The Country Policy and Information Team (CPIT) in the Home Office maintains regular contact with the British Embassy in Khartoum regarding Sudan, including the situation of Darfuris.<\/p>
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CPIT also monitors open-source information about the country situation, including displacements in Darfur.<\/p>
<\/p>
CPIT will publish an updated country policy and information note (CPIN) on the risks faced by non-Arab Darfuris in Sudan on GOV.UK shortly.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4888", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Sharpe of Epsom"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-03-13T16:45:53.27Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-02-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Internally Displaced People: Darfur"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what communication there has been between the Home Office and the Country Policy Information Team of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding displacements in Darfur; and what assessment they have made of how up to date information held by the Home Office is on this topic.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Alton of Liverpool"} ], "uin" : "HL5970"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419978", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1419978/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
At present, all Parole Board hearings are held in private (as set out in Parole Board Rule 15[3]) with no open hearings.<\/p>
Parole Board members determine whether there are any additional requirements that are necessary to ensure that a prisoner is able to participate in their review, including any disabilities they may have. The Parole Board does not keep separate records of this.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4901", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Wolfson of Tredegar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-02-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-02-17T11:17:29.303Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-02-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisoners: Disability"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what records are kept by the Parole Board in respect of prisoners\u2019 disabilities when they are attending open hearings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2472", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Faulkner of Worcester"} ], "uin" : "HL5970"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1216547", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1216547/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
FGM is a crime and it is child abuse. We will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong physical and psychological suffering to women and girls.<\/p>
The Government significantly strengthened the law in 2015 to improve protection for victims and those at risk, and to break down the barriers to prosecution. The Government has: introduced a new offence of failing to protect a girl from FGM; extended the reach of extra territorial offences; introduced lifelong anonymity for victims of FGM; introduced civil FGM Protection Orders (FGMPOs); and introduced a mandatory reporting duty for known cases in under 18s.<\/p>
FGMPOs are being used to good effect, with 547 being granted since their introduction in 2015 to the end of December 2019.<\/p>
In 2019, the Home Office held a series of roadshows across England and Wales to train professionals in the use of FGM and Forced Marriage Protection Orders. Around 1,300 professionals attended these events, which raised awareness of the scope and effectiveness of the orders and encouraged professionals to always consider them in any safeguarding plans.<\/p>
We continue to provide free resources on FGM for frontline professionals, including: an online resource pack, e-learning, statutory multi-agency guidance and a range of communication materials.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4311", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Williams of Trafford"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-07-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-07-08T11:23:29.177Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Female Genital Mutilation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the challenges and barriers experienced by the UK in relation to measures to prevent female genital mutilation, including the use of protection orders to minimize the risk of exposure of women and girls at risk of mutilation when travelling outside the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Alton of Liverpool"} ], "uin" : "HL5970"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/852487", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/852487/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
\u200b<\/strong><\/strong><\/p> The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to Baroness Tonge, dated 07 March 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/p> Dear Baroness Tonge,<\/p> As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Questions asking (a) whether the incidence of neonatal mortality and morbidity has decreased over the past five years (HL5969); (b) what was the incidence of neonatal mortality and morbidity in (1) 2000\u201305, (2) 2005\u201310, and (3) 2010\u201315 (HL5970); and (c) what was the incidence of neonatal mortality and morbidity in (1) 2014\u201315, (2) 2015\u201316, and (3) 2016\u201317 (HL5971).<\/p> The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. Statistics on deaths are normally published using calendar years. Neonatal mortality figures are available for both the year the death was registered and the year the death occurred. Comparisons over time are more meaningful using death occurrences, to allow for delays in registering deaths. The latest year for which death occurrence figures are available is 2015 [see note 1 below]. The neonatal mortality figures for 2016 will be published on 14 March 2018 and the data for 2017 will be published in early 2019.<\/p> Table 1 below provides the number of neonatal deaths and the neonatal mortality rates per 1,000 live births for England and Wales, for each calendar year from 2000 to 2015.<\/p> Because the number of neonatal deaths each year is relatively small, there is likely to be some random fluctuation, and no single year since 2000 shows a statistically significant change from the preceding year. However, there has been a generally downward trend throughout the period. In the five years 2011-15, the lowest neonatal mortality rate was in 2014, and this was significantly lower than in 2011 and all previous years. The rate in 2015 was higher than in 2014, but is still significantly lower than in 2011 (taking into account rounding of the figures to one decimal place).<\/p> NHS Digital is responsible for publishing statistics on NHS patient care in England. There is no widely accepted measure of neonatal morbidity, however trends in the admission of neonates to hospital may be useful information. Therefore, figures based on Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) have been given here.<\/p> Table 2 below provides the number of neonatal finished consultant episodes (FCEs) and corresponding neonatal hospitalisation rate per 1,000 live births for England, for each financial year from 2000-01 to 2016-17, and the five-year periods 2001-02 to 2004-05, 2005-06 to 2009-10, and 2010-11 to 2014-15. Note that HES data include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2013.<\/p> Changes to the HES figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information.<\/p> There has been year on year fluctuation in the number and rate of hospital episodes for neonates over the period of interest, but with a clear overall upward trend. The hospitalisation rate in 2015-16 was significantly higher than five years before. However, as noted above, it is likely that the trend is influenced to some extent by factors such as changing clinical practice and recording.<\/p> Yours sincerely,<\/p> John Pullinger<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Note 1:<\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Neonatal deaths<\/p><\/td> Neonatal mortality rate<\/p><\/td> Lower confidence limit<\/p><\/td> Upper confidence limit<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/p><\/td> 2,335<\/p><\/td> 3.9<\/p><\/td> 3.7<\/p><\/td> 4.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/p><\/td> 2,137<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td> 3.4<\/p><\/td> 3.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/p><\/td> 2,126<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td> 3.4<\/p><\/td> 3.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/p><\/td> 2,264<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td> 3.5<\/p><\/td> 3.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/p><\/td> 2,209<\/p><\/td> 3.5<\/p><\/td> 3.3<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 2,227<\/p><\/td> 3.4<\/p><\/td> 3.3<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 2,325<\/p><\/td> 3.5<\/p><\/td> 3.3<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 2,248<\/p><\/td> 3.3<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td> 3.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 2,261<\/p><\/td> 3.2<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td> 3.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 2,205<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td> 3.0<\/p><\/td> 3.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 2,123<\/p><\/td> 2.9<\/p><\/td> 2.8<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 2,135<\/p><\/td> 2.9<\/p><\/td> 2.8<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 2,042<\/p><\/td> 2.8<\/p><\/td> 2.7<\/p><\/td> 2.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 1,871<\/p><\/td> 2.7<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td> 2.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1,762<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td> 2.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 1,838<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td> 2.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Neonatal deaths are defined as deaths of live-born infants at less than 28 days<\/em><\/p><\/li> Rates are per 1,000 live births<\/em><\/p><\/li> The 95% lower and upper confidence limits have been provided. These form a confidence interval, which is a measure of the statistical precision of a rate and shows the range of uncertainty around the calculated rate. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures.<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ol> <\/p> Source: Office for National Statistics<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Table 2: Neonatal hospital episodes occurring in England, numbers and rates, 2000-02 to 2016-17<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Neonatal episodes (FCEs)<\/p><\/td> Neonatal hospitalisation rate<\/p><\/td> Lower confidence limit<\/p><\/td> Upper confidence limit<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2000-01<\/p><\/td> 57,983<\/p><\/td> 96.3<\/p><\/td> 95.5<\/p><\/td> 97.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2001-02<\/p><\/td> 56,097<\/p><\/td> 94.3<\/p><\/td> 93.5<\/p><\/td> 95.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2002-03<\/p><\/td> 58,610<\/p><\/td> 97.3<\/p><\/td> 96.5<\/p><\/td> 98.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2003-04<\/p><\/td> 64,574<\/p><\/td> 103.1<\/p><\/td> 102.4<\/p><\/td> 103.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2004-05<\/p><\/td> 65,873<\/p><\/td> 102.7<\/p><\/td> 101.9<\/p><\/td> 103.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005-06<\/p><\/td> 69,000<\/p><\/td> 105.9<\/p><\/td> 105.1<\/p><\/td> 106.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006-07<\/p><\/td> 74,893<\/p><\/td> 111.0<\/p><\/td> 110.2<\/p><\/td> 111.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007-08<\/p><\/td> 84,755<\/p><\/td> 122.0<\/p><\/td> 121.2<\/p><\/td> 122.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008-09<\/p><\/td> 91,420<\/p><\/td> 129.1<\/p><\/td> 128.3<\/p><\/td> 129.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-10<\/p><\/td> 96,005<\/p><\/td> 135.1<\/p><\/td> 134.3<\/p><\/td> 136.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> 102,847<\/p><\/td> 142.2<\/p><\/td> 141.3<\/p><\/td> 143.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> 101,577<\/p><\/td> 140.0<\/p><\/td> 139.2<\/p><\/td> 140.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> 106,531<\/p><\/td> 147.6<\/p><\/td> 146.7<\/p><\/td> 148.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-14<\/p><\/td> 109,509<\/p><\/td> 157.0<\/p><\/td> 156.0<\/p><\/td> 157.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014-15<\/p><\/td> 114,229<\/p><\/td> 164.1<\/p><\/td> 163.2<\/p><\/td> 165.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015-16<\/p><\/td> 114,420<\/p><\/td> 164.1<\/p><\/td> 163.1<\/p><\/td> 165.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016-17*<\/p><\/td> 116,573<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2000-01 to 2004-05\u2020<\/p><\/td> 301,700<\/p><\/td> 98.4<\/p><\/td> 98.0<\/p><\/td> 98.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005-06 to 2009-10\u2020<\/p><\/td> 414,060<\/p><\/td> 120.4<\/p><\/td> 120.0<\/p><\/td> 120.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11 to 2014-15\u2020<\/p><\/td> 532,149<\/p><\/td> 149.3<\/p><\/td> 148.9<\/p><\/td> 149.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Neonatal episodes are defined as counts of patients where there is a finished consultant episode (FCE) for neonates with an extended hospital stay immediately following birth, or an admission within the first 28 days of life. An FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.<\/em><\/p><\/li> Rates are per 1,000 live births. The number of births per financial year has been estimated based on births in the relevant calendar years.<\/em><\/p><\/li> The 95% lower and upper confidence limits have been provided. These form a confidence interval, which is a measure of the statistical precision of a rate and shows the range of uncertainty around the calculated rate. As a general rule, if the confidence interval around one figure overlaps with the interval around another, we cannot say with certainty that there is more than a chance difference between the two figures.<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ol> * A rate for 2016-17 cannot be calculated as the number of births in 2017 is not yet available.<\/em><\/p> \u2020 As a patient may have been in hospital in two consecutive years, the total per five-year grouping will not be equal to a sum of the corresponding five individual years.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> Source: NHS Digital and Office for National Statistics<\/em><\/p> <\/p>"}
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