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1671260

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date	20/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Childbirth: Cornwall
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many babies were registered in Cornwall in each year since 1945.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Lord Taylor of Goss Moor</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>27 November 2023</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Dear Lord Taylor,</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking a) how many babies were born in England each year since 1945 <strong>(HL435)</strong> and b) how many babies were registered in Cornwall in each year since 1945 <strong>(HL436)</strong>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on births registered in England. Birth statistics are based on year of registration, rather than date of birth.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table 1 of the attached dataset provides numbers of live births registered in England from 1945 to 2022, and stillbirths registered from 1981 to 2023. Data on stillbirths registered in England prior to 1981 are not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table 2 of the attached dataset provides numbers of live births and stillbirths registered in Cornwall from 1981 to 2022. Figures for Cornwall are based on the mother’s usual residence. Data on the mother’s usual residence prior to 1981 is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name 271123_Sir_Ian_Diamond_UKSA_Lord_Taylor_HL435_HL436 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority 2 file name PQ_HL435_HL436_data (1) (1).xlsx title Dataset grouped question UIN HL435 question first answered 04/12/2023 12:04:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

1464813

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Pornography: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Online Safety Bill will contain provisions to enable Ofcom (1) to proactively investigate pornography websites' compliance with the law, and (2) to take swift enforcement action where necessary.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Ofcom will have a range of robust powers at its disposal to help it assess compliance with the Bill. Ofcom will have the power to require information from regulated companies and relevant third parties, to interview employees, to require a company to undertake, and pay for, a skilled person’s report, to enter and inspect companies’ premises, and to carry out audits on services to assess compliance. Ofcom will need to take a proportionate approach in exercising these powers, and will be able to use information from a wide range of sources to help prioritise its investigation and enforcement activity.</p><p>Ofcom will also have robust enforcement powers to take action against companies which fail to comply. Those powers will include being able to require companies to take action to come into compliance or remedy any breach, impose fines and, in exceptional circumstances, to apply to the Court for business disruption measures to block or restrict access to non-compliant services. The Bill also provides for interim business disruption measures, which will provide a fast track, where appropriate, to blocking measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 08/06/2022 13:48:42 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1316943

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery Community Fund: Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of schools that have benefited from the National Lottery Community Fund but which have withdrawn community access to their facilities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>In the past five years the National Lottery Community Fund has granted funding to a total of 3,221 schools and educational bodies in the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Lottery Community Fund monitors its live grants to ensure they meet the purpose and outcomes for which the funding was intended. The Fund is not aware of any current projects where community access to a school or educational body’s facilities was an expected outcome of the grant and has subsequently not been made available, outside of COVID-19 restrictions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 26/05/2021 14:39:01 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1170842

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
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	Gynaecology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that clinics in London are offering surgery to "restore" women's virginity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care providers, including surgery clinics, in England. Any provider of surgery, including hymenoplasty, must register with the CQC and meet its fundamental standards of safety and quality – or risk enforcement action. All medical professionals have a duty of care to their patients and must always take into account a patient’s vulnerability or psychological needs before offering treatment, according to the General Medical Council’s ethical standards.</p><p>Pressuring a female partner or family member into undergoing any surgical procedures which they do not want is unacceptable. The Government is committed to challenging cultural attitudes that underpin these behaviours, as set out in the cross-Government <em>Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy</em>, published in 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 28/01/2020 14:29:41 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1156556

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the withdrawal of United States forces from north east Syria, whether the Coalition for the Defeat of ISIS’ mission now includes retaining control over the al-Omar oilfield and the prevention of access to that oilfield by Syrian Armed Forces.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>​The purpose of the Global Coalition is to degrade and defeat Daesh. As part of this work, the Global Coalition has been engaged in a comprehensive campaign to disrupt and prevent Daesh from raising funds. US military decisions and troop movements are a matter for the US government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL437 question first answered 04/11/2019 17:15:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

747982

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ask the government of Turkey to provide access for humanitarian and re-construction supplies from Turkey into north-east Syria; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID-funded humanitarian partners are on the ground in north-east Syria delivering food, water, medical supplies and shelter to those in need. We discuss regularly the question of access to these areas from Turkey with the Government of Turkey.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/07/2017 16:43:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

522885

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the consumer energy storage market is properly regulated so that consumers are not miss-sold inappropriate systems, and to protect  responsible manufacturers in the sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>DECC has provided funding for the development of a Good Practice Guide on Electrical Energy Storage, which was published in December 2014. DECC officials are also involved in ongoing discussions led by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and by the British Standards Institution (BSI) on technical guidance and standards for electrical energy storage systems. Independent, professional bodies, such as the IET and BSI, are well-placed to lead development of relevant technical guidelines or standards.</p><p> </p><p>The BRE Trust, a charity dedicated to research and education in the built environment, has published this year the “BRE Solar Storage Consumer Guide” which provides guidance for domestic and small commercial consumers considering a battery system to work alongside an existing or new solar PV system.</p><p> </p><p>DECC aims to level the playing field for the storage market, removing policy and regulatory barriers in the first instance. We will be publishing a call for evidence on a smart systems routemap, including storage, in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 13/06/2016 15:09:37 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

350122

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average age of an Army Reserve Officer.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2015, the average age of Army Reserve Officers was 26 years (untrained) and 44 years (trained), providing an overall average of 43 years.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/06/2015 16:32:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

62507

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Fines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Newby on 17 June (HL Deb, col 788), by what authority HM Treasury imposes fines on other departments; for what reasons such fines may be imposed; what the effect of such fines are on the Government's overall resources; and whether any disciplinary action is taken against officials found to be responsible for incurring such fines.
tabling member printed	Lord Higgins
uin	HL436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Treasury is responsible for ensuring there is proper accountability to Parliament for the use of public money. It is responsible for setting the ground rules for the administration of public money and is accountable to Parliament for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>The guidelines for managing public expenditure have been set out in a number of documents published by the Treasury, including <em>Managing Public Money</em><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em>, </em>the <em>Consolidated Budgeting Guidance</em><em><strong>[2]</strong></em> and <em>Improving Spending Control</em><em><strong>[3]</strong></em>. They set out the circumstances where the Treasury may impose fines or penalties on departments. In all cases, the Treasury retains the right to apply whatever penalties are appropriate to incentivise good financial management and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Fines imposed on departments have had a minimal impact on the Government's overall resources.</p><p> </p><p>Accounting Officers are responsible for ensuring that their departments meet specific standards, as set out in <em>Managing Public Money</em>. The Chief Secretary will write to the Secretaries of State and the Head of the Civil Service where he is concerned that Accounting Officers may fall short in fulfilling their responsibilities for managing public money. Should an Accounting Officer fall short of the standards required he or she may have their designation as Accounting Officer withdrawn, which may lead to termination of employment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consolidated-budgeting-guidance</p><p> </p><p>[3] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-spending-control</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 30/06/2014 15:25:42 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1067 label Biography information for Lord Higgins