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To ask His Majesty's Government what value for money assessment they have made of the use of polygraph tests by police forces.
To ask His Majesty's Government what value for money assessment they have made of the use of polygraph tests by police forces.
The Home Office does not centrally collect data on the number of police forces using polygraph tests, the frequency of their use, or their application in specific investigation types. Police forces are operationally independent of Government, and it is for chief constables, working with locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners, to determine how best to deploy resources and operational tools.
The Home Office has commissioned research to explore the use of credibility assessment tools within offender management settings. This work identified that credibility assessment tools including polygraphs are being used in some policing and offender management contexts for risk management and intelligence-gathering, rather than evidential purposes. The research identified variation in adoption and use, as well as challenges relating to resources, training, validation and governance.
Through a focused law enforcement working group on Credibility Assessment, stakeholders from policing, the Ministry of Justice and the National Crime Agency have also discussed the need for robust validation, governance and standards surrounding the use of credibility assessment tools to ensure any wider adoption is evidence-led and consistent across organisations, helping to improve understanding of the key considerations associated with their use.
I. Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP): 2025 Programme business case (PBC) summary. 12p. II. Letter dated 30/07/2026 from Lord Hanson of Flint to the Deposited Papers clerk regarding the ESMCP Programme business case summary for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
I. Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP): 2025 Programme business case (PBC) summary. 12p. II. Letter dated 30/07/2026 from Lord Hanson of Flint to the Deposited Papers clerk regarding the ESMCP Programme business case summary for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
From October 2027, it will be possible for some drink containers to be recycled in exchange for money, as part of the UK’s new deposit return schemes (DRSs).
From October 2027, it will be possible for some drink containers to be recycled in exchange for money, as part of the UK’s new deposit return schemes (DRSs).
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Green Paper entitled Watch this space, published on 23 June 2026, whether her Department has undertaken a cost-benefit assessment of proposals relating to the prominence of public service media content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Green Paper entitled Watch this space, published on 23 June 2026, whether her Department has undertaken a cost-benefit assessment of proposals relating to the prominence of public service media content.
The Media Green Paper, Watch this Space, sets out how we will ensure Public Service Media content is prominent where audiences are watching TV, including on third party platforms. The Government's preference remains for industry-led, voluntary agreements to achieve increased prominence in a sustainable and robust way that benefits all parties.
The Department has held a series of roundtables with the public service media providers and video sharing platforms to encourage industry led voluntary partnerships ensuring public service media content is made prominent and on fair terms. The Green Paper sets out that prominence should be outcomes-based, giving platforms the flexibility to deliver the objectives in a way that works for their platform, whether through recommendation algorithms or other means.
Before determining whether legislation is required, we intend to allow more time for voluntary agreements to be developed and to collect more evidence on their effectiveness. The consultation will allow us to collect evidence on the costs and benefits of any intervention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14435 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, whether the cost-benefit analysis for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate modelled the potential impact of SAF compliance costs on (a) package holiday prices and (b) demand for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14435 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, whether the cost-benefit analysis for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate modelled the potential impact of SAF compliance costs on (a) package holiday prices and (b) demand for...
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost benefit analysis estimated the potential impact that SAF Mandate compliance costs could have on UK aviation demand. There was not a specific assessment of the demand impact on outbound leisure travel, or the impact on package holiday prices, as this will be dependent on how individual airlines and package holiday providers choose to pass on any costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11220 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, what assumptions were made in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate cost-benefit analysis on the proportion of increased ticket prices that would be passed through by airlines to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11220 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, what assumptions were made in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate cost-benefit analysis on the proportion of increased ticket prices that would be passed through by airlines to...
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost-benefit analysis set out the estimates of the impact on an average one-way ticket price (Sustainable aviation fuel mandate: final stage cost benefit analysis). This analysis assumes that airlines pass on 75% of the additional costs of the SAF Mandate onto consumers. The year-on-year costs for different ticket-types was not part of the cost-benefit analysis, as this will be dependent on how individual airlines choose to distribute additional costs.
Eligibility criteria for the Low Carbon Fuels Fund will be provided in the guidance for applicants, which will be released upon the launch of the competition this summer. In the previous Advanced Fuels Fund competition, eligibility criteria included the categories of main fuel output, technology readiness level, feedstocks, greenhouse gas emissions, location, project lead and grant offer terms and conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of road and rail infrastructure projects sponsored by her Department for which (i) strategic outline, (ii) outline full and (iii) full business cases have been completed, including (a) current status, (b) most recent benefit-cost ratio, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of road and rail infrastructure projects sponsored by her Department for which (i) strategic outline, (ii) outline full and (iii) full business cases have been completed, including (a) current status, (b) most recent benefit-cost ratio, (c)...
The department is responsible for a large number of road and rail projects. The most recent project lists have been published by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) in the March 2026 Infrastructure Pipeline. This includes all road and rail projects with a whole life cost above £25m and provides a description of the project and its location.
NISTA also publishes an Annual Report, which provides more detailed information for a smaller subset of projects. The latest version, published in July 2025, covered five road schemes and ten rail schemes. Compared to the Infrastructure Pipeline, the dataset is more granular, including information on cost, schedule and expected benefits, alongside narrative commentary on current status, including delivery confidence assessments. A new iteration of this dataset is expected to be published shortly.
In addition to this pipeline, Network Rail continues to regularly update and publish its Enhancements Delivery Plan each quarter, providing visibility on rail schemes already in delivery.
“Road Investment Strategy 3 2026-2031" (RIS3), concerning the Strategic Road Network, was published in March 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the benefit-cost ratio of the Lower Thames Crossing scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the benefit-cost ratio of the Lower Thames Crossing scheme.
The Lower Thames Crossing will connect Kent and Essex, almost doubling road capacity across the Thames east of London. This will improve journeys and ease the significant congestion at the Dartford Crossing, which currently causes unreliable journey times for businesses as well as other users. As a result, businesses will benefit from quicker and more reliable access to key markets, resources and staff, as well as the opportunities from being part of the supply chain for the works. The LTC will be designed for the largest vehicles and modern goods vehicles, without time-consuming and delay-inducing escorts.
The majority of the construction costs will be financed through a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model on the basis of the user charges that are generated. The details of the charging regime for the LTC have not yet been set. These charges are necessary to cover the costs of providing the service, whether the new infrastructure was publicly or privately financed. To protect the interests of users, including businesses in Kent and Essex, an independent regulator will be established. This regulator will ensure fair pricing and performance standards across both the Lower Thames Crossing and the Dartford Crossing, which will be operated in an integrated way.
As set out in the Accounting Officer Assessment summary published in February 2026, which followed a re-baseline of costs and a decision on the preferred funding model for the Lower Thames Crossing, the value for money assessment has considered 3 funding options. In terms of the Benefit Cost Ratio, under all 3 funding options the scheme benefits are expected to exceed cost and are within the low value for money (VfM) category. The relative VfM of the RAB and full public funding options is marginal. The economic analysis that includes an assessment of a benefit-cost ratio of different potential changes to the charging regime compared to that assumed in the previous VfM results is ongoing. This incorporates the impact on businesses both from LTC and the potential changes at Dartford Crossing. This will be brought together with other considerations into the overall business case for the project when making future decisions about the scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the projected cost-benefit ratio of completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the projected cost-benefit ratio of completing the East Birmingham tram extension.
The East Birmingham extension is being developed by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) as part of its devolved transport programme. WMCA is responsible for developing the business case for the scheme, including its economic appraisal and assessment of costs and benefits.
WMCA has been allocated £2.4 billion of devolved Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding up to 2031/32. This settlement enables WMCA and the Mayor to determine how funding is allocated across local transport priorities.
Lords committee stage fourth day. Clauses 20 to 22 agreed to.
Lords committee stage fourth day. Clauses 20 to 22 agreed to.
My Lords, I am sure everyone has reread the Hansard transcript and is fully on top of the debate that took place on Monday, so I will attempt to keep my remarks brief.
I am tempted to engage with the challenge from the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, on this group of...
My Lords, I am sure everyone has reread the Hansard transcript and is fully on top of the debate that took place on Monday, so I will attempt to keep my remarks brief.
I am tempted to engage with the challenge from the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, on this group of...
My Lords, for me, the group speaks to the essential balance which underpins the purpose and function of effective financial regulation. Of course regulation must promote safety, stability and confidence in the system, but regulation must also support growth, competitiveness and innovation. It must help ensure that the United Kingdom...
My Lords, for me, the group speaks to the essential balance which underpins the purpose and function of effective financial regulation. Of course regulation must promote safety, stability and confidence in the system, but regulation must also support growth, competitiveness and innovation. It must help ensure that the United Kingdom...
My Lords, the Government share the views of many in this debate, particularly on the importance of ensuring that the secondary growth and competitiveness objectives are comprehensively embedded in the work of the regulators. That is why the Bill legislates to extend the requirement for the regulators to produce annual...
My Lords, the Government share the views of many in this debate, particularly on the importance of ensuring that the secondary growth and competitiveness objectives are comprehensively embedded in the work of the regulators. That is why the Bill legislates to extend the requirement for the regulators to produce annual...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken today and the previous day. These amendments all relate to the secondary competitive and growth objective. I think that we share the same desire to have an effective secondary competitive and growth objective, which my lead amendment, in particular, was...
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken today and the previous day. These amendments all relate to the secondary competitive and growth objective. I think that we share the same desire to have an effective secondary competitive and growth objective, which my lead amendment, in particular, was...
Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
105: Clause 21, page 26, line 3, leave out “changing” and insert “reducing”
Member’s explanatory statement
These amendments ensure that the Treasury has the power to reduce various time limits for regulatory approvals, but not to increase them.
Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
105: Clause 21, page 26, line 3, leave out “changing” and insert “reducing”
Member’s explanatory statement
These amendments ensure that the Treasury has the power to reduce various time limits for regulatory approvals, but not to increase them.
My Lords, I rise enthusiastically —we have to get going for the football—to move Amendment 105, in my name and the name of my noble friend Lord Altrincham. I will also speak to the other amendments in the group.
I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Holmes for his amendments,...
My Lords, I rise enthusiastically —we have to get going for the football—to move Amendment 105, in my name and the name of my noble friend Lord Altrincham. I will also speak to the other amendments in the group.
I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Holmes for his amendments,...
My Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. I agree with everything she said, with all the principles she set out and with the amendments in this group.
I shall speak to Amendment 106 and the other amendments in my name. We are asking a...
My Lords, what a pleasure it is to follow my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe. I agree with everything she said, with all the principles she set out and with the amendments in this group.
I shall speak to Amendment 106 and the other amendments in my name. We are asking a...
My Lords, I declare my interest as an employee of Marsh, an FCA-regulated entity. These amendments in the names of my noble friends Lady Neville-Rolfe, Lord Altrincham and Lord Holmes concern Clause 21, which I very much welcome in principle. The improvements to regulators’ approval timelines are a positive step,...
My Lords, I declare my interest as an employee of Marsh, an FCA-regulated entity. These amendments in the names of my noble friends Lady Neville-Rolfe, Lord Altrincham and Lord Holmes concern Clause 21, which I very much welcome in principle. The improvements to regulators’ approval timelines are a positive step,...
My Lords, I should like to speak briefly and, in so doing, declare my interest as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander. I very much support these amendments. I think that we would all agree that we want our regulations and the entire process to be simple and...
My Lords, I should like to speak briefly and, in so doing, declare my interest as an adviser to and shareholder in Banco Santander. I very much support these amendments. I think that we would all agree that we want our regulations and the entire process to be simple and...