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1657632

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date	04/09/2023
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	Ground Water
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 adequacy of ground water levels to meet current needs in England; and whether such water levels have (1) decreased, or (2) increased, since 2000.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency monitors groundwater levels across the country at thousands of locations and uses groundwater models designed to manage water resources, balancing the needs of both abstractors and the environment. Groundwater models provide current and future trends of water availability and are used to inform Abstraction Licencing Strategies used for local water resource management. <br> <br> Over the past 20 years, groundwater levels in some areas have declined and in other areas increased. Over relatively short periods of time groundwater levels can vary significantly in response to environmental factors (particularly rainfall both in terms of overall quantity and timing) and due to changing abstraction pressures. It should be noted that groundwater levels in most locations were relatively high in the 2000s due to a period of high rainfall recharge which caused significant groundwater flooding in some areas and more recently have been relatively low due to prolonged dry weather. <br> <br> The Environment Agency’s assessment shows that since 2017 the number of groundwater bodies with sustainable abstraction has increased from 72% to 73%.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 15/09/2023 11:56:53 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1657633

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the results of the public consultations on proposals to close manned ticket offices at railway stations in England; and if not, why they do not plan to publish.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>This is an industry led process where Train Operating Companies put forward proposals to close or change the opening hours of station ticket offices and launch passenger consultations. The independent passenger bodies, Transport Focus and London TravelWatch, are currently considering the consultation responses and will publish their response to each train operator’s proposals once the process has completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/09/2023 15:27:24 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1651043

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Untreated Milk: UK Internal Trade
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 Markham (HL8662) on 3 July, whether such English Raw Drinking Milk, together with unpasteurised cheddar cheese and whey butter, can be sold from England into (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>English Raw Drinking Milk (RDM), unpasteurised cheddar cheese and whey butter can be sold from England into Northern Ireland and Wales. English unpasteurised cheddar cheese and whey butter may be sold into Scotland, however, Scotland has prohibited the sale of RDM since 1983.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 14/07/2023 11:17:15 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1651044

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 27 June (HL8446), what plans they have to discuss with South Western Railways that company's failure to provide water for passengers during hot weather, unlike the other operators cited.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Ensuring the welfare of passengers and rail staff is a top priority for train operating companies, including during particularly hot weather. The advice remains for passengers to carry a bottle of water on all train journeys in hot weather, so that they can keep hydrated. Most modern trains also have air conditioning installed to maintain cool temperatures, but, where air conditioning is not available, operators ventilate trains as best as they can by opening windows throughout journeys and train doors at stations, where possible.</p><p> </p><p>For hot weather, an ill passenger or an air conditioning failure, South Western Railways stocks water on most trains, and will provide to passengers in those circumstances. South Western Railway also maintains water supplies at key stations so that they can be added to trains during periods of extreme hot weather, particularly at key stations on their longer distance lines.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/07/2023 16:35:52 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1651045

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Anti-social Behaviour and Sleeping Rough
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 9 June (HL8162), whether these figures for the incidence of rough sleepers can be divided into females and males.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>In the 2022 Rough Sleeping Snapshot, there were 2,539 men (83% of the total) and 464 women (15% of the total) sleeping rough on a single night in autumn. Gender was ‘not known’ for 66 people (2% of the total). The gender breakdown of people sleeping rough was similar across all regions in England and was similar to previous years.</p><p>Women who sleep rough may make themselves less visible in order to stay safe, by moving at night or concealing themselves or their gender. They therefore may not be fully captured by the snapshot. This reinforces the need for tailored, specific interventions, for example in programmes like the Rough Sleeping Initiative (RSI). £6.5 million of the Rough Sleeping Initiative 2022-25 is going towards funding women-specific services across 22 local authorities in England.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 18/07/2023 15:47:26 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1649540

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Palliative Care: Mortality Rates
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 finding by N White et al A Systematic Review of Predictions of Survival in Palliative Care: How Accurate Are Clinicians and Who Are the Experts?, published on 25 August 2016, which found that the accuracy of prognoses for terminal illnesses ranged between 23 and 78 per cent; and who is responsible within NHS England for collecting such data.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. Data on the accuracy of prognoses of terminal illness is not collected by NHS England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 12/07/2023 12:48:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1646158

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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	Untreated Milk: Health Hazards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any (1) health benefits, and (2) health hazards, of drinking untreated raw cow's milk.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA), has policy responsibility for food safety, including Raw Drinking Milk (RDM). A Risk Assessment was conducted on RDM by the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food in 2018 and considered by the FSA Board that year. The conclusion was that the risk from RDM is not so unacceptable as to justify removing the right of adult consumers to choose to drink it. However, to protect public health and balance consumer choice and business growth, improvements to the controls applied by Food Business Operators were required and have now been implemented.</p><p>There has been no assessment made of the health benefits or hazards of consuming unpasteurised cheddar cheese or whey butter, and no assessment made of the health benefits of consuming untreated raw cow’s milk.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL8663 question first answered 03/07/2023 16:26:19 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1646159

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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	Butter and Cheese: Health Hazards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any (1) health benefits, and (2) health hazards, of eating unpasteurised cheddar cheese, and its by-product whey butter.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA), has policy responsibility for food safety, including Raw Drinking Milk (RDM). A Risk Assessment was conducted on RDM by the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food in 2018 and considered by the FSA Board that year. The conclusion was that the risk from RDM is not so unacceptable as to justify removing the right of adult consumers to choose to drink it. However, to protect public health and balance consumer choice and business growth, improvements to the controls applied by Food Business Operators were required and have now been implemented.</p><p>There has been no assessment made of the health benefits or hazards of consuming unpasteurised cheddar cheese or whey butter, and no assessment made of the health benefits of consuming untreated raw cow’s milk.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL8662 question first answered 03/07/2023 16:26:19 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1644497

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Health and Safety
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 health and safety issues, if any, that may occur on train services lasting more than three hours where refreshments, including water, are not made available to customers in hot weather.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Ensuring the welfare of passengers and rail staff remains a top priority for the Government, particularly during hot weather, which can increase the risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion or fainting. The Office of Rail and Road is responsible for safety oversight of the railway in Great Britain and works with train operators to encourage all passengers to follow the latest public health and travel advice.</p><p> </p><p>While no study has been undertaken specifically on the health and safety issues of water not being provided on services lasting more than three hours, the advice to passengers is to carry a bottle of water on all train journeys in hot weather so that they can keep hydrated. Most modern trains also have air conditioning installed to maintain cool temperatures, but where air conditioning is not available, operators ventilate trains as best as they can by opening windows throughout journeys and train doors at stations, where possible. Many operators also offer free water in hot weather and when services are delayed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/06/2023 10:45:25 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1643209

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Freedom of Religion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any comparison of the freedom of religion of UK subjects in Iran with the freedom of religion of Iranian citizens in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>Iran has a record of discrimination, harassment and targeting of minority religious and ethnic communities. Those detained in Iran over Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) issues have historically included individuals with links to the UK. As set out in FCDO travel advice, British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arbitrary arrest, questioning or detention in Iran.</p><p>The UK Government remains committed to championing FoRB in Iran and around the world. In July 2022, we hosted the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in London. We raise FoRB at all appropriate opportunities with Iran and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its dire human rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/06/2023 13:15:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten