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1672522

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Concrete
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total of additional resources allocated to deal with the problems created in schools by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>An updated list of schools and colleges with confirmed cases of RAAC as at 16 October 2023 was published on 19 October 2023 and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reinforced-autoclaved-aerated-concrete-raac-management-information</a>. This link contains a summary of the number of schools and colleges with confirmed RAAC and the status of education in place at these schools and colleges at the specified date.</p><p>Every school or college with confirmed RAAC is assigned dedicated support from the department’s team of 80 caseworkers. Each school’s dedicated caseworker will support them to put in place a bespoke mitigation plan, and this will ensure that each school and college receives the support that suits their circumstances. The department has placed contracts with multiple suppliers of temporary accommodation to get to site quickly for emergency provision and is confident that it has sufficient supply of them to meet need. The department will support schools if there are any site-specific issues that need resolving in order to install temporary accommodation.</p><p>The department supports schools and colleges in a number of ways. This includes significant capital funding and providing guidance and support to help schools and responsible bodies manage their buildings effectively. On RAAC, the department will spend whatever it takes to keep children safe.</p><p>The government is funding the emergency work needed to mitigate the presence of RAAC, including installing alternative classroom space where necessary. All reasonable requests for additional help with revenue costs, like transport to locations or temporarily renting a local hall, are being approved. The government is funding longer-term refurbishment or rebuilding projects to address the presence of RAAC in schools. Schools and colleges will either be offered capital grants to fund refurbishment work to permanently remove RAAC, or rebuilding projects where these are needed, including through the school rebuilding programme. The department is working closely with responsible bodies to assess what the right solution is for each case.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL537 HL538 question first answered 04/12/2023 16:41:38 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1466067

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Standards
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 Kamall on 17 May (HL147), how the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) appraisals of (1) Sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy), and (2) Tucatinib (Tukysa) with trastuzumab and capecitabine, were included in the statistic cited as 100 per cent of guidance of new medicines being issued within three months of a licence in 2021/22, where NICE proceeded to appraisal.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The appraisal of sacituzumab govitecan is not included in this statistic as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not yet issued its final guidance. The appraisal of tucatinib is not recorded by the timeliness metric for 2021/22 as NICE’s final guidance was issued in the 2022/23 business year.</p><p>NICE issued final guidance within 90 days of licensing for 100% of published appraisals of new active substances where timelines were within NICE’s control. Topics outside of this timeframe were impacted by external factors such as where a company requested a delay to NICE’s evaluation.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 07/06/2022 11:28:48 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1327273

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand Universal Credit accessibility for those who are ineligible due to (1) their partner's earnings, (2) savings, or (3) migration status.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Universal Credit is a means-tested system of welfare support. Where claimants have income available to meet their household's everyday living costs, such as through a partner's earnings or savings, their entitlement to Universal Credit is adjusted accordingly, we have no plans to change this.</p><p> </p><p>While we keep the Universal Credit capital limit, and those which apply to other means tested benefits<br>under review, we have no plans to change them. In doing so the Government has to strike a balance between the value of increasing the capital limit and focussing resources on other priority areas such as helping people to return to work.</p><p>Non-UK nationals and family members who are issued with a residence permit with a No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition are not eligible to access taxpayer-funded benefits, including Universal Credit, for the duration of their leave. Public funds do not include contributions-based benefits and the State Pension. The Department has no powers to award taxpayer-funded benefits to an individual whose Home Office immigration status specifies no recourse to public funds.</p><p /><p /> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 10/06/2021 13:46:28 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1171777

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a mandatory phase-out of horticultural peat as part of their forthcoming England Peat Strategy; and when they intend to publish that strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to phasing out the use of peat in horticulture in England by 2030. In 2011, we set a voluntary target to phase out the use of horticultural peat in the amateur sector by 2020, and the professional sector by 2030. While some progress has been made, we stated in the 25 Year Environment Plan that we would consider implementing further measures if there is insufficient movement to peat alternatives by 2020. We will set out plans to speed up progress on ending the use of horticultural peat in the England Peat Strategy, which we will publish this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/01/2020 15:27:05 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1167271

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about reports of an elderly mosque imam being seriously injured after being hit by seven bullets in Ramla city on 12 October.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>​The UK Government strongly condemns all forms of violence and incitement to violence. The perpetual cycle of violence does not serve anyone's interests, and must end.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 16:29:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

748876

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Peat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and benefits of implementing paragraphs 4A and 4B of Schedule 1 of the Building Act 1984, as amended by the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004, in the light of emerging findings relating to the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Paragraph 4A of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984 has been used a number of times to authorise the operation of competent person schemes through amendments to the Building Regulations. Each time it has been used the Department has published an impact assessment setting out the costs and benefits of the additional authorisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 15:09:15 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

523724

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Building Regulations
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 number of customer complaints regarding insurance companies in the current financial year is above or below average.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The issues raised are a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p>The questions have been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Noble lord by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 15/06/2016 14:48:40 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

381623

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
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	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the reasons for the multiple incursions by Spanish state vessels into British territorial waters around Gibraltar.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by the former Senior Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my noble Friend, the right hon. Baroness Warsi, on 6 May 2014, Official Report, column WA361, which still stands.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 15:06:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

63130

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	NATO
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held in relation to the possibility of establishing a permanent NATO presence in the Baltic states.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Russia's actions in Ukraine represent the most serious security crisis in Europe this century. As a result, NATO has undertaken a number of measures to reassure Allies in Eastern Alliance territory. These include air policing, maritime deployments and exercising. The UK is playing an active role in delivering NATO reassurance measures and has offered additional support in a number of areas. We are contributing aircraft to reinforce the Baltic Air Policing mission and as part of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force. We have also augmented some NATO exercises that we were already committed to and are contributing to additional ones. On Wednesday 25 June, the NATO Secretary General announced that NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to develop a robust Readiness Action Plan for the NATO Summit in September. Allies have not made any decision to base forces permanently in the Baltics.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 13:09:41 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian