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1688730

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Côte d'Ivoire: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Cote d’Ivoire.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>We lobby for the protection of human rights directly with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and work closely with local civil society and human rights defenders, particularly on good governance issues, including media and civil society freedom, encouraging political reconciliation and stability, as well as the rights of women and girls. Côte d'Ivoire held municipal elections in September 2023 that were generally considered free and fair. The Ivorian Government's National Development Plan has ambitious plans to tackle gender inequalities and gender-based violence. Maternal mortality rates have significantly reduced. The recent Africa Cup of Nations included campaigns against corruption and harassment.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 22/02/2024 17:36:30 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1518492

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what provisions in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 protect performers from the unauthorised reproduction of their performance using artificial intelligence systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>Performers such as actors and musicians have their performances protected under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended. Sections 182 and 182A of the Act give performers the right to control who is able to record and make reproductions of their performances. These provisions apply regardless of the technology used to make such reproductions, including AI technology.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/10/2022 16:30:28 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1351723

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Veterans: Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional mental health support for UK veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>In England, veterans are able to access both mainstream and veteran specific services. There are several bespoke veterans’ services in place to meet the needs of military personnel, veterans and their families. This includes very strong mental health support, known as ‘Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service’, which has received over 16,000 referrals to date. Together these services provide a complete mental health care pathway for veterans with individuals benefitting from personalised care plans, ensuring they can access support and treatment both in and out of hours.</p><p>The Government has committed an additional £2.7 million to expand these services which will directly benefit at-risk veterans, some of whom may have been impacted by the recent events in Afghanistan.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 13/09/2021 11:18:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1183433

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which NHS organisations are subject to legal directions; and what in each case is the predicted deficit for the current financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are the only National Health Service organisation which legal directions can be applied to. There are currently five CCGs subject to NHS England directions. These are NHS Vale of York CCG, NHS Wirral CCG, NHS Cambridge and Peterborough CCG, NHS Shropshire CCG and NHS Southport and Formby CCG.</p><p>NHS Vale of York CCG planned for a deficit of approximately £19 million, and the latest published forecasts say they expect to meet this plan.</p><p>NHS Wirral CCG planned to break even, and the latest published forecasts say they expect to meet this plan.</p><p>NHS Cambridge and Peterborough CCG planned for a deficit of approximately £75 million, and the latest published forecasts say they expect to meet this plan.</p><p>NHS Shropshire CCG planned for a deficit of approximately £23 million, and the latest published forecast said they would meet that plan.</p><p>NHS Southport and Formby CCG planned to break even, and the latest published forecast said they would meet that plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/03/2020 17:34:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

775928

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Airedale NHS Foundation Trust: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a letter of comfort has been given by the NHS Business Authority to the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust to enable NHS staff who transfer to its proposed wholly owned subsidiary company to be able to continue to access the NHS Pension Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority has not provided a letter of comfort to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The Authority has written to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust requesting further information about the proposed transfer but to date this has not been supplied. A letter of comfort can be considered upon receipt of this information.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 02/11/2017 14:48:52 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

603940

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	Nigeria: Boko Haram
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that ammunition used by Boko Haram in Nigeria is manufactured in Sudan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>​We are not aware of any reports that Sudanese-manufactured ammunition has been used by Boko Haram. We fully support the EU arms embargo on Sudan as well as the UN arms embargo on Darfur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/10/2016 14:53:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

419405

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the funding allocated for the Northern Powerhouse will be spent on (1) repairs of potholes and damaged carriageways, and (2) other highway maintenance that would normally come out of annual revenue budgets; and how much of such spending will be allocated to (a) the Highways Agency, and (b) local highways authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is allocating £1.3billion capital funding between 2015 and 2021 to local highway authorities that fall within the Northern Powerhouse for local highways maintenance. This funding can be used to repair potholes. The funding is not ring-fenced and it is entirely for each highway authority to decide, based on their needs and priorities, as to how this funding is spent. In addition the funding the Department for Transport allocated to local highway authorities in England to improve road conditions was £1 billion more over the last Parliament compared to what was provided between 2005 and 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are able to use revenue funding for maintaining their local highways and this is allocated by the Department of Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is funding a local highways maintenance project in Sheffield as well as street lighting schemes in Blackpool, Knowsley, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Oldham, Redcar &amp; Cleveland, Rochdale, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Wakefield, through the Private Finance Initiative.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition we are also allocating £2.9 billion for improvements to the strategic road network within the Northern Powerhouse managed by Highways England as set out in the Road Investment Strategy published in March 2015 for the period between 2015 and 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/09/2015 13:53:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

100605

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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	Council of Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will be represented at the forthcoming Council of Europe conference in Baku, Azerbaijan; and what representations they will make regarding the implementation of recent European Court of Human Rights decisions concerning Azerbaijan.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government takes all opportunities to raise its concerns about the lack of fundamental freedoms in Azerbaijan, including the implementation of judgments by the European Court of Human Rights, and does so at a range of levels on a regular basis. The UK will be represented at official level at Azerbaijan's forthcoming closing Council of Europe conference in Baku.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2014 15:18:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton