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1674999

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date	04/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Bar Council and Law Society about the potential use of UK lawyers in Rwanda to advise on asylum claims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>Following the signing of the new Treaty between the UK and Rwanda, we are continuing to work to strengthen this Partnership. We are working with the Government of Rwanda to see where any UK expertise or support would be beneficial. More details on this will be set out in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 18/12/2023 18:12:42 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1671244

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed treaty with Rwanda, announced on 15 November, will be subject to parliamentary scrutiny in accordance with the provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Treaties the Government wishes to ratify are subject to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. We will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 05/12/2023 13:00:41 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1669127

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	British Library: Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the major technology outage experienced by the British Library as a result of a cyber-attack, whether they are confident that sufficient safeguards are in place to protect this national collection.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The British Library is undertaking a forensic investigation of this incident, with the support of the National Cyber Security Centre and cybersecurity specialists, and has reported it to the Information Commissioner’s Office. This investigation will help to provide a full picture of what happened, and the extent of disruption caused. This will take time, during which the British Library is liaising closely with the Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport and others to provide updates.</p><p>The attack has been claimed by a known cyber crime group, and we currently have no reason to doubt its claim.</p><p>The British Library has taken targeted protective measures to ensure the integrity of its systems, including the quarantining of hardware, the resetting of passwords for all staff, and the installation of additional monitoring and detection software across its estate.</p><p>In the meantime, the British Library’s sites at St Pancras and Boston Spa remain fully open to the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 22/11/2023 11:57:13 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1668085

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Cars: Hire Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by some car hire companies not to hire out cars to drivers aged 75 or over.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL33
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>Age discrimination in the provision of services is generally unlawful under the Equality Act 2010. There are, however, situations where a service provider can show that differential treatment between, for example, adults aged under and over 75 is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, which the 2010 Act permits.</p><p>Whilst the Government does not comment on particular cases, it is for individuals to consider whether they wish to take action where they feel they are being unlawfully treated on age grounds. Where a company cannot show that their leasing age policy is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, the individual affected can bring a claim to the County Court, or Sheriff’s Court in Scotland. The court may determine whether the “objective justification test” has been satisfied, and may award costs and compensation if the claimant wins their case.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 23/11/2023 15:56:24 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1668086

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-Payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of pre-paid funeral plan customers who lost the money they had invested prior to the sector becoming fully regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in July 2022.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL34
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the difficulty and challenges facing those who have lost money because their funeral plan providers have been shown to be unable to fulfil the promises they made to their customers.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 29 July 2022. This has ensured that 1.6 million funeral plan customers are, for the first time, protected by compulsory and robust regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The two largest providers that have gone into administration since the government legislated are Safe Hands, with approximately 46,000 customers and One Life, with approximately 14,000 customers. We also understand that some smaller providers have entered administration.</p><p> </p><p>During a wide-ranging meeting with industry in July 2017 to discuss pre-paid funeral plans, some concerns about Safe Hands funeral plans were raised with HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>In response, officials advised that such concerns should be reported to the FCA, reflecting the fact that HM Treasury has no investigatory or enforcement powers of its own.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL35 question first answered 21/11/2023 12:10:33 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1668087

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they took in respect of Safe Hands Funeral Plans following concerns raised in 2017 by Fairer Finance and the Funeral Planning Authority.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL35
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the difficulty and challenges facing those who have lost money because their funeral plan providers have been shown to be unable to fulfil the promises they made to their customers.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 29 July 2022. This has ensured that 1.6 million funeral plan customers are, for the first time, protected by compulsory and robust regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The two largest providers that have gone into administration since the government legislated are Safe Hands, with approximately 46,000 customers and One Life, with approximately 14,000 customers. We also understand that some smaller providers have entered administration.</p><p> </p><p>During a wide-ranging meeting with industry in July 2017 to discuss pre-paid funeral plans, some concerns about Safe Hands funeral plans were raised with HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>In response, officials advised that such concerns should be reported to the FCA, reflecting the fact that HM Treasury has no investigatory or enforcement powers of its own.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL34 question first answered 21/11/2023 12:10:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1664750

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Tumours, Pathway to a Cure – breaking down the barriers, published on 28 February 2023, what is the expected timescale to develop a strategy for adequately resourcing discovery, translational and clinical research into brain tumours as recommended by the report; and whether they will commit to ring fencing the recommended £110 million for this resourcing.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL10540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care welcomes the All-Party Parliamentary Group report, recommendations of which continue to be worked through with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Research and Innovation and the Medical Research Council (MRC), and with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).</p><p>The report recommended action by the research funding agencies on coordinating activities and making funding available. We are taking steps to ensure that funders work closely together to coordinate work along the translational pathway, from the discovery and early translational science typically supported by the MRC, feeding through to the applied health and care research funded by the NIHR.</p><p>It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. As with other Government funders of health research, the NIHR does not allocate funding for specific disease areas. The level of research spend in a particular area is driven by factors including scientific potential and the number and scale of successful funding applications.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 24/10/2023 12:16:58 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1661509

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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: Menopause and Pregnancy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the General Medical Council concerning its removal of the words "mother" and "women" from its internal guidance for pregnant or menopausal staff; and whether this reflects advice to doctors on how to treat and describe patients.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL10236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2023 answer text <p>No specific discussions have been had. Ministerial meetings are routinely published on GOV.UK.</p><p>The General Medical Council (GMC) is independent from the Government and its internal guidance is produced for employees of the GMC, not for doctors registered therewith.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/10/2023 12:03:02 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1661510

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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	Patients: Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed all NHS advice to staff as to the language used to describe female patients.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL10237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2023 answer text <p>We have been clear that biological sex matters and it is important to use appropriate language that recognises the separate health and biological needs of men and women.</p><p>No review has taken place on all advice to National Health Service staff, but we continue to work with NHS bodies to ensure that women are properly represented in communications and guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/10/2023 12:02:42 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1661511

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: General Medical Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they last met the General Medical Council; and what was covered on the agenda.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL10238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government meets with the General Medical Council (GMC) on a regular basis.</p><p>The Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care (Will Quince MP) last met with the GMC on 19 July 2023. The agenda covered the following items:</p><ul><li>The NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan; and</li><li>Regulatory reform.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 26/09/2023 15:11:26 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town