared security interests of the UK and the EU, including protecting mutually beneficial security, law enforcement and criminal justice operational capabilities such as mechanisms for rapid and secure data exchange.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/09/2018 13:13:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

967542

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the Gibraltar dispute between the UK and the government of Spain since June 2016; and what assessment they have made of whether Gibraltar will be included in any transition period after the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Since June 2016, the British Government has engaged constructively with the Government of Gibraltar and our European partners, including Spain, to address the practical implications for Gibraltar arising from EU exit. As the Prime Minister reiterated in the House of Commons on 5 September, the Government is clear that Gibraltar is covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:07:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

967544

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the UK will continue to adopt new EU legislation on anti-money laundering in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 provides the Government with the powers to amend and update anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regulations post -Brexit. The Government will use these powers to continue implementing the international AML/CTF standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and to continue strengthening the UK’s AML/CTF regime.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/09/2018 11:48:10 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick