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1315954

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Gurkhas: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to serving and retired Ghurkas and their families in Nepal to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the invaluable contribution Gurkhas make to our armed forces. Gurkhas serve with honour and distinction and are a vital part of our bilateral relationship. The UK-funded Gurkha Welfare Trust has ensured access to life-saving support and supplies to Gurkha veterans and their communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We are also financing antigen kits for district hospitals across Nepal with distribution being done by the Gurkha Welfare Trust, and two districts have so far received these kits.</p><p>More broadly in Nepal, the UK has funded a new £180,000 duplex oxygen generation plant at the Nepal Police Hospital in Kathmandu to help address oxygen shortages to treat COVID19 patients. We are also one of the leading donors to COVAX, committing £548m to the scheme, which will provide more than a billion vaccines to developing countries including doses for almost a fifth of Nepal's population.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/06/2021 15:05:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

1284264

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Honey Bees: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK must be destroyed; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL13024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2021 answer text <p>It is not the case that honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to other parts of the UK must be destroyed.</p><p>EU member states may export bees to Northern Ireland in line with intra-Union trade rules. Queen honey bees can be imported into any part of the UK from Italy and other EU countries but packages and colonies of honey bees can only be imported into Northern Ireland. There is, and will remain, unfettered access for honey bees which qualify as a Northern Ireland good to the rest of the UK market. The basis on which businesses may qualify for unfettered access is clearly set out in legislation passed last year.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL13025 question first answered 18/02/2021 16:29:49 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

1284265

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bees: Northern Ireland Protocol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland impacts the movement of Italian bees from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL13025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2021 answer text <p>It is not the case that honey bees moved from Northern Ireland to other parts of the UK must be destroyed.</p><p>EU member states may export bees to Northern Ireland in line with intra-Union trade rules. Queen honey bees can be imported into any part of the UK from Italy and other EU countries but packages and colonies of honey bees can only be imported into Northern Ireland. There is, and will remain, unfettered access for honey bees which qualify as a Northern Ireland good to the rest of the UK market. The basis on which businesses may qualify for unfettered access is clearly set out in legislation passed last year.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park grouped question UIN HL13024 question first answered 18/02/2021 16:29:49 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

849939

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether community service sentences may include picking up litter in (1) rural, and (2) urban, areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL5893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Where a court imposes an unpaid work requirement as part of a community sentence or suspended sentence order, the local Community Rehabilitation Company provides work placements in accordance with a range of criteria including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>that the work benefits the local community;</li><li>that the work undertaken is not a direct substitution for paid employment; and</li><li>the views of local people and community stakeholders such as the police are taken into account.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Any proposal for unpaid work involving litter collection would have to be considered with reference to the requirements for unpaid work placements which form part of the service specifications and can be found at https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/offenders/probation-instructions/pi_02_2010_unpaid_work_community_payback_service_specification.pdf.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/03/2018 17:52:49 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

105795

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assess the impact of the process of obtaining Dispensing Appliance Contractor licences on the Department of Health’s wish to increase medical innovation, as outlined in their Innovation Health and Wealth strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL2607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no licensing requirements to open a private dispensing appliance contractor business. NHS England is responsible for determining whether a dispensing appliance contractor should be granted the right to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. Such determinations can generally be appealed to the Family Health Services Appeal Unit of the NHS Litigation Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps the operation of the relevant NHS regulations governing the right to provide NHS pharmaceutical services under regular review with NHS England, the NHS Litigation Authority and contractors’ representatives, as appropriate. We are not aware of any significant issues regarding the impact of these arrangements on small and medium-sized businesses offering continence products nor on the adoption of innovation in the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2608 HL2609 question first answered 17/11/2014 12:48:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

105797

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Incontinence: Products
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assess the impact of the process of obtaining Dispensing Appliance Contractor licences on small and medium-sized businesses offering continence products.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL2608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no licensing requirements to open a private dispensing appliance contractor business. NHS England is responsible for determining whether a dispensing appliance contractor should be granted the right to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. Such determinations can generally be appealed to the Family Health Services Appeal Unit of the NHS Litigation Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps the operation of the relevant NHS regulations governing the right to provide NHS pharmaceutical services under regular review with NHS England, the NHS Litigation Authority and contractors’ representatives, as appropriate. We are not aware of any significant issues regarding the impact of these arrangements on small and medium-sized businesses offering continence products nor on the adoption of innovation in the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2607 HL2609 question first answered 17/11/2014 12:48:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

105799

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Equipment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who holds primary responsibility for issuing Dispensing Appliance Contractor licences.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL2609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no licensing requirements to open a private dispensing appliance contractor business. NHS England is responsible for determining whether a dispensing appliance contractor should be granted the right to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. Such determinations can generally be appealed to the Family Health Services Appeal Unit of the NHS Litigation Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps the operation of the relevant NHS regulations governing the right to provide NHS pharmaceutical services under regular review with NHS England, the NHS Litigation Authority and contractors’ representatives, as appropriate. We are not aware of any significant issues regarding the impact of these arrangements on small and medium-sized businesses offering continence products nor on the adoption of innovation in the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2607 HL2608 question first answered 17/11/2014 12:48:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

79679

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bread: Pesticides
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the amount of pesticides in bread.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL1571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The regulatory framework for pesticides is supported by a substantial programme of testing for residues in food and drink. This is administered by the Health and Safety Executive’s Chemicals Regulation Directorate and overseen by the independent expert scientific committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF). Bread is among the staple foods regularly checked.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statutory Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for pesticides are set under European Union (EU) legislation. These MRLs reflect the highest amount of pesticide residue expected in food when pesticides are applied in accordance with authorised conditions of use. MRLs are always set below, usually far below, the safety limit.<br> <br></p><p> </p><p>Farmers, importers, distributors and retailers are responsible for ensuring marketed food complies with the statutory levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although recent monitoring results indicate an increase in the incidence of pesticide residues being found in bread, this reflects that improvements in analytical methods mean that residues can be found at lower levels. The latest results obtained are all at levels below the statutory MRLs, and PriF have concluded that they do not raise any safety concerns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency recognises that consumers want pesticide residues reduced further than the current safe levels. As part of the Agency's action plan to minimise pesticide residues in food, guides have been produced for five crops – including cereals - grown in the UK. The guides are intended for a broad audience within the food industry, from farmer to retailer. They aim to raise awareness of the issue of pesticide residues and to support the industry to deliver existing pesticide residue minimisation initiatives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/08/2014 10:14:49 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

79680

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Meat: Antibiotics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the amount of antibiotics in meat and meat products.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL1572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Any veterinary antibiotic authorised for use in the UK in a food producing species will have a withdrawal period set as part of the condition of use. This is the minimum length of time after treatment that must pass before produce from the treated animal can enter the food chain. The withdrawal period ensures that the concentration of any residue of the medicine falls below the maximum residue level – the statutory safety limit.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the use of antibiotics as growth promoters has been banned in Europe since 2006.</p><p>Using antibiotics responsibly is a requirement of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Code of Professional Conduct for Vets which states “Veterinary surgeons must be seen to ensure that when using antimicrobials they do so responsibly, and be accountable for the choices made in such use.”</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/08/2014 10:15:10 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

65943

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable disabled people to locate suitable properties in their locality.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting disabled people to live safely in accommodation suitable to their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To facilitate the provision of suitable housing in England, the Government is providing £315 million over 5 years for the Care and Support Specialised Housing fund. The main aim of the fund is to support and accelerate the development of the specialised housing market for older people and disabled adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government is providing £785 million between 2011-12 – 2014-15 for the Disabled Facilities Grant which is administered by local authorities in England and provides adaptations to the homes of disabled people to help them to live as independently as possible in their own home.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to require local authorities to provide lists of homes suitable for disabled people. However a number of local authorities maintain 'accessible housing registers', and in London there is a city wide London Accessible Housing Register (<a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/renting-home/london-accessible-housing-register" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/renting-home/london-accessible-housing-register</a>).<br> <br></p><p><br></p><p>The Government believes it is important that people who require accessible housing are given the right level of priority under a council’s housing allocation scheme, and that councils and social landlords are able to make the best use of affordable housing in their area, including accommodation which is accessible or has been adapted. We have retained the statutory ‘reasonable preference’ requirements which ensure that priority for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical and welfare grounds (including grounds relating to a disability).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Around half of all disabled people are also older people, and the Department for Communities and Local Government supports FirstStop Advice, a national information and advice service that can help older people to locate more suitable properties to move to, or to access services to help them repair, adapt or improve their current homes to make them more suitable for older age.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL871 question first answered 18/07/2014 13:55:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen