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1688886

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date	14/02/2024
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	Veterinary Medicine: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Douglas-Miller on 6 February (HL1687), whether there are current negotiations with the EU on the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a long-term sustainable solution ahead of December 2025 that will properly support the flow of veterinary medicines into Northern Ireland from Great Britain on an enduring basis.</p><p>It remains our priority to find a solution that removes the barriers to supply of veterinary medicines into NI through technical talks with the EU.</p><p>The Government is very clear that in all scenarios it is imperative to safeguard the supply of veterinary medicines to NI, and if necessary we will deploy all available flexibilities in line with our legal obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 20/02/2024 17:31:43 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1520862

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Food Banks
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 likely resilience of food banks during the upcoming winter.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>There is no consistent and accurate measure of foodbank usage at a constituency or national level, including any assessment on foodbank resilience.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions introduced a set of questions into the Family Resources Survey (FRS) to measure and track foodbank usage in April 2021. The first results of these questions are due to be published in March 2023 subject to usual quality assurance.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to include questions in the Family Resources Survey show how seriously we take this issue; the data is vital to ensure we understand the full picture</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 25/10/2022 16:56:13 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1353157

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Diamond
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of HMS Diamond.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The repair to HMS DIAMOND was completed at the end of August. She is currently sailing to re-join the main Carrier Strike Group to resume her operational duties.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 21/09/2021 07:41:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1184198

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Coronavirus
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 impact of COVID-19 on the population of Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no known cases of COVID-19 in Gaza, however DFID is in close contact with the World Health Organisation should an outbreak occur. There are concerns that Gaza’s already overburdened healthcare system would not be able to cope with a widespread outbreak of the virus, especially given the lack of reliable access to clean water and energy in the strip. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2020 17:42:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

776801

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Turkey: Human Rights
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 19 October (HL1775), whether they plan to ask the UN to take up the invitation by Turkey to allow inspection visits by UN officials to areas in Sapatan and its surrounding villages.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>It is up to the UN to request specific inspection visits with the Turkish authorities. We work closely with UN agencies active in Turkey and other like-minded diplomatic missions to ensure that Turkey is regularly reminded of its human rights obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/11/2017 17:33:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

606226

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes
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 fire risk posed by e-cigarettes and what discussion they have had with the LGA, London Councils and the leaders of Fire Authorities in England about this risk.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>We recognise e-cigarettes are an emerging technology and have taken action with the Chief Fire Officers’ Association, the then Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and with Electrical Safety First to develop appropriate fire safety messages for consumers.</p><p>These were promoted through the Fire Kills campaign, and continue to be made available on Electrical Safety First’s website - http://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guides-and-advice/electrical-items/e-cigarettes/.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/11/2016 15:56:06 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

420490

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a statutory obligation for Jobcentre Plus officers to report suspected benefit fraud.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>As Civil Servants, all Jobcentre Plus staff must adhere to the Civil Service Code which states they must ‘comply with the law and uphold the administration of justice’.</p><p>Jobcentre staff have access to the DWP Fraud Referral Portal. This is a source of information and guidance for staff when fraud is suspected or has been notified by a member of the public.</p><p>A Fraud Referral Form is completed when a member of DWP discovers abuse of the benefit system whilst undertaking their official duties or if an allegation is received from, or about, an employer or organisation.</p><p>Where post is received into a Jobcentre referring to an allegation of potential fraud, this is passed on to the DWP’s Operational Intelligence Unit to investigate.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL2463 HL2464 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:53:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4143 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

101009

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by NHS England that general practitioners are to be paid an additional £55 for diagnosing dementia in patients, what other complaints or illnesses diagnosed by general practitioners are already rewarded by payments additional to their salaries; and whether they will review the system of additional payments of this sort.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL2465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>General Practitioner (GP) income is made up of global sum payments for carrying out essential and additional services under the contract. Practices may also receive further payments for specific services including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- enhanced services – those that require an enhanced level of service provision above what is required under the core contract. The additional payment for diagnosing dementia falls within this category; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the quality and outcomes framework (QOF) - a voluntary incentive scheme that provides payment to GP practices for how well they care for patients based on performance against a number of agreed indicators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Specifically on diagnosis, a number of QOF indicators are concerned with the establishment of disease registers. In order to receive payment GPs are required to ensure diagnosis levels consistent with those expected for their population for the following conditions:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- atrial fibrillation;</p><p> </p><p>- coronary heart disease;</p><p> </p><p>- heart failure;</p><p> </p><p>- hypertension;</p><p> </p><p>- peripheral arterial disease;</p><p> </p><p>- stroke and trans-ischaemic attack;</p><p> </p><p>- diabetes mellitus;</p><p> </p><p>- hypothyroidism;</p><p> </p><p>- asthma;</p><p> </p><p>- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;</p><p> </p><p>- dementia;</p><p> </p><p>- depression;</p><p> </p><p>- schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses and other patients on lithium therapy;</p><p> </p><p>- cancer;</p><p> </p><p>- chronic kidney disease;</p><p> </p><p>- epilepsy;</p><p> </p><p>- osteoporosis;</p><p> </p><p>- rheumatoid arthritis; and</p><p> </p><p>- obesity.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Each year NHS Employers, on behalf of NHS England, negotiates the new GP contract with the General Practitioners Council of the British Medical Association. This includes discussion of changes to the Enhanced Services and QOF.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 05/11/2014 12:10:48 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon