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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1734045/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We will consider whether mandatory display of ratings should be introduced in England in due course. In the meantime, the FSA is working with its local authority partners to maintain and improve the impact and benefits of this highly successful public health scheme.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make food hygiene rating certificates mandatory in England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1733111/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>There are currently no plans for my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to introduce new steps to ensure National Health Service staff are able to give evidence in court proceedings without it impacting on their career. Court proceedings are a private legal matter between employees, their legal advisor, and the employer concerned. Time off to attend court is also a private matter between individuals and the employer, including whether the time is paid or unpaid.<\/p><p>A person is protected from victimisation in relation to any discrimination complaint, for instance they may not be subjected to detriment for being involved in a complaint about discrimination, under current employment law. They may also not be subject to detriment for asserting certain statutory rights such as trade union activities.<\/p><p>This also includes where a member of NHS staff has made a protected disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and gives evidence regarding those issues in court where they would be protected from detriment by their employer, including, subject to any jurisdictional issues, any former and future employers as a result of them having made the protected disclosure.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS staff are able to give evidence in court proceedings without it impacting their career.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1721228", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1721228/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government wants National Health Service staff to have the confidence to speak out and come forward if they have concerns. There are currently over 1,200 local Freedom to Speak Up Guardians across healthcare in England who provide a route for workers to express any concerns about the practices and treatments in their organisation. Over 133,000 cases have been reported to Guardians since the policy was establishment in 2016, and in 2023/24 79.8% of staff who received support from their Guardian and gave feedback said they would speak up again.<\/p><p>Despite this, the 2023 NHS staff survey results showed that only 50% felt that if they spoke up about something that concerned them, their organisation would address their concern. There is therefore a lot more to do before speaking up can be described as business as usual in the NHS.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current arrangements for NHS staff to express opinions about practices and treatments about which they have concerns.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 2 May 2023 (HL7168) whether the National Food Crime Unit of the Food Standards Agency now has the necessary powers to present cases to the courts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Rooker"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1664834/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4948", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Markham"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to reply to the letter from Lord Rooker to Lord Markham of 24 August regarding the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and folic acid.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Rooker"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Rooker"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658881", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658881/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin commissions Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust to provide services in Bishop\u2019s Castle Community Hospital, including inpatient bed facilities. 16 inpatient beds were temporarily closed in October 2021 due to sustained and unacceptable nursing vacancies and concerns about the quality of care and patient safety.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In August 2023, the trust commissioned an external review of its recruitment process and on 12 June 2023 began a period of formal engagement with patients, carers, members of the public, stakeholders, clinicians, and staff to inform its final decision on whether to relinquish the contract it holds for the inpatient service.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>A board meeting was held on 7 September 2023, which considered the details of the reports from all the planned engagement activity. The Board concluded that it cannot be assured the recruitment efforts have been reasonable and sufficient and further recruitment attempts are needed before withdrawing from the inpatient service. The trust will now produce a workforce and recruitment plan and re-attempt recruitment with a view to safely staffing and re-opening the beds.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4948", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Markham"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government why the in-patient beds at Bishop\u2019s Castle Community Hospital in Shropshire have been closed; and what plans they have to reopen them.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Rooker"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1641699", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1641699/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The United Kingdom actively participated during negotiations and supported the World Health Organization (WHO) Resolution on, \u2018Accelerating efforts for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida and other neural tube defects, through safe and effective food fortification\u2019, initiated by Colombia and brought to the 152nd WHO Executive Board, which recommended adoption of the Resolution to the World Health Assembly.<\/p><p>During the 76th World Health Assembly, the UK intervened to welcome the Resolution and called on the WHO to release updated child wasting guidelines and commence their operationalisation in the countries of most concern. The Resolution was subsequently adopted by all WHO Member States, including the UK, at the 76th World Health Assembly.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government why they did not join Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the 27 European Union member states, Israel, Malaysia and Paraguay in putting forward to the 76th World Health Assembly, held on 21\u201330 May 2023, the resolution to accelerate efforts on food micronutrient fortification.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Rooker"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1611075/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS Supply Chain, which supplies the majority of medical goods, products and consumables for the National Health Service, has had a Supplier Code of Conduct, based on the principles of the UN Global Compact, in place since 2009. Under the Code all suppliers, including suppliers of cotton products, are expected to adhere to these principles, which address issues including child labour, forced labour, wages, working hours and health and safety. NHS Supply Chain suppliers must undertake a Modern Slavery Assessment on the United Kingdom Government\u2019s Supplier Portal.<\/p><p>Section 47 of the Health and Social Care Act 2022 introduced a statutory duty for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to undertake a review into the risk of slavery and human trafficking taking place in NHS supply chains, specifically focusing on cotton-based products, and to lay a report before Parliament on its outcomes within 18 months. The Review is being undertaken by NHS Supply Chain, with oversight from NHS England.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government whether any checks have been made by the Department of Health and Social Care regarding products it uses which contain cotton about where the cotton was grown.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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