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1676795

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date	11/12/2023
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	Belarus: Religious Freedom
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 human rights violations against Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians in Belarus, as detailed in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report Country Update: Belarus, published on 5 December.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2023 answer text <p>We continue to work on holding the Belarus regime accountable for its actions. This includes the work of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus, which the UK, EU and individual EU Member States established in 2021. The UK's foremost priority on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) is defending these rights for all and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. The British Embassy in Minsk continues to show its support for these freedoms and engages with religious groups in Belarus.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/12/2023 17:04:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1471263

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
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 (1) safety, and (2) security, of cryptocurrencies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>In April the Government announced a number of specific reforms to strengthen cryptoasset regulation, including a commitment to bring stablecoins into payments regulation, and to consult on a wider cryptoasset regulatory regime later this year. The Government has also announced forthcoming legislation which, along with supportive Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules, will regulate in-scope cryptoasset financial promotions, requiring them to be fair, clear and not misleading for consumers. The Government has taken action to mitigate the illicit finance risks associated with cryptoassets. All cryptoasset firms in the UK must now be registered for supervision by the Financial Conduct Authority. As a part of this process, cryptoasset firms must demonstrate systems, controls, policies and procedures adequate to deal with the particular risks of the cryptoasset market and any officers, managers and beneficial owners must be fit and proper.</p><p> </p><p>These commitments are in line with the Government’s objectives to create a regulatory environment in which firms can innovate, while crucially maintaining financial stability and regulatory standards so that people can use new technologies both reliably and safely. The Cryptoasset Taskforce – HMT, the Bank of England, and the FCA – continues to monitor ongoing development in cryptoasset markets closely.</p><p> </p><p>Volatility is a characteristic of certain cryptoassets. The FCA and Bank of England have warned that cryptoassets are high risk investments, and that investors should be prepared to lose all of their money.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has recently noted that direct risks to the stability of the UK financial system from cryptoassets are limited, and that crypto technologies are growing and becoming more interconnected with the core financial system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 27/06/2022 16:14:17 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1333881

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have identified why the Pensions Service helpline has been giving incorrect advice to women whose State Pension payments were too low about the accuracy of their payments; and what steps they are taking to improve the quality of the advice offered by the helpline.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department strives every day to deliver the highest possible customer service to millions of people we support.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to comment on substantive assertions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Department staff receive comprehensive training to ensure that they provide customers with accurate information. If a customer feels that we may have given inaccurate information, we will investigate this thoroughly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is delivering enhanced training for all staff dealing with State Pension cases and we have ensured that all staff, including our partner G4S, have updated lines to take when handling calls from customers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 16/06/2021 14:26:56 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

753349

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning reports that Israeli forces are supporting abusive behaviour by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in Hebron and elsewhere in the West Bank.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>​We have raised our concerns about incidents of settler violence and intimidation with the Israeli authorities and highlighted the need for Israeli security forces to provide appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2017 15:31:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

533455

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Israeli Settlements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each month since May 2005, (1) what was the total size of the Post Office network, and (2) how many post office closures took place.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>I am pleased to say that branches open an extra 200,000 hours a week since the start of the Post Office’s transformation programme and customer satisfaction with the network is high<em>. </em></p><p> </p><p>Management and provision of the Post Office network is the operational responsibility of the Post Office. I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the noble Baroness on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/07/2016 14:00:11 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

386927

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Vitamin B12
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the social and economic costs of misdiagnosis or late diagnosis of pernicious anaemia and other vitamin B12 deficiencies; and, if so, what they consider them to be.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia, the result of a vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, is well established and reported in the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) guidance document, <em>Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders</em>, which was updated in May 2014. A copy of the BCSH guidance document is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The BCSH operates independently of the Department and NHS England and produces evidence based guidelines for both clinical and laboratory haematologists on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease, drawing on the advice of expert consultants and clinical scientists practicing in the United Kingdom. It would be for the BCSH, not the Department, to consider whether any adjustments to current best practice, in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pernicious anaemia were needed, including whether any new or additional tests were appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The BCSH guidance sets out that cobalamin status is the recommended first line diagnostic test. The Department has no data relating to false positive results in relation to the test. The guidance also states that clinical picture is the most important factor in assessing the significance of the test results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When anaemia is diagnosed, most patients respond well to treatment through quarterly intramuscular injection of vitamin B12. Whilst some patients with pernicious anaemia might prefer to have more frequent injections, or for other forms of vitamin B12 to be self-administered, these are matters for individual patients to discuss with their general practitioners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although the Medicines Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is currently reviewing claims made by some clinics that are administering vitamins and minerals intravenously for nutritional therapy purposes, the agency has not encountered any clinics making claims to treat pernicious anaemia. In addition, the Department does not have any information regarding patients purchasing additional supplies of B12 from unregulated sources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Regarding the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition recommended a number of measures to ensure monitoring and surveillance of the impact of fortification of flour, should it be implemented. This included appropriate systems to monitor any potential adverse effects, including cancer and a review of the evidence on benefits and postulated risks after five years. The National Diet and Nutrition Survey monitors folate intakes and the most recent data, which was published earlier this year, will be carefully considered alongside other information sources before any decision is made on mandatory fortification.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no assessment of the social and economic costs of misdiagnosis or late diagnosis of pernicious anaemia and other vitamin B12 deficiencies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL1032 HL1033 HL1034 HL1035 HL1042 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:00:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name colbalamin and folate disorders.pdf title BSCH Guidance
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

77302

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the northern cities engaged in a programme of work looking at northern connectivity referred to in the Written Statement by Baroness Kramer on 7 July (WS 7) do not include Bradford, York, Newcastle upon Tyne and Preston.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has asked Sir David Higgins to produce proposals for connecting the great northern cities. This work will look at how to bring the benefits of high speed rail to the north more quickly, as well as initial proposals for faster east-west connections – including options on route, timescales and cost – by the time of the Autumn Statement later this year.</p><p> </p><p>York, Newcastle and Preston are also being looked at as part of this process. Bradford falls within the Leeds City Region and as such, connectivity issues are being examined as part of the analysis process being undertaken on the public consultation responses on Phase Two.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 14/07/2014 14:47:04 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves