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1584764

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date	06/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Strikes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Mayor of London, (2) the London Assembly, and (3) the various London Boroughs, about suspending (a) charged parking bays, (b) the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), and (c) the Congestion Charge, on the days of train strikes to enable people to attend work and appointments more easily.
tabling member printed	Lord Cruddas
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>While the Department for Transport works closely with Transport for London (TfL) on a range of issues, transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London (MoL) and TfL. This includes decisions on the Ultra Low Emission Zone and the Congestion Charge. Parking policy is also a devolved matter for both TfL and the London boroughs. The public can hold the MoL to account for his decisions, including ULEZ, at the ballot box in 2024.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 15/02/2023 13:25:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4907 label Biography information for Lord Cruddas

1403709

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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	Birzeit University
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 concerning the storming of Birzeit University by Israeli forces on 10 January and the arrests of members of the student union.
tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>We continue to call on the Israeli authorities to comply with their obligations under international law. We also continue to urge the Israeli Government to fully respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of educational institutions, including reiterating the importance of freedom of speech.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/01/2022 16:32:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke

1201093

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Biology: International Cooperation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much annual funding the International Biological Security Programme received in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Tunnicliffe
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has provided annual funding for the International Biological Security Programme in these Financial Years as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2016-17 - £300,000</p><p>2017-18 - £300,000</p><p>2018-19 - £200,000</p><p>2019-20 - £200,000</p><p>2020-21 - £200,000</p><p> </p><p>During this period the International Biological Security Programme has received the following additional funding from cross-Government funds:</p><p> </p><p>2018-19 - £140,000</p><p>2019-20 - £585,000</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/06/2020 13:16:22 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3671 label Biography information for Lord Tunnicliffe

838113

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount they expect to spend on overseas aid, including UK aid administered by the EU, between 2018 and 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed to spending 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA). The budget to achieve this is calculated using forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) (latest published in the EFO in November 2017). These numbers are indicative and will be updated in future budgets to reflect the most up to date OBR forecasts.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/02/2018 12:06:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

692150

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Government Art Collection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have decided to exhibit items from the Government Art Collection in a new London venue rather than outside the capital; and what the cost of the exhibition, including the new venue, will be.
tabling member printed	Lord Freyberg
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We are looking at options for increasing public access to the Government Art Collection (GAC) in London or around the country. Around two-thirds of the collection's holdings of over 14,000 works of art are already on display in more than 370 UK government buildings at home and abroad. An exhibition from the Collection will be held in Hull during its tenure as the UK City of Culture in the autumn and works from the Collection are on loan to public exhibitions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 02/03/2017 15:18:39 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	2593 label Biography information for Lord Freyberg

447542

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Territorial Waters: Surveillance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Maritime Intelligence Centre is providing a detailed surface picture of contacts approaching the Territorial Waters of the UK in order to enable the Border Force to intercept such vessels, and how many such interceptions there have been in the last six months.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>It is Home Office policy not to comment in detail on National Maritime Intelligence Centre (NMIC) capability or tasking, as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice national security</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/02/2016 15:45:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

225319

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Religion: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of public sensitivity caused by Marks and Spencer's refusal to acknowledge and use the words "Jesus Christ" in a greeting attached to a gift purchased within its premises, they have issued guidance on the application of equality legislation to policies to be adopted by companies in respect of words and phrases they are prepared to reproduce when offering such a service; and if so, in what terms.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL5444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>Statutory guidance about compliance with equality legislation is issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is intended to give businesses and service providers the information they need to understand the Act and meet their responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/services-public-functions-and-associations-statutory-code-practice" target="_blank">http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/services-public-functions-and-associations-statutory-code-practice</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to supplement this guidance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Garden of Frognal question first answered 10/03/2015 16:59:58 answering member 3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass