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1715952

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date	07/05/2024
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	Germany: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to engage in dialogue through the UK–German Cultural Commission to facilitate youth mobility and school trips between the UK and Germany.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK successfully hosted the UK-Germany Cultural Commission on 7 May. The Minister for Europe co-chaired the event at Lancaster House with German Foreign Office Minister of State Katja Keul, where - together with a range of UK and German cultural organisations - they celebrated the strong links between the two countries. They also discussed a range of topics, including mobility between the UK and Germany, and opportunities for young people.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4403 question first answered 21/05/2024 16:18:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1562881

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Soil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 8 September 2021 (HL Deb col 867) in which he said that they "will publish a soil health action plan for England", when they will publish this plan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2023 answer text <p>The Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), due to be published by 31 January 2023, will set out the government’s strategic direction for improving and protecting soil health so that it is valued and appropriately managed, balancing sustainable food production alongside increasing biodiversity and protecting our environment. We are currently planning to engage with stakeholders in the new year on next steps, once the EIP is published.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 04/01/2023 12:56:46 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1382049

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Suicide: Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS patients present as a suicide risk; and what steps they are taking in response.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. There is no national standardised assessment of suicide risk against which to measure the number of people nationally who present as a suicide risk.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends against using risk assessment tools to predict future suicide or repetition of self-harm, although such tools may be considered to help structure risk assessments. National Health Service organisations use a range of tools to assist clinicians in assessing a patient’s individual risk. However, these should be used to support the assessment process and should not replace clinical judgement.</p><p> </p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy identifies groups known to be at higher risk of suicide than the general population, including those in the care of mental health services. We continue to work with the National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group to monitor and understand suicide risk in different groups. We are investing an additional £57 million by 2023/24 to support local suicide prevention plans and the development of suicide bereavement services. The Mental Health Safety Improvement Programme also aims to reduce the number of suicides that occur across inpatient mental health and learning disability services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement is establishing 24 hours a day, seven days a week liaison mental health teams in every acute hospital to ensure that those presenting at hospital with mental health needs receive the appropriate care and treatment. By 2023/24, 70% of liaison services are expected to have met the ‘core 24’ service standard, working towards 100% coverage. NHS England and NHS Improvement will be supporting mental health trusts to refresh their Suicide Safety Plans to include both inpatient and community settings in 2021/22.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 10/01/2022 15:05:07 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1195828

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme does not require an employee to sign up to a salary reduction in order for the employer to make a claim for the grant, whether HMRC expect employers and employees to have entered into written agreements either for those who have been furloughed on 80 per cent of their pay or those who are still working but have voluntarily taken a temporary reduction in pay; and, if not, what evidence HMRC will require.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>In order to be eligible for the grant, employers must confirm in writing to their employee that they have been furloughed. If this is done in a way that is consistent with employment law, that consent is valid for the purposes of claiming the CJRS. Collective agreement reached between an employer and a trade union is also acceptable for the purpose of such a claim. There needs to be a written record, but the employee does not have to provide a written response.</p><p> </p><p>Those who have voluntarily taken a reduction in pay and are still working do not meet the eligibility requirements of the CJRS and therefore are not furloughed according to the terms of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As the scheme is administered through existing PAYE, the employee does not need to take further action.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed step by step guidance for employers is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/05/2020 13:22:39 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

810436

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people living overseas (1) benefit from annual state pension increases, and (2) have their state pension frozen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is a contributory based pension payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, to those who meet the eligibility criteria. But it is up-rated abroad only where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example, where UK State Pension recipients are living within the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Gibraltar or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating of the UK State Pension. This is a longstanding policy of successive Governments which has remained consistent for around 70 years.</p><p> </p><p>At May 2017, the latest date for which data is available, there were 1,215,200 recipients of the State Pension residing overseas; 678,100 recipients were resident in countries where annual increases of State Pension are paid, and 537,100 recipients were resident in countries where the State Pension is not up-rated. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL4403 question first answered 08/01/2018 17:04:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

670043

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Corruption
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 extent to which UN and other multilateral aid and development agencies are affected by corruption.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK expects all multilateral organisations to have a zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption; acting immediately if it is found, working with authorities to bring perpetrators to account and pursuing aggressive loss recovery approaches. The Multilateral Development Review confirmed that of the multilateral agencies that DFID funds, the systems in place to prevent, detect and combat fraud range in their quality. The multilateral development banks included in the report have some of the best developed systems to prevent fraud.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/01/2017 16:59:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

436570

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: VAT
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 O’Neill of Gatley on 8 December (HL3854), what were the dates of the last three written communications from HMRC to Trading Standards about VAT fraud among online traders operating from abroad, including email, and to what persons at what offices they were addressed.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs does not disclose communications it has with its enforcement partners, or the content of those communications, to avoid compromising sensitive policy and operational activities.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 23/12/2015 10:23:32 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

175418

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Students
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 rising train fares on university and college students.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL4404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>We recognise concerns many passengers have about impacts of rail fares on people’s budgets, which is why the cost of regulated rail fares will be capped at RPI+0% for 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who are in full time study remain eligible for the 16-25 railcard, which enables the holder to receive 1/3 off of standard anytime, off-peak and Advance fares.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/02/2015 12:18:22 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton