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1669341

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date	13/11/2023
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	NHS England: UK Biobank
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to place in the Library of the House a copy of all current data agreements between NHS England and UK Biobank.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>NHS England publishes details of data sharing agreements through a data uses register available on the NHS England website in an online-only format. Current and previous agreements with UK Biobank can be viewed by searching for them as a data controller.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 22/11/2023 12:40:36 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1462738

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Biometrics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent staff at the Department of Education have responsibility for biometric technology use in schools; and what are the job titles of each post.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The decision to use biometric technology rests entirely with individual schools and colleges. Schools and colleges are legally responsible, as per the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Protection of Freedoms Act and Data Protection Act for any data they gather and use.</p><p>However, in the department there is a team of three officials who work on a range of policy areas relating to health and safety in schools. They also have, as part of their work, responsibility for the provision of guidance for schools and colleges linked to these areas. This includes, amongst others, the non-statutory ‘protection of biometric information of children in schools and colleges’ guidance, which is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/692116/Protection_of_Biometric_Information.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/692116/Protection_of_Biometric_Information.pdf</a>.</p><p>The department published the current version of this guidance to support schools and colleges in 2018. It replaced the ‘protection of children’s biometric information in schools’ guidance from 2012. The department has also publicly committed to updating the 2018 version of the guidance to reflect changes in legislation, replacing the Data Protection Act 1998 with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.</p><p>The department has not had any meetings with private companies to discuss the use of biometric technologies in schools in the last five years. This is because schools and colleges have the autonomy to choose whether to use biometric technology and, if so, to select the most appropriate provider. However, the department does work closely with others from across government, including the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Home Office and the Information Commissioner’s Office on this issue.</p><p>Whilst the office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has no statutory regulatory function in the oversight of automated biometric technology used in schools, the department has met with the Commissioner’s Office officials recently to explain the purpose of the department’s guidance and will continue to engage with them as appropriate going forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL227 HL228 HL229 question first answered 25/05/2022 12:47:45 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1314720

registered interest
date	13/05/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when UK citizens in EU Member States with whom reciprocal arrangements on driving licences have not been signed will lose their right to drive in those countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK has secured either permanent or interim arrangements with all EU Member States so that valid UK licence holders resident in the EU can continue to drive. The vast majority of the interim arrangements do not have an expiry date, pending finalisation of a permanent agreement. In EU Member States where there is an expiry date to the interim arrangements, the Department for Transport and our diplomatic Posts are working hard to reach a swift agreement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/05/2021 14:32:16 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

1169651

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Malaysia: Plastics
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 illegal shipment of plastic waste from the UK to Malaysia, following the decision by the government of China to ban any international plastic waste being processed within mainland China.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Salisbury
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the illegal trade in waste, including reports of illegal plastic waste exported from the UK to Malaysia. Recognising the difficulties experienced by some countries in managing imports of plastic waste, the Queen’s Speech on the 19 December included a commitment to ban the export of polluting plastic wastes to countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We will consult this year on the date by which this should be achieved.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the Malaysian Government to support the return of 42 improperly documented containers of plastic waste. In addition, the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is currently supporting the Malaysian Government in tackling the wider plastic waste problem. This includes sharing UK experience as well as collaborating with the Malaysian Government in developing a Malaysian version of a Plastics Pact (a cross stakeholder grouping) to drive more effective management of plastic and plastic wastes. My department and the British High Commission also facilitated a technical meeting in Kuala Lumpur between UK and Malaysian enforcement authorities to improve plastic waste export/import protocols.</p><p> </p><p>While we acknowledge that there is a legitimate export market for plastic waste as a secondary raw material, we take firm action to enforce against those engaged in the illegal export of contaminated, low quality and unrecyclable plastic wastes.</p><p>Compliance with the legislation on waste shipments is monitored by the UK’s four environmental regulators[1]. In England in 2018/19 the Environment Agency inspected almost 1,000 shipping containers at ports and returned over 200 of those to sites. During this period, the Environment Agency also prevented 12,000 tonnes of waste from reaching ports which may have otherwise been exported illegally. Any operators found to be illegally exporting waste can face severe sanctions – from financial penalties to imprisonment for a period of up to two years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] The Environment Agency in England, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/01/2020 12:56:21 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4350 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Salisbury

1150752

registered interest
date	19/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Individual Voluntary Arrangements
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 adequacy of regulations in regard to Individual Voluntary Arrangements.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently assessing the regulatory framework for insolvency practitioners, which will include those responsible for delivering individual voluntary arrangements. In its recently closed Call for Evidence, Government sought views on the effectiveness of the current regulatory regime and whether there should be further consultation on changes to the system. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank question first answered 28/10/2019 17:09:20 answering member 4686 label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

746084

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations of the report Race in the Workplace.
tabling member printed	Baroness McGregor-Smith
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Following the approach we set out in the Government response, we have been working with Business in the Community in supporting companies to make the necessary changes to make their workplaces more inclusive. This includes the development of a simple guide on how to discuss race in the workplace, ensuring easy access to an online portal of best practice and celebrating success through a list of the top 100 BME employers.</p><p> </p><p>We also intend that the new Diversity and Inclusion Group will provide a forum to discuss progress as well as identify emerging issues and opportunities, and provide a sounding board for new ideas. This will be chaired by a BEIS Minister, and bring together key business leaders. We are delighted that the noble lady has agreed to be part of the group.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 06/07/2017 15:16:24 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4554 label Biography information for Baroness McGregor-Smith

520588

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Race in the Workplace Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support Turkey joining the EU, and what pre-conditions they believe should attach to such admission.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government supports the process of Turkey’s EU accession, which remains the most effective means of encouraging reform, stability and democracy in Turkey. But as the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has made it clear that the question of Turkey actually joining the EU is ‘not remotely on the cards’, indeed that he does not believe it will happen ‘for decades’. Every Member State has a veto, at every stage of the process.</p><p>Turkey would need to undergo substantial reform before we could consider Turkish accession to the EU, particularly in terms of rule of law, freedom of speech, and socio-economic convergence with EU standards. Furthermore, the Government will not agree to any further EU enlargement without new arrangements for transitional controls on freedom of movement. We do not want to take the risk, as we did in 2004, of very large movements of people after a new accession. Under the European Union Act 2011, any new Accession Treaty would require parliamentary approval by primary legislation before it could be ratified.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/06/2016 11:40:55 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

347940

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many human eggs frozen by vitrification have been (1) thawed, and (2) fertilised, in the last six years; how many of those have (a) developed into embryos, and (b) been transferred to a recipient uterus; and of those transferred, how many have developed into pregnancies, and how many (i) live births, and (ii) early pregnancy losses or stillbirth, have resulted.
tabling member printed	Lord Winston
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it does not hold information on the method of freezing, vitrification or slow-cooling, during this period. The HFEA collects data on the other information requested on treatments and outcomes but cannot break this down by method of freezing. The relevant information held by the HFEA, as indicated on the treatment form completed at the time, is set out in the attached tables.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL225 question first answered 16/06/2015 14:27:15 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name HL225_HL226 Tables.docx title Treatment form information tables
tabling member	1770 label Biography information for Lord Winston

61266

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the 'On the Runs' Independent Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Lady Justice Hallett's inquiry into the "on the runs" administrative scheme to be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>While Lady Justice Hallett is making good progress on her report, she has informed the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland that it will not be ready for publication until shortly after the 30 June deadline.</p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 17/06/2014 14:11:15 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey