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1289354

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Catering
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans he has to discuss with the appropriate House committees and authorities the possibility of opening House catering facilities on 17 May, in strict compliance with any COVID-19 rules applicable at that time to cafes, bars and restaurants outside the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL13657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The Senior Deputy Speaker has asked me, as Chair of the Services Committee, to respond on his behalf. The policy of the House Administration, endorsed by the House of Lords Commission, is to ensure that facilities on the Lords part of the Parliamentary Estate are provided in accordance with the advice of and guidance from Public Health England to ensure a safe and secure environment for members and staff. The Services Committee and the Commission will keep under review the potential for reopening and reconfiguring facilities in line with that guidance, and will be issuing further information in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Touhig question first answered 08/03/2021 15:34:26 answering member 542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1289350

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	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	Termination of Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce legislation (1) to allow organisations (a) to dismiss, or (b) to refuse to employ, any person who has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and (2) to protect any such organisation from claims of unfair dismissal.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL13653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the statement made by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 22<sup>nd</sup> February 2021, <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-02-22/debates/7F26D493-AF6A-46A4-A1C3-61A39DD527CE/Covid-19RoadMap" target="_blank">Official Report, Column 625-628</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 10/03/2021 15:09:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1289353

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Social Media: Press
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the introduction of a mandatory news media bargaining code by the government of Australia, what plans they have, if any, to introduce legislation to compel social media companies to pay for news content taken from other news outlets.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL13656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK government is committed to supporting the sustainability of trusted journalism.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have announced plans to introduce a new code of conduct to govern the relationships between powerful online platforms and the businesses which depend on them. It will cover the relationships between publishers and platforms to ensure they are fair, and help support the sustainability of the press. The code will be overseen by a new Digital Markets Unit and we will consider all options as we consult on its form and function later this year. No decisions have yet been taken.</p><p><strong><br></strong>We are also engaging with the Australian government to develop our understanding of the progress they are making, and are closely monitoring the reaction from both publishers and platforms.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 09/03/2021 17:10:55 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1289351

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to allow dismissal of any NHS staff who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL13654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans under consideration at present to allow for the dismissal of National Health Service staff who refuse to be vaccinated.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 17/03/2021 16:37:49 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1289352

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2021
	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	Coronavirous: Vaccination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the underlying health conditions which would make it unsafe for a person to have any of the currently approved COVID-19 vaccinations; and how many people have these conditions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL13655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Each vaccine has specific contraindications which will outline those in whom the vaccine could potentially be considered unsafe. To date this has only been those with known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in the individual vaccine information. Administration of a vaccine for anyone with any other underlying health condition should be on an individual basis and following discussion between the subject and their physician, with consideration for their individual risk-benefit.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/04/2021 09:40:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra