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1601482

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Transcaucasus: Roads
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, together with international partners, to ensure that the decision of the International Court of Justice concerning access to and from Armenia through the Lachin corridor is upheld.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware of continued disruption to the Lachin Corridor, including to the flow of humanitarian goods and civilians. The UK raised this issue most recently on 2 March at the OSCE, and concerns were also conveyed by the Minister for Europe during his visit to Azerbaijan in February 2023. The UK has taken note of the judgement from the International Court of Justice in relation to the Lachin Corridor, and encourages all parties to consider its implementation. We will continue to urge both parties to negotiate to reach a lasting peace agreement, and to honour all their commitments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/03/2023 17:59:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1421537

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to appoint a Commissioner for Older People for England; and if so, when such plans will be published.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so. The Government is focusing on reforming and improving public services to support older people to live safe, independent and fulfilling lives.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 01/03/2022 11:26:37 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1217800

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Biofuels: Carbon Emissions
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 any subsidies provided to incentivise the burning of woodchip on reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL6143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government keeps the impact of the burning of biomass, including woodchip, on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions under review.</p><p> </p><p>The UK only supports biomass for heat and electricity generation which complies with strict sustainability criteria, and generating stations utilising biomass only receive subsidies in respect of compliant biomass. These criteria include a minimum 60% lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions saving, compared to emissions from an EU fossil fuel comparator for electricity. The calculation requires transport, growing and processing emissions to be included. The greenhouse gas savings requirement will be tightened in a trajectory to 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Those plants using biomass, with a capacity greater than or equal to one megawatt, must also prepare an annual sustainability report, compiled by a third-party auditor/verifier which will provide assurance that biomass is from sustainable sources.</p><p> </p><p>Recent analysis done in relation to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme estimated lifetime carbon savings as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Lifetime carbon savings (MtCO</strong><strong>2e</strong><strong>) from RHI installations</strong> (for all types of solid biomass, not just woodchip).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Domestic biomass boilers</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-domestic biomass boilers</p></td><td><p>37.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biomass CHP</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43.8</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 07/07/2020 15:30:09 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

856357

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the findings by an Israeli economist, Shir Hever, that as much as 78 per cent of the humanitarian aid intended for Palestinians is diverted to Israelis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>UK officials have seen the report, which claims that 78% of international development aid money for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) is used to import goods from Israel. We cannot confirm the validity of this claim, but we note that the report does not claim that international development aid is not reaching the intended Palestinian beneficiaries for humanitarian purposes<strong>.</strong> DFID implements a robust monitoring and evaluation system to ensure that UK aid reaches the intended beneficiaries and achieves the best development outcomes, with a strong focus on ensuring value for money for the UK taxpayer. As the report notes, the Palestinian economy is highly reliant on Israel for trade, particularly for the imports of goods and services. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, trade with Israel accounted for around half of Palestinian trade in 2016. The UK consistently calls on the Israeli Government to ease movement and access restrictions in the OPTs to help unlock trade opportunities with other countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/03/2018 15:52:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

712005

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what land or buildings owned by, leased by, or under the control of, the Wales Office they are seeking to dispose of, and for what purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to release surplus government owned property with capacity of at least 160,000 homes and raising at least £5 billion from land and property disposals by 2020. The details of the government land and property released over the previous financial year will be published as part of the Transparency Review in summer 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Departments released a total of 468 sites in 2015/16, which generated £973 million.</p><p> </p><p>No land or property releases were contributed by the Wales Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Wales Office is a small Government Department with a single building on Whitehall and lease of half a floor in Cardiff Bay.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 24/03/2017 12:49:55 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

452196

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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	Green Belt
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 Williams of Trafford on 2 February (HL5483), when they next expect to review their national policy on development in Green Belt land in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>At the General Election this Government reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the strong protection for the Green Belt set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework makes clear that most new building is inappropriate there, and that a Green Belt boundary may be altered only in exceptional circumstances, using the Local Plan process. We have no plans for a review of Green Belt policy. However, we are consulting on proposals to allow development on brownfield sites in Green Belt for starter homes, and for neighbourhood plans to be able to allocate Green Belt land for small starter home developments where locally approved.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 23/02/2016 15:22:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten