The UK provided £35 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) this financial year, including an uplift of £16 million for the Gaza humanitarian response, all of which was disbursed before the recent allegations came to light. No more British funding is due this financial year and we are pausing any future funding of UNRWA.<\/p>
Our decision to pause future funding has no impact on the UK's contribution to the humanitarian response. We remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to people in Gaza who desperately need it, including through other UN agencies and British charities. On 13 March, the Government announced a further £10 million in aid funding to bring UK support to more than £100 million this financial year. UK funding has supported the work of partners including the British Red Cross, World Food Programme, UNICEF and Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS) to deliver vital supplies.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-03-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-03-25T17:00:48.193Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "208"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "UNRWA: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what impact the UK's suspension of funding for UNRWA had on its performance in delivering aid to Gaza in the last financial year; and what is their forecast of funding in 2024.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2109", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "The Earl of Sandwich"} ], "uin" : "HL3127"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1538427", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1538427/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Well-planned transitions are key to setting children and young people up for success. The department recognises the importance of children and young people being supported when they transition between different stages of their education, employment, or adult social care services.<\/p>
An important part of this is ensuring that all children and young people are prepared for adulthood, as is explained in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) code of practice. All local authorities must set out the support available to help children and young people with SEND move into adulthood, as part of their local offer. The department expects activity to support effective preparation for adulthood to be embedded within education provision across every age and stage, starting as early as possible.<\/p>
For those with an education, health and care (EHC) plan, there must be a focus from year 9 onwards on preparing the young person for adulthood, as part of their plan\u2019s annual review. This focus must continue until the young person\u2019s EHC plan ceases.<\/p>
The department is currently exploring good practice on transitions, to provide consistent, timely, high-quality transition preparation for children and young people with SEND. This will ultimately look at transitions between all stages of education.<\/p>
To further help with preparation for adulthood, we are supporting the Department for Work and Pensions to develop an Adjustments Passport that will help to smooth the transition into employment and support people changing jobs, including people with SEND. The Adjustments Passport will capture the in-work support needs of the individual and empower them to have confident discussions about adjustments with employers.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4703", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Barran"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Barran"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-15T14:02:12.62Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Special Educational Needs: Young People"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support young people with additional support needs through transitions in their education.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1796", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Taylor of Warwick"} ], "uin" : "HL3127"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1359059", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1359059/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government fully recognises business concerns around increasing energy prices and we are regularly engaging with the rail freight industry on this issue. The commercial decision to use electric or diesel traction for freight haulage is a matter for individual private sector freight operators.<\/p>
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We continue to support the rail freight sector strongly and recognise that rail freight remains one of the most carbon efficient ways of moving goods over long distances as on average, rail freight trains currently emit around a quarter of the CO2e emissions of HGVs per tonne km travelled.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Vere of Norbiton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-10-27T12:01:59.853Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-10-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Railways: Freight"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Rail Freight Group and other freight operators who have stopped using electric trains and have returned to using diesel trains because of the rising price of energy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4230", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Randerson"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Randerson"} ], "uin" : "HL3127"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1189609", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1189609/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.<\/p>
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Dear Lord Empey,<\/p>
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many COVID-19 related deaths in the UK resulted from a secondary bacterial infection leading to sepsis (HL3127)<\/strong>.<\/p> The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for publishing weekly numbers of deaths registered in England and Wales. The most recent figures published are for deaths registered in 2018[1], however, we do publish provisional weekly deaths registrations which are currently published for deaths registered up to 10 April 2020[2]. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for publishing the number of deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.<\/p> Cause of death is defined using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10). Deaths involving COVID-19 are identified by the ICD-10 codes U07.1 and U07.2 and deaths involving sepsis are identified by the ICD-10 codes A40 and A41. Sepsis is likely to be caused by a bacterial infection, therefore we have assumed that all deaths involving sepsis would involve a bacterial infection and have therefore not searched for this separately.<\/p> Table 1 below shows the number of deaths occurring in March 2020 and registered by 10 April 2020 where the death involved both COVID-19 and sepsis, where COVID-19 caused the sepsis. The data covers deaths registered in Great Britain, as data for Northern Ireland is not yet fully coded.<\/p> Yours sincerely,<\/p> Professor Sir Ian Diamond<\/strong><\/p> Table 1: <\/strong>Number of deaths occurring in March 2020 involving COVID-19 and sepsis, where COVID-19 caused the sepsis, Great Britain[3][4]<\/p> <\/p> Geography<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of deaths<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Great Britain<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Office for National Statistics, <\/em>National Records Scotland<\/em><\/p> Jan<\/p><\/td> Feb<\/p><\/td> Mar<\/p><\/td> April<\/p><\/td> May<\/p><\/td> June<\/p><\/td> July<\/p><\/td> Aug<\/p><\/td> Sept<\/p><\/td> Oct<\/p><\/td> Nov<\/p><\/td> Dec<\/p><\/td> Totals<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Open Recommendations made by PB:<\/p><\/td> IPP<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 66<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td> 69<\/p><\/td> 78<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td> 67<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td> 64<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> 779<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lifer<\/p><\/td> 59<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 538<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Approved for Transfer:<\/p><\/td> IPP<\/p><\/td> 52<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 59<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td> 77<\/p><\/td> 76<\/p><\/td> 63<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td> 781<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lifer<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 63<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 550<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Open Recommendations made by PB:<\/p><\/td> IPP<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 69<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 642<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lifer<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 374<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Approved for Transfer:<\/p><\/td> IPP<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 64<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 590<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lifer<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 34<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 313<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Open Recommendations made by PB:<\/p><\/td> IPP<\/p><\/td> 61<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 48<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 56<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> 442<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lifer<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> 285<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Approved for Transfer:<\/p><\/td> IPP<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 54<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td> 63<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 34<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> 456<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lifer<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 24<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> N/A<\/p><\/td> 261<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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