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784707

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Rickets
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to designate a group of health care professionals to be accountable and responsible for the prevention of rickets and its complications.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to designate a group of healthcare professionals focused on the prevention of rickets.</p><p>Rickets can generally be prevented by ensuring that children have a healthy, balanced diet, spend some time outside in the sun and take appropriate supplements containing ten micrograms of vitamin D. There is already a range of resources available to increase awareness of the need for vitamin D supplements, including advice on the NHS Choices website on the importance of vitamin D for bone health, and supplements are readily available over the counter and through the Healthy Start vitamins scheme.</p><p>In August the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated its public health guidance on increasing vitamin D supplement use among population groups at risk of vitamin D deficiency, in the light of the 2016 Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition report on Vitamin D and health. A copy of <em>Vitamin D: supplement use in specific population groups </em>is attached. This guideline includes recommendations on how to: increase access to and availability of vitamin D supplements, including for at-risk groups such as the BAME community, ensure health professionals recommend vitamin D supplements, raise awareness of the importance of these supplements amongst the population, and monitor provision and uptake of vitamin D supplements. Local commissioners will wish to consider how best to take forward these recommendations in respect of local BAME populations.</p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the research referred to. Given the widespread availability of vitamin D supplements and clear guidance to health professionals and the public the Government does not believe there is a need for further strategies to prevent rickets.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/11/2017 12:33:04 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name vitamin-d-supplement-use-in-specific-population-groups-pdf-1996421765317.pdf title Vitamin D supplement use
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1187911

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Food
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to provide meals to students resident at hostels in the higher education sector who are unable to return to their home countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2020 answer text <p>The government is grateful for the huge amount of work being done across the higher education sector to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on our students and institutions.</p><p>There will be many students – international students, along with students estranged from their parents and care leavers, among others – who remain in university-owned, or private university accommodation at present, particularly now government advice is for students to remain in their current residence, and not to return home. Higher education (HE) providers should aim to ensure that sufficient institutional accommodation is available to these students</p><p>In addition, the government has reminded HE providers of their responsibility to support services for students who remain on campus. This includes practical support to ensure students can access sufficient food and medical and cleaning supplies. HE providers have been asked to ensure catering staff are available to support on halls management, even in the event of wider university closure.</p><p>It is particularly important that universities who rely on outsourced staff, such as catering, who maintain the delivery of critical services and infrastructure, take appropriate measures to protect the health, safety and welfare of their staff.</p><p>The government is also working to improve joint continuity planning between HE providers and Local Resilience Forums to consider how to ensure availability of supply of food and medicines.</p><p>We stand ready to support HE providers in any discussion that is needed to ensure they have access to the right resources to care for their students. It is essential that students are reassured that their provider will continue to support them through these difficult and unsettling times.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 07/04/2020 14:54:41 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1358733

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Oil: Exploration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many oil drilling extraction sites there are in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Grender
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>There are currently 47 oil and gas extraction sites in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/10/2021 16:17:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4291 label Biography information for Baroness Grender

1536593

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Crimes of Violence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Zimbabwe following the attack on Ms Jasmine Toffa, MP for Bulawayo, and other members of the Citizens Coalition for Change, on 18 October.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK closely monitors all cases of political violence in Zimbabwe including that of Jasmine Toffa MP. We regularly raise the issue of political violence with the Government of Zimbabwe.</p><p>Violence against women is unacceptable. We continue to push for the rights of all citizens to be respected, and for all political parties to be able to campaign peacefully without fear of violence.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 10/11/2022 12:06:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

156483

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of potential applicants for United Kingdom benefits who have received compensation for abuse in the Magdalene laundries and other institutions under the scheme established by the government of the Republic of Ireland; and what is their estimate of the cost which would arise from a disregard being applied to such applications.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has sympathy for the women who suffered by their admission to and work in the Magdalen institutions. However, payments made under the Republic of Ireland’s <em>ex gratia</em> scheme do not meet GB legal criteria to be treated as personal injury payments. The payments are not being made ‘in consequence of any personal injury’, but are made in consequence of being admitted to a laundry, regardless of the effects. The amount each woman will receive is dependent on the length of time spent in the laundries and not on the specific effect that it has had on their health. They are also being made as part of a broader process of restorative justice by the Republic of Ireland Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to amend GB income-related benefit legislation to include specific disregards along the lines of the schemes mentioned. There is already provision in the benefit system to disregard payments made in respect of personal injury to avoid the need to disregard specific payments on an <em>ad hoc</em> basis. To amend legislation as new compensation schemes are introduced would add complexity to the benefit system and its administration.</p><p> </p><p>There is already provision in legislation to disregard some elements of the <em>ex gratia </em>payments. For example, Pension Credit – the income-related benefit most likely to be claimed - has no capital cut off limit. Where compensation in excess of the €50,000 lump sum maximum <em>ex gratia</em> award is payable as weekly payments, these will be disregarded under current Pension Credit and pension age Housing Benefit legislation.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that as of 6 August 2014 there had been a total number of approximately 760 applications to the scheme, around 160 of which were from UK residents. However, neither information regarding the number of UK applicants who are also in receipt of Pension Credit or other benefits, nor the amount of any <em>ex gratia</em> payments made is available. We are therefore unable to estimate the potential cost of a disregard.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2924 HL2926 question first answered 24/11/2014 14:37:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

1692929

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Bank Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have had their bank accounts closed, what steps they are taking to ensure SMEs have continued access to banking services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>While the decisions about what products are offered to individual businesses remain commercial decisions for banks and building societies, the Government recognises the vital role SMEs play in fuelling economic growth, and it is important they can access the banking services they need. Last year the Chancellor asked the FCA to collect evidence to help the Government understand where account closures and refusals are happening and why. The FCA are now doing further work to better understand the reasons behind account refusals.</p><p>The Government is also acting to increase customer protections, increasing the minimum notice period in cases of contract termination to 90 days – giving customers more time to challenge a decision through the Financial Ombudsman Service, or find a replacement service – and requiring providers to spell out to affected customers why they are terminating their contract. Both requirements will be subject to certain exceptions, including if to do so would be unlawful.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 07/03/2024 12:47:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

423175

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Fuels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to bring forward the introduction of new tests for fuel emissions and fuel economy in cars.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>The government has been at the forefront of action at a European level to ensure tests of all new passenger cars and vans accurately represent performance out on the road and ensure public confidence. We will continue to press for the introduction of real world driving emissions (RDE) and updates to the current laboratory tests at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/10/2015 09:47:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

627549

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an estimate of the revenue that would be raised by (1) a one percentage point rise in the rate of national insurance, and (2) the imposition of national insurance contributions of one per cent on employees who have reached State Pension age; and if so, how much those estimated revenues would be.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
	uin	HL2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The estimated impact of increasing the rate of employees National Insurance Contributions (NICs) can be found in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) 2016 publication <em>the Direct effects of illustrative tax changes, </em>which can be found on the gov.uk website. The 2018-19 figures are given in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Direct effects of illustrative changes (£m) </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>National Insurance Contributions Rates </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change Class 1 employee main rate by 1 percent point</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change Class 1 employee additional rate by 1 percent point</p></td><td><p>920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change Class 1 employer rate by 1 percentage point</p></td><td><p>5,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change Class 2 rate by £1 per week</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change Class 4 main rate by 1 percentage point</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change Class 4 additional rate by 1 percentage point</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMRC currently estimates that the direct effect of imposing NICs charged at 1% on those over State Pension age would raise around £100m in employee NIC receipts in 2018-19. This is comparable to the table above.</p><p> </p><p>The estimate is based on the latest Survey of Personal Incomes (2013-14), which has been projected in line with Budget 2016 economic assumptions from the Office of Budget Responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 10/11/2016 12:49:45 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey