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date	26/04/2023
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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to reduce the risk of widening regional conflict emanating from the current situation in Sudan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL7487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO is monitoring the situation in Sudan closely, including the humanitarian and security impacts of the conflict on Sudan's neighbouring countries. The UK is pursuing all diplomatic avenues, including engagement with regional counterparts, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union, to end the violence and de-escalate tensions in Sudan, and mitigate the effects of the conflict on the region. On 4 May, the UK Government announced an initial £5 million of life-saving aid to help meet the urgent needs of tens of thousands of refugees and returnees in South Sudan and Chad who have fled the violence in Sudan.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 12/05/2023 13:48:23 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

1624232

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Records: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse effects on children as a result of not establishing a consistent child identifier, especially those children with (1) complex needs and disabilities, (2) long-term conditions such as asthma, autism and epilepsy and (3) looked after children and those at risk; and whether they will publish such an assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL7490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Every child is assigned an National Health Service number at birth or the first time they have contact with NHS services. The NHS number acts as is a unique patient identifier and is used to share information within electronic healthcare records. This contributes to improved health outcomes for children, including looked after children and those with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions, by ensuring that health professionals identify patients correctly and have access to information to inform the delivery of appropriate care.</p><p>Through the Health and Care Act 2022, the Government has committed to report on Government’s policy on information sharing in relation to the safeguarding of children, including looked after children and those at risk, by summer 2023. The report will include an explanation of whether it is the Government’s policy that a consistent child identifier should be used across agencies.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 12/05/2023 13:34:16 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1624235

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Records: Children
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 adverse (1) costs, and (2) effectiveness, of NHS services for children as a result of the absence of a consistent child identifier.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL7493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Every child is assigned a National Health Service number at birth or the first time they have contact with NHS services. The NHS number acts as a unique patient identifier and is used to share information within electronic healthcare records. This contributes to improved health outcomes for children by ensuring that health professionals identify patients correctly and have access to information to inform the delivery of appropriate care.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 12/05/2023 11:26:32 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1624236

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the percentage increase in (1) revenue budget, and (2) capital budget, for Northern Ireland for 2023/24 compared to the percentage increases for government spending for England in each of those categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>In the absence of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland set the Northern Ireland Budget for 2023-24. The Written Ministerial Statement laid on 27 April sets out in detail the budget allocations for Northern Ireland departments, including both resource and capital allocations.</p><p> </p><p>UK Government departmental spending plans are not split between spending for England and spending for the rest of the UK. The Northern Ireland Fiscal Council does, however, produce estimates as part of their assessment of the Northern Ireland Budget.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for the Northern Ireland Executive is around 20 per cent higher per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 11/05/2023 11:19:39 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1624237

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding cuts scenarios they have modelled for the non-devolved budget for the Northern Ireland Office for 2023/24.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office budget for 2023/24 has not yet been finalised. However, the baseline budget for 2023/24 was set out in the 2021 Spending Review, in line with all UK government departments, and includes a reduction in administration spending compared with the prior year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 09/05/2023 13:21:41 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1624238

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government on what timescales they expect a marine renewable consent can be achieved; and what specific steps they are taking to support a proportionate, streamlined and bespoke consenting process for marine renewables to accelerate the development and deployment of marine renewables within UK waters.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL7496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>In February 2023 the Government published an Action Plan to deliver reforms to improve the planning system for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, which the Government is implementing. Five revised energy National Policy Statements, published in March 2023, are out for consultation.</p><p> </p><p>Consenting time is around 20 months, although this varies depending on the specific circumstances. In the Action Plan, the Government outlined its intention to establish a fast-track consenting timeframe, which will be available for certain projects, where defined quality standards are met. Proposals for fast-track consenting, including for marine renewables, will be consulted on in spring 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/05/2023 11:32:11 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1624239

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Powers of Attorney
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 reasons for the continuing delays by the Office of the Public Guardian in granting Lasting Powers of Attorney.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL7497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is facing high demand to register Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) applications, including overcoming a backlog created during the pandemic. OPG is advising customers that the processing time for LPA applications is currently up to 20 weeks, including the statutory four-week waiting period.</p><p> </p><p>Delays in processing LPAs have not led to any increased fee for customers who make an LPA application. OPG aims to achieve 100% cost recovery every year. In 2018/19 and 2019/20, OPG achieved 100.7% cost recovery. If full cost recovery is not achieved, then OPG’s costs are underwritten by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). In the past few years full cost recovery has not been achieved, driven by low demand for LPAs during the pandemic. In 2020/21, MoJ provided £18.9m of taxpayer funds, and £9.16m in 2021/22. This financial position is improving and OPG is waiting for the audit to be concluded for financial year 2022/23, which will be published in due course in the OPG annual report.</p><p> </p><p>The Government fully understands that delays in registering and dispatching LPA applications are frustrating for customers. To return to processing times achieved before the pandemic, extra staff have been hired, staff are working overtime and across multiple shift patterns, and process efficiencies have been introduced. The government is also supporting the Powers of Attorney Bill sponsored by Stephen Metcalfe MP. The Bill will enable modernisation of the process for making and registering an LPA, bringing in a new digital channel and improving the paper one. This will create a faster and simpler service for customers and make the system more resilient to future disruption.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7498 question first answered 10/05/2023 14:15:45 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills

1624240

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Powers of Attorney
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 costs of the continuing delays by the Office of the Public Guardian in granting Lasting Powers of Attorney to (1) individuals seeking Lasting Powers of Attorney, and (2) taxpayers.
tabling member printed	Lord Wills
uin	HL7498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is facing high demand to register Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) applications, including overcoming a backlog created during the pandemic. OPG is advising customers that the processing time for LPA applications is currently up to 20 weeks, including the statutory four-week waiting period.</p><p> </p><p>Delays in processing LPAs have not led to any increased fee for customers who make an LPA application. OPG aims to achieve 100% cost recovery every year. In 2018/19 and 2019/20, OPG achieved 100.7% cost recovery. If full cost recovery is not achieved, then OPG’s costs are underwritten by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). In the past few years full cost recovery has not been achieved, driven by low demand for LPAs during the pandemic. In 2020/21, MoJ provided £18.9m of taxpayer funds, and £9.16m in 2021/22. This financial position is improving and OPG is waiting for the audit to be concluded for financial year 2022/23, which will be published in due course in the OPG annual report.</p><p> </p><p>The Government fully understands that delays in registering and dispatching LPA applications are frustrating for customers. To return to processing times achieved before the pandemic, extra staff have been hired, staff are working overtime and across multiple shift patterns, and process efficiencies have been introduced. The government is also supporting the Powers of Attorney Bill sponsored by Stephen Metcalfe MP. The Bill will enable modernisation of the process for making and registering an LPA, bringing in a new digital channel and improving the paper one. This will create a faster and simpler service for customers and make the system more resilient to future disruption.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL7497 question first answered 10/05/2023 14:15:45 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	260 label Biography information for Lord Wills