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Baroness Pidgeon:To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they used to decide which organisations should be standing or additional members of the UK bus manufacturing expert panel. \p Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: The membership of the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel will comprise of two classifications: Standing Members and Additional Members. Standing Members will include Government departments and wider industry bodies. Additional Members will be invited to relevant meetings when particular issues are under consideration.

To ensure balanced representation, Standing Membership is limited to Government departments and industry bodies. Bus manufacturers, operators and mayoral combined authorities are invited as additional members. This decision was taken to ensure that the expertise of additional members is reflected during relevant meetings when specific issues are under discussion.
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Baroness Pidgeon:To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they used to decide the frequency with which additional members of the UK bus manufacturing expert panel should attend meetings. \p Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: The membership of the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel comprises two classifications: Standing Members and Additional Members. Standing Members include Government departments and wider industry bodies. Additional Members will be invited to relevant meetings when particular issues are under consideration.

The frequency with which Additional Members will attend meetings is based on their expertise and knowledge of relevant meeting topics.
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett:To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of maintenance, landscaping, security and flood defence of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre during and after its construction. \p Lord Khan of Burnley: A revised Full Business Case for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was prepared in 2023. That business case supported the Accounting Officer assessment published on 26 June 2023; cost estimates used in the business case were published on 28 June 2023 in a Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Scott of Bybrook [Statement UIN HLWS875]. The business case assumed that construction would extend from 2024 to 2027 with appropriate contingency included to allow for further delay.

Information on programme costs incurred to date has been set out in answers by Lord Khan of Burnley to Written Parliamentary Questions HL4243 and HL4207 and an answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Written Parliamentary Question HL5549.

The contract awarded in 2016 to Adjaye Associates, Ron Arad Architects and Gustafson Porter + Bowman for the design of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre at Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster remains in place.
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Lord Godson:To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 3 March (HCWS487), and the Written Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley on 11 March (HL5102), why the terms of reference and full membership of the Anti-Muslim Hate/Islamophobia Definition Working Group have not yet been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. \p Lord Khan of Burnley: The Terms of Reference and full membership of the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working group have now been published on GOV.UK. I will deposit a copy of the Terms of Reference in the House Libraries.
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Baroness Pinnock:To ask His Majesty's Government whether additional funding and support is available to local authorities in drawing up draft boundaries in response to the Government’s proposals for local government reorganisation. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: £7.6 million will be made available in the form of local government reorganisation proposal development contributions, to be split across the 21 two-tier local government areas which the government has invited proposals from. This is the first time that capacity funding has been made available for reorganisation proposals, recognising the priority that this government attaches to this. Further information will be provided on how this will be allocated and we intend to make payments as soon as possible.
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Lord Wigley:To ask His Majesty's Government, following the statement made by the Security Intelligence Service Director-General of New Zealand on 7 March, what discussions they have had with the government of New Zealand about China signing strategic deals with Pacific nations linking economic and security cooperation. \p Baroness Chapman of Darlington: The UK engages with the Government of New Zealand at both ministerial and official level across a wide range of regional and global issues.  This includes any developments relating to economic and security cooperation in the Pacific region.
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The Earl of Dundee:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase financial support the British Council in line with subsidies paid to equivalent organisations in France and Germany. \p Baroness Chapman of Darlington: The Government is committed to working with the British Council to ensure its financial sustainability. These issues are being considered in the round as part of the Spending Review process, which will allocate departmental budgets between 2026-27 and 2028-29.

The Government remains committed to recovering the loan when the British Council's finances allow.

In an increasingly digital age, the British Council's impact should be judged by the outcomes it delivers through its programmes and operations, rather than its physical presence.
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Lord Jackson of Peterborough:To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Ukraine regarding religious freedom and plurality following the adoption of Law 3894 in September 2024. \p Baroness Chapman of Darlington: We are deeply disturbed by the impact of Russia's illegal war on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Ukraine. In contrast, Ukraine's democracy is well known for its commitment to religious pluralism. The UK supports the intention behind Law 3894 "about protection of the constitutional system in field of activity of the religious organisations". The Ukrainian Government and religious leaders have offered reassurances that the law is not aimed at restricting freedom of religion or belief in Ukraine, but instead responds to clear national security threats. The Ukrainian Government is in ongoing consultation with religious and belief communities in Ukraine on the implementation of the law, including the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organisations.
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Baroness Coffey:To ask His Majesty's Government which minister within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is responsible for ocean policy and legislation. \p Baroness Chapman of Darlington: The Minister for the Indo-Pacific has overall responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Legal Directorate, which includes Ocean Policy Unit, but some ocean policy issues have previously been covered by other Ministers. Ministerial leads on legislation are allocated on a case-by-case basis. The allocation of Ministerial portfolios within the FCDO is currently under review and will be updated in due course.
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the coverage of BBC World Service to enhance the UK's soft power. \p Baroness Chapman of Darlington: The BBC is editorially and operationally independent and decides the most effective and efficient way of delivering the World Service. Expanding coverage would be a decision for the BBC in line with its operational and editorial independence although if this were to involve the creation (or closing) of a full language service, the Foreign Secretary would need to approve, as per Framework Agreement requirements.

The Government highly values the BBC World Service, which provides impartial accurate news to a global audience of 320 million. HMG is providing an uplift of £32.6million (or 31 per cent) for 2025/26 taking our total funding to £137million. This is a large funding uplift in a tough fiscal situation.
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Baroness Curran:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on 25 March. \p Baroness Chapman of Darlington: The slave trade was abhorrent. We recognise its horrific impacts, and the ongoing strength of feeling. The UK marked the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on 25 March with other United Nations member states in the General Assembly in the usual manner.
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:To ask His Majesty's Government how the British Infrastructure Taskforce and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority interact and ensure that government infrastructure projects (1) are delivered on time, and (2) provide value for money. \p Lord Livermore: Meetings of the British Infrastructure Taskforce are convened by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to help boost investment in infrastructure and drive growth nationwide. The Taskforce is attended by some of the UK’s largest financial services companies.

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is the government’s centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects. The IPA leads the project delivery and project finance professions across government. The IPA supports the successful delivery of all types of major projects; ranging from railways, schools, hospitals and housing, to defence, IT and major transformation programmes. These functions, along with those of the National Infrastructure Commission, will move to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) on 1 April 2025.

NISTA will bring oversight of strategy and delivery into one organisation, developing and implementing our ten-year infrastructure strategy in conjunction with industry, while driving more effective delivery of infrastructure across the country. Alongside existing assurance mechanisms, NISTA will have an enhanced role in supporting major projects, including validating business cases prior to HM Treasury funding approval.
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Lord Wigley:To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are employed by the Crown Estate in Wales. \p Lord Livermore: The Crown Estate has a dedicated Cardiff Hub serving as a base for its operations in Wales. On average three members of staff work from the Cardiff hub on a daily basis. However, this number is not representative of the total number of staff who are engaged in Wales matters or otherwise attend the Cardiff hub on a different basis. This is because staff, along with a network of managing agents and other agencies, work flexibly across Wales, Northern Ireland, and England.
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Lord Watson of Wyre Forest:To ask His Majesty's Government what contracts are held by (1) government departments, and (2) arm's-length bodies, with Starlink; and what is the value and duration of each contract. \p Lord Vallance of Balham: The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and its Arms Lengths Body’s (ALBs) including the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) hold no contracts directly with Starlink, aside from the Very Hard to Reach Alpha trials which are due to close in the coming quarter. These are rolling monthly contracts with Starlink Internet Services, and the currently anticipated expenditure in March 2025 is £1,035.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) alongside the Ministry of Defence (MOD) have reported no contracts with Starlink. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) does not hold information on which departments have used Starlink.
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Lord Watson of Wyre Forest:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of radio waves from satellites on astronomical observation, and what steps they are taking to mitigate any interference. \p Lord Vallance of Balham: The Government draws on the international studies that indicate the increasing number of communications satellites, particularly in Low Earth Orbits (LEO), have the potential to cause interference to some radio astronomy facilities. The UK regulator Ofcom has aligned its licences for LEO constellations with international regulations to protect radio astronomy sites in the UK.

Through the International Telecommunications Union, the UK is actively participating in studies on reducing interference to internationally important radio astronomy sites including the Square Kilometre Array. These will lead to the development of new regulations with the potential to be confirmed at the 2027 World Radio Conference.

I also refer to the answer I gave the Viscount Stansgate during a Lords Oral Question session on Wednesday 20th November 2024.
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Lord Watson of Wyre Forest:To ask His Majesty's Government how many satellites under the control of UK-registered businesses have been launched from overseas locations in each of the past 15 years. \p Lord Vallance of Balham: 728 UK-registered satellites have been launched overseas in the last 15 years. Between 2010 and 2019 there was an average of five and a half UK-registered satellites launched overseas each year, rising to 134.4 launches each year between 2020 and 2024.
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Lord Watson of Wyre Forest:To ask His Majesty's Government how many satellites under the control of UK-registered businesses have been in orbit in each year of the past 15 years; and what estimate they have made of the number of satellites under the control of UK-registered business in orbit by 2035. \p Lord Vallance of Balham: According to the UN Index of Objects Launched in Outer Space and following the Elevation-1 satellite launch earlier this year, there are now 763 UK owned satellites in orbit. We do not currently have an estimate of the number of UK-registered satellites expected to be in orbit by 2035.
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Lord Watson of Wyre Forest:To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total number of satellites expected to be in orbit by 2035, and how many satellites were in orbit in each of the past 15 years. \p Lord Vallance of Balham: Estimates vary but the total number of satellites in orbit is expected to reach up to 60,000 by 2030, and increase further by 2035. In 2010 the total number of satellites in orbit was 3,327, rising to 6,271 by 2020 and to over 13,600 today.
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Lord Hayward:To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 19 December 2023 (HL926), what is the annual cost to Parliament of a traffic marshal on the Westminster estate. \p Lord Gardiner of Kimble: It remains the case that Strategic Estates contracts for a service rather than paying individual marshals directly. Because working patterns and shifts are variable, it is not possible to identify accurately the annual cost of individual marshals on the Parliamentary estate. For financial year 24/25 the estimated total cost of traffic marshals to Parliament, excluding those marshalling the underground car park, is £606K excluding VAT. Illustratively, the cost of the provision of a marshal service at one marshal point for 12 hours a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year would be approximately £63K excluding VAT. However, actual marshalling hours vary according to operational need, and this sum is not what an individual traffic marshal would receive in pay. In common with all of our contractors and sub-contractors working in London, we require that our traffic marshals are paid at least the London Living Wage.
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Baroness Northover:To ask His Majesty's Government how many houses are planned to be built in the next five years in (1) Devon, (2) Essex, (3) Kent, (4) Lancashire, (5) Lincolnshire, and (6) Yorkshire. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: My Department does not hold this information as we do not forecast or project housing delivery for individual local authorities.

In December 2024 we implemented a new standard method for assessing local housing needs which aligns with the Government’s ambition for 1.5 million new homes over this parliament, and that better directs new homes to where they are most needed and least affordable.

Alongside the revised method, we published indicative local housing need figures, both for local authorities and regions, which can be found (attached) on gov.uk here.

The Government expects each local planning authority to use the revised standard method to assess local housing needs to inform plan-making. Once an assessment has been made, local authorities should take into account land availability, environmental constraints such as National Landscapes, and other relevant matters, to determine how much of the assessed housing need can be met.

Local authorities are required to adopt appropriate policies in their Local Plans to support delivery of the number, type and tenure of homes needed in their area over the lifetime of the Plan.

Our planning practice guidance on housing and economic needs assessment can be found (attached) on gov.uk here.

Housing and economic need (pdf, 399.3KB)

Indicative housing need figures (pdf, 958.8KB)
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Lord Jamieson:To ask His Majesty's Government what planning-related data they obtain from Glenigan. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: Glenigan provide data on residential development sites and planning applications. Data fields include site dimensions, date application submitted, date application decided, decision outcome, number of proposed units, application type, site location, and planning authority, among other details.

We also receive a calculated metric on the number of homes granted planning permission at detailed and reserved matters stage each quarter. This is published in the department’s quarterly planning applications statistics release.
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Lord Jamieson:To ask His Majesty's Government, following the guidance Holocaust Memorial: handling arrangements for planning casework, published on 5 November, and Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford: Handling Arrangements, published on 17 October, whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the handling arrangements for the planning casework of the Chinese Embassy application at the Royal Mint. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: In dealing with any planning casework, Ministers and officials will always act in accordance with published propriety guidance on planning casework decisions, which is available on gov.uk (attached) here.

Handling arrangements are published where they are required in specific cases to ensure that Ministers or officials with any role in promoting planning proposals are explicitly excluded from the planning decision-making process. That does not apply in the case of the application for the Royal Mint Court.

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Earl Attlee:To ask His Majesty's Government whether West Yorkshire Police has been supplied, or been wholly or partially funded for, any cars or light vehicles by His Majesty's Government directly, indirectly, or through agents or sub-contractors in connection with or via the Transpennine Route Upgrade project. \p Lord Hanson of Flint: Police forces in England and Wales are operationally independent of Government. Decisions on the procurement or allocation of resources, including vehicles, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners or equivalents and are not matters the Home Office would routinely be involved in.
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Earl Attlee:To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Transport has directly, indirectly, or through agents or sub-contractors partially or wholly funded the supply of any cars or light vehicles for West Yorkshire Police in connection with or via the Transpennine Route Upgrade project. \p Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill: The consortium appointed by Network Rail to deliver infrastructure works to the west of Leeds as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme, has transferred funds to West Yorkshire Police, for the provision of vehicles to help maintain the delivery schedule of abnormal loads to programme work sites.
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Lord Kempsell:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reallocate any unspent funding previously allocated to the Community Ownership Fund. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: I refer the noble Lord to the answer given to Question UIN 23353 on 21 January 2025.

PQ 23353 (pdf, 186.4KB)
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Lord Truscott:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove restrictions on short-term lets for residential flats following the provision in the Renters' Rights Bill to introduce periodic tenancies. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: We have no plans to remove restrictions on short-term lets for residential flats. The Renters’ Rights Bill includes a provision to ensure landlords will not be able to evict tenants simply to turn the property into a holiday let. We are considering what additional powers we might give local authorities to enable them to respond to the pressures created by short-term lets.
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Lord Truscott:To ask His Majesty's Government how many affordable homes were built in 2024; how many are planned for (1) 2025, and (2) 2026; and how many for the duration of the current Parliament. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: The number of new affordable housing delivered in England by new build/acquisitions is published here Live tables on affordable housing supply - GOV.UK

We are committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. The government will set out details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review, which will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for Social Rent.

In addition, the provision of affordable homes will be supported by our ‘Golden Rules’ for Green Belt development which mean that housing can only be built on Green Belt land if developers deliver high levels of affordable housing. We will also strengthen planning obligations to ensure that new developments provide more affordable homes.

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Lord Kempsell:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace the Community Ownership Fund and support communities to take ownership of public assets at risk of closure. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: This Government remains committed to the communities’ sector and to community empowerment.  The Devolution White Paper, which was published on 16 December 2024, set out plans which demonstrate our commitment.

As part of the English Devolution Bill, we will legislate to introduce a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community assets, such as empty shops, pubs and community spaces. This will empower local people to bring community spaces back into community ownership and end the blight of empty premises on our high streets.

Community Right to Buy will help local people acquire valued community spaces if they come up for sale, keeping these assets in the hands of the community.

There will be further announcements relating to communities this year, including on the community ownership of assets.
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in amending the criteria against which people rough sleeping are counted so that women are more accurately counted, and so that more appropriate provision can then be made for them. \p Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. We must address this and deliver long term solutions. We recognise that women sleeping on the streets have different experiences and needs to men, particularly relating to experience of violence and abuse, and that services may need to be delivered differently to meet the needs of women.

MHCLG encourages local authorities to consider taking part in the Women’s Rough Sleeping Census, led by Solace and Single Homeless Project. The Census collects data on women experiencing rough sleeping or insecure housing and encourages closer collaboration between local support agencies so that more women can be supported into safe accommodation.

The Government will look at these issues carefully as part of our wider work to develop a new cross-government strategy, working with mayors and councils across the country to get us on back on track to ending homelessness.
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Lord Taylor of Warwick:To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK remains the largest market for international investment in Europe, and whether the artificial intelligence sector can play a role in achieving this. \p Baroness Gustafsson: Over the last 20 years the UK (£720 billion) has attracted more Greenfield FDI than Germany (£305 billion) and France (£205 billion) combined. My department will continue to work with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Office for Investment to support significant overseas companies to invest and expand their footprint in the UK, and ensure that local communities benefit from the digital industrial revolution.

As set out in the AI Opportunities Action Plan presented earlier this month, AI Growth Zones will be established across the UK. Government will support these dedicated hotbeds of development to build the infrastructure needed to power and train cutting-edge AI. By partnering with the private sector, we will create vibrant hubs that attract investment, support new jobs, and rejuvenate communities.
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Lord Wigley:To ask His Majesty's Government how many companies owned by corporations with headquarters in the USA currently have manufacturing facilities in Wales. \p Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: Wales is a prime destination for foreign direct investment from the United States.

Many companies are operating in the manufacturing sector. A number of US-owned companies are operating in Wales’ world leading compound semiconductor cluster, including KLA and Vishay. Both companies have recently announced large investments in South Wales driven by our world-class research facilities and skilled workforce.

The information is not held centrally.
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Baroness Verma:To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to consult with relevant parties and stakeholders and define a "low hours contract" as set out in the Consultation on the application of zero-hours contracts measures to agency workers, updated on 31 October 2024. \p Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: The Government consulted on how to apply the zero hours contracts measures in the Employment Rights Bill to agency workers, because of the intricacies of the tripartite employment model between agencies, agency workers and hirers.

We will respond to that consultation in due course, and we will subsequently consult on the details of zero hours contracts measures - including reference periods and hours thresholds - to inform their implementation. The measures are expected to be implemented no sooner than 2026.
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol on creating a barrier to trade deals between the UK and the US. \p Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: The Windsor Framework is not a barrier to trade deals. The United Kingdom has secured trade agreements with 73 countries and territories, plus the EU, while ensuring compliance with the Windsor Framework. These agreements include free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand, which entered force on 31 May 2023, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, which the United Kingdom joined on 16 July 2023, and which came into effect on 15 December 2024.
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Lord Kempsell:To ask His Majesty's Government how many additional asylum decision makers they (1) have recruited since July 2024, and (2) plan to recruit in 2025. \p Lord Hanson of Flint: As of September 2024, there were 2,172 FTE decision makers. This information is routinely published online: Immigration and protection data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle:To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 20 January (HL3720), how many Burmese people have been granted asylum in each of the past ten years. \p Lord Hanson of Flint: The Home Office publishes details of the numbers of people granted asylum in the Immigration Statistics quarterly release on gov.uk. This includes grants of protection and of other leave last 10 years for Myanmar (Burma) nationals.

2014

44

2015

55

2016

7

2017

7

2018

7

2019

7

2020

5

2021

17

2022

26

2023

114

2024(Q1 to Q3 only)

129
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Lord Marlesford:To ask His Majesty's Government on what grounds and to whom, a person ordered by a High Court Judge to be deported at the end of serving a custodial sentence in the UK, can appeal against such an order. \p Lord Hanson of Flint: Where a decision has been taken to make a deportation order, appeals must usually be made to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), with onward rights of appeal to the Upper Tribunal and thence to the higher courts. Appeals involving national security or related grounds are heard before senior judges in the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
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Lord Wigley:To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of commercial radio companies regarding reduction of their presence in Wales. \p Baroness Twycross: The Media Act 2024 gives commercial radio greater flexibility to organise its programmes to meet the changing needs of its audiences. While decisions on changes to local radio services are ultimately matters for commercial radio companies, we are disappointed in recent decisions which have resulted in the end of Welsh language programmes.

The Government is a strong supporter of Welsh language broadcasting and will consider the wider implications on Welsh language radio with the Welsh Government and other stakeholders in Wales. Neither I nor any DCMS Ministers have had any direct discussions on this matter with Global.
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Lord Godson:To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) senior responsible officers, and (2) policy directors, there were for the Personal Independence Payment programme between 2011 and 2014. \p Baroness Sherlock: The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) programme completed at the end of March 2017. In line with our information management process DWP retains programme information for 20 years from the date of the first document. However, some of the information is not easily accessible, would require time to retrieve and analyse, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

From the available evidence we do have access to, records show that Sue Moore was appointed as the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for the programme in 2014 (Appointment letter: Senior Responsible Owner for the Personal Independence Payment Programme).
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Baroness Coffey:To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have applied for Pension Credit since 5 July 2024; and how many have been approved. \p Baroness Sherlock: Pension credit statistics are collated on a weekly (Monday – Sunday) cycle. This means we cannot provide a response aligned to 5 July 2024. However, we can provide a count of claims and awards from week commencing 8 July 2024, as follows:

DWP currently works to a planned timescale of 50 working days to clear Pension Credit claims.

Please note, the awarded volumes since 8 July 2024 will include some claims that were made before 5 July 2024. This is because the Department currently reports clearance times by the week the claim was cleared, rather than the week the claim was made.

Statistics on Pension Credit award volumes were published on 28 November 2024. This publication includes weekly numbers of applications that were received, awarded and not awarded, up to 17 November 2024. Pension Credit applications and awards: November 2024 - GOV.UK.

The next publication of Pension Credit application statistics is due around the end of February 2025 and will cover the data up to week commencing 10 February 2025.
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Lord Taylor of Warwick:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of government borrowing costs in December 2024 and whether they intend to adjust their expenditure as a result. \p Lord Livermore: The government does not comment on specific financial market movements. Gilt yields are determined by a wide range of international and domestic factors, and it is normal for the yields of gilts to fluctuate when there are wider movements in the global financial markets.

The Chancellor has commissioned the Office for Budget Responsibility for an updated economic and fiscal forecast for the 26th of March, which will incorporate the latest data and provide a clear assessment of our performance against the fiscal rules.
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Lord Rogan:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to visit Northern Ireland to discuss how it can play its full part in growing the UK economy. \p Lord Livermore: The Chancellor of the Exchequer looks forward to visiting Northen Ireland when diary scheduling allows.
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Baroness Coffey:To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals are eligible to make voluntary contributions for gaps in their National Insurance records for 2006–2018 before the 5 April deadline. \p Lord Livermore: The number of individuals who could be eligible to make voluntary contributions for gaps in their National Insurance record for 2006-2018 is not centrally held.
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Lord Rogan:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide mitigation to community pharmacies in Northern Ireland before the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions comes into effect in April. \p Lord Livermore: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government provided funding to the public sector to support them with the additional cost associated with changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions.

The Northern Ireland Executive will receive funding through the Barnett formula for any changes to UK Government budgets, including this additional support, in the usual way in 2025-26. This is the normal operation of the funding arrangements as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.

This funding will be in addition to the Northern Ireland Executive’s record Spending Review settlements for 2025-26, which are the largest in real terms of any settlements since devolution.

Barnett-based funding for the Northern Ireland Executive is not ringfenced for a specific policy area. This allows the Northern Ireland Executive the flexibility to allocate its funding across devolved areas according to its own priorities and local circumstances, including community pharmacies in Northern Ireland.
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Lord Petitgas:To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage corporate philanthropy in the art sector, such as through higher tax deductibility of corporate gifts and support. \p Lord Livermore: The government is committed to supporting philanthropy through tax relief worth over £6bn per year for charities and their donors, including £880 million relief per year for corporate donations, and more targeted support worth £40m per year for the arts and heritage sector through the acceptance in lieu and cultural gifts schemes.

The government is aware of a range of ideas from the arts and heritage sector to encourage philanthropy and will consider these as part of the normal policy making process.
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Lord Empey:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to amend the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to change the mechanism for choosing a Stormont Executive. \p Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent: The UK Government’s focus remains on working with the Executive and the Assembly to improve public services and generate economic growth.

We remain committed to ensuring the long-term stability of the Northern Ireland institutions and have no current plans to amend the Northern Ireland Act to change the mechanism for choosing an Executive.
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme:To ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they will provide for the reconstruction of Gaza. \p Lord Collins of Highbury: The UK will continue engaging, at the highest levels, to enable early recovery and reconstruction. A step change will be needed to get goods and materials in at the required pace and scale and allow civil society and international organisations to work. Early recovery is crucial to lay the groundwork for inclusive Palestinian governance in Gaza. Civil society-led recovery will support re-establishment of local order and preserve the space for future Palestinian Authority (PA) governance.

We are funding two roles in the PA's Recovery, Reconstruction and Development team. We have already begun convening partners on the financing and coordination of recovery and reconstruction, to promote coherent and effective donor support. Given the immense scale of needs, we are exploring how to scale up financing mechanisms for reconstruction. A sustainable recovery needs sustainable financial flows.
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Baroness Coffey:To ask His Majesty's Government what administrative actions need to take place before legislating for the Global Oceans Treaty. \p Lord Collins of Highbury: The Government is completely committed to ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement, also known as the "High Seas Treaty" or "Global Ocean Treaty"), which is in line with our determination to reinvigorate the UK's wider international leadership on climate and nature. Legislation to implement the BBNJ Agreement will be introduced as soon as the legislative timetable allows.
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle:To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to follow the recommendations of the position statement from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare on national commissioning of oral emergency contraception from community pharmacies; and, if not, what plans they have to improve access to emergency contraception. \p Baroness Merron: We are committed to ensuring that the public receives equitable access to the best possible contraceptive services. Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system and many already provide emergency hormonal contraception as part of locally commissioned services.

Pharmacy First has built on existing services to increase the clinical scope of the National Health Service treatment and advice patients can receive, including the supply of oral contraception via the NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service. The scope of treatment offered through Pharmacy First will continue to be kept under review to align with best practice.

The Government recently resumed its consultation with Community Pharmacy England regarding funding arrangements for 2024/25 and 2025/26.
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Lord Jackson of Peterborough:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost and feasibility of implementing the High Court approval mechanism proposed in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. \p Baroness Merron: Now that Parliament has voted to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill a Second Reading, the Government will assess the impacts of the bill, and we expect to publish an impact assessment before Members of Parliament consider the bill at the Report stage.
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Lord Agnew of Oulton:To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 16 January (HL3971), what are the names and total revenue allocations for each of the 38 National Health Service NHS providers that failed to meet the audit completion deadline of 28 June 2024 for the financial year ending 31 March 2024. \p Baroness Merron: The Department set a deadline of 28 June 2024 for the completion of National Health Service provider audits, for the year that ended 31 March 2024. 38 NHS providers did not meet the deadline. NHS providers do not receive revenue allocations, and instead revenue is earned through the provision of services. A table showing the 38 NHS providers and their total operating income is attached.

Table for HL4192 (xlsx, 18.1KB)