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1606156

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date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Energy Performance Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 17 March (HL6130), what assessment they have made of the research conducted by CarbonLaces which found that Energy Performance Certificates overestimate energy use by 344 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>As set out previously, ministers keep the EPC system under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 03/04/2023 14:33:51 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1438589

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees from Ukraine have been admitted into the UK since 1 February; and how many of these made it known that they had family in the UK when they made their application for refugee status.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of applications currently being processed under the newly launched Ukraine Family Scheme (UFS) can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data</p><p>Statistical information regarding number of Ukrainian nationals applying for UK visas prior to the launch of the UFS is regularly released by UKVI. The latest published statistics can be found here: Immigration statistics, year ending December 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Providing the complete information requested would exceed the word limit for responses to written parliamentary questions. However, the information requested is available through the links provided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL6711 question first answered 28/03/2022 15:41:29 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1222935

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Colombia: USA
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 accuracy of reports that US military exports to Colombia were used for illegal surveillance activities.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of allegations that Colombian state actors have been conducting illegal surveillance activities against civil society organisations. We are also aware of media claims that US equipment may have been used in such surveillance. We do not have any information on the accuracy of these reports.</p><p>We welcome the Colombian authorities' announcement of an investigation into these allegations and their commitment to hold those responsible to account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 24/07/2020 10:18:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

873029

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for bringing back legal aid for family reunification cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2018 answer text <p>Legal aid is not generally available for matters concerning family reunion.</p><p> </p><p>Where a case is outside the scope of legal aid, exceptional funding may be available where required under ECHR or EU law.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chancellor has confirmed that we shall conduct an evidence-based review of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), assessing the changes against their objectives. This review will include changes made to provision of legal aid for family reunion.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 09/04/2018 13:38:07 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

718209

registered interest
date	06/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider advising the Bank of England to change its formal name to the Bank of England and the United Kingdom, whilst continuing to use the Bank of England for day-to-day purposes.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Bank of England's name carries a longevity that pre-dates the formation of the United Kingdom itself, having been founded in 1694 as “the Governor and Company of the Bank of England”. Under the current state of the union the Bank acts as central bank for the entirety of the United Kingdom. This includes underwriting both Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes.</p><p>To change its name now would represent a break from over 300 years’ worth of history and the prestige it carries as a global brand.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/04/2017 14:50:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

457384

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
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 Nash on 25 February (HL5719), whether an NGO can assist individual parents, or groups of parents, to challenge the fairness of the admission arrangements in their local school or schools through the adjudication process, including legally challenging the fairness of the adjudication process itself.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>There is nothing in school admissions legislation which would prevent a parent or group of parents from seeking the assistance of a non-government organisation in referring an objection to the Schools Adjudicator or in bringing a legal challenge about the adjudication process. Similarly, there is nothing in admissions legislation to prevent an organisation from providing such assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 15/03/2016 13:59:22 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

47762

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Wales Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2014 answer text <p>The Wales Office's financial position is reviewed on a regular basis, and is a standing agenda item at meetings of the Department's Management Committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 16/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn