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1648710

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when, since 1 January 2003, the UK first made a payment in response to (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, resulting from overseas operations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The first payments were made by the Area Claims Office in Iraq in June 2003.</p><p> </p><p>The overseas operational theatres concerned were Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>There are two categories of claims for compensation - Category 1 those brought before the UK Courts and handled by officials in the MOD and Category 2 those handled by the Area Claims Offices staffed by UK personnel based in the overseas operational theatre.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Iraq</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 738 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) In terms of property claims, no payments have been made</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office - Iraq</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by staff in the Area Claims Office in Iraq who held the post between 2003 and 2009. Compensation payments have been made on over 1,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 17 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) Compensation payments have been made on 1 individual claim in respect of property damage since 1 January 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office Afghanistan</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by the staff in the Area Claims Office in Afghanistan who held the post between 2006 and 2014. Compensation payments have been made on over 4,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In respect of civilian death or injury £27.3 million has been paid relating to claims brought in the UK and £2,245 in respect of property damage claims. These payments include Human Rights Act elements.</p><p> </p><p>Some £7.3 million has been made in ex gratia payments for civilian death or injury and property damage by the Area Claims Offices in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The lowest payment for (a) civilian death or injury is $50 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan and the lowest payment for (b) property damage is $10.27 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The highest individual payment for civilian injury or death is £1.5 million and includes ongoing annual periodic payments.</p><p> </p><p>The highest payment for property damage is $232,400 by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL8872 HL8873 HL8874 HL8875 question first answered 12/07/2023 16:23:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1648711

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what were the overseas operational theatres in respect of which the UK has made payments as a result of (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, since 1 January 2003.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The first payments were made by the Area Claims Office in Iraq in June 2003.</p><p> </p><p>The overseas operational theatres concerned were Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>There are two categories of claims for compensation - Category 1 those brought before the UK Courts and handled by officials in the MOD and Category 2 those handled by the Area Claims Offices staffed by UK personnel based in the overseas operational theatre.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Iraq</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 738 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) In terms of property claims, no payments have been made</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office - Iraq</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by staff in the Area Claims Office in Iraq who held the post between 2003 and 2009. Compensation payments have been made on over 1,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 17 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) Compensation payments have been made on 1 individual claim in respect of property damage since 1 January 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office Afghanistan</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by the staff in the Area Claims Office in Afghanistan who held the post between 2006 and 2014. Compensation payments have been made on over 4,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In respect of civilian death or injury £27.3 million has been paid relating to claims brought in the UK and £2,245 in respect of property damage claims. These payments include Human Rights Act elements.</p><p> </p><p>Some £7.3 million has been made in ex gratia payments for civilian death or injury and property damage by the Area Claims Offices in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The lowest payment for (a) civilian death or injury is $50 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan and the lowest payment for (b) property damage is $10.27 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The highest individual payment for civilian injury or death is £1.5 million and includes ongoing annual periodic payments.</p><p> </p><p>The highest payment for property damage is $232,400 by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL8871 HL8873 HL8874 HL8875 question first answered 12/07/2023 16:23:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1648712

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many individual payments the UK has made as a result of (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, in respect of each overseas operational theatre in which it was engaged since 1 January 2003.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The first payments were made by the Area Claims Office in Iraq in June 2003.</p><p> </p><p>The overseas operational theatres concerned were Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>There are two categories of claims for compensation - Category 1 those brought before the UK Courts and handled by officials in the MOD and Category 2 those handled by the Area Claims Offices staffed by UK personnel based in the overseas operational theatre.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Iraq</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 738 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) In terms of property claims, no payments have been made</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office - Iraq</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by staff in the Area Claims Office in Iraq who held the post between 2003 and 2009. Compensation payments have been made on over 1,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 17 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) Compensation payments have been made on 1 individual claim in respect of property damage since 1 January 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office Afghanistan</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by the staff in the Area Claims Office in Afghanistan who held the post between 2006 and 2014. Compensation payments have been made on over 4,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In respect of civilian death or injury £27.3 million has been paid relating to claims brought in the UK and £2,245 in respect of property damage claims. These payments include Human Rights Act elements.</p><p> </p><p>Some £7.3 million has been made in ex gratia payments for civilian death or injury and property damage by the Area Claims Offices in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The lowest payment for (a) civilian death or injury is $50 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan and the lowest payment for (b) property damage is $10.27 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The highest individual payment for civilian injury or death is £1.5 million and includes ongoing annual periodic payments.</p><p> </p><p>The highest payment for property damage is $232,400 by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL8871 HL8872 HL8874 HL8875 question first answered 12/07/2023 16:23:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1648713

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total monetary amount of financial payments made by the UK in response to (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, which resulted from acts carried out by UK Armed Forces during overseas operations since 1 January 2003, including (a) formal compensation claims under the Human Right Act 1998, and (b) condolence or ex gratia payments to affected family members or next of kin.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The first payments were made by the Area Claims Office in Iraq in June 2003.</p><p> </p><p>The overseas operational theatres concerned were Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>There are two categories of claims for compensation - Category 1 those brought before the UK Courts and handled by officials in the MOD and Category 2 those handled by the Area Claims Offices staffed by UK personnel based in the overseas operational theatre.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Iraq</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 738 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) In terms of property claims, no payments have been made</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office - Iraq</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by staff in the Area Claims Office in Iraq who held the post between 2003 and 2009. Compensation payments have been made on over 1,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 17 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) Compensation payments have been made on 1 individual claim in respect of property damage since 1 January 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office Afghanistan</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by the staff in the Area Claims Office in Afghanistan who held the post between 2006 and 2014. Compensation payments have been made on over 4,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In respect of civilian death or injury £27.3 million has been paid relating to claims brought in the UK and £2,245 in respect of property damage claims. These payments include Human Rights Act elements.</p><p> </p><p>Some £7.3 million has been made in ex gratia payments for civilian death or injury and property damage by the Area Claims Offices in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The lowest payment for (a) civilian death or injury is $50 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan and the lowest payment for (b) property damage is $10.27 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The highest individual payment for civilian injury or death is £1.5 million and includes ongoing annual periodic payments.</p><p> </p><p>The highest payment for property damage is $232,400 by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL8871 HL8872 HL8873 HL8875 question first answered 12/07/2023 16:23:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1648714

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) lowest, and (2) highest, individual payments made by the UK as a result of (a) civilian death or injury, and (2) property damage, resulting from overseas operations since 1 January 2003.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The first payments were made by the Area Claims Office in Iraq in June 2003.</p><p> </p><p>The overseas operational theatres concerned were Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>There are two categories of claims for compensation - Category 1 those brought before the UK Courts and handled by officials in the MOD and Category 2 those handled by the Area Claims Offices staffed by UK personnel based in the overseas operational theatre.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Iraq</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 738 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) In terms of property claims, no payments have been made</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office - Iraq</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by staff in the Area Claims Office in Iraq who held the post between 2003 and 2009. Compensation payments have been made on over 1,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong></p><p>Category 1 - civil litigation</p><p>(1) Compensation payments have been made on 17 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury.</p><p>(2) Compensation payments have been made on 1 individual claim in respect of property damage since 1 January 2003.</p><p> </p><p>Category 2 - Area Claims Office Afghanistan</p><p>Information has been extracted from the register that was compiled by the staff in the Area Claims Office in Afghanistan who held the post between 2006 and 2014. Compensation payments have been made on over 4,000 individual claims in respect of civilian death or injury and or property.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In respect of civilian death or injury £27.3 million has been paid relating to claims brought in the UK and £2,245 in respect of property damage claims. These payments include Human Rights Act elements.</p><p> </p><p>Some £7.3 million has been made in ex gratia payments for civilian death or injury and property damage by the Area Claims Offices in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The lowest payment for (a) civilian death or injury is $50 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan and the lowest payment for (b) property damage is $10.27 paid by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The highest individual payment for civilian injury or death is £1.5 million and includes ongoing annual periodic payments.</p><p> </p><p>The highest payment for property damage is $232,400 by the Area Claims Office Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL8871 HL8872 HL8873 HL8874 question first answered 12/07/2023 16:23:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1644486

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Elections: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they received the draft code of practice required under the Elections Act 2022 from the Electoral Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities received the Electoral Commission's draft code of practice for third-party campaigners on controlled expenditure, required by the Elections Act 2022, on the 19 of April 2023. In line with Section 29 of the Act, the Secretary of State is currently considering the draft code. Once approved, the code will be laid before Parliament, with or without modifications. If the draft code incorporates any such modifications, the Secretary of State will lay before Parliament a statement setting out the Secretary of State's reasons for making them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL8436 HL8437 question first answered 27/06/2023 12:32:49 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1644487

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Elections: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish any amendments they intend to make to the draft code of practice under the Elections Act 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities received the Electoral Commission's draft code of practice for third-party campaigners on controlled expenditure, required by the Elections Act 2022, on the 19 of April 2023. In line with Section 29 of the Act, the Secretary of State is currently considering the draft code. Once approved, the code will be laid before Parliament, with or without modifications. If the draft code incorporates any such modifications, the Secretary of State will lay before Parliament a statement setting out the Secretary of State's reasons for making them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL8435 HL8437 question first answered 27/06/2023 12:32:49 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1644488

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Elections: Lobbying
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to bring the code of practice under the Election Act 2022 into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL8437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities received the Electoral Commission's draft code of practice for third-party campaigners on controlled expenditure, required by the Elections Act 2022, on the 19 of April 2023. In line with Section 29 of the Act, the Secretary of State is currently considering the draft code. Once approved, the code will be laid before Parliament, with or without modifications. If the draft code incorporates any such modifications, the Secretary of State will lay before Parliament a statement setting out the Secretary of State's reasons for making them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL8435 HL8436 question first answered 27/06/2023 12:32:49 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1602558

registered interest
date	08/03/2023
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	Doctors: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they reconcile their obligations under the WHO and NHS Employers codes of practice, which discourage recruitment of doctors from countries with critical shortages of health workers, with reports that 54 per cent of newly-trained doctors in 2022 were recruited from such countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL6245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>International recruitment of doctors is guided by the Code of Practice for International Recruitment, which guarantees the most stringent ethical standards when recruiting health and social care staff from overseas. The code aligns with latest advice from the World Health Organization, ensuring that an individual's right to migrate is upheld. As such, individuals from these countries are able to apply for vacancies independently in the United Kingdom, and, if they do, they must be treated fairly and not be discriminated against based on their nationality.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 22/03/2023 17:24:59 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1602182

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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 Professions: Migrant Workers
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 accuracy of the Professional and Linguistics Assessment Board examination (PLAB) as a test of competence for International Medical Graduates, given the conclusion of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) published on 17 April 2014 that the pass mark of PLAB would need to be increased by 30 per cent to reach equivalence with UK graduates.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL6194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator of all medical doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It sets and enforces the standards to which all doctors must adhere. The GMC is responsible for operational matters, including those relating to Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board tests, which it revised in 2016 following a review.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 21/03/2023 14:12:58 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts