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1690923

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date	21/02/2024
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	Jimmy Lai
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 February (HL2065), whether it remains their position that no British nationals have been named co-conspirators by the prosecution in Jimmy Lai’s National Security Law trial in Hong Kong.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The prosecution in Mr Lai's politically motivated trial has sought to highlight Mr Lai's relationships with foreign nationals; including British nationals. As we have made clear the naming of any British national in this trial is unacceptable. None are named as co-conspirators on Mr Lai's charge sheet. In the prosecution's opening statement British nationals Mr Luke de Pulford and Mr Bill Browder have been referenced as individuals Mr Lai &quot;conspired with&quot; amongst others. In the same statement, Mr Benedict Rogers and Mr de Pulford have been referenced as individuals Mr Lai &quot;collaborated with, gave instructions to and/or relayed or received information among a network of persons acting as agents and/or intermediaries in particular for the purposes of requesting sanctions, etc&quot;. The judges in the trial have not yet ruled on the prosecution's claims. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific has met with several of the individuals and we have made clear our concerns to the Chinese authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/03/2024 17:12:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1522688

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Nicaragua: Democracy and Rule of Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to contribute to the restoration of (1) democracy, and (2) the rule of law, in Nicaragua.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>In March 2022, the UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution establishing a Group of Experts on Human Rights mandated to investigate alleged human rights violations in Nicaragua. They are due to present a written report of their findings at the HRC's fifty-second session early next year. They have already started work, including information gathering, although we have not been informed whether they will publish interim reports. Alongside international partners, the UK continues to consider a range of measures intended to increase the pressure on the Ortega regime to end its repression of the civilian population in Nicaragua and to encourage respect for democracy and the rule of law.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 28/10/2022 14:03:18 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1355092

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat the parking of motor vehicles on pavements; and what assessment have they made of the effect of such parking on those with sight or mobility impairments.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department carried out a public consultation on possible solutions to the complex pavement parking problem, which ran from 31 August 2020 to 22 November 2020. Members of the public, including many who identified as having mobility or vision impairments, and organisations including those representing people with disabilities, participated. The consultation received over 15,000 responses. The Department has been carefully analysing the consultation responses and will publish the findings as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL2641 question first answered 20/09/2021 15:36:18 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1185138

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have issued any guidance (1) to fund managers on statements related to restricting redemptions of investments of open-ended funds, and (2) on whether fund managers may issue statements that fund investors will never be gated.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that the UK has a robust framework for regulating financial services and that consumers are treated fairly. There are a range of existing rules in this area and there is work underway to address ‘liquidity mismatch’ in open-ended funds and to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Financial services firms are required to treat customers fairly under rules set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the FCA is responsible for overseeing the conduct standards of financial services firms. There are already a number of rules on eligible assets, which aim to protect consumers. Such rules apply to both types of fund that can be sold to retail investors – UCITS and non-UCITS retail schemes. Additionally, in September, the FCA published a policy response to their consultation on illiquid assets and open-ended funds. This outlined new rules for certain structures that invest in illiquid assets, which will come into effect in September 2020. The new rules will include a requirement that non-UCITS retail schemes investing in inherently illiquid assets must suspend dealing where the independent valuer determines there is material uncertainty regarding the value of more than 20% of the fund’s assets. The FCA is also currently working with the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee to assess how funds’ redemption terms might be better aligned with the liquidity of their assets.</p><p> </p><p>Fund suspensions can be a necessary safety feature which ensures that a fund is not forced to sell assets at a distressed market price, which would lead to further losses for end investors in the fund. FCA rules permit suspensions, which may last for as long as is necessary to protect the interests of the remaining investors in the fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL2585 question first answered 26/03/2020 15:41:22 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

778731

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Clinics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect (1) women who attend abortion clinics, and (2) staff working in such clinics.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>This Government is absolutely clear that rights to peaceful protest should not cause patients or staff of healthcare clinics to feel intimidated or harassed due to the actions of protesters.</p><p>The Government will carefully consider the rights of all parties involved in this issue and will explore whether any further action is needed to ensure clinic staff and patients can go about their lawful business free from harassment, offence or alarm.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/11/2017 16:42:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

621123

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	World War I: Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 25 October (HL2303), what proportion of the redemptions were made to the US, and when.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The War Bonds referenced in HL2303 were largely held by British citizens, and originally sold by the government as a way to support the war effort. One of these, the 3½ War Loan, was the most widely held gilt, with more than 120,000 holders at the time of redemption, of which 97,000 held less than £1,000 nominal. The Treasury does not hold detailed information on the identity of underlying individuals or organisations who own gilts. In any case, information relating to who may have received payment in respect of the redemption of these gilts is not reflective of who may have originally contributed to the war effort as the bonds have been freely traded in the intervening period. However, I can confirm that £2.3 million was repaid to registered holders with an address in the United States (0.09% of the total amount outstanding at the time of redemption).</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/11/2016 15:56:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

421269

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hypothyroidism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any plans to amend the diagnosis of hypothyroidism, which under current guidance is based solely on a blood test.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>A blood test measuring hormone levels is the only accurate way to find out if there is a thyroid problem.</p><br /><p>Best practice on the identification and management of hypothyroidism has been set out by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in its guidance, <em>The Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hypothyroidism</em>, first published in 2008. The guidance, which is attached, was developed on behalf of key organisations, including the British Thyroid Association (BTA), the British Thyroid Foundation (BTF) and the Society for Endocrinology (SOE), and is endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners. A copy of the UK Guidelines is attached.</p><br /><p>The RCP guidance sets out that the only validated method of testing thyroid function is through a blood sample, which must include measurement of the levels of thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4) in serum, as recommended in the <em>UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests</em> published by the BTA.</p><br /><p>The RCP guidelines set out that overwhelming evidence supports the use of thyroxine hormone replacement (T4 or tetra-iodothyronine) alone in the treatment of hypothyroidism, with this usually being prescribed as levothyroxine. However, this does not prevent clinicians considering other forms of thyroid hormone replacement if appropriate.</p><p>The guidance remains up-to-date and a statement from the BTA Executive Committee supporting the existing guidelines was published in May 2015 in <em>Clinical Endocrinology</em> and endorsed by the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, the BTF, the RCP and the SOE. The full statement is attached and available online at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cen.12824/full" target="_blank">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cen.12824/full</a></p><br /><p>Regarding international guidance and harmonisation on approaches to testing, the existing United Kingdom guidelines have now been supported by new guidance published in the United States of America which draws on the latest research and available evidence on the management of the condition. The USA guidance also includes a section on the ethics of prescribing thyroid hormone combination therapies when the potential long-term harmful effects are not known.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Okosieme_et_al-2015-Clinical_Endocrinology.pdf title Clinical Endocrinology paper 2 file name the-diagnosis-and-management-of-primary-hypothyroidism-revised-statement-14-june-2011_2.pdf title Royal College of Physicians guidance 3 file name TFT_guideline_final_version_July_2006.pdf title UK Guidelines Thyroid Function Tests grouped question UIN HL2639 HL2641 HL2642 question first answered 27/10/2015 17:53:42 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

106168

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Jane Ellison, on 12 September (HC Deb, col 750W), what evidence would be required to predict the cohort of patients that may develop ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; whether the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome would be part of any such evidence base; and, if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that, with regard to the Human Fertility journal article, it has nothing to add to the answers given to the noble Lord on 22 October 2008 (Official Report WA110), 9 July 2012 (Official Report, cols. WA 202-3) and 8 January 2013 (WA23). Data regarding the cohort of patients described in Fertility and Sterility (volume 101, issue 4, pages 967–973) were not shared with the HFEA. However, the HFEA has access to the published article.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It would be for clinicians and professional bodies to decide on the evidence required to predict the cohort of patients that may develop ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and to treat symptoms in accordance with guidelines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the answer given on 23 Jan 2013 (Official Report WA217), the HFEA would refer to evidence based guidelines, produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, on these matters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2690 question first answered 18/11/2014 12:39:40 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool