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1672767

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether existing management measures in place for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are sufficient to protect that marine ecosystem.
tabling member printed	Lord Cameron of Dillington
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is currently undertaking the second 5-year review of its Marine Protected Area (MPA). The review is considering the effectiveness of the current MPA measures, including whether the underpinning scientific research and monitoring is sufficient, particularly in light of climate change, and whether effective monitoring and surveillance capacity is in place. The review will determine whether additional measures are required to achieve the stated MPA objectives. GSGSSI is committed to reporting on its review by early next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 05/12/2023 12:54:37 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	3705 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Dillington

1466081

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how much money hospitality businesses are forecast to save from the 50 per cent business rate reduction during the 2022–23 financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Hindhead
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Businesses in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sector will receive a tax cut worth almost £1.7 billion in 2022-23. This builds on over £16 billion of business rates support already provided to the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors throughout the pandemic, including a £10 billion business rates holiday for 2020-21 and a scheme worth £6 billion in 2021-22.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL552 question first answered 06/06/2022 10:13:03 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4542 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Hindhead

1327988

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	North Korea: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will raise the public execution of a North Korean citizen in Wonsan on 25 April who was found to have smuggled CDs and USBs (1) at the next meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, and (2) with the Ambassador of North Korea to the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>We are aware of recent reports of a public execution in DPRK of an individual charged with distributing smuggled CDs and USBs. Due to the closed nature of the regime in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we cannot verify the accuracy of these reports. The UK, working with partners, ensures that annual UN resolutions consistently call on the DPRK to end its use of the death penalty and adhere to international standards on judicial procedures. We also continue to raise our concerns directly with the North Korean Government, including with the DPRK's Ambassador in London.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/06/2021 16:06:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1175125

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to build closer social and economic ties between the UK and other Commonwealth countries, in particular Canada, Australia and New Zealand, after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working with the three pillars of the Commonwealth – the Secretariat, its member states, and its civil society organisations and networks - to build closer social and economic ties. We were particularly pleased to host Commonwealth partners, including Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, at the sixth Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Meeting in London last October. The meeting reaffirmed our shared commitment to deepening trade and investment ties across the Commonwealth, including through our plans for Free Trade Agreements following our departure from the EU. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are close and natural partners based on our shared history and values. These are invaluable relationships for the UK, which are further strengthened through our Commonwealth cooperation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2020 13:59:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1167545

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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	Sri Lanka: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Freedom of Information request made by Lord Naseby on 6 November 2014 and the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 1 October 2015 Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, whether they will now publish the full information contained within the despatches written by Lieutenant Colonel Anton Gash to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during the period January to May 2009; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office received a Freedom of Information request made by you on 6 November 2014 and responded in line with our obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We have no plans to publish further information related to this at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 17:27:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

749216

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that each school in the UK employs a member of staff with specific experience to address mental health issues.
tabling member printed	Lord Cotter
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Good mental health is a priority for the Department. It can have a profound impact on the whole of a child’s life, not just their attainment. Schools have an important role to play, but teachers are not mental health professionals. They need support from specialist services, which is why we are investing an additional £1.4 billion in children and young people’s mental health services to 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister announced earlier in the year that a member of staff in every secondary school in the country would be offered mental health first aid training. This training has now begun. It will equip those undertaking the training with the knowledge needed to identify and make an initial response to mental health concerns, which they can share with colleagues. The Prime Minister also announced a number of pilots to develop practice and evidence about what works in promoting good mental wellbeing, putting peer support schemes in place and developing joint working with specialist mental health services. We are procuring organisations to run these projects and will announce the results as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We have published a blueprint for school counselling services, which provides schools with advice on delivering high quality counselling to all pupils.</p><p> </p><p>We have funded the development of MindEd, a free online resource which allows all those working with children and young people to access training and information on a range of mental health issues.</p><p>The Department has also issued advice on behaviour and mental health providing teachers with information and tools to identify pupils who need help, and to provide effective and early support.</p><p> </p><p>We will be considering with the Department of Health how best to build on this work. We will include proposals in a joint children and young people’s mental health green paper, to be published by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL554 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:11:31 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3786 label Biography information for Lord Cotter

523872

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK funding available to support refugee children in state schools in Jordan and Lebanon can also be made available to voluntary organisations for the same purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is supporting the Governments of Jordan and Lebanon to deliver the landmark commitments made at the London Syria Conference to enable every refugee and vulnerable host community child to access education by the end of the 2016/2017 school year. UK funding will be aligned with the plans of partner governments and a range of delivery mechanisms are being considered. Our approach is not exclusive: programmes will be implemented through partners who can deliver increases in access to quality education, quickly, efficiently and at scale.</p><p>The UK has worked with NGOs and voluntary organisations to provide support in both Jordan and Lebanon and will consider partnering with those that can demonstrate the ability to deliver effective results in line with Government strategies, progress towards the London Conference goals and offer value for money.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 20/06/2016 12:26:57 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

381700

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to end the requirement for Electoral Registration Officers to canvas households annually.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>Following the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) in Great Britain in 2014, the annual canvass of households has been retained. There are no current plans to exercise an order under Part 1, Section 7(2)(b) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/06/2015 17:04:18 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton

63769

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Draft)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by what date they plan to publish their response to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (HL Paper 103, Session 2013–14) published in December 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government continues to reflect on the report from the Joint Committee on Prisoner Voting Rights and is considering its recommendations.</p><p>This is not a straightforward issue and the Government is looking carefully at the Committee's conclusions, which included new options for implementation.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 01/07/2014 16:10:25 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth