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1672054

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the costs incurred to date of the asylum transfer scheme with Rwanda.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK has provided Rwanda with an initial investment of £120m into its economic development and growth as part of the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund (ETIF). Investment has been focused in areas such as education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and job creation. A separate payment of £20m in advance of flights was also paid last year to support initial set up costs for the relocation of individuals. Beyond this, spend will be reported as part of the annual Home Office Reports and Accounts in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 06/12/2023 16:39:55 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1465599

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their proposed Economic Crime Bill will make it an offence to (1) undertake, or (2) knowingly participate in, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Building on the recently enacted Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will bear down on kleptocrats, criminals and terrorists who abuse our financial system, strengthening the UK's reputation as a place where legitimate business can thrive while driving dirty money out of the UK. It will include reform of Companies House, reforms to prevent abuse of limited partnerships, additional powers to seize suspect cryptoassets more quickly and easily, and reforms to give businesses more confidence to share information in order to tackle money laundering and other economic crime.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Deputy Prime Minister, is giving Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (‘SLAPPs’) and libel reform in UK courts urgent consideration in light of reports that Russia and its allies may be funding litigation against free speech in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>An urgent call for evidence was launched in response to the challenges presented by the increasing use of SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence set out options for possible reforms and sought views on those proposals. It also invited those who have been subject to SLAPPs or who have an interest to share their experiences and the impact on them.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence closed on 19 May and the Ministry of Justice, working with several other Government departments and regulators, are considering the options for reform. In doing so we are committed to a robust defence of transparency, the rule of law and freedom of speech.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL479 HL480 question first answered 09/06/2022 16:31:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

1327196

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Protective Clothing: Health Hazards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any research on the effects of continuous mask-wearing over long periods; and if so what are the findings of that research.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has not conducted any research nor conducted a review of research evidence on this topic.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/06/2021 12:51:16 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1171210

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Advertising
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 Norwegian Consumer Council, Out of Control: How Consumers Are Exploited by the Online Advertising Industry, published on 14 January, which states that a number of mobile applications are violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of the recent report on the online advertising industry published by the Norwegian Consumer Council. The Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR is in place to ensure that organisations, including advertising companies, who collect and use personal data do so lawfully and transparently. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regulates data protection legislation in the UK. It is working with the advertising industry to improve compliance with the law and has published the following blogs which urge organisations to review their processes and systems. Organisations which fail to comply with the legislation may be the subject of enforcement action.</p><p>https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/blog-advancing-the-adtech-debate-from-a-data-protection-perspective/ 12 February 2019</p><p>https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/blog-adtech-fact-finding-forum-shows-consensus-on-need-for-change/ 07 March 2019<br>Last year the government announced its intention to review how online advertising is regulated in the UK, looking at how well the current regime is equipped to tackle the challenges posed by developments in online advertising.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 22/01/2020 12:50:06 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1156601

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	West Bank: Energy Supply
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 the reduction of power supplies to the West Bank and the reported denial by the government of Israel to alternative sources of power on the human rights of those living there; and what representations they intend to make to the government of Israel about increasing power supply to the West Bank.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is aware of the decision of the Israel Electric Corporation to cut power to parts of the West Bank, citing outstanding payments from Palestinian power distributors. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised this issue with the Israeli authorities on 30 October. We continue to urge both sides of the dispute to reach a prompt and pragmatic resolution, ensuring minimum disruption to the lives of ordinary Palestinians. We recognise the need for improvements in infrastructure, employment, energy and water supply to improve living conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 16:28:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

748818

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed by, or seconded to, the Department for Exiting the European Union on 1 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 450 staff, and is growing fast. We are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/07/2017 13:03:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

522930

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost of the contract awarded to Sport and Entertainment Ltd for organising the Queen's Patron Lunch on Sunday 12 June; and why this contract did not go out to tender.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>The Patron’s Lunch, held on Sunday 12 June is not a government-run event.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 20/06/2016 14:25:00 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

381033

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children have been placed in Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre each week since February 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and the Ministry of Justice takes the issues raised in the recent Rainsbrook inspection report extremely seriously. We have taken immediate action to make sure these issues were being addressed by the operator.</p><p>The Youth Justice Board is responsible for placing all young people in a suitable secure establishment that can safely and effectively manage their individual needs and risks.</p><p>Table 1 shows the number of new admissions into Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre (STC). Young people can be placed from the community as the result of a custodial remand or sentence being given by the courts, or can be transferred from another youth secure establishment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of new placements (admissions) into Rainsbrook STC from the week commencing 2 February 2015 to the week commencing 27 April 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week commencing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of new placements (admissions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/02/2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/02/2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/02/2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/02/2015</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02/03/2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/03/2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/03/2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23/03/2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30/03/2015</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/04/2015</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/04/2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/04/2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27/04/2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. A young person can appear as a new admission more than once during the reporting period. This would account for those young people who are released and subsequently recalled to custody, remanded or sentenced on new matters.</p><p>2. The information presented is based on unpublished operational data.</p><p>3. The information comes from Youth Justice Board's eAsset database which is the booking system used to place young people into custody.</p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 29/06/2015 16:16:54 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

62801

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Angola
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the food situation in Angola; and whether they will use their trade partnership with that country to encourage the government of Angola to act to avert a humanitarian crisis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We have not had recent bilateral discussions with the Government of Angola regarding the food situation. The Government of Angola is leading the food assistance programme to respond to the situation and is best placed to prepare for and lead the response to humanitarian disasters with the support of UN partners. The UK government does not have a bilateral development programme in Angola, but will continue to monitor the humanitarian situation.</p><p>Under the High Level Prosperity (HLP) Partnership, the UK Government also works closely with the government of Angola to secure increased trade and investment between the UK and Angola, which will contribute to mutual prosperity and deliver sustained equitable economic growth. The UK government will continue to engage closely with the Government of Angola under the HLP partnership and will discuss the humanitarian situation where appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 01/07/2014 16:08:40 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead