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1716673

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date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Welsh Language
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have closed the Welsh language provision of the Department for Work and Pensions bereavement service; and, if so, when and why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Welsh language provision of DWP’s Bereavement Service has not been closed down.</p><p>The Bereavement Service includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Making an application for a Bereavement Support Payment</li><li>Reporting a death</li><li>Applying for Funeral Expenses</li></ul><p> </p><p>Bereavement teams within Regional Pension Centres (RPCs) provide this service. A Welsh team in Swansea Pension Centre supports the Welsh language service. This can be accessed by calling 0800 731 0453.</p><p> </p><p>Those reporting a death, who have a Tell Us Once Reference Number, provided by the Registrar, can report a death on-line through the Tell Us Once service, which is also available in Welsh [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/ar-ol-marwolaeth/dywedwch-wrthym-unwaith" target="_blank">Beth i'w wneud ar ôl i rywun farw: Dywedwch Wrthym Unwaith -GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>] or by calling 0800 085 7308 and selecting option 1 to speak to someone in Welsh. For those without a Tell Us Once Reference Number, the death can be reported by calling the Welsh Bereavement Service helpline on 0800 731 0453.</p><p> </p><p>The Bereavement Support Payment can also be claimed online in Welsh [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/taliad-cymorth-profedigaeth/sut-i-wneud-cais" target="_blank">Taliad Cymorth Profedigaeth: Sut i wneud cais - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>].</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to Bereavement can be found on GOV.UK in both Welsh and English.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/05/2024 11:39:29 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	5023 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

1563854

registered interest
date	21/12/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Investment: South America
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer incentives to UK business and industry to pursue new opportunities in the economy of South America, including clean growth and infrastructure.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Dundee
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>My department is working tirelessly to ensure that the demand for UK expertise in South America’s clean energy transition and infrastructure development is capitalised on.</p><p> </p><p>Recently, the Government supported the development of regulatory frameworks for offshore wind projects in Brazil and Colombia; signed three government-to-government public infrastructure contracts worth £2.5 billion in Peru; and, through UK Export Finance, supported hospital construction and aerospace projects in Brazil and Guyana.</p><p> </p><p>UK businesses working on these projects and more enjoy preferential access under the UK-Andean Countries Free Trade Agreement and UK-Chile Association Agreement, which also benefit those pursuing new opportunities.</p> answering member printed Lord Johnson of Lainston question first answered 12/01/2023 12:13:53 answering member 4949 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston
tabling member	2735 label Biography information for The Earl of Dundee

1383182

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the weekly cost of keeping an individual in prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>An average cost per prisoner, costs per prison place and overall prison unit costs for each private and public sector prison in England and Wales are routinely published by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). This information is produced on an annual basis and is published after the end of each financial year on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The overall average annual costs for keeping an individual in a prison is £42,670, which is taken from the latest published Prison Unit Cost statistics, for 2019-20. The average cost for a week would therefore be calculated as £818.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice (MoJ) expect the 2020-21 Prison Unit Cost statistics to be published early in 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/12/2021 12:38:20 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1195938

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Compensation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of properties required for the development of HS2 Phase 1 have received full compensation in accordance with the Compensation Code.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2020 answer text <p>To date, HS2 Ltd, acting as agents for the Secretary of State, has taken possession of nearly 60sq km of land and paid £1.74 billion for acquisitions in Phase One.</p><p> </p><p>Where land is being acquired under statutory blight provisions, 216 of blight cases (86%) have a ‘full and final’ settlement.</p><p> </p><p>Where land has been acquired through compulsory purchase, compensation claims have been submitted in 460 cases. Many claimants have not requested full and final payment. As of 4 May 2020, HS2 Ltd has received Advance Payment Requests on 313 cases and further compensation claims (in addition to Advance Payment Requests) on 147 cases. Of these 147 cases, 15 (10%) have been settled as a ‘full and final’ settlement. In the other 132 cases, claimants have either reserved the right to make further compensation claims or negotiation continues.</p><p> </p><p>For payments where HS2 Ltd has possessed land temporarily, 246 claims have been submitted. Of those, 136 (55%) have either been paid, or are ready to be paid but rest with the claimants’ solicitors; 31 (13%) cases are going through HS2 Ltd governance in order to make the payment, and 79 (32%) payments are being negotiated between the claimants and HS2 Ltd.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 28/05/2020 11:59:08 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

818607

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mefloquine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 22 December 2017 (HL4314), whether they consider suicide, as listed in the current mefloquine product information as a psychiatric adverse reaction, to be a permanent adverse reaction.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Feeling suicidal, or the risk of suicide, would not be considered to be permanent adverse reactions.</p><p>Mefloquine is effective in the prevention and treatment of malaria and is approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which regulates medication in the United Kingdom. As with all medicines, the MHRA keeps the safety of mefloquine under continual review. Mefloquine continues to be recommended as a safe and effective form of malaria prevention by the Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention, the World Health Organization and other respected organisations who take account of the body of global evidence.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/01/2018 12:23:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

671081

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Egypt: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to make representations to the government of Egypt to investigate allegations of enforced disappearance and torture, including the  case of Italian student Giulio Regeni, and to bring to justice all those suspected of criminal responsibility for such abuses.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>We raised our concerns around enforced detentions and torture in our national statement at the UN Human Rights Council (UNRHC) in September 2016 under our Item 4 statement (human rights situations that require the UNHRC's attention). We look to the Egyptian Government to implement the rights guaranteed in Egypt's constitution and investigate all reports of abuses, including enforced disappearances and torture.</p><p>In April 2016, in response to a public petition, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office outlined the steps the Government has taken to encourage a full investigation into Giulio Regeni's death. We have continued to offer our support to Italy and urge the Egyptian Government to cooperate fully with the Italian investigators to bring Mr Regeni's killers to justice as soon as possible. Her Majesty's Ambassadors to Cairo and Rome have raised Mr Regeni's case with the Egyptian and Italian authorities. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) has raised Mr Regeni's case with the Egyptian Ambassador to London and discussed the case with representatives of Cambridge University, where Mr Regeni was studying. The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) also discussed Mr Regeni's case with former Prime Minister Renzi in July 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/01/2017 14:53:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

437018

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Soil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there are sufficient data to create an accurate baseline of soil quality in the UK from which to measure improvement or degradation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The 2007 Countryside Survey measured changes in soil organic matter content of soils in Great Britain. It also measured bulk density and a number of other physical and chemical characteristics of soil. A new baseline survey for soil carbon was carried out in 2009 as part of the EU Land Cover and Land Use Statistics (LUCAS) exercise. The 2015 LUCAS soil samples are currently being analysed.</p><p>Defra does not routinely monitor national rates of soil loss (erosion), but we are funding research to pilot a national soil erosion monitoring framework for monitoring soil erosion in England and Wales.</p><p>Defra also funded a survey of soil compaction levels in grasslands in England and Wales in 2011.</p><p>No formal assessment has been made of the sufficiency of the baseline data from which to measure changes in soil quality.</p><p>The Government recognises that soil is essential for underpinning a range of benefits, including food production, but also biodiversity, carbon storage and flood protection.</p><p>While the future direction of soils policy will be considered as part of the development of the 25 year plans for Food and Farming, and Environment, government is already taking action to improve soil quality.</p><p>This includes new rules underpinning cross compliance which anyone claiming Common Agricultural Policy payments must comply with. The rules require a minimum level of soil cover, prevention of erosion and measures to protect the organic matter levels of soil. The new rules take an outcome based approach, instead of the previous paper-based system, thereby focussing on environmental improvements while reducing burdens for farmers. The Government will continue to monitor the implementation of the new rules.</p><p>No single body or institution has responsibility for measuring and analysing soils in the UK. Soil testing is carried out by a mix of commercial laboratories and Public Analyst labs. Typically laboratories are accredited and adhere to British Standards on testing procedures. However, there are no regulations governing soil testing procedures themselves.</p><p>There are existing soil maps for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which use different soil classifications. There are currently no plans to produce a new UK soil map, and we have not explored options for private sector investment.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL4483 HL4485 HL4486 HL4487 HL4488 question first answered 22/12/2015 11:32:53 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

175904

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that teachers have appropriate understanding of HIV and HIV stigma.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Decisions relating to teachers’ professional development rightly rest with schools, individual teachers and heads, as they are in the best position to make judgements about their requirements.</p><p>As explained in my answer to question PQ HL4437, the Department for Education does not prescribe specific measures to tackle the stigma of HIV in schools. However all schools are required to promote mutual respect and tolerance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 11/02/2015 13:25:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton