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1126737

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	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	Abdullah Öcalan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey in relation to the Kurdish hunger strikers who are campaigning for the end of the solitary confinement in which the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is being held on the island of Imrali in contravention of European and international law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL15754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government has raised Mr Öcalan’s case with the Turkish authorities a number of times. The Minister for Europe and the Americas raised the issue most recently with the Turkish Ambassador on 13 May. While strongly condemning the ongoing violence perpetrated by the PKK, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK, we have encouraged the Turkish authorities to implement the recommendations made by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture following their visit to Imrali prison. In this regard, I welcome the fact that Mr Öcalan was granted access to two lawyers on 2 May. I also note the comment made by Mr Öcalan, via his lawyers, that individuals should not pursue these hunger strikes to the point of serious illness or death.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/05/2019 15:45:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1183501

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Food: Imports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that any future trade agreements with other countries will require that no imported food or drink may contain any asbestos which could enter into the body of a consumer.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain firmly committed to upholding our high food safety standards outside the EU. The UK’s independent food regulators will continue to ensure that all food imports into the UK comply with those high standards.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 17/03/2020 16:53:46 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1132209

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of every police force in England and Wales to investigate historic allegations of child sexual abuse.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL16370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that demand on the police is changing and more complex. That is why the 2019/20 police funding settlement provides the biggest increase in police funding since 2010. Police funding has increased by over £1billion.</p><p>We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat, one of six such threats in the Strategic Policing Requirement. This will facilitate prioritisation of capabilities to tackle this appalling crime.</p><p>For 2018/19, the Home Office provided Special Grant Funding of over £12.5 million to child sexual abuse operations, including: Norfolk Police for Operation Hydrant, South Yorkshire Police for Operation Stovewood, North Wales Police for Operation Pallial, Cleveland Police for Operation Pandect and West Yorkshire Police covering a number of non-recent child sexual abuse investigations in the region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/06/2019 15:47:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1191485

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	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: Protective Clothing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts for the provision of personal protective equipment, needed to safeguard health and care workers against coronavirus, the National Health Service in England has placed with the Royal Mint; and whether the basis of charging for such orders has included any profit mark-up, over and above the full cost of manufacture
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>We have entered into one contract with the Royal Mint. This was for face visors and the Royal Mint expressed they were not making a profit but providing them at cost price to the Department.</p><p>Procurement Regulations require the publication of Contract Award Notices, containing information on the final agreed value of the contract, in the Official Journal of the European Union and we publish certain information on Contracts Finder about contracts awarded.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/06/2020 10:37:35 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1184211

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2020
	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	Visits Abroad: Italy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving to (1) ministers, and (2) civil servants, on visiting Italy on official business or as private individuals.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We have amended our travel advice to recommend against all but essential travel to Italy and this advice applies to all British nationals including ministers and civil servants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 23/03/2020 17:06:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1167888

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2019
	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	Rehabilitation: Conferences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which representatives attended the World Health Organisation Second Global Rehabilitation 2030 meeting in Geneva on 8 and 9 July.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>There were no United Kingdom Government representatives on the final list of participants for the Second Global Rehabilitation 2030 Meeting in Geneva on 8 and 9 July 2019. A number of medical, academic and other representatives from the UK did however take part. The list of participants is attached due to the size of the data.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/11/2019 17:02:44 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1191488

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Medical Equipment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they received from the Welsh Government concerning the possible redirection of a contract placed by the NHS in Wales with the Roche company, for equipment relevant to the coronavirus pandemic, for use by the NHS in England; and what is their policy relating to such matters.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The response to COVID-19 is a national effort and we are committed to working closely with the devolved administrations to align and coordinate testing efforts, where possible. This includes ensuring Wales receives its fair share of proprietary test kits.</p><p>In March 2020, Roche Diagnostics UK approached the United Kingdom Government to advise that it had a newly licensed COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which would shortly be available for use in the UK. Initial weekly test availability was 35,000 for the United Kingdom. Public Health England was commissioned by the UK Government to establish a public-private partnership with Roche to deliver this and it was agreed that it would be a UK-wide solution. This new and additional capability has enabled Wales to deliver over 28,000 PCR tests.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 20/05/2020 15:51:11 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1178171

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of compensation under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 were paid to workers employed in (1) slate quarrying and slate mining, (2) coal mining, (3) the textile industries, (4) the pottery industries, and (5) other industries, in the last year for which figures are available; and how many, if any, of those cases were related to diffuse mesothelioma.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 25/02/2020 15:22:45 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1181121

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many payments under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 were made during each of the last three years in response to applications relating to persons who had been employed in the slate quarrying industry; and what was the total payment to this group in each of those years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 06/03/2020 11:57:20 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1183500

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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	Gambling Commission
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to set up a review of the terms of reference of the Gambling Commission and the extent to which that Commission is working to meet those terms.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to reducing gambling-related harm and works closely with the Gambling Commission. We have committed to review the Gambling Act 2005, which is the basis for the regulation of gambling in Great Britain, including the powers and duties of the Commission. We will announce further details in due course. We welcome the National Audit Office’s report on <em>Gambling Regulation: Problem Gambling and Protecting Vulnerable People</em> and are considering its recommendations carefully with the Commission.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 23/03/2020 15:32:13 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley