Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members will compose the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
ARIA will consist of executive and non-executive members. The executive members are the Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Finance Officer and between two and five others. The non-executive members are the Chair, the Government Chief Scientific Advisor, and a number of others appointed by the Secretary of State. There must be a majority of non-executive members.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the anticipated vesting day of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The provisions of the ARIA Bill will commence once a sufficient number of its members have been appointed. We expect this to take place in Autumn 2022.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency on the British aerospace industry.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
In line with the principle of strategic and operational autonomy, ARIA’s leadership, not Ministers, will determine which programmes present the greatest opportunities for investment in transformational scientific research.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the expected salary range for the Chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
Answered by Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We are currently advertising the ARIA Chair role at a time commitment of approximately 1 day per week. Remuneration will be £148,500 full-time equivalent (£29,700 on 1 day per week). These terms are in keeping with other comparable roles across the public sector.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Independent Rail Retailers there are.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Department for Transport does not license Independent Rail Retailers, that is the responsibility of Rail Delivery Group.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people working in dental practices.
Answered by Lord Kamall
This information is not available in the format requested. However, in January 2022, there was a total of 113,795 dentists and dental care professionals in the United Kingdom registered with the General Dental Council.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many dental practices there are in England.
Answered by Lord Kamall
As of June 2021, there were 10,894 dental practices in England registered with the Care Quality Commission.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy concerning the third party sale of rail tickets.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
We value the expertise and innovation independent retailers have brought, and will continue to bring, to the sector and we welcome them competing in the ticket retail market, particularly where they can grow new markets.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of annual remittances sent abroad for the years (1) 2015, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021.
Answered by Baroness Penn - Minister on Leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) do not publish estimates of remittance flows as part of their Balance of Payments publications. No other estimates of Balance of Payments components are made beyond the official statistics as provided by the ONS.
The World Bank estimates that remittance flows out of the UK were $10.7bn in 2015 and $9.3bn in 2020, with the estimate for 2021 yet to be released.
Asked by: Lord Jones (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for the administration of monies under the Levelling Up Funds.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
We have used a range of criteria and approaches to ensure all Levelling Up funds are distributed fairly and equitably around the UK. We have been transparent throughout, publishing our criteria, assessment methodology and decisions on GOV.UK. Where unsuccessful, bidders receive feedback so they can refine bids and resubmit in the next funding round.
Our ambitious plans for levelling up will transform the economic geography of every corner of the UK, helping places reach their productivity potential and improving people’s lives.