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1718975

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date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Vans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review MOT rules for 4.25 tonne electric vans to reduce barriers to using such vehicles.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>To support the zero emission van market, the Government has already introduced regulatory flexibilities for electric vans by increasing the regulatory weight threshold from 3.5 tonnes to 4.25 tonnes for driver licence and operator licence rules.</p><p>The Department carried out a call-for-evidence on MOT testing last year, which, among other things, asked the public for views on changing MOT testing rules for 3.5t-4.25t zero emission vans. The findings have since been analysed and the Government published its response in January.</p><p>Officials have continued to engage with industry on the issues of MOT testing, drivers’ hours and tachographs for 3.5t-4.25t zero emission vans to understand how Government can remove barriers to decarbonisation for fleets. Safety is a primary consideration in assessing any changes to regulatory weight thresholds.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower grouped question UIN HL4754 HL4755 HL4757 HL4758 HL4759 question first answered 24/05/2024 11:50:23 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1566986

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Landfill: Coastal Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to respond to the issues raised by the Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group’s Coastal Landfill Survey Report, published on 30 November 2022, which found that in 26 councils coastal landfill sites are spilling waste into the sea.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>I very much welcome the work that this group has and continues to do. The findings from the Local Government Association coastal special interest group survey will help to inform our planned evidence-based national assessment on the issues regarding these historic coastal landfill sites, which are varied and complex. This, together with a full review of previous and other current activity in this space, will enable us to consolidate and provide a true and accurate picture of the issue, and assist those local authorities who have the responsibility for managing these sites to identify the most effective and cost beneficial way forward.</p><p><br> My officials will continue to work closely with our LGA colleagues as this work progresses, and we value their continued insight and support.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 26/01/2023 17:43:58 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1385972

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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	India: Detainees
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 India to advocate for the release of human rights activists in that country, including Khurram Parvez.
tabling member printed	Lord Hussain
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government will continue to encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards and to cooperate with UN human rights officials and all mechanisms of the Human Rights Council. Our position is clear, that any allegation of human rights abuse is deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently.</p><p>We engage with India on a range of human rights matters, and we raise our concerns directly with the Government of India, including at ministerial level, where we have them.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2021 10:24:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4221 label Biography information for Lord Hussain

1197778

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Transfers: 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 number of inter-prison transfers in the next 12 months as a result of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We will always have enough capacity to accommodate those committed to custody by the courts. As of 29 May, we have reduced useable operational capacity by around 2,600 places in order to ensure prisons can implement a compartmentalisation strategy to isolate the symptomatic, shield the vulnerable and quarantine new arrivals to reduce risk. Further reductions in useable capacity will depend on further population reductions and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>In March, temporary restrictions were put in place to minimise movements between jails and reduce face-to-face probation meetings to avoid thousands of prisoners and staff becoming infected with COVID-19. Since then, strong further measures have been implemented, including the early release of low-risk offenders, temporary expansion of the prison estate, and work to reduce the number of those held on remand. These measures have helped to contain the spread of the virus so far and limit deaths.</p><p> </p><p>This action has helped to reduce the prison population, allowing jails to implement ‘compartmentalisation’.</p><p> </p><p>Inter-prison transfers are currently limited, however, as normal measures return across the estate, we will be able to undertake routine inter-prison transfers safely.</p><p> </p><p>The baseline certified normal accommodation (CNA) of the prison estate will not change over the next 12 months (as there are no plans to open new prison places or permanently close any prisons). However, in-use CNA and operational capacity will fluctuate over the next 12 months as places come in and out of use for a range of reasons at selected prisons (mainly as a result of large-scale maintenance projects and/or as part of our response to managing the Covid-19 pandemic).</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoners held in shared accommodation over the next 12 months will be based on the size of the current and the projected prison population. As at 1 May, 36% of the prison population are sharing cells holding two or more people.</p><p> </p><p>To mitigate the spread of infection in the existing estate, we have been creating space in prisons to remove and reduce cell sharing, provide access to in-cell sanitation, and protect the sick and shield the vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>Over 850 temporary cells have already been delivered to 25 prisons and 217 are in use. We continue to deliver and install these units to provide single occupancy cells at priority sites to support the successful compartmentalisation of prisoners to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We have also opened an Annex at HMP/YOI Rochester to hold up to 70 men.</p><p> </p><p>Extra headroom is being created as a result of population falls and our support for early release schemes and expediting of remand cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL4754 HL4755 HL4819 question first answered 04/06/2020 16:58:26 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

824011

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Dominica: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 Bates on 21 December 2017 (HL4321), what level of support they will provide for reconstruction in Dominica following the hurricane damage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>Dominica was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The UK provided £7m in emergency support, including shelter, food and other essential supplies. We have also committed £25m to support reconstruction. These funds will be delivered through the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank. A Post Disaster Needs Assessment and discussions with the government of Dominica are informing spending priorities, with a likely focus on repairing the island’s water supply system.</p><p>The UK will also provide a further £8m to strengthen regional and national level disaster response mechanisms. Some of this funding will be used to provide expertise and oversight of the island’s reconstruction programme so that funds are used in the most effective way. All UK funded reconstruction will support the key principle of building back better, so that Caribbean countries and territories are better able to withstand future hurricanes and natural disasters.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/01/2018 17:17:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

675191

registered interest
date	18/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for International Development (DfID) currently tracks how many jobs for women in developing countries (1) have been, and (2) they estimate will be, created through DfID-funded projects and programmes; whether they plan to set any targets in this regard; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>DFID historically has tracked and continues to track the impact of its programmes on women’s employment using indicators within each programme’s own monitoring and measurement system. For example a skills development programme in Pakistan is planning to train between 165,000-300,000 women to enhance their income/employment prospects.</p><p>The department does not plan to set any targets related to job creation for the whole organisation because the data and collection methods are not consistent enough between countries to be able to verify and report in the aggregate. DFID is working with international institutions to improve jobs data quality for the long term.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/01/2017 17:23:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

439680

registered interest
date	21/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 18 December (HL4511), whether the Queen Elizabeth class will always deploy with its fully integrated defence capability.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The defence capability employed to protect the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers will be dependent on a variety of factors such as, but not limited to, the specific task, whether it is a national or coalition commitment, threat levels and theatre of operations.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/01/2016 17:02:32 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

178368

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 5 February (HL4534) regarding "on the runs", what was the purpose of the scheme if it did not offer immunity, exemption or amnesty from prosecution; and whether they consider that the scheme complied with the Government’s equality obligations.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL4756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Lady Justice Hallett emphasised on a number of occasions in her report that the letters, however phrased, were not an amnesty. They were not a commitment by the State that individuals would not be prosecuted, whatever the strength of the case against them. They were only ever meant as statements of the facts, as they were believed to be at the time, as to whether or not an individual was wanted for questioning by the police.</p><p>At paragraph 9.15 of her report, Lady Justice Hallett finds that there were no express or implied criteria in the scheme to exclude any particular category of individual. She found that the administrative scheme, properly implemented, was not unlawful.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 19/02/2015 10:28:34 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird