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date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Postal Services: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the competitive landscape of the UK's postal and parcel delivery market (1) remains fair, and (2) does not lead to monopolistic practices post-takeover.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Ofcom’s duties, as the independent regulator for postal services, include furthering the interests of citizens and consumers, where appropriate by promoting competition.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s regulatory framework supports competition by imposing minimal intervention in competitive areas of the postal market, for example, in relation to parcel services. Ofcom also requires Royal Mail, as the designated universal service provider, to allow access to its network for the provision of certain bulk letter and large letter services and impose a number of safeguards to protect postal operators reliant on this access.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 24/05/2024 10:02:14 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1567852

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Avian Influenza: Vaccination
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 Benyon on 5 December 2022 (HL3620), how much they have invested into research into an avian influenza vaccine.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Defra funds research directly or by leveraging funding through UK Research &amp; Innovation (UKRI), a BEIS-funded non-governmental public body of which the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is a research council partner. In the last five years, £4.3 million has been invested in research, funded through BBSRC, either solely focussed on avian influenza vaccines, or as part of wider projects for poultry disease control.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 24/01/2023 15:48:05 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1386802

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trader Support Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the total expenditure on the Trader Support Service has been since its commencement.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>Since its commencement to November 2021, the total spend on Trader Support Service is £204 million.</p><p> </p><p>Trader Support Service (TSS) has handled just under 1.4 million Supplementary Declarations since 1 January 2021, with approximately 44,000 traders registered to use the service.</p><p> </p><p>Just over 16,800 of our traders are registered in Northern Ireland, with just over 11,500 of those traders actively using the service.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/12/2021 14:29:18 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1197864

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the protocols in relation to whistle-blowing in the NHS; and what plans they have to issue new guidance to prevent the victimisation of employees in the health and care sectors, including those employed by private companies, who highlight any unsafe, inadequate, inefficient or potentially corrupt practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Speaking up is vital for ensuring patient safety and quality services and should be routine business in the National Health Service. As set out in the NHS Freedom to Speak Up policy, anyone in the NHS who wishes to raise a concern can do so through their line management, or lead clinician. If they do not feel comfortable doing so, they can raise concerns through their Freedom to Speak Up Guardian or outside their organisation, for example through the Care Quality Commission. Those seeking guidance on how to raise a concern can call the Speak Up Direct helpline.</p><p>More broadly, whistle-blowers play an important role in bringing to light wrongdoing in the workplace. The Employment Rights Act 1996, amended by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, gives legal protection to workers who speak up. The legislation is intended to build openness and trust by ensuring that workers who hold their employers to account are treated fairly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/06/2020 15:46:47 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

825296

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Surgeon General of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces recognises the chronic neurotoxic effects on members of the Armed Forces and Veterans from the administration of mefloquine (Lariam); and whether they will be addressing the problems caused by those effects in the near future.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Mefloquine is effective in the prevention and treatment of malaria and is licensed for use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, which regulates medication in the UK. Bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention, the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to include mefloquine as an option for malaria chemoprophylaxis.</p><p> </p><p>The current product information for mefloquine states that neuropsychiatric adverse reactions may occur during treatment and includes warnings and precautions to minimise these risks. It also states that such adverse reactions may persist for months, or longer, even after discontinuation of the drug. It has not been established, however, that such adverse reactions may be permanent.</p><p> </p><p>For these reasons, there are no plans to add an addendum to the Defence Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy Report 2017-2022.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL4830 question first answered 30/01/2018 16:55:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

675754

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Pharmacologists: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will convene a meeting between Health Education England, the British Pharmacological Society and the Specialist Advisory Committee for Clinical Pharmacology, which is convened under the auspices of the Royal College of Physicians, to discuss the role and importance of clinical pharmacologists and whether action is needed to prevent a fall in the number of posts and training grades.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>On 23 January 2017, at the Committee stage of the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill, I agreed to meet with the noble Lord to discuss clinical pharmacologists and other issues raised about the Bill. I intend to take that opportunity to discuss what further action is required and whether we should speak to other organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/01/2017 12:09:47 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

443545

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
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	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to meet the United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide to discuss the situation of Christians and Yazidis in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The British Government has received a number of recent representations on these issues from Parliament and members of the public and is responding in writing.</p><p>We condemn in the strongest possible terms the atrocities committed by Daesh against all civilians, including Christians, Mandeans, Yazidis, and other minorities, as well as the majority Muslim population who continue to bear the brunt of Daesh’s brutality. The UK has led efforts within the UN to tackle and condemn Daesh and on the protection of civilians more widely. For example, we co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution mandating the UN to investigate and report on Daesh abuses.</p><p>It is a long-standing Government policy that any judgements on whether genocide has occurred are a matter for the international judicial system rather than governments or other non-judicial bodies.</p><p>Ultimately, the only way to protect Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in the region from Daesh is by defeating this terrible organisation, which in turn requires, amongst other things, ending the conflict in Syria. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), set out the UK’s comprehensive strategy for defeating Daesh and finding a political settlement to the Syria conflict in his response to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 26 November 2015.</p><p>The joint Office of the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect (the Office) are engaged with these issues and publish much of their activity online, including statements in relation to the situation of Christians and other minorities in Syria and Iraq. Our officials maintain regular contact with officials from the Office to discuss issues related to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. The Government provides funding for the Office, including for their work with religious leaders and faith based organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region, aimed at the prevention of incitement to violence that could lead to atrocity crimes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL4827 HL4830 HL4831 question first answered 22/01/2016 13:57:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool