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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-09-11more like thismore than 2024-09-11
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what trials they intend to conduct and publish on the efficacy of vaccinating badgers in the wild against bovine tuberculosis, and its impact on transmission to cattle, before transitioning from culling to vaccination. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Roborough more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-09-23more like thismore than 2024-09-23
answer text <p>There is already a significant evidence base which underpins the use of badger vaccination as a tool for the control of bovine tuberculosis (TB). Trials on captive badgers, modelling studies and field studies on wild badgers all indicate that badger vaccination will significantly reduce the risk of infection and spread of disease within badger populations. Logically, as badgers cause a proportion of cattle breakdowns each year, and since badger vaccination has been proven to reduce the disease burden in the badger population, vaccination should result in a reduction in TB incidence in cattle where badgers are the source of infection. This has also been demonstrated by large scale field trials in Ireland which found that badger vaccination is not inferior to badger culling at controlling TB in cattle. Vaccination would also play a role in protecting healthy badgers, preventing the spread of TB from cattle to badgers.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 August, the Government announced the start of work to refresh the Bovine TB strategy for England, to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament and drive down disease to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods. This includes establishing a new Badger Vaccinator Field Force to increase badger vaccination delivery to drive down TB rates and protect badgers.</p><p> </p><p>Wider deployment of badger vaccination will increase opportunities for further research on its effect in badgers and cattle, by creating the large and contiguous areas of vaccination needed to be able to detect an effect. Accordingly, as part of this recent announcement, the Government has committed to rapidly analyse the effect of badger vaccination on the incidence of TB in cattle, to encourage farmers to take part and provide greater confidence that doing so will have a positive effect on their cattle. This will build on the analytical work that is already underway in the Animal and Plant Health Agency using a “herd-level” analysis of historic badger vaccination data.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
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less than 2024-09-23T15:27:52.137Zmore like thismore than 2024-09-23T15:27:52.137Z
answering member
4395
label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this
tabling member
4953
label Biography information for Lord Roborough more like this
1676510
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-07more like thismore than 2023-12-07
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept id 215 more like this
answering dept short name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept sort name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
hansard heading Energy Charter Treaty more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Energy Charter Treaty. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-20more like thismore than 2023-12-20
answer text <p>On 1 September 2023, the UK announced it would be reviewing its membership of the ECT if the modernised Treaty was not adopted by November 2023. The Government is considering the views of stakeholders in business, civil society, and Parliament as part of this process.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-20T09:35:08.6Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-20T09:35:08.6Z
answering member
4336
label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
tabling member
4130
label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this
1470894
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-15more like thismore than 2022-06-15
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Israel: Palestinians more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, published on 9 May; and in particular, the findings that Israel (1) has "no intention of ending the occupation", (2) is pursuing "complete control" over the Occupied Palestinian Territory, (3) needs to end the occupation, and (4) needs to ensure equal human rights for Palestinians. more like this
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Baroness Janke more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-06-29more like thismore than 2022-06-29
answer text <p>We are aware of the UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry report on 9 May. The UK is committed to making progress towards a two-state solution. We firmly believe a just and lasting resolution that ends the occupation and delivers peace for both Israelis and Palestinians is long overdue. We will continue to press Israel and the Palestinians strongly on the need to refrain from taking actions, which make peace more difficult.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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less than 2022-06-29T14:40:58.937Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-29T14:40:58.937Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
4337
label Biography information for Baroness Janke more like this
1332166
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-10more like thismore than 2021-06-10
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Police: Employment more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police constables there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2019. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hay of Ballyore more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-24more like thismore than 2021-06-24
answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The latest officer numbers were released in the publication covering the situation as at 30 September 2020. Data covering the situation as at 31 March 2020 and previous years are available in open data format here: Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Total officer numbers are collected and published twice each year covering the situation as at 31 March and 30 September. Data covering officer rank, however, is collected only once and covers the situation as at 31 March. The number of police constables (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 31 March 2019 is provided in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Constables, England and Wales<br> </strong>As at 31 March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Constables</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>2,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>1,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>2,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>841</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>2,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>4,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>1,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>2,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>2,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>24,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>1,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>1,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>2,413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>2,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>2,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>3,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>1,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>4,164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 96,084 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount) in England and Wales. Data are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2021-06-24T14:48:10.063Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-24T14:48:10.063Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
4352
label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore more like this
753305
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government how many households were accepted as unintentionally homeless in each year from 2005 to 2016. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-09-11more like thismore than 2017-09-11
answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation means that no family with a child ever has to be without a roof over their heads. The number of households in temporary accommodation is well below the peak over a decade ago, in 2005.</p><p>But temporary accommodation is an intermediate measure. This government changed the law to allow councils to place families in decent and affordable private rented homes. This means homeless households do not have to wait as long for settled accommodation, spending less time in temporary accommodation.</p><p>We have also replaced DWP’s Temporary Accommodation Management Fee with a Flexible Homelessness Support Grant which local authorities can use more strategically to prevent and tackle homelessness. This amounts to £402m over the two years from 2017/18.</p><p>This government is implementing the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, which significantly reforms England’s homelessness legislation, ensuring that more people get the help they need earlier to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place.</p><p>The Act places duties on local authorities to intervene at earlier stages to prevent homelessness in their areas. It also requires local authorities to provide new homelessness services to all those affected, not just those who are protected under existing legislation.</p><p>I will place detailed figures in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
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HL994 more like this
HL995 more like this
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less than 2017-09-11T14:53:48.857Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-11T14:53:48.857Z
answering member
4282
label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this