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1202635

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, submissions to the consultation A new legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland, which closed on 19 December 2019, came from (a) individuals who identified themselves as a person with a disability, (b) disability charities, (c) organisations led and managed by disabled people, and (d) parents of disabled people. [T]
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	uin	HL5551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The public consultation, <em>A new legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland</em>, provided an opportunity for people and organisations in Northern Ireland to contribute their views on how the Government could best deliver on its statutory duty under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc.) Act 2019 in implementing the CEDAW Report recommendations. <br> <br> The Government engaged with a wide range of stakeholders who reached out seeking further discussions during the consultation process. However, the consultation process did not collect personal data that would identify a respondent as a person with a disability. We carefully analysed all of the views expressed in the submissions received.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s firm view that the Regulations properly comply with the statutory duty under section 9 of the NIEF Act, and are also compliant with the UK’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL5552 question first answered 17/06/2020 15:40:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1200715

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Health Services: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) what is their policy on the negotiation of reciprocal healthcare agreements with (a) the European Union and (b) each member country of the European Union, and (2) what progress has been made in each case.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL5300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is currently negotiating with the European Union Commission on future reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the European Union as part of the negotiating group on ‘mobility and social security coordination’. Negotiating rounds have been constructive. The Government published <em>The Future Relationship with the EU: The UK’s Approach to Negotiations</em> in February 2020 and the draft legal text of a social security agreement, including reciprocal healthcare, in May 2020. A copy is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/06/2020 12:49:19 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name DRAFT Social Security Coordination Agreement May 2020.pdf title Draft legal text May 2020
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1204228

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	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	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) when the immigration healthcare surcharge for health and care workers and their families will be removed, (2) whether those who have already paid the surcharge in the current year will receive a refund, and (3) whether any such refund will be backdated to the day on which the Prime Minister made the announcement that the surcharge would be removed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL5777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office are working at pace to deliver this exemption. Any National Health Service or care worker that has paid the surcharge since the Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 May will receive a refund. We will announce further details on the scope of the arrangements shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL5778 question first answered 29/06/2020 10:38:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1203502

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how any changes to British National (Overseas) (BNO) status will affect or be applied to BNO status holders and their dependants who are already present in the UK either lawfully or having overstayed.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	uin	HL5702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5701 question first answered 29/06/2020 17:04:03 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1203077

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how long international students in the academic year 2020–21 will have to be physically present in the UK to qualify for the two-year graduate work visa.
	tabling member printed	Lord Broers
	uin	HL5585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Graduate route will be introduced in the summer of 2021. To give assurance to those who begin their course overseas this year, the Government published guidance for international students on 16 June confirming that those who enter the UK to complete their course before 6 April 2021 will be eligible for the route if they meet the requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL5584 question first answered 25/06/2020 10:58:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3695 label Biography information for Lord Broers

1203095

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how long it will take, under the test and trace service, to trace people's contacts following a COVID-19 test; and what assessment they have made of whether this is quick enough to isolate people before infection spreads.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL5604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government launched its new NHS Test and Trace service on 28 May 2020.</p><p>If someone experiences symptoms of COVID-19 and gets tested, systems are in place to ensure that the NHS Test and Trace service automatically receives information if their test result is positive. Providing NHS Test and Trace have contact details, such as email, text or landline, they will aim to contact people within 24 hours of receiving the test result.</p><p> </p><p>The more rapidly we can identify people who may have been at risk of infection and, if necessary, tell them to self-isolate, the more effectively we can reduce the R rate and the spread of the virus and maintain transmission at low levels.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/06/2020 10:33:19 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1201040

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how long on average it takes for an applicant to receive a grant of probate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Soley
	uin	HL5415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Probate timeliness data up to March 2020 are due for publication on 25th June 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 22/06/2020 16:19:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	160 label Biography information for Lord Soley

1203468

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) drivers, (2) passengers, and (3) pedestrians, were (a) killed, and (b) seriously injured, in road accidents in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL5628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The number of killed and seriously injured casualties in reported road accidents as reported by the police to DfT, by casualty class in Great Britain, between 2009 and 2018 can be found in the below table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="12"><p><strong>Reported road casualties, by severity and casualty class, Great Britain, 2009-2018<sup>1,2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Casualty Class<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>Severity</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver or rider</p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>1,321</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td><td><p>1,151</p></td><td><p>1,041</p></td><td><p>1,041</p></td><td><p>1,065</p></td><td><p>1,068</p></td><td><p>1,055</p></td><td><p>1,049</p></td><td><p>1,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver or rider</p></td><td><p>Seriously injured (unadjusted)</p></td><td><p>15,004</p></td><td><p>13,748</p></td><td><p>14,259</p></td><td><p>14,060</p></td><td><p>13,517</p></td><td><p>14,525</p></td><td><p>14,032</p></td><td><p>15,345</p></td><td><p>15,601</p></td><td><p>15,987</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passenger</p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Passenger</p></td><td><p>Seriously injured (unadjusted)</p></td><td><p>4,141</p></td><td><p>3,712</p></td><td><p>3,409</p></td><td><p>3,420</p></td><td><p>3,142</p></td><td><p>3,219</p></td><td><p>3,172</p></td><td><p>3,616</p></td><td><p>3,636</p></td><td><p>3,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pedestrian</p></td><td><p>Killed</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pedestrian</p></td><td><p>Seriously injured (unadjusted)</p></td><td><p>5,545</p></td><td><p>5,200</p></td><td><p>5,454</p></td><td><p>5,559</p></td><td><p>4,998</p></td><td><p>5,063</p></td><td><p>4,940</p></td><td><p>5,140</p></td><td><p>5,594</p></td><td><p>5,782</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>Source: DfT, STATS19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>1. Figures for serious injuries are as reported by the police. Since 2016, changes in severity reporting systems for a large number of police forces mean that serious injury figures, and to a lesser extent, slight injuries are not comparable with earlier years. Adjustments to account for the change have been produced for high level series. More information on the change and the adjustment process is available in the 2018 annual report.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>2. The data includes all motor vehicles, cyclists and horse riders.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>3. Does not include casualties with unidentified class.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/06/2020 13:53:18 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1204241

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) personal confidentiality agreements, and (2) non-disclosure agreements the Department for International Trade has signed with (a) businesses, (b) individuals, and (c) third parties advising, the department on its response to COVID 19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
	uin	HL5805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has not signed any personal confidentiality agreements, nor non-disclosure agreements with businesses, individuals nor third parties advising HM Government on its response to COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 23/06/2020 14:02:13 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
	tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1202628

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many (1) vulnerable, and (2) disadvantaged, pupils are not currently attending school.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Morgan of Huyton
	uin	HL5540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The closest matching available data on the attendance of vulnerable children in educational establishments since 23 March was published on Tuesday 16 June at the following link and covers data up to Thursday 11 June:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings</a>.</p><p>The data is collected from individual education establishments and the published figures include estimates for non-response.</p><p>We do not currently hold attendance statistics for the number of pupils who are classed as disadvantaged.</p><p>The attendance of children with an education, health and care plan should be based on an individual risk assessment, carried out and regularly reviewed to judge whether they are best supported at school or at home at this time. Attendance may not be appropriate for some children, including because of health considerations for them and their family. Full guidance on the definition of vulnerable children and expectations around attendance is available at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-vulnerable-children-and-young-people</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 22/06/2020 16:27:01 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	tabling member	2168 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Huyton