Stephen Kinnock: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Estate on (a) the Celtic Sea floating offshore wind leasing programme and (b) maximising the long term potential of green energy generation in the Celtic Sea.
Graham Stuart: The transition to net zero will provide opportunities to grow the economy and support hundreds of thousands of green, high skilled jobs. The North Sea Transition Deal is a global exemplar of how government can work with the energy sector to achieve a managed energy transition. To understand and address workforce demands across the economy, the Green Jobs Delivery Group is focused on...
Lord West of Spithead: ...Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 19 July (HL9306), what assessment they have made of whether the ships of the Russian Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research are responsible for surveys and operations involving seabed infrastructure.
the Marquess of Lothian: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to protect global wheat supplies, following Russia’s withdrawal from the 2022 Black Sea grain deal.
the Duke of Montrose: ...to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 July, what plans they have to convene a consultation among international partners on the restoration of safe passage for grain ships across the Black Sea.
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of preparedness to deal with bush fires in hot weather.
Tan Dhesi: ..., what support his Department is providing to Ukraine in the context of Russia’s decision not to renew the agreement that allowed Ukraine to transport grain and fertiliser through the Black Sea.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe: ...or region is undertaking more expenditure than it is receiving in revenue. There are two different measures of net fiscal balance depending on the measure of tax revenue derived from North Sea oil and gas, one based on the geographic location of oil and gas producers shown in Table 1, and one based on population shown in Table 2. The two tables show the net fiscal balance by country and...
Martyn Day: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the International Seabed Authority on development of the Mining Code.
Rachel Maclean: ...settled housing is secured for households that have priority need; this includes any household with a dependent child and households that are homeless as a result of an emergency such as flood, fire or other disaster.
Trudy Harrison: ... Fermanagh and Omagh 1 1 1 1 1 Glasgow City 2 2 2 2 2 Greenwich 1 1 1 1 1 Highland 1 1 1 1 1 Hillingdon 1 1 1 2 2 Inverclyde 1 1 1 1 1 Kensington and Chelsea 1 1 1 1 1 Kingston upon Hull, City of 1 1 1 1 1 Leeds 2 2 2 2 2 Leicester 1 1 1 1 1 Lewisham 1 1 1 1 1 Liverpool 1 1 1 1 1 Manchester 1 1 1 1 1...
Robert Jenrick: ...that a child is at risk of being taken out of the UK. Due to the immediacy of the risk, the Judge will usually authorise the Order for a timebound period e.g. 28 days. Once signed, the Court, Solicitor or parent / guardian applicant sends a copy of the order to the police. If the child attempts to travel out of the UK (in a name / passport provided to the police), then an intervention...
John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to deliver the Mobile Fires Platform Programme.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton: ...wish to raise views, they can send a letter to both passenger bodies – London TravelWatch or Transport Focus – using the same freepost address: RTEH-XAGE-BYKZ, PO Box 5594, Southend on Sea, SS1 9PZ. Train operators have also made information relating to their consultations available on their websites. Under the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement process, train operating companies are...
Virginia Crosbie: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess the impacts of rising sea levels; and what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of rising sea levels.
Robert Jenrick: ...has safely and successfully managed two vessels for Ukrainian refugees for the Scottish Government over the past year. The supplier and partners including Dorset Council, Dorset Police, Dorset Fire & Rescue and the Health & Safety Executive will ensure that the appropriate risk assessments have been completed and approved to ensure that the accommodation is safe to occupy prior to the...
Baroness Crawley: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise with the government of Iran (1) the detention of lawyers defending Iranian protesters, and (2) the detention of 17 journalists, including Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who first reported on Jina Mahsa Amini's death in custody.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: Iran's human rights record is dire. The UN Fact Finding Mission's update to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 5 July echoed our serious issues over the continued detention of protesters, lawyers and journalists, the ongoing wave of executions, and new legislation targeting women accused of breaching headscarf rules. We continue to work with our international partners to ensure the regime is...
Lord Rogan: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article by Dr Gareth Clay Spreading like wildfire: the need for a UK Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS), published by the University of Manchester on 26 June; and what plans they have to introduce such a system.
Trudy Harrison: ...we are taking to restore and protect marine habitats and marine wildlife.These include delivering the UK Marine Strategy, which sets our ambition for Good Environmental Status (GES) across our seas.To help achieve GES we have created a series of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to protect and restore our marine biodiversity. We are focused on strengthening the protection of this extensive...
