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date	21/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of food served in English prisons is (a) organic, and (b) locally sourced; and what plans they have, if any, to increase that percentage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) purchase food commodities for prisoner and staff meals from a national food contract currently held by Bidfood UK.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS does not require its supplier to provide figures relating to the percentage of organic and locally produced products provided to prisons through this contract. However, the contract was one of the first to adopt and implement the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)’s Plan for Public Procurement: Food &amp; Catering. Regular scrutiny and reporting of the contract shows that the level of UK sourced commodities purchased is 52% (Country of Origin) and the level of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) provision is over 60%. Bidfood UK are committed to increasing the percentage of UK sourced products.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 30/10/2019 17:36:08 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

746100

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date	28/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the level of pollution off the coast of Gaza reportedly due to the discharge of untreated sewage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>​While we have not made any assesssment on this issue, we are aware that a number of Israeli institutions and organisations have highlighted strong environmental concerns around water pollution and Gaza sewage. We also have concerns about Gaza's chronic power shortages, which have caused problems with water supply and sewage treatment.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/07/2017 14:27:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

520604

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
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answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	Gaza: Sewage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how much it cost to refurbish the Cholmondeley Room toilets, and why those toilets were out of service so soon after their six-month refurbishment.
tabling member printed	Lord Palmer
uin	HL242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The works to the Cholmondeley Room toilets are not yet completed. They should be completed in the next month. The estimated budget is £650,000 (of which the Lords’ share is 40%).</p><p>A number of unforeseen technical difficulties mean that the works are slightly behind schedule; although two of the toilets have re-opened, some underlying problems are still being resolved.</p> answering member printed Lord Laming question first answered 06/06/2016 15:52:32 answering member 2079 label Biography information for Lord Laming
tabling member	3192 label Biography information for Lord Palmer

348430

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date	03/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many F35B aircraft (1) have been ordered; and (2) will be ordered in this financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Mr Dunne) in the House of Commons on 5 June 2015 to Question number 353.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL243 question first answered 12/06/2015 13:05:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name HOC 353 Hansard Extract 5 June 2015.doc title Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Procurement
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead