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date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rural Areas: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the rural economy to tackle rural poverty.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling poverty wherever it is found. The Government recognises that median earnings for those working in rural areas are below those in urban areas and is putting in place measures to improve productivity in rural areas and grow the economy so that those living there can prosper.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has for example launched the £110 million Rural England Prosperity Fund to help new and existing rural businesses to develop products and facilities that will be of wider benefit to the local economy as well supporting new and improved community infrastructure. The fund is being delivered by local authorities in eligible areas and we confirmed their allocations in April 2023 so that they can begin implementation.</p><p> </p><p>There is also a huge opportunity for the agriculture and horticulture sectors to improve their competitiveness – developing the next generation of food and farming technology, adopting the latest techniques and investing in skills and equipment.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2021 Defra opened the Farming Investment Fund which is providing grants to farmers, foresters and growers (including contractors to these sectors) so that they can invest in the equipment, technology and infrastructure that will help their businesses to prosper, while improving their productivity and enhancing the environment. Following Round 1 of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund we have already provided funding of more than £33 million to 3,200 farmers.</p><p> </p><p>The Farming Innovation Programme is helping to drive innovations by providing £270 million of funding to support farmers, growers, foresters, and other businesses in England to develop innovative ways to increase productivity and environmental sustainability, as well as helping them to decarbonise by researching and developing new technologies, processes and practices.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/05/2023 14:54:55 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1457025

registered interest
date	07/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the process for taking the views of Northern Ireland (1) Ministers, and (2) stakeholders, into account during the review of the status and substance of retained EU law.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL7802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has now delivered the review into the status and substance of retained EU law and is using the outcome of both reviews to inform the content of the ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>We remain committed to engaging with devolved governments using Common Frameworks and other existing intergovernmental structures.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL7801 question first answered 25/04/2022 13:30:53 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1231388

registered interest
date	03/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Campaign Against Arms Trade publication in August of a list of 17 countries which received some form of British military training between 2018 and 2020, (1) what defence engagement has taken place in each such country, and (2) how they have ensured that such engagement complies with international humanitarian law.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL7802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The nature and scale of Defence Engagement with the countries mentioned in the CAAT publication varies considerably according to the nature of the wider UK relationship with these countries. Information on all forms of Defence Engagement is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Our Defence Engagement programmes, and particularly the Defence Education &amp; Training we provide to foreign nations, will stress the need to respect International Law and the importance of adhering to international standards, for example with regard to human rights, human security, transparency &amp; corruption, and civilian oversight and control of the Armed Forces.</p><p>All Defence Engagement is informed by an assessment of the potential impact of providing assistance on risks relating to human rights and International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/09/2020 11:10:55 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

902276

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK manufacturers will be able to sell food and drink through to shelf-life after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL7802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government, as in previous practice when a change in legislation takes place, has no plans to disallow sales of food and drink that has been legally placed on the market at the time the UK leaves the EU. We intend that this food will be allowed to remain on sale until stocks are exhausted or the food reaches the end of its durability date.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/05/2018 17:00:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

514312

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 19 April (HL7565), whether, in the event of chartering suitable merchant ships from the commercial market, those ships would be manned by British merchant seamen as was the case in the Falklands conflict in 1982.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The requirement to charter 'shipping to be taken up from trade' can vary widely depending on the circumstances faced; it is therefore not possible to provide exact manning details until the specific requirements are known.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 28/04/2016 15:37:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead