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100982

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are monitoring the growth in use of unmanned aerial vehicles ("drones"); and whether they consider the current legal framework is adequate for the purpose of regulating the use of drones.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Operators undertaking commercial aerial work using Remotely Piloted Aircraft need the permission of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA keeps a record of permissions given to those operators.</p><p> </p><p>The regulation of small unmanned aircraft is specifically covered by two articles within the Air Navigation Order, which legislate for the ‘general’ flying aspects and the flight of those equipped for surveillance. However, as well as these specific articles, a more general article, which prevents a person ‘causing or permitting an aircraft to endanger the safety of any person or property’, also remains applicable.</p><p> </p><p>We do not believe that any additional regulatory changes are needed to ensure adequate privacy and data protection.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/11/2014 15:14:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

419735

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 17 December 2014 (HL3284), whether the collection of consistent and comparable data on domestic abuse is now under way, and when they plan to publish the results.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>All forces through the Annual Data Return must record and provide data on domestic abuse related crimes and incidents. The requirement is part of the Home Secretary’s commitment to take forward recommendations made by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in its report on the police response to domestic abuse published in March 2014. It came into force in April 2015 and the first findings from this collection will be published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in October as part of the quarterly Crime in England and Wales statistics publication. The Home Office is working with the ONS on the publication of more detailed data in future crime publications.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2439 question first answered 14/10/2015 15:58:42 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

606197

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Nuclear Reactors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to publish a route map for the development of small modular nuclear reactors in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Policy development for small modular reactors, including plans in respect of publishing a Roadmap, remains on-going. We are drawing on the findings of the independent Techno-Economic Assessment, the Phase One expressions of interest documents, the meetings held by officials over the summer with 32 technology vendors, service providers and potential investors, and our continuing discussions with regulators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/10/2016 11:28:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1688852

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2024
	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	Medical Records: Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the meeting of the Advisory Group on Data (AGD) on 11 January, what discussions they have had with NHS England regarding AGD’s request to see the next draft of its draft Terms of Reference before it is moved on to the next stage of ratification.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department has had no discussions with NHS England regarding the July 2023 meeting of the Data, Digital and Technology Committee, or regarding the Advisory Group for Data’s (AGD) request that the version control on its draft terms of reference be updated to reflect the full circulation of the document, as well as the timing of the circulation.</p><p>The role of the advisory group is set out within the statutory guidance issued by the Department, in <em>NHS England’s protection of patient data</em>. We understand that the terms of reference for the AGD are currently in draft, with version control reflecting formal drafts as issued. NHS England, through the Privacy, Transparency and Trust team in the Delivery Directorate, has received feedback on the drafts, which will be published in due course following approval by, or on behalf of, the NHS England board.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL2436 HL2437 HL2439 question first answered 19/02/2024 11:58:02 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1520172

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Life Expectancy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy to narrow the gap in healthy life expectancy between areas where it is highest and lowest by 2030; and if so, by what amount.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting individuals to live healthier lives and improving access to health and care services. This includes improving healthy life expectancy by five years by 2035 and narrowing the gap by 2030.</p><p>A significant proportion of ill-health is preventable. By focusing on major conditions which contribute to early death and reduce years of good health and behaviours such as smoking, poor diet and alcohol which disproportionately impact some communities, we will make progress on reducing health disparities. We remain committed to the ambition for England to be smoke-free by 2030 and we are working with the food industry to ensure it is easier for people to make healthier choices and to increase progress on the reformulation of foods. We will set out more information on plans to address health disparities in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 03/11/2022 17:48:44 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1184171

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Mali: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their objectives for the forthcoming deployment of 250 UK personnel to Gao in Eastern Mali in support of the UN Peacekeeping Operation; how the deployment will help to address the increasing instability in the region; and how they intend to ensure that British personnel do not become a target or exacerbate the situation.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK's deployment to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is part of our strategic approach to the increasing instability in the Sahel region, which brings together our development, diplomacy and defence expertise to help tackle the underlying causes of poverty and conflict in the region. Our objectives are fully aligned with the UN mission's mandate. UK troops will deliver a long-range reconnaissance capability. This will provide greater awareness of possible threats, contributing primarily to the protection of civilians but also supporting the safety and security of UN peacekeepers. UK personnel will be thoroughly prepared and given the right training and equipment to conduct their tasks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 23/03/2020 11:53:15 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1353141

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	East Sutton Park Prison: Pregnancy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) women, and (2) trans men, were known to be pregnant in East Sutton Park Prison for the first two quarters of 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>We do not hold this pregnancy data for the requested time period or format. This data would need to be collected by individual prisons at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>As part of our fundamental review of policy relating to pregnancy, Mother and Baby Units and maternal separation from children up to two in prison, we committed to providing national pregnancy data in the future. The ‘HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2020 to March 2021’ was published on 29 July 2021 and this contains the latest published figures relating to pregnant prisoners. This data is, however, provided as a national snapshot. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021</a></p><p>Further information on the review, including our findings and resulting reforms regarding data collection, can be found in our summary report published in July 2020:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/905559/summary-report-of-review-of-policy-on-mbu.pdf" target="_blank">Review of operational policy on pregnancy, Mother and Baby Units and maternal separation (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL2436 HL2437 question first answered 15/09/2021 16:59:56 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

776774

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received legal advice from the Attorney General on whether the violence in Rakhine State constitutes ethnic cleansing; and if so, what assessment they have made of that advice.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL2438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>We have not sought or received advice from the Attorney General on whether the violence in Rakhine State constitutes ethnic cleansing.</p><p>More than 608,000 Rohingya have fled into Bangladesh as a result of Burmese military and militia violence since 25 August. This increasingly seems to be a case of ethnic cleansing. As a consequence the international community needs to see these people able to return to their homes in Burma safely.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/11/2017 16:53:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic