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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-11-07more like thismore than 2023-11-07
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Water Supply: Surrey more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the restoration of water supply in areas of Surrey left without water following Storm Ciarán; and to ensure that the impact of similar future incidents is minimised. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-11-21more like thismore than 2023-11-21
answer text <p>During 4 and 5 November, the effects of Storm Ciarán caused Thames Water’s Shalford Water Treatment Works in Guildford to shut down. Approximately 20,000 properties in Guildford had their water supply disrupted. Most properties were back on supply on 8 November and mains water supply has now been restored to all impacted properties.</p><p> </p><p>Defra officials were in close contact with Thames Water throughout the incident to ensure appropriate support was provided to impacted customers. This included the opening of three bottled water stations, and regular deliveries to vulnerable customers.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 November Defra’s Environment Minister, Rebecca Pow, spoke with Cathryn Ross, joint CEO Thames Water, to discuss lessons and seek assurances that further mitigations will be implemented to avoid future incidents. This was followed up with a further conversation on Tuesday Nov 14. Thames Water is also producing a detailed report for the Drinking Water Inspectorate, who will undertake a full assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring water companies have strong levels of resilience is a Government priority, as set out in our Plan for Water published in April 2023. Earlier this year, regional water resources groups and water companies, including Thames Water, consulted on their draft Water Resource Management Plans. Within their plans, water companies must consider all options, including demand management and water resources infrastructure for at least the next 25 years.</p><p> </p><p>Water companies are also using the £469 million made available by Ofwat in the current Price Review period (2020-2025) to investigate strategic water resources options, which are required to improve the resilience of England’s water supplies. Ofwat also recently announced that water companies are bringing forward £2.2 billion for new water infrastructure delivery, over the next two years, with £350 million worth of investment in water resilience schemes. Thames Water has committed to invest in building a new 9km water transfer pipeline to connect parts of the Guildford area to an alternative source of water. Works are scheduled to start in early 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and regulators will continue to closely monitor Thames Water’s performance and will not hesitate to hold them to account if they fall short.</p>
answering member printed Lord Benyon more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-11-21T12:40:22.737Zmore like thismore than 2023-11-21T12:40:22.737Z
answering member
1547
label Biography information for Lord Benyon more like this
tabling member
1796
label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick more like this
1461088
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-05-10more like thismore than 2022-05-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Food Poverty more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Trussell Trust on 27 April that over 2 million people in the UK relied on food parcels in 2021/22 in order to prevent hunger and malnutrition; and whether they are developing policies to meet both short-term and long-term food needs. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hylton more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-05-24more like thismore than 2022-05-24
answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in their operation. There is no consistent and accurate measure of food bank usage at a constituency or national level.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
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less than 2022-05-24T16:54:13.457Zmore like thismore than 2022-05-24T16:54:13.457Z
answering member
4174
label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this
1313682
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-11more like thismore than 2021-05-11
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Travel: Coronavirus more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Cayman Islands are not on the list of 'green' countries for entering England. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Naseby more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-21more like thismore than 2021-05-21
answer text <p>Decisions to place countries, including Cayman Islands, on the ‘green list’ are taken by Ministers informed by evidence including the Joint Biosecurity Centre’s analysis as well as other relevant information about the risk of the spread of variant. The advice, evidence and methodology which informs these decisions relates to on-going development of Government policy and therefore cannot be published at this time.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bethell more like this
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less than 2021-05-21T13:22:03.157Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-21T13:22:03.157Z
answering member
4708
label Biography information for Lord Bethell more like this
tabling member
1251
label Biography information for Lord Naseby more like this
1168616
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-12-19more like thismore than 2019-12-19
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading South Sudan: Politics and Government more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage opposition factions in South Sudan led by Riek Machar to form and maintain a unity government; and what protection is provided to such factions by the international community alongside the government of Salva Kiir. more like this
tabling member printed
The Earl of Sandwich more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
answer text <p>The UK continues to urge all parties to the September 2018 ‘Revitalised Agreement on the Conflict in South Sudan’ to make the progress necessary for a government of national unity to form and to uphold the associated ceasefire. The DFID/FCO Minister for Africa (Andrew Stephenson) wrote to both parties in November to urge them to make such progress for the sake of the people of South Sudan. Following agreement by the parties to extend the ‘pre-transitional’ phase to February 2020 we have welcomed meetings in Juba between President Kiir and opposition leader Dr Machar but call for further dialogue to deliver progress so that a government of national unity can form and for implementation of the next phase of the peace agreement to begin. This messaging was reinforced at the recent UN Security Council on 18 December 2019. Security in Juba and elsewhere in South Sudan is an important part of building the confidence for opposition parties to participate in a government of national unity. Most recently alongside Troika partners (US and Norway) we issued a statement on 2 January urging the parties to engage in a spirit of compromise on outstanding tasks. As a member of the UN Security Council the UK supports the UN Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS), including through the deployment of UK troops. UNMISS plays a crucial role in supporting the peace process and protection of civilians. Security for political figures to participate in government in Juba is critical but part of the wider peace agreement implementation and for the parties to progress.</p>
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2020-01-07T16:12:47.42Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-07T16:12:47.42Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
2109
label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich more like this
1149782
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-15more like thismore than 2019-10-15
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Syria: Military Intervention more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with the government of the United States their condemnation of the executions of Syrian civilians by Turkish-allied Syria groups; and what plans they have to seek a referral of Turkey to the International Criminal Court. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-29more like thismore than 2019-10-29
answer text <p>​The British Government is deeply concerned by reports of the execution of civilians in north east Syria. We are in regular contact with the US regarding the rapidly developing situation. The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump last week, and the Foreign and Defence Secretaries have also spoken with their US counterparts. We are united in calling on Turkey to end the operation, and on all parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law. The UK has no plans to seek a referral of Turkey to the International Criminal Court.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2019-10-29T12:03:16.277Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-29T12:03:16.277Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
731066
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-21more like thismore than 2017-06-21
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading NHS: Drugs more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to convert EU Regulation 658/2014 into UK law; and, if so, which UK body will assume the role of the European Medicines Agency for the setting and charging of fees to UK-based marketing authorisation holders. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-29more like thismore than 2017-06-29
answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency sets and charges fees for marketing authorisations in the United Kingdom which are granted nationally and not approved centrally by the European Medicines Agency. The extent to which European Medicines Agency procedures will apply in the UK after we have exited the European Union will be subject to negotiations. The Government will ensure that the UK’s full approval regime is ready and operational as soon as the UK has formally departed the EU.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy more like this
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less than 2017-06-29T11:37:19.147Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-29T11:37:19.147Z
answering member
4545
label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy more like this
tabling member
4159
label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town more like this
518780
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-05-18more like thismore than 2016-05-18
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Drugs: Marketing more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that unaccompanied children in Northern France have information about the process for reuniting with their families in the UK under the Dublin III Regulations, that this is presented in a form and language that the children can understand, and that it includes information about the process for asylum transfers, the likely timeframes involved, and the criteria on which decisions are based. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Judd more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-27more like thismore than 2016-05-27
answer text <p>Under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015, the UK and France have committed to ensuring that the provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases the two governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and the UK seconded an asylum expert to the French administration to facilitate the improvement of all stages of the process of identifying, protecting and transferring relevant cases to the UK. The Home Office will review the existing arrangements as part of the work to implement the relevant provisions of the Immigration Act 2016.</p><p>To assist with the identification of potential victims of trafficking and exploitation (including unaccompanied children) in Calais the UK has funded a project run by a French non-governmental organisation which aims to identify and direct these vulnerable people to the appropriate support services in France.</p><p>The UK and France are running regular joint communication campaigns in northern France which informs individuals (including unaccompanied children) of their rights to claim asylum in France and gives them information on family reunification. The frequency of these campaigns has been increased in line with the Joint Declaration signed in August 2015.</p>
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
grouped question UIN
HL72 more like this
HL73 more like this
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less than 2016-05-27T10:57:27.447Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-27T10:57:27.447Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
1660
label Biography information for Lord Judd more like this
346836
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-05-27more like thismore than 2015-05-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Human Rights Act 1998 more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Wales concerning the implications for the National Assembly for Wales of any changes to the Human Rights Act 1998. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Wigley more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-06-08more like thismore than 2015-06-08
answer text <p /> <p>The Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework.</p><p>The Government has committed to consult fully on its proposals.</p><p>We will consider the impact of a Bill of Rights on the devolution settlements as we develop our proposals and will fully engage with the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
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less than 2015-06-08T16:09:57.927Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-08T16:09:57.927Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
547
label Biography information for Lord Wigley more like this
57601
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-04more like thismore than 2014-06-04
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Money Laundering more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have issued guidance as to whether members of either House of Parliament are, or should be, considered as Politically Exposed Persons for the purposes of United Kingdom financial regulation; and, if so, what guidance. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Clement-Jones more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-17more like thismore than 2014-06-17
answer text <p>The UK's Money Laundering Regulations 2007 define Politically Exposed Persons [PEPs]. UK Members of Parliament are not currently considered PEPs for UK purposes. However, revised global standards require that they are treated as PEPs.</p><p> </p><p>As similar definitions apply in other jurisdictions UK Parliamentarians are likely to be considered as PEPs in other jurisdictions. We are seeking a risk-based approach to the application of this requirement in negotiating the Fourth Money Laundering Directive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers have approved industry guidance which further confirms that UK Parliamentarians are not PEPs for UK purposes. Some UK banks may apply enhanced due diligence to UK Parliamentarians in accordance with their own risk appetite, and as part of global policies and procedures.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Deighton more like this
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less than 2014-06-17T15:42:40.438558Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-17T15:42:40.438558Z
answering member
4262
label Biography information for Lord Deighton more like this
tabling member
3396
label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones more like this