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1713308

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between women’s increasing consumption of alcohol and incidences of breast cancer.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL4049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Public Health England’s evidence review, <em>‘The Public Health Burden of Alcohol and the Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Alcohol Control Policies’</em>, which was published in 2016 and updated in 2018, found there is strong evidence for an association between alcohol consumption and female breast cancer, and that for breast cancer, any level of drinking increases your risk so there is no ‘safe’ level of drinking. A copy of the review is attached.</p><p>The Government believes in informing and empowering citizens and has a responsibility to provide the most up to date, clear information to enable people to make informed choices about their drinking. The 2016 United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines provide the public with the most up to date scientific information and highlight the risk of a range of health problems, including breast cancer, from alcohol consumption.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/04/2024 16:52:17 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name alcohol_public_health_burden_evidence_review_update_2018 (2).pdf title alcohol_public_health_burden_evidence_review
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1713309

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Breastfeeding
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to put in place policies that encourage breastfeeding, including supportive work environments where women are able to breastfeed or express milk.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL4050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s vision, set out in the policy paper, <em>The Best Start for Life: A Vision for the 1,001 Critical Days</em>, is that every parent and carer has access to high quality infant feeding services in their local area. A copy of the paper is attached.</p><p>Through the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme, we are investing £50 million in infant feeding services, enabling participating local authorities to design and deliver a blended offer of advice and support in line with local needs. The investment is being used to increase the range of advice and specialist support available, helping to ensure all mothers and families can meet their breastfeeding goals. We are also using programme investment to increase the capacity of the National Breastfeeding Helpline so that a greater number of families are able to access this support. In March 2024, we launched a trial of extended helpline opening hours so that support and advice will be available at any time of the day or night, every day of the year.</p><p>Regulations are in place that require employers to provide a suitable area for breastfeeding mothers. This must be hygienic and private so they can express milk if they choose to and include somewhere to store their milk.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/04/2024 16:47:06 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name The_best_start_for_life_a_vision_for_the_1_001_critical_days (9).pdf title The_best_start_for_life_a_vision
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1712648

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many community pharmacies in rural areas closed in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL4009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the total number of community pharmacies that have closed and opened in rural areas in England, as defined by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ <em>Guide to applying the Rural Urban Classification to data</em>, each year from 2019 to 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies closed</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies opened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses, contracted to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is responsible for ensuring that patients can access medicines, and the Department is monitoring changes to the market closely. In areas where there are fewer pharmacies, the Pharmacy Access Scheme provides financial support to the pharmacies that are present.</p><p>Every three years, local authorities in England undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards have regard to those assessments when commissioning services, and where a pharmacy closure impacts access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.</p><p>When a local pharmacy closes, patients can choose to access pharmaceutical services through any alternative pharmacy, including any of the over 400 distance selling pharmacies that are required to deliver medicines to patients free of charge. In some rural areas, doctors are permitted to dispense medicines.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4010 question first answered 30/04/2024 15:50:48 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1712649

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term financial viability of community pharmacies in rural areas.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL4010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the total number of community pharmacies that have closed and opened in rural areas in England, as defined by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ <em>Guide to applying the Rural Urban Classification to data</em>, each year from 2019 to 2023:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies closed</p></td><td><p>Number of rural pharmacies opened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses, contracted to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is responsible for ensuring that patients can access medicines, and the Department is monitoring changes to the market closely. In areas where there are fewer pharmacies, the Pharmacy Access Scheme provides financial support to the pharmacies that are present.</p><p>Every three years, local authorities in England undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards have regard to those assessments when commissioning services, and where a pharmacy closure impacts access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.</p><p>When a local pharmacy closes, patients can choose to access pharmaceutical services through any alternative pharmacy, including any of the over 400 distance selling pharmacies that are required to deliver medicines to patients free of charge. In some rural areas, doctors are permitted to dispense medicines.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL4009 question first answered 30/04/2024 15:50:48 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701989

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of rural pharmacy closures on access to primary care.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>It is the statutory duty of every local authority in England to undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas including those that are rural in nature, every three years, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards have regard to those assessments when commissioning services and where a pharmacy closure impacts on the access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.</p><p>Patients who struggle to access pharmacy premises can access pharmacy services remotely through any of the over 400 online pharmacies that are contractually required to deliver medicines free of charge. Alternatively, in some rural areas, doctors are permitted to dispense medication to patients.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access scheme provides additional funding to pharmacies in the areas where there are fewer pharmacies.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 26/04/2024 13:21:30 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701630

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish further information on the combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship offer.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>We plan to roll out the new combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship offer during 2024, with applications opening from the summer. We will publish more information about this, and how farmers will be able to apply, ahead of applications opening. This will include setting out how farmers with existing Higher Level Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements will be able to access the new offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL3862 HL3863 HL3864 HL3865 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:18:17 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701631

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when farmers will be able to apply for the new combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship offer.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>We plan to roll out the new combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship offer during 2024, with applications opening from the summer. We will publish more information about this, and how farmers will be able to apply, ahead of applications opening. This will include setting out how farmers with existing Higher Level Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements will be able to access the new offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL3861 HL3863 HL3864 HL3865 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:18:17 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701632

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when farmers in existing Higher Level Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements can transfer to the new offer.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>We plan to roll out the new combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship offer during 2024, with applications opening from the summer. We will publish more information about this, and how farmers will be able to apply, ahead of applications opening. This will include setting out how farmers with existing Higher Level Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements will be able to access the new offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL3861 HL3862 HL3864 HL3865 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:18:17 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701633

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when guidance for the Sustainable Farming Incentive online application portal will be set out.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>We plan to roll out the new combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship offer during 2024, with applications opening from the summer. We will publish more information about this, and how farmers will be able to apply, ahead of applications opening. This will include setting out how farmers with existing Higher Level Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements will be able to access the new offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL3861 HL3862 HL3863 HL3865 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:18:17 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1701634

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the new Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship actions can be added to areas already in the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreement, particularly in upland areas where the HLS agreement has a linked Upland Entry Level Stewardship agreement.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL3865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>We plan to roll out the new combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship offer during 2024, with applications opening from the summer. We will publish more information about this, and how farmers will be able to apply, ahead of applications opening. This will include setting out how farmers with existing Higher Level Stewardship, Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements will be able to access the new offer.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL3861 HL3862 HL3863 HL3864 question first answered 29/04/2024 14:18:17 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans