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1127389

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 15:54:08
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 15:55:12 20/05/2019 17:21:41
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	910985
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 16:50:12
	question text	What recent estimate she has made of the number of jobs supported by the nuclear defence sector.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 910985
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	910985
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We estimate, based on industry and Government statistics, that the Defence Nuclear Enterprise supports at least 30,000 jobs, supporting prosperity across the United Kingdom.</p>
	creator	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1127409

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:23
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:06 04/06/2019 13:28:02
	hansard heading	Shizam Riasat
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15820
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 12:56:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights and freedom of religion or belief implications of the case of the 16 year old Pakistani Christian girl Sheeza Riasat who was abducted from her parents’ home near Gujranwala, Pakistan on 12 February and forcibly converted and married; and what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about that case.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15820
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15820
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the case of Sheeza Riasat. The Government strongly condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls from religious minorities in Pakistan.</p><p>We welcome the recent decision by the Pakistan Senate to pass the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill 2019. The Bill was recently introduced to the National Assembly.</p><p>The UK regularly raises concerns about the protection of vulnerable groups, including religious minorities, women and children, with the Pakistani Government. Officials at the British High Commission in Islamabad have raised the issue of forced marriage with the National Commission for Human Rights.</p><p>During my visit to Pakistan on 18 and 19 February, I met faith leaders to discuss issues faced by religious minorities, including the issue of forced marriage. I also raised our concerns about child protection, the treatment of minority communities and the issue of forced marriage with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Human Rights, Dr Shireen Mazari, during the same visit.</p><p>We will continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to take the steps necessary to comply in full with its human rights obligations to vulnerable groups, including religious minorities and women and girls, and to uphold the rule of law.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127410

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:25
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:10 04/06/2019 13:28:01
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15821
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 12:56:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about kidnappings and forced conversions of under-age girls who are members of a religious minority; and what were the outcomes of any such representations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15821
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15821
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the case of Sheeza Riasat. The Government strongly condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls from religious minorities in Pakistan.</p><p>We welcome the recent decision by the Pakistan Senate to pass the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill 2019. The Bill was recently introduced to the National Assembly.</p><p>The UK regularly raises concerns about the protection of vulnerable groups, including religious minorities, women and children, with the Pakistani Government. Officials at the British High Commission in Islamabad have raised the issue of forced marriage with the National Commission for Human Rights.</p><p>During my visit to Pakistan on 18 and 19 February, I met faith leaders to discuss issues faced by religious minorities, including the issue of forced marriage. I also raised our concerns about child protection, the treatment of minority communities and the issue of forced marriage with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Human Rights, Dr Shireen Mazari, during the same visit.</p><p>We will continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to take the steps necessary to comply in full with its human rights obligations to vulnerable groups, including religious minorities and women and girls, and to uphold the rule of law.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127411

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:26
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:12 04/06/2019 13:34:01
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15822
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:02:16
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Pakistani girls, who are members of a religious minority, being removed from schools by their parents as a result of the number of abductions and forced conversions on the literacy rate of girls in Pakistan; and what steps they intend to take to help resolve this problem.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15822
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15822
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​Education is an integral part of the UK's approach to improving human rights. The education of girls continues to be a priority for UK development assistance in Pakistan. Under the Punjab Education Sector Programme, we are working with a local partner organisation to reintegrate young and adolescent girls who have left school prematurely back into mainstream schools or vocational education. Within less than a year, over 4000 girls have benefitted from this intervention so far.</p><p>The British Government supports other programmes designed to improve human rights and opportunities for women, religious minorities and marginalised groups. For example, the Department for International Development's AAWAZ II programme works with communities to promote rights of children, women, youth and religious minorities, protect them from exploitation, and prevent discrimination and intolerance. It also funds interventions in support of ending child marriage.</p><p>During my visit to Pakistan in February, I raised our concerns about child protection, the treatment of minority communities and the issue of forced marriage with Pakistan's Federal Minister for Human Rights, Dr Shireen Mazari.</p><p>We will continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to take the steps necessary to comply in full with its human rights obligations to vulnerable groups, including religious minorities and women and girls.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127412

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:27
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:14 04/06/2019 12:50:02
	hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15823
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 12:18:12
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, interim Vice President of Sudan; what assessment they have made of his role in Darfur’s Janjaweed militias; and whether they have discussed his role in the Darfur genocide with officials of the International Criminal Court.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15823
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15823
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK continues to engage with a range of opposition, Transitional Military Council and members of the protest movement. As part of these interactions the British Ambassador to Khartoum met the Deputy Head of the Transitional Military Committee, Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo (&quot;Hametti&quot;), on April 15 2019 to call for: 1) steps to improve the situation in Sudan; 2) a swift move to a civilian transitional government; and 3) the release of all political detainees. The Ambassador also expressed concerns at the past role of the Rapid Support Forces. We have been consistent in public and in private that there must be accountability for the crimes committed by members of the former regime. The UK strongly supports the mission of the International Criminal Court; due legal process must be followed.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127413

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:29
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:16 30/05/2019 16:28:04
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Churches
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15824
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/05/2019 15:56:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that 900 churches in Nigeria have been destroyed by Boko Haram; and what assessment they have made of whether such activity is part of a campaign to eradicate Christianity in the north of that country.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15824
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15824
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of the statement by the Christian Association of Nigeria in January 2017 which claimed that 900 churches have been destroyed by Boko Haram since 2009. We are unable to substantiate these numbers given the challenges of obtaining precise data in north east Nigeria. Boko Haram is a terrorist organisation with a vile ideology and history of attacking civilians, both Christian and Muslim. The majority of Boko Haram's victims have been Muslims. The UK condemns attacks on civilians, including on the basis of their religious belief. The Foreign Secretary discussed the issue of freedom of religious belief and UK support to combat extremists with the Nigerian Vice President during his visit to Nigeria in April. He also met with a wide range of religious leaders to discuss how the UK can support their work to promote interfaith dialogue and long-term peace, and visited North East Nigeria.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127414

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:30
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:18 03/06/2019 15:27:01
	hansard heading	North Korea: Food Supply
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15825
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/06/2019 14:55:16
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN World Food Programme's food security anylsis, published on 3 May, which states that North Korea’s food situation is critical and is set to worsen and that South Pyongan Province faces a severe food security crisis.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15825
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15825
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Limited availability of official data from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) makes comprehensive analysis of the situation difficult. DFID is currently the fourth largest donor to the World Food Programme (WFP). DFID provides both multi-year core funding (£40 million a year) and non-core funding. WFP can use these resources to respond rapidly to food insecurity where needs are greatest. DFID continues to track and monitor humanitarian risks around the globe.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127415

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:31
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:20 04/06/2019 11:33:01
	hansard heading	Hen Harriers: Conservation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15826
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 11:01:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 January (HL12536), what steps they will take in response to the report Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors, published in Nature Communications on 19 May, which found that hen harriers are ten times as likely to disappear over grouse moors than elsewhere and that this is the primary cause of their decline; and whether this finding will be reflected in an update to the 2016 Hen Harrier Action Plan.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15826
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15826
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Defra and Natural England will continue working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including moorland communities, conservation organisations, police and landowners to implement the Hen Harrier Action Plan, which is kept under regular review.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working with the Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group on a new action plan to tackle raptor persecution, led by a senior police officer and drawing together representatives from a range of stakeholders.</p>
	creator	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1127416

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:32
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:22 29/05/2019 14:16:01
	hansard heading	Cats: Pet Travel Scheme
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15827
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 13:44:59
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that cats and kittens brought into the UK under the pet passport scheme do not carry diseases and parasites, including tapeworm and non-UK types of tick.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15827
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15827
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to preserving the UK’s high standards of biosecurity and animal welfare. The EU Pet Travel Scheme requires all pets travelling to Great Britain on approved routes to be declared. 100% of these are then subject to documentary and identity checks. Documentary checks for cats include a passport, signed by an Official Veterinarian in the country of origin, certifying that the cat has been vaccinated against rabies.</p><p>Since 2012, when the UK harmonised with the EU Pet Travel Scheme, we have no longer required tick or tapeworm treatment for cats or kittens. Risk assessments have been undertaken, both before harmonisation and since, which supported the removal of these requirements. As such, we have no plans to change the import requirements for pet cats. However, we continue to monitor the disease situation and will undertake a further formal risk assessment if evidence indicates that one is warranted.</p>
	creator	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1127417

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:34
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 15:55:04 29/05/2019 14:46:01
	hansard heading	Smuggling: Cats
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15828
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 14:14:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what border checks are carried out to ensure that cats and kittens are not smuggled illegally into the UK from EU countries.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15828
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15828
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to preserving the UK’s high standards of biosecurity and animal welfare. The EU Pet Travel Scheme requires all pets travelling to Great Britain on approved routes to be declared. 100% of these are then subject to documentary and identity checks. All commercial EU consignments of dogs or cats receive documentary checks on entry and the Animal and Plant Health Agency conducts further risk based checks away from the border. We have increased resourcing at major UK ports to detect smuggled animals and continue to work collaboratively with Border Force, sharing intelligence in order to disrupt illegal imports.</p><p>On 13 May this year a statutory instrument[1] was laid in Parliament which will introduce a ban on commercial third party sales of puppies and kittens in England. This decision followed a public consultation which received over 6,500 responses, 96% of which supported the proposal. The ban itself is planned to come into force on 6 April 2020 and, once in place, anyone seeking to buy or adopt a kitten will have to deal directly with the breeder or with one of the UK’s many animal rehoming centres. Restricting the sale of kittens to licensed breeders has the potential to help deter people motivated to illegally import kittens for the purpose of financial gain.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111186954" target="_blank">The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019</a></p>
	creator	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1127418

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:36
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:26 28/05/2019 15:41:01
	hansard heading	Serbia: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15829
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/05/2019 15:09:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Serbia regarding the negative rhetoric against women politicians in that country and the risk of it inciting violence against them.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Collins of Highbury
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15829
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15829
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​While we have not made representations specifically about negative rhetoric against women in politics, we have, as part of our interactions with the Serbian government, had regular discussions on gender equality, including with the Equality Commissioner and the Gender Champion. On International Women’s Day our Embassy in Belgrade held two public debates, one on the role of women in Serbian society and the other on women in the IT sector. Our Embassy is also designing a programme with UN Women to strengthen gender responsive governance in Serbia.</p>
	creator	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury

1127419

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:37
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:28 04/06/2019 15:46:13
	hansard heading	POST
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15830
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 15:15:05
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in each of the last five financial years for which data are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15830
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15830
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The cost of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is shared by the House of Commons and the House of Lords on a 70:30 ratio. The cost to the House of Lords in each of the last five financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£151,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£172,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£176,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£170,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£189,342</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1127420

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:39
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:30 04/06/2019 14:56:03
	hansard heading	Royal Commissions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15831
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 14:24:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Commissions have been established since 1989; what was the topic of each; and what recommendations of each they adopted.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15831
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15831
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Three Royal Commissions have been established since 1989:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Royal Commission on Criminal Justice</p></li><li><p>Royal Commission on Long-term Care of the Elderly</p></li><li><p>Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Government departments will have responded to the relevant Royal Commission reports, and those responses are a matter of public record.</p><p> </p>
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1127421

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:40
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:31 04/06/2019 14:17:09
	hansard heading	Bacterial Diseases
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15832
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:45:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 14 May (HL15384), what assessment they have made of the number of people, with or without resistant blood stream infections, who have Carbapenem resistant E. coli-like bacteria present in their bodies; and what (1) proposed, and (2) current, initiatives there are to control the transmission of such bacteria.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15832
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15832
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The 2018 English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance report contains information on carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) causing bloodstream infections in England. In 2017 there were 18 cases. The number of people with other infections and carriage of E. coli resistant to carbapenems is harder to ascertain as surveillance is not as uniform.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) publishes guidance on the prevention and control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (including E. coli); guidance is available for both acute and non-acute settings, copies of the <em>Toolkit for managing carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in non-acute and community settings</em> and <em>Acute trust toolkit for the early detection, management and control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae</em> are attached. PHE is supporting actions outlined in the United Kingdom’s Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan that aim to prevent and control the transmission of carbapenem-resistant bacteria, which includes reducing the number of specific drug-resistant infections in people by 10% by 2025; reducing UK antimicrobial use in humans by 15% by 2024; and adding carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative infections to the list of notifiable diseases in existing laboratory reporting systems.</p>
	creator	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

1127422

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:41
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:34 07/06/2019 10:33:01
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15833
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/06/2019 10:01:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will legislate to provide a pension for severely injured victims of The Troubles in Northern Ireland represented by the Wave Trauma Action Group.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15833
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15833
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>This is an important issue which the UK Government takes seriously. We received advice from the Victims Commissioner on Friday 31 May 2019 - the completion of this advice represents an important step forward. We are carefully considering that advice and possible next steps, which we aim to set out shortly.</p>
	creator	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1127423

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:42
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:36 30/05/2019 13:24:03
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Human Trafficking
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15834
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/05/2019 12:52:24
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of the actions of Rabia Bibi and the government of Pakistan in arresting a trafficking ring of Pakistani and Chinese nationals, what assessment they have made of the number of cases of faith targeted human trafficking; and what steps they are taking to ensure that this newly vulnerable community is being effectively supported through UK aid designated for the most vulnerable and marginalised communities.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hogan-Howe
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15834
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15834
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK Government’s approach to tackling modern slavery and trafficking in Pakistan is to reduce the permissive environment through community based activities, and to strengthen the legislative framework for more effective prevention and control. We have not made an assessment of the number of cases of faith targeted human trafficking, however the UK Government is currently working on a range of projects aimed at minimising the incidence of modern slavery (including trafficking) in Pakistan. DFID and the Home Office have also commissioned a study which will look at modern slavery and trafficking specifically. A second study on women and trafficking is planned in 2020.</p>
	creator	4693 label Biography information for Lord Hogan-Howe
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4693 label Biography information for Lord Hogan-Howe

1127424

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:44
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:38 04/06/2019 14:18:03
	hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15835
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:46:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential of schemes by pharmaceutical companies to develop recycling and recovery schemes for respiratory inhalers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15835
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15835
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are informed by NHS England that its joint Public Health England funded Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) has reviewed a scheme operated by GlaxoSmithKline that encourages return of inhalers for recycling. The scheme is very welcome but limited in scope, currently recovering around 1% of all inhalers.</p><p>All used inhalers can already be returned to all pharmacies to be disposed of by incineration with the medicines waste streams.</p><p>NHS England has invited industry suggestions to the national Low Carbon Inhalers Working Group established by the SDU, on ways to increase recovery for environmentally safe disposal and recycling.</p>
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1127425

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:45
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:40 24/05/2019 12:12:04
	hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15836
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/05/2019 11:40:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of respiratory inhalers that (1) end up in landfill, and (2) are incinerated.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15836
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15836
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Defra has not conducted an assessment of the percentage of respiratory inhalers which are ultimately landfilled or incinerated.</p><p> </p><p>Waste holders act in accordance with the waste hierarchy, so where waste does arise it is managed in the most resource-efficient way possible. The reuse or recycling of waste is preferred to energy recovery, through incineration for example, or disposal to landfill.</p>
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1127426

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:47
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 16:05:04 04/06/2019 14:18:04
	hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15837
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:46:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of metred dose inflators containing hydrofluorocarbons in releasing greenhouse gases.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15837
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15837
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have made no such assessment on the proportion of the National Health Service carbon footprint made by hydrofluorocarbon in metred dose inhalers or of the impact of the use of metred dose inhalers containing hydrofluorocarbons in releasing greenhouse gases. However, we are informed by NHS England that the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory calculated the carbon emissions from inhalers in England as 850,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents. This is equivalent to approximately 4% of the entire carbon footprint of the NHS in England.</p>
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1127427

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:48
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:44 04/06/2019 14:11:05
	hansard heading	Asthma: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15838
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:39:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have, if any, with pharmaceutical companies about how the environmental damage caused by asthma inhalers may be reduced.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15838
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15838
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>NHS England has been in regular dialogue with industry over the last 18 months about the need to reduce the environmental damage caused by asthma inhalers. As a result, an industry working group on this has been formed, chaired by the Industry Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium (IPAC). IPAC has now accepted an invitation to join the national Low Carbon Inhalers Working Group, chaired by the Sustainable Development Unit, to represent industry. This working group has been asked to provide proposals from industry on reducing the carbon impacts of inhalers to support the NHS Long Term Plan target.</p>
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1127428

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:50
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 16:05:07 04/06/2019 14:14:06
	hansard heading	Asthma: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15839
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:42:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of the progress made by NICE on working with clinicians and industry to promote greater use of asthma inhalers with low global warming potential.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15839
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15839
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published an online only patient decision aid for inhalers used in the treatment of asthma on 8 April 2019.</p><p>The purpose of this aid is to help people with asthma and their healthcare professional to discuss the different inhaler devices that are available to treat their condition and where appropriate, to consider the environmental impact of the inhaler. The patient decision aid has been downloaded over 1,500 times since its publication.</p><p>To encourage use of the decision aid, NICE is contributing to an expert working group on sustainable inhalers led by the Sustainable Development Unit which is actively promoting this work. The working group members include clinicians and patient organisations, such as Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. NICE has also shared the patient decision aid through its network of NICE associates - a network of National Health Service professionals who support implementation of NICE guidance across the NHS.</p>
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1127429

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:51
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:48 04/06/2019 14:18:06
	hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15840
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:46:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of the NHS carbon footprint made by hydrofluorocarbon in metred dose inflators.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15840
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15840
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have made no such assessment on the proportion of the National Health Service carbon footprint made by hydrofluorocarbon in metred dose inhalers or of the impact of the use of metred dose inhalers containing hydrofluorocarbons in releasing greenhouse gases. However, we are informed by NHS England that the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory calculated the carbon emissions from inhalers in England as 850,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents. This is equivalent to approximately 4% of the entire carbon footprint of the NHS in England.</p>
	creator	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1127430

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:52
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:50 04/06/2019 14:28:02
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15841
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:56:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any direct, or indirect, trade by UK public bodies with illegal settlements in the West Bank; and whether they will review the adequacy of the advice on the UK Trade and Investment website in that respect.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15841
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15841
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government neither supports nor encourages such dealings. The Government routinely updates its guidance on the Overseas Business Risk website, outlining the clear risks related to economic and financial activities (including financial transactions, investments, purchases and procurements) in the settlements.</p>
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1127431

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:54
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:52 04/06/2019 13:35:03
	hansard heading	Israeli Settlements: Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15842
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:03:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy towards the use, in all Government departments and services, of goods sourced from illegal settlements in the West Bank; and in particular, how the use of such goods applies to UK missions in Israel and Palestine.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15842
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15842
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Government departments and missions are aware of UK policy on this issue, which is that we do not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including settlements in the West Bank, as part of Israel and indeed these settlements are not covered by the current EU-Israel Association Agreement which governs our trade with Israel.</p>
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1127432

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	20/05/2019
	date tabled	20/05/2019
	ddp created	20/05/2019 20:02:55
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	20/05/2019 20:05:54 04/06/2019 13:35:02
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15843
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:03:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the number of Palestinian children held in Israeli prisons; how many representations they have made to the government of Israel about this being a war crime under Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention; when those representations were made; by whom they were made; and what action they are taking under Article 146 of the Geneva Convention to provide effective penal sanctions for person committing unlawful transfers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15843
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15843
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We understand 203 Palestinian children were in Israeli military detention at the end of December 2018. It remains our assessment that transfer of Palestinian child and adult detainees to prisons inside Israel is in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. We continue to make representations to the Israeli authorities at Ministerial and senior official level outlining our concerns around Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli detention. Most recently officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities on 18 March.</p>
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd