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1249001

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date	04/11/2020
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	Hospices: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of funding for hospices.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises that the hospice sector has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that subsequent social distancing measures have affected some aspects of community fundraising. We regularly assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the hospice sector and through NHS England and NHS Improvement are in regular discussions with stakeholders in the sector about the challenges they face. A range of steps have been taken to support hospices.</p><p>We have provided over £150 million in additional funding to the hospice sector to date during the pandemic. Alongside this, hospices have benefited from the financial support offered by Her Majesty’s Treasury to all charities, such as paying no business rates for their shops next year and applying for a Business Interruption Loan.</p><p>We continue to keep funding for hospices under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL9989 HL9991 question first answered 15/01/2021 13:15:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1249000

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Hospices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the future sustainability of the hospice sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises that the hospice sector has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that subsequent social distancing measures have affected some aspects of community fundraising. We regularly assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the hospice sector and through NHS England and NHS Improvement are in regular discussions with stakeholders in the sector about the challenges they face. A range of steps have been taken to support hospices.</p><p>We have provided over £150 million in additional funding to the hospice sector to date during the pandemic. Alongside this, hospices have benefited from the financial support offered by Her Majesty’s Treasury to all charities, such as paying no business rates for their shops next year and applying for a Business Interruption Loan.</p><p>We continue to keep funding for hospices under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL9989 HL9992 question first answered 15/01/2021 13:15:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1248999

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Hospices: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase the level of financial support available for hospices to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>We have provided over £150million in additional funding to the hospice sector to date during the pandemic and have made up to £200 million available to the sector for additional capacity between April and July, and we continue to work closely with hospices to support their essential work. alongside this, hospices have benefited from the financial support offered by HM Treasury to all charities, such as paying no business rates for their shops next year and applying for a Business Interruption Loan. Charities, alongside other sectors, can also access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the replacement Job Support Scheme and charity shops, which are already eligible for 80% charitable rate relief, will benefit from the new enhanced retail rate relief at 100%. We continue to keep the financial impact of COVID-19 on hospices under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 09/02/2021 15:09:03 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1248998

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Palliative Care: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional funding they plan to allocate to (1)hospice, and (2) palliative, care services in the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department recognises that the hospice sector has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that subsequent social distancing measures have affected some aspects of community fundraising. We regularly assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the hospice sector and through NHS England and NHS Improvement are in regular discussions with stakeholders in the sector about the challenges they face. A range of steps have been taken to support hospices.</p><p>We have provided over £150 million in additional funding to the hospice sector to date during the pandemic. Alongside this, hospices have benefited from the financial support offered by Her Majesty’s Treasury to all charities, such as paying no business rates for their shops next year and applying for a Business Interruption Loan.</p><p>We continue to keep funding for hospices under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL9991 HL9992 question first answered 15/01/2021 13:15:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1248997

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Mortality Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what additional funds they plan to provide for the hospice sector to handle the rising death rate (1) during, and (2) beyond, the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Hospices have been provided over £150 million in additional funding to the hospice sector to date during the pandemic.</p><p>Alongside this, hospices have benefited from the financial support offered by HM Treasury to all charities, such as paying no business rates for their shops next year and applying for a Business Interruption Loan. Charities, alongside other sectors, can also access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the replacement Job Support Scheme.</p><p>The Department regularly assesses the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the hospice sector, and through NHS England and NHS Improvement, are in regular discussions with stakeholders in the sector about the challenges they face. We continue to keep funding for hospices under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 03/12/2020 12:51:36 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1248996

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Hospices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in demand for hospice care due to delays in the diagnosis of terminal illnesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what steps are they taking to address that increase.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL9987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. The Department has been working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to monitor the availability and use of hospice capacity since April.</p><p>We are aware of an overall increase in demand, but it is currently too early and complex to provide detailed information on how much, if any, is currently due to delays in diagnosis.</p><p>Since April, the hospice sector has worked hard to re-design service in response to the pandemic by shutting day services that cannot run in line with COVID-19 guidance and increasing community services, enabling an overall increase in available capacity.</p><p>We regularly assess the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on the hospice sector, and through NHS England and NHS Improvement are in regular discussions with stakeholders in the sector about the challenges they face. We continue to keep the situation under review as further information becomes available.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/02/2021 13:53:37 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753304

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when they expect a regular air service will begin to and from St Helena.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The St Helena Government are undertaking a tender process for a regular commercial air service to and from St Helena. On 9 June, the St Helena Government announced that SA Airlink had been chosen as the preferred bidder for the provision of the scheduled service. A formal announcement on details of the service will be made once contract negotiations are complete.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/07/2017 13:50:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753303

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many seats are available for civilians on Falklands Airbridge flights.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>​The Minister of Defence provides 31 seats per flight on the South Atlantic Airbridge to the Falkland Island Government for onward sale to the public.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2017 15:19:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753302

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they intend to negotiate for the border between Gibraltar and Spain.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Ensuring a well-functioning Gibraltar-Spain border is a key objective for the UK Government. A well-functioning border is also in the interests of the surrounding Spanish region, including the thousands of Spanish workers who cross the border every day. As the Prime Minister said in her statement to the House of Commons on 29 March, we are absolutely steadfast in our support of Gibraltar, its people and its economy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/08/2017 11:17:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

753301

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the US regarding bringing forward repairs to the Wideawake airfield runway on Ascension.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence, the lead Government Department for the refurbishment of the Wideawake runway, continues to liaise closely and regularly with the US Department of Defense and State Department regarding their plans for the interim repair work and a full resurfacing programme. The UK Government continues to work with the US to scope options to bring forward the refurbishment, but due to the remote nature of Ascension Island options are limited by logistical constraints.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2017 14:05:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham